Search for dissertations about: "support"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 8882 swedish dissertations containing the word support.

2. 21. Violence in Caring : Risk factors, outcomes and support

   Author : Eija Viitasara; Eva Menckel; Magnus Sverke; Kaija-Leena Saarela; avd för arbetshälsa Arbetslivsinstitutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Violence; workplace; health-and-care; personnel; risk factors; work conditions; consequences; social support; prevention; model; recording; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; Violence; health-and-care personnel; risk factors; work conditions; consequences; social support; prevention; model; recording.;

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4. 22. Eating problems in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy : Needs, problems and support during the trajectory of care

   Author : Maria Larsson; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; head and neck cancer patients; radiotherapy; eating problems; nutrition; support; trajectory of care; nurse clinic; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : Head and neck cancer is a physically and emotionally devastating disease. These cancer forms have a profound impact on the most fundamental activities of the patients' daily life such as the ability to speak, breath, eat and drink, and socialize. READ MORE

5. 23. Health-related Internet use and screening for emotional distress in people with cancer

   Author : Susanne Mattsson; Johansson Birgitta; Maria Carlsson; Erik Olsson; Ann Langius-Eklöf; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Social support; Internet; Cancer; eHealth; Questionnaire; Oncology; Support; Patient preference; Screening; Depression; Anxiety;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the preferences and incentives for using Internet-delivered support among people with cancer and to develop and test a generic questionnaire measuring health-related Internet use, the Health Online Support Questionnaire (HOSQ). Another aim was to examine the psychometric properties of the online-administered Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) regarding anxiety and depression in psychosocial screening among people with cancer, in comparisons with the longer instruments Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale – Self-report (MADRS-S) and the State Trait Anxiety Inventory – State (STAI-S). READ MORE

6. 24. Individual Support for Cancer Patients : Effects, Patient Satisfaction and Utilisation

   Author : Maria Hellbom; Christoffer Johansen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Medical sciences; Cancer; individual support; patient satisfaction; utilisation; prediction; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Caring Sciences; omvårdnadsforskning med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning;

   Abstract : The aims of this thesis are threefold: (1) To investigate cancer patients’ satisfaction with and utilisation of an Individual Psychological Support (IPS) intervention. (2) To evaluate the effects of Individual Support (IS), comprising IPS combined with Intensified Primary Health Care and Nutritional Support, on psychological distress and quality of life during the first year after diagnosis. READ MORE

7. 25. Informational support for patients with gynaecological cancer and their families

   Author : Maria Carlsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Oncology; Gynaecological cancer; patient; family; information; education; support; Onkologi; Oncology; Onkologi; Oncology; onkologi; MEDICINE;

   Abstract : The main purpose of the present thesis was to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of the informational need by women with gynaecological cancer and their families. The studies evaluate the experience of different kind of information giving; a telephone-help line; a 3 years educational group support programme; and information givings in ordinary care. READ MORE