Search for dissertations about: "trajectory of care"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 75 swedish dissertations containing the words trajectory of care.

  2. 1. End of Life Stroke Care : perspectives of health-care professionals and family members

    Author : Heléne Eriksson; Maria Friedrichsen; Katarina Hjelm; Anna Milberg; Anette Alvariza; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : IntroductionEven though medical improvements have reduced the mortality rates for patients afflicted by stroke, mortality during the first few days at hospital is significant. Today, there is an increasing recognition that the principles of palliative and supportive care are important components of meeting the needs of patients severely afflicted by stroke even in acute settings. READ MORE

  4. 2. Dream Machine : an Ethnography of Football Migration between Ghana and Sweden

    Author : Emy Lindberg; Mats Utas; Sten Hagberg; Alexander (Sasha) Newell; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Football; Dreams; Kinship; Family; Race; Time; Labor Migration; Ghana; Sweden; Anthropology of Sports; Postcolonialism; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

    Abstract : This thesis examines football migration between Ghana and Sweden. Based on multi-sited, transnational, part-time ethnographic fieldwork that spanned 22 months between 2017 and 2019, it focuses on the everyday realities of Ghanaian football migrants throughout their labor migration trajectory. READ MORE

  5. 3. 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

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

    Author : Maria Larsson; Elsy Athlin; Birgitta Hedelin; Inger Johansson; Birgitta Sidenvall; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; head and neck cancer patients; radiotherapy; eating problems; nutrition; support; trajectory of care; nurse clinics.; Nursing; Omvårdnad; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad; fd vårdvet. ;

    Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to acquire knowledge about daily life with focus on eating problems during the trajectory of care for patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy. Method: The data in study I were gained from medical and nursing records of 50 patients. READ MORE

  7. 5. Quality of life, Coping and need for Support during the ALS disease trajectory

    Author : Birgitta Jakobsson Larsson; Ingela Nygren; Karin Nordin; Peter Strang; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; quality of life; coping strategies; emotional well-being; relatives; care; support;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate quality of life, coping and emotional distress (i.e. anxiety and depression) among newly diagnosed ALS patients. An additional aim was also to investigate relatives’ experiences of the care for the patient and the support they received for themselves during the disease progression. READ MORE