Search for dissertations about: "well-being. symptom. chronic disease"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words well-being. symptom. chronic disease.

2. 1. Perspectives on living with coeliac disease in remission : Daily life experiences, symptoms and well-being

   Author : Lisa Ring Jacobsson; Maria Friedrichsen; Claes Hallert; Anna Milberg; Katarina Hjelm; Ella Danielsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Chronic disease; illness experience; patient education; PBL; phenomenology; residual discomfort; well-being.;

   Abstract : Background and aims: Despite living with a gluten-free diet (GFD) Swedish women with coeliac disease (CD) report a lower level of well-being than women without the disease and men with the disease. The all-embracing aim of the thesis was to study experiences of living with coeliac disease in remission and to discover whether a patient education intervention can influence the perceived health and daily life of women with coeliac disease. READ MORE

4. 2. Self-care: the way to find balance in life : development and evaluation of a self-care questionnaire for patients with inflammatory bowel disease

   Author : Ulrica Lovén Wickman; Gunilla Hollman Frisman; Pia Yngman Uhlin; Henrik Hjortswang; Jan Mårtensson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; disease activity; inflammatory bowel disease; instrument development; health-related quality of life; questionnaire; reliability; self-care; symptoms; translation; validity; well-being; Vårdvetenskap; Caring Science;

   Abstract : Introduction: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and Crohn’s disease (CD) occur worldwide and are life-long chronic conditions. The symptoms, which include abdominal pain and frequent diarrhea, cause limitations in life. READ MORE

5. 3. Daily life experiences, symptoms and well being in women with coeliac disease : A patient education intervention

   Author : Lisa Ring Jacobsson; Maria Friedrichsen; Claes Hallert; Anna Milberg; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Chronic disease; illness experience; phenomenology; well‐being; Patient education; PBL;

   Abstract : Background and aims: Despite living with a gluten-free diet (GFD) Swedish women with coeliac disease (CD) report a lower level of well-being than women without the disease and than men with the disease. The aims of this thesis were to describe the life experience of being a woman living with CD (I) and to assess the effects of patient education (PE) with problem based learning (PBL) on psychological well-being (II) and gastrointestinal symptoms (III). READ MORE

6. 4. Living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with focus on fatigue, health and well-being

   Author : Caroline Stridsman; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe and evaluate experiences of living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with focus on fatigue, health and well-being. A mixed method study design was used to reach the overall aim. All studies were based on data from the Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden (OLIN) COPD study. READ MORE

7. 5. Determinants of health care and drug utilisation : The causes of health care utilisation study

   Author : Ahmad Al-Windi; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Medical sciences; Sociodemographic characteristics; well-being. symptom. chronic disease; health care utilisation; drugs; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicine; medicin;

   Abstract : The costs of health care and medicines are a considerable and rapidly increasing part of the gross national product in Sweden. like in many other countries.The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influenced the we of health care and drugs in subjects aged 16 years and above in Håbo, a Swedish municipality. READ MORE