Sökning: "Uncertainty in illness"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 47 avhandlingar innehållade orden Uncertainty in illness.

  1. 16. Frisk och sjuk : Vardagliga föreställningar om hälsan och dess motsatser

    Författare :Gunilla Tegern; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; lay conceptions; the medicalization process; sociology of health and illness; everyday typologies of diseases; 20th century; Sweden; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of the present study is to analyse the content of everyday conceptions of health and illness and to elucidate through this analysis what these conceptions can tell us about our time.The analysis is based on two types of material: interviews with lay persons about health and illness, and newspaper articles and biographies concerning certain topics. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Patient with cancer : their preferences and experiences of participation in treatment and care decisions

    Författare :Ethel Ramfelt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Patient participation; decision-making; preferences; compliant; sense of coherence; meaning of illness; interrelationship and dialogue.;

    Sammanfattning : The main aim of this thesis was to investigate preferences for participating in treatment decision-making in patients with colorectal cancer before treatment and at a one-year followup and to compare the relationship between these preferences and coping factors. An additional aim was to explore the patients' meaning of illness and their experiences of decision-making concerning treatment and care. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Childhood brain tumours : health and function in adult survivors and parental fears

    Författare :Malin Anclair; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Childhood brain tumours; adult survivors; health-related late effects; parental fears;

    Sammanfattning : The general aim of the present research was to investigate health and functional ability of patients treated for childhood brain tumour and systematically examine parental fears after a child s brain tumour. The aims were realised through two part-studies. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Characterization and Clinical Application of Normoxic Polymer Gel in Radiation Therapy Dosimetry

    Författare :Anna Karlsson; Malmö Medicinsk strålningsfysik; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; 3D dose verification; uncertainties; low-density gel; fractionation dependence; characterization; normoxic gel; polymer gel dosimetry; MRI; Physics; Fysik;

    Sammanfattning : Cancer is one of the main causes of death in the world, particularly in developing countries and is considered as a major public health problem. Radiation therapy has been an important modality for treatment of cancer for many decades. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Patients’ experiences and patient-reported outcome measures in systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis

    Författare :Malin Mattsson; Anne Marit Mengshoel; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physiotherapy; Sjukgymnastik;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe experiences of persons with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis (SSc), with a focus on functioningand health, and to evaluate patient reported outcome measures (PROMs).Methods The Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), measuring fatigue and its consequences in SLE, was translated into Swedish and tested for aspects of reliability and validity (study I). LÄS MER