Sökning: "geriatric wards"

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  1. 6. The meaning of caring as narrated, lived, moral experience

    Författare :Gunilla Åström; Astrid Norberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Caring; lived moral experience; difficult caring situations; nurses; patients; narration; Paul Tillich;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this research was to understand the meaning of caring as narrated, lived, moral experience. Forty-five good nurses experienced in the care of patients in surgical, medical and geriatric wards were interviewed. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Stroke in elderly people. A randomised study of stroke unit care. Evaluation of health care utilisation and costs

    Författare :Lisbeth Claesson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Stroke; aged; activities of daily living; quality of life; health care costs; patient readmission; cognition; comorbidity; treatment outcome; statistics nonparametric;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate stroke unit care for elderly patients, aged > 70 years, in daily life activities, health-related quality of life and costs, to describe patients´ conditions from the perspectives of re-admissions to hospital care and to identify the consequences of cognitive impairments on daily life activities and costs.I-II. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Pressure Ulcer Prevention : Performance and Implementation in Hospital Settings

    Författare :Eva Sving; Lena Gunningberg; Marieann Högman; Anna-greta Mamhidir; Helle Wijk; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pressure ulcer prevention; nursing care; implementation; Trycksårsprevention; omvårdnad; implementering; Omvårdnadsforskning med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning; Caring Sciences in Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Pressure ulcers are related to reduced quality of life for patients and high costs for health care. Guidelines for pressure ulcer prevention have been available for many years but the problem remains. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Nutritional and functional effects of energy-dense food in the frail elderly

    Författare :Ann Ödlund Olin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Frail elderly; food fortified; energy intake; malnutrition; nutritional status; nutrition therapy; long-term care; nursing homes; activities of daily living.;

    Sammanfattning : Eating and nutritional problems are common in frail elderly individuals receiving care in municipalities and hospitals. The overall aim of the present thesis was to evaluate the effects of serving additional energy to frail elderly receiving different types of care. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Exposure to skin irritants : validation of questions and epidemiological aspects

    Författare :Ingegärd Anveden; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Correlation; epidemiology; gender; gloves; hand disinfection; high-risk occupation; observation; self-report; skin irritant; survey; validation; water; wet work;

    Sammanfattning : Hand eczema is common, and is the most frequent occupational skin disease. Exposure to skin irritants contributes to hand eczema. Common skin irritants are water, detergents, chemicals and foodstuffs. LÄS MER