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1. 6. Striving to become familiar with life with traumatic brain injury : experiences of people with traumatic brain injury and their close relatives

   Författare :Eija Jumisko; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the doctoral thesis was to elucidate the meaning of living with traumatic brain injury (TBI) for people with TBI and for their close relatives. The data were collected by means of qualitative research interviews with people with moderate or severe TBI (I, III, IV) and their close relatives (II, III), and were then analyzed using a phenomenological hermeneutic interpretation (I, II, IV) and thematic content analysis (III). LÄS MER

3. 7. Occupational therapy practice for clients with cognitive impairments following aquired brain injury : occupational therapists' perspective

   Författare :Kajsa Lidström Holmqvist; Ann-Britt Ivarsson; Kitty Kamwendo; Marie Holmefur; Margareta Lilja; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; occupational therapy; cognition; rehabilitation; practice; acquired brain injury; stroke; TBI; assessment; intervention; Occupational therapy; Arbetsterapi;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe occupational therapy practice for clients with cognitive impairment following acquired brain injury (CIABI) from the perspective of practicing occupational therapists (OTs).To fulfill this aim, qualitative and quantitative approaches were used including interviews (Study I) and questionnaires (Studies II -IV). LÄS MER

4. 8. Child injury in Europe : scope, circumstances and association with country-level housing conditions and economic disparities

   Författare :Mathilde Sengölge; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Background: Injuries are a major cause of social inequality in child health in Europe and the leading cause of mortality. There is a need for information to assist in developing a coordinated policy action to tackle these problems. LÄS MER

5. 9. Titrating Open Lung PEEP in Acute Lung Injury : A clinical method based on changes in dynamic compliance

   Författare :Fernando Suarez Sipmann; Göran Hedenstierna; Hans Hedenström; Stefan Lundin; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; PEEP; open lung; recruitment; dead space; electrical impedance tomography; ARDS.; Medicine; Medicin;

   Sammanfattning : The recognition that supportive mechanical ventilation can also damage the lung, the so called ventilation induced lung injury (VILI), has revived the more than 40 year long debate on the optimal level of PEEP to be used. It is established that the prevention of VILI improves patient outcome and that PEEP exerts protective effects by preventing unstable diseased alveoli from collapsing. LÄS MER

7. 10. Paediatric burn injuries in Cape Town, South Africa : context, circumstances, and prevention barriers

   Författare :Ashley van Niekerk; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Burns; paediatric; injury circumstances; low-income context; prevention barriers;

   Sammanfattning : Despite concerns about the impact of childhood burns, there remains a paucity of systematic descriptions of its epidemiology, contexts of occurrence, and preventability. This information is essential for the development of prevention interventions in Cape Town, South Africa. LÄS MER