Sökning: "living with chronic illness"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 55 avhandlingar innehållade orden living with chronic illness.

  1. 1. Emotion regulation and chronic illness : The roles of acceptance, mindfulness and compassion in physical and mental health

    Författare :Ines Trindade; Cláudia Rute Carlos Ferreira; José Augusto da Veiga Pinto Gouveia; Portugal Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic illness; behavioural medicine; inflammatory bowel disease; cancer; chronic illness-specific measures; mental health; physical health; emotion regulation; acceptance and commitment therapy; mindfulness; compassion-focused therapy; MIND programme; doença crónica; medicina comportamental; doença inflamatória intestinal; cancro; medidas específicas para a doença crónica; saúde mental; saúde física; regulação emocional; terapia de aceitação e compromisso; mindfulness; terapia focada na compaixão; programa MIND;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction: Chronic illness is an increasingly predominant problem among the world population which vastly impacts on physical and mental health, quality of life and social functioning. Although chronic illnesses merit a long-term and complex response which would be ideally delivered by a multidisciplinary team of health professionals, most of the current healthcare for chronic illnesses still focus on acute episodes of illness. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Learning to live with diabetes : as experiencing an expanding life world

    Författare :Åsa Kneck; Birgitta Klang; Ingegerd Fagerberg; Regina Wredling; Karolinska institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Illness experience; Transition; Learning; Diabetes mellitus; Life world; Phenonenological hermeneutic; Lived body; Patient perspective; Illness and disease; Chronic illness; Lived experience; illness experience;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction: Chronic illness, such as diabetes, results in a transition process involving a variety of changes in both bodily function and conditions for living, and requiring broad knowledge and understanding in order to meet new demands. The outcomes of a healthy transition are described as well-being and mastery, in contrast to vulnerability and dependency. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Living with deteriorating and hereditary disease : experiences over ten years of persons with muscular dystrophy and their next of kin

    Författare :Katrin Boström; Gerd Ahlström; Berth Danermark; Anders Möller; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social sciences; muscular dystrophy; chronic disease; ten year follow up; next of kin; ICF; activity; sickness impact; hereditary aspects; illness related problems; quality of life; multimethod; content analysis; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Disability research; Handikappsforskning; Handikappvetenskap; Disability Science;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to elucidate haw persona with muscular dystrophy (MD) and their next of kin experience and describe their daily lives over the last ten years. MD is a group of inherited disorders characterised by muscular weakness caused by muscle wasting. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used. LÄS MER

  5. 4. När smärtan blir en del av livet : Livsomställning vid kronisk sjukdom och funktionshinder

    Författare :Ann-Christine Gullacksen; Socialhögskolan; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Care and help to handicapped; life adjustment; Life transition; living with chronic illness; coping; chronic pain; qualitative study; rehabilitation; Handikappade; vård och rehabilitering;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to study the life-changing processes necessary when a person is faced with the demands caused by chronic illness or disability. As subjects for the study, women with chronic pain (fibromyalgi and myofascial pain syndrome), were chosen. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Chronic sorrow and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis

    Författare :Ann-Kristin Isaksson; Gerd Ahlström; Lars-Gunnar Gunnarsson; Siv Söderberg; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Multiple sclerosis; illness experience; diagnosis experience; impairment; health-related quality of life; subjective quality of life; immunological treatment; chronic sorrow; depression; managing chronic illness; content analysis; well-being; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to increase our understanding and knowledge of patients’ experiences of living with multiple sclerosis (MS). A mixed-method design was used, including both qualitative and quantitative methods. LÄS MER