Sökning: "maintenance therapy"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 111 avhandlingar innehållade orden maintenance therapy.

  1. 1. The significance of assistive devices in the daily life of persons with stroke and their spouses

    Författare :Ingvor Pettersson; Gerd Ahlström; Kristina Törnquist; Lena Borell; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; stroke; spouse; next of kin; assistive devices; assistive technology; powered wheelchair; lifeworld; phenomenology; lived experience; activity; participation; quality of life; outcome; ICF; IPPA; WHODAS II; PIADS; Euroqol-5D; occupational therapy; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Occupational therapy; Arbetsterapi; Vårdvetenskap med inriktning arbetsterapi; Nursing Science w. Occupational Therapy Focus;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this research project was to explore and describe the significance of assistive devices in daily life. The project involves two qualitative and two quantitative studies. Three of these studies were from the perspective of persons with stroke and one from the perspective of spouses of persons with stroke. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Att leva med Parkinsons sjukdom : med fokus på konsekvenser i dagligt liv för kvinnor och män

    Författare :Maria Sperens; Ulla Nygren; Gun-Marie Hariz; Katarina Hamberg; Lars Forsgren; Maria Haak; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Parkinson’s disease; Gender; Occupational Therapy; DBS; Grounded Theory; Longitudinal study; Parkinsons sjukdom; genus; arbetsterapi; Occupational therapy; arbetsterapi;

    Sammanfattning : Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common, progressive neurodegenerative disorder. It is characterized by motor symptoms, such as stiff muscles, slowness of movements, tremor, gait and balance difficulties, and also by non-motor symptoms such as depression, sleeping disorders, fatigue, sexual dysfunction, cognitive decline and pain. LÄS MER

  4. 3. On the clinical use of digitalis : with reference to its prescription, maintenance therapy, intoxication and the patient's knowledge

    Författare :Kurt Boman; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Digitalis; prescribing habits; dosages; defined daily doses; geriatric patients; maintenance therapy; withdrawal; intoxication; serum digitalis concentration; patient s knowledge;

    Sammanfattning : Digitalis in one of the most frequently prescribed drugs, especially to elderly people. The prescription of cardiac glucosides (1978) was studied by using statistics from Apoteksbolaget (the National Corpora­tion of Swedish Pharmacies). LÄS MER

  5. 4. Needs Assessment in Occupational Therapy : Studies of Persons with Long-Term/Recurrent Pain

    Författare :Maria Müllersdorf; Susanne Iwarsson; Ingid Söderback; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Medical sciences; Needs assessment; occupational therapy; long-term recurrent pain; activity limitations participation restrictions; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe (1) needs for occupational therapy among persons with self-perceived activity limitations and/or participation restrictions due to long-term/recurrent pain, and (2) treatment interventions in occupational therapy to meet demonstrated needs. The Liss’ model for assessing health care needs was used as a structural scheme. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Antimicrobial peptide therapy for tuberculosis infections

    Författare :Komal Umashankar Rao; Medicinsk mikrobiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; tuberculosis; antimicrobial peptides; mode of action; nanoparticles; novel therapy; membrane active peptides;

    Sammanfattning : Tuberculosis is a communicable disease that persists as a second leading cause for death, by an infectious agent. Several reasons contribute to this issue to this, of which an upsurge in antibiotic resistance is of top concern. Resistance patterns in the form of mono or multidrug resistance was reported to most clinical therapies at our disposal. LÄS MER