Sökning: "symptom management"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 138 avhandlingar innehållade orden symptom management.

1. 1. COPD management : exploring conditions for, and experiences of, evidence-based care and eHealth

   Författare :Sarah Marklund; André Nyberg; Karin Wadell; Per Liv; Lisa Skär; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; physical activity; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COPD; eHealth; interview; eHealth tools; reference equations; muscle dysfunction; COPD management; physiotherapy; fysioterapi;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and premature death worldwide. It is a systemic disease that affects the whole person, although dyspnea is the mostprominent symptom. LÄS MER

3. 2. Exploring symptom clusters in patients with lung cancer

   Författare :Katarina Karlsson; Maria Larsson; Cecilia Olsson; Ann Erlandsson; Karin Ahlberg; Joakim Öhlén; Karlstads universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cancer care; oncology nursing; patients with lung cancer; patient-reported outcome measures; symptom assessment; symptom clusters; symptom management; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis explored symptom clusters in patients with lung cancer before, during and after oncological treatment. A literature review and an interview study was used to explore the symptom cluster experience from the patients’ perspective. LÄS MER

4. 3. Cancer-related fatigue. Experience and outcomes

   Författare :Karin Ahlberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cancer-related fatigue; symptom experience; symptom assessment; symptom management; health-related quality of life; psychological distress; coping resources; cytokines; nursing; uterine cancer.;

   Sammanfattning : Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most common and distressing symptoms in cancer patients and it may interfere with everyday aspects of life. Despite the recent significant increase in the literature on CRF it is nevertheless understudied, and several important questions involving experience, aetiology, assessment and interventions remain unanswered. LÄS MER

5. 4. Symptom burden among people with chronic disease

   Författare :Jeanette Eckerblad; Tiny Jaarsma; Ingrid Hellström; Kersti Theander; Anna-Karin Edberg; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Symptom experience; Symptom burden; Chronic disease; Community-dwelling;

   Sammanfattning : Introduction: Chronic diseases tend to increase with old age. Older people with chronic disease are commonly suffering from conditions which produce a multiplicity of symptoms and a decreased health-related quality of life. LÄS MER

7. 5. Illness Management and Recovery : Implementation and evaluation of a psychosocial program for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

   Författare :Rickard Färdig; Anders Fredriksson; Lewander Tommy; Lennart Melin; Lars Hansson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; illness management and recovery; IMR; recovery; schizophrenia; schizoaffective; evidence-based; psychosocial; intervention outcome; neurocognition; remission; IMRS; psychometric properties; reliability; validity; Medical Science; Medicinsk vetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of the present thesis was to examine the effectiveness of the Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) program for teaching clients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder to better manage their illness and to promote recovery. This was accomplished through an examination of the program’s effects on psychosocial functioning and psychopathology, the evaluation of general and specific impact of neurocognition on learning the fundamentals of illness self-management, and the impact of symptom severity on outcome of the IMR program. LÄS MER