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6. Breakpoint communication about transition to end-of-life care : context, content and consequences
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7. Quality improvement in palliative care : the role of a national quality register and perceptions of information during palliative chemotherapy
Sammanfattning : IntroductionThere is a need in palliative care for development of structured methods to assess quality and support improvement. This need is present both within and outside specialised palliative care.Honest information from physicians is regarded as an important part of palliative care. LÄS MER
8. Optimisation of radiographic imaging by means of factorial experiments
Sammanfattning : In the optimisation process of radiographic imaging, factorial designed experiments can be applied. The parameters (factors) are varied together instead of one at a time, making it possible to discover interactions between the factors as well as main influences of them on the result variable. LÄS MER
9. Dilemmas in palliative chemotherapy when approaching end-of-life
Sammanfattning : Background When cure is no longer possible, medical care should aim for a transition to palliative care regardless of disease. Patients with incurable cancer are often treated with palliative chemotherapy (PCT), starting with the intent to prolong life and increase quality of life. LÄS MER
10. Existential issues in surgical care : Nurses’ experiences and attitudes in caring for patients with cancer
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore surgical nurses’ experiences of being confronted with patients’ existential issues when caring for patients with cancer, and to examine whether an educational intervention may support nurses in addressing existential needs when caring for patients with cancer. Previously recorded discussions from supervision sessions with eight healthcare professionals were analysed (I), written descriptions of critical incidents were collected from 10 nurses, and interviews with open questions were conducted (II). LÄS MER