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1. 6. Se – än lever jag! : Livsåskådning och lärande i livets slutskede

   Författare :Caroline Krook; Göran Linde; Valerie de Marinis; Ersta Sköndal högskola; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Learning; view of life; existential questions; coping with illness; existential situation; hermeneutic method; cancer patients; palliative care; support; view of life counselling; life narratives; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of the study has been, by adopting a view of life and a learning perspective, to reach an understanding of the way in which cancer patients in a palliative care context understand and cope with their existential life situation. I asked the following questions: 1) How does their personal view of life influence the patients’ understanding and coping with the illness and existential life situation? 2) What existential questions are central to the patients? 3) What is personal learning all about? 4) What prerequisites are important for fostering the patients’ personal learning? Interviews focusing on narratives were conducted with ten patients who have an incurable cancer disease. LÄS MER

3. 7. The incurable cancer patient at the end of life : Medical care utilization, quality of life and the additive analgesic effect of paracetamol in concurrent morphine therapy

   Författare :Bertil Axelsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgery; Palliative; cancer; place of death; health care utilization; quality of life; morphine; paracetamol; pain; Kirurgi; Surgery; Kirurgi; Surgery; kirurgi;

   Sammanfattning : Only 12% of the patients died at home. When the period between diagnosis and death was less than one month, every patient died in an institution. Younger patients, marriedpatients, and those living within the 40 km radius of the hospital utilized more hospital days. LÄS MER

4. 8. Livet nära döden : Situationer, status och social solidaritet vid vård i livets slutskede

   Författare :Eva M. Karlsson; Birgitta Svensson; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Lars-Eric Jönsson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; palliative care; home care; holistic care; end of life; dying; interaction rituals; situations; emotional energy; social solidarity; status position; goodwill; Ethnology; Etnologi; Ethnology; etnologi;

   Sammanfattning : Palliative home care is largely intended for patients diagnosed as having terminal cancer. The purpose of the care is to alleviate the symptoms and improve the patient’s well-being as life comes to a close. A further objective is to help the patient to die with as much dignity and grace as possible. LÄS MER

5. 9. Who cares? Fragmentation or integration of cancer care

   Författare :Helena Ullgren; Per Fransson; Lena Sharp; Magnus Lindskog; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health care utilization; end-of-life care; integrated care; palliative care; clinical decision-making; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Background: New cancer treatments and increased accessibility of palliativecare have resulted in improved treatment outcomes. Coordination andcommunication between different health care professionals and providers mayimpact patient satisfaction and quality of care. LÄS MER

7. 10. Swallowing dysfunction among older people in short-term care : prevalence, effect of intervention, and risk of mortality

   Författare :Patricia Hägglund; Eva Levring Jäghagen; Per Wester; Mary Hägg; Karin Brunnegård; Per Östberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :swallowing disorder; dysphagia; elderly care; intermediate care; undernutrition; oral health; treatment; rehabilitation; quality of life; mortality risk; survival;

   Sammanfattning : Objectives: Swallowing dysfunction (dysphagia) is a common, but often neglected condition among geriatric patients that can cause severe complications such as malnutrition, aspiration pneumonia and death. The aims of this thesis were to (i) describe the study design and method of the multidisciplinary and multicenter project SOFIA (Swallowing function, Oral health, and Food Intake in old Age), (ii) study the prevalence of and the relationship between swallowing dysfunction and risk of undernutrition among older individuals in short-term care, (iii) study the effect of oral neuromuscular training on swallowing dysfunction among older individuals, and (iv) to investigate the association between poor oral health, swallowing dysfunction and mortality. LÄS MER