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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 24 avhandlingar innehållade orden Gerd Ahlström.

1. 6. 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

3. 7. Surviving the loss of a child, a spouse, or both : Implications on life satisfaction and mortality in older ages

   Författare :Anna S. Bratt; Mikael Rennemark; Ulf Stenström; Gerd Ahlström; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; negative life events; child and spouse loss; bereavement; older adults; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Sammanfattning : Losing a loved one – a child or a spouse –is described as one of the most stressful or negative experience of a person’s life. Aging is associated with a higher risk of the death of close family members, yet few studies have investigated the impact of such losses on different health outcomes either by type of loss or by the combined loss of both a child and a spouse. LÄS MER

4. 8. Consequences of brain tumours from the perspective of the patients and of their next of kin

   Författare :Tanja Edvardsson; Gerd Ahlström; Jerker Rönnberg; Pär Salander; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; brain tumour; low-grade glioma; cancer; patient’s perspective; next of kin’s perspective; duration of disease onset; coping; subjective quality of life; content analysis; Disability research; Handikappsforskning; Handikappvetenskap; Disability Science;

   Sammanfattning : A disease has consequences not only for the afflicted person but also for those who interact with him or her. A low-grade glioma is a brain tumour whose regarding its psychosocial implications for adult patients and their next of kin has received little attention in the literature. LÄS MER

5. 9. A Caregiver Perspective on Incorporating IT Support into Dementia Care

   Författare :Maria Engström; Marianne Carlsson; Ragny Lindqvist; Birgitta Ljunggren; Gerd Ahlström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Caring sciences; dementia care; information technology; job satisfaction; quality of care; diffusion of innovations; staff; relatives; Vårdvetenskap; Caring sciences; Health-Promoting Work;

   Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall aim of the present thesis was to describe and evaluate IT support in dementia care from the perspectives of staff and relatives. More specifically, it was to examine staff members’ satisfaction with work, life satisfaction and sense of coherence before and after increased IT support, to describe staff members’ opinions and perceptions of IT support during the process of implementation, to describe relatives’ opinions of IT support and to compare relatives’ perceptions of their irritations with care and life satisfaction before and after increased IT support. LÄS MER

7. 10. Cancer during Adolescence : Coping Shortly after Diagnosis and Psychosocial Function during the Acute and Extended Phase of Survival

   Författare :Gunn Engvall; Louise von Essen; Gustaf Ljungman; Elisabet Mattsson; Gerd Ahlström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :adolescents; cancer; coping; psychosocial; consequences; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicin; Medicine;

   Sammanfattning : In this thesis coping shortly after diagnosis and psychosocial function during the acute and extended phase of survival was investigated for individuals struck by cancer during adolescence. Sixty-one participants were recruited and data were collected from four to eight weeks (T1) up to four years (T7) after diagnosis. LÄS MER