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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 358 avhandlingar innehållade orden Health visits.
1. School health nursing : perceiving, recording and improving schoolchildren's health
Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis is to explore School health nursing through school nurses’ descriptions of school children’s health and to analyse factors influencing the recording of schoolchildren’s health in the School Health Record (SHR). An additional aim is to evaluate family nursing interventions as a tool for the school nurses in the School Health Service (SHS). LÄS MER
2. The relevance of cultures : Perspectives on health visits with children with migration experiences
Sammanfattning : Swedish school nurses invite school-aged children to health visits. These involve screening for risks of ill-health and a dialogue about the children’s health. For children with migration experiences, i.e. LÄS MER
3. Health effects of air pollution in Iceland : respiratory health in volcanic environments
Sammanfattning : Air pollution has adverse effects on human health. The respiratory system is the most exposed and short-term changes in air pollution levels have been associated with worsening of asthma symptoms and increased rates of heart attacks and stroke. Air pollution in cities due to traffic is the major concern, as many people are exposed. LÄS MER
4. Health promotion and fall prevention for older people : impact, relevance and economic justification for decision making in a municipality context
Sammanfattning : Background: The proportion of older people is increasing and calls for a shift towards proactive approaches to support healthy ageing. The evidence base on health-promoting and preventive interventions (HPP) is promising in terms of maintaining health in older people, but for such interventions to have an impact on population health, translation of evidence to practice is crucial. LÄS MER
5. Caring needs in patient-partner dyads affected by heart failure : An evaluation of the long-term effects of a dyadic psycho-educational intervention
Sammanfattning : Introduction: As medical treatment has improved, patients with heart failure (HF) now live longer and care mostly takes place at home with partners providing the main assistance. Taking care of an ill or disabled individual imposes a well-documented burden on the partner’s healthrelated quality of life. LÄS MER