Sökning: "Life threatening"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 315 avhandlingar innehållade orden Life threatening.

  1. 1. Health-related quality of life in recipients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator due to life-threatening arrhythmias : a 5 year follow-up

    Författare :Inger Flemme; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; defibrillators implantable; ICD shocks; life-threatening arrhythmia; quality of life; satisfaction; uncertainty; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis was to describe self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in recipients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) due to life-threatening arrhythmias over a 5-year period. The design was prospective and longitudinal. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Bad Guys, Good Life : An Ethnography of Morality and Change in Kisekka Market (Kampala, Uganda)

    Författare :Anna Baral; Sverker Finnström; Filip De Boeck; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Morality; Ethics; Urban planning; Informality; Bayaaye; Everyday life; Agency; Masculinity; Uganda; Buganda; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

    Sammanfattning : Based on ethnographic data gathered over a period of almost three years, this dissertation scrutinizes the everyday lives of informal workers selling auto parts in Kisekka Market, central Kampala. Its ambition is to understand how the workers navigated a highly moralized environment in today’s Uganda, where the supposed moral deterioration of society is passionately discussed in public and in private. LÄS MER

  4. 3. When a parent is affected by a life-threatening illness : Exploring children’s and parents’ needs for support

    Författare :Emily Beatrice Bergersen; Maria Larsson; Cecilia Olsson; Malin Lövgren; Anette Winger; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adolescents; Children; Families; Life-threatening illness; Palliative Care; Parents; Support; The Family Talk Intervention; Young people; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explored the needs and preferences for support in families with children when one of the parents is affected by a life-threatening illness. In this thesis a variation of designs were used, from a literature review, to an interview study, a survey, and a long-term follow-up of an intervention. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Me-ness and we-ness in a modified everyday life close to death at home

    Författare :Ida Carlander (Goliath); Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Eva Sahlberg-Blom; Ingrid Hellström; Jonas Sandberg; Joakim Öhlén; Ersta Sköndal högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :life-threatening illness; everyday life; home; identity; self-image; dying; death; family; transition; narrative; interpretive description; secondary analysis; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; life-threatening illness;

    Sammanfattning : The overarching aim of this thesis was to describe how family members experienced everyday life with life-threatening illness close to death, with focus on self-image and identity. The thesis comprises four papers, each with a specific aim to illuminate various aspects of the phenomenon under study. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Life in Immigration Detention Centers : An exploration of health of immigrant detainees in Sweden and three other EU member states

    Författare :Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil; Magdalena Bjerneld; Beth Maina Ahlberg; Sofie Bäärnhielm; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Immigration detention; irregular migrants; asylum-seeker; detention staff; Quality of Life; migration and health; health promotion; European Union; Common European Asylum System; Sweden; Belgium; the Netherlands; Luxembourg; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

    Sammanfattning : Governments around the world use immigration detention to detain and deport irregular immigrants, which negatively affects their health. The aim of this thesis was to explore, describe and identify factors that could mitigate the effect of immigration detention on the health of detainees. LÄS MER