Sökning: "Livets slut"
Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 15 avhandlingar innehållade orden Livets slut.
6. 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
7. Mat och måltider vid livets slut : patienter och närståendes erfarenheter av ätsvårigheter
Sammanfattning : Food and meals are embedded in people’s everyday social life. For people with progressive life-limiting conditions eating is often obstructed. When a dying person is cared for at home, family members often take responsibility for the provision of food and mealtimes. LÄS MER
8. Balancing - Cancer from a primary care perspective. Diagnosis, posttraumatic stress, and end-of-life care
Sammanfattning : This thesis explores cancer from a primary care perspective covering three areas: diagnosis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and end-of-life care. We analyzed patient records of every child diagnosed with a malignancy in a defined area. During 12 years 68 children were diagnosed (incidence 14/100,000). LÄS MER
9. Loneliness and Dying as Issues of Public Concern in Sweden
Sammanfattning : Loneliness among older people and how the dying should be cared for are issues that evoke public debate. These issues are often described as universal and existential aspects of the human experience. Societal understandings of loneliness and dying have, however, changed dramatically over the past decades. LÄS MER
10. Åldrande hos personer med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning - ur ledares perspektiv
Sammanfattning : Det har skett en markant ökning av medellivslängden för personer med intellektuell funktions-nedsättning under de senaste decennierna och allt fler uppnår pensionsåldern och hög ålder. Ökningen är ett direkt resultat av medicinska och sociala framsteg. LÄS MER