Sökning: "Minor illness"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 21 avhandlingar innehållade orden Minor illness.

  1. 1. Self-care for Minor Illness: People's Experiences and Needs

    Författare :Silje Gustafsson; Inger Holmström; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Self-care; Self-care advice; Minor illness; Information channels; Telephone nursing; Reassurance; Confidence; Satisfaction; Nursing; Self-care interventions; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Sammanfattning : During later years, the primary care services are experiencing a heavier strain in terms of increasing expenses and higher demand for medical services. An increased awareness about pharmaceutical adverse effects and the global concern of antibiotic resistance has given self-care and active surveillance a stronger position within the primary care services. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Suicide in late life

    Författare :Margda Waern; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; elderly; suicide; depression; physical illness; family discord; suicidal communication; antidepressants; self-poisoning; bensodiazepines;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Elderly persons have the highest suicide rates in most industrialized countries. A number of antecedents to suicide late in life have been identified, but the risk associated with these factors is unclear because controlled studies are lacking. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Heat exposure and health outcomes in Costa Rican sugarcane harvesters

    Författare :Jennifer Crowe; Maria Nilsson; Tord Kjellström; Catharina Wesseling; Linda Forst; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Agricultural worker; Central America; Chronic kidney disease; Climate change; Dehydration; Heat; Heat illness; Heat stress; Sugarcane; Urinalysis; Worker health; folkhälsa; Public health; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

    Sammanfattning : Background The remarkably efficient mechanisms of the human body to maintain its core temperature of 37°C can be inadequate when harsh climatic conditions and excessive muscle movement lead to heat stress, dehydration and potential heat illness, ranging from minor symptoms such as fatigue to a potentially fatal heat stroke. Agricultural workers in the tropics are at high risk, which is expected to increase with climate change. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Läkare, lärande och interaktion i hälso-och sjukvårdspraktiker

    Författare :Karin Thörne; Madeleine Abrandt Dahlgren; Boel Andersson-Gäre; Håkan Hult; Anders Gustavsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Bakgrund: Komplexiteten i hälso- och sjukvården blir kontinuerligt större, liksom möjligheterna till diagnostik och behandling. Samtidigt pressas hälso- och sjukvården av förändringar i demografier och sjukdomspanoraman, olika uttryck för globalisering och tillämpning av nya teknologier. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Facilities Management and Health Care at Home

    Författare :Stefan Lundberg; Tore J. Larsson; Per Christiansson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; facilities management; elderly; cognitive impairment; Technology and social change; Teknik och social förändring;

    Sammanfattning : The topic of this thesis is the new requirements that will be put upon the facilities management when the elderly are living longer in their own homes, in spite of illness, impairment and old age. For many reasons, especially demographic ones, this issue has come to the fore and since it has substantial political impact and considerably affects our living conditions, it will most certainly appear on the agenda of most Swedish housing companies in the near future. LÄS MER