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1. Care for elderly : a challenge in the anaesthesia context
Sammanfattning : Anaesthesia care involves bioscience and technical knowledge. Provision of anaesthesia care for elderly surgical patients can be a significant challenge when promoting patient comfort, safety, and satisfaction in a high-tech context with time constraints. LÄS MER
2. Studies on the occurrence and effects of human papillomavirus in tumors of the head and neck
Sammanfattning : The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) was first reported in 1985. Since then, this association has been studied intensively and today there is substantial evidence for HPV as a causative agent and positive prognostic factor for clinical outcome in tonsillar cancer, but the association to other HNSCC is still unclear. LÄS MER
3. Drug Use Among the Very Old Living in Ordinary Households : Aspects on Well-being, Cognitive and Functional Ability
Sammanfattning : Background: In Sweden today a major proportion of the population survive to old ages. To a large extent, the oldest old are capable of living longer in their own households; some of them are very healthy while others have multiple diagnoses or ailments caused by a normal ageing process. LÄS MER
4. Women's Experiences of Fetal Screening for Down's Syndrome by Means of an Early Ultrasound Examination
Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis was to explore women's reactions to and experiences of fetal screening for Down's syndrome PS) by means of an ultrasound examination, including measurement of fetal nuchal translucency (NT). The effect of this screening on maternal worry about the baby's health was investigated, as well as reactions to a false positive test and interpretation of information about riskAlso, an instrument measuring worry during pregnancy, the Cambridge Worry Scale, was translated into Swedish and tested on a sample of pregnant women. LÄS MER
5. Medicine management in municipal home care : delegating, administrating and receiving
Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis was to investigate how delegation of medication is handled in municipal home care. Specific aims were to 1) explore the prevalence of medication use in older adults over time; 2) describe district nurses’ experiences of the delegation of medication management to municipal home care personnel; 3) explore and describe how home care assistants experience receiving the actual delegation of the responsibility of medication administration; and 4) to describe how older adults, living at home, perceive receiving assistance from home care assistants to manage their own medication. LÄS MER
