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1. 1. Vuxna med förvärvad traumatisk hjärnskada - omställningsprocesser och konsekvenser i vardagslivet : en studie av femton personers upplevelser och erfarenheter av att leva med förvärvad traumatisk hjärnskada

   Författare :Thomas Strandberg; Berth Danermark; Sivert Antonson; Eva Jeppsson Grassman; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Traumatic brain injury; changeover process; recovery process; adjustment; everyday life; social recognition; content analysis; inductive inference; abduction inference; Disability research; Handikappsforskning; Medicinsk handikappvetenskap; Medical Disability Research;

   Sammanfattning : The overall purpose of this study is to illuminate the changeover process experienced by individuals who as adults acquired a traumatic brain injury (TBI), to increase the knowledge and the understanding of this process, and describe the meaning of support in every day life.Persons who acquired a TBI as adults were administered a semi-structured interview covering six areas: consequences of TBI, family and social networks, working life and occupation, life-changes, support from society and everyday life. LÄS MER

3. 2. Acquired brain injury in children and adolescents: Investigating assessment of communicative participation in daily life situations

   Författare :Åsa Fyrberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; communicative participation; acquired brain injury; children and adolescents; parental evaluations; self-assessments; cognitive and linguistic factors; brain injury data;

   Sammanfattning : Aims The overall aim of this thesis was to explore assessments of communicative participation in children and adolescents (hereafter: adolescents) with acquired brain injuries, mainly through evaluations in the Communicative Effectiveness Index (CETI) and in interviews with the participants. The aim was also to capture important changes in communication over time. LÄS MER

4. 3. Möjlighet till aktivitet och delaktighet utanför hemmet för personer med förvärvad hjärnskada

   Författare :Alexandra Olofsson; Maria Larsson-Lund; Anneli Nyman; Ewa Wressle; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; acquired brain injury; stroke; occupational therapy; activity; participation; public space; Förvärvad hjärnskada; stroke; arbetsterapi; aktivitet; delaktighet; offentliga miljöer; Occupational therapy; Arbetsterapi;

   Sammanfattning : Det övergripande syftet med denna avhandling var att öka kunskapen om möjlighet till aktivitet och delaktighet utanför hemmet för personer i yrkesverksam ålder med förvärvad hjärnskada (FHS).Studie I syftade till att utforska och beskriva hur personer med FHS erfar engagemang i aktiviteter utanför hemmet. LÄS MER

5. 4. Occupational therapy practice for clients with cognitive impairments following aquired brain injury : occupational therapists' perspective

   Författare :Kajsa Lidström Holmqvist; Ann-Britt Ivarsson; Kitty Kamwendo; Marie Holmefur; Margareta Lilja; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; occupational therapy; cognition; rehabilitation; practice; acquired brain injury; stroke; TBI; assessment; intervention; Occupational therapy; Arbetsterapi;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe occupational therapy practice for clients with cognitive impairment following acquired brain injury (CIABI) from the perspective of practicing occupational therapists (OTs).To fulfill this aim, qualitative and quantitative approaches were used including interviews (Study I) and questionnaires (Studies II -IV). LÄS MER

7. 5. Neurointensive Care of Children with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury : Studies of barbiturate coma treatment, intracranial compliance, pressure autoregulation and optimal cerebral perfusion pressure

   Författare :Fartein Velle; Per Enblad; Shruti Agrawal; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Traumatic brain injury; Children; Refractory intracranial hypertension; Barbiturate coma; Intracranial compensatory reserve; autoregulation; cerebral microdialysis.; Neurokirurgi; Neurosurgery;

   Sammanfattning : Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is among the most common causes of death and acquired disability during childhood. Management guidelines for pediatric patients are usually extrapolated from adults. Specific pediatric studies are warranted to improve the TBI management in children. LÄS MER