Sökning: "complementary method"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 328 avhandlingar innehållade orden complementary method.
1. Tactile touch in intensive care : Nurses' preparation, patients' experiences and the effect on stress parameters
Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to acquire knowledge about whether tactile touch as a complementary method can (i) promote comfort and (ii) reduce stress reactions during care in an intensive care unit (ICU) Method: In Paper I, five nurses with a touch therapist training were interviewed about their experiences of preparation before giving tactile touch in an ICU. To analyse the meaning of preparation as a phenomenon, Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological approach was used. LÄS MER
2. Investigations of Reaction Cross Sections for Protons and 3He
Sammanfattning : The reaction cross section gives the probability that a particle will undergo a nonelastic process when passing through a nuclear medium. Therefore reaction cross section data are of importance both for theoretical studies and for applications in such diverse fields as medicine, biology, astrophysics and accelerator-driven transmutation of nuclear waste. LÄS MER
3. New Venture, Survival, Growth : Continuance, Termination and Growth of Business Firms and Business Populations in Sweden During the 20th Century
Sammanfattning : This dissertation focuses on the formation, growth and discontinuance of business populations and firms in Sweden during the 20th century. It addresses some key issues in the domain of economic and social sciences, and in particular entrepreneurship and small business research: if and when firms grow, stagnate and decline, as well as how long firms survive and when they are likely to disband. LÄS MER
4. An explorative study of a complementary therapy method : Rosen Method Bodywork : user's reasons for therapy utilization, experienced benefits and existence of caring in the treatment interaction
Sammanfattning : The utilization of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies is increasing and the users frequently report satisfaction and benefits from the treatments although scientific support for these self-reported experienced benefits are largely lacking. This thesis analyses users' experiences of Rosen Method Bodywork (RMB), a relatively unevaluated touch based CAM therapy method. LÄS MER
5. Preventing Cardiovascular Disease. Complementary precision medicine
Sammanfattning : AbstractBackground: Non-communicable diseases are the number one killer worldwide and the leading one,cardiovascular disease (CVD), is responsible for more than 30% of all deaths. CVD is a progressive disease whichalso makes it economical, easy and effective to prevent. LÄS MER
