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  1. 1. Religiositet och coping : religionspsykologiska studier av kristna med cancer

    Författare :Mikael Lundmark; Tomas Lindgren; Ruard Ganzevoort; Hans Stifoss-Hanssen; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; psychology of religion; religious studies; coping; coping process; coping theosy; Christians; religiosity; cancer; religionspsykologi; religionsvetenskap; coping; copingprocess; copingteori; kristna; religiositet; cancer; religionspsykologi; psychology of religion;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the interdependence of religiosity and a life situation changed by cancer, focusing especially on the coping process. This implies analyses of a number of identified expressions of religiosity regarding prerequisites and functions in the coping process. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Living and Coping with Cancer : Specific Challenges and Adaptation

    Författare :Elisabet Wasteson; Karin Nordin; Bengt Glimelius; Stein Kaasa; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Caring sciences; stressful events; appraisal; coping; life values; social support; psychiatric history; anxiety; depression; well-being; quality of life; cancer; spouses; Vårdvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aims of this thesis were to prospectively investigate how specific challenges among patients with commonly occurring cancers are related to adaptation and well-being, to predict later well-being using a range of psychosocial aspects and to compare two ways of measuring coping with cancer. This was studied at diagnosis in patients with gastrointestinal cancers and their spouses and at termination of cancer treatment and during follow-up in a heterogeneous group of cancers. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Experience of adjuvant treatment among postmenopausal women with breast cancer - Health-Related Quality of Life, symptom experience, stressful events and coping strategies

    Författare :Maria Browall; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Breast cancer; Postmenopausal; Health-Related Quality of Life; Overall Quality of Life; Quality of Life; Content Analysis; Daily life; Experience; Symptom exprience; Stressful events; Coping; Coping strategies;

    Sammanfattning : In Sweden, breast cancer is today the most common type of cancer among women. Of the approximately 7,059 women who developed the disease in Sweden during 2006, about 73% were postmenopausal and aged 55 or older at time of diagnosis, and about 33% were aged 70 or older. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Facing death : physicians' difficulties and coping strategies in cancer care

    Författare :Margareta Andræ; Lars Jacobsson; Ulla Holm; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physician; cancer care; conflicts; coping; facing death; dying;

    Sammanfattning : Even if the treatment of cancer has developed over the last decades 50% of the patients still die of their cancer. The doctor's way of dealing with his and his patient's anxiety must surely be of significance for the treatment the patient receives.In the first part of the thesis earlier studies of physicians' stress and ways of coping are reported. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Coping, Personality and Cognitive Processes in Burn Injured Patients

    Författare :Mimmie Willebrand; Lars-Gunnar Lundh; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; Accident; burn injury; coping; depression; ethics; health status; personality; posttraumatic stress; questionnaire; trauma; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; psykiatri;

    Sammanfattning : Being severely burned is a traumatic life event that affects the victim both physically and psychologically. Recovery can be a long process that is dependent in part upon psychological factors, but research in this area is still quite limited. LÄS MER