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1. 11. Patients’ experiences of continuity of care : What is needed and how can it be measured?

   Författare :Linda Ljungholm; Mirjam Ekstedt; Cecilia Fagerström; Kristofer Årestedt; Ingrid Djukanovic; Helle Wijk; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Vårdvetenskap; Caring Science;

   Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall aim for this thesis was to explore continuity of care through patients’, family carers’, and health care personnel’s perceptions, and to develop and evaluate a patient-reported experience measure of continuity of care.Method: This thesis consists of four studies; I have a qualitative explorative design and II have a qualitative descriptive design, whereas III and IV are methodological studies. LÄS MER

3. 12. Measuring activities of daily living in children : validation of the German version of the pediatric evaluation of disability inventory (PEDI-G)

   Författare :Christina Schulze; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Activity limitations;

   Sammanfattning : Activities of daily living (ADL) are crucial for children with and without activity limitations because they enable them to participate in everyday life. For the evaluation of children’s ADL performance, health professionals such as occupational therapists use standardized ADL assessments, e.g. LÄS MER

4. 13. Time for time : assessment of time processing ability and daily time management in children with and without disabilities

   Författare :Gunnel Janeslätt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : The focus of this thesis was further development of instruments for assessing Time Processing Ability (TPA) and daily Time Management (TM) in children, focusing on the constructs measured and investigating differences in TPA and daily TM between children with and without cognitive disabilities. Participants were 5-11 year-old TD children (n=144) and children with disabilities: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), mild or moderate intellectual disabilities, or with neurological disease such as CP or MMC (n=118). LÄS MER

5. 14. Prerequisites for palliative care provision in intensive care

   Författare :Hanan Hamdan Alshehri; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Palliative care; end-of-life care; Saudi Arabia; organizations; health care professionals; perceptions;

   Sammanfattning : Palliative care provision is aimed at improving patients’ quality of life when cure no longer possible through healthcare systems, including intensive care. It has been ob-served that ongoing challenges exist concerning integration of palliative care into inten-sive care contexts. LÄS MER

7. 15. Depression in late life-prevalence and preventive intervention

   Författare :Ingrid Djukanovic; Jörg Carlsson; Ulla Peterson; Ingela Skärsäter; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Depression; HAD; older people; prevention; retirement; Vårdvetenskap; Caring Science;

   Sammanfattning : BackgroundDepression in older people often goes undetected but has severe consequences on physical health, functioning and quality of life. As the aging population is growing, mental ill-health already is and will continue to be an important public health problem. There is a need for adequate strategies to meet this challenge. LÄS MER