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1. 6. Existential Issues in Palliative Care

   Författare :Ingrid Bolmsjö; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; experiences; communication; ethics; existential issues; palliative care; medical training; General practice; Allmän medicinsk utövning; medicinsk utbildning;

   Sammanfattning : The main purpose of this dissertation is to describe how terminally ill patients experienced their situation, and what their views about the future were. Further, the experiences and attitudes of relatives of such patients, and of health care professionals, were also central. LÄS MER

3. 7. Tid och existentiellt meningsskapande : Kvinnors berättelser om sitt liv med allvarlig sjukdom

   Författare :Lisbeth Claeson; Sonja Olin Lauritzen; Eva Jeppsson Grassman; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; serious illness; women; meaning-making; narrative; narrative time; hermeneutics; existential learning; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

   Sammanfattning : Being affected by a serious or life-threatening illness implies an existentially changed situation that is accompanied by a number of questions about the illness itself, consequences of the illness in an everyday context and implications for the future. The purpose of this dissertation is to examine people’s meaning-making when they are affected by a serious illness and to determine how the illness acquires meaning in the context of their lives. LÄS MER

4. 8. Spiritual /existential issues in palliative care. With special reference to patients with brain tumours and their spouses

   Författare :Susann Strang; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Palliative care; existential; spiritual; brain tumour; spouse;

   Sammanfattning : Spiritual/existential questions are activated when death becomes a real threat, regardless of whether one has an atheistic or a religious background. Since health care staff are often in charge of severely ill and dying people, they should be able to offer situation-bound support in existential crises, and also to know when to call for expert assistance such as the hospital chaplain. LÄS MER

5. 9. Film och mening : En receptionsstudie om spelfilm, filmpublik och existentiella frågor

   Författare :Tomas Axelson; Alf Linderman; Birgitta Höijer; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Humanities and religion; Film; religion; audience; existential matters; meaning-making; social cognition; schema theory; interpretative horizons; moral framework; individualization; HUMANIORA OCH RELIGIONSVETENSKAP;

   Sammanfattning : In what ways and under what circumstances can a movie be a resource for individuals and their thoughts about existential matters? This central research question has been investigated using a both quantitative and qualitative approach. First, a questionnaire was distributed amongst 179 Swedish students to provide a preliminary overview of film habits. LÄS MER

7. 10. A Palliative Approach to Dementia Care : Leadership and organisation, existential issues and family support

   Författare :Lars Albinsson; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine; Dementia; palliative care; leadership; staff; existential issues; family support; Medicin; Dermatology and venerology; clinical genetics; internal medicine; Dermatologi och venerologi; klinisk genetik; invärtesmedicin; hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning;

   Sammanfattning : The main purpose of this thesis was to apply the WHO and NHS palliative care approach to dementia care. Thirty-one staff-members in mid-Sweden (studies I and II) and 20 next-of- kin (study IV) were interviewed. LÄS MER