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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 100 avhandlingar innehållade orden experience cancer patient.
1. Creating access to cancer care : an exploration of patient-provider encounters in primary care, and sociodemographic factors
Sammanfattning : Background: Access to care is widely discussed in both research and practice. However, previous research about access to care has mainly focused on individual behaviors of seeking care, and theories about access have mostly focused on quantifiable dimensions, such as supply and demand. LÄS MER
2. Patient experiences of the radiotherapy process and treatment
Sammanfattning : BackgroundMost cancer patients undergo external radiotherapy (RT) at some stage during their treatment trajectory. RT is often associated with unfamiliar procedures where the technical environment, side effects and interaction with staff seem to play a major role in the patient’s treatment experience. LÄS MER
3. Complementary and alternative medicine in cancer : from utilization to a randomized controlled trial
Sammanfattning : Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are non-conventional health care approaches used in parallel with or instead of conventional medicine. Little is known about Swedish patients’ patterns of complementary CAM use in the context of cancer. LÄS MER
4. Informational support for patients with gynaecological cancer and their families
Sammanfattning : The main purpose of the present thesis was to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of the informational need by women with gynaecological cancer and their families. The studies evaluate the experience of different kind of information giving; a telephone-help line; a 3 years educational group support programme; and information givings in ordinary care. LÄS MER
5. Exercise in patients with cancer : Effects on health-related quality of life, costs, and cost-effectiveness during oncological treatment
Sammanfattning : Background: Short and long-term side effects of oncological treatment negatively affect daily living and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patient with cancer. Exercise during treatment is beneficial for HRQoL, however evidence as to what exercise intensity is most optimal for improving HRQoL and cost-effectiveness is lacking. LÄS MER