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1. Guilt and shame in end-of-life care : the next-of-kin's perspectives
Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall aim of the thesis was to explore and describe the concepts of guilt and shame and gain a greater understanding of the next-of-kin’s experiences of guilt and shame in end-of-life care.Methods: Study I was a qualitative secondary analysis of 47 interviews with next-of-kin searching for experiences of guilt and shame. LÄS MER
2. The circle of strength and power : Experiences of empowerment in intensive care
Sammanfattning : Patients and next of kin in intensive care often experience powerlessness, anxiety and distress and intensive care staff are repeatedly exposed to traumatic situations and demanding events. Empowerment has been described as a process of overcoming a sense of powerlessness and a model through which people may develop a sense of inner strength through connections with others. LÄS MER
3. Management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary health care : a study of a nurse-led multidisciplinary programme of pulmonary rehabilitation
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to modify and evaluate effects, as well as todescribe experiences of a nurse-led multidisciplinary programme of pulmonaryrehabilitation in primary health care for patients with chronicobstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their next of kin.Interviews were performed with 12 COPD nurses about their experiencesof patient education (I). LÄS MER
4. Living with deteriorating and hereditary disease : experiences over ten years of persons with muscular dystrophy and their next of kin
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to elucidate haw persona with muscular dystrophy (MD) and their next of kin experience and describe their daily lives over the last ten years. MD is a group of inherited disorders characterised by muscular weakness caused by muscle wasting. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used. LÄS MER
5. Intensivvårdsrummets betydelse för vårdande och välbefinnande : patienters närståendes och vårdpersonalens erfarenheter
Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall aim of the thesis was to illuminate the meanings of intensive care units’ patient rooms as a place of care for critically ill patients and their loved ones. Moreover, it was aimed to develop photovoice as a data collection method for research in ICU context. LÄS MER