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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 93 avhandlingar innehållade orden omvårdnad och cancer.
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. Exploring symptom clusters in patients with lung cancer
Sammanfattning : This thesis explored symptom clusters in patients with lung cancer before, during and after oncological treatment. A literature review and an interview study was used to explore the symptom cluster experience from the patients’ perspective. LÄS MER
3. Support for women with breast cancer, and for the district and hospital nurses involved : an intervention study
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study was to investigate breast cancer patients’ experiences of their illness and of traditional nursing care (TNC) or supportive nursing care (SNC) respectively, as well as nurses' experiences of support and of caring for cancer patients. An intervention including extended co-operation between the surgical ward and primary health care, shorter waiting times, and changed routines concerning the information about the diagnosis, as well as training and systematic clinical supervision for the nurses, was implemented. LÄS MER
4. Prediction of side effects from anticancer treatment with the purpose of increasing quality of life
Sammanfattning : Cancer and its treatments can cause a variety of symptoms. Some of these symptoms are related to the disease and others are seen as a consequence of the treatment. Since patients experience side effects to different degrees despite undergoing the same treatment, it is hypothesized that there is a genetic factor. LÄS MER
5. Designing, developing, and evaluating a person-centered support model for women with breast cancer treated with endocrine therapy
Sammanfattning : Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. Approximately 70% of all breast cancers are estrogen positive and are recommended for treatment with adjuvant endocrine therapy (ET) for five to ten years, which significantly reduces mortality rates. However, problems related to ET can be experienced by patients. LÄS MER