Sökning: "pain-o-meter"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 avhandlingar innehållade ordet pain-o-meter.

  1. 1. Acute postoperative and cancer-related pain management, Patients´ experiences and perceptions in relation to health-related quality of life and the multidimensionality of pain

    Författare :Barbro Boström; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anestesiologi; intensivvård; intensive care; Anaesthesiology; SF-36.; postoperative pain; Pain-o-Meter; perceptions; pain management; nursing care; Health-Related Quality of Life; American Pain Society; cancer-related pain; American Pain Society; MEDICINE;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis describes patients in acute postoperative pain as well as patients with acute cancer-related pain in palliative care, and their experiences and perceptions of pain management in relation to HRQOL and the multidimensionality of pain. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods was chosen. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis : disease consequences and treatment effects on muscle strength, gait and pain

    Författare :Eva Broström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Gait; muscle strength; kinematics; kinetics; pain;

    Sammanfattning : Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) may have a profound effect on the life of a child. Rheumatic diseases in children manifest mainly as synovitis, pain, stiffness, deformity, growth disturbances and fatigue. It is not uncommon to have reduced activity, lower aerobic endurance, and decreased muscle strength. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Health related quality of life and coping in liver transplant recipients

    Författare :Anna Forsberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; liver transplantation; health related quality of life; coping; pain;

    Sammanfattning : Health related quality of life (HRQOL) and coping after liver transplantation (LTX) is the result from different factors, which are not clearly defined.Aim: The aim of this thesis was to explore health related quality of life, coping style and coping strategies before as well as after liver transplantation. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Acute pain in pedatric patients : aspects of pain management and pain assessment

    Författare :Leena Jylli; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Children; acute pain; pain assessment; pain management;

    Sammanfattning : Despite advances in pain management, children's pain continue to be frequently unrecognized, dismissed and ineffectively managed while children are hospitalized. The overall purpose of this thesis was to evaluate and improve pain management and pain assessment among pediatric patients with acute pain. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Patients with unexplained chest pain ? Pain experience, stress, coping and health-related quality of life

    Författare :Margaretha Jerlock; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :chest pain; coping; illness; life events; nursing; quality of life; sleep; stress symptom;

    Sammanfattning : Chest pain is a common symptom that causes individuals to seek acute care at emergency departments; however, more than half of these patients are judged to have no organic cause to their pain. In Sweden, the number of patients discharged from hospital with a diagnosis of unexplained chest pain (UCP) has increased from 8,432 in 1987 to 17,555 in 2005. LÄS MER