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16. Existentiell ensamhet hos sköra äldre personer : äldre personers upplevelser samt dokumentation i patientjournalen
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to illuminate the meanings of existential loneliness(EL) and describe how it was eased, as narrated by frail older people, as well as toexamine existential aspects documented in patient records in specialised palliative care.Two of the constituent studies of this thesis were qualitative with an explorative anddescriptive design (i. LÄS MER
17. Deciphering Unwritten Rules : Patients, relatives and nurses in palliative cancer care
Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on palliative cancer care in acute care hospitals and home care settings. The overall aim was to generate a grounded theory explaining the latent patterns of behavior of patients, relatives and nurses. The thesis includes one population-based study with cross-sectional design and four classic grounded theory studies. LÄS MER
18. Att fokusera på "varandet" i en värld av görande. Stöd till personalen i ett palliativt förhållningssätt vid vård- och omsorgsboende för äldre
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to study nurse assistants’ experience of palliative care and to investigate how an intervention with a focus on a palliative care approach in residential care facilities influenced the nurse assistants and their work situation. The thesis is based on two qualitative and two quantitative studies, focusing on nurse assistants working at residential care facilities for older people. LÄS MER
19. Symptoms, problems and care needs among patients newly diagnosed with oesophageal and gastric cancer. Implications for early palliative care
Sammanfattning : Background: Patients with oesophageal and gastric cancer face a poor prognosis and multiple symptoms and problems that negatively affect their quality of life. In view of the prognosis and extensive illness burden, an early palliative care approach is of importance. LÄS MER
20. Att upprätthålla självbestämmande i palliativt skede på särskilt boende - en modell för att främja personcentrerad vård för äldre : Maintaining self-determination in palliative phase in residential care- a model to facilitate person-centred care for older persons
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the thesis was to develop a model that facilitates self-determination in the palliative phase in residential care. The three first studies constituted the ground for the model, which was developed in the fourth study. Study I. LÄS MER