Sökning: "palliative"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 172 avhandlingar innehållade ordet palliative.

1. 1. Quality improvement in palliative care : the role of a national quality register and perceptions of information during palliative chemotherapy

   Författare :Lisa Martinsson; Bertil Axelsson; Christina Melin-Johansson; Per Fransson; Kerstin Sandelin; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cancer; chemotherapy; communication; end-of-life care; oncology; palliative care; palliative medicine; quality in healthcare; quality register; onkologi; Oncology;

   Sammanfattning : IntroductionThere is a need in palliative care for development of structured methods to assess quality and support improvement. This need is present both within and outside specialised palliative care.Honest information from physicians is regarded as an important part of palliative care. LÄS MER

3. 2. Constipation in palliative care : Prevalence, definitions, symptom distress and risk-factors

   Författare :Eva Erichsén; Maria Friedrichsen; Anna Milberg; Tiny Jaarsma; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Palliative care; constipation; prevalence; definition; symptom-distress; risk factors;

   Sammanfattning : Background and aims: Constipation for patients in palliative care is common and described with variations in prevalence. Side -effects from opioid- treatment, is considered to be one of the main factors leading to constipation. LÄS MER

4. 3. Specialized palliative home care teams : Complementary perspectives of team functions and influences on patients and families

   Författare :Anna Klarare; Carina Lundh Hagelin; Bjöörn Fossum; Carl Johan Fürst; Johan Hansson; Maria Carlsson; Sophiahemmet Högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Palliative home care; Teamwork; Patient; Family; Health care professional; palliative home care;

   Sammanfattning : Persons with life-threatening illness are increasingly being cared for and dying at home. Palliative care strives to cater to multiple dimensions such as physical, psychosocial and spiritual or existential, and meeting these needs in patients and families requires multiple competencies. LÄS MER

5. 4. Mealtimes in palliative care contexts : Perspectives of patients, partners, and registered nurses

   Författare :Viktoria Wallin; Anna Klarare; Elisabet Mattsson; Pernilla Omerov; Peter Strang; Marie Cederschiöld högskola; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; End-of-life; Family; Food; Mealtimes; Nursing; Nutrition; Palliative care; Partner; Patient perspectives; Registered nurses; Människan i välfärdssamhället; Palliativ vård; The Individual in the Welfare Society; Palliative Care;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim was to explore patients’, partners’, and registered nurses’ (RNs)experiences of mealtimes in palliative care contexts. Qualitative (studies I, II, IVand V) and quantitative (study IV) study designs were used to explore the experiences of mealtimes in palliative care from various perspectives. LÄS MER

7. 5. Existential Issues in Palliative Care

   Författare :Ingrid Bolmsjö; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; experiences; communication; ethics; existential issues; palliative care; medical training; General practice; Allmän medicinsk utövning; medicinsk utbildning;

   Sammanfattning : The main purpose of this dissertation is to describe how terminally ill patients experienced their situation, and what their views about the future were. Further, the experiences and attitudes of relatives of such patients, and of health care professionals, were also central. LÄS MER