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1. 6. Patient experiences of the radiotherapy process and treatment

   Författare :Kristina Olausson; Björn Zackrisson; Lena Sharp; Ulrika Östlund; Birgitta Johansson; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cancer; radiotherapy; radiation skin reactions; patient experience; treatment environment; anxiety; person-centred care; questionnaire.; onkologi; Oncology;

   Sammanfattning : BackgroundMost cancer patients undergo external radiotherapy (RT) at some stage during their treatment trajectory. RT is often associated with unfamiliar procedures where the technical environment, side effects and interaction with staff seem to play a major role in the patient’s treatment experience. LÄS MER

3. 7. The art of bouncing back : Patient perspective on cancer rehabilitation

   Författare :Ulrika Sandén; Innovationsteknik; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health behaviour; cancer patient; patient perspective; Rehabilitation;

   Sammanfattning : Momentary contentment theory is a grounded theory explaining how to find safety and balance in life despite an awareness of life´s unpredictability. The theory is based on communion with others, proactivity and acceptance. It explains cognitive and emotional ways of finding a sense of safety and enjoyment despite illness and accidents. LÄS MER

4. 8. Zvinorwadza : Being a patient in the religious and medical plurality of the Mberengwa district, Zimbabwe

   Författare :Olov Dahlin; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Patient; life-worlds; Mberengwa; Karanga; Zimbabwe; religious plurality; traditional religion; Christianity; African-initiated churches; medical plurality; traditional medicine; faith healing; modern health care; biomedicine; sickness; healing; placebo; nocebo; cooperation; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; religionssociologi; religionssociologi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with patients in a rural area of southern Africa and poses these basic questions: What does it mean to be ill in this part of the world and what do patients' life-worlds look like? In order to find answers to these questions, an in-depth fieldwork was carried out through which I was able to study how patients reacted to illness. I followed twenty patients in their search of ease, of which ten were members of Chief Mataga's family, with whom I was staying. LÄS MER

5. 9. Women's evaluations of intrapartum and postpartum care

   Författare :Ann Ingmarsdotter Rudman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa / Department of Women's and Children's Health; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Intrapartum care; postpartum care; risk factors; patient satisfaction; quality of care; mothers experiences; cluster analysis; content analysis; Intrapartum care; postpartum care; risk factors; patient satisfaction; quality of care; mothers experiences; cluster analysis; content analysis;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to increase understanding of women s evaluations of intrapartum and postpartum care. Evaluations of specific aspects of care, general assessments of intrapartum and postpartum care, and predictors of not being satisfied were investigated, as well as negative experiences of postpartum care, as expressed in women s own words. LÄS MER

7. 10. The Intensive Care Unit syndrome/delirium, patients' perspective and clinical signs

   Författare :Anetth Granberg Axèll; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; intensive care; delirium; ICU-syndrome; acute confusion; psychosis; critical care; experiences; sleep-deprivation; sensory overload; sensory underload; Anaesthesiology; environment.; Anestesiologi; intensivvård;

   Sammanfattning : When a person becomes critically ill, injured and/or undergoes major surgery and requires intensive care, a complex dilemma can arise. The condition of the illness, the specific caring situation and the environment lead to significant changes and effects in the senses and perceptional abilities. LÄS MER