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1. 16. Health-related quality of life in patients with pacemakers. A descriptive and experimental study

   Författare :Dan Malm; Bengt Fridlund; Joep Perk; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :caring; elderly; gender; health-related quality of life; intervention; pacemaker population; patient education; self-care.; Health-related quality of life;

   Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis was to describe and evaluate the health-relatedquality of life (HRQoL) of patients with pacemakers, as well as to determine theeffects of a nurse-led intervention regarding health-related quality of life in theform of a self-care program for these patients. Descriptive designs were used todescribe (I) quality of life (n=182) as well as (II) HRQoL (n=697) of pacemakerpatients based on a nursing perspective. LÄS MER

3. 17. Migration, health and diabetes mellitus - Studies comparing foreign-and Swedish-born diabetic subjects living in Sweden

   Författare :Katarina Hjelm; Samhällsmedicin; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; sekretion; Endokrinologi; secreting systems; diabetology; Endocrinology; samhällsmedicin; Social medicine; Socialmedicin; diabetes mellitus; prevalence; Migrants; glycaemic control; diabetes mellitus complications; social class; health services needs and demand; diabetologi; perceived health; lifestyle; health care professionals; health illness beliefs; care-seeking behaviour; self-care;

   Sammanfattning : To study the influence of migration on health in migrant diabetic subjects, foreign-and Swedish-born persons were compared as regards objective and subjectively perceived health in relation to social position, and beliefs about health and illness and their influence on self-care and care-seeking behaviour. Persons (foreign- and Swedish-born) with known diabetes mellitus (DM), aged 16-74 years, were chosen from two different counties in Southern Sweden (n=143/1384; 113/1564), and from a random sample of the Swedish population, the annual Swedish Survey of Living Conditions (n=31/446). LÄS MER

4. 18. Continuity of care after hospitalization due to cardiac conditions : Patients' perceptions, validity and reliability of a measure, and associations with outcomes

   Författare :Emma Säfström; Anna Strömberg; Tiny Jaarsma; Maria Liljeroos; Lena Nordgren; Anna Forsberg; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cardiac disease; Conceptual models of nursing; Continuity of care; Discharge planning; Perceived control; Psychometrics; Quality of care; Quality of life; Self-care; Validation studies;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Cardiac conditions are a common cause of hospitalization worldwide. The need for healthcare continues after hospital discharge and most commonly includes follow-up within primary healthcare centers or specialized outpatient cardiology clinics. LÄS MER

5. 19. Caring for patients with chronic heart failure

   Författare :Anna Strömberg; Kathleen Dracup; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :caring; compliance; computer-based education; follow up; heart failure; intervention; nurse-led heart failure clinics; morbidity; mortality; patient education; quality of life; self-care; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe and evaluate patient education and nurse-led follow up for patients with heart failure. Descriptive designs were used to map out the nurse-led heart failure care in Sweden (I) and to identify factors influencing compliance with prescribed treatment in patients with chronic heart failure. LÄS MER

7. 20. Patients’ perspectives on recovery from day surgery

   Författare :Katarina Berg; Karin Kjellgren; Kristofer Årestedt; Ingegerd Bergbom; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Ambulatory surgical procedures; continuity of patient care; recovery of function; self care; qualitative research; quality of life; questionnaires; validation studies;

   Sammanfattning : A large number of elective surgical patients in Sweden and elsewhere have their surgical procedure performed in a day surgery context. The surgical care event, with its postoperative surveillance, is brief at the surgery unit and patients are discharged home with the intention that they should manage postoperative recovery mainly themselves. LÄS MER