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1. Exploring resident thriving in Swedish nursing homes : the Umeå Ageing and Health Research Programme (U-Age) Thesis I
Sammanfattning : BackgroundThe population living in nursing homes is generally characterized by high age and female sex, as well as by physical and cognitive impairments. Also, negative symptoms such as pain and neuropsychiatric symptoms are reportedly common. LÄS MER
2. Daily living and coping strategies in insulin-dependent diabetics : diagnostic reasoning in nursing
Sammanfattning : Within a defined geographical area, all patients, 192 in total, with insulin- dependent diabetes of at least 2 years' duration and free from long-term diabetic complications were identified. Their experiences of the influence of the disease on daily living, tedium, and smoking habits were evaluated using a questionnaire and related to metabolic control. LÄS MER
3. Att leva med kroppsliga förändringar vid obotlig cancersjukdom med fokus på prostatacancer : ”jag är frisk – bortsett från att jag har cancer som är dödlig, men det är liksom en annan sak”
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to illuminate and describe bodily changes and problems in incurable cancer, with focus on prostate cancer, from the patient’s perspective. The thesis consists of four papers, each of which illuminates various aspects of the phenomenon studied. LÄS MER
4. Magmassage vid förstoppning : upplevelser, effekter och kostnadseffektivitet
Sammanfattning : This thesis evaluates experiences, effects, and costs of abdominal massage for people with constipation. The thesis comprises four papers: Paper I is a literature review of health economic analysis of nursing practice. Paper II and III is a prospective randomized controlled trial that evaluates abdominal massage in terms of effects and costs. LÄS MER
5. “Life is for living” : exploring thriving for older people living in nursing homes
Sammanfattning : Background: Demand for formal care in nursing homes has steadily increased in recent decades, prompting calls for exploration of health-promoting and salutogenic concepts that support people not only to survive in older age, but to thrive. The concept of thriving has been described as a holistic experience of place-related well-being resulting from interactions between the person and their lived-environment. LÄS MER