Sökning: "vid livets slut"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade orden vid livets slut.
1. Samer och livets slut : kunskap om traditioner för att utveckla framtidens vård
Sammanfattning : Introduktion och syfte: Det finns kunskapsluckor när det gäller vård i livets slut bland samer i Sverige idag. I takt med en åldrande befolkning ökar antalet kroniska sjukdomar som leder till ett stigande behov av stödjande insatser vid vård i livets slut. LÄS MER
2. Vårdmiljö, vård och omvårdnad vid livets slut inom intensivvård
Sammanfattning : Admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) is in most cases preceded by a sudden illness or trauma, without an opportunity for either the patient or his or her family to prepare themselves for, or influence the location of, a patient’s death. An assumption of this thesis was that the place and the environment in which people die are important both for the person dying and his or her close relatives. LÄS MER
3. Mat och måltider vid livets slut : patienter och närståendes erfarenheter av ätsvårigheter
Sammanfattning : Food and meals are embedded in people’s everyday social life. For people with progressive life-limiting conditions eating is often obstructed. When a dying person is cared for at home, family members often take responsibility for the provision of food and mealtimes. LÄS MER
4. Dilemmas in palliative chemotherapy when approaching end-of-life
Sammanfattning : Background When cure is no longer possible, medical care should aim for a transition to palliative care regardless of disease. Patients with incurable cancer are often treated with palliative chemotherapy (PCT), starting with the intent to prolong life and increase quality of life. LÄS MER
5. Balancing - Cancer from a primary care perspective. Diagnosis, posttraumatic stress, and end-of-life care
Sammanfattning : This thesis explores cancer from a primary care perspective covering three areas: diagnosis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and end-of-life care. We analyzed patient records of every child diagnosed with a malignancy in a defined area. During 12 years 68 children were diagnosed (incidence 14/100,000). LÄS MER