Life has given me suffering and desire - A study of older men's lives after the loss of their life partners.

abstract：:Hospital beds have to fulfil many demands, and the features of the bed will consequently affect the comfort of both patients and staff at the ward. In the present study the use of hospital beds at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Göteborg was investigated. The study was performed in two somatic wards; one general su...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Petzäll K,Berglund B,Lundberg C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative adjustment and the psychosocial consequences of cystectomy were studied in 34 patients with bladder carcinoma. Urinary diversion was accomplished via a conduit in 20 patients and a continent caecal reservoir in 14. Interviews with the patients were conducted according to a semistructured outline. The gre...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Månsson A,Johnson G,Månsson W

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Energy is an essential concept in nursing which seems to be a key concept in the daily life of three individuals with chronic illness. Much has been done within the natural sciences to investigate and explain the concept, but studies on the meaning of energy and how it is experienced are difficult to find. A review of...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Lerdal A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a common condition among Europe's aging population. Findings indicate that CHF patients must make significant changes in many aspects of daily life. Previous studies of older primary health-care participants and their activities of daily living (ADL)-ability are rare. The aim of this stu...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Norberg EB,Boman K,Löfgren B

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distraction has shown to be a helpful pain intervention for children; however, few investigations have studied the effectiveness of this method with adolescents. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of an easy and practical musical distraction in reducing adolescents' immunization pain. Furthermore, to...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Kristjánsdóttir Ó,Kristjánsdóttir G

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients' participation is essential to their well-being and sense of coherence, as well as to their understanding of and adherence to prescribed treatments. Ward rounds serve as a forum for sharing information between patient and caregiver. The purpose of the ward round is to obtain information and plan med...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Swenne CL,Skytt B

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this research was to evaluate the level of school connectedness and feelings about school among Icelandic preteenagers who were either with or without a chronic health condition. The study is cross-sectional with 480 children of 10-12 years old (209 boys and 271 girls) and 38 teachers participating from...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Svavarsdottir EK

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether ratings according to the Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills, Swedish version (ACIS-S) are related to the settings in which the skills are assessed, and whether the client's comprehension of the setting is related to the ACIS-S rating scores. T...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Haglund L,Thorell LH

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a disorder with musculoskeletal pain as well as many other psychological and physical symptoms. Up-to-date treatment strategies for this disorder often have only limited effects. In order to develop more effective and adequate treatment tools, a phenomenological-hermeneutic study inspire...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Horwitz EB,Theorell T,Anderberg UM

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to generate a theoretical model describing concerns for spouses of patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and how they manage these concerns in their everyday life. Twelve spouses were interviewed about their experiences and how they manage everyday life. The intervi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Stålkrantz A,Broström A,Wiberg J,Svanborg E,Malm D

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of adapting incontinence aids according to the patients leakage volume and comfort was investigated in 28 urinary incontinent 85-year-old men and women who were living at home. The patients incontinence was quantified by a 48-hour pad test and was graded as slight (max. leakage per pad < 5 g; total leak...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Hellström L,Ekelund P,Larsson M,Milsom I

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moving into a residential care facility requires a great deal of adjustment to an environment and lifestyle entirely different from that of one's previous life. Attachment to place is believed to help create a sense of home and maintain self-identity, supporting successful adjustment to contingencies of ageing. The pu...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Falk H,Wijk H,Persson LO,Falk K

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this qualitative study was to describe, from the perspective of 22 women (aged 22-60 years) with fibromyalgia, their experiences and beliefs of the pain and its origin and how the pain affects family and social life. Open-ended interviews were analysed via a method influenced by grounded theory. Seven descr...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Hallberg LR,Carlsson SG

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explores the common factors model of psychotherapeutic intervention and discusses its relevance for physical therapy practice. The model provides an explanation for why the effects associated with specific technical approaches only minimally explain successful psychotherapy clinical outcomes. It postulate...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Miciak M,Gross DP,Joyce A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe the factors promoting and hindering nurses' use of nonpharmacological methods in children's surgical pain relief, and demographic variables related to this. The data were collected by a Likert-type questionnaire, which was completed by nurses (n = 162) who were working in one ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Pölkki T,Laukkala H,Vehviläinen-Julkunen K,Pietilä AM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM AND METHOD:The chronic nature of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its frequent relapses result to a considerable utilization of healthcare resources. Current approaches for the assessment of quality of care are based on the perception of the healthcare provider, which may be different from that of the healthcar...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Pallis AG,Kostagiolas PA,Mouzas IA,Niakas D

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assisted personal body care (APBC) tends to be regarded as an unproblematic nursing activity with little professional challenge. For severely ill patient diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) daily bathing and washing is, however, a significant self-preserving activity that requires substantial e...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Lomborg K,Kirkevold M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is part of an ongoing study aimed at illuminating the meaning of dependency on care. The aim of this particular study is to illuminate the meaning of the phenomenon 'dependency on care' as narrated by nurses. Interviews with 20 nurses were conducted, tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim. A phenomenologi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Strandberg G,Jansson L

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls and fall injuries among the elderly population are common, since ageing is a risk factor of falling. Today, this is a major problem because the ageing population is increasing. There are predictive factors of falling and visual impairment is one of them. Usually, only visual acuity is considered when measuring v...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Källstrand-Eriksson J,Baigi A,Buer N,Hildingh C

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is limited research on nurses' experiences of nursing care in the operating room. The operating room nurses' responsibility is to ensure good nursing care before, during and after surgery. In an increasingly technological health care environment, there is always a risk of turning the focus away from nursing care...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Eriksson J,Lindgren BM,Lindahl E

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthcare providers who exhibit caring behaviours promote quality of care. Theoretical and empirical models have promoted a three-dimensional paradigm of care perception. However, the perception of elderly residents in long-term care facilities related to caring has not been investigated. OBJECTIVES:This s...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Hwang HL,Tu CT

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep disturbances are common among older people (>65 years). Further, long-term use of sedative hypnoticsin older people is associated with morbidity and mortality. However, older people represent a large span of life years, and few studies have included the oldest-old above 85 years. AIM:To investigate an...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Hägg M,Houston B,Elmståhl S,Ekström H,Wann-Hansson C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two questions were investigated: whether cancer patients (n = 32) and staff (n = 30) have different cognitive representations of the concepts 'caring' (Swedish: 'omvårdnad') and 'clinical care' (Swedish: 'vård'), and whether results differ between forced vs. free choice response formats. Two Swedish versions of the CA...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Widmark-Petersson V,von Essen L,Sjödén PO

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both internationally and nationally, the medical care help line (MCHL) is a growing operation within the healthcare field. In Sweden, approximately 5 million calls per year are processed. The service is managed by specially trained nurses. AIM:  To describe how patients' sex, age, education level and care l...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Ström M,Baigi A,Hildingh C,Mattsson B,Marklund B

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The article aims to present a theoretical account of mothers' first period at home with their newborn in Norway. BACKGROUND:Mothers' well-being affects their babies and is therefore an important priority for public health. Early discharge after childbirth is common in many countries. In Norway, this has been pract...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Hjälmhult E,Lomborg K

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Routine screening for intimate partner abuse (IPA) has been recommended within health-care settings. However, the instruments and methods that are most effective in detecting abuse continues to be debated in the literature. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness of two screening procedures/methods, a self...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Svavarsdottir EK

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) survivors deal with complex mental, physical and relationship problems in adulthood which negatively affects their well-being and health. The aim of the present paper was to present a description of the Wellness-Program for female CSA survivors, the participating women's evaluati...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Sigurdardottir S,Halldorsdottir S,Bender SS,Agnarsdottir G

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Collaboration between family caregivers and health professionals in specialised hospitals or community-based primary healthcare systems can be challenging. During the course of severe chronic disease, several health professionals might be involved at a given time, and the patient's illness may be unpredictab...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Røthing M,Malterud K,Frich JC

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mental ill-health among the general population is increasing in Sweden. Primary Health Care (PHC) and Healthcare Centres (HCC), where district nurses (DNs) work, bear the basic responsibility for treatment of mental ill-health, while severe mental ill-health fall under the responsibility of psychiatric speci...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Janlöv AC,Johansson L,Clausson EK

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A patient's right to influence treatment and health care has been guaranteed by Norwegian law since 1999. The aim of this study was to explore how elderly patients with end-stage renal disease who are undergoing treatment with haemodialysis for the rest of their lives perceive patient participation in a dialysis un...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Aasen EM,Kvangarsnes M,Heggen K

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00