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- Johansson, Helena, 1980-, et al.
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To live a life with COPD - the consequences of symptom burden
- 2019
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Ingår i: International Journal of COPD. - Auckland, New Zealand : Dovepress. - 1176-9106 .- 1178-2005. ; 14, s. 905-909-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a prevalent disease as with its symptom and treatment gives a burden for the affected person, family, health care and finances. Today the knowledge and understanding are sparse regarding COPD affected person´s own lived experiences about the symptom burden and its effect on their daily life. Due to this knowledge gap the aim of this study was to identify and describe the symptom burden and its effect on daily life in people with COPD based on their own lived experiences.Subject and Method: Eleven males and fourteen females in GOLD stage III and IV within an age of 58-82 years were interviewed. An interview guide guided the face-to-face interviews. Data was analyzed with Thematic Analysis following the six steps according to Braun and Clarke.Results: The result show one theme; An altered everyday life. The altered everyday life lead to a need of support to handle the everyday life and different strategies to live as desired. Persons with COPD need to take the day as it comes dependent on the status of the day. The life is not easy to plan, and the day must be taken as it comes. The life is handled with strategies in breathing techniques, take care of the home and garden as well as the emotions. Support from the next of kin, society and the health care is important.Conclusion: This study provides insight in that persons with COPD in stage III and IV have an altered life caused by the symptom burden. They must struggle with strategies to handle everyday life. There is a need of support from next of kin and society to facilitate life, but this support needs to be well-balanced.
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- Back, Christina, et al.
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Interpretativ fenomenologisk analys
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Ingår i: Handbok i kvalitativ analys. - Stockholm : Liber. - 9789147129706 ; , s. 165-178
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Bergdahl, Elisabeth, 1962-, et al.
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The theory of a co-creative process in advanced palliative home care nursing encounters : A qualitative deductive approach over time
- 2019
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Ingår i: Nursing Open. - : Wiley-Blackwell. - 2054-1058. ; 6:1, s. 175-188
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aims and objectives: The aim of this study was to test the theoretical conceptualization of the co-creative process in home care nursing encounters over time.Method and design: This was a multiple case study with a deductive analysis of qualitative data over time, using interviews and observations collected from three cases.Results: The co-creative process was complex and contained main, sub- and micro-processes. Time was important and valuable, giving the patient and relatives space to adjust the process to their own pace. Some processes were worked on more intensively in accordance with the patients' and relatives' needs, and these are considered the main-process. The further developed theory of the co-creative process and its main, sub- and microprocesses can be understood as a concretization of how good nursing care can be performed within caring relationships in the context of advanced palliative home care.
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- Drott, Jenny, 1976-, et al.
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Oxaliplatin-Induced Neurotoxic Side Effects and Their Impact on Daily Activities
- 2019
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Ingår i: Cancer Nursing. - : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. - 0162-220X .- 1538-9804. ; 42:6, s. E40-E48
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Oxaliplatin (OXA) is frequently used in the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer, and OXA-induced neurotoxic side effects are common. Reports on real-time patient-reported neurotoxic side effects and impact on the patient's daily activities are sparse in existing studies. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify and assess patient-reported OXA-induced neurotoxic side effects and their impact on the patient's daily activities, during and after chemotherapy. Methods: In a multicenter prospective longitudinal study, 46 chemo-naïve patients with colorectal cancer treated with postoperative adjuvant OXA-based chemotherapy were monitored during treatment and at 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month follow-ups. Patients were recruited from September 2013 to June 2016. In total, 370 Oxaliplatin-Associated Neurotoxicity Questionnaire responses were available for analysis. A mobile phone-based system was used to receive real-time assessments. Results: All patients reported neurotoxic side effects and impact on daily activities during treatment. The side effects changed in character and body location over time and had an impact on the daily activities. Conclusions: The high prevalence of OXA-induced neurotoxic side effects significantly interfered with the patients' daily activities. We found significant differences between baseline data and follow-up time points for neurotoxicity, and the patients had not returned to baseline after 1 year. Implications for Practice: The real-time assessment using mobile phone technology seems to be a valuable tool for monitoring patient-reported neurotoxicity and interventions for tailored care. Effectively identifying neurotoxicity and its impact on the patient's daily activities is important in supportive cancer care.
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- Grundström, Hanna, 1982-, et al.
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Reduced pain thresholds and signs of sensitization in women with persistent pelvic pain and suspected endometriosis
- 2019
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Ingår i: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0001-6349 .- 1600-0412. ; 98:3, s. 327-336
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a gynecological disorder that may cause considerable pelvic pain in women of fertile age. Determining pain mechanisms is necessary in order to optimize the treatment of the disease. The objective of the study was to evaluate pain thresholds in women with persistent pelvic pain with and without confirmed endometriosis, and healthy, unaffected controls, and analyze how pain thresholds in these cohorts related to duration of pelvic pain, quality of life, and symptoms of anxiety and depression.MATERIAL AND METHODS: Pain thresholds for heat, cold and pressure were assessed with quantitative sensory testing on six locations on a reference group of 55 healthy women and on 37 women with persistent pelvic pain who had been admitted for diagnostic laparoscopy on the suspicion of endometriosis. Validated instruments were applied to assess quality of life and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Data were analyzed by means of uni- and multivariate analysis of variance and Spearman's rank-order correlation.RESULTS: The women with persistent pelvic pain had significantly lower pain thresholds compared with the reference women. In the women with pain, no differences were observed in pain thresholds between women with (n = 13) and women without (n = 24) biopsy-proven endometriosis. The duration of pelvic pain correlated significantly positively with reduced pain thresholds, ie, the longer the duration, the more sensitization. In the persistent pelvic pain group, pain thresholds for heat correlated significantly with the Short Form Health Survey 36 dimension of bodily pain, and thresholds for cold correlated with Short Form Health Survey 36 bodily pain and with symptoms of depression.CONCLUSIONS: Our results showed widespread alterations in pain thresholds in women with persistent pelvic pain that are indicative of central sensitization and a time-dependent correlation. Women with pelvic pain and suspicion of endometriosis should probably be treated more thoroughly to prevent or at least minimize the concomitant development of central sensitization.
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