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- Akbarzadeh Mameghanilar, Mahin, et al.
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Smärtbedömning hos äldre personer med kommunikationssvårigheter – en utvärdering av den svenska versionen av Doloplus-2.
- 2007
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In: Vård i Norden. - : SAGE Publications. - 0107-4083. ; 27:4, s. 26-31
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of this study was to psychometrically test the Swedish version of the Doloplus-2 instrument for its use among older people. The Doloplus-2 instrument is a pain assessment tool that aims at measure pain among those who can not fully express their pain of various reasons. The instrument was tested in a sample consisting of 48 patients with cognitive impairment. Each patient was observed by two caregivers who evaluated the respondent's pain. One used only the Doloplus-2 scale and the other used both the Doloplus-2 and the UAB-scale. The UAB-scale was used as a «golden standard» because the UAB-scale has previously been found to be psychometrically valid and reliable. The Doloplus-2 scale was psychometrically evaluated by using Spearman's rank-order correlation, Kappa coefficients, and an explorative factor analysis. There was high correlation between the total score for Doloplus-2 and the UAB-scale, and the agreement was high between the two raters. Moreover, the factor analysis showed the same factor structure as the original instrument. Thus, the results indicated that Doloplus-2 had in general acceptable validity and reliability, and the instrument could be seen as a useful instrument to measure pain among elderly with communication difficulties.
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- Bonander, Kristina, et al.
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Telefonmötets vårdrelation
- 2007
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In: Vård i Norden. - 0107-4083 .- 1890-4238. ; 86:27, s. 4-8
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Background: A large part of the work a nurse conducts at a Primary Care Centre consists of counselling patients over the phone. The patients are sorted and prioritised on the basis of these conversations. Aim: The aim of this study is to describe how the patients experience the caring relationship with the nurse during phone counselling at a Primary Care Centre. Method: In-dept interviews were conducted with ten adult Swedish speaking persons who contacted a nurse at two Medical Care Centres, during a two week period. Results: The patients experienced that they received a good caring relationship with the nurses. This meant to be treated friendly, be taken seriously and to be able to have a dialog about their problems with the nurse. They wanted to feel unique, empowered and treated as individuals. They could sometimes feel disappointed when an unbalance occurred between the expectations of the patients and the advice they received. Nurses that were stressed influenced the caring relationship in a negative way. Conclusions: Overall the patients experienced a good caring relationship with the nurses, but the nurses were not always aware of how they where perceived.
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- Burström, Marianne, et al.
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Manliga patienter med hjärtsvikt och deras erfarenheter av att vara trygga och otrygga
- 2007
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In: Vård i Norden. - København : Sjuksköterskornas samarbete i Norden. - 0107-4083 .- 1890-4238. ; 3:27, s. 24-28
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- To be safe is a basic human need. Although feelings of being unsafe has been identified as a common problem among persons who live with heart failure there are few qualitative studies focusing on the problem. The aim of this study was to describe what it means to be safe or unsafe for men with heart failure. Seven men with heart failure, functional class NYHA II-III, were interviewed in focus groups. The interviews were analysed with content analysis. Threat of sudden death was described as both a source of safety and unsafety, and living with a fear of drowning in their own body fluid was seen as a source of unsafety for the men. In meetings with caregivers and relatives it was of importance to be received as a unique and valuable person. The confidence to the heart specialist was almost supernatural and the specialist nurse was spoken about as valuable for the feeling of being safe. In conclusion, to be seen with respect by physicians and nurses who have good ability to listen to the men's experience of living with heart failure can probably increase the men's feelings of safety. Further, it is important that physicians and nurses have good knowledge about heart failure.
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- Englander, Magnus, et al.
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Den deskriptiva fenomenologiska humanvetenskapliga metoden
- 2007
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In: Vård i Norden. - 0107-4083 .- 1890-4238. ; 27:1, s. 57-59
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The purpose of the article is to provide a Swedish account of Amedeo Giorgi's descriptive phenomenological human scientific method as a necessary clarification for the Scandinavian researcher and student interested in using a descriptive qualitative method in their health science related research. First, key terms in phenomenological philosophy are presented. Terms such as intentionality, the phenomenological reduction, description, and essence are described in order to establish an introduction to the philosophical, foundation. Second, Giorgi's human scientific method is outlined, i.e., from data gathering to data analysis. The data gathering section includes some aspects of the process of interviewing. In the section on data analysis, the methodical steps are presented successively. The researcher, using the phenomenological reduction, I) reads the data to get a sense of the whole 2) divides the interview into meaning units 3) describes the phenomenological human scientific meaning 4) discovers the structure of the phenomenon. The overview is meant as an introduction to a forthcoming article articulating the application of the phenomenological method.
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- Eriksson, Monica, et al.
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Elderly Spouses Experiences In Connection With Their Partners’ Death : A Literature Review
- 2007
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In: Vård i Norden. - 0107-4083 .- 1890-4238. ; 27:1, s. 43-46
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Previous generations’ inherent and natural knowledge of encouraging routines and rituals for mourning is no longer an obvious part of our society of today. The aim with this literature review was to present elderly spouses experience in connection with their partners’ death. The result has been achieved be qualitative content analysis of eleven scientific articles. The categories and sub- categories that appeared have been used to describe the altered life situation the elderly faced. Death involves a series of experiences for the surviving relatives and in order to cope with the situation there is a need to adapt to the different requirements. The spouses undergo varying stages of adjustment during the mourning. The conclusions from this literature review were that elderly surviving experiences altered over time but that loneliness remains during a very long space of time. Lack of social support and close connections compose risk factors, which have negative influences on the mental health. Over the years, the overall majority of the surviving adjusts well to the loss of their partner
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- Garmy, Pernilla, 1973-, et al.
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Overweight And Lifestyle In Ten-Year-Old Children
- 2007
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In: Vård i Norden. - 0107-4083 .- 1890-4238. ; 27:1, s. 27-30
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Overweight in childhood and adolescence is a major public health problem due to its medical and psychosocial consequences. The aim of this study was to investigate overweight and life style factors in children aged 10. The sample consisted of 138 children 10 years of age from three public primary schools in southern Sweden from whom data on height, weight, Body Mass Index (BMI) and life style were obtained during 2003–2004. Differences in life style factors between the overweight and the non-overweight children were investigated using the chi-square test and Fisher exact test. The association between life style factors and overweight was studied using multivariate logistic regression analysis. Omitting lunch at school and feeling tired at school were found to be associated with overweight. Headache and the experience of being bullied were significantly more common among the overweight children. Overweight was found in 24% of the children, a fourth of whom (6%) were obese. This is important problems that school nurses need to confront. A new and interesting finding obtained was that omitting lunch at school was associated with overweight. Additional longitudinal studies of the impact of life style factors on paediatric overweight are needed to assess school-based preventive programmes.
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