Well‐being and Its Relation to Coping Ability in Patients with Colo‐rectal and Gastric Cancer Before and After SurgeryScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences - Tập 10 Số 1 - Trang 35-44 - 1996
Christina Forsberg, Hjördis Björvell, Björn Cedermark
The aims of this study were, first, to describe and compare the perceived well‐being and general health, symptoms and coping ability of a group of patients with colo‐rectal and gastric cancer before and after surgery; secondly, to describe the patients' perceptions of the hospital stay and their difficulties after discharge from the hospital; and thirdly, to investigate a possible relation...... hiện toàn bộ
The Oldest Old: Patterns of Adjustment and Life ExperiencesScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences - Tập 5 Số 4 - Trang 203-210 - 1991
Margareta Carlsson, Stig Berg, Claes‐Göran Wenestam
ABSTRACT. A qualitative method was used to study the life experiences and the adjustment to very old age of a non‐institutionalized population of 129 85‐year‐olds living in Gothenburg, Sweden. In‐depth interviews were analyzed and categorized and seven patterns of adjustment emerged: Self‐Realizing, Mature Aging, Adapting, Dependent, Resignedly Accepting, Despairing...... hiện toàn bộ
Elderly Persons' Social Network and Need for Social Support after their First Myocardial InfarctionScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences - Tập 11 Số 1 - Trang 5-11 - 1997
Cathrine Hildingh, Kerstin Segesten, Bengt Fridlund
Social network and social support are phenomena suggested to be of importance to successful recovery from myocardial infarction. However, very few studies have been carried out, especially among the elderly, focusing on their social network and its ability to provide adequate support after myocardial infarction. The aim of this study was to examine elderly persons' social network and need ...... hiện toàn bộ
Recovery after Myocardial InfarctionScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences - Tập 5 Số 1 - Trang 23-32 - 1991
Bengt Fridlund, Benkt Högstedt, Evy Lidell, P A Larsson
ABSTRACT. The aim of the study was to evaluate a multifactorial rehabilitation programme based on interdisciplinary caring efforts for myocardial infarction (MI) patients. Randomly chosen MI‐patients participated, either in a six‐month rehabilitation programme (intervention group=53) or in routine cardiac followups (control group=63). Subjective and objective instru...... hiện toàn bộ
Illness beliefs among people living with treated coeliac diseaseScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences - Tập 34 Số 2 - Trang 401-408 - 2020
Lisa Ring Jacobsson, Åsa Johansson Stark, Jeanette Eckerblad
BackgroundEvidence suggests that many people with coeliac disease (CD) suffer from continuing illness despite following a strict gluten‐free diet. Beliefs affect how people experience and manage their residual symptoms. Illness beliefs therefore provide a useful framework for understanding these problems.Aim... hiện toàn bộ
‘I lose all these hours…’– exploring gender and consequences of dilemmas experienced in everyday life with coeliac diseaseScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences - Tập 23 Số 2 - Trang 342-352 - 2009
Annette Sverker, Gunnel Östlund, Claes Hallert, Gunnel Hensing
Few studies have focused on gendered consequences of coeliac disease (CD), despite the fact that women with coeliac disease report lower health‐related quality of life than men do. The aim of this study was to explore consequences of dilemmas in everyday lives for women and men, as personally affected by CD or as close relatives to someone affected by the disease and to put these experienc...... hiện toàn bộ
Older persons’ experiences of Reflective STRENGTH‐Giving Dialogues – ‘It's a push to move forward’Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences - Tập 35 Số 3 - Trang 779-787 - 2021
Cecilia Åberg, Mia Berglund, Jenny Hällgren, Catharina Gillsjö
AbstractRationaleExperiences of the innovative method Reflective STRENGTH‐Giving Dialogue (STRENGTH), which is grounded in a lifeworld perspective and developed to improve quality of care, is described in this study. Innovative thinking in developing health and social care, which may include digital solutions, is required to ensur...... hiện toàn bộ
Intervention to reduce perceived loneliness in community‐dwelling older peopleScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences - Tập 35 Số 2 - Trang 366-374 - 2021
Rocío Rodríguez‐Romero, Carmen Herranz, Belchin Kostov, Joan Gené Badía, Antoni Xaubet
AimWe evaluated the reduction in perceived loneliness and depression and the increase in social support and quality of life in community‐dwelling lonely people aged >65 years included in a community intervention compared with nonlonely controls from the same urban area.DesignRandomised clin...... hiện toàn bộ
Factors associated with the self‐care of home‐dwelling elderlyScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences - Tập 15 Số 3 - Trang 195-202 - 2001
Kaisa Backman, Maija Hentinen
Factors associated with the self‐care of home‐dwelling elderly The purpose of this study was to examine how functional capacity, activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), life satisfaction and self‐esteem are related to the self‐care behaviour styles of home‐dwelling elderly persons. Data were collected by qua...... hiện toàn bộ
Relatives of Stroke Patients—Their Experiences and Needs in HospitalScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences - Tập 14 Số 1 - Trang 44-51 - 2000
Miebet van der Smagt‐Duijnstee, Jan P.H. Hamers, Huda Huijer Abu‐Saad
This study explores the experiences and needs of relatives of hospitalized stroke patients. In semi‐structured interviews, 17 relatives of stroke patients were asked about their experiences during the hospitalization period. The interviews were analysed by thematic content analysis. The findings indicate that the experiences of the relatives change during the hospitalization period, and th...... hiện toàn bộ