Denna studie syftar till att undersöka upplevelsen av att vara anhörig när ett barn drabbas av cancer och hur omvårdnadspersonal kan hjälpa barnets anhöriga att hantera sin situation. Arbetet utfördes som en systematisk litteraturstudie som grundades på 15 vetenskapliga artiklar framtagna från Högskolan Dalarnas databas ELIN och Pub Med. Resultatet av litteraturstudien visade att det är en stor känslomässig påfrestning för de närmast anhöriga när ett barn drabbats av cancer. Det var vanligt att de anhöriga beskrev känslor som oro, rädsla, ångest och förtvivlan. Syskon kunde även känna sig åsidosatta, samtidigt som de kom närmare sitt sjuka syskon.

Bakgrund: Behandling av gynekologisk cancer kan medföra kvarstående sexuell dysfunktion som påverkar patienters upplevda hälsa. Syfte: Att beskriva kvinnors erfarenheter av sexuell dysfunktion och upplevelser av sjuksköterskans roll efter gynekologisk cancer. Metod: En litteraturstudie baserad på 12 vetenskapliga artik-lar från studier med kvalitativ eller kvantitativ design. Resultat: Den sexuella funktionen påverkas av förändrad självbild, smärtpåverkan, oro och rädsla inför sexuell aktivitet, anatomiska förändringar och minskad libido. Anpassningen till den nya situationen påverkas av en eventuell partners reaktioner och delaktighet.

Non-attendance and cancellations within dental care is a problem resulting in both financial and time consuming losses. The purpose of this questionnaire was to investigate different factors influencing non-attendance and cancellations. Six public and private dental clinics located in Skåne participated. Information about the clinics and patient-related factors were collected. Result: Totally 182 patients cancelling or not attending their appointment were registered.

Background: Examinations with the intent to assess neurological functions and level of conciousness are common in neurocritical care, but the effect on the patient is not entirely researched.Aim: The purpose of this study was to describe the patient?s situation at the neurological wake-up test concerning the environment, nursing interventions and the possibility given the patient to become awake, and if these conditions affect the outcome of the wake-up test.Methods: A quantitative observational study took place at a neurocritical care unit, where 20 patients were observed from interruption of sedation to the neurological assessment, which was performed by a neurosurgeon or a specialized critical care registered nurse. Nursing interventions, environmental factors and physiological parameters were documented.Result: Twelve intervention varieties to control patients? physiological parameters were used. CPP > 80 mmHg was found in 90 % of observations.

Background For patients in need for psychiatric care who refuse treatment, coercive care might be necessary due to The Law of Psychiatric Compulsory Care, LPT. The purpose of this law is to make sure the patient later on will be able to increase autonomy. The most frequent patients in coercive care suffer from psychosis, heavy depression or having high risk of committing suicide. One of the most important tasks in the nurse profession is to increase patients? autonomy.

Syftet med litteraturstudien var att beskriva hur patienter med cancer som får palliativ vård upplever sin livskvalitet fysiskt, psykiskt och socialt. Sökningar genomfördes i databaserna Medline, Academic Search Elite och Cinahl samt manuellt. Sökord som användes var quality of life, palliative care, palliative treatment, cancer, advanced cancer, hospital och home care. Detta resulterade i att nitton vetenskapliga artiklar valdes ut till studiens resultat. Resultatet visade att en obotlig cancersjukdom försämrade livskvaliteten hos patienterna.

Background: Contracting asexually transmitted disease is strongly associated with stigmaand shame. Stigma associated with these diseases has a significant impact on self-image andpropensityto seek care. Despitehigh incidencethere is a generallack of awareness about therisks and theeffectsthatthese diseases have on both mental and physical health. Health carepersonnel are experiencing difficulties to meet and care for these patients. Aim: The aim ofthis studyisto describe patients'experiences of health care after they were diagnosed with asexually transmitted disease.

ABSTRACTBackground: In all cancer therapies occurs more or less side effects, there one of them are mucositis. Symptoms of mucositis include wound and blister in the oral mucosa and affects 50-80% of children undergoing cancer treatment. Today there is no Swedish tested assessment scale for mucositis.Aim: To describe how teenagers with cancer and parents of children younger than 12 years with cancer perceive issues in a mouth-assessment instruments, Children?s International Mucositis Evaluation Scale (ChIMES), that have recently been translated into Swedish.Method/Design: The study was a quantitative descriptive research design. The participants were teenagers with cancer 12- 18 years (N=15), and parents (N=15) of children younger than 12 years.

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to examine if a pre- and post-operative difference could be seen in self-reported pain disability and self-efficacy among patients undergoing surgery as treatment for spinal disc herniation in order to improve process of rehabilitation.Method: A quantitative and descriptive design was used. 10 patients awaiting surgical treatment for spinal disc herniation were included at Akademiska sjukhuset (The Academic Hospital) in Uppsala. Participation was voluntary and the selection was made by convenience. Data was collected using The Pain Disability Index and Self-Efficacy Scale by which the patient would estimate how hindered they felt because of their pain in everyday activities and their self-efficacy to perform everyday activities. This was done the day before surgery and two weeks after surgery.

Previous studies have shown positive results on the use of music as postoperative pain relief. Quantitative studies have examined the effect of music on rated pain and otherparameters such as anxiety, relaxation and blood-pressure. The purpose of this study was to investigate the expectations and experiences of patients and nurses onimplementing music as postoperative pain relief in an orthopedic unitQualitative design and semi-structured interviews were used to examine expectations and experiences. Five patients and five nurses in the unit were interviewed.Four themes developed during the data-analysis. These themes were ?Expectations on music as postoperative pain relief?, ?Experiences of music as postoperative pain relief?,?Effects of music as postoperative pain relief? and ?Continued implementation of musicas postoperative pain relief?.

The aim of this literature review was to elucidate how suicidal and self-harming patients should be treated and cared for, mainly in the acute phase in somatic care. Searches were conducted in databases with relevant keywords. Qualitative and quantitative articles were included, would not be more than 20 years, be written in Swedish or English, and match the aim of the study. Results showed that nurses and patients felt that the treatment would be respectful, non-judgmental and characterized by active listening and clear communication. Poor care was described as disrespect and lack of understanding.

Cancer är en sjukdom som kan drabba vilket barn som helst. När det inträffar påverkar det inte bara barnet utan även hela familjen. Tidigare forskning beskrev hur föräldrar upplevde sitt barns cancer och vilka känslosamma konsekvenser det ledde till. Denna studie ville få fram hur hela förloppet upplevdes, från cancerbeskedet till att barnet avled. Detta var för att få en djupare kunskap och förståelse av vad dessa föräldrar upplevde och gick igenom.

Bakgrund Cancer?verlevare st?r inf?r nya utmaningar efter behandling, varav fysisk sm?rta, tr?tthet och emotionell p?verkan i det dagliga livet ?r vanligt f?rekommande. Arbetsterapeuter spelar en viktig roll i rehabiliteringen genom att hj?lpa ?verlevarna att ?terg? till vardagslivet och hantera utmaningarna som kan uppst?. Genom Model Of Human Occupation (MOHO) kan arbetsterapeuter skapa personcentrerade interventioner f?r att st?dja cancer?verlevares v?lbefinnande.

Bakgrund: Cancer är idag en av de stora folksjukdomarna och den vanligaste dödsorsaken bland personer upp till 80 års ålder. Fler människor lever allt längre med diagnosticerad cancer men hälften av dem som drabbas blir inte botade. När bot inte längre är möjligt flyttas vårdens fokus till palliativ vård. Forskning visar att det finns stora brister inom den palliativa vård som bedrivs i Sverige. Patienter med obotlig cancer utgör en stor grupp i vården och deras upplevelser av bemötande i den palliativa vården är av stor vikt.

Introduktion I begreppet holistisk omvårdnad ingår att sjuksköterskan ska ta tillvara på patienters fysiska, psykiska, sociala och andliga behov. Sjuksköterskor som möter patienter som har drabbats av cancer ställs inför bemötande av andliga behov, men det råder en brist på kunskap hos sjuksköterskor om vad andliga behov innebär, vilket leder till svårigheter att bemöta dessa behov. Syfte Att undersöka vilka andliga behov patienter beskriver som drabbats av cancer. Metod Uppsatsen var en litteraturstudie. Resultatet byggde på elva vetenskapliga artiklar som togs fram genom databaserna PubMed och Cinahl samt genom manuella sökningar.