Bakgrund: Cirka 0,2 - 0,4 procent av svenska kvinnor i åldrarna 12-25 år lider av anorexia nervosa, en sjukdom som innebär en störd kroppsuppfattning och karakteriseras av en oerhörd rädsla att gå upp i vikt. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att beskriva livsvärlden hos kvinnor som lider av anorexia nervosa. Metod: Studien baseras på två självbiografiska böcker som analyserades enligt Graneheim och Lundmans (2008) beskrivning av innehållsanalys för kvalitativa studier. Resultat: Studien resulterade i tre kategorier: socialt, psykiskt och fysiskt, varav den psykiska innefattar underkategorierna ångest, självkänsla, mattankar samt förvrängd kroppsuppfattning. Slutsats: Slutsatsen till denna studie var att som sjuksköterska är det viktigt att ha kunskap om och förståelse för livsvärlden hos denna patientgrupp som finns både inom den somatiska och psykiatriska vården, för att på så sätt skapa goda förutsättningar i det vårdande mötet..

Statistics of occupational injuries show that bricklayers are among the most exposed, with heavy lifting by far the most common cause of long-term sick leave. Prefabricated brick beams create yet another risk of injuries that can be prevented by auxiliary equipment or alternative solutions. From articles, interviews with masons and from a survey carried out in conjunction with this report, it appears that there are frequently difficulties in the use of available means for lifting and handling. Previous studies on the subject of transverse reinforcement in masonry beams indicate a viable method for bridging large openings in masonry walls. This bachelor thesis delves into whether the idea could be realized in today's brick construction with a view to improving occupational health and safety.

Background: Students, at a secondary upper school, attending a practical programme have a lower physical capacity than students from theoretical programs. Our physical self-esteem has a great significance for our motivation in being physically active and thereby also for our health. The purpose: of this study is to find out if there is a difference between perceived physical self-esteem and objectively measured physical activity between students attending a practical programme and a theoretical programme. Method: Four classes, in a medium-sized town in the southeast of Sweden, participated in the study, two classes from practical programmes and two classes from theoretical programmes. All the students were in their final year at the upper secondary school, when they were part of the study during the autumn of 2011.

Depression in young adults is a serious condition causing serious suffering for the victim. By finding risk factors for depression the opportunity for early preventive action is increased, which, in turn, may prevent a negative course. Two risk factors which have been shown to be related to depression are shame and rejection. Therefore this study examined the relationship between shameproneness, rejection sensitivity, shame-related events and depressive symptoms. The self-report questionnaires used were TOSCA, RSQ, Shaming index and BDI-II.

Background Satisfaction of life and wellbeing is shown to be important when the quality of life is to be understood. The nurse has a significant role in the care of the patient and in his/her experience of life. Aim The purpose of this study is to examine the quality of life, from a nurse perspective. Method The text analysis was carried out with qualified attempts, of a book, "Quality of life a challenge for the nurse" (in Swedish) by T. Rustoen, a nurse who also worked as a teacher in Norway. The book describes how quality of life is experienced from the patients and staffs view. Results The text analysis showed that out of the ordinary descriptions of quality of life, the author found four new themes. These themes where; the meaning of solidarity, confidence, activity and meaningfulness in the existence. Conclusion Quality of life is an important word, which means different to different kind of people.

Palliativ vård i livets slutskede omfattar vården av vårdtagare med obotbar, symtomgivande sjukdom. Palliativ vård inkluderar all omvårdnad så att inte vårdtagarna lider den sista tiden av sin aliv. Som vårdgivare i den palliativa vården måste det finnas ett starkt engagemang och lyhördhet för vårdtagaren. Enligt vårdtagarna är en av de allra viktigaste egenskaperna hos vårdgivaren att kunna lyssna. Upplevelsen av att någon bryr sig om vårdtagarna betyder mycket.

Smärta är vanligt förekommande bland människor i samhället. Flertalet av dessa smärtdrabbade tvekar att söka vård och därför blir mötet mellan vårdaren och den drabbade betydelsefullt. Studiens syfte var att få en ökad förståelse för hur patienten med smärta upplever bemötandet av vårdaren. Det finns brister i omvårdnadsforskning inom detta område och därför bör problemet få mer uppmärksamhet. Som teoretisk referensram har Martinsens behovsteori använts, då denna stämmer väl överens med hur patienten och vårdaren är i förhållande till varandra.

The following study examined whether similarities in motor speech deficits in Parkinson?s disease and in developmental stuttering could be observed. Furthermore, intelligibility was examined. Assessments of 16 people with Parkinson?s disease, 35 people with developmental stuttering and 49 matched controls were performed with the tests Dysartribedömningen and the Swedish Test of Intelligibility.

In light of health scandals and intense debate in the media about the elderly, the authors investigates two Swedish newspaper and their depiction of elder care in Sweden. Using Faircloughs three-dimensional model and critical discourse analysis, it is investigated if there is a more prominent discourse and if so the impact of globalization on this discourse concerning swedish elderly care. A sample of a total of ten articles in the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet and Dagens Nyheter is analyzed. The authors found that older people who are granted home help or place of accommodation rarely make their voices heard. Rarely were also relatives of residents given the opportunity to speak.

Slopes in fine till soils are exposed to surface erosion due to rainfall, snowmelt and upland water sources. Large areas of road slopes are therefore covered for surface erosion protection. Preventive methods like ditches and trenches are also being used. Silt tills are particularly troublesome since the water can bring the soil into suspension and cause mudslides. Different methods for erosion protection have been studied in this work, with the emphasis placed on rockfill covering. The need for and the dimensioning of this type of covering has been examined in literature and field studies.

Varje år får allt fler män diagnosen prostatacancer och behandlas för sjukdomen. Detta innebär också att fler män drabbas av de biverkningar som behandlingen kan medföra. Impotens ar en vanlig biverkning. Syftet med studien var att belysa hur den förändrade sexualiteten i samband med behandling av prostatacancer kan påverka mannens självbild och relationer. Metoden som använts var litteraturstudie.

Diabetes mellitus type 2 and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) are two of the most common diseases in the world and the amount are increasing. The treatments of these diseases are self care and a change of lifestyle. For this to be successful there is a need for the person to have knowledge about the diseases and a motivation for making changes in his or her lifestyle. Most of this information is given by the district nurse at the health centre. It is important to get a better knowledge of these persons experiences and how they used the information given to them.

Information about vibration injuries as a preventive measure is beneficial to society as well as the individual. As early as after a few years work with machines that vibrate can cause young sensitive persons to develop vibration injuries.An evaluation has been done on a web page with focus on information about work related vibration injuries. As a part of the evaluation a user observation and interview study was performed with workers who worked in different occupations. The workers all used machine that vibrate as part of the work. A total of eleven workers participated in the study.

Personer med IBS lider av en sjukdom som inte syns utåt vilket kan skapa påfrestningar i det dagliga livet och i mötet med vården. Därför är det väsentligt att sjuksköterskan har empati, kunskap och engagemang i mötet med dessa personer. Syftet med studien var att belysa det stöd som efterfrågas av personer med IBS i mötet med sjukvården och hur sjuksköterskan förhåller sig i mötet. Metoden som användes till studien var litteraturstudie. Resultatet visar att personer med IBS är i behov av stöd genom information, bekräftelse och ett professionellt förhållningssätt av vårdarna i mötet.

Det har i tidigare studier framkommit att barnen glöms bort i sorgearbete då de mister en förälder och att barnen inte får bearbeta sorgen som de upplever. Om inte barnet får bearbeta sin sorg kan det bli deprimerat i framtiden. Studiens syfte är att beskriva barns upplevelser av att förlora en förälder. Studien är en litteraturstudie gjord på två böcker där barnen genom författarna beskriver upplevelserna av att mista en förälder. Böckerna analyserades sedan enligt en innehållsanalys.