En allergisk person påverkas på fysisk, psykisk och social nivå. Unga vuxna allergiska personers erfarenheter och upplevelser av allergi är relativt outforskat. Syftet med studien är att förstå hur unga vuxna personer med allergi upplever att allergin påverkar deras vardag och hur de förhåller sig till ett liv anpassat efter allergin. En kvalitativ intervjustudie genomfördes med 10 deltagare i åldrarna 18-22 år som hade olika former av allergier. Resultatet visade att allergi har en betydande roll för allergiska personers identitetsskapande och många beskriver en strävan efter att passa in socialt trots sina besvär.

Aquatic organisms are usually not exposed to single substances but rather to mixtures of toxicants in streams located in agricultural areas. The transport of pesticides used in the agricultural area in Sweden is monitored with continuous environmental supervision every year. During 2002-2008 an average of 10 pesticides were found in each sample and 40% of the samples contained substances with concentrations higher than the Water Quality Standards. Chemical risk management is normally based on single-test evaluations. A problem when assessing mixture toxicities is that the constituents and concentrations of pollutants in the environment vary greatly.

Biodiversity consists of all life on Earth and in all forms. Biodiversity is often discussed at three levels: ecosystem, species and genetic variation within species. Biodiversity also provides many of the ecosystem services performed by nature and that we depend on, including cultural services such as aesthetic values, education and recreation. In Sweden the environmental objectives are central; there are 16 environmental quality objectives, and "A rich plant and animal life" is one of them. Conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity is a prerequisite for achieving also most other environmental objectives. Another environmental quality objective that is tied to a rich biodiversity in cities and biodiversity is "Good built environment" where cities, towns and other built environment should provide a good living habitat and contribute to a good environment.

Urininkontinens är ett globalt problem som förekommer hos mer än 50 miljoner av världens befolkning och är tre gånger vanligare bland kvinnor än hos män. Urininkontinens medför en försämrad livskvalitet genom att bland annat påverka kvinnors fysiska, psykiska, sexuella och sociala välbefinnande. Sjuksköterskan kommer i kontakt med kvinnor som har urininkontinens och för att kunna ge god vård och främja hälsa behövs kunskap om hur kvinnor upplever urininkontinens. Syftet med litteraturstudien var att beskriva kvinnors upplevelser av att leva med urininkontinens. Metoden var en litteraturstudie som bestod av 13 vetenskapliga artiklar.

This study focuses on work related factors which have an effect on the balance between peoples work and private/social life. Commonly discussed in the daily debate is the so called ?livspusslet?, the time puzzle. The question is: How do you balance the demands from work, family and society? A lot of peoples health and family relations suffers from a stressful situation at work.It?s not hard to figure out that the possible factors which could have an effect on the balance between peoples work and private/social life are many.

Kronisk obstruktiv lungsjukdom (KOL) är en av våra största folksjukdomar och den fjärde vanligaste dödsorsaken i världen. KOL är en progressiv sjukdom med symtom som påverkar livskvalitén. Rökning kombinerat med hög ålder är dominerande riskfaktor. Behandlingsmål för KOL är att minska symtom, förebygga exacerbationer och förbättra livskvalitén. Patientutbildningens syfte är att stödja och stärka patientens kontroll över sjukdom och behandling.

The purpose of this study was to understand what the care recipients considering as care quality in their long-term eldercare. Our intention has been to contribute a bit to the development of the care work. Previous studies show that user surveys are carried out regularly but there is very few studies that are based on care recipients own opinions and experiences. The main questions in the study have been to examine what is considered as good elder care from a user perspective. Even to understand the characteristics of a good meeting with the care staff and also examine how the elder care in Nybro municipality can improve.

Forestry is an important industry in Sweden, with clear-cut as the most commonly used method for harvesting. Here the long-term impact of clear-cut on lake water quality (dissolved organic carbon (DOC), nitrogen, phosphorus and pH) has been investigated, based on 23 lakes sampled during autumn. Data for additional 15 lakes sampled for the Swedish monitoring program were also used. Lakes were classified as 5, 25, 40 and 60 year based on data of the forest age in the catchment, gathered from the Swedish national forest inventory. Clear-cut lakes were classified as 5 years (>20% of the catchment clear-cut during the last 10 years).

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) och konsekvenserna av att ha detta funktionshinder har debatterats mycket på senare år. ADHD anses vara en medfödd uppmärksamhetsstörning av varierande grad som finns hos 3-5 % av befolkningen och påverkar hela livet för den drabbade. Syftet med denna litteraturstudie var att belysa skillnader i livskvalitet och hälsa hos barn, unga och vuxna med diagnosticerad ADHD i jämförelse med personer som saknar denna neuropsykiatriska störning. Datamaterialet bestod av 11 vetenskapliga artiklar med kvantitativ ansats publicerade år 2000-2008. I resultatet framkom tre områden där skillnader fanns: livskvalitet och fysisk hälsa, livskvalitet och psykisk hälsa samt livskvalitet och social hälsa.

The aim of the study was to examine whether parental leave can serve as capacitating period in life. More specifically our aim was to get a deeper comprehension of the abilities and competencies developed through parental leave and how these can be of use to the individual when at work. 12 semistructured interviews were conducted with employees from a large organization in the south of Sweden. The results were analyzed using a hermeneutic approach. The results of the study show that competencies and abilities such as effectiveness, organizing, multitasking, leader abilities, communication, sensitivity, limiting skills, mindfulness, acceptance, self-confidence and life balance were enhanced during parental leave.

This report presents the results of a thesis in which the department PL Hus at Grontmij AB isstudied. The study has been done in order to locate problem areas in order to streamline andimprove the quality of working. The study was done by an engineering student from theDepartment of Industrial Management at KTH on behalf of Grontmij AB. The project extendedover a period of 20 weeks during spring 2011.In addition to the Department itself has two project managers in two different projects beenfollowed. The method used has been participant observation and was used to be able to comeclose to reality and thus find problem areas where there are opportunities for development.Validation was made through comments and opinions from workers at Grontmij AB, afterreading the reports analysis.Based on a system and holistic approach has parallels been drawn to the production systems suchas TPS (Toyota Production System) and lean production.

Myleom är en cancersjukdom som uppkommer i benmärgen. I Sverige insjuknar ungefär 500-600 personer i myelom per år. Syftet med litteraturstudien var att med hjälp av de sex dimensionerna av smärta belysa upplevelsen av att leva med sjukdomen myelom. Studien genomfördes utifrån en teoretisk referensram. För att få en helhetsbild av individernas upplevelser av sjukdomen redovisas resultatet utifrån sex dimensioner av smärta.

Bakgrund: Att vi blir allt äldre innebär också att allt fler insjuknar i en demenssjukdom. Då det i dagsläget inte finns något botemedel för sjukdomen blir det främsta omvårdnadsmålet att minska lidande och öka livskvaliteten och välbefinnandet för dessa personer. Då många med demenssjukdom bor på vårdboenden blir det vårdpersonalens främsta uppgift att skapa en bra vårdmiljö vilket innefattar en god vårdrelation. Vårdrelationen är central i all god omvårdnad och det är viktigt att ha en förståelse för att den vård som ges till personer med demenssjukdom antingen kan hjälpa eller stjälpa individen.Syfte: Att belysa vårdrelationens betydelse för livskvaliteten hos personer med demenssjukdom som bor på vårdboenden.Metod: Denna studie är en litteraturstudie där tolv artiklar analyseras. En kvalitativ innehållsanalys har använts där meningsbärande enheter i artiklarna har kondenserats, kodats och slutligen bildat kategorier.Resultat: Tre kategorier framkommer av resultatet som visar vårdrelationens betydelse för livskvalitet hos personer med demenssjukdom.

Limb-sparing surgery aims to provide a functional pain free leg for the patient after removal of a local tumour in the leg. Reasons to perform limb-sparing instead of amputation can be arthrosis or hipdysplasia or other problems with the locomotor apparatus that makes the patient unsuitable for amputataion. Owner reluctance to amputate is another reason for limb-sparing. This master?s thesis is a case study of a dog with an osteosarcoma in its distal radius. The dog was treated by a limb-sparing method that uses the ipsilateral ulna as a vascularized roll-over autograft.

Background: Mental illness is a growing public health problem which can cause significant disabilities and lead to poor quality of life. As primary care nurses often are the first to encounter these patients they need knowledge to be able to respond appropriately to this group.Aim: The aim was to describe how the sufferer of mental illness experiences the introduction to primary care. Method: The literature review was based on the results of 11 scientific articles which were analyzed with the inspiration of a metasynthesis method.Results: Four categories emerged: the experience of being treated like a human being, the importance of a therapeutic space, the experience of time and availability as well as the importance of competent personnel and the importance of continuity. Patients described different aspects deemed important when encountering nursing staff. Conclusion: Patients experienced that they received good care when they felt listened to and seen as individuals with their own thoughts and feelings.