In this qualitative study the researcher explores the experiences faced by adolescents living with a clinically depressed parent, and the emotional, social and intellectual challenges they go through, with the aim to identify and explore the emotional impact of parental depression on adolescents. The approach employed in this study is based on an ethnographic stance. A qualitative methodological design was followed allowing for personal experiences and meaning attributions to come to the fore. The participants were selected because they were accessible and met the criteria of living with a depressed mother. The study‟s results were presented in the form of descriptive text with particular reference to the thematic analysis process. An analysis of the participants‟ global themes revealed that by experiencing and sharing their mother‟s pain the experience had a negative emotional, social and behavioural impact on them and affected their interactional relationships with their parent. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)

This in-depth qualitative, phenomenological (Smith & Fowler, 2009) research study attempted to understand the experiences of young adults with intellectual disability who had completed a 2-year, inclusive postsecondary education program. 13 participants (4 former students with ID, 5 parents, and 4 Postsecondary Education staff members) participated in semi-structured interviews. Interviews were coded to provide themes amongst each individual group of participants. A document review was also conducted to better understand the program components and add validity to self-reports from interviews. Results were analyzed and used to provide implications for future research and program development.

In this qualitative study the researcher explores the experiences faced by adolescents living with a clinically depressed parent, and the emotional, social and intellectual challenges they go through, with the aim to identify and explore the emotional impact of parental depression on adolescents. The approach employed in this study is based on an ethnographic stance. A qualitative methodological design was followed allowing for personal experiences and meaning attributions to come to the fore. The participants were selected because they were accessible and met the criteria of living with a depressed mother. The study‟s results were presented in the form of descriptive text with particular reference to the thematic analysis process. An analysis of the participants‟ global themes revealed that by experiencing and sharing their mother‟s pain the experience had a negative emotional, social and behavioural impact on them and affected their interactional relationships with their parent. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)

Cancer kan drabba alla, oavsett kön eller ålder. När sjukdomen ej längre är kurativ och döden blir förutsägbar så bedöms patienten vara i sent palliativt skede. Sjuksköterskor möter dessa patienter samt deras närstående vid olika instanser i vården där det krävs ett palliativt förhållningssätt och goda kunskaper kring en förebyggande omvårdnad i livets slutskede. Syftet var att beskriva sjuksköterskors upplevelser av att vårda patienter med cancer i livets slutskede. En litteraturöversikt enligt Fribergs metod genomfördes och baserades på tolv vetenskapliga artiklar, alla kvalitativa. Sökningarna gjordes i databaserna CINAHL Complete och PubMed. Utifrån resultatet i artiklarna identifierades likheter som resulterade i teman och subteman. Analys av artiklarna resulterade i fyra huvudteman, Tillhörighet, Meningsfullhet och personlig utveckling, Behov av stöd och Stress. Två subteman framkom även; Meningslöshet ochRädsla. Styrkor och svagheter i metoden såsom eventuell förförståelse och tillvägagångssätt diskuteras genom arbetet. I resultatdiskussionen är det tidigare forskning som berör sjuksköterskors upplevelser, författarnas egna reflektioner samt Watsons teori om mänsklig omsorg med två caritativa processer; ett kärleks och omsorgsfullt sinnelag – att bry sig om samt att vara autentiskt närvarande som ligger till grund för diskussionen. / Cancer can affect everyone regardless of gender or age. When the disease no longer is curable and death is inevitable the patient is then assessed to be in a late palliative stage. Nurses´ meet these patients and their close relatives at various care instances where a palliative approach and good knowledge about preventive care in the end of life is required.  The aim of this study was to illustrate nurses´experiences caring for patients with cancer at end of life.  A literature review according to the method of Friberg was conducted and based on twelve scientific articles, all qualitative. The articles were published between 2008 and 2018. The searches were completed in the CINAHL complete and PubMed databases. Similarities in the results of the articles were identified and categorized in to themes and sub themes. Analysis of the articles resulted in four main themes, Affiliation, Meaningfulness and personaldevelopment, Need of support and Stress. Two sub themes also emerged; Meaninglessness and Fear. Strenghts and weaknesses of the method such as preunderstanding and approach will be discussed and the basis of the result discussion will include; previous research regarding nurses` experiences, the authors’ reflections and Watsons theory of human care including two of the caritive processes; a loving and caring mind-caring and to be present autenticly.