Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-92).

<p>Stroke är en av de tre sjukdomar som årligen skördar flest antal vuxna liv – endast hjärtsjukdomar och cancer dödar fler. Bara i Sverige drabbas cirka 20 000 personer per år. Av dessa 20 000 Personer, räddas förstås många till livet. Sjukdomen är dock sällan komplikationsfri utan leder oftast till en rad konsekvenser, vilka i sin tur kan vara bestående såväl som temporära. Att insjukna i en stroke är en omvittnat obehaglig upplevelse – inte bara för de drabbade själva utan även för deras närmast anhöriga. De fysiska skador som ofta blir följd av en stroke, är oftast lätta att upptäcka. Något annat som inte är lika uppenbart, är den upplevelse av försämrad livskvalitet, som många patienter upplever till följd av att ha drabbats av en stroke.</p><p>Syftet med denna studie har varit att beskriva hur patienter som har drabbats av stroke upplever sin livskvalitet utifrån tre perspektiv; fysiskt, psykiskt, samt socialt.  Underlaget till denna studie kommer från olika databaserna Medline, PubMed och Academic Search Elite. Genom att använda relevanta sökord på engelska så påträffades de artiklar som sedan använts i studien. Totalt har 17 artiklar granskats för att besvara studiens frågeställning. Artiklarnas relevans för studien varierade. Tillsammans bidrog dock alla 17 separata artiklar till förståelsen av problemställningen.</p><p>Resultatet av undersökningen visade att personer med stroke upplever förändringar i sin livskvalitet när det gäller den psykiska, fysiska samt det sociala perspektivet. De försämringar som äger rum i samtliga perspektiv kan avvärjas med hjälp av bättre kommunikation mellan patient och vårdpersonal samt mellan anhöriga och vårdpersonal. En försämring av det ena perspektivet, innebär alltså även att de andra två perspektiven löper en överhängande risk att försämras.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Nyckelord: stroke, livskvalitet, omvårdnad</p><p> </p> / <p>Stroke is one of the third most common diseases among adults today. Only in Sweden there’s approximately 20 000 persons that get diagnosed with stroke. Those who survive stroke have to live with the consequences, permanent as well as temporary. To suffer from stroke is an unpleasant experience, not only for those who suffer stroke, but also for their family and relatives. Apart from the psychical damages that arise from stroke, the patients also experience variation in their quality of life.</p><p><strong>  </strong>The aim of this study is to describe how stroke patients experience their own quality of life from a physical, mental and social point of view. The basic data which is the foundation for this study were found in the databases Medline, PubMed and Academic Search Elite. The searches were made with simple keywords to find the relevant articles. In total, 17 articles were reviewed in order to answer the question of the study. Although the relevance of the articles were varying, they all had in common that they contributed to an understanding for this study.</p><p>The result of this study shows that people who suffer from stroke experiences have changes in their quality of life when it comes to the mental, physical and the social sphere. The decreases in their quality of life, no matter which sphere, can improve with better communication between patient and caregivers and to relatives and caregivers. Nevertheless, the different spheres are linked each other, and a decrease in quality of life in one sphere, often affects another.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Keywords: Stroke, quality of life, nursing</p>

<p><strong>Sammanfattning</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Syftet med denna litteraturstudie var att beskriva livskvalitet hos personer som genomgått en amputation av en extremitet utifrån ett fysiskt, psykiskt och socialt perspektiv. Sökning av artiklar har utförts i databaserna Medline, Cinahl och genom manuell sökning i några av artiklarnas referenslistor. Sjutton artiklar valdes för analysen, som genomfördes på ett systematiskt arbetssätt där fynden i artiklarnas resultat grupperades i tre huvudkategorier och nio underkategorier. Artiklarnas kvalitet granskades med hjälp av checklistor.</p><p>Resultatet visade att patienter som amputerats fick hela sin existens förändrad. Faktorer som gav lägre livskvalitet hos patienterna var smärta, sämre fysisk funktion, minskad rörlighet och psykisk ohälsa. En faktor som gav bättre livskvalitet hos patienterna var användning av protes. Bättre livskvalitet hos patienterna uppmättes i områdena arbetsmiljö och tillfredsställelse inom familjelivet, jämfört med icke amputerade personer. Författarna ansåg att efter en amputation så omvärderade patienten olika delar i livet och uppskattade andra saker mer än människor som var friska, som kanske tog dessa för givet.</p><p> </p><p>Nyckelord: Amputation, Livskvalitet, Funktionshinder</p> / <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The aim of this literature study was to describe the quality of life of persons who have undergone an amputation of a limb from a physical, mental and social perspective. Search through Medline, Cinahl databases and additional manual search in some of the articles reference lists was conducted. Seventeen articles were chosen for the analysis, which was carried out through a systematic approach and the findings in the articles results were grouped into three categories and nine subcategories. The quality of the articles was reviewed using checklists.</p><p>The results showed that patients who had been amputated had their whole existence changed. Factors that resulted in lower quality of life of patients were pain, worse physical function, decreased mobility and mental illness. One factor that resulted in better quality of life for patients was the use of prosthesis. Better quality of life in patients was measured in the areas of work environment and satisfaction in family life compared to the healthy subjects. The authors believed that after an amputation the patient revalued different aspects of life and appreciated other things more than people who are healthy, who might have taken things for granted.</p><p> </p><p>Keywords: Amputation, Quality of Life, Disability</p>

<p>The aim of the literature review was to describe how persons living with HIV experience their health-related quality of life, and which coping strategies they use. Scientific articles were searched in the databases Pubmed and Cinahl. The keywords used were HIV, nursing, health-related quality of life and coping. A total of 18 articles were included in the study. The main result of the literature review showed that persons living with HIV have lower health-related quality of life than healthy individuals. Variables that affected the health-related quality of life were gender, age, symptom experience, antiretroviral treatment, self-care/coping and circumstances of life. Use of both problem-oriented coping strategies and emotion-oriented coping strategies were identified in persons living with HIV. Problem-oriented coping strategies contained lifestyle changes, social support and knowledge. Emotion-oriented coping strategies contained spirituality and avoiding behavior. In conclusion, this literature review showed that it is important for the general nurse to understand the situation persons living with HIV are going through and provide support. This support should be individually accommodated, but could for example consist of education, social support,<strong> </strong>satisfying spiritual needs and encouraging lifestyle changes.</p>

<p>The aim of this study was to describe the experience of quality of life among people who had suffered a stroke. The articles were found through searches in Cinahl and a total of 17 articles were included.</p><p>The result shows three perspectives which effects the stroke survivor´s lives. These three are physical, psychological and social. The result of this study shows that stroke limits a person’s life in many ways, and has a negative influence on quality of life. Feelings like anxiety are common, and also a fear of having another stroke. Another issue is social isolation, often caused by the physical changes. The physical changes can be dysphagia and paralysis.</p><p>Support and information is extremely important after a stroke. People who have suffered a stroke often feel fear to go out among other people and often feel like they are a burden to their family and friends. All these things change the person’s quality of life in different ways.</p><p><strong><p>Keywords: Stroke, Quality of life and experience</p></strong></p> / <p><p>Sammanfattning</p><p>Syftet med denna studie var att beskriva upplevelsen av livskvalitet hos människor som drabbats av stroke. Detta gjordes genom sökningar i databasen Cinahl och resulterade i att 17 artiklar inkluderades.</p><p>Resultatet av denna studie visar att en stroke medför många begränsningar för den som drabbas och detta kan påverka deras livskvalitet på ett negativt sätt. Känslor som oro och ångest är vanliga, samt en rädsla att drabbas av en ny stroke. Sociala svårigheter och isolering är ytterligare begränsningar. Den fysiska påfrestningen är otroligt påtaglig vilket ytterligare bidrar till den sociala isoleringen. Dessa fysiska påfrestningar kan till exempel vara dysfagi och förlamning. Stöd och information är oerhört viktigt i efterförloppet av en stroke. Människor som drabbas känner en rädsla för att gå ut bland andra och drar sig lätt undan. De har även en känsla av att alltid vara en börda för sina närstående, vilket leder till att de isolerar sig. Dessa delar sammantaget resulterar i försämrad livskvalitet för de flesta som drabbas, även om det finns undantag.Nyckelord: Stroke, livskvalitet och upplevelse</p></p>

<p>The aim of this study was to describe how adolescents experiences their quality of life, and to</p><p>compare if there are any differences in how they experiences their QOL depending on where</p><p>they live, big town or smaller town. The aim was also to examine how adolescents</p><p>experienced their schooling. The study is empirically, quantitative with a descriptive and</p><p>comparative design. To measure quality of life a tried and tested instrument – Life</p><p>Satisfaction Questionnaire (LSQ) was used. The questionnaire was distributed and collected</p><p>by the authors.142 students participated, 79 from the larger city and 63 from the smaller city.</p><p>The results of this study showed that adolescents, 16-19 years, rated their overall QOL as high</p><p>and that there were no significant differences between the cities regarding on how the</p><p>adolescents experienced their overall QOL. There were significant differences in some of the</p><p>sub factors. There were significant differences in the factors ”physical symptoms”, influence</p><p>of illness” and “Experience of every day meaningful activities”. Adolescents from the larger</p><p>city experienced higher levels of meaningful activities, and adolescents in the smaller city</p><p>experienced less physical symptoms and influence of illness. The results also showed that the</p><p>adolescents rated their ability to manage their studies as high, and that there were few that felt</p><p>depressed or/and bullied. The adolescents in this study felt that their schooling was</p><p>represented of both a positive and a negative adjective. Funny and instructive recurred</p><p>frequently, but also tough occurred often.</p>

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The aim of this study was to describe cancer patients’ experiences of quality of life and wellbeing in relation to yoga practice.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A descriptive qualitative study with semi structured interviews was carried out during the fall of 2009 at the University of Uppsala. Informants in the study were cancer patients who were participating in the yoga/psychotherapy group at the clinic of oncology at the Akademiska hospital in Uppsala.</p><p><strong>Result:</strong> Five out of six informants experienced that their quality of life and their wellbeing improved by practicing yoga. One informant had mixed feelings which were not due to the yoga practicing, but to the place where it was practiced. For her this place was associated with illness. Informants accentuated the importance of the fellowship in the yoga/psychotherapy group. They experienced that yoga practicing could not be separated from psychotherapy and vice versa. Informants believed that yoga and psychotherapy reinforced each other’s effect. The study showed that the yoga exercises had been of great help, for example, in connection with medical examinations or as a tool to cope with one’s situation, thoughts and/or secondary effects of the disease and pain experience. The yoga had strengthened the informants both physically, psychologically and spiritually. It helped them to cope with sleeping difficulties and respiratory difficulties. The study also shed light on two aspects previously not included in yoga research: respiratory difficulties and sexuality.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study displayed that the informants experienced that yoga had a positive effect on their quality of life and wellbeing. Further studies are suggested (qualitative and quantitative) that examine the joint influence of yoga/psychotherapy on the quality of life and wellbeing as well as the aspects “Breathing difficulties” and “Sexuality”.         </p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong><em>Yoga, cancer, quality of life, wellbeing</em></p>

Bipolar I disorder (BD) is one of the leading causes of disability among adults. Despite the fact that those with BD are at significantly greater risk for experiencing psychosocial hardship, many with the disorder function quite well. Researchers have shown this variability in quality of life to be partly explained by symptom severity, educational attainment, illness characteristics, and cognitive variables (e.g., executive function). The current study extends this research by examining the role of emotional intelligence in the quality of life and social and occupational functioning of people with BD. I hypothesized a significant proportion of the variance in quality of life and social and occupational functioning would be explained by emotional intelligence, above and beyond the variance explained by the aforementioned variables. Forty-two participants with BD were recruited and completed a battery of measures to assess quality of life, cognition, and emotional intelligence. Results indicated that emotional intelligence, as measured by the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test, did not explain any unique variance in quality of life. Self-reported emotional intelligence, on the other hand, did explain unique variance in both subjective well-being and social functioning.

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006.

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2003.