Traumas due to war and displacement vary in size and intensity. Ideally, one would seek support or help from a therapist or society, however, due to circumstantial reasons, it’s mostly impossible for refugees to get proper help, for example because of the language factor, the absence of family and friends, or the pressure to integrate and move on. This project explores the role of design and art in shedding light on the topic, as well as applying principles of psychology to offer support and representation to its target group of Syrian refugees in Europe.

Currently, little evidence has been gathered on the impact of listening to preferred music on the healing experiences of cancer patients, justifying the need for qualitative inquiry. Three disease-free women that survived breast cancer were invited to share their stories about how listening to preferred music assisted in decreasing their symptoms of depression, fatigue, and pain during their recovery. Data analysis followed a multiple case study methodology. Findings reveal the importance of listening to music and its affect on the emotional and physiological state of cancer patients, as well as their ability to cope with their illness. Four major themes emerged from the transcripts of participants: Music as Vibration, Music as Getaway, Music as Emotion Regulation, and Music as Spiritual Validation.

This diploma thesis deals with counselling management for families of deceased persons in practical matters. The goal of the work is to to describe the contemporary practical reality of social services in counselling for families and survivors. Another aim is to identify the matters in which help for survivors is most necessary. The research in this thesis is qualitative and uses semi-structured interviews as a primary method. It focuses on two groups of respondents, one of which consists of social services managers, while the other includes survivors who have experienced the practical matters of caring for a family member or their decease. The semi-structured interviews are analysed using open coding and subsequently split into categories which emerged from data analysis. Recommendations for social service managers are presented in the conclusion of the thesis based on the results of research surveys. These recommendations include suggestions on counselling for survivors in practical matters. Keywords: expert social counselling, counselling for survivors, paliative care, social services, practical matters

Hjärtstopp har ett lågt antal överlevare men under de senaste trettio åren har statistiken påvisat signifikant ökning av överlevare. Bakomliggande orsaker innefattar omfattande spektrum av tillstånd och sjukdomar, där kardiologiska och respiratoriska tillstånd påvisats i större utsträckning. Behandling och rehabilitering kan variera utifrån bakomliggande tillstånd och situation. Hjärtstoppsöverlevare har många olika besvär som framkommer i efterförloppet som leder till att patientens upplevelse av livsvärld kan komma att se sig påverkad i relation till en förändrad vardag. Genom att sjuksköterskan har förståelse för patientens upplevelse ökar möjligheten att utgå från en personcentrerad omvårdnad för att öka förutsättningarna för patienten. Syftet med studien var att belysa patienters upplevelse av att ha överlevt hjärtstopp. Metoden som användes innefattar en allmän litteraturöversikt som skapade ökad kunskap om patienternas upplevelse av att överleva hjärtstopp. Datainsamlingen genomfördes via databaser PubMed och CINAHL där det framkom totalt femton artiklar som valdes utifrån inklusions- och exklusionskriterier som besvarar valt syfte och problemformulering. Artiklarna analyserades vidare med hjälp av integrerad analys för att fastställa likheter och skillnader genom att redovisa huvudkategorier med respektive underkategorier. I resultatet redovisas varierande beskrivningar av patienters upplevelse av att överleva hjärtstopp. Resultatet har framställts i tre primära huvudkategorier; Upplevelsen av emotionella och fysiska hinder, Upplevelsen av utomståendes delaktighet samt En ny vardag och svårigheterna att hitta tillbaka. Avslutningsvis kan det konstateras att patienternas upplevelse av att överleva hjärtstopp påverkas utifrån alla aspekter i livet. Stöd från anhöriga och hälso- och sjukvården har visat sig generera en positiv uppfattning under återhämtningsfasen. Patienter är i behov av utökad information om de kommande symtom och besvär, sjuksköterskan bör erbjuda stöd, utbildning och verktyg för att kunna öka välbefinnande i deras nya verklighet. / Cardiac arrest has shown to have a low outcome of survivors but for the past thirty years the statistic of survivors has increased significantly. Underlying causes include a wide range of conditions and diseases where cardiological and respiratory conditions are the most common findings. Treatment and rehabilitation can vary based on the underlying condition and situation. Cardiac arrest can affect patients experience of life world due to the high problems and changes that emerges after surviving. These changes can cause problems in the way that the individual accept the new situation. Through an understanding of the patient's experience, the opportunity to offer a more person-centered nursing increase. The purpose of the study was to elucidate patients' experience of having survived cardiac arrest. The method used includes a general literature review to create knowledge about the patient's experience surviving a cardiac arrest. The data collection was carried out in PubMed and CINAHL where fifteen articles emerged based on the inclusion- and exclusion criteria that answered the purpose and problem formulation. Selected articles were analyzed using integrated analysis to determine similarities and differences by presenting main categories with respective subcategories. During the results, it emerged that patients who experience cardiac arrest have a broad idea of what it is like to survive cardiac arrest. Description of the patient's experience has produced three primary areas: The experience of emotional and physical obstacles, The experience of outsiders' participation and A new everyday life and the difficulties of finding their way back. It can be stated that the experience of surviving is affected by different aspects. Support from relatives and the healthcare system generate positive perception during recovery. Patients are in need of information about the upcoming symptoms and ailments, the nurse should offer support, training and tools to increase well-being in their new reality.

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Introduktion: Varje år drabbas omkring 400 000 barn och ungdomar av cancer. Överlevnadsgraden för barncancer ökar stadigt och i Sverige överlever cirka 85% av alla barn men till ett pris av sena komplikationer. Att drabbas av en livshotande sjukdom handlar inte enbart om att besegra den, utan även att kunna leva ett värdigt liv efter sjukdom. Syfte: Undersöka tonåringar och unga vuxnas erfarenheter av livet efter barncancer. Metod: En litteraturöversikt med deskriptiv design enligt Forsberg och Wengström. Studien baseras på tolv vetenskapliga orginalartiklar med kvalitativ ansats och kvalitetsgranskades med SBU:s granskningsmall för kvalitativa studier. Resultat: Fyra teman identifierades; svårigheter att möta det nya normala, utvecklats som person med nya perspektiv och värderingar, sociala relationer förändras, samt rädsla och oro inför framtiden. Tonåringar och unga vuxna upplevde fysiska, psykiska och emotionella svårigheter gällande att möta vardagen efter avslutad behandling. Känslor av att ha förändrats som person uppstod, och cancererfarenheten gav nya värderingar och livsperspektiv. Sjukdomstiden inverkade på socialt liv, och efter sjukdomstiden upplevdes förändrade sociala relationer till familj och vänner. Erfarenheterna medförde rädsla för återfall och oro för framtida hälsokonsekvenser. Slutsats: Tonåringar och unga vuxna som har haft barncancer upplevde livet annorlunda efter avslutad behandling, jämfört med före sjukdomstiden. Resultatet är värdefull kunskap för sjuksköterskor gällande vikten att arbeta preventivt för att barn med cancer ska vara förberedda på att möta livet efter cancer, samt värdet att våga prata om cancersjukdomens innebörd med dem som haft barncancer. Att vara cancerfri, innebär inte att individen frigörs från lidande. / Background: Approximately 400 000 children and young people in the world are diagnosed with cancer every year. The survival rate for childhood cancer is steadily increasing and in Sweden approximately 85% of all children survive, but at the cost of complications that can arose afterwards. Suffering from a life-threatening disease is not only about defeating it, but also to be able to live a worthy life after the illness.  Aim: Examine adolescents and young adults´ experiences of life after childhood cancer.  Method: A literature review with descriptive design according to Forsberg and Wengström. The study was based on twelve scientific articles with a qualitative approach and were quality reviewed using SBU´s review template for qualitative studies. Result: Four themes were identified; difficulties in meeting the new normal, developed as a person with new perspectives and values, changed social relationships and fear and concern about the future. Adolescents and young adults experienced physical, psychological and emotional difficulties when partaking in the everyday life after completing treatment. Feelings of having changed as a person arose, and the cancer experience gave new values and perspectives of life. The period of illness affected social life, and the period after illness was felt differently within their social relationships with family and friends. The experience brought a fear of relapse and concern about the future health consequences. Conclusion: Adolescents and young adults who have had childhood cancer experienced life differently after treatment, compared to their life before the illness. The outcome is seen to be valuable knowledge for nurses regarding the importance of working preventive so that children with cancer can be prepared to face life after cancer, as well as the importance of daring to talk about the meaning of cancer with those who have had childhood cancer. Being cancer-free does not mean that the individual is freed from suffering.

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This Master thesis is a historical case study of the rehabilitation process of Jewish children who came to Sweden at the end of the Second World War and shortly afterwards. Using a contextual approach, this thesis addresses a lacuna in Holocaust research about rehabilitation of child survivors in the context of refugee aid provided by Sweden after the Second World War. The work analyses different types of primary sources, taken from different archives. The group to be studied includes children aged 0-16 years. The focus of the analysis is on the motives and goals of organisations concerning the education and rehabilitation of child survivors. This is done by applying organisational theory. The main actors considered at the national level are the Swedish authority, the Statens Utlänningskommission (State Commission for Foreigners, SUK), and the local Jewish communities, in particular the Jewish Community of Stockholm (MFST). The paper fills an empirical gap in providing a statistic of all surviving children registered with the SUK, which was previously not available. An assessment of the rehabilitation efforts on the surviving children is analysed on an individual level. The thesis concludes that the children to different degrees, varying on the form of accommodation and education were placed in different institutions based on age and, at the beginning, nationality and that the focus was on strengthening of Jewish identity, preparation for emigration, and integration into society. This was approved by the SUK and directed and supervised by the established Rabbi Council.