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  1. 1. Family caregivers experience of end-of-life carefor persons with dementia : A descriptive literature review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Qi Sun; Yifan Zhang; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background: Dementia is a disease that causes significant cognitive decline and canaffect occupational, life and social functioning. As the disease worsens and symptoms ofpersons with dementia(PwD) become more severe, some end-of-life stage PwD chooseto spend their time at home, which means that the family caregivers become the mainsupport body for the PwD. READ MORE

  3. 2. Nursing students’ experiences of caring for dying patients during their internship : A descriptive literature review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Liu Jiajia; Gu Jiawen; [2022]
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    Abstract : Background: Clinical practice is an inseparable part of nursing education. Research showed that nursing students were under great pressure to care for dying patients and their families during clinical practice. Therefore, it is of great importance to provide professional hospice nursing support and guidance for nursing students. READ MORE

  4. 3. Before Sunset : Natural light enhancing the experience of a Palliative care in Dhaka

    University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

    Author : Tanzina Khan; [2022]
    Keywords : Value of daylight; Light and health; Wellbeing; Restoration of mind; Cycle of daylight.;

    Abstract : There is a golden hour between life and death. That hour could bring valuable realizations in a person’s life. In the last few decades, hospice and palliative care went through evolutions to make a better sense of death without treating death neglecting the human experience, which plays a major factor in overall health and well-being. READ MORE

  5. 4. Future climate resilience of energy-efficient retrofit projects in central Europe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Jonas Manuel Gremmelspacher; Julija Sivolova; [2019]
    Keywords : Climate change; Future climate; Climate action; Building Performance Simulations; Hygrothermal Simulations; Moisture; Heating demand; Retrofit; Renovation; Building stock; Residential; Dwellings; Thermal envelope; Heating peak loads; Thermal comfort; Indoor environmental quality; Actual case studies; Big data; Denmark; Germany; Iterative workflow; Weather files.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This study assesses the performance of buildings affected by climate change under future climate predictions for three time-periods until the end of the 21st century. Objects studied are residential multi-storey buildings, originally built before 1970 and retrofitted during the last decade. READ MORE

  6. 5. Patient-Reported Recovery after Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Benjamin Rinius; [2018]
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    Abstract : abstract Background: In the past, peritoneal carcinomatosis which develops after dissemination from digestive cancers has been regarded as a terminal disease that would result in the death regardless of the nature of intervention. Today, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) combined with cytoreductive surgery (CRS) is an optional curative treatment reported to improve a rate of survival for selected patients. READ MORE