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1. 1. Health care professionals’ experiences and views of sexual and reproductive health service provision to undocumented Roma women in Finland

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

   Author : Kalina Georgieva Hristozova; [2023]
   Keywords : undocumented Roma women; sexual and reproductive health; sexual and reproductive health service provision; health professionals experiences; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : Aim: This qualitative study explores the sexual and reproductive health service provision offered to undocumented Roma women migrating to Finland and traces the major challenges in this regard through the experiences, the perceptions, and the views of Finnish health professionals. Background: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of undocumented Roma women is of a particular concern since the lack of health insurance, their mobility, and disadvantaged educational, social, and economic level make them more vulnerable to health risks. READ MORE

3. 2. Hypercheck - Developing a Reminder and Data Logging System for Hypertension Patients

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

   Author : Ferdinand Karl Albrecht Martini; [2023]
   Keywords : Hypertension; mHealth; Patient Compliance; Reminder System; Mobile App; ;

   Abstract : Problem: A Major challenge for healthcare providers is the non-adherence of patients to prescrip- tions. One important area is hypertension treatment through medication. A treatment often starts with multiple adjustment cycles of medication type or dosage, which are based on regular at-home blood pressure measurements. READ MORE

4. 3. “I Wish Everyone Would Understand How Isolating being Chronically Ill Can Be” : A Qualitative Study on Teenagers’ Experiences of Everyday Life with Dysautonomia

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Barn

   Author : Rebecca Silva Da Cruz Tiderman; [2022]
   Keywords : Teenagers; Dysautonomia; Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome; POTS; Autonomic Nervous System; ANS; Everyday Life; Chronic Illness; Quality of Life; Illness; Doctor-Patient Relationship; Peers;

   Abstract : “Dysautonomia” or a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, affects approximately 70 million children and adults worldwide. Despite this, a small fraction of studies focus on the experiences of children and teenagers' living with conditions related to dysautonomia. READ MORE

5. 4. THE TRANSITION OF AGING HEALTH PRACTITIONERS TO RETIREMENT STAGE : A comparison between Doctors and Nurses in Sweden and Ghana

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Francisca Assamany; Adom Naomi; [2019]
   Keywords : aging; entrepreneurship; bridge employment; retirement; post-retirement; grey entrepreneurship; Ghana; Sweden.;

   Abstract : Data from various sources indicate that the world’s population is aging and doing so at an unprecedented way. Global population figure of people aged 60 years and over have doubled since the 1980s. READ MORE

6. 5. Chekov, Ibsen and Flaubert’s doctors : An ideo-historical literature essay on how the medical revolution of the 19th century changed the role of doctors

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

   Author : Hana Sharif; [2019]
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   Abstract : Background: Today we are very likely to encounter exceedingly competent, courageous, charismatic and often times good-looking doctors as TV-show protagonists whilst flipping through the television channels. Just over a hundred years ago it would have been unimaginable for a doctor to lead a storyline, to be a well-liked hero, to even be described as competent. READ MORE