Essays about: "medicine history"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 68 essays containing the words medicine history.

1. 1. Nurses' experiences of providing person-centered care for older people with dementia : A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

   University essay from

   Author : Alice Nakindja; [2024]
   Keywords : Dementia; Person-centered care; Nurse; Older people 65 ; Qualitative studies;

   Abstract : Aims: This literature review aimed to synthesize nurses’ experiences of providing person-centered care for older people with dementia.  Background: Life radically changes for people with health problems, especially dementia. The number of people with dementia is increasing due to the rapid increase of the aging population. READ MORE

3. 2. The Ulleråker Hospitalum : A Case Study in the Wage Development of the Medical Sector 1890-1920

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Daniel W Christensen; [2023]
   Keywords : Economic History; History of Medicine; Medical Sector; Asylum History; Ulleråker; Ulleråker Hospitalum;

   Abstract : This essay presents a case study about the development of income levels in the medical sector during Sweden´s period of modernization, 1890-1920, focusing specifically on the five wage groups which comprised the medical staff at Uppsala´s Ulleråker hospitalum (=mental asylum). This institution, though different in it´s stated mission from hospitals and the like, was similarily organized, and staffed with employees belonging to the same categories as regular hospital staff - they shared similar social backgrounds, education levels, work tasks and conditions. READ MORE

4. 3. Caries Development At Different Tooth Surfaces In Swedish Adolescents Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för odontologi

   Author : Asal Al-Bayati; Taha Laskar; [2023]
   Keywords : caries; orthodontic; orthodontic treatment; caries progression;

   Abstract : Introduction Dental caries is the most common chronic infectious disease and is associated with plaque, bacteria, diet and saliva. Previous caries experience predicts 1/3 of future caries development. READ MORE

5. 4. The evolutionary origins of consciousness

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Azadeh Karamali; [2023]
   Keywords : Phenomenal consciousness; evolutionary origin; animal consciousness; sentience;

   Abstract : Some unanswered questions about consciousness as a biological phenomenon lie in its evolutionary origin and distribution among living organisms. Which animals are conscious and when did consciousness appear in the history of life on earth? The purpose of this thesis is to shed light on these long-standing questions by reviewing the literature on the evolutionary approaches to the fundamental concept of phenomenal consciousness. READ MORE

6. 5. The Secret Trade : Booksellers, advertisement and sexually transmitted diseases in eighteenth-century London

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Makrina Hjälm Ellnemyr; [2023]
   Keywords : Eighteenth century; London; England; medicine; booksellers; book trade; trade; syphilis; sexuality; advertisement; disease; history; trade card; bill head; Historia; 1700-tal; handel; bokhandlare; London; England; medicin; sexualitet;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between booksellers, medicine for sexually transmitted diseases, and advertising in eighteenth-century London. The analysis is based on trade cards, prints and advertisement in newspapers and periodicals. READ MORE