Essays about: "somatic care"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words somatic care.

  1. 1. STUDENT-LED STRESS- AND SLEEP-INTERVENTIONS : Longitudinal changes in mental health symptoms for primary care patients

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Johanna Törnström; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Mental health issues are a growing problem, and vast contributors are stress-related mental health issues and sleep problems. The health care system is struggling to adjust, and to calibrate the right interventions to the right patients at the right time. READ MORE

  3. 2. Supporting Caring Touch : A toolkit for sensitizing soma designers through subtle disruptions

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Christoffer Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Somaesthetic design; touch; care; design methods; research through design; Somaestheticdesign; beröring; omsorgsfullhet; designmetoder; forskning genom design;

    Abstract : Touch-based interactions have been of interest within interaction design, as they can communicate large quantities of information about materials, systems, and impact affective states. This dissertation outlines the process of developing a design method to aid designers in honing their somatic sensibilities to engage in interactions of caring touch through touch-based interactions and explorations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Barriers for help-seeking refugee- and asylum seeker women with mental ill-health : A qualitative interview study

    University essay from Röda Korsets Högskola

    Author : Hanna Placid Solimena; [2023]
    Keywords : asylum seeker women; help-seeking barriers; mental ill-health; refugee women; Sweden; asylsökande kvinnor; flyktingkvinnor; hjälpsökande hinder; psykisk ohälsa; Sverige;

    Abstract : Backround: Many patients from ethnic and minority groups have cultural needs and belief perceptions about health and care that differ from the mainstream population. To be able to cover the needs of the ongoing changing society in healthcare, does the nursing care professionals have awareness of the differences a patient’s cultural background is related to their health and how to help the patient in her new health related cultural environment. READ MORE

  5. 4. The economic sustainability of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products and a parallelism between the Swedish and the Italian National Health Systems: a Financial Model Applied to the Italian and Swedish N

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Alessandro Vettore; [2022]
    Keywords : ATMPs; Financial Model; Health System;

    Abstract : In this thesis the economic sustainability of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs), a class of innovative drugs composed of somatic cell therapies, gene therapeutics and tissue engineered products, is investigated. These drugs cure rare and often mortal diseases (which are currently cured with palliative or only partially working care), with a one-shot treatment. READ MORE

  6. 5. Cost-Effectiveness of Surveillance Programs of Carriers of Pathogenic Mutations in the TP53-Gene in Sweden

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Oskar Frisell; [2020]
    Keywords : TP53 Surveillance Cost-effectiveness Genetics;

    Abstract : Introduction: Pathogenic mutations in the TP53-gene is present in about 50% of all somatic cancers. The TP53 gene’s function is to stop cancer cells from dividing, thus protect us from cancer. When this gene is not functioning properly, carriers face 70-100% risk of developing cancer in their lifetime. READ MORE