Patients’ perceptions of quality of life in heroin-assisted treatment
They no longer need to always be looking for their next fix and have more time and money. Even though the treatment programme is challenging, they feel a greater sense of freedom.
They no longer need to always be looking for their next fix and have more time and money. Even though the treatment programme is challenging, they feel a greater sense of freedom.
Whether the therapist at the district psychiatric centre was a psychologist, psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse seemed to have little bearing on the outcome.
Healthcare personnel found it challenging to judge what was in the child’s best interest. The child’s right to autonomy and involvement was often not heeded, and the child was rarely included in the decision-making process.
Patients undergoing gynaecological laparoscopies and anorectal procedures suffered the most nausea, while those who underwent major breast cancer surgery experienced the least nausea.
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Alkoholbruk kan ha ulike konsekvenser for kvinner og menns helse, viser ny doktorgradsavhandling.
Legemidler som skal redusere sykdom og død blant pasienter som deltar i legemiddelassistert rehabilitering, blir solgt til rusmiddelbrukere. Sykepleiere kan forhindre at dette skjer.
Pasienter møter ikke opp til behandling i privat institusjon hvis de føler at de mangler medvirkning, har dalende motivasjon eller føler seg presset til å ta imot behandling.
Hva er viktig for pasienter som gjennomgår langvarig behandling for skarpsynsvekkelse? En ny doktorgrad ser nærmere på saken.