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COURSE TITLE
Self-Care in Chronic Illness, 7,5 points
 
COURSE CATEGORY   Fristående kurs
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY  
SUBJECT AREA  
  COURSE CODE   8FA166
AIM OF THE COURSE
The overall objective of the course is to develop an in-depth understanding of self-care as it is performed by persons with chronic illness. Self-care is a term used in the literature to encompass healthy behavior, treatment adherence, and decision-making about symptoms when they occur. Various illness, physiological, psychological, ethical, behavioral, situational, social, and cultural factors influence how well patients make the transition from health to illness and the performance of self-care behaviors.
CONTENTS
In this course we will examine the history of self-care, discuss how the idea has changed over time and what forces have influenced its shape, power and influence. We will explore related concepts, various definitions, the processes that influence self-care, and the expected outcomes.
TEACHING
The educational method used is problem-based learning (PBL), PBL emphasises the student´s development of free, self-supporting, lifelong learning ability as an instrument for critical inquiry. The students own queries and formulated problems form the basis of PBL. Important is also the student´s ability to take responsibility for his/her own learning, and to seek and evaluate information and knowledge and to train co-operation and a flexible attitude to different views and ideas.
EXAMINATION
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
At least three years of full-time undergraduate studies in a major subject area with relevance for caring science. The lowest acceptable grade from undergraduate studies is Pass.

Applicants with a degree from a non-Swedish university must enclose an official examination certificate of at least three years of fulltime studies in health sciences.
Documented knowledge of English equivalent to "Engelska B"; i.e. English as native language or an internationally recognized test, e.g. TOEFL (minimum scores: Paperbased 575 + TWE-score 4.5, internetbased 90 TWE-score 20), IELTS, academic (minimum score: Overall band 6.5 and no band under 5.5), or equivalent.
GRADING
The course is graded on the following scale: Pass; Fail.
CERTIFICATE
Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request.
COURSE LITERATURE
The course literature is decided upon by the department in question.
OTHER INFORMATION
The planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees will the syllabus.

The course is carried out in such a way that both men’s and women’s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.
 
Self-Care in Chronic Illness
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Registrar No:   Course Code: 8FA166      
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Level   Education level     Subject Area Code   Field of Education  
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