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PAIN HELP

Svärd Nilsson, Ante (2020) In Diploma work IDEL01 20201
Industrial Design
Abstract
Who hasn’t had a close one who suffered from pain, who hasn’t suffered from pain themselves? It might have been chronic pain, it might have been acute pain or something else. For many of us describing pain can be close to impossible. You might not know the right words to use and try to use metaphors to express the pain you are in, to a doctor. Despite being such a common sensation, pain can be surprisingly hard to explain.

The aim of my bachelor project is to fill this gap and make it easier for patients to understand and explain their pain. I used research and interviews to gain a deeper understanding of what pain is and how the perception of pain changes from individuals. Using my interviews as a base, I developed graphical... (More)
Who hasn’t had a close one who suffered from pain, who hasn’t suffered from pain themselves? It might have been chronic pain, it might have been acute pain or something else. For many of us describing pain can be close to impossible. You might not know the right words to use and try to use metaphors to express the pain you are in, to a doctor. Despite being such a common sensation, pain can be surprisingly hard to explain.

The aim of my bachelor project is to fill this gap and make it easier for patients to understand and explain their pain. I used research and interviews to gain a deeper understanding of what pain is and how the perception of pain changes from individuals. Using my interviews as a base, I developed graphical representations of the most common pain types, as a way to make it easier for patients to understand their pain. (Less)
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author
Svärd Nilsson, Ante
supervisor
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course
IDEL01 20201
year
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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Diploma work
report number
ISRN: LUT-DVIDE/ EX--20/50472-SE
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language
English
id
9024663
date added to LUP
2020-07-08 13:44:37
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2020-07-08 13:44:37
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  abstract     = {{Who hasn’t had a close one who suffered from pain, who hasn’t suffered from pain themselves? It might have been chronic pain, it might have been acute pain or something else. For many of us describing pain can be close to impossible. You might not know the right words to use and try to use metaphors to express the pain you are in, to a doctor. Despite being such a common sensation, pain can be surprisingly hard to explain.

The aim of my bachelor project is to fill this gap and make it easier for patients to understand and explain their pain. I used research and interviews to gain a deeper understanding of what pain is and how the perception of pain changes from individuals. Using my interviews as a base, I developed graphical representations of the most common pain types, as a way to make it easier for patients to understand their pain.}},
  author       = {{Svärd Nilsson, Ante}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Diploma work}},
  title        = {{PAIN HELP}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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