Search for dissertations about: "Johan Thor"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words Johan Thor.
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1. Getting going on getting better : how is systematic quality improvement established in a healthcare organization? Implications for change management theory and practice
Abstract : Despite the widespread application of quality improvement (QI), there is enduring uncertainty about its effectiveness in healthcare as an approach to the inevitable, but challenging, task of managing organizational change. This uncertainty is due, at least in part, to our limited understanding of what it takes to apply QI fully in healthcare organizations as well as to the difficulties involved in evaluating QI efforts. READ MORE
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2. Patient and public involvement in hospital quality improvement interventions : the mechanisms, monitoring and management
Abstract : This dissertation focuses on the mechanisms, monitoring and management of patient and public involvement in hospital quality improvement (QI) interventions. Findings from a literature review generated an initial programme theory (PT) on active patient involvement in healthcare QI interventions (Paper 1). READ MORE
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3. Improving health with and for individuals with schizophrenia using a learning health system approach : From idea to daily practice
Abstract : Psychotic disorders like schizophrenia have a typical onset in early adulthood with symptoms of hallucinations and disturbances of thought. Despite knowledge on what constitutes effective schizophrenia care, more than 70% of treatment attempts fail in Sweden, sometimes leading to early death. READ MORE
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4. Together towards safer medication treatment for older persons
Abstract : This thesis focuses on promoting patient safety in older persons using medications. Given that medications can unintentionally harm patients, the World Health Organisation emphasises “Medication without harm” as a global patient safety challenge. READ MORE
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5. Contraceptive counselling in abortion care
Abstract : Introduction: Improving women’s knowledge about contraception, and their access to contraceptive methods, is central in order to strengthen their sexual and reproductive rights at the time of an abortion. Contraceptive counselling aims to support women’s reproductive control and prevent unintended pregnancies (UPs). READ MORE