Search for dissertations about: "Multi-morbidity"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word Multi-morbidity.

  2. 1. Case management for older persons with multi-morbidity. Experiences of an intervention from the perspectives of older persons, family members, case managers and health and social care staff members

    Author : MARKUS HJELM; Äldres hälsa och personcentrerad vård; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aged; Case Management; Case manager; Comorbidity; Continuity of Patient Care; Delivery of Health Care; Ethnography; Family members; Focused Ethnography; Integrated care; Intervention; Interpretive phenomenology; Multi-morbidity; Older persons; Qualitative Research; Thematic analysis; Aged; Case manager; Case management; Comorbidity; Continuity of patient care; Delivery of health care; Ethnography; Family members; Focused ethnography; Integrated care; Intervention; Interpretive phenomenology; Multi-morbidity; Older persons; Qualitative research; Thematic analysis;

    Abstract : Complex health systems make it difficult to ensure a continuity of care for older persons with multi-morbidity, and risk fragmented care. Fragmented care could affect the quality and safety of the care provided. Case management could provide an approach to counteract this unfavourable situation. READ MORE

  4. 2. Health Information Technology for Empowering Elderly Patients with Chronic Diseases

    Author : Liran Karni; Gunnar Klein; Mevludin Memedi; Johan Gustav Bellika; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; health information technology; patient empowerment; patient-centric care; multi-morbidity; Parkinson disease; home monitoring; intelligent decisions support;

    Abstract : Patient empowerment (PE) is at the centre of the ongoing paradigm shift toward patient-centred healthcare. Novel health information technology (HIT) interventions frequently aim to improve PE and trigger changes in the healthcare. However, little is known about the actual efficacy of HIT to induce PE. READ MORE

  5. 3. Risk factors associated with use of medication in an elderly population

    Author : Kristine Thorell; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; use of medication; Elderly; potentially inappropriate medications; Fall-risk-increasing drugs; Multi-morbidity; Risk factors; adverse drug events;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE