Search for dissertations about: "leadership in social care"

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2. 1. Leadership : person-centred care and the work situation of staff in Swedish nursing homes

   Author : Annica Backman; David Edvardsson; Karin Sjögren; Hugo Lövheim; Anna-Karin Edberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Leadership; organisation; person-centred care; psychosocial climate; work environment; nursing homes; nursing;

   Abstract : Background: Swedish nursing home managers, who constitute the empirical focus of this thesis, hold overall operational responsibility for the nursing homes, which includes the care of residents, direct care staff and work environment. Aged care organisations are also expected to provide person-centred care. READ MORE

4. 2. Social capital in healthcare : A resource for sustainable engagement in organizational improvement work

   Author : Marcus Strömgren; Lotta Dellve; Andrea Eriksson; David Bergman; Henna Hasson; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Healthcare; social capital; engagement; leadership; sustainability; Sjukvård; socialt kapital; engagemang; ledarskap; hållbarhet; Technology and Health; Teknik och hälsa;

   Abstract : Social capital, work engagement, working conditions, and leadership are concepts that have been studied previously, but there is lack of knowledge about what processes promote sustainable organizational improvement work in hospitals, and specifically, what leads healthcare professionals to engage in clinical developments.The overall aim of this thesis is to increase knowledge of how social capital and engagement contribute to sustainable organizational improvement work in hospitals and how social capital and engagement are created during organizational improvement work. READ MORE

5. 3. Leadership, psychosocial work environment, and satisfaction with elder care among care recipients : Analysing their associations and the structural differences between nursing homes and home care

   Author : Dan Lundgren; Ingemar Kåreholt; Marie Ernsth-Bravell; Ulrika Börjesson; Svein Olav Daatland; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Leadership; psychosocial work environment; elder care; nursing homes; home help services;

   Abstract : BackgroundMunicipal elder care has become increasingly multifaceted, and the quest for quality is a continuing discussion in Swedish elder care. In recent decades, municipalities have prioritized older adults with severe needs. There is also a trend of more elderly individuals receiving care in their own homes. READ MORE

6. 4. An Inquiry into Satisfaction and Variations in User-Oriented Elderly Care

   Author : Petri Kajonius; Ali Kazemi; Åke Wahlin; Boo Johansson; Högskolan Väst; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Satisfaction; elderly; care quality; user-orientated care; Psychology; Psykologi; satisfaction elderly care quality user-orientated care;

   Abstract : The foundation for this thesis is an ongoing discussion about quality in Swedish elderly care: Which are the most important factors that contribute to elderly care in terms of satisfaction among older persons, and what are the primary reasons for their differences? Aims. The principal aim was to examine what determines satisfaction with elderly care in home care and nursing homes, using the perspective of older persons (Studies I and II). READ MORE

7. 5. Lean Implementation : the significance of people and dualism

   Author : Halling Bengt; Lars Bengtsson; Jörgen Eklund; Lars Medbo; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Lean; leadership; management; implementation; barriers; comparison; development; health care; manufacturing;

   Abstract : Lean, with its origins at the Toyota Motor Company, is a concept that is known to increase effectiveness in manufacturing. The Lean concept is now argued to be relevant not only in manufacturing but in service and health-care delivery as well. The reported results of Lean implementation efforts are divided. READ MORE