Search for dissertations about: "physiotherapist"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 swedish dissertations containing the word physiotherapist.

  2. 1. Lean Transformation of Industrial Work : Understanding What Supports Socially Sustainable Working Conditions During Lean Manufacturing

    Author : Malin Håkansson; Lotta Dellve; Teresia Nyman; Svend Erik Mathiassen; Per Sederblad; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Organizational Ergonomics; Work Design; Physical Ergonomics; Lean Production; Manufacturing; Working conditions; Work Content Analysis; Musculoskeletal Pain; Technology and Health; Teknik och hälsa;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of to what extent lean manufacturing transforms industrial work, including psychosocial and physical working conditions, and, to understand how socially sustainable working conditions can be supported in a lean organization.Four studies with different methodological approaches are included. READ MORE

  4. 2. Being a physiotherapist : professional role, utilization of time an d vocational strategies

    Author : Birgitta Bergman; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physical therapists; physical therapy; professional competence; professional practice; workload measurement; MCA; qualitative studies; employee orientation;

    Abstract : In a research series carried out between 1984 and 1988 in the county of Västerbotten in northern Sweden, various aspects of the professional role and work of physiotherapists were studied. A variety of research methods were used: questionnaires (n = 163), a time budget study (n = 149), and a qualitative interview (n = 24). READ MORE

  5. 3. Learning to be a physiotherapist

    Author : Ingrid Lindquist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Learning; physiotherapy student; physiotherapy education; phenomenography; curricula development;

    Abstract : Few studies have explored student experience of learning in physiotherapy and none has explored student experience throughout an education programme from a student perspective. The traditional role of physiotherapists as responsible for evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of the individual patient has changed and is expected to develop and expand due to radical changes in aim and focus of health care. READ MORE

  6. 4. Direct triaging to physiotherapist in primary care - development and evaluation of a triage model

    Author : Lena Bornhöft; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; physiotherapy; primary care; triage; musculoskeletal disorders;

    Abstract : Background: There is evidence that early contact with physiotherapists leads to advantages for patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Many patients, however, initially seek contact with general practitioners (GPs) within primary care for musculoskeletal disorders. This often delays or replaces physiotherapist contact. READ MORE

  7. 5. Approaches to Physiotherapy Interventions Focusing on Client-Centredness

    Author : Ingalill Larsson; Människan i rörelse: hälsa och rehabilitering; []
    Keywords : Physiotherapy interventions; client-centredness; phenomenography;

    Abstract : The aim of physiotherapy is to promote health and well-being, and to facilitate increased activity and participation of individuals with diseases and injuries. The profession is influenced by different health paradigms which have emerged from different knowledge traditions. READ MORE