Search for dissertations about: "telemedicine"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the word telemedicine.

2. 1. Design in Telemedicine : Development and Implementation of Usable Computer Systems

   Author : Erik Borälv; Bengt Sandblad; Toomas Timpka; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; design; telemedicine; human-computer interaction; usability; development; Information technology; Informationsteknologi;

   Abstract : Designing computer systems that effectively support the user is the major goal within human-computer interaction. To achieve this, we must understand and master several tasks. This process must initially deal with the question of knowing what to develop and later, with the question of knowing how to design and develop the system. READ MORE

4. 2. Spatial diffusion of telemedicine in Sweden

   Author : Magnus Strömgren; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Telemedicine; Spatial diffusion; Sweden; Northern Sweden; Information technology; Networks; Health care delivery;

   Abstract : “Telemedicine” denotes medicine at a distance using telecommunications and information technologies. The aim of the thesis is to reveal determinants and outcomes of telemedicine diffusion—that is, the spread of telemedicine in time and space. Telemedicine is examined both at the national level and in a regional case study. READ MORE

5. 3. Space and Time Configurations in Telemedicine

   Author : Jesper Petersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Telemedicine; ICT; Time; Space; Science Technology Studies; Technofeminism; Actor-Network Theory;

   Abstract : Sammanfattning: Denna licentiatavhandling är en socioteknisk och spatiotemporal studie av praktiserande av hälso‐ och sjukvård med hjälp av informations‐ och kommunikationsteknik (IKT), eller s k telemedicin. IKT förknippas ofta med möjligheten att överkomma tid och rum och tillåta åtkomst av sådant som finns någon annanstans. READ MORE

6. 4. A Theoretical Model for Telemedicine : Social and Value Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa

   Author : Mengistu Kifle Gelan; Lars Asker; Philip F. Musa; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Telemedicine e-health; Sub-Saharan Africa; Least developed Countries; Visually based Clinical Applications; Information and Communication Technology ICT Transfer; Partial Least Squares; Culture; Computer and systems science; Data- och systemvetenskap;

   Abstract : The Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region is faced with limited medical personnel and healthcare services to address the many healthcare problems of the region. Poor health indicators reflect the overall decline in socio-economic development. READ MORE

7. 5. Essays on the effect of health care and the environment on health

   Author : Linn Mattisson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Primary care; Digital care; Telemedicine; Physician visits; practice closures; Continuity of care; health care spillovers; waterborne diseases; Sanitation; Test scores; Child Health; Children s learning;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained papers studying different topics in health economics. The first chapter studies the substitution effect between in-person physician visits and a new type of doctor visits, direct-to-consumer (DCT) telemedicine, where a person can call a doctor directly via an app. READ MORE