Search for dissertations about: "Community Meetings"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words Community Meetings.

2. 6. SOMWeb : Supporting a Distributed Clinical Community of Practice Using Semantic Web Technologies

   Author : Marie Gustafsson; Högskolan i Skövde; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; clinical collaboration; distributed communities of practice; knowledge management; medical informatics; online communities; ontologies; Semantic Web; Information technology; Informationsteknik; Computer science; Datavetenskap; Teknik; Technology;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns supporting the collaboration and knowledge sharing of distributed clinicians of oral medicine, a sub-discipline of dentistry. The Swedish Oral Medicine Network (SOMNet) holds monthly telephone conferences where a group of clinicians discuss interesting and difficult cases, which distinguishes it from one-to-one teleconsultations. READ MORE

4. 7. Health-promoting intervention for community-dwelling older adults - Focusing on the concept of frailty and intervention outcome

   Author : Susanne Gustafsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aged 80 and over; frail elderly; health promotion; self-rated health; activities of daily living; review; International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health; focus groups; randomized controlled trial;

   Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to increase our understanding of the concept of frailty in relation to older adults, and to review and evaluate outcomes in health-promoting interventions for community-dwelling older adults. Methods: In study I, definitions of frailty applied in, the content and organisation in, and the effects of, health-promoting interventions for community-dwelling frail older persons were systematically reviewed using the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) as a structural framework. READ MORE

5. 8. Studio DöBra : creating spaces for engaging with end-of-life issues and interacting across generations through community-based arts activities

   Author : Max Kleijberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Studio DöBra was a community-based arts initiative about dying, death, and loss, involving children (9 years old) and older adults (most 80+) as participants. The goals were to support community engagement with end-of-life (EoL) issues and create opportunities for interaction between children and older adults. READ MORE

6. 9. Transition towards autonomy and psychological empowerment in self-management, among teenagers with type 1 diabetes

   Author : Agneta Karlsson; Lena Haglund; Maria Arman; Carina Berterö; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; transition; life world; phenomenology; qualitative content analysis; psychological empowerment; teenage diabetes; adolescence.; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to study the transition process from dependency towards anatomy and psychological empowerment among teenagers with type 1 diabetes. Thirty-two teenagers (18 female/14 male) aged 13-17 took part in conversational interviews. The interviews followed a semi-structured question guide. READ MORE

7. 10. Enhancing survival of mothers and their newborns in Tanzania

   Author : Godfrey Mbaruku; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Maternal mortality; intervention; audit; Kigoma. Tanzania;

   Abstract : General aims: The main purpose of the present studies was to examine the problem of maternal and perinatal mortality in an upcountry region of a low-income country. This was done by estimating the magnitude of maternal and perinatal mortality, both in the hospital and in the community, through elucidating the underlying causes of maternal and perinatal mortality, and by initiating low-cost interventions and monitoring mechanisms in order to enhance the survival of mothers and their newborns, in Kigoma, Tanzania. READ MORE