Search for dissertations about: "Evidence-based policy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 swedish dissertations containing the words Evidence-based policy.
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1. Philosophical controversies in the evaluation of medical treatments : With a focus on the evidential roles of randomization and mechanisms in Evidence-Based Medicine
Abstract : This thesis examines philosophical controversies surrounding the evaluation of medical treatments, with a focus on the evidential roles of randomised trials and mechanisms in Evidence-Based Medicine. Current 'best practice' usually involves excluding non-randomised trial evidence from systematic reviews in cases where randomised trials are available for inclusion in the reviews. READ MORE
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2. Mind the Gap : exploring evidence-based policymaking for improved preventive and mental health services in the Swedish health system
Abstract : Background: The challenges in the utilization of scientific findings in the fields of prevention and mental health are well documented. Scholars have found significant gaps between the knowledge available and the knowledge applied in healthcare. READ MORE
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3. Composing Policy Interventions for Antibiotic Development
Abstract : Antibiotic resistance is eroding the efficacy of the drugs we have and, unless future science dictates otherwise, bacteria will eventually become resistant to whatever new antibiotics we discover. We must therefore plan for a continuous stream of innovation. Unfortunately, pharmaceutical firms have left the scene to pursue more profitable areas. READ MORE
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4. The potential of systematic reviews in environmental social science : an analysis of its use to evaluate and inform policy
Abstract : There is common agreement that public policy should be formulated based onknowledge of how it works and makes impact. Both scientific knowledge andevaluations can contribute to environmental decision-making and play animportant role to inform policy development. READ MORE
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5. Crossing the Quality Chasm? : The short-term effectiveness and efficiency of MST in Sweden: An example of evidence-based practice applied to social work
Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Multisystemic Therapy (MST) in Sweden. This evaluation is set against the background of evidence-based social work practice and is organized around four separate but interrelated studies. READ MORE