Search for dissertations about: "Human factors in healthcare"

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2. 1. Visualization and Simulation Technology in Healthcare - From a technology-centered to a human-centered perspective

   Author : Johanna Persson; Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; planning; education; training; technology-centered; human-centered; user involvement; participation; work environment; healthcare; simulation; Visualization;

   Abstract : With the aid of modern computer technology the application of visualization and simulation technology has become increasingly important in today’s society. Through computer modelling it is possible to experience, understand and explore environments, systems or objects in two or three dimensions and to see, hear and sometimes tangibly feel them. READ MORE

4. 2. Retaining the Aging Workforce: Studies of the interplay between individual and organizational capability in the context of prolonged working lives

   Author : Robin Jonsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Retirement; retirement preferences; active aging; working conditions; idiosyncratic deals; age management; senior policies; age-conscious leadership; healthcare; public welfare organizations; job design; capability; human resources management; sustainable working life; job quality; idiosyncratic deals;

   Abstract : Amidst the realities of workforce aging and policies to prolong the working life across Europe, policymakers and researchers have emphasized the employer’s role in providing suitable working conditions for older workers under the human resource term “age management.” Although the definition of age management refers to all age groups, previous research has primarily used the concept in the context of older workers’ employment participation. READ MORE

5. 3. Risk factors in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

   Author : Kerstin Rosenquist; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; alcohol; case-control study; dental status; epidemiology; human papillomavirus; oral cancer; oral hygiene; oral mucosal lesions; population-based; prognosis; recurrence; risk factors; smokeless tobacco; smoking;

   Abstract : År 2002 drabbades omkring 275 000 individer runt om i världen av cancer i munhålan. Mer än hälften av dessa kommer att dö av sin sjukdom inom 5 år. Förekomsten av cancer i munhåla och svalg (Oral and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, OOSCC) varierar i olika delar av världen. READ MORE

6. 4. Aspects of Health Promotion Practice in Swedish primary healthcare : Perspectives from staff and patients related to working conditions of district nurses and lifestyle habit management in patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease

   Author : Kristina Lundberg; Lisbeth Porskrog Kristiansen; Mats Jong; Miek C. Jong; Mirjam Ekstedt; Högskolan i Gävle; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cardiovascular disease; District nurse; Health Promotion; Intervention; Primary healthcare; The Theory of Human Caring; Distriktssköterska; Hjärt-kärlsjukdom; Hälsofrämjande; Intervention; Primärvård; The Theory of Human Caring; Health-Promoting Work; Hälsofrämjande arbete;

   Abstract : The overall aim of present thesis was to generate knowledge about aspects of Health Promotion Practice (HPP) related to district nurses’ working conditions and their professional patient-related work. Further, the aim was to study lifestyle habit management and experiences of caring encounters in patients with risk factors of developing CVD. READ MORE

7. 5. Prevention of intimate partner violence : community and healthcare workers´ perceptions in urban Tanzania

   Author : Rose Mjawa Laisser; Maria Emmelin; Lennarth Nyström; Katarina Hjelm; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : Intimate partner violence; healthcare workers; perceptions; gender norms; social support; prevention; Tanzania; folkhälsa; Public health;

   Abstract : Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is public health and human rights concern. The studies forming this thesis seek to understand healthcare worker and community attitudes and perceptions about IPV; their role in support, care and prevention of IPV, and the feasibility of introducing routine screening for IPV among women attending healthcare. READ MORE