Search for dissertations about: "International Health"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 541 swedish dissertations containing the words International Health.

2. 21. Heat exposure and health outcomes in Costa Rican sugarcane harvesters

   Author : Jennifer Crowe; Maria Nilsson; Tord Kjellström; Catharina Wesseling; Linda Forst; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Agricultural worker; Central America; Chronic kidney disease; Climate change; Dehydration; Heat; Heat illness; Heat stress; Sugarcane; Urinalysis; Worker health; folkhälsa; Public health; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

   Abstract : Background The remarkably efficient mechanisms of the human body to maintain its core temperature of 37°C can be inadequate when harsh climatic conditions and excessive muscle movement lead to heat stress, dehydration and potential heat illness, ranging from minor symptoms such as fatigue to a potentially fatal heat stroke. Agricultural workers in the tropics are at high risk, which is expected to increase with climate change. READ MORE

4. 22. Kangaroo Mother Care in Bangladesh : Experiences of Caregivers and Healthcare Providers

   Author : Johanna Sjömar; Mats Målqvist; Ylva Thernström Blomqvist; Syed Moshfiqur Rahman; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Kangaroo Mother Care; skin-to-skin care; experience of care; provision of care; caregiver; healthcare provider; neonatal health; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

   Abstract : Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is an evidence-based intervention, recommended by the World Health Organization, with the potential to prevent neonatal deaths and morbidity among low-birthweight and preterm babies. In Bangladesh, where the number of neonatal deaths is high, KMC is identified as a priority intervention to be scaled up in the country. READ MORE

5. 23. Measuring global surgery, obstetrics and anaesthesia from health systems to patients

   Author : Hampus Holmer; Lund Pediatrik; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Global Health; Health statistics; Surgery; Obstetrics; Anaesthesia;

   Abstract : BackgroundWorldwide, an estimated 5 billion people lack access to safe, affordable surgical care when needed. This leads to millions of avertable deaths and unnecessary morbidity each year. To change this situation, urgent action is needed at many levels, but indicators and data have been lacking to guide improvement. READ MORE

6. 24. Performance Measurement Systems in Swedish Health Care Services

   Author : Beata Kollberg; Jens Jörn Dahlgaard; Per-Olof Brehmer; Evert Gummesson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Quality management; Health care; Performance measurement; Innovation management; Qualitative research; Health and medical services in society; Hälso- och sjukvård i samhället;

   Abstract : In the quality management literature, measurements are attributed great importance in improving products and processes. Systems for performance measurement assessing financial and non-financial measurements were developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. READ MORE

7. 25. Intercultural communication in health care. Non-Swedish physicians in Sweden

   Author : Nataliya Berbyuk Lindström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; communication; culture; consultation; physician; patient; language; health care personnel; power; gender;

   Abstract : This thesis describes and analyzes intercultural communication between non-Swedish physicians and their Swedish patients, as well as communication between non-Swedish physicians and Swedish medical personnel. The focus is on the impact of cultural differences and the use of Swedish as a foreign language by physicians. READ MORE