Search for dissertations about: "Physiotherapy and economic costs"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Physiotherapy and economic costs.
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1. Prescribed physical activity. A health economic analysis
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to estimate health economic consequences of the four-month primary care program ”Physical Activity on Prescription (PAP)”. Inactivity means a highly increased independent risk factor for public health diseases and morbidity, and is an economic burden to society. READ MORE
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2. A 3-year lifestyle intervention in primary health care : effects on physical activity, cardiovascular risk factors, quality of life and cost-effectiveness
Abstract : Background: A sedentary lifestyle diminishes quality of life (QOL) and contributes to increasing prevalence of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and thus increases the economic burden on health care and society. Expensive and tightly controlled lifestyle interventions reduce cardiovascular risk and onset of diabetes. READ MORE
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3. Chronic Achilles Tendon Rupture - Perspectives on outcomes after surgical treatment and rehabilitation
Abstract : Chronic Achilles tendon rupture (CATR) is a rupture of the Achilles tendon for which adequate diagnosis and treatment has been delayed after index injury. In this thesis defined as 4 weeks or more. The delay is commonly due to a misdiagnosis by the assessing healthcare professional or because of patient delay. READ MORE
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4. Promises and pitfalls of value-based reimbursement in healthcare : A mixed method health economic approach
Abstract : Financial incentives can be an effective tool to influence behaviour in almost any context and healthcare is no exception. The healthcare market is, however complex, characterised by uncertainty, information asymmetry and multiple agency connections. The reach and limits of financial incentives in healthcare has been widely debated for decades. READ MORE
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5. Whiplash-associated disorders from a physical therapy and health-economic perspective. A study of an active physical therapy involvement and intervention for the treatment of acute whiplash-associated disorders and an analysis of its costs and consequences
Abstract : Whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) resulting from a biomechanical event in motor vehicle collisions is a major cause of suffering and high costs to society. The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of an early, active physiotherapy involvement and intervention in patients exposed to neck trauma in motor vehicle crashes compared to a standard intervention which has been common practice in Sweden. READ MORE