Search for dissertations about: "Quality of care"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 1531 swedish dissertations containing the words Quality of care.

  2. 21. Maternal Mortality in Sweden : Classification, Country of Birth, and Quality of Care

    Author : Annika Esscher; Birgitta Essén; Ulf Högberg; Jos van Roosmalen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; underreporting; foreign-born; immigrants; low-income countries; suboptimal care; audit; suicide; reproductive age; maternal death; maternal care; Medical Science; Medicinsk vetenskap;

    Abstract : After decades of decrease, maternal mortality rates have shown a slight increase in Europe. Immigrants, especially Africans, have shown to be at higher risk than native women. This could not be explained solely by well-known obstetric and socio-economic risk factors. READ MORE

  4. 22. Long-term follow-up after intensive care: Development of an ICU-specific questionnaire

    Author : Johan Malmgren; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; intensive care; critical illness; intensive care unit; quality of life; long-term follow-up; survivorship; health-related quality of life; burden of disease;

    Abstract : Background: With improved results in intensive care comes a shift in focus – from survival to survivorship. Studies show that ICU survivorship includes effects on, for example, mental and physical health, cognition, ADL, ability to return to work, and sensory organ functions. READ MORE

  5. 23. Quality of care and assessment of health among elderly in actue care

    Author : Inger Johansson; Mona Kihlgren; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : assessment; elderly; health; quality of life; sense of coherence; organisation of care; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : This thesis describes nursing staff's opinion of quality of care and work satisfaction and elderly patients' perception of health, functional capacity, quality of life and sense of coherence (SOC) from a prognostic point of view. The research was performed within several surgical and orthopaedic wards, and different instruments were developed and tested for reliability and validity. READ MORE

  6. 24. Method Usefulness for Quality Improvement in Care

    Author : Sara Dahlin; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; usefulness; methods; care complexity; social care; Quality improvement; health care;

    Abstract : Complexity in care arises from several concurrent sources, such as siloed care organisations and complex care processes handled by several medical specialities. Due to factors including the ongoing development of personalised care and increasingly older populations suffering from multi-sickness, care complexity can only be expected to increase. READ MORE

  7. 25. Care and services at home for persons with dementia. Structure, process, and outcomes

    Author : Christina Bökberg; Äldres hälsa och personcentrerad vård; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dementia; Quality of life; Quality of care; Home care; Nursing; Person-centred care; Chain of care; Lawton s press competence model;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate formal care and services at home, regarding structure, process, and outcomes, for persons with dementia (aged 65+ years) at risk of nursing home admission. Availability and utilization of formal care and services at home for persons with dementia, from diagnosis to end-of-life stage, in eight European countries was described in study I. READ MORE