Search for dissertations about: "clinical audit"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 36 swedish dissertations containing the words clinical audit.

  1. 21. Nursing documentation in clinical practice : instrument development and evaluation of a comprehensive intervention programme

    Author : Catrin Björvell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Nursing documentation; record audit instrument; attitude; barriers to documentation; facilitators of documentation; focus groups; quality assurance;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to describe and analyse effects of a two-year comprehensive intervention concerning nursing documentation in patient records when using the VIPS model - a model designed to structure nursing documentation. Registered Nurses (RNs) from three acute care hospital wards participated in a two-year intervention programme, in addition, a fourth ward was used for comparison. READ MORE

  2. 22. Severe maternal morbidity in Angola : studies on postpartum haemorrhage, jaundice and clinic-based audit

    Author : Roland T Strand; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Active management of third stage of labour; Angola; audit; jaundice; malaria; hepatitis E; postpartum haemorrhage; uterine rupture; waiting time;

    Abstract : Background: Angola has recently ended a long period of warfare, which has resulted in an almost complete collapse of public health. In Luanda, the capital, some 70,000 deliveries take place in public facilities. Maternal morbidity and mortality is among the highest in the world. Postpartum haemorrhage is the dominant cause of death. READ MORE

  3. 23. Maternal deaths in Mozambique : an audit approach with special reference to adolescence, abortion and violence

    Author : Ana Carla L Granja; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Adolescence; matemal mortality; audit; avoidability; antenatal care; malaria; pregnancy-induced hypertension; abortion; violence; Mozambique.;

    Abstract : The main purpose of the present thesis was to elucidate the causes and circumstances that surround maternal deaths occurring in Hospital Central de Maputo (HCM). The specific aims were 1: to identify the major causes of direct and indirect matemal deaths, and by utilizing the audit approach, to address the avoidability aspect in each case, 2: to estimate the contribution of malaria to matemal mortality, 3: to compare the main causes of direct and indirect matemal death in adolescents with those in non-adolescents, and the prevalence of risk factors used in antenatal cards with the intention to identify "high risk pregnancy" among such women, 4: to review pregnancy-related deaths due to injuries in HCM, and to elucidate the contribution of violence (homicide and suicide) to these deaths, 5: to estimate the trends of matemal mortality in a ten year period, with special reference to adolescents, and to compare the contribution of induced abortion to matemal mortality in two periods in which different policies regarding abortion were applied. READ MORE

  4. 24. Developing General Practice: The Role of the APO method

    Author : Eva-Lena Strandberg; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; APO method; General Practice; Quality development;

    Abstract : Abstract General practice is a broad and multifaceted field of knowledge. Political steering instruments declare that general practice and primary care are characterized by a holistic perspective on the individual, with quality, accessibility, continuity, and cooperation being important factors. READ MORE

  5. 25. Psychological treatment of outpatients with substance use disorders in routine care : attachment style, alliance, and treatment outcome

    Author : Ylva Söderberg Gidhagen; Björn Philips; Rolf Holmqvist; Christer Sandahl; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Background: Substance use disorder is one of the most important threats to health and welfare in the world. More knowledge is needed about the outcomes of treatments in routine care for patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). These patients often suffer from psychological distress in addition to substance use disorders. READ MORE