Search for dissertations about: "clinical decision making"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 284 swedish dissertations containing the words clinical decision making.

  1. 1. The Shortened Dental Arch (SDA) concept and Swedish general dental practitioners : attitudes and prosthodontic decision-making

    Author : Eva-Karin Korduner; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Shortened dental arch; Decision-making; qualitatative research; compromised molars; dentistry; prosthodontic decision-making; Attitudes;

    Abstract : 10ABSTRACTA Shortened Dental Arch (SDA) is defined as a dentition where most posterior teeth are missing. The SDA concept, described by Käyser and co-workers in the 1980s, was developed mainly for elderly and high risk-patients, those with poor general health and those with accumulation of dental problems. READ MORE

  2. 2. Development and Evaluation of a Computerised Decision Support System for use in pre-hospital care

    Author : Magnus Hagiwara; Björn-Ove Suserud; Eldar Søreide; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; prehospital care; patient assessment; clinical judgment; decision making; patient safety; human error; decision support;

    Abstract : The aim of the thesis was to develop and evaluate a Computerised Decision Support System (CDSS) for use in pre-hospital care.The thesis was guided by a theoretical framework for developing and evaluating a complex intervention. The four studies used different designs and methods. READ MORE

  3. 3. Antibiotic prophylaxis in general oral health care : the perspective of decision making

    Author : Eva Ellervall; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Antibiotic prophylaxis; Decision making;

    Abstract : I Sverige ger läkemedelskommittéerna i landstingen ut rekommendationer för att stödja optimal användning av läkemedel till patienter. Rekommendationerna inkluderar råd om när antibiotika bör användas i förebyggande syfte (antibiotikaprofylax) i tandvården. READ MORE

  4. 4. Computed tomography in endodontic decision making

    Author : Fernando José Mota de Almeida; Malmö universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; endodontics; decision making; computed tomography; CBCT; cone beam; interviews; qualitative content analysis; diagnostic thinking efficacy; therapeutic efficacy;

    Abstract : Computed tomography has been used in dentistry as a complement to two-dimensional (2D) imaging since the 1980s. The advent of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), a more modern computed tomog-raphy technique, meant a revolution in dento-maxillofacial imaging due to sharper images, with less radiation and at a lower cost than with mul-ti-slice computed tomography (MSCT), i. READ MORE

  5. 5. Information prior to prenatal diagnosis : Knowledge, informational needs and decision-making

    Author : Ellen Ternby; Matts Olovsson; Ove Axelsson; Charlotta Ingvoldstad; Susanne Georgsson; Verena Sengpiel; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Prenatal diagnosis; decision making; chromosome aberrations; genetic counseling; informed consent; Obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore different aspects of information relevant to decision-making regarding prenatal diagnosis (PND) for chromosomal anomalies (CA). In Papers I–II, women and partners undergoing combined ultrasound and biochemistry (CUB) tests, invasive tests or declining PND for CAs answered a questionnaire. READ MORE