Search for dissertations about: "complex intervention"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 295 swedish dissertations containing the words complex intervention.
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1. Health among people with psychotic disorders and effects of an individualized lifestyle intervention to promote health
Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis was to increase knowledge of health among people with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and other long-term psychotic conditions. The aim was also to investigate health effects, in terms of clinical health outcomes and self-reported questionnaires, of atwo-year individualized lifestyle intervention implemented in psychiatric outpatient services involving cooperation with the municipal social psychiatry services. READ MORE
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2. Case management for frail older people. Effects on healthcare utilisation, cost in relation to utility, and experiences of the intervention
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate healthcare utilisation patterns and to explore the effects of a case management intervention for frail older people on healthcare utilisation and costs in relation to utility. A further aim was to explore the older people’s and case managers’ experiences of the intervention. READ MORE
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3. The role of implementation science in healthcare improvement efforts : investigating three complex interventions
Abstract : For decades, scholars have found significant gaps between the knowledge available and the knowledge applied in healthcare. Many potential benefits of adequate knowledge based interventions are therefore never achieved. A considerable body of knowledge has evolved on how to promote a better uptake of evidence-based knowledge into routine use. READ MORE
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4. The Hit-IT project : The development and evaluation of an internet-based complex intervention for primary healthcare patients with cardiovascular disease and insomnia
Abstract : There is a need to explore insomnia among patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), since they have increased risk for disease deterioration, poor quality of life and a shorter lifetime expectancy. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the main recommended insomnia treatment, although it is a rare treatment choice in the healthcare due to lack of certified CBT therapists. READ MORE
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5. Problems of language and communication in children; Identification and intervention
Abstract : This thesis addresses identification and intervention of language and communication problems in children. The issue of identification is addressed in study I by investigating communicative ability in 18-month-old children, and in study II by exploring the prevalence of language and communication problems in children with complex problems, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). READ MORE