Search for dissertations about: "descriptive categories"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 81 swedish dissertations containing the words descriptive categories.

  2. 1. Teknik - genomskinlig eller svart låda? : Att bruka, se och förstå teknik - en fråga om kunskap

    Author : Jan Sjögren; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Artifacts; assertive knowledge; categories of knowledge; concept of technology; critical knowledge; everyday technology; inimate knowledge; mentality; practical skills; proficiency knowledge; subject of technology; understanding of technology; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : Human history is to a great extent the history of people's relationship to artifacts and thereby to technology. This study is mainly concerned with the present-day situation of this interaction between people and technology, in a broad sense of the word. READ MORE

  4. 2. Quality of Care in the Psychiatric Setting : Perspectives of the Patient, Next of Kin and Care staff

    Author : Agneta Schröder; Gerd Ahlström; Birgitta Engström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Care associates; Care staff; Instrument development; Next of kin; Patient; Phenomenography; Psychiatric care; Quality of care.; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe quality of care from different perspectives in the psychiatric setting, to develop an instrument for measuring quality of care from the in-patient perspective and to use this instrument empirically. A qualitative descriptive design involving a phenomenographic analysis was used in Studies I, III and IV, and a descriptive and comparative design with statistical analysis in Study II. READ MORE

  5. 3. End-stage renal disease patients and their spouses : Coping, perceived consequences, and health-related quality of life

    Author : Ragny Lindqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; Coping; health-related quality of life; perceived consequences; perceived efficiency; BSRD patients; spouses; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Abstract : The general aim was to study use and efficiency of coping strategies to handle problems occasioned by illness and treatment among three groups of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients (n=86) and their spouses (n=55). A sample of the Swedish population (n=519) was studied as a reference. READ MORE

  6. 4. Interpreting as interaction : On dialogue-interpreting in immigration hearings and medical encounters

    Author : Cecilia Wadensjö; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; discourse analysis; conversational organization; dialogue interpreting; community interpreting; participation framcwork; presentation of self; miscommunication; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : This thesis is based on twenty recorded encounters involving, on the one hand Russian speaking laymen, on the other Swedish-speaking representatives of public institutions -- police-officers, nurses and doctors -- and, "in the middle" Dialogue Interpreters.The normative role (Goffman) of a professional Dialogue Interpreter, i.e. READ MORE

  7. 5. Patient safety in intrapartum care : Adverse events and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of patient safety, patient safety culture and teamwork

    Author : Annika Skoogh; Marie Louise Hall-Lord; Carina Bååth; Ann-Kristin Sandin-Bojö; Kristina Schildmeijer; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adverse events; construct validity; healthcare professionals’ perceptions; interviews; intrapartum care; questionnaire; patient safety; patient safety culture; record review; reliability; teamwork; women giving birth; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis was to describe adverse events for women with planned vaginal births and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of patient safety. Further, to test the reliability and validity of a teamwork questionnaire and to investigate patient safety culture and teamwork among healthcare professionals in intrapartum care. READ MORE