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2. 1. Budgetary control in public health care : a study about perceptions of budgetary control among clinical directors

   Author : Pia Nylinder; Anders Anell; Gert Paulsson; Lars-Göran Aidemark; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public sector organizations; Primary health care; Hospital Health care; Clinical directors; Budgetary control; Företagsekonomi; Business administration; Public sector organizations; Primary health care; Hospital; Health care; Clinical directors; Budgetary control;

   Abstract : Health care expenditures have increased rapidly in most OECD-countries, and several reforms have been considered for the improvement of cost-containment in the health care sector. Physicians in particular have been recognized to have considerable impact on health care expenditures and as a result they have become increasingly involved in budgetary control with the hope of a more efficient use of resources. READ MORE

4. 2. Managers and health professionals in the acute care chain : – A need for a shared understanding in the care of patients with acute abdominal pain

   Author : Alexander Tegelberg; Åsa Muntlin Athlin; Eva Jangland; Claes Juhlin; Birgitta Sundström Wireklint; Ann-Charlotte Falk; Olov Norlén; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Acute abdominal pain; Fundamentals of Care; Managers; Health professionals; Ambulance service; Emergency department; Surgical department; Caring Sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research; Surgery; Kirurgi;

   Abstract : Background: Managers and health professionals, so-called stakeholders, at the system and clinical level in the acute care chain, are responsible for providing safe and high-quality care encompassing both nursing and medical aspects. In patients with acute abdominal pain (AAP), high-quality nursing care has been described as not always being delivered across the entire acute care chain. READ MORE

5. 3. Forensic care for victims of violence and their family members in the emergency department

   Author : Josefin Rahmqvist Linnarsson; Ingegerd Bergbom; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; interpersonal violence; family member; forensic care; emergency department; nurses; experiences; Health and Caring Sciences; Hälsovetenskap;

   Abstract : Aim: To explore forensic care in EDs for victims of violence and their family members from the perspectives of ED department heads, ED nurses, and a family member of a victim of violence.Methods: Study I consisted of a questionnaire to all heads of EDs in Sweden, data were analyzed with descriptive statistics. READ MORE

6. 4. Chronic pain : epidemiological studies in a general population

   Author : H. Ingemar Andersson; Bengt Scherstén; Göran Ejlertsson; Ido Leden; Calle Bengtsson; Sweden Lund University Department of Community Health Sciences; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic pain; epidemiology; health care; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : The aim was to study the epidemiology of chronic pain (> 3 months duration) and factors associated to pain prevalence, prognosis, health care and medication in a general population. A cross-sectional mailed survey to a random population sample (n = 1806) was followed by a clinical examination and a prospective study of three selected groups. READ MORE

7. 5. Blood exposure in health care : health care workers' and patients' experiences

   Author : Ulla-Britt Lymer; Barbro Isaksson; Bengt Richt; Vivi-Anne Sundquist; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Blood-exposure; needle-stick; compliance; universal precautions; balancing; quaIity care; nursing; patients conceptions; grounded theory; phenomenography; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to describe and analyse health care workers' blood-exposure incidents, protective measures, and the motives behind decision making about risks and protective measures. The aim was also to procure knowledge about patients' conceptions about their care, and if precautions taken by the health care workers were included in quaiity care. READ MORE