Search for dissertations about: "healthcare disparities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words healthcare disparities.

  2. 1. Toward Equity and Value Co-creation in Healthcare

    Author : Erik Olsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; healthcare; value co-creation; quality management; social construction; Equity; action research;

    Abstract : The prevailing inequities within the Swedish healthcare system constitute a major challenge, not the least in cancer care. An international comparison shows that outcomes for Swedish cancer care score highly. READ MORE

  4. 2. A Service Management Perspective on Healthcare Improvement: Integrating Social Context

    Author : Erik Eriksson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; healthcare; social constructionism; service management; quality management; improvement science;

    Abstract : The current dissertation argues that ideas from service research should be given a more prominent position in improving healthcare that is capable of managing current and future challenges. The integration and combination of intangible resources, such as knowledge and skills, constitute the service in this thesis; thus, service is conceived as a verb. READ MORE

  5. 3. Stroke thrombolysis on equal terms? : implementation and ADL outcome

    Author : Anna Stecksén; Erik Rosendahl; Lillemor Lundin-Olsson; Mattias Hedlund; Per Wester; Anna-Karin Welmer; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : stroke; reperfusion; thrombolytic therapy; registries; multivariate analysis; healthcare disparities; female; educational status; Sweden;

    Abstract : Stroke thrombolysis is a method for restoring cerebral blood flow after ischemic stroke, with high priority in the Swedish national guidelines. implementation of stroke thrombolysis in Swedish routine stroke care has shown marked differences between demographic groups, hospital types, and regions. READ MORE

  6. 4. Screening for intimate partner violence in healthcare in Kano, Nigeria : barriers and challenges for healthcare professionals

    Author : Ime Akpan John; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Though there has been increased advocacy for screening for Intimate partner violence (IPV) in healthcare over the past decades, data from developed country context suggest that only one in ten healthcare providers routinely screen for this phenomena suggesting barriers. Knowledge on the screening activity, with regard to IPV, and related barriers among healthcare providers in Sub-Saharan Africa is lacking. READ MORE

  7. 5. Self-harm among adolescents : correlates, treatment, and healthcare consumption

    Author : Moa Bråthén Wijana; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Self-harm is common in adolescence and young adulthood, and it is associated with adverse outcomes, such as general psychopathology and suicide. We need a better understanding of self-harm and its correlates such as perceived invalidation/validation, emotional awareness, and sexual- and gender minority (SGM)-status to inform interventions. READ MORE