Search for dissertations about: "home health aides"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words home health aides.

2. 1. Explaining occupational disorders and work ability among home care workers

   Author : Lotta Dellve; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Occupational diseases; work injury; musculoskeletal; sick leave; retirement; work ability; home care; home care service; home health aides; nursing personnel;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate what factors and conditions contribute to explain the incidences of reported occupational disorders (occupational injuries and work-related diseases and symptoms) and work ability (long-term work ability, long-term sick leave and disability pension) among home care workers (HCWs).Factors at three levels were investigated in this thesis: the macro-organisational level, the workplace level and the individual level. READ MORE

4. 2. Medicine management in municipal home care : delegating, administrating and receiving

   Author : Åsa Gransjön Craftman; Eva von Strauss; Margareta Westerbotn; Kristina Johnell; Kenneth Asplund; Sophiahemmet Högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Delegation; District nurse; Home dwelling; Home care; Home care assistent; Health care; Medication use; Medication management; Polypharmacy; Population-based; Time trends; Task shifting; Responsible authorities; Older people; Delegering; Distriktssjuksköterska; Hemmaboende; Hemtjänst; Hemtjänstpersonal; Hälso- och sjukvård; Medicinanvändning; Medicinhantering; Polyfarmaci; Populationsbaserad; Tidstrender; Uppgiftsväxling; Huvudmän; Äldre; delegation;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to investigate how delegation of medication is handled in municipal home care. Specific aims were to 1) explore the prevalence of medication use in older adults over time; 2) describe district nurses’ experiences of the delegation of medication management to municipal home care personnel; 3) explore and describe how home care assistants experience receiving the actual delegation of the responsibility of medication administration; and 4) to describe how older adults, living at home, perceive receiving assistance from home care assistants to manage their own medication. READ MORE

5. 3. Early Prevention of Non-specific Neck, Shoulder and Back Disorders in Home-care Personnel. Assessments, Predictors of Sick Leave and Intervention

   Author : Eva Horneij; Människan i rörelse: hälsa och rehabilitering; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physical medicine; risk; prospective; working population; stress management; physical training; physical performance; clinical tests; nursing; repeatability; reliability; kinesitherapy; revalidation; rehabilitation; Rehabilitering medicinsk och social ;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to gain further knowledge of the assessments, predictors of future sick leave and intervention with regard to early prevention of neck, shoulder and back disorders in nursing aides/assistant nurses working in the home-care service. In Paper I, 15 clinical tests on impairment level related to the low back, were examined for intra- and inter-rater reliability on 18 and 44 subjects, respectively (Step 1). READ MORE

6. 4. Musculoskeletal Pain among Health Care Staff : Riskfactors for Pain, Disability and Sick leave

   Author : Annika Nilsson; Eva Denison; Per Lindberg; Kerstin Ekberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Caring sciences; pain; musculoskeletal pain; disability; sick leave; health care staff; registered nurses; nurses aides; work-related factors; personal factors; life values; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : The present thesis is based on four empirical studies concerning risk factors related to musculoskeletal pain (MSP), disability, and sick leave among three non-clinical samples of health care staff. Initially, in Study I, cognitive, behavioural and environmental factors related to MSP of nurses' aides were explored. READ MORE

7. 5. Older persons with mental disorders : health, care and health care situations

   Author : Gunilla Martinsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Aged;

   Abstract : Older persons with mental disorders other than dementia disorders represent a vulnerable group in the health care system. Old age brings inevitable changes and the additional impact of newly developed mental disorders may strikingly alter the life situation. READ MORE