Search for dissertations about: "homes"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 410 swedish dissertations containing the word homes.
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16. Leadership : person-centred care and the work situation of staff in Swedish nursing homes
Abstract : Background: Swedish nursing home managers, who constitute the empirical focus of this thesis, hold overall operational responsibility for the nursing homes, which includes the care of residents, direct care staff and work environment. Aged care organisations are also expected to provide person-centred care. READ MORE
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17. Communication and teamwork : Studies of the impact on quality of drug use in swedish nursing homes
Abstract : This thesis examines factors that affect the quality of drug-use practices in Swedish nursing homes.The analysis comprises six consecutive studies. READ MORE
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18. Mind the gap : organizational factors related to transfers of older people between nursing homes and hospital care
Abstract : The overall aim of the present thesis was to study factors related to transfers of older people between nursing homes, emergency department and hospital care.The thesis was based on four studies and used three methods: focus group discussions, structured review of electronic healthcare records, semi-structured interviews with registered nurses and general practitioners. READ MORE
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19. Nursing homes on public display : Reputation management in the new landscape of Swedish eldercare
Abstract : The general perception of Swedish nursing homes has historically been gloomy. Nursing homes have been associated with a passive, isolated, and institutionalised ‘fourth age’ life. Media reports and the public debate have largely stressed the need for organisational improvements, and called for transparency and control. READ MORE
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20. On new homes and green lands : Three microeconometric essays as if urban costs and rural sustainability mattered
Abstract : This thesis is structured as a compendium of three self-contained articles, all single-authored. In the first paper, I analyze the effect of a mortgage cap, a policy implemented as a macroeconomic prudential measure by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority in 2010, on the likelihood of the young adult population purchasing a house in Sweden. READ MORE