Search for dissertations about: "inappropriate prescribing"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words inappropriate prescribing.

  2. 16. Antibiotic use and resistance in under five children in rural central India : implications of caregivers’ healthcare-seeking behaviour and informal healthcare providers’ practices

    Author : Shweta Khare; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming increasingly prevalent around the world, and this is true for both pathogenic and commensal bacteria. The findings of prior investigations have revealed a statistically significant relationship between antibiotic usage and the development of antibiotic resistance. READ MORE

  4. 17. Communication and teamwork : Studies of the impact on quality of drug use in swedish nursing homes

    Author : Ingrid Schmidt; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmacy; nursing homes; elderly; drug use; psychotropics; quality; randomized controlled trial; multidisciplinary interventions; teams; communication; FARMACI; PHARMACY; FARMACI; Biopharmaceutics; biofarmaci;

    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

  5. 18. The rational use of drugs in a population of very old persons

    Author : Maria Stella T Giron; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : This thesis investigated the use of drugs in a population of very old persons. The pattems of use, particularly of psychotropic drugs, and its appropriateness were assessed. Drug use was also assessed according to dementia diagnosis and in relation to the presence of psychiatric illnesses. READ MORE

  6. 19. Understanding therapeutic traditions in a multilevel framework - new methodological approaches

    Author : Henrik Ohlsson; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adherence to guidelines; practice variation; Multilevel models; variance components; determinants of prescription;

    Abstract : Background: The observation of differences in the way apparently similar patients are treated from one health care setting to another, i.e., practice variation, have been recognized in numerous studies. The variations across the health care settings have been shown to exist for different outcomes. READ MORE

  7. 20. Exploring barriers and enablers to the implementation of feasible interventions that address antibiotic resistance in Romania

    Author : Ioana Ghiga; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global public threat to human and animal health and sustainable development with significant economic and societal implications. The key drivers of AMR are numerous with one key one being non-prudent use (whether misuse or overuse) of antibiotics. READ MORE