Search for dissertations about: "need for care"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 1594 swedish dissertations containing the words need for care.
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1. Does Anybody Care? : Public and Private Responsibilities in Swedish Eldercare 1940-2000
Abstract : Since the 1980s, practically all of the western welfare states have developed social policies, which aim at shifting the responsibilities for welfare services from the state to the family, the civil society or to the market. In Sweden, this political transformation has particularly hit the public eldercare. READ MORE
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2. Health for community dwelling older people : trends, inequalities, needs and care in rural Vietnam
Abstract : Background InVietnam, the proportion of people aged 60 and above has increased rapidly in recent decades. The majority live in rural areas where socioeconomic status is more disadvantaged than in urban areas.Vietnam’s economic status is improving but disparities in income and living conditions are widening between groups and regions. READ MORE
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3. Health care need : Meaning and measurement
Abstract : Determining how the health services are to be, and allocating health care, are basic issues in health policy. Need is a frequent criterion for an ethical or rational allocation of health service resources. The primary aim of this study is to analyse and explicate the concept of health care need.Methods for measuring health care need are examined. READ MORE
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4. Managing care pathways for patients with complex care needs
Abstract : One of the central challenges for the healthcare system today is how to manage care for patients with complex needs. This patient group is not well-defined but covers patients with serious diseases and comorbidities, or with a limited ability to perform basic daily functions due to physical, mental or psychosocial challenges. READ MORE
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5. Fair care : four essays on the allocation and utilization of health care
Abstract : Essay I: Conceptions of Justice and Health Care Utilization. This essay reviews and discusses different theories of social justice in the context of health care allocation. READ MORE