Search for dissertations about: "patterns of care"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 401 swedish dissertations containing the words patterns of care.

  2. 21. Alcohol prevention in emergency care : Drinking patterns among patients and the impact of a computerized intervention in a Swedish Emergency department

    Author : Anna Trinks; Per Nilsen; Preben Bendtsen; Karin Festin; Jean-Bernard Daeppen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Alcohol prevention; drinking patterns; emergency department; computerized concept;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to generate knowledge about alcohol consumption among patients in a Swedish ED, the reach and effectiveness of a computerized brief intervention delivered in the ED, and factors that are associated with reduced alcohol consumption 6 months after the ED visit.The results from the studies show that alcohol consumption was higher among patients who were injured than patients who were not injured. READ MORE

  4. 22. Counselling in Swedish Community Pharmacies : Understanding the Process of a Pharmaceutical Care Service

    Author : Anna Montgomery; Åsa Kettis Lindblad; Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong; Mary P. Tully; Anna-Birna Almarsdottír; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Community pharmacy; Counselling; Pharmaceutical care; Sweden; Community pharmacy services; Samhällsfarmaci; Social Pharmacy; samhällsfarmaci;

    Abstract : Community pharmacy practice is moving towards patient care and away from the mere dispensing of medicines. In this movement, which is guided by the philosophy of Pharmaceutical care (PC), new counselling services emerge. READ MORE

  5. 23. Families' life situation when living with cancer : aspects of health and family sense of coherence

    Author : Marie-Louise Möllerberg; Eva Benzein; Lena von Koch; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cancer; Family interviews; Family sense of coherence; Health; Palliative care; Psychometric evaluation; Health and Caring Sciences; Hälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : Aim: To investigate families’ perceived life situation when living with cancer, with a focus on health and family sense of coherence.Methods: Study I is a population-based register study that explored how cancer influenced the health of cohabitating partners of persons with cancer in Sweden by examining the onset of new diagnoses, health care use, and health care costs among the partners. READ MORE

  6. 24. The Use of Laboratory Analyses in Sweden : Quality and Cost-Effectiveness in Test Utilization

    Author : Mirja Mindemark; Anders Larsson; Lars-Olof Hansson; Per Simonsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; continuing medical education; cost control; cost savings; physician practice patterns; diagnostic tests; clinical chemistry; primary health care; health care costs; laboratory management; test utilization; trends; cost-effectiveness; inflammatory bowel disease; irritable bowel syndrome; calprotectin; cost avoidance; Clinical chemistry; Klinisk kemi; Biomedical Laboratory Science; Biomedicinsk laboratorievetenskap;

    Abstract : Laboratory analyses, essential in screening, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of disease, are indispensable in health care, but appropriate utilization is intricate. The overall aim of this thesis was to study the use of laboratory tests in Sweden with the objective to evaluate and optimize test utilization. READ MORE

  7. 25. From Children of the Garbage Bins to Citizens : A reflexive ethnographic study on the care of “street children”

    Author : Wanjiku Kaime-Atterhög; Beth Maina Ahlberg; Gillian Ann Lewando Hundt; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health care seeking behaviour; Child participation; Re habilitation ; Street children; Caregiver; Reflexive ethnography; Transformative learning; Kenya; Africa; Southeast Asia;

    Abstract : The aim of the study on which this thesis is based was to gain an understanding of the life situation of street children in Kenya and to investigate how caring institutions care for these children.  A reflexive ethnographic approach was used to facilitate entry into the children’s sub-culture and the work contexts of the caregivers to better understand how the children live on the streets and how the caregivers work with the children. READ MORE