Search for dissertations about: "physician behaviour"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words physician behaviour.

2. 1. Essays on Sickness Insurance, Absence Certification and Social Norms

   Author : Margareta Dackehag; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; occupational physician; general practitioner; physician behaviour; working ability; sickness absence certification; sickness absence; sickness insurance; social insurance; incentives; social norms; Social policy; welfare; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Social economics; Social ekonomi;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of an introductory chapter and three essays, considering sickness insurance, social norms and absence certification. The first essay, Group-Specific Social Norms and Economic Incentives in a General Welfare System, investigates the interaction between economic incentives and social influences in a general welfare system. READ MORE

4. 2. Facing death : physicians' difficulties and coping strategies in cancer care

   Author : Margareta Andræ; Lars Jacobsson; Ulla Holm; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physician; cancer care; conflicts; coping; facing death; dying;

   Abstract : Even if the treatment of cancer has developed over the last decades 50% of the patients still die of their cancer. The doctor's way of dealing with his and his patient's anxiety must surely be of significance for the treatment the patient receives.In the first part of the thesis earlier studies of physicians' stress and ways of coping are reported. READ MORE

5. 3. Emergency care seeking behaviour : in relation to patients' and providers' perceptions and attitudes

   Author : Ann-Sofie Backman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Emergency department;

   Abstract : Background: This study was developed with the main objective of evaluating users of emergency departments (ED) triaged as non-urgent following a period of time when large cutbacks in hospital and ambulatory care were taking place in Sweden. Aim: To analyse patients seeking medical attention for conditions triaged as non-urgent at an ED and patients who used non-scheduled services in primary care (PC) in relation to their symptoms, perceptions and the physicians’ assessments of urgency, and to register their subsequent health care use within one month. READ MORE

6. 4. Crossing the border : Different ways cancer patients, family members and physicians experience information in the transition to the late palliative phase

   Author : Maria Friedrichsen; Peter Strang; Gunnar Birgegård; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : communication; information; patient-physician relationship; family; prognosis; palliative care; cancer; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Information in the transition to the late palliative phase is not a well-studied area, especially not from the perspective of patients and family members. The aim of this thesis was to describe how cancer patients, family members and physicians experience information during the transition from a curative or early palliative phase to a late palliative phase, i. READ MORE

7. 5. Redesigning an emergency department for interprofessional teamwork : a longitudinal evaluation of the impact on patient flow and team behaviour

   Author : Jenny Liu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Objective: Crowding in emergency departments (EDs) has negative effects on patients and staff, whereas effective teamwork in healthcare has positive effects. Triage interventions and streaming of specific patient categories are common strategies used by EDs to reduce the negative effects of crowding, but few studies have evaluated interprofessional teamwork as a strategy to reduce ED crowding. READ MORE