Search for dissertations about: "practice"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 4667 swedish dissertations containing the word practice.

2. 21. Situated Reflexive Change : User-Centred Design in(to) Practice

   Author : Elina Eriksson; Jan Gulliksen; Anna Swartling; Netta Iivari; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; user-centred design; user-centred systems design; organizational change; sensemaking; reflexivity; practice;

   Abstract : Technology used in the Swedish workplace is perceived to be controlling, gener- ally still difficult to use, and with a low degree of usability. Even though the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has been concerned with researching different ways of developing usable systems for at least half a century, there seem to be problems with the diffusion of the results into practice. READ MORE

4. 22. Low Back Pain : With Special Reference to Prevalence, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis

   Author : Johan Bogefeldt; Kurt Svärdsudd; Stefan Blomberg; Margaretha Eriksson; Gunnar Nilsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cohort study; time trends; sickness absence; randomised controlled trial; practice patterns; observer variation; Family medicine; Allmänmedicin; Allmänmedicin; Family Medicine;

   Abstract : Objectives. Ascertain if there has been a secular trend in 3-months prevalence of casually reported back pain. Evaluate if such back pain predicts concurrent health as well as future sick leave, disability pension, hospitalization and survival. Study differences in diagnostic assessment and labelling between physicians. READ MORE

5. 23. Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in the Elderly

   Author : Nils Rodhe; Lars Englund; Kurt Svärdsudd; Sigvard Mölstad; Anders Baerheim; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; family practice; aged 80 and over; E. coli; bacteriuria; urinary tract infections; urinary incontinence; leukocyte esterase; cytokines; Family medicine; Allmänmedicin;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to explore the features of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in elderly people living in the community, and to seek diagnostic tools to discriminate between ASB and symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI). All men and women aged 80 and over living in an urban district of Falun, Sweden, were invited to participate. READ MORE

6. 24. Intercreativity in Surgical Practice : A Dialogical Approach to Interaction & Technology

   Author : Arvid Karsvall; Per Linell; Lars-Christer Hydén; Bo Helgeson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Dialogism; intercreativity; research and development; surgical practice; Dialogism; interkreativitet; verksamhetsutveckling; kirurgisk praktik; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Abstract : Based on dialogical theory and empirical exploration of surgical operations in a Swedish hospital, this text contributes to the study of critical work practice. In empirical detail, ethnographic investigation and video analysis show that ‘everyday interactivity’, i.e. READ MORE

7. 25. Embedding Medication Review in Clinical Practice : Reconceptualising Implementation Using a Practice Theory Perspective

   Author : Ursula Reichenpfader; Siw Carlfjord; Anette Wickström; Madeleine Abrandt Dahlgren; Anders Buch; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Ethnographic approach; practice theory; professional practice; sociomateriality; implementation; medication safety; patients; organization;

   Abstract : The hospital is a critical setting with respect to medication safety and quality of medication therapy. Medication review, the structured assessment of an individual patient’s medications with the aim of improving therapy, has been advocated as a strategy to reduce medication-related harm. READ MORE