Search for dissertations about: "psychometric evaluation"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 109 swedish dissertations containing the words psychometric evaluation.

2. 11. Work rehabilitation. Instrument development and women's perceptions of an intervention

   Author : Birgitta Wästberg; Hållbar vardag och hälsa i ett livsperspektiv; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Work; assessment; daily activities; client’s perception; evaluation;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to contribute to the development of new instruments for use in work rehabilitation contexts and to investigate whether clients’ perceptions of their work environment changed while participating in a work rehabilitation programme, as well as how they perceived the programme. The work rehabilitation in focus was the Redesigning Daily Occupations (ReDO) programme. READ MORE

4. 12. Multidimensional assessment of people with chronic pain : A critical appraisal of the Person, Environment, Occupation model

   Author : Marie-Louise Schult; Björn Gerdle; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Medical sciences; Chronic pain; evaluation; occupational therapy; rehabilitation; vocational assessment; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

   Abstract : The present thesis is an attempt to organize the phenomena to be assessed and the methods for assessment in the management of chronic pain, using a conceptual model. To that aim, the Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO ) model was evaluated in several respects, e.g. origin and credibility. READ MORE

5. 13. “Life is for living” : exploring thriving for older people living in nursing homes

   Author : Rebecca Baxter; David Edvardsson; Hugo Lövheim; Anders Sköldunger; Sabine Björk; Lisbeth Fagerström; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Thriving; well-being; nursing home; older people; nursing; phenomenological hermeneutics; psychometric evaluation; cross-sectional; longitudinal; personcentred care; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

   Abstract : Background: Demand for formal care in nursing homes has steadily increased in recent decades, prompting calls for exploration of health-promoting and salutogenic concepts that support people not only to survive in older age, but to thrive. The concept of thriving has been described as a holistic experience of place-related well-being resulting from interactions between the person and their lived-environment. READ MORE

6. 14. 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

7. 15. Psychosocial consequences of false-positive mammography among women attending breast cancer screening. Assessment, prediction, and coping

   Author : Anetta Bolejko; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; women’s health; false-positive screening mammography; breast cancer screening; predictors; coping; Consequences of Screening – Breast Cancer questionnaire; Rasch model; psychometric evaluation;

   Abstract : One side-effect of breast cancer (BC) screening is a false-positive mammogram among healthy women. That is, finding(s) on a screening mammogram that lead to additional breast examinations but where the woman is eventually considered free from BC. There is evidence of short-term psychosocial consequences of false-positive BC screening. READ MORE