Search for dissertations about: "quasi-experimental design"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 72 swedish dissertations containing the words quasi-experimental design.

  2. 16. Legal coercion of substance abusers; investigation, treatment and outcome

    Author : Marianne Larsson Lindahl; Kliniskt Centrum för Hälsofrämjande Vård; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Commitment to involuntary care is a multistage process comprising many different aspects; legal, psychological, medical, social and ethical among others (Schottenfeld,1989; Klag, O’Callaghan & Creed, 2005; Kleinig, 2004). It can also be analyzed from the perspective of a continuum starting from the report to the legal and social authorities, the investigations on whether to commit or not, the actual commitment and aftercare following involuntary treatment. READ MORE

  4. 17. Job Loss: Consequences and Labor Market Policy

    Author : Jonas Cederlöf; Peter Fredriksson; David Seim; Alexandre Mas; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay I: This paper takes a novel approach to estimating the effects of involuntary job loss on future earnings, wages and employment. Whereas the previous literature has relied on mass layoffs and plant closures for exogenous variation in displacement, I use the fact that who is laid off is often determined by a seniority rule, specifically the last-in-first-out (LIFO) rule. READ MORE

  5. 18. A Caregiver Perspective on Incorporating IT Support into Dementia Care

    Author : Maria Engström; Marianne Carlsson; Ragny Lindqvist; Birgitta Ljunggren; Gerd Ahlström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Caring sciences; dementia care; information technology; job satisfaction; quality of care; diffusion of innovations; staff; relatives; Vårdvetenskap; Caring sciences; Health-Promoting Work;

    Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of the present thesis was to describe and evaluate IT support in dementia care from the perspectives of staff and relatives. More specifically, it was to examine staff members’ satisfaction with work, life satisfaction and sense of coherence before and after increased IT support, to describe staff members’ opinions and perceptions of IT support during the process of implementation, to describe relatives’ opinions of IT support and to compare relatives’ perceptions of their irritations with care and life satisfaction before and after increased IT support. READ MORE

  6. 19. Designing, developing, and evaluating a person-centered support model for women with breast cancer treated with endocrine therapy

    Author : Susanne Ahlstedt Karlsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Breast cancer; Coping; Empowerment; Endocrine therapy; Intervention mapping; Patients´ experience; Person-centered care; Support model;

    Abstract : Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. Approximately 70% of all breast cancers are estrogen positive and are recommended for treatment with adjuvant endocrine therapy (ET) for five to ten years, which significantly reduces mortality rates. However, problems related to ET can be experienced by patients. READ MORE

  7. 20. The Process of Change in Patterns of Daily Occupations among Parents of Children with Obesity - Time use, family characteristics and factors related to change

    Author : Kristina Orban; Hållbar vardag och hälsa i ett livsperspektiv; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; shared patterns of daily occupations; time-geographical diaries; occupational therapy; parents; occupation-focused approach; childhood obesity; health promotion;

    Abstract : This thesis provides new insights into parents’ patterns of daily occupations. It proceeds from the basis of an occupational perspective on family life, using an occupational lens to understand how, when and where individuals spend their time. READ MORE