Search for dissertations about: "test instrument construction"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words test instrument construction.
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6. The Oral Hygiene Ability Instrument-OHAI Development and evaluation of an instrument measuring the cause of poor oral hygiene self-care in older adults
Abstract : Oral hygiene is an important preventive measure to maintain good oral health in the growing group of older adults. Oral hygiene often deteriorates with age, but the causes of this at the individual level are rarely investigated. One reason of several may be that a multifactorial assessment instrument is missing. READ MORE
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7. Delirium in the elderly. The construction of a rating scale and aspects on risk factors and treatment
Abstract : The rates of delirium were studied in patients with four different dementia disorders and also in patients with different regional brain syndromes. The function of the stress-regulating system was compared between demented patients with delirium and those without. READ MORE
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8. Parents' postnatal sense of security (PPSS) developing an instrument and description of important factors based on mothers' and fathers' experiences
Abstract : Background: Postnatal sense of security, for parents, the first week after childbirth is important for their own and their baby’s wellbeing. Variables influencing the mother’s, and particularly the father’s, sense of security during the first postnatal week are not well known. READ MORE
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9. An Experimental Study to Measure And Improve the Grout Penetrability
Abstract : An essential demand in any underground facility is to seal it against the water ingress to reduce the time and cost of the construction and the corresponding environmental hazards. To achieve this, obtaining sufficient grout spread is of great importance. READ MORE
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10. The sensational hand. Clinical assessment after nerve repair
Abstract : Following the transection and repair of major nerve trunks in the forearm, the functional outcome is influenced by mechanisms in the peripheral, as well as in the central nervous system. In the present thesis the interest is focused on assessment of the outcome after nerve repair, central nervous factors influencing the outcome, and sense substitution to compensate for sensory loss. READ MORE