Search for dissertations about: "thesis about discharge planning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis about discharge planning.

  2. 1. Implementing video conferencing in discharge planning sessions : leadership and organizational culture when designing IT support for everyday work in nursing practice

    Author : Malin Hofflander; Sara Eriksén; Christel Borg; Isabella Scandurra; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Applied health technology; Discharge planning; Healthcare; Implementation; IT solutions; Video conferencing; Qualitative research;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis has been to study the implementation process concerning the use of video conferencing in discharge planning, during and after a development project in a region in southeast Sweden. The research approach has been developed within a new interdisciplinary research area, Applied Health Technology. READ MORE

  4. 2. Hindrances and Feasibilities that Affect Discharge Planning : Perspectives Before and After the Development and Testing of ICT Solutions

    Author : Sofi Nordmark; Eva Lidén; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : Deficits in collaboration and information exchange during patient discharge from the hospital can cause negative consequences for the patient, such as delayed discharge, readmission, inadequate post-discharge care, and reduced quality of life. Information and communication technology (ICT) can contribute to easing and securing information exchange and collaboration at care transitions from one care provider to another. READ MORE

  5. 3. Recovery following hip fracture surgery - The perspectives of older people, close relatives, and nurses working in an orthopedic ward

    Author : Cecilia Segevall; Siv Söderberg; Kerstin Björkman Randström; Ulf Isaksson; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; close relatives; discharge planning; experiences; fall-related hip fracture; hospital care; nurses; older people; own home; participation; phenomenological hermeneutics; recovery; rural area; transition; qualitative content analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis falls within the field of nursing and focuses on older people’s recovery after hip fracture surgery in a rural context. A fall-related hipfracture is a common and severe health issue that affects older people, leaving them vulnerable and in need of support from close relatives and healthcare personnel during recovery. READ MORE

  6. 4. Home enteral tube feeding  - from patients’, relatives’ and nurses’ perspectives

    Author : Kaisa Bjuresäter; Elsy Athlin; Maria Larsson; Gun Nordström; Inger Holmström; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; home enteral tube feeding; home care; quality of life; care trajectory; discharge planning; patients; relatives; nurses; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : Changes in the health-care system during the past decades have led to an increased transfer of health care to the home environment which also concerns patients treated with home enteral tube feeding (HETF). Research is scarce about how HETF care is functioning. READ MORE

  7. 5. Continuity of care after hospitalization due to cardiac conditions : Patients' perceptions, validity and reliability of a measure, and associations with outcomes

    Author : Emma Säfström; Anna Strömberg; Tiny Jaarsma; Maria Liljeroos; Lena Nordgren; Anna Forsberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cardiac disease; Conceptual models of nursing; Continuity of care; Discharge planning; Perceived control; Psychometrics; Quality of care; Quality of life; Self-care; Validation studies;

    Abstract : Background: Cardiac conditions are a common cause of hospitalization worldwide. The need for healthcare continues after hospital discharge and most commonly includes follow-up within primary healthcare centers or specialized outpatient cardiology clinics. READ MORE