Sökning: "physician’s practice patterns"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade orden physician’s practice patterns.

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

    Författare :Johan Bogefeldt; Kurt Svärdsudd; Stefan Blomberg; Margaretha Eriksson; Gunnar Nilsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :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;

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Struggling for clarity : cultural context, gender and a concept of depression in general practice

    Författare :Arja Lehti; Anne Hammarström; Bengt Mattson; Birgitta Hovelius; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; depression; gender; ethnicity; qualitative research; general practice; Family medicine; Allmänmedicin; Family Medicine; allmänmedicin;

    Sammanfattning : Many depressed patients attend primary health care, and minority-group patients often see general practitioners for depressive symptoms. The diagnosis and classification criteria of depression and guidelines for management are based on symptoms. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Investigating practice variation in a changing primary care. A multilevel perspective on The Skaraborg Primary Care Database

    Författare :Per Hjerpe; Socialepidemiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medical records systems computerized ; Databases factual; Reimbursement incentive; Physician s Practice Patterns; Multilevel analysis; Primary health care;

    Sammanfattning : Background and Aims: Differences in the clinical care of patients have been explained through the concept of practice variation, that is, the occurrence of established local medical procedures that varies between geographic areas. The primary measures introduced to eliminate undesirable differences in medical care are the introduction of medical guidelines and economical incentives that rewards the desired behaviour. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Prerequisites and Responsibility for Appropriate Prescribing - the Prescribers' View

    Författare :Christina Ljungberg; Mary P. Tully; Åsa Kettis Lindblad; Petra Denig; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; computer-assisted drug therapy; prescription drugs; physician’s practice patterns; drug prescriptions; computerised medical records systems; continuity of patient care; hospital medication systems; drug utilisation review; responsibility; Community pharmacy services; Samhällsfarmaci; Social Pharmacy; Samhällsfarmaci;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore aspects of the subjective views and experiences of doctors as prescribers, focusing on responsibility for and factors of importance in achieving appropriate prescribing. To provide insights into the prescriber’s perspective the study designs were qualitative. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The Use of Laboratory Analyses in Sweden : Quality and Cost-Effectiveness in Test Utilization

    Författare :Mirja Mindemark; Anders Larsson; Lars-Olof Hansson; Per Simonsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; continuing medical education; cost control; cost savings; physician practice patterns; diagnostic tests; clinical chemistry; primary health care; health care costs; laboratory management; test utilization; trends; cost-effectiveness; inflammatory bowel disease; irritable bowel syndrome; calprotectin; cost avoidance; Clinical chemistry; Klinisk kemi; Biomedical Laboratory Science; Biomedicinsk laboratorievetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Laboratory analyses, essential in screening, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of disease, are indispensable in health care, but appropriate utilization is intricate. The overall aim of this thesis was to study the use of laboratory tests in Sweden with the objective to evaluate and optimize test utilization. LÄS MER