Sökning: "Care chain effectiveness"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade orden Care chain effectiveness.
1. Logistics management operationalised in a healthcare context : Understanding care chain effectiveness through logistics management theories and systems theory
Sammanfattning : Healthcare improvements is constantly relevant and an important topic. Healthcare is frequently being called upon to be more cost-efficient and still fulfil demands regarding waiting times, quality and availability. LÄS MER
2. Post-Cardiac Arrest Care : Therapeutic Hypothermia, Patient Outcomes and Relatives’ Experiences
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the thesis was to study post-resuscitation care of cardiac arrest (CA) patients with a focus on therapeutic hypothermia treatment, outcomes up to six months post-CA and relatives’ experiences during the hospital stay.In Paper I, the aim was to asses effectiveness of hypothermia treatment with cold, 4°C, intravenous crystalloid infusion combined with ice packs. LÄS MER
3. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy administered in group or via the internet for patients with irritable bowel syndrome
Sammanfattning : Background: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a benign but debilitating disorder. It is the most commonly diagnosed gastrointestinal condition and affects between 7-21% of the world’s population. It is characterized by abdominal pain and altered bowel habits. LÄS MER
4. Efficacy of artemisinin based combination therapy and effectiveness of rapid diagnostic test for management of patients with plasmodium falciparum malaria in Zanzibar
Sammanfattning : Background: Due to rapid spread of antimalarial drug resistance to Plasmodium falciparum malaria many African countries have recently changed their first-line treatment policy to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). Zanzibar was one of the first regions in Africa to implement ACT free of charge to all age groups through public health facilities in 2003. LÄS MER
5. Lifelong antiretroviral treatment for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in routine healthcare in Tanzania, what works?
Sammanfattning : Background: The UNAIDS estimate of the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) in Tanzania remains unacceptably high at 11%, despite 84% coverage of lifelong antiretroviral treatment (ART) for the prevention of MTCT (PMTCT). ART is known to reduce MTCT to ... LÄS MER