Sökning: "cognitive practice"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 271 avhandlingar innehållade orden cognitive practice.
1. Dementia diagnostics in primary care : with a focus on cognitive testing
Sammanfattning : BackgroundAge is the greatest risk factor for developing dementia and the total number of people aged 60 years and above is expected to more than double globally from 2013 to 2050 (1). Primary health care (PHC) is important for basic diagnostic evaluations. LÄS MER
2. Everyday Life Information Practice : Affordances and Strategies within a Facebook Group
Sammanfattning : Social networking sites are integral in reshaping how we access and interact with information and others. This doctoral thesis aims to offer an in-depth understanding of engagement in an everyday life information practice within a private Facebook group. LÄS MER
3. On electroconvulsive therapy in depression : Clinical, cognitive and neurobiological aspects
Sammanfattning : Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used worldwide to treat severe mental disorders. The most common mental disorder, and the third leading cause of disease burden in the world is depression. The clinical efficacy of ECT for severe depression is well-established. LÄS MER
4. Cognitive work analysis in practice : Adaptation to project scope and industrial context
Sammanfattning : The Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA) framework is widely used by researchers for the analysis of complex systems. It, however, lacks the same impact amongst industrial practitioners. This thesis investigates possible adaptations of the framework to project and industrial constraints, and the consequences associated with such adaptations. LÄS MER
5. Retrieval practice and individual differences : exploring factors relevant to the benefit and use of retrieval practice
Sammanfattning : When students are studying outside of the classroom, they tend to use learning strategies that research has found to be relatively ineffective. This is problematic as a relatively large proportion of students do not finish compulsory school and/or upper-secondary school with sufficient grades. LÄS MER