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1. 1. Essays on Public Policy in the Informal Sector Context

   Författare :Carolin Sjöholm; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; community-based health insurance; adverse selection; price sensitivity; female self-employment; childcare; microenterprises; daycare program; healthcare quality; structural inputs; process quality; Rwanda;

   Sammanfattning : The Price Sensitivity of the Demand for Health Insurance – Evidence from the Community Health Insurance Scheme in Rwanda This study estimates the price elasticity of the demand for health insurance, exploiting the variation in insurance premiums created by the implementation of a new premium subsidy scheme for community-based health insurance in Rwanda. The subsidy scheme created variation in insurance premiums across households, over time. LÄS MER

3. 2. Caring for people and the planet : preschool children’s knowledge and practices of sustainability

   Författare :Farhana Borg; Monika Vinterek; T. Mikael Winberg; Arjen E.J. Wals; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; consumption; daycare center; economic sustainability; environmental education; environmental sustainability; guardians; kindergarten; parents; preschool; preschool director; recycling; sharing resources; social sustainability; sustainable development; teacher; young children; pedagogiskt arbete; educational work; Utbildning och lärande;

   Sammanfattning : Children across the globe today are continuously being exposed to and affected by various kinds of real-world complexities and challenges; however, research on their knowledge and practices in terms of sustainability is limited, in particular with regards to how preschool- and home-related factors are associated with their learning for sustainability. Since 1998, different types of eco-certification have been awarded by the Swedish National Agency for Education and Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation to promote education for sustainability (EfS) in all areas of education and learning. LÄS MER

4. 3. Stress : Clinical and Developmental Aspects of Salivary Cortisol in Infants

   Författare :Katrin Ivars; Nina Nelson-Follin; Evalotte Mörelius; Annette Theodorsson; Mikael Norman; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : A functional stress-response system is essential for survival at birth, as well as for health and further development. Altered cortisol response and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system function may have both short and long-term effects on health and development throughout life. Cortisol secretion follows a circadian rhythm in adults. LÄS MER

5. 4. Quality improvement within nonprofit social service providers

   Författare :Truls Neubeck; Mattias Elg; Thomas Schneider; Boel Andersson-Gäre; Bo Bergman; Jönköping University; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : As a relatively new phenomenon in 2009, Swedish nonprofit social service providers proposed quality improvement as a way to reduce mistakes, use resources more effectively and meet the needs and expectations of clients in a better way. Although similar experiences have been studied in health care, the transfer of quality improvement to nonprofit social services gives a possibility for more knowledge on what enables, and constrains, systematic quality improvement in this specific context. LÄS MER

7. 5. Therapeutic aspects of engagement in occupations : in the context of day care for older people and patients in palliative care

   Författare :Gerd Andersson Svidén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Day-care; health-related quality of life; grounded theory; occupational therapy; older adults; palliative care; phenomenology;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to identify and describe therapeutic aspects of engagement in occupations in day-care programs designed for older people with chronic conditions or patients in palliative care. The thesis includes four studies. LÄS MER