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  1. 6. Climbing up the hearing rehabilitation ladder

    Författare :Elisabeth Ingo; Ariane Laplante-Lévesque; Thomas Lunner; Gerhard Andersson; Margaret Wallhagen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; online hearing screening; Stages of change; Motivational interviewing;

    Sammanfattning : Hearing impairment is a major public health problem, affecting communication and participation, and is associated with a range of health problems. Most individuals with perceived hearing impairment do not seek help, do not opt for rehabilitation (hearing aids), and do not use prescribed hearing aids adequately. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Depression in primary care : detection, treatment, and patients’ own perspectives

    Författare :Maja Hansson; Owe Bodlund; Jayanti Chotai; Lisa Ekselius; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Depression; primary care; patient education; group counselling; patients’ beliefs; treatment; causes; self-rating scales; HADS; PHQ-9; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

    Sammanfattning : Background Depression is a very common disorder that causes great suffering for the patient. Recognizing depressed patients in primary care (PC) settings is a challenge and only about half are identified as depressed by their general practitioner (GP). LÄS MER

  4. 8. Beyond “test and treat” : Malaria diagnosis for improved pediatric fever management in sub-Saharan Africa

    Författare :Emily White Johansson; Stefan Peterson; S. Patrick Kachur; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examined malaria test use, adherence and integration into clinical practice for improved pediatric fever management in sub-Saharan African countries and explored Access, Facility Readiness and Clinical Practice bottlenecks to achieve this program goal.Study I examined diagnostic testing rates and its determinants for pediatric fevers across 13 countries in 2009-2012 including Access bottlenecks. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Modifiers of patients' emergency department care-seeking behavior

    Författare :Martin Nordberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Emergency services;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Inflow of patients to the emergency departments (ED) is increasing in many parts of the world, including Sweden. At the same time the number of EDs are decreasing. In addition to this, ED inflow is volatile. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Frequent attenders in primary care : Patient characteristics, help seeking patterns and cognitive behavioral therapy

    Författare :Ylva Strömbom; Mats Fredrikson; Lennart Melin; Tomas Furmark; Erik Hedman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Frequent attenders consist of a small proportion of the total population seek-ing health care non-proportionally often for various symptoms. This hetero-genic group of patients requires special attention as symptoms often cannot be explained medically and influence both physical and psychological well-being. LÄS MER