Sökning: "patient-centeredness"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade ordet patient-centeredness.
1. Towards Improved Medication Use : Increasing Understanding of Professional Efforts
Sammanfattning : Professionals and researchers have developed a number of strategies aimed at improving the quality and safety of medication use. However, studies continue to demonstrate persistent problems. For instance, the first paper in this thesis reveals the prevalence of potentially harmful drug combinations among elderly people in Europe. LÄS MER
2. Patients' position in care transitions : an analysis of patient participation and patient-centeredness
Sammanfattning : Introduction: Patients with chronic diseases need care transitions between primary and hospital care when facing severe exacerbation or acute illness. Such transitions are associated with risks, potentially adverse events and patient suffering. LÄS MER
3. Mild to moderate depression in the elderly in primary care - detection, patient centeredness and course
Sammanfattning : Aims; To study the prevalence of and describe factors associated with depressive symptoms and to observe the course in a cohort of elderly primary care patients with mild to moderate depression. To compare a structured patient-centered consultation model with a validated instrument when screening for depressive symptoms and to investigate if recommended cut-off values for a self-rated instrument should be adjusted for this population. LÄS MER
4. Learning professional skills and attitudes : Medical students' attitudes towards communication skills and group learning
Sammanfattning : Medical education aims at forming students’ professional identity. This includes skills and attitudes such as communication and teamwork skills. One of the thesis’ aims is to identify students’ typical difficulties with learning communication skills, and to understand how these affect their identity development. LÄS MER
5. Students’ workplace learning in primary health care : learning from patients
Sammanfattning : Background: Facilitation of patients’ participation in own care is considered key component to achieve a person-centered, high-quality care delivery. Person-centered care, including communication techniques and patient-centered working methods, taking into account the patients’ autonomy and participation in own care, can affect the outcome of the patients’ care and health. LÄS MER