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  1. 1. Conceptions, conflicts and contradictions in the introduction of a Swedish Health Call Centre

    Författare :Monica Andersson Bäck; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sweden; healthcare; health call centre; telephone advice nursing; New Public Management; institutions; conceptions; work organisation; labour process; professionals; care-seekers;

    Sammanfattning : Call centres have been called the industrialisation of the service sector, characterised by mon¬o¬¬tonous, highly controlled work and standardised procedures performed in an old-fashion¬ed, Tayloristic spirit. Stress and work intensification are known implications of such work. LÄS MER

  2. 2. An analysis of parents experiences and the caregivers role following the birth of a stillborn child

    Författare :Karin Säflund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Stillbirth; parental grief; hospital management; staff support; physicians advice.;

    Sammanfattning : The objective of this thesis was to describe and analyse parents experiences of hospital care and to describe caregivers role and attitudes to the management of stillbirth. To accomplish the overall aim, three studies were conducted. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Understanding Skin Cancer Risk and Prevention : with Emphasis on Actinic Keratosis Patients

    Författare :Ghassan Guorgis; Magnus Falk; Chris Anderson; Magdalena Claeson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : The rising incidence of skin cancer globally makes it important to emphasize preventive measures that promote sun protection, particularly among individuals with phenotypic predisposition and/or risky sun habits. Actinic keratosis (AK) is the predominant actinic lesion observed in fair-skinned populations, recognized as a sign of actinic skin damage and as an occasional precursor to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). LÄS MER

  4. 4. New Methods for Automated Interpretation of Electrocardiograms and Lung Scintigrams

    Författare :Holger Holst; Lund Klinisk fysiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Decision Support System Clinical ; Image Processing Computer-Assisted ; Radionucleotide Imaging; Pulmonary Embolism; tomography; radiology; Neural Networks Computer ; Electrocardiography; Clinical physics; medical instrumentation; Klinisk fysiologi; radiologi; tomografi; medicinsk instrumentering;

    Sammanfattning : The principal purposes of the studies reported in this thesis were to develop new methods to make computerised decision support systems in medicine both more reliable and fully automated. These aims were pursued in the belief that the solution to these problems will lead to an increased clinical use of such systems resulting in benefit to both patient and physician. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Emergency care seeking behaviour : in relation to patients' and providers' perceptions and attitudes

    Författare :Ann-Sofie Backman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Emergency department;

    Sammanfattning : Background: This study was developed with the main objective of evaluating users of emergency departments (ED) triaged as non-urgent following a period of time when large cutbacks in hospital and ambulatory care were taking place in Sweden. Aim: To analyse patients seeking medical attention for conditions triaged as non-urgent at an ED and patients who used non-scheduled services in primary care (PC) in relation to their symptoms, perceptions and the physicians’ assessments of urgency, and to register their subsequent health care use within one month. LÄS MER