Sökning: "safety factor"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 260 avhandlingar innehållade orden safety factor.

1. 1. Patient safety in intrapartum care : Adverse events and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of patient safety, patient safety culture and teamwork

   Författare :Annika Skoogh; Marie Louise Hall-Lord; Carina Bååth; Ann-Kristin Sandin-Bojö; Kristina Schildmeijer; Karlstads universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adverse events; construct validity; healthcare professionals’ perceptions; interviews; intrapartum care; questionnaire; patient safety; patient safety culture; record review; reliability; teamwork; women giving birth; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the thesis was to describe adverse events for women with planned vaginal births and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of patient safety. Further, to test the reliability and validity of a teamwork questionnaire and to investigate patient safety culture and teamwork among healthcare professionals in intrapartum care. LÄS MER

3. 2. Is it safe? safety factor reasoning in policy-making under uncertainty

   Författare :Jonas Clausen Mork; John Cantwell; Stig Andur Pedersen; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; safety factor; uncertainty factor; uncertainty function; uncertainty; rationality; policy; decision; science; risk; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the practice of using safety factors in decision-making under uncertainty, in particular in the areas of toxicology and civil engineering. The aim is to expose and clarify some of the philosophical issues surrounding the practice. LÄS MER

4. 3. Dealing with uncertainty

   Författare :Jonas Clausen Mork; John Cantwell; Till Grüne-Yanoff; Terje Aven; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; safety factor; safety margin; uncertainty factor; uncertainty function; uncertainty; information; risk; risk assessment; risk management; epistemology; science; reasoning;

   Sammanfattning : Uncertainty is, it seems, more or less constantly present in our lives. Even so, grasping the concept philosophically is far from trivial. In this doctoral thesis, uncertainty and its conceptual companion information are studied. Axiomatic analyses are provided and numerical measures suggested. LÄS MER

5. 4. Laser treatment in glaucoma : efficacy and safety

   Författare :Erika Rasmuson; Gauti Jóhannesson; Christina Linden; Björn Lundberg; Mika Harju; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; glaucoma; laser treatment; intraocular pressure; glaucoma treatment; glaukom; laserbehandling; ögontryck; glaukombehandling; oftalmiatrik; ophthalmology; oftalmiatrik; ophthalmology;

   Sammanfattning : Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy and the major cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Although the pathogenesis of glaucoma is not completely understood, the most important risk factor for development and progression of the disease is an elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). LÄS MER

7. 5. Open the door to complexity : Safety climate and work processes in the operating room

   Författare :Camilla Göras; Anna Ehrenberg; Ulrica Nilsson; Maria Unbeck; Mirjam Ekstedt; Anna Forsberg; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Patient safety; operating room; complexity; safety climate; psychometrics; cross-sectional; observations and qualitative;

   Sammanfattning : A complex adaptive system such as the operating room (OR), consists of different safety cultures, sub-cultures and ways of working. When measuring, a strong safety climate has been associated with lower rates of surgical complications. Teamwork is an important factor of safety climate. LÄS MER