Essays about: "Patient care"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 638 essays containing the words Patient care.

  1. 16. “A kick-start… but a long-term effort.” Patient care practices alongside intragastric balloon procedures : -a qualitative study on clinical dietitians’ perspectives-

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kost- och måltidsvetenskap

    Author : Anne-Sophie Copin; [2023]
    Keywords : intragastric balloon; intragastric balloon procedure; IGB; overweight; obesitas; obesity; obesity management; patient care; procedure; practice; qualitative study; dietitian; healthcare professionals; bariatric surgery; obesity surgery;

    Abstract : Background: There are treatments available to manage overweight and obesity (O&O). Intragastric balloons (IGB) are one option; they fill the stomach, increasing the sensation of satiety, limiting the amount of food to be ingested, and thus leading to weight loss. READ MORE

  3. 17. The effect of a daily sedation interruption on the intensive care unit

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper (from 2013)

    Author : Tara Hjerpe; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Background: Daily sedation interruptions (DSI) are performed within intensive care units worldwide and are thought to reduce delirium and shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation. However, there is conflicting evidence to suggest otherwise. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Person-centered Care Climate among nursing home residents : A questionnaire study

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Shuang Hu; Mengyao Tong; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Background: Person-centered care could improve the quality of life of older people innursing homes.Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the perspectives of person-centered careclimate among older people living in nursing homes. READ MORE

  5. 19. Self-learning for 3D segmentation of medical images from single and few-slice annotation

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Côme Lassarat; [2023]
    Keywords : Self-supervised Learning; Segmentation; Medical images; Självövervakad inlärning; segmentering; medicinska bilder;

    Abstract : Training deep-learning networks to segment a particular region of interest (ROI) in 3D medical acquisitions (also called volumes) usually requires annotating a lot of data upstream because of the predominant fully supervised nature of the existing stateof-the-art models. To alleviate this annotation burden for medical experts and the associated cost, leveraging self-learning models, whose strength lies in their ability to be trained with unlabeled data, is a natural and straightforward approach. READ MORE

  6. 20. Care and the Potential of Genetic Counseling: A Clinical Fieldwork

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Frederik Jacques Paulsen; [2023]
    Keywords : Medical anthropology; genetics; care; telecare; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Recent decades have witnessed an innovation in genetics and biomedical practices, shifting the practice from treatment to prevention. Testing healthy individuals for genetic inherited diseases has now become increasingly common, preventing potential disease by offering early screenings, medication, or potentially surgery, reducing the genetic risk from developing into disease. READ MORE