Essays about: "Patient quality"

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  1. 1. Adherence in patients with heart failure. Relationships to symptom burden and hospitalization frequency : A cross-sectional survey study

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för vårdvetenskap (VV)

    Author : Helen Moe; [2024]
    Keywords : Adherence; Cross sectional study; Heart failure; Hospitalization-frequency; Non-adherence; Symptom burden;

    Abstract : Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the degree of adherence and non-adherence to treatment regimen in the population with heart failure, as well as to explore relationships to symptom burden and hospitalization-frequency. Introduction: Heart failure – a chronic disease with a somber prognosis and high mortality, incidence and prevalence increasing world-wide. READ MORE

  3. 2. Nurses' experiences of providing person-centered care for older people with dementia : A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

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    Author : Alice Nakindja; [2024]
    Keywords : Dementia; Person-centered care; Nurse; Older people 65 ; Qualitative studies;

    Abstract : Aims: This literature review aimed to synthesize nurses’ experiences of providing person-centered care for older people with dementia.  Background: Life radically changes for people with health problems, especially dementia. The number of people with dementia is increasing due to the rapid increase of the aging population. READ MORE

  4. 3. Classifying femur fractures using federated learning

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statistik och maskininlärning

    Author : Hong Zhang; [2024]
    Keywords : Atypical femur fracture; Federated Learning; Neural Network; Classification;

    Abstract : The rarity and subtle radiographic features of atypical femoral fractures (AFF) make it difficult to distinguish radiologically from normal femoral fractures (NFF). Compared with NFF, AFF has subtle radiological features and is associated with the long-term use of bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteoporosis. READ MORE

  5. 4. Evaluating aperture shape controller (ASC) in modulated radiation treatments

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    Author : Vilma Andrén Cederholm; [2023-09-28]
    Keywords : Medical physics;

    Abstract : To decrease aperture complexity, the aperture shape controller (ASC) is a recently introduced function in Eclipse external beam planning (Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, USA). ASC works within the photon optimizer, minimizing distances between adjacent leaf tips of the MLC. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Decentralised Application for Storing Electronic Health Records using Blockchain Technology

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Edenia Isaac; Hampus Jernkrook; NIls Johnsson; Christopher Molin; Wendy Pau; David Zamanian; [2023-03-03]
    Keywords : electronic health records; EHR; medical records; blockchain; Ethereum; IPFS; decentralised applications; Web3.Storage; information exchange; patientjournaler; blockkedja; decentraliserade applikationer; informationsdelning;

    Abstract : With the systems currently used in healthcare, medical records are often centrally stored in local databases or cloud services and managed by each individual healthcare provider. Due to this, the information exchange between healthcare providers is often limited. READ MORE