Essays about: "Primary healthcare"

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1. 1. Securitized or Not Securitized? : A Case Study of Sweden's COVID-19 Strategy During the First Year of the Pandemic

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Max Anklev; [2024]
   Keywords : Securitization Theory; De securitization; Non-securitization; COVID-19; Sweden;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes Sweden's unique and puzzling approach to the COVID-19 pandemic by using the securitization framework, exploring if Sweden's strategy during the pandemic's first year reflects securitization, (de)securitization, or non-securitization. It employs content analysis to evaluate Sweden's response, analyzing primary sources and academic literature, and uses a discourse table based on existing theoretical studies by Barry Buzan, Ole Waever, and Jaap de Wilde (1998) and Lene Hansen (2012) to assess indicators of securitization, (de)securitization or non-securitization. READ MORE

3. 2. Development of a System Dynamic Model of Mental Healthcare Structure in Stockholm

   University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

   Author : Julia Osswald; [2024]
   Keywords : Mental health; mental healthcare; healthcare structure; system dynamics; simulation; emergency care; modeling; primary care; specialized care; Stockholm; mental healthcare system; Psykisk hälsa; psykiatrisk vård; vårdstruktur; systemdynamisk modell; simulering; akutsjukvård; primärvård; specialiserad vård; psykiatriskt sjukvårdssystem; Stockholm.;

   Abstract : Mental illnesses are the leading cause of disability in the world today, affecting nearly a billion people including 14% of the world’s adolescents. Mental illnesses include both psychiatric conditions and inconveniences and is a broad term to describe multiple different conditions in varying severity. READ MORE

4. 3. A Simulation Game Approach for Improving Access to Specialized Healthcare Services in Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

   Author : Najla Alkhatib; [2024]
   Keywords : Swedish healthcare system; primary healthcare center; specialized care; private care provider; care access; care quality; waiting time and queue; serious games.;

   Abstract : In Sweden, where a decentralized healthcare system is applied, all patients are registered at a primary healthcare center. To access most of the publicly funded specialized care clinics, patients need to be referred by a general physician at the primary healthcare center. READ MORE

5. 4. Evaluation of long-term health outcomes in patients with subacute and persistent musculoskeletal pain : A longitudinal study

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd

   Author : Adina König; [2023]
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   Abstract : Background: The present study evaluated changes in long-term health outcomes in patients with subacute and persistent musculoskeletal pain (MSP) treated in two conditions in primary healthcare settings. Investigated were also the relationships among these health outcomes. READ MORE

6. 5. The effects of large-scale nutrition Interventions on Early Childhood and Neonatal Outcomes: evidence from Brazil

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Isabella Rego Monteiro; [2023]
   Keywords : nutrition; food insecurity; early childhood development; neonatal health; impact evaluation; Brazil; Latin America; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study exploits the introduction of a new prioritization criteria for food security interventions to estimate the marginal impact of such programs. Findings indicate that, in municipalities assigned to receive nutrition policies more intensely, the number of children receiving micronutrient supplements was higher. READ MORE