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- Alwin, Jenny, 1978-, et al.
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Health economic and process evaluation of AT interventions for persons with dementia and their relatives - A suggested assessment model
- 2007
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Ingår i: Technology and Disability. - 1055-4181. ; 19:2-3, s. 61-71
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There is growing interest in assistive technology (AT) as a means of enabling participation in everyday activities for persons with dementia and their relatives. Health economic assessment of AT in dementia is of importance due to the consequences of the disease for both patients and relatives and to the high societal costs for dementia care. The aim of this article is to outline a model for assessment of AT interventions for persons with dementia. The model expands existing assessment models as it also includes evaluation of the intervention process. Methodological challenges and possibilities in making health economic assessments, including outcomes and costs, as well as process evaluation, are discussed in the article. © 2007 IOS Press. All rights reserved.
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- Alwin, Jenny, 1978-, et al.
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Teknik för personer med demens : En utvärderingsstudie av teknikintervention för personer med demenssjukdom och deras närstående
- 2008
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Denna rapport är framtagen av Centrum för utvärdering av medicinsk teknologi (CMT), Institutionen för medicin och hälsa, vid Linköpings universitet på uppdrag av Hjälpmedelsinstitutet. Utvärderingsstudien1 som presenteras i rapporten har gjorts av en intervention som utvecklats inom ramen för projektet ”Teknik och Demens”.Författarna till rapporten vill tacka medarbetare i Teknik och Demensprojektet:Arbetsterapeuter på de kliniska enheterna: Barbro Askenborg, Carina Boström, Ulla Haraldson, Malin Lundberg, Anna Rosshagen, Sofia Starkhammar samt Inger Lindblad från Stockholms sjukhem och Margret Rosenberg från Arbetsterapeuterna primärvården Gästrikland.Medarbetare på FoU-enheterna: Ulla Johansson, Staffan Josephsson och Åke Seiger.Projektledningsgruppen: Susann Forsberg och Ingela Månsson från Hjälpmedelsinstitutet, Inge Dahlenborg från Demensförbundet och Kerstin Lundström från Alzheimerföreningen i Sverige.Vi vill även tacka Magnus Husberg, CMT, för konsultinsatser vad gäller analys och databehandling samt Olle Eriksson, LiU, som rådgivare vad gäller statistiska beräkningar. Tack till alla personer som bidragit med synpunkter på rapporten.Slutligen ett varmt tack till alla deltagare i Teknik och Demensprojektet som under studiens gång besvarat många frågor.Linköping 2008-04-22Jenny Alwin Jan Persson Barbro Krevers
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- Andersson, Susann, 1965, et al.
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Vision in children with hydrocephalus.
- 2006
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Ingår i: Developmental medicine and child neurology. - 0012-1622. ; 48:10, s. 836-41
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Hydrocephalus in children has many aetiologies, and can cause multiple ophthalmic and visual disorders. This study sets out to detect and quantify visual and visuoperceptual dysfunction in children who have received surgical treatment for hydrocephalus with and without myelomeningocele, and to relate the results to the associated diagnoses and results from a comparison group. Seventy-five school-aged children (41 males, 34 females) with surgically-treated hydrocephalus and 140 comparison children (76 males, 64 females) matched for age and sex underwent comprehensive ophthalmologic examination. Median age at examination was 9 years and 4 months (range 7 y 4 mo-12 y 10 mo). Visual function deficits were identified in 83% (62/75) of the children with hydrocephalus. Visual impairment (binocular visual acuity <0.3) was found in 15% (11/73; comparison group 0%) but in none with myelomeningocele. Strabismus was found in 69% (51/74; comparison group 4% [5/140], p < 0.001), and refractive errors were found in 67% (47/70; comparison group 20% [28/140], p < 0.001). Cognitive visual dysfunction was identified in 59% (38/64; comparison group 3% [4/140], p < 0.001). These disorders were identified in various combinations and comprised impaired ability to plan movement through depth (e.g. going down a stair), impaired simultaneous perception, impaired perception of movement, impaired orientation, and (least frequently) impaired recognition. In this study, children with hydrocephalus associated with myelomeningocele were least commonly affected. Visual disorders were most frequent in those with epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and/or cognitive disability.
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- Arvidsson, Barbro, et al.
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Patients' perceptions of drug dispensing in a rheumatological in-patient unit
- 2005
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Ingår i: Musculoskeletal Care. - London : John Wiley & Sons. - 1478-2189 .- 1557-0681. ; 3:4, s. 213-223
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Introduction:The dispensing of drugs in medical care systems is, in most countries, strictly regulated, and nurses are responsible for distributing drugs to in-patients.Aim:To describe the perceptions of patients with rheumatic diseases regarding traditional drug dispensing during in-patient care and rehabilitation in a specialized rheumatological care unit.Method:Twenty in-patients who stayed in the Spenshult Hospital unit for 3-4 weeks and who were on continuous medication were chosen for the study. The phenomenographic approach was used for the collection and analysis of data.Findings:Three descriptive categories emerged - Relief, Active Participation and Dependence. These descriptive categories comprised: three perceptions for Relief (to experience security, to be served, to dare to bother), two for Active Participation (to rely on one's own ability, to search for knowledge) and two for Dependence (lack of independence, lack of information).Conclusion:The patients experienced relief due to the nurse assuming responsibility for the medication and its dispensation. Patients expressed a wish to be more active in the management of their medication, as they trusted their own ability. The patients articulated that they were dependent on the nurse to give them the correct medication and they also asked for more information about their medication.
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- Grevholm, Barbro, et al.
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A dynamic model for education of doctoral students and guidance of supervisors in research groups
- 2005
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Ingår i: Educational Studies in Mathematics. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0013-1954 .- 1573-0816. ; 60:2, s. 173-197
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the department of mathematics of the Luleå University of Technology in Sweden, a dynamic model for the education of doctoral students and guidance of supervisors in research groups has been developed and applied for several years now. Presently groups in mathematics as well as a group in mathematics education are working according to this model and treated in the same way. Moreover, both the students and the supervisors get some education and experience also in elements, which usually are not included in more traditional models for supervision in the mathematical sciences in Sweden. In this paper, we describe our model as well as some experiences of it. Moreover, the results of a questionnaire addressed to and answered by all doctoral students (both finished and still in the program) are presented, evaluated and compared with some related investigations in Sweden. We claim that the students in general are very satisfied to be supervised and guided in this way. In principle, there have been no cases of dropping out of the Ph.D. programs, students obtained their degrees within the stipulated time and the careers after the studies have been successful. We hope that this positive experience will stimulate other universities to test and evaluate our model (or relevant parts of it) under different conditions.
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- Hagberg-Persson, Barbro, 1950-
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Barns mångfaldiga språkresurser i mötet med skolan
- 2006
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This dissertation investigates language proficiency in children aged 6–8 in their contact with school – both from an oral and written language perspective. The study is predicated on the current situation in Sweden, where school classes today have a more heterogeneous composition than ever before. This means that the focus of this study is not just on the age and sex of the children but also on their different language backgrounds. The aim of the dissertation is to map out the development of the oral and written proficiency of both monolingual and bilingual children at the beginning of school, individually and in groups. This study belongs in essence to the field of research known as qualitative school ethnography. Material for the study was gathered during a single school year in a school located in a mid-sized Swedish town. To examine the children’s language proficiency, three different analytical instruments were combined to produce more reliable results. The results show that the children’s Swedish proficiency varies in a similar way across the group of informants regardless of language background. With respect to the bilingual children’s proficiency in their mother tongue/first language, the results show that only one child had command in a language other than Swedish that was sufficient for his age. The study confirms that a monolingual norm prevails in the school that the study was carried out in, which means that it is no different than other Swedish schools for which previous studies mapped out language relations. The results also show that the children’s different language backgrounds do not affect the interaction pattern during small group activities; however, the age and sex of the children do. The results further show that the choice of small group activities and the formation of heterogeneous small groups allow the children the opportunity to solve tasks in which they can support each other and benefit from each other’s different competencies.
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- Hagberg-Persson, Barbro, 1950-
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Elevers muntliga språkbehärskning
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Ingår i: Grundskoletidningen. - 1652-7844. ; :2, s. 10-15
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