Licentiatavhandlingar / Licentiate Theses - C7 (LIME): Recent submissions
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Think twice before you click! : exploring the role of human factors in cybersecurity and privacy within healthcare organizations
(Inst för lärande, informatik, management och etik / Dept of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, 2023-08-25)The urgent need to protect sensitive patient data and preserve the integrity of healthcare services has propelled the exploration of cybersecurity and privacy within healthcare organizations [1]. Recognizing that advanced ... -
Spinal cord stimulation in chronic pain : a study of health outcomes and costs
(Inst för lärande, informatik, management och etik / Dept of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, 2021-12-01)Background: The aetiology of chronic pain is complex and encompasses many different causes. Chronic pain commonly arises due to spinal disorders causing pain in the back and legs. Chronic pain is a substantial global public ... -
Finding common ground : patient-centered care and self-management support of multimorbidity in primary health care
(Inst för lärande, informatik, management och etik / Dept of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, 2021-03-30)Background: Patient-centered care is associated with improved health outcomes and increased care satisfaction and is a target for health care internationally. An important component of patient-centered care is patient-centered ... -
Health-related quality of life of different patient groups in Swedish national quality registers : longitudinal studies of EQ-5D data and application of different value sets
(Inst för lärande, informatik, management och etik / Dept of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, 2021-03-02)Background: EQ-5D data on patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are collected in roughly 40% of about 100 National Quality Registers (NQRs) in Sweden. The aim of the thesis was to increase knowledge on the use ... -
Paving the way : the second generation of e-patients, their experiences, actions and driving forces
(Inst för lärande, informatik, management och etik / Dept of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, 2020-04-16)Background: E-patients are described as patients and informal caregivers who are empowered, equipped, enabled and engaged, and use digital solutions for their self-care and in healthcare contexts. Self-care can be understood ... -
Characteristics of taste and smell alterations in patients treated for lung cancer : translation of and results using a symptom specific questionnaire
(Inst för lärande, informatik, management och etik / Dept of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, 2013-09-19)Background: Taste and smell alterations (TSAs) have been found to be common and distressing symptoms for patients with cancer. TSAs may also relate to other symptoms affecting food consumption and contribute to poor ...