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Hip fractures are a major cause of hospital stay among the elderly, and result in increased disability and mortality. In this study from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004, the influence of optimised treatment of hip fracture on time to operation, length of hospital stay, reoperations and mortality within 1 year were investigated. Comparisons were made between the first 210 patients in the period and t

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to investigate adult patients' perceptions of endotracheal tube (ETT)-related discomfort at 5 days and 2 months after discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS: This prospective cohort study in 2 general ICUs included 250 intubated, mechanically ventilated adults admitted for more than 24 hours. Patients were interviewed 5 days and 2 months after disc

Cerebral ischemia is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the western world. Even though much effort has been put into research and development of effective drugs against ischemic damage there is to date no effective pharmacological brain protective treatment. In order to study particular molecular mechanisms, isolated cellular events and the contribution of individual factors in ischemic d

This 18-month follow-up study investigated needs for care and support, quality of life and social network in individuals with schizophrenia or a schizoaffective disorder living in the community and in contact with psychiatric services. The validity of Antonovsky's sense of coherence (SOC) measure was also examined. At baseline 120 patients were interviewed and 94 of these participated in the follo

In a democracy the people should be able to communicate with the politicians and express their opinions. Social movements, being part of the civil society, have their own ways of influencing and making their voices heard. Theories about institutionalisation state that social movements are radical in the beginning, but become more and more professional and less radical the more they grow. They have

This paper gives a short summary of the authors’ master thesis that delivers an analysis of the requirements of municipalities concerning their risk management, with the focus on toxic industrial materials. The conclusions rests upon; a literature study, a qualitative questionnaire, 10 interviews and a quantitative questionnaire, which all have been performed in the counties of Blekinge, Kalmar an

Office designs are at present mostly designed for employees rather than with them. Companies that move into open-plan offices have intentions of increasing communication and exchange of knowledge between different departments. An open-plan office is also cost beneficial for companies with respect to space and a need for supervision. The purpose of this study was to find out if there is a relation

The purpose of this study was to examine and understand the motives employees on a particular workplace have towards physical activity and inactivity. This was done using the transtheoretical model which divides people into the five different stages representing each individual's motivational readiness for change towards a more physically active lifestyle and then comparing contemplation stage

Large companies in today’s business environment are to a great extent depending on their credit score by rating institutes like Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. There is however indications that these big institutes are not always rating companies accurately. This is why this thesis aims at developing a new credit rating model, CRITA-Score, with the objective of determining a company’s financial

The purpose of this essay was to find out how a selection of the clients at a social welfare office experienced the treatment of them, and the information given to them when they were confronted with demands from the "arbetslinjen". The purpose was also to find out if there were any significant differences in the experiences from the clients different backgrounds. This was realized by a