𝔖 Bobbio Scriptorium
✦   LIBER   ✦

The concept of effectiveness—a blind alley? A study of different interpretations in a Swedish county council

✍ Scribed by Lilian Axelsson; Agneta Kullén Engström

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2001
Tongue
English
Weight
91 KB
Volume
16
Category
Article
ISSN
0749-6753

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Swedish health care organizations are experiencing pressure to make ever greater efforts to rationalize and to increase effectiveness in the way they plan and provide services. In order to gain a better understanding of the current practice of the three groups of key actors in Swedish health care—politicians, senior civil servants and operational managers—and their perception of effectiveness, a study was carried out in a Swedish county council using both qualitative and quantitative methods. While in general the concept of effectiveness is thought of as crucial, it is not clearly or uniformly defined within the organization. Each of the three groups defines the concept in a way that reflects their own function, which may lead efforts to achieve effectiveness into a blind alley. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES

Lack of beneficial effects of clonidine
Lack of beneficial effects of clonidine in the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder: results of a double-blind, randomized study
✍ Robertas Bunevicius; Alan L. Hinderliter; Kathleen C. Light; Cort A. Pedersen; S 📂 Article 📅 2004 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 81 KB

Objectives To test the effects of clonidine in comparison with active placebo on premenstrual symptoms, mood scores and norepinephrine (NE) concentration, in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Methods Twelve women with prospectively confirmed PMDD were randomly assigned to oral 0.3 m

The prevalence of dementia and depressio
The prevalence of dementia and depression in Taiwanese institutionalized leprosy patients, and the effectiveness evaluation of reminiscence therapy—a longitudinal, single-blind, randomized control study
✍ Tsung-Wei Su; Li-Ling Wu; Ching-Po Lin 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 190 KB 👁 1 views

## Objective This study investigated the prevalence of depression and dementia in long‐term institutionalized older leprosy patients in Taiwan. We then examined the effectiveness of reminiscence group therapy on depressive symptoms and cognitive function in this population. ## Methods We recruite