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The Japanese drug company Astellas has had its knuckles rapped for wrongdoing four times in less than three years. Now Deborah Cohen, Shai Mulinari, and Piotr Ozieranski reveal fresh claims about the treatment of an employee who offered to help it clean up its act
Objective: Generic substitution has contributed to economic savings but switching products may affect patient adherence, particularly among those using multiple medications. The aim was to analyse if use of multiple medications influenced the association between switching products and refill adherence to angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in Sweden. Study Design and Setting: New users
By using historical data on about 50,000 twins born in Sweden during 1886–1958, we demonstrate a positive and statistically significant relationship between years of schooling and longevity. This relation remains almost unchanged when exploiting a twin fixed-effects design to control for the influence of genetics and shared family background. This result is robust to controlling for within-twin-pa
Through a discourse analysis of the end-users’ statements on their choice of primary care, there is a focus on how they use certain discourses in society with regard to which discourses governs their choices of primary care. For this purpose, a group interview was administered in a location in the south of Sweden. It was strategically designed to on the whole include individuals with following cha
AIMS: This article reviews current practice relating to arts and culture on prescription in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and in the United Kingdom. It considers future possibilities and also each of the Scandinavian countries from a culture and health policy and research perspective. The United Kingdom perhaps leads the field of Arts on Prescription practice, and subsequent research is described in ord
Caregivers report experiences of stress and burden that can affect their health negatively. Web-based mindfulness interventions have shown beneficial health effects in clinical and non-clinical populations, including caregivers. The study’s aim was to explore the experiences of a web-based mindfulness program, including motivation and challenges to use, in caregivers of a person with somatic illne
Background: Hereditary ataxia is a group of rare disorders. Healthcareproviders and public authorities may have limited knowledge about thisdiagnosis. We asked the patients if they feel well-informed about thediagnosis and whom they usually turn to for support.Methods: Adult patients with a diagnosis of progressive cerebellar ataxiawere identified in the diagnosis register of Scania region or were
ObjectiveSelf-management support can improve quality of life, mood, self-efficacy, and physical function following a stroke. Knowledge of how people with stroke understand and experience self-management in different contexts is crucial to developing effective self-management support. This study explored how people with stroke understand and practice self-management during the post-acute phase.Meth
Objective: To explore the views and experiences of providing assistance and treatment of sexually transmitted infections to same-sex practicing male clients among service providers at pharmacies and drugstores in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Previous research suggests that sexually transmitted infections are an increasing concern for this population. Due to stigma and discrimination, men who have sex
Research and PhDs are relatively rare in family medicine and primary care. To promote research, regular one-year research courses for primary care professionals with a focus on clinical epidemiology were started. This study explores the academic outcomes of the first four cohorts of research courses and surveys the participants' perspectives on the research course. An electronic survey was sent to
Objectives. The aims were to develop auditing according to the APO (Audit Project Odense) method for measuring soft data, exemplified by a holistic view, and to test the instrument. Design. A descriptive study of the development of an APO chart and a test registration. Setting. Primary health care, Blekinge County, Sweden. Subjects. Ten general practitioners (GPs) were invited to transform categor
Design är ett viktigt konkurrensmedel och till viss del ett styrmedel inom affärslivet, vilket blir allt viktigare i en ökad konkurrens på marknaden. Att vara unik som företag är en tillgång och ett företag som utvecklar och säljer designprodukter som ligger i framkant, med det följer framgång och tillväxt. När den ekonomiska betydelsen av design ökar så öppnar det upp ett intresse för konkurrenteDesign is an important competitive tool and to some extent a management tool in business, which is significant in the increasing competition on the market. Being unique as a company is an asset. A company that develops and sells design products that are at the front edge is probably heading for growth. When the economic importance of design increases, it opens up an interest for competitors who se
Out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures for childbirth in Bangladesh have increased substantially, intensifying financial pressure on lower-income households. While wealthier groups historically bore higher delivery costs, recent trends indicate a narrowing gap in spending across socioeconomic strata. This study investigates the drivers of this convergence in delivery-related expenditures between 2014 an
Sida 1 av 12 Ver. 2023-11-07 Saco-S-rådet vid Linköpings universitet Verksamhetsberättelse för verksamhetsåret 2023 1. Styrelsen och dess arbetsfördelning Rådets styrelse har under verksamhetsåret bestått av 10 ledamöter samt 3 suppleanter utsedda vid Saco-S-rådets 2022-11-29. Därutöver utsåg årsmötet en valberedning. Till ordförande valdes: Krzysztof Marciniak, ITN, SULF (omval) Till 1:e vice ord
Economic evaluation in health care is still an evolving discipline. One of the current controversies in cost-effectiveness analysis regards the inclusion or exclusion of future non-medical costs (i.e. consumption net of production) due to increased survival. This paper examines the implications of a symmetry rule stating that there should be consistency between costs included in the numerator and
