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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Understanding Medicare part D beneficiaries’ decision making for using comprehensive medication review service

Zhang, Yiran 01 May 2017 (has links)
Medication-related problems (MRPs) are a common issue that lead to suboptimal healthcare outcomes and increased healthcare cost. Overall, older adults have a high risk of experiencing MRPs due to large medication consumption and recession of biological functions. One approach to reduce such a risk is for elderly patients to use comprehensive medication reviews (CMRs), the fundamental service of Medication Therapy Management (MTM). The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has been promoting CMRs among Medicare Part D beneficiaries since 2009, such as offering of an annual free CMR to eligible MTM beneficiaries and making “CMR completion rate” a quality rating (Star) measurement for Part D plans. However, statistics from the report of CMS 2017 Star rating measures showed that the CMR completion rate among MTM eligible was still low. Even though Medicare Part D beneficiaries ultimately make the decision, there are insufficient U.S. studies examining patient perceived factors affecting their use of CMRs. Thus, there is critical need to better understand decision making for using CMRs from a consumer perspective. This dissertation project aimed to explore Medicare Part D beneficiaries’ perceptions on using a CMR, using a conceptual framework adapted from consumer decision making, which consisted of internal need, external influence, perceived risks of using CMRs, and alternative comparison. The dissertation project also aimed to describe how CMR recipients and non-recipients were different and to identify main factors associated with Medicare Part D beneficiaries’ decision making for using CMRs. To achieve these objectives, this study used an exploratory sequential mixed-method approach in a cross-sectional setting. Semi-structured personal interviews were conducted as the qualitative phase followed by self-administered mailed survey as the quantitative phase. Both interview questions and survey items were developed based on the conceptual framework, though findings from qualitative phase informed the survey item generation as well. Survey items and administration were further refined using a panel of expert review and pilot study. A convenient sample consisted of older adults recruited from one pharmacy in Iowa and a senior registry maintained by University of Iowa was used for the qualitative phase (n = 13). The quantitative study sample were randomly selected from each sampling frame: 1) elderly residents of the States of Florida (n = 320), Washington (n = 320), Wisconsin (n = 320), and Pennsylvania (n = 320) covered in a commercial mailing list; and 2) older adults included in the same senior registry used for the qualitative phase (n = 460). The study inclusion criteria were: 1) must be at least 65 years old in 2016, 2) must be taking at least one prescription currently, and 3) must be a Medicare Part D beneficiary. A thematic analysis was conducted for qualitative data, using MaxQDA version 12. Descriptive analysis and multiple logistic regression modeling were used to analyze data of the quantitative phase, using SAS version 9.4. A total of 13 study participants were included in the qualitative analysis, of which 5 were CMR recipients. The thematic analysis yielded five themes, which supported the use of the conceptual framework (i.e. internal need, external influences, perceived risks of using CMRs, and alternative comparison) to understand Medicare Part D beneficiaries’ decision making for using CMRs. Plus, consumers who received a CMR expressed a positive attitude towards them. Safety worriers or knowledge seekers appeared more likely to use CMRs while physician believers or privacy worriers are more likely to not use CMRs. Meanwhile, awareness of CMRs remains low after being available for 7 years, possibly due to an infrequent marketing activity. An overall usable response rate of 26.8% and an overall completion rate of 89.4% were obtained in the mailed survey phase. Of the study sample, 381 respondents who were Medicare Part D beneficiaries, were using at least one prescription, and returned a complete survey were included for analysis. There were 27.56% respondents (n = 105) reported that they had a CMR in 2016 or before, which was consistent with the low CMR completion rate nationwide. Meanwhile, about two thirds of respondents never heard of CMRs, supporting findings from the qualitative phase. CMR recipients and non-recipients had several characteristics differences in the domain of internal need, external influences, and perceived risks of using CMRs. Compared to CMR non-recipients, CMR recipients took slightly more prescription medications (p = 0.0299), were self-reported less healthy (p = 0.0009), had better provider communication in previous pharmacy encounters (p < 0.0001), had higher overall satisfaction in previous pharmacy encounters (p = 0.0053), perceived more seriousness of MRPs (p = 0.0016), perceived more susceptibility of MRPs (p < 0.0001), expected more positive outcome from suing CMRs (p < 0.0001), were more likely influence by a physician’s opinion (p = 0.0184) or a pharmacist’s opinion (p < 0.0001) when considering the use of CMRs, were more likely received a physician recommendation (p < 0.0001) or a pharmacist recommendation (p < 0.0001), had less concern of psychological risk (p = 0.0170), functional risk (p < 0.0001), and social risk (p = 0.0016). The regression modeling further determined that a pharmacist or a physician recommendation, pharmacist’s communication in previous pharmacy encounters, perceived susceptibility of MRPs, and positive outcome expectancy were positively associated with Medicare Part D beneficiaries’ decision making for using CMRs at a significant level of .05, when holding other variables fixed. Meanwhile, perceived functional risk, access to general counseling in previous experiences, and family/friends influence were negatively associated with Medicare Part D beneficiaries’ decision making for suing CMRs at a significant level of .05, when holding other variables fixed. This study is the first to adapt consumer behavior frameworks to explore factors affecting Medicare Part D beneficiaries’ decision making for using CMRs. Unfortunately, it was found that CMR awareness among older population was still low after years’ of promotion efforts among Medicare Part D beneficiaries. Findings of this dissertation suggested that policy makers should not entirely focus on promoting CMRs through Part D plan sponsors, but seek for collaborations from healthcare professionals, particularly community pharmacists and physicians. Meanwhile, addressing key components and benefits of CMRs in an understandable way to general older population could help them establish a link between benefit expectation and their demand. Furthermore, using short surveys or phone interviews to obtain self-perceived internal need among older population could be used by Part D plans or other stakeholders to target potential CMR users more effectively.
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Représentations disciplinaires du FLE dans une université pluridisciplinaire : le cas de l'Université Renmin de Chine / Disciplinary representations of the FLE discipline in a comprehensive university : a case study of RENMIN University of China

Tian, Yuan 01 June 2018 (has links)
Par rapport à la multiplication des départements de français dans l’enseignement supérieur chinois, la discipline FLE se développe lentement dans des universités pluridisciplinaires. La dynamique du développement durable manque dans ces terrains, que ce soit en ce qui concerne les motivations d’apprentissage des étudiants, d’enseignement et de recherche des enseignants, ou des soutiens des responsables au niveau universitaire.Eu égard à cette situation, pris pour terrain l’Université Renmin de Chine, notre travail cherche à étudier les représentations disciplinaires du FLE des acteurs du terrain. Nous arrivons à repérer les facteurs qui pèsent sur la disciplinarisation du FLE tels que les représentations disciplinaires, la conception de la langue, le statut disciplinaire du FLE, les politiques institutionnelles, ainsi que le niveau général de la discipline FLE en milieu supérieur chinois. À la lumière de la « pensée complexe » d’Edgar Morin, nous procédons à un retour sur le modèle de construction disciplinaire du FLE dans cette université pluridisciplinaire axée sur la recherche et expliquons la nécessité d’une pensée complexe pour la construction disciplinaire. Nous présentons des solutions provisoires et des pratiques didactiques en vue de remédier à la construction disciplinaire du FLE selon les conditions actuelles. / Compared to the multiplication of French departments in Chinese higher education, the FLE discipline is developing slowly in comprehensive universities. The dynamics of sustainable development are lacking in these areas, whether in terms of students’ learning motivation, teachers’ teaching and research impetus, or the support of responsible at university level.Given this situation, taken for the field Renmin University of China (RUC), this thesis seeks to study the disciplinary representations of the FLE discipline of the participants (students, teachers and responsibles) in the field. We find out the factors that influence the FLE discipline construction, such as the disciplinary representations, the conception of the language, the disciplinary status of the FLE discipline, the institutional policies, as well as the general level of the FLE discipline in upper Chinese environment. In the light of Edgar Morin’s “complex thinking”, we return to the FLE disciplinary construction model in this comprehensive and research-oriented university and explain the need for complex thinking for disciplinary construction. We present tentative solutions and didactic practices in order to remedy the disciplinary construction of the FLE under current conditions in RUC.
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自用小客車綜合損失險費率釐定過程中可信度之研究 / The Credibility Research of Personal Comprehensive Automobile Damage Insurance in Rate-Making Process

黃鴻禧, Huang, Hong Sii Unknown Date (has links)
在自用小客車綜合損失險之費率釐定過程中,可信度因子為極重要的指標,所謂可信度因子,是指給予經驗資料之權數。本文主要內容如下:一、概略性的闡釋汽車綜合損失險之費率釐定,包括汽車綜合損失險之費率結構與保費計算。二、探討汽車綜合損失險之損失分配,提出損失分配之假設與其參數之估計方法,以及各項假設之檢定方法。三、闡釋可信度之計算方法,內容包括傳統信賴區間之可信度理論、已知損失分配之貝氏可信度理論以及迴歸分析之可信度理論。本文所提的的理論結果,皆得自於嚴謹的數理推導,以及蒐集相關資料作為實証分析。其中傳統信賴區間之可信度理論及迴歸分析之可信度理論,皆是本文所創見,足供業界今後釐定費率時之參考。
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LE PROCESSUS DE NORMALISATION COMPTABLE PAR L'IASB : LE CAS DU RESULTAT

Le Manh-Béna, Anne 10 December 2009 (has links) (PDF)
Cette recherche apporte une contribution à la compréhension du processus de normalisation comptable par l‟IASB à travers le thème de la définition et de la présentation du résultat comptable. L‟objet de recherche se décline en deux questions : Comment se positionnent les différentes parties prenantes dans le processus de normalisation du résultat comptable en IFRS ? Comment s‟explique la pugnacité de l‟IASB à imposer une nouvelle définition du résultat comptable ? La première partie présente le cadre théorique retenu, qui emprunte à la théorie de l‟agence et la théorie néo-institutionnelle. La seconde partie expose les enjeux de la normalisation du résultat comptable. La troisième partie rend compte des trois études qualitatives menées à partir d‟un corpus d‟écrits constitué de l‟ensemble des documents publiés par l‟IASB sur le thème de la définition du résultat comptable : normes, exposé-sondage, papier de discussion, réponses reçus par l‟IASB suite à un appel à commentaires et synthèses de réunions de travail. Les principaux résultats concernent le fonctionnement du due process et la nature de l‟argumentation utilisée par le normalisateur pour imposer sa conception du résultat comptable. Il apparaît ainsi que les avis des participants au due process sont peu pris en compte par le normalisateur et que ce dernier cherche essentiellement à accroître la cohérence de son référentiel comptable en imposant une définition et un format de présentation du résultat comptable dont la pertinence pour les utilisateurs peine à être mise en évidence.
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Le processus de normalisation comptable par l'IASB : le cas du résultat

Le Manh-Béna, Anne 10 December 2009 (has links) (PDF)
Cette recherche apporte une contribution à la compréhension du processus de normalisation comptable par l'IASB à travers le thème de la définition et de la présentation du résultat comptable. L'objet de recherche se décline en deux questions : Comment se positionnent les différentes parties prenantes dans le processus de normalisation du résultat comptable en IFRS ? Comment s'explique la pugnacité de l'IASB à imposer une nouvelle définition du résultat comptable ? La première partie présente le cadre théorique retenu, qui emprunte à la théorie de l'agence et la théorie néo-institutionnelle. La seconde partie expose les enjeux de la normalisation du résultat comptable. Deux concepts clés émergent la littérature sur le thème de la définition du résultat comptable : la pertinence pour les utilisateurs et la cohérence du référentiel comptable et des états financiers La troisième partie rend compte des trois études qualitatives menées à partir d'un corpus d'écrits constitué de l'ensemble des documents publiés par l'IASB sur le thème de la définition du résultat comptable : normes, exposé-sondage, papier de discussion, réponses reçus par l'IASB suite à un appel à commentaires et synthèses de réunions de travail. Les principaux résultats concernent le fonctionnement du due process et la nature de l'argumentation utilisée par le normalisateur pour imposer sa conception du résultat comptable. Il apparaît ainsi que les avis des participants au due process sont peu pris en compte par le normalisateur et que ce dernier cherche essentiellement à accroître la cohérence de son référentiel comptable en imposant une définition et un format de présentation du résultat comptable dont la pertinence pour les utilisateurs peine à être mise en évidence.
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En helhetssyn med barnens tankar som utgångspunkt : En studie om hur pedagoger arbetar med lärande för hållbar utveckling i förskolan

Nilsson, Maria January 2010 (has links)
<p>Arbetets syfte är att ta reda på hur pedagoger arbetar med lärande frö hållbar utveckling i förskolan, utifrån intervjuer med pedagoger i förskolor som fått utmärkelsen Grön Flagg. Då Grön Flagg har olika temaområden innefattar syftet även att ta reda på olika likheter och skillnader mellan deolika temaområdena.</p><p>Intervjuerna gjordes med pedagoger på tre förskolor som arbetar med olika temaområden. Utifrån ljudupptagningar från intervjuerna gjorde jag analyser av svaren med fokus på arbetssätt, barns delaktighet, eventuella negativa sidor eller hinder och likheter och skillnader. den första analysen visade på en fokusering av fem delmål som är de mål som pedagogerna skriver tillsammans med hur de ska uppnå målen då de skickar sin ansökan om Grön Flagg till stiftelsenHåll Sverige rent. Det är dessa fem delmål som är grunden för arbetet med lärande för hållbar utveckling inom Grön Flagg och jag valde därför att fokusera på de fem delmålen i resultatredovisningen.</p><p>Resultatdelen presenterar varje förskola för sig utifrån arbetssätt, barnens delaktighet, hinder eller negativa sidor med arbetet och en sammanfattning av arbetet vid förskolan. Efter alla förskolorna följer en sammanställning av likheter och skillnader mellan de tre olika temaområdena.</p><p>Resultatet visar att arbetet med lärande för hållbar utveckling i förskolan genomsyras av att utgå från barnens tankar och ideér, att fånga det vardagliga, en helhetssyn gällande verksamhetens delar och begreppets innebörd, att skapa ett naturligt förhållningssätt och kunskap om naturen genom att vistas där och avslutningsvis pedagogernas förhållningssätt och inställning.</p>
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Teacher Commitment and Burnout: Their Effects on the Fidelity of Implementation of Comprehensive Treatment Programs for Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Coman, Drew Carson 01 January 2010 (has links)
For more than two decades, special education teacher shortages and attrition have concerned policymakers and administrators who work to recruit and retain special educators. It is imperative, therefore, to investigate the possible causes underlying the decision of special educators to leave the field. The aim of this current study was to explore teacher commitment to model philosophy and burnout across two well-established preschool treatment models for children with ASD: TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication-Handicapped Children) and LEAP (Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and their Parents). Additionally, these constructs were explored in Business As Usual (BAU) classroom models. Results indicated that LEAP teachers were significantly more committed to LEAP philosophy and practice relative to the TEACCH and BAU teachers and TEACCH teachers were not significantly more committed to TEACCH philosophy relative to the LEAP and BAU teachers. Additionally, BAU teachers are not significantly more committed to either LEAP or TEACCH, but do share commitment to both classroom approaches. Lastly, post hoc analyses provided support for a quadratic relationship between teacher commitment and aspects of teacher burnout. Implications for school districts and teachers working within the field of special education are discussed.
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Comprehensive Approach : Civil-militär filosofi eller allsidigt strategiskt koncept? / Comprehensive Approach : Civil-Military Philosophy or Comprehensive Strategic Concept?

Antonson, Mats January 2010 (has links)
<p>Erfarenheter från de senaste årens komplexa konflikter har bidragit till insikten att separata militära insatser ofta är otillräckliga för att skapa fred. <em>Comprehensive Approach</em> ses av många som ett koncept med målsättningen att skapa en integrerad civil-militär ansats för konfliktlösning. Konceptets innebörd är emellertid oklar. Dessutom är det problematiskt att empiriskt belägga att användandet av konceptet leder till framgång, vilket medför svårigheter att granska dess värde.</p><p>Uppsatsen utnyttjar Michael Howards teori om strategins dimensioner för att analysera Storbritanniens syn på <em>Comprehensive Approach</em> som strategiskt koncept. Som metod används en kvalitativ textanalys av systematiserande typ. Utifrån analysen identifieras styrkor och svagheter med konceptet, vilket medför att huvudfrågan vad Storbritanniens syn på <em>Comprehensive Approach</em> innebär och vilket värde <em>Comprehensive Approach</em> har som strategiskt koncept besvaras. Svaret bidrar till ökad kunskap och förståelse för <em>Comprehensive Approach, </em>vilket är uppsatsens syfte.</p><p>Resultatet visar att Storbritannien ser <em>Comprehensive Approach </em>som ett strategiskt koncept som kräver integrerade civil-militära strukturer för att fungera på ett bra sätt. Samtliga Howards dimensioner återfinns, och att ingen dimension överfokuseras är utifrån teorin en styrka. Värdet på <em>Comprehensive Approach </em>som strategiskt koncept kan samtidigt ifrågasättas främst på grund av att det mestadels uttrycks <em>vad</em> som bör uppnås, men däremot sällan beskrivs <em>hur</em> det ska genomföras. Uppsatsen påvisar även svårigheterna att samordna och koordinera aktörer mot ett gemensamt mål i en multinationell miljö, när incitament för samordning saknas.</p>
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Surface coatings as xenon diffusion barriers on plastic scintillators : Improving Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty verification

Bläckberg, Lisa January 2011 (has links)
This thesis investigates the ability of transparent surface coatings to reduce xenon diffusion into plastic scintillators. The motivation for the work is improved radioxenon monitoring equipment, used with in the framework of the verification regime of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. A large part of the equipment used in this context incorporates plastic scintillators which are in direct contact with the radioactive gas to be detected. One problem with such setup is that radioxenon diffuses into the plastic scintillator material during the measurement, resulting in an unwanted memory effect consisting of residual activity left in the detector. In this work coatings of Al2O3 and SiO2, with thicknesses between 20 and 400 nm have been deposited onto flat plastic scintillator samples, and tested with respect to their Xe diffusion barrier capabilities. All tested coatings were found to reduce the memory effect, and 425 nm of Al2O3 showed the most promise. This coating was deposited onto a complete detector. Compared to uncoated detectors, the coated one presented a memory effect reduction of a factor of 1000. Simulations and measurements of the expected light collection efficiency of a coated detector were also performed, since it is important that this property is not degraded by the coating. It was shown that a smooth coating, with a similar refractive index as the one of the plastic, should not significantly affect the light collection and resolution. The resolution of the complete coated detector was also measured, showing a resolution comparable to uncoated detectors. The work conducted in this thesis proved that this coating approach is a viable solution to the memory effect problem, given that the results are reproducible, and that the quality of the coating is maintained over time.
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En helhetssyn med barnens tankar som utgångspunkt : En studie om hur pedagoger arbetar med lärande för hållbar utveckling i förskolan

Nilsson, Maria January 2010 (has links)
Arbetets syfte är att ta reda på hur pedagoger arbetar med lärande frö hållbar utveckling i förskolan, utifrån intervjuer med pedagoger i förskolor som fått utmärkelsen Grön Flagg. Då Grön Flagg har olika temaområden innefattar syftet även att ta reda på olika likheter och skillnader mellan deolika temaområdena. Intervjuerna gjordes med pedagoger på tre förskolor som arbetar med olika temaområden. Utifrån ljudupptagningar från intervjuerna gjorde jag analyser av svaren med fokus på arbetssätt, barns delaktighet, eventuella negativa sidor eller hinder och likheter och skillnader. den första analysen visade på en fokusering av fem delmål som är de mål som pedagogerna skriver tillsammans med hur de ska uppnå målen då de skickar sin ansökan om Grön Flagg till stiftelsenHåll Sverige rent. Det är dessa fem delmål som är grunden för arbetet med lärande för hållbar utveckling inom Grön Flagg och jag valde därför att fokusera på de fem delmålen i resultatredovisningen. Resultatdelen presenterar varje förskola för sig utifrån arbetssätt, barnens delaktighet, hinder eller negativa sidor med arbetet och en sammanfattning av arbetet vid förskolan. Efter alla förskolorna följer en sammanställning av likheter och skillnader mellan de tre olika temaområdena. Resultatet visar att arbetet med lärande för hållbar utveckling i förskolan genomsyras av att utgå från barnens tankar och ideér, att fånga det vardagliga, en helhetssyn gällande verksamhetens delar och begreppets innebörd, att skapa ett naturligt förhållningssätt och kunskap om naturen genom att vistas där och avslutningsvis pedagogernas förhållningssätt och inställning.

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