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Diffusion of innovations in medical setting: A meta - analysis of Case studies.
Řepíková, Anna ; Jeřábek, Hynek (advisor) ; Hendl, Jan (referee)
Diploma thesis "Diffusion of innovations in medical setting: A Meta-analysis of case studies" deals with contemporary shape of empirical diffusion research in public health and medical sociology field. By means of meta-analysis based on 23 case studies that was targeted on chosen aspects of investigation within the diffusion of innovations topic, on whole design of the research and on particular methodological procedures we arrived to wide thematic scope of these studies and their significant heterogeneity regarding methodological aspects. This fact testifies the large amount of possibilities that diffusion studies provide, even in such narrowed research area. Meta-analytical findings and studies divided into several typologies were then compared with an older study, where a pragmatic orientation of newer studies on a specific aspect of the whole process and practical task that needs to be solved, turned up. The sociological micro-theories making is then overshadowed by dealing with the actual field problems acute even more in the field of medicine. The communication processes at the level of interpersonal communication (that are, according to the generally accepted definition of diffusion of innovation, principal for the diffusive mechanism) as a dominant object of examination almost faded out....
Prescription action of Czech doctors in prescribing hormonal contraceptives
Řepíková, Anna ; Háva, Petr (advisor) ; Dobiášová, Karolína (referee)
Bachelor Thesis "Prescription action of Czech doctors in prescribing hormonal contraceptives" disserts on quality of health care on the field of gynecological practice and prescription of a specific group of pharmaceuticals - hormonal contraceptives. The goal of this Thesis is to evaluate decision making and action of doctors in the context of current precautions related to hormonal contraception with regard to potential risks that may inappropriate prescription represent for female patients. The part of this evaluation is not only the investigation of the system in which the prescription takes place, but also the identification of the main factors that effect the doctor and his decision taking. Last but not least, the Thesis mentions the control mechanisms that monitor the prescription action of the doctor and the accordance of his decisions with recommended physician's prescriptions, legislation and common ethics. The Thesis is targeted mainly on risks related to prescription action anomal from these norms and tries to point out the importance of the correct prescription (suitable for the particular female patient and based on independent, professional knowledge) and its control from the point of view of the patient's health. The decision of the doctor and subsequent ingestion of the prescribed hormonal...

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