Search for dissertations about: "Cross sectional survey on work-related stress"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Cross sectional survey on work-related stress.
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1. Telework in academia – Opportunities and challenges for well-being at work
Abstract : Background:Telework reshapes the conventional work practice by providing the flexibility to perform work at new places and times. Telework can increase individual autonomy to control and organize work, but can also place higher demands on the ability to separate work-nonwork in time and space, physically and mentally. READ MORE
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2. Working Conditions, Income Differences, and Sense of Coherence in Relation to Ill Health
Abstract : The licentiate thesis explored the relationship between working conditions and wage income, and the relationship between working conditions and sense of coherence in relation to ill health, focusing on cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal pain, and psychological distress among the working population in Sweden. The studies were based on cross-sectional and longitudinal survey data (ULF and LNU), and on the Swedish census (FoB90) linked to the national cause of death registry. READ MORE
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3. Occupational safety and health interventions : incentives and economic consequences
Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to extend the knowledge of factors that from an employer perspective could increase the use of research based occupational safety and health (OSH) interventions and work-place health promotion (WHP). The aim of Study I was to explore and describe what incentives influence when employers make their decisions about engaging in OSH interventions and WHP. READ MORE
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4. The nature of back pain in a general adult population : A longitudal study
Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to study in a general adult population the prevalence and incidence of back trouble, predictive factors for new episodes of back pain, new sick leave episodes, and factors important for recovery from back pain. The pain drawing method was used in an epidemiological survey to identify pain in the entire back area. READ MORE
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5. The digitalised work environment : Health, experiences and actions
Abstract : Background: The aim of this thesis was to examine the association between technostress, operationalised as information and communication technology (ICT) demands, and indicators of work-related stress, as well as its association with self-rated health. Additional aims were to identify occupational groups at risk with regard to ICT demands, and to describe experiences of technostress and how it was handled by healthcare managers. READ MORE