Search for dissertations about: "alcohol screening"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 87 swedish dissertations containing the words alcohol screening.

  1. 1. Alcohol screening and simple advice in emergency care : staffs’ attitudes and injured patients’ drinking pattern

    Author : Cecilila Nordqvist; Bendtsen Preben; Kent Lindqvist; Hans Bergman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Emergency department; alcohol prevention; screening; simple advice; staff; attitudes; injury; Social medicine; Socialmedicin;

    Abstract : Background: About 800,000 people are risky drinkers in Sweden and the alcohol consumption has increased around 30% during the last 6 years. In order to counteract the negative effects of drinking there is a need to implement preventive measures at various levels in society. READ MORE

  2. 2. Alcohol and aging : a multimethod study on heterogeneity and multidimensionality

    Author : Wossenseged Birhane Jemberie; Mojgan Padyab; Fredrik Snellman; Malin Eriksson; Neda Agahi; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; older adults; substance use disorder; alcohol use disorder; comorbidity; recovery; alcohol treatment; aging; healthy aging; integrated care; person-centered care; biopsychosocial model; register-based; longitudinal; latent class; medical behavioral science; medicinsk beteendevetenskap; health services research; hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; health services research; hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

    Abstract : Background and Objectives: With an ageing population, the number of older persons with substance use problems, particularly problematic alcohol use, is increasing. Despite grow­ing recognition of the negative consequences of problematic alcohol use on older persons, there is a dearth of knowledge about the alcohol use profiles and the dimensionality of alcohol problems in older people. READ MORE

  3. 3. Disability pension. Epidemiological and financial aspects

    Author : Nils-Ove Månsson; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; socioeconomic status; screening; risk factor; participation; occupation; obesity; health screening; financial costs; early retirement; disability pension; diagnoses; Alcohol; body mass index; teetotalism; underweight; Social medicine; Socialmedicin; samhällsmedicin;

    Abstract : During the last decades, the incidence of disability pension in Sweden has increased continuously and it peaked in 1993 at approximately 62,000 new pensions. Early retirement due to occupational disability often constitutes a problem for the society as well as for the individual. READ MORE

  4. 4. Towards a new strategy for systematic screening for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in primary health care

    Author : Kjell Johansson; Anders Romelsjö; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : alcohol consumtion; screening; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : Alcohol consumption is the third largest risk factor for morbidity and mortality in developed countries. In order to counteract the negative effects of the increasing alcohol consumption in Sweden, there is an urgent need to disseminate and integrate screening for hazardous and harmful alcohol use into the existing routines of primary health care. READ MORE

  5. 5. Studies on routine inquiry about violence victimization and alcohol consumption in youth clinics

    Author : Anna Palm; Ulf Högberg; Ingela Danielsson; Carl Göran Svedin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Violence victimization; Youth; Alcohol consumption; Routine Inquiry; Screening; Youth friendly health care; Randomized controlled study; Qualitative study; Våldsutsatthet; Unga; Alkohol; Rutinfrågor; Screening; Ungdomsmottagning; Randomiserad studie; Kvalitativ studier;

    Abstract : Objectives: Violence victimization is common in youth, and the association between victimization and ill-health is well established. Youth is also the period when alcohol risk drinking is most prevalent. READ MORE