Search for dissertations about: "domestic workload"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words domestic workload.

2. 1. Domestic Workload and Multiple Roles. Epidemiological findings on health and sickness absence in women

   Author : Carin Staland Nyman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Domestic work; domestic workload; multiple roles; sickness absence; psychiatric disorders; self-rated health; women;

   Abstract : Aim: The objective of this thesis was to analyse the importance of specific exposures in women?s lives to health and sickness absence; more precisely to study the association between domestic work, multiple roles and the experience of being sick-listed, and self-rated health, psychiatric disorders and sickness absence. Method: The thesis was based on two datasets. READ MORE

4. 2. The Impact of Stressful Postures on the Physical Workload in Nursing

   Author : Sonja Freitag; Tore J. Larsson; Andreas Seidler; KTH; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; nurses; musculoskeletal disorders; trunk posture; perceived exertion; ergonomics;

   Abstract : Nursing staff have an elevated risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders, in particular in the lower back area. Statistics produced by leading industrial nations show that back problems are the world’s number one work-related health problem, and that healthcare workers suffer from a greater occurrence of such problems than workers in other professions. READ MORE

5. 3. Working conditions and musculoskeletal pain in public sector employees : a study of female dominated workplaces in health care and educational services

   Author : Ylva Fjell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Gender; public sector; musculoskeletal pain; physical workload; psychosocial work factors; leadership styles; multiple roles; health promotion; self-rated health; sick leave; unpaid work.;

   Abstract : In Sweden, musculoskeletal disorders constitute a considerable public health problem, also in public sector employees and especially among women, and these complaints often result in long-term sick leave and disability pension. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate public sector employees, to elucidate specific factors both at their workplaces and in the private sphere, that are associated with (ill) health, in particular with musculoskeletal pain. READ MORE

6. 4. Socioeconomic development initiatives and women’s welfare in rural Bangladesh

   Author : Rabiul Karim; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Socioeconomic development initiatives (SDIs) are not only regarded as vehicles for poverty eradication but as promotion of women‟s welfare in terms of their economic independence, empowerment, and safety from domestic violence (DV), particularly in male-dominated low-income countries. It is often assumed that women‟s participation in SDIs will increase their income and independence. READ MORE

7. 5. Health and working conditions among low-educated women

   Author : Raymond Dahlberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : In this thesis examinations of conditions at work and at home, and health in low-educated women have been measured by questionnaires, interviews, observations and direct measurements. The overall aim was to gain a deeper understanding of low-educated women's conditions at work and in the domestic sphere, and how this affects their health. READ MORE