Search for dissertations about: "life of minority women"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words life of minority women.

  2. 1. Women´s Experience of a myocardial infarction

    Author : Annica Sjöström-Strand; Barns och familjers hälsa; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; myocardial infarction; women; content analysis; phenomenographicmethod; stress; coping; rehabilitation; primary health care;

    Abstract : Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the sleading cause of mortality in men and women in Western society. Few studies of CHD have been performed on women or with a focus on cardiac risk factors in women’s lives. Results from studies of men have been generalized to women, which may be inappropriate or even dangerous. READ MORE

  4. 2. Roots and Routes : Life stories of exiled Hungarian women in Sweden

    Author : Katalin Henriksson; Språk- och litteraturcentrum; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Hungarian; Hungarian Minorities; Hungarianness; Migration; Mobility; Narratives; Narrations; Life stories; Membership Category; Category Entitlement; Identifications; Ethnic Identification; Culture; Doing Gender;

    Abstract : This dissertation analyses the narrated life stories of Swedish Hungarian women, sharing the numerous values and experiences of Hungarian exiles. With the help of interview transcripts of five women from the first generation of Hungarians living in exile in southern Sweden, the study presents seldom-discussed angles of ascertained membership in the Hungarian nation, moving beyond traditional definitions of ethnic belonging, official census figures, and organizational categorizations. READ MORE

  5. 3. Outcome of Graves disease

    Author : Mats Holmberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Graves disease; Mental fatigue; Depression; Anxiety; Magnetic resonance volumetry; Hippocampus; Volumetry; Quality of life;

    Abstract : Graves' disease (GD) is an autoimmune condition with elevated thyroid hormone levels and symptoms suggesting an affected brain. These symptoms often resolve with treatment but, for some patients, GD results in a long period of reduced well-being. READ MORE

  6. 4. A clinical image of migraine. On prevalence, impact of disease, natural course of attacks and influence of 5-HT1B/1D-agonists

    Author : Mattias Linde; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : migraine; epidemiology; Sweden; burden; quality of life; natural course; triptans; sensitization; allodynia; hyperalgesia;

    Abstract : The first, large nationwide survey of the epidemiology of migraine in Sweden was performed. The one-year prevalence is 13.2 b1.9% (16. READ MORE

  7. 5. Encounters in the medical context. Issues of gender and sexuality

    Author : Anna Westerståhl; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : gender; sexuality; sexual orientation; sexual identity; lesbian; women; health intervention; medical faculty; consultation;

    Abstract : A multidisciplinary approach in medicine is pivotal in order to understand the health implications of gender differences and sexual identity/orientation.. READ MORE