Search for dissertations about: "perception in children"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 137 swedish dissertations containing the words perception in children.

2. 1. On the identification of visual defects in children in general and prematurely born children in particular

   Author : Anna-Lena Hård; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : preschool vision screening; referral criteria; children; vision; preterm; cerebral visual impairment; visual perception; ocular fundus morphology;

   Abstract : Aims: Papers I & II: To evaluate the consequences of changes in the criteria for referral to an eye clinic following general pre-school vision screening. According to the former criteria all 4 year old children in the Göteborg area, with visual acuity (VA) ... READ MORE

4. 2. Children in the Radiology Department : a study of anxiety, pain, distress and verbal interaction

   Author : Berit Björkman; Karin Enskär; Kerstin Öhrling; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : Children; radiography; experiences; anxiety; pain; distress; verbal interaction; examination;

   Abstract : This dissertation focuses on children’s experiences of going through an acute radiographic examination due to a suspected fracture. The findings from interviews with children aged 3-15 years showed anxiety, pain and distress to be a concern in conjunction with an examination (Paper I). READ MORE

5. 3. Children Lost and Found : A bioarchaeological study of Middle Helladic children in Asine with a comparison to Lerna

   Author : Anne Ingvarsson-Sundström; Robert Arnott; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Classical archaeology and ancient history; children; archaeology; osteology; Asine; Lerna; Middle Helladic; skeletons; age; subadults; graves; growth; health; weaning; mortality; fetuses; infants; mortuary ritual; Bronze Age.; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Classical archaeology and ancient history; Antikens kultur och samhälle; arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Abstract : This study focusses on children’s living conditions during the Middle Helladic period in Greece. The primary material comprises disarticulated skeletal remains found in a stratigraphic context during the Swedish excavations of Asine in 1926: 4,583 fragments/complete bones. READ MORE

6. 4. Sweet Taste Perception in Relation to Oral and General Health

   Author : Heba Ashi; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; BMI; Caries prevalence; Children; Dental caries; Dietary habits; Obesity; Plaque pH; Pregnancy; Sweet taste perception;

   Abstract : The aims of this thesis were to study the difference in sweet taste perception, dental caries and BMI between three different geographical areas (Italy, Mexico and Saudi Arabia) and to elucidate the relationship of sweet taste perception with caries and BMI. Dietary habits were also assessed in relation to sweet taste perception in Saudi Arabia. READ MORE

7. 5. Young today-adult tomorrow! Studies on physical status, physical activity, attitudes, and self-perception in children and adolescents

   Author : Ann-Christin Sollerhed; Samhällsmedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; physical education; physical status; physical capacity; self-perception; attitudes; sense of coherence; Medicine human and vertebrates ; intervention; physical activity; adolescents; Young people; children; Medicin människa och djur ;

   Abstract : The aim was to gain knowledge of young people's physical status and physical activity, and to further the understanding of the role of school physical education in a salutogenic public health perspective. Two studies were performed in southern Sweden. Study 1 was performed in 1996 among 301 adolescents aged 16-19 in upper secondary school. READ MORE