Search for dissertations about: "wellbeing"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 307 swedish dissertations containing the word wellbeing.
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1. Positive change for wellbeing : Maintained intervention-induced behaviors and healthier lifestyles
Abstract : Lifestyle behaviors such as increased private car use, stress, low physical activity, and unhealthy eating negatively affect individual and global health, environment and economy. We must change behavior, not only to decrease suffering and economical costs, but to promote wellbeing for flourishing human beings on a living planet. READ MORE
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2. Vulnerability and inequalities in health and wellbeing : the role of social policy
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the moderating role of social policies for the association between vulnerable social positions and health and wellbeing. Vulnerable social positions are identified in relation to age-related transition points in to or out of the labour market. READ MORE
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3. The Internet of Things in Health, Social Care, and Wellbeing
Abstract : The Internet of Things (IoT) enables opportunities to remotely sense and control objects via communication networks. We study services based on connected devices and the collaboration they generate between the ICT and the Health, Social Care and Wellbeing (HSCWB) industries. READ MORE
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4. Exploring resident health, wellbeing, and thriving in Swedish sheltered housing
Abstract : Background: As the population of older people is expected to increase in the coming decades, an increase in service demand will likely follow. Aging in place is common in Sweden, but may be associated with loneliness, anxiety, and other negative health effects. READ MORE
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5. Hand function, Everyday Occupations and Wellbeing in Individuals with Systemic Sclerosis
Abstract : Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) is a connective tissue disease which, in various ways, influences an individual’s ability to participate in everyday occupations. The general objective of this work was to elucidate the consequences of scleroderma with respect to hand function, everyday occupations and wellbeing, in order to provide a knowledge base suitable for occupational therapy interventions. READ MORE