Search for dissertations about: "Högskolan i Gävle"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 131 swedish dissertations containing the words Högskolan i Gävle.

  2. 1. Employment Status and Inequalities in Health Outcomes : Population-based Studies from Gävleborg County

    Author : Anne-Sofie Hiswåls; Gloria Macassa; Joaquim Soares; Gebrenegus Ghilagaber; Peter Öberg; Örjan Sundin; Charli Eriksson; Högskolan i Gävle; []
    Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; Employment status; self-reported health; health inequalities; suicidal ideation; anxiety; depression; out of work; perceived well-being; qualitative approach; recession time; Gävle; Anställningsstatus; självrapporterad hälsa; ojämlikhet i hälsa; självmordstankar; ångest; utanför arbetsmarknaden; upplevt välbefinnande; kvalitativt tillvägagångssätt; lågkonjunktur; Medical and Health Sciences; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Anställningsstatus;

    Abstract : Background and objectives: From a public health perspective, it is important not only to improve and maintain health, but also to promote equality in health. Epidemiological research has showed the importance of work and unemployment in the development of socio-economic health inequalities, and peoples life chances are suggested to be conditioned by participation or exclusion from the labour market. READ MORE

  4. 2. Evaluation of energy conserving measures in buildings connected to a district heating system : case studies in Gävle, Sweden

    Author : Mattias Gustafsson; Björn Karlsson; Magnus Åberg; Högskolan i Gävle; []
    Keywords : ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; energieffektivisering; miljonprogrammet; solceller;

    Abstract : When different energy conserving measures are implemented for reducing energy use in buildings and the buildings are connected to district heating systems, it is important that an overall system analysis is made which takes into account the effects of total change of energy use due to the energy conserving measures.The method applied in this thesis uses hourly production data for the different production units in the district heating system in Gävle, Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 3. "I know where you live" : Statutory social work, client violence, and dilemmas for safety and practice

    Author : Jimmy Munobwa; Brian Littlechild; Högskolan i Gävle; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; client violence; cognitive appraisal; coping; discretion; occupational injury; occupational safety; power; statutory social work; social work; workplace violence; arbetsplatsvåld; arbetsskada; arbetsskadeanmälan; coping; handlingsfrihet; klientvåld; makt; socialsekreterare; socialt arbete;

    Abstract : Violence from service users towards social workers (client violence) has been a growing concern over the last decades. Statutory social work is among the occupations with a high risk of client violence. Sweden has a long history of legislation on workplace safety, yet client violence in social work is perpetual. READ MORE

  6. 4. Live life! Young peoples' experience of living with personal assistance and social workers' experiences of handling LSS assessments from a child perspective

    Author : Lill Hultman; Ulla Forinder; Pernilla Pergert; Kerstin Fugl-Meyer; Berth Danermark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Personal assistance;

    Abstract : The Act Concerning Support and Services to Persons with Certain Functional Impairments, in which the provision of personal assistance (PA) is included, came into force in 1994. It paved the way for strengthened rights for people with disabilities, in which the overall intention was to give disabled people equal opportunities and enable full participation in society. READ MORE

  7. 5. Sensorimotor control and cervical range of motion in women with chronic neck pain : Kinematic assessments and effects of neck coordination exercise

    Author : Thomas Rudolfsson; Mats Djupsjöbacka; Martin Björklund; Charlotte Häger; Dario Liebermann; Anneli Peolsson; Högskolan i Gävle; []
    Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neck pain; Rehabilitation; Coordination training; Resistance training; Postural balance; randomized controlled trial; Musculoskeletal pain; Biomechanics; Range of motion; Kinematics; Head Movements; Coordination training; Resistance training; Postural balance; randomized controlled trial; Musculoskeletal pain; Biomechanics; Range of motion;

    Abstract : Introduction: Neck pain is a common problem in society and is more prevalent among women. The consequences of neck pain for the individual often include activity and participation limitations, thus affecting many dimensions of life. READ MORE