Search for dissertations about: "Lars Jacobsson"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words Lars Jacobsson.

  2. 1. Health, Risk-Taking Behavior and Sexuality in Swedish Adolescents

    Author : Lars I Holmberg; Claes Sundelin; Lars Jacobsson; Dan Hellberg; Erik Bergström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Pediatrics; unplanned pregnacy; abortion; adolescents; young men; individual support; Outpatient Clinic for Adolescents; Sweden; decision making; grounded theory; health behavior; risk behavior; sexual behavior; vocational program; theoretical program; Pediatrik;

    Abstract : The overall aims of this research were to develop methods of identifying adolescents with unhealthy and/or risk-taking behavior with special reference to sexuality, and to evaluate support measures for young people in need of such interventions. A further aim was to assess strategies for preventing unhealthy and/or risk-taking behavior. READ MORE

  4. 2. Studies on affective disorders in rural Ethiopia

    Author : Abebaw Fekadu; Lars Jacobsson; Gunnar Kullgren; Lars von Knorring; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; bipolar disorder; depressive disorder; affective disorder; mood disorder; prevalence; outcome; cross-sectional study; prospective study; longitudinal study; isolated population; Ethiopia; Africa; developing countries; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

    Abstract : Background Affective disorders are poorly defined and studied in sub-Saharan Africa despite their substantial public health impact. Objectives Overall objective: To describe the epidemiology of selected affective disorders in rural Ethiopia. Specific objectives 1. READ MORE

  5. 3. Patient and Staff Perceptions of Medication Administration and Locked Entrance Doors at Psychiatric Wards

    Author : Kristina Haglund; Louise von Essen; Lars von Knorring; Lars Jacobsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; forced medication; locked ward; medication administration; patient; perception; psychiatry; staff; Omvårdnad; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : The general aim was, within psychiatric inpatient care, to explore patient and staff perceptions with regard to medication administration and locked entrance doors. In Study I, medication administration was illuminated according to a mini-ethnographic approach. Nurses and voluntarily admitted patients were observed and interviewed. READ MORE

  6. 4. Long-term outcome after traumatic brain injury : studies of individuals from northern Sweden

    Author : Lars Jacobsson; Jörgen Borg; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health Science; Hälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : As traumatic brain injury (TBI) is as one of the major causes of long-term disability, there is an increasing interest in the long-term outcome of TBI. The overall aim of this thesis was to increase our knowledge and understanding of the situation for individuals many years post injury, with regard to demographics, injury characteristics and primary outcome, long-term functioning and disability, health-related quality of life, life satisfaction, self-appraisal of the impact of the TBI and sense of coherence. READ MORE

  7. 5. Thermo-mechanical Fatigue Crack Propagation in Inconel 718

    Author : Lars Jacobsson; Materialteknik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; crack closure; image analysis; potential drop; in-situ scanning elecron microscopy; crack propagation experiments; Thermo-mechanical fatigue; Inconel 718;

    Abstract : Thermo-mechanical fatigue crack propagation in Inconel 718 has been studied with different methods. In-situ observations with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) were performed, the crack propagation process was followed cycle by cycle and the influences from load, temperature, and microstructure on the crack growth were analyzed. READ MORE