Search for dissertations about: "Lifestyle Activities"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 98 swedish dissertations containing the words Lifestyle Activities.

  2. 21. Participation in physical activities and sedentary behaviour among children with physical disabilities

    Author : Katarina Lauruschkus; Barns och familjers hälsa; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Participating in physical activity promotes physical and mental health. Children with physical disabilities are not as physically active as other children. They tend to participate in lower intensity physical activity, choose more passive activities with less variety and have more sedentary time. READ MORE

  4. 22. Low back pain in a general population : care seeking behaviour, lifestyle factors and methods of exposure assessment

    Author : Monica Mortimer; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Low back pain; care seeking; lifestyle exposure assessment;

    Abstract : This thesis is based on the MUSIC-Norrtälje study, a population-based case-referent study of low-back pain with a two-year follow-up. Included in the study were 449 female and 342 male cases. READ MORE

  5. 23. Knee osteoarthrosis in relation to physical workload and lifestyle factors : epidemiological studies

    Author : Hélène Sandmark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : elite athletes; health status; hip osteoarthrosis; home nursing; overweight; musculoskeletal disorders; physical education teacher; physical load measurements; smoking; sports;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between physical workload, sports, and lifestyle factors and the development of knee osteoarthrosis (OA) in ex-elite athletes, in men and women in the population, and in physical education (PE) teachers. It is based on four investigations: two cohort studies, one population-based case-referent study, and one field study. READ MORE

  6. 24. Active lifestyle all your life : a multifactorial group-based falls-prevention programme

    Author : Erika Johansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Internationally, gerontology focuses on an emerging paradigm of healthy ageing where the goal is to extend the senior years in absence of morbidity by improving human health. A major threat to healthy ageing is accidental falls, as falls are the second-leading cause of unintentional injury or deaths worldwide. READ MORE

  7. 25. Everyday life, crime, and fear of crime among adolescents and young adults

    Author : Alexander Engström; Marie Torstensson Levander; Anna-Karin Ivert; Micael Björk; Anna Dåderman; Vania Ceccato; Malmö universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; adolescents; crime; fear of crime; lifestyle-exposure theory; offending; routine activity theory; smartphone; victimisation; youth; young adults; Kriminologi; Criminology;

    Abstract : Drawing on lifestyle-routine activity theory, this dissertation explores associations between everyday life, crime, and fear of crime among adolescents and young adults. It also examines the operationalisation of the concepts of lifestyle and routine activities, and explores the use of experience methods, via a smartphone application named STUNDA, to collect data about everyday life. READ MORE