Search for dissertations about: "Lifestyle diseases"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 143 swedish dissertations containing the words Lifestyle diseases.

  2. 1. Musculoskeletal Disorders among Farmers and Referents, with Special Reference to Occurence, Health Care Utilization and Etiological Factors : A Population-based Study

    Author : Sara Holmberg; Kurt Svärdsudd; Anders Thelin; Anders Håkansson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine; farmers; agriculture; rural; musculoskeletal disorders; sick leave; low back pain; hip problems; physical workload; psychosocial factors; lifestyle; comorbidity; work-related fever attacks; epidemiology; etiology; Medicin; Dermatology and venerology; clinical genetics; internal medicine; Dermatologi och venerologi; klinisk genetik; invärtesmedicin;

    Abstract : Objectives. To study the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among farmers as compared to rural referents and to evaluate the effects of physical work exposures, psychosocial factors, lifestyle and comorbidity.Material and methods. A cross-sectional population-based survey of 1013 farmers and 769 matched referents was performed. READ MORE

  4. 2. Beyond the established risk factors of myocardial infarction : lifestyle factors and novel biomarkers

    Author : Patrik Wennberg; Jan-Håkan Jansson; Mai-Lis Hellénius; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; lifestyle factors; physical activity; commuting activity; leisure time physical activity; occupational physical activity; snuff use; haemostatic markers; inflammatory markers; myocardial infarction; epidemiology; primary prevention.; Family medicine; Allmänmedicin; Family Medicine; allmänmedicin;

    Abstract : Age, male sex, hypertension, smoking, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, and obesity are considered as established risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Several of these established cardiovascular risk factors are strongly influenced by lifestyle. READ MORE

  5. 3. Common People : Physical health, lifestyle and quality of life in persons with psychosis and their striving to be like everybody else

    Author : Rikard Wärdig; Margareta Bachrach-Lindström; Anniqa Foldemo; Torbjörn Lindström; Ingela Skärsäter; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health promotion; HRQoL; Lifestyle; Metabolic syndrome; Phenomenography; Physical health; Psychosis; Qualitative content analysis; Self-care; Stigma;

    Abstract : Background: As psychosis is often a lifelong disorder, improved health-related quality of life (HRQoL) can be a relevant treatment goal. Persons with psychosis have significantly reduced physical health. READ MORE

  6. 4. Depression and cardiovascular diseases

    Author : Aysha Almas; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background and aim: The concept of depression as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is now well known. However, weather the severity of depression has a dose response effect on risk of CVD is not known. READ MORE

  7. 5. Lifestyle Intervention from a Health Economics Perspective

    Author : Sanjib Saha; Hälsoekonomi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; lifestyle intervention; decision-analytic model; differences-in-differences approach; real-world;

    Abstract : Abstract The aim of this thesis was to perform health economic analyses of lifestyle intervention for people at a high risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The results can help decision-makers to make informed decisions over implementing lifestyle intervention, taking several dilemmas into consideration. READ MORE