Search for dissertations about: "Sedentary behavior"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words Sedentary behavior.
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6. Assessing Physical Activity and Physical Capacity in Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to assess measurement properties of methods suitable for screening or monitoring of physical capacity and physical activity in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and to explore factors associated with physical activity levels.Methods: Four observational studies were conducted. READ MORE
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7. New Frontiers in Behavioral Interventions : Harnessing Digital Technology to Change Behavior
Abstract : An increasingly sedentary lifestyle, rising levels of household debt, global warming—many of society’s most pressing challenges have one contributing factor in common: human behavior. Many people have lofty goals involving physical activity, retirement saving or sustainable behavior. READ MORE
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8. Energy expenditure and accelerometer cut-points for sedentary behavior and physical activity in spinal cord injury : implication for guiding and prevention
Abstract : Background: A motor-complete spinal cord injury (SCI) alters the prerequisites for physical activity (PA) and subsequently energy expenditure. Persons with SCI above thoracic level six have a compromised physiological response, which further compromises energy expenditure, during exercise. READ MORE
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9. Physical activity, body composition, inflammation and effects on antioxidative capacity in sedentary adults
Abstract : Background: For the past fifty years part the population has slowly become sedentary to an extent that it is nowadays considered normal behavior. Parallel with sedentary behavior there is an increase in obesity now reaching epidemic level. READ MORE
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10. Exercise as treatment for depression
Abstract : Studies have reported that physical activity can be protective against developing depression and that exercise can be as effective as pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy in the treatment of depression. However less is known about the associations of sedentary behavior with depression, the optimal intensity of exercise for treating depression, especially in the long- term and whether prescribing exercise for depression will change the patterns of physical activity and sedentary behavior after the intervention is completed. READ MORE