Search for dissertations about: "Sedentary behaviour"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words Sedentary behaviour.

2. 11. Health related lifestyle habits of Swedish schoolchildren : studies on knowledge, conception and behaviour

   Author : Li Lindberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Adolescents; children; food habits; health behaviour; health intervention; physical activity; predictors; secular trends; tobacco use.;

   Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the effects of the health education programme "An adventure with Pelle Pump". Further the aim was to provide knowledge of importance for the development of future programmes aiming to promote a healthy lifestyle in children by studying predictors for health behaviours, and the impact of time and age on health behaviours in Swedish schoolchildren. READ MORE

4. 12. Motivating clinical treatment of obesity : methods, education, supervision and outcome

   Author : Ingela Melin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Behaviour modification; method programmes; education; supervision; health cue professionals; long term treatment; obesity; VLCD; nutrition counselling; management; method; programmes; workplace organisation; primary health cue; academic clinic.;

   Abstract : Obesity has become an important health problem worldwide. It increases the medical risks and affects daily living. Environmental factors such as diet and sedentary lifestyle are likely to be the cause. In Sweden, the number of obese people has nearly doubled during the past 20 years and now totals nearly 500 000. READ MORE

5. 13. Unobtrusive Activity Recognition in Resource-Constrained Environments

   Author : Niklas Karvonen; Josef Hallberg; Kåre Synnes; Christopher Nugent; Susanna Pirttikangas; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Pervasive Mobile Computing; Distribuerade datorsystem;

   Abstract : This thesis discusses activity recognition from a perspective of unobtrusiveness, where devices are worn or placed in the environment without being stigmatising or in the way. The research focuses on performing unobtrusive activity recognition when computational and sensing resources are scarce. READ MORE

6. 14. Skeletal muscle responses to physical activity in health and metabolic disease

   Author : Jonathon Alexander Smith; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Sedentary lifestyles, characterised by a lack of physical activity and prolonged periods of sitting, have been linked to reductions in whole-body metabolic flexibility and the increased risk of metabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes. This can be attributed, at least partially, to the direct negative effects of physical inactivity on skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity, oxidative capacity, and overall metabolic health. READ MORE

7. 15. Development and Characterization of Large Area Pressure Sensors and Sitting Posture Monitoring Systems

   Author : Jawad Ahmad; Johan Sidén; Henrik Andersson; Leena Ukkonen; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : With the emergence of the Internet and rapid development of science and technology over the past few decades, many individuals worldwide now rely on the Internet to conduct daily activities ranging from education, business and creativity to communication and shopping. As we tend to spend more and more time on the Internet and engage less in physical activities, this persistent behaviour could result in some health-related issues within a relatively short period of time. READ MORE