Search for dissertations about: "Sociodemographic characteristics"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 swedish dissertations containing the words Sociodemographic characteristics.
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1. Determinants of health care and drug utilisation : The causes of health care utilisation study
Abstract : The costs of health care and medicines are a considerable and rapidly increasing part of the gross national product in Sweden. like in many other countries.The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influenced the we of health care and drugs in subjects aged 16 years and above in Håbo, a Swedish municipality. READ MORE
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2. Sensorimotor characteristics in chronic neck pain : possible pathophysiological mechanisms and implications for rehabilitation
Abstract : Pain from the musculoskeletal system is very common in the modern society. Chronic musculoskeletal pain syndromes causes not only individual suffering but also dysfunctions of movements and postural control, as large costs for the society. READ MORE
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3. Diabetes: Sociodemographic predictors, comorbidity and causes of death
Abstract : Specific aims: To examine whether the sociodemographic characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes affect the odds of reaching the recommended treatment goals for HbA1c and blood lipids (study 1). To investigate whether the odds of coronary heart disease are higher in patients with diabetes living in deprived neighborhoods than in those living in wealthy neighborhoods (Study 2). READ MORE
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4. 101 Women's patterns of daily occupations : Characteristics and realtionships to health and well-being
Abstract : This thesis investigated the concept of balance in daily occupations. The overarching aim was to explore women’s patterns of everyday occupations and to investigate relationships between different aspects of patterns of daily occupations and health and well-being. The participants were working, cohabitant women with pre-school children. READ MORE
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5. Child Sexual Abuse: Crimes, Victims, Offender Characteristics, and Recidivism
Abstract : Background: Epidemiological research on child sexual abuse relies on health care surveys, anonymized population surveys, and criminal statistics, each with its methodological limitations. This study aims at compensating for these limitations by combining a population-based cohort from a large, representative region of Sweden and a clinic-referred group from the whole of Sweden. READ MORE