Search for dissertations about: "behavioural risk factors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 98 swedish dissertations containing the words behavioural risk factors.

2. 1. Teenage Kicks – The Differential Development of Drug Use, Drunkenness, and Criminal Behaviour in Early to Mid-Adolescence

   Author : Russell Turner; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Drug use; Drunkenness; Alcohol intoxication; Criminal behaviour; Delinquency; Adolescence; Adolescent development; Risk behaviour; Risk factor; Prevention; Critical realism; realist method; Person-oriented method;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the development of drug use, drunkenness, and criminal behaviour in early to mid-adolescence. Its main aims are to improve knowledge about how and why these three behaviours develop and to contribute towards the development of theory that can have applications in prevention policy and practice. The thesis comprises four studies. READ MORE

4. 2. Cardiovascular risk factors in Cochabamba, Bolivia : estimating its distribution and assessing social inequalities

   Author : Yercin Mamani-Ortiz; Paola Mosquera; Miguel San Sebastian; Isabel Goicolea; Patrik Wennberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Background: The increase in the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) is considered one of the most important public health problems worldwide and especially in Latin American (LA) countries. Although the systematic surveillance of chronic diseases and their risk factors has been recommended, Bolivia has not yet implemented a national strategy to collect and monitor CVRF information. READ MORE

5. 3. Understanding and managing cardiovascular disease risk factors in Vietnam : integrating clinical and public health perspectives

   Author : Quang Ngoc Nguyen; Peter Byass; Lan-Viet Nguyen; Stig Wall; Lars Weinehall; Ruth Bonita; Göran Bondjers; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cardiovascular disease risk factors; epidemiology; prevention; hypertension; Vietnam; yếu tố nguy cơ bệnh tim mạch; dịch tễ học; dự phòng; tăng huyết áp; Việt Nam; Cardiology; kardiologi;

   Abstract : Background: Vietnam, like other low-income countries, is facing an epidemic burden of cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs). The magnitude and directions of CVDRF progression are matters of uncertainty. READ MORE

6. 4. The Monoamine Oxidase A Gene and Antisocial Outcomes : An Examination of Genetic, Epigenetic, and Environmental Factors

   Author : David Checknita; Kent W. Nilsson; Lars Westberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Epigenetics; Antisocial; Genotype; Maltreatment;

   Abstract : Background. Antisocial behaviour involves violation of the basic rights of others or social norms or rules. Such behaviours are indexed in diagnoses such as conduct disorder (CD) in adolescence and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) in adulthood, which are typified by comorbidity with mood, anxiety, and substance misuse disorders. READ MORE

7. 5. Falls in people with dementia

   Author : Staffan Eriksson; Lillemor Lundin-Olsson; Yngve Gustafson; Lars Gustafson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dementia; behavioural disturbances; accidental falls; risk factors; circumstances; analysis of fall predictors; male sex; walking difficulties; visual perception; Geriatrics and medical gerontology; Geriatrik och medicinsk gerontologi;

   Abstract : Falls and concomitant injuries are common problems among large groups of the elderly population, leading to immobility and mortality. These problems are even more pronounced among people suffering from dementia. This thesis targets fall risk factors for people with dementia in institutions. READ MORE