Search for dissertations about: "health and sports"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 158 swedish dissertations containing the words health and sports.

  2. 1. Snuff use and oral health among young ice-hockey players : Implications for oral health promotion

    Author : Margot Rolandsson; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adolescence; grounded theory; health promotion; ice-hockey; intervention; oral health; smokeless tobacco; smoking; snuff; snuff lesions; sports; tobacco; Dental Hygiene; Oral hälsa;

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  4. 2. Technical Solutions for Internet-based Wireless Sensor Networks in e-Health Applications

    Author : Jonas Wåhslén; Thomas Lind; Mats Björkman; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; e-Health; ambient assisted living; Internet of things; wireless body sensor networks; sports technology; Bluetooth; Wi-Fi; time synchronisation; sensor data fusion; mobile phone sensor communication; device-to-device communication; E-hälsa; Internet of things; trådlösa kroppsnära sensornät; idrottste- knologi; Bluetooth; Wi-Fi; tidssynkronisering; dynamisk mjukvaruuppdatering; Technology and Health; Teknik och hälsa;

    Abstract : E-Health technology has developed rapidly in the last decade. Body-worn sen- sors have developed from an idea to a reality. Today, wireless sensors can perform functions from measuring heartbeats to advanced motion recognition. However, the integration of the various available solutions is still lacking. READ MORE

  5. 3. Safety promotion and injury surveillance with special focus on young people´s club sports : Challenges and possibilities

    Author : Stefan Backe; Staffan Janson; Toomas Timpka; Ragnar Andersson; Marie Hasselberg; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Climbing injury; Injury surveillance; Sport safety policies; Safety inspections; Self-reported health; Sport injury.; Public Health Science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : Physical activity in youth has many benefits, but parallel to these benefits, sport related injuries pose considerable risks.  It is important to public health to address sport related injuries, particularly those affecting young people, who comprise the majority of participants in organised sport in Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 4. Assessment of active commuting behaviour : walking and bicycling in Greater Stockholm

    Author : Erik Stigell; Peter Schantz; Andreas Nilsson; Maria Hagströmer; Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; walking; cycling; commuting; validity; reproducibility; distance; duration; velocity; frequency; seasonality; Sports; Idrott; Samhällsvetenskap Humaniora; Social Sciences Humanities; Sports Science;

    Abstract : Walking and bicycling to work, active commuting, can contribute to sustainable mobility and provide regular health-enhancing physical activity for individuals. Our knowledge of active commuting behaviours in general and in different mode and gender groups in particular is limited. READ MORE

  7. 5. Mental health and physical activity in adolescence

    Author : Annette Løvheim Kleppang; Curt Hagquist; Miranda Thurston; Ingeborg Hartz; Charli Eriksson; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adolescents; physical activity; sedentary behaviour; psychological distress; depression symptoms; psychotropic drugs; sports club; Public Health Science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine the association between physical activity and mental health among Norwegian adolescents.The thesis includes four studies among adolescents in grade 10, aged 15-16 years. Studies I, II and III are based on the Norwegian Youth Health Surveys and study IV is based on data retrieved from Ungdata. READ MORE