Search for dissertations about: "health trends"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 324 swedish dissertations containing the words health trends.

2. 6. Economic development and injury mortality : Studies in global trends from a health transition perspective

   Author : Syed Moniruzzaman; Ragnar Andersson; Karin Melinder; Hans Rosling; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; injury; suicide; economic development; health transition; demographic transition; homicide; road traffic injury; fall injury; mortality; GDP per capita; GNP per capita; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; Public Health Science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

   Abstract : Globally, injury is a major public health problem. The extent of the problem varies considerably by demographic subgroups, regions and national income. READ MORE

4. 7. Enhance your workplace! : a dialogue tool for workplace health promotion with salutogenic approach

   Author : Petra Nilsson; Göran Ejlertsson; Ingemar Andersson; Margareta Troein Töllborn; Lotta Dellve; Högskolan Kristianstad; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; workplace health promotion; Salutogenesis; Sense of Coherence; Work Experience Measurement Scale; Specific Enhancing Resources; questionnaire process; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to develop and make a quality assessment of a tool, which includes a questionnaire and a dialogue process that could be useful for workplace health promotion from a salutogenic point of view. The studies have been performed within two health care organizations between 2005 and 2009, together with hospital staff. READ MORE

5. 8. Epidemiology of dementia - with particular focus on time trends and methodology

   Author : Hanna Wetterberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dementia; epidemiology; selection bias; mortality; time trends; Epidemiology; Selection bias; Mortality; Time trends;

   Abstract : Dementia is a clinical syndrome characterised by deterioration in cognitive functions, which causes personal suffering and societal challenges. Studies investigating the incidence, prevalence, and mortality of dementia are needed for the understanding of the societal and economic burden of the disease. READ MORE

6. 9. Lung function and prevalence trends in asthma and COPD

   Author : Helena Backman; Eva Rönmark; Bo Lundbäck; Linnea Hedman; Sven-Arne Jansson; Arnulf Langhammer; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; reference values; spirometry; risk factors; respiratory symptoms;

   Abstract : Background: Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common obstructive airway diseases with a substantial burden in terms of morbidity, mortality and costs. Smoking is the single most important risk factor for COPD, and is associated with incident asthma. READ MORE

7. 10. Closing the gap : applying health and socio-demographic surveillance to complex health transitions in South and sub-Saharan Africa

   Author : Stephen M Tollman; Stig Wall; Demissie Habte; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; demographic surveillance system; health transition; mortality transition; fertility transition; health policy; primary health care; South Africa; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi;

   Abstract : Background: The challenge of research in resource-poor settings remains a profound concern and is closely linked to African social development. Work of this thesis spans the end of apartheid and first decade of the democratic era in South Africa, along with emergence of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. READ MORE