Search for dissertations about: "ill health"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 398 swedish dissertations containing the words ill health.

  2. 6. Caring needs in patient-partner dyads affected by heart failure : An evaluation of the long-term effects of a dyadic psycho-educational intervention

    Author : Maria Liljeroos; Anna Strömberg; Tiny Jaarsma; Susanna Ågren; Gerd Ahlström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Heart failure; intervention; caregiver burden; partner; dyad; nursing; qualitative content analysis; caring needs;

    Abstract : Introduction: As medical treatment has improved, patients with heart failure (HF) now live longer and care mostly takes place at home with partners providing the main assistance. Taking care of an ill or disabled individual imposes a well-documented burden on the partner’s healthrelated quality of life. READ MORE

  4. 7. Does the psychosocial school environment matter for health? : a study of pupils in Swedish compulsory school from a gender perspective

    Author : Katja Gillander Gådin; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; psychosocial school environment; demand; control; social support; classmate problems; rowdiness; ill health; health behavior; power; gender;

    Abstract : Despite the fast-growing evidence of the importance of the psychosocial work environment for the health of adults there is a lack of research about the possible health effects of the work environment among pupils, that is, their school environment. This is especially true for the psychosocial aspects of the pupils' school situation. READ MORE

  5. 8. A Pill for the Ill? : Depression, Medicalization and Public Health

    Author : Andreas Vilhelmsson; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pharmaceuticalization; Medicalization; Adverse drug reaction; Antidepressants; Consumer reporting; Depression; Medical encounter; Mental health; Public health;

    Abstract : Mental disorders, especially depression, have been increasingly described as a growing burden to global public health. Critics argue, however, that the use of mental health surveys, underlying these descriptions, tends to overestimate the prevalence of mental disorders by not distinguishing everyday experiences of distress from pathological conditions. READ MORE

  6. 9. Effects of an intervention and an organisational implementation for identification and treatment of common mental disorders in primary healthcare

    Author : Christine Sandheimer; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; antidepressants; CBT; collaborative care; health services research; intervention; implementation; mental disorders; mental ill-health; primary care; psychological treatment;

    Abstract : Aim: This thesis aimed to evaluate the effects of one intervention and one organisational implementation for identification and treatment of common mental disorders (CMDs) in the primary healthcare in Region Västra Götaland, in south-west of Sweden. Paper I aimed to evaluate the use of a work stress questionnaire in combination with feedback from the physician and its effects on further healthcare use and treatment. READ MORE

  7. 10. Gender, health, the decisions we make and the actions we take

    Author : Devon Spika; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gender; Health; Education; Inequality; Human capital; Field experiment; Gym attendance; Incentives; Commitment contract; Self-control; Books; Norms; Stereotypes; Children; Sweden; Mental health; Concentration index; RIF-Regression; Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition;

    Abstract : This thesis comprises of four self-contained papers that use both experimental and applied micro-econometric methods to explore different aspects of gender, health, the decisions we make, and the actions we take. In the first paper we investigate changes in psychiatric diagnoses and their income-related inequalities over time in Sweden and attempt to disentangle the development by decomposing changes over time in terms of population-level changes in education and migration background. READ MORE