Search for dissertations about: "kerstin ekberg"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words kerstin ekberg.

  2. 1. An epidemiologic approach to disorders in the neck and shoulders

    Author : Kerstin Ekberg; Töres Theorell; Östergötlands Läns Landsting; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Complaints about pain in the locomotor system represent a commonly occuning health problem among working people all over the world. In this context, a series of studies were employed to determine if work organization and psychosocial conditions at work, in addition to physical work load, contribute to the development of disorders in the neck and shoulders. READ MORE

  4. 2. Live long and prosper : Health-promoting conditions at work

    Author : Anna-Carin Fagerlind Ståhl; Kerstin Ekberg; Maria Gustavsson; Gun Johansson; Lotta Dellve; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to contribute with knowledge concerning health-promoting conditions at work, and to investigate how individual, workplace and organisational conditions are interrelated. In the thesis, work-related flow, i.e. an experience of motivation, absorption and work enjoyment, is used as a holistic notion of occupational health. READ MORE

  5. 3. On the nature of work ability

    Author : Inger Jansson; Anita Björklund; Kerstin Ekberg; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; context; disability; occupational therapy; participation; work demand;

    Abstract : ‘Work ability’ is a multidimensional concept with importance for both society and the individual. The overall aim of this thesis was to illuminate work ability from the perspective of individuals (Studies I, III), rehabilitation (Study II) and employers (Study IV). READ MORE

  6. 4. Self-assessed and direct measured physical workload among dentists in public dental clinics in Sweden during a period of rationalizations

    Author : Dirk Jonker; Kerstin Ekberg; Tommy Öberg; Jörgen Winkel; Roland Örtengren; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Much research has been done on interventions to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) at the workplace. However, this problem is still a major concern in working life. The economic cost for WMSDs corresponds to between 0.5% and 2% of the gross national product in some European countries, and in 2007, 8. READ MORE

  7. 5. Health at Work : The Relationship between Organizational Justice, Behavioral Responses, and Health

    Author : Mats Liljegren; Kerstin Ekberg; Magnus Sverke; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health; Burnout; Job mobility; Organizational; justice; Behavioural responses; Hälsa; utbrändhet; rörlighet; upplevdorganisatorisk rättvisa; individuellt organisatoriskt; Community medicine; Samhällsmedicin;

    Abstract : Bakgrund: Anställdas hälsa, individuella beteenden i ett organisatoriskt sammanhang och upplevd organisatorisk rättvisa är teoretiskt förenade av social utbytesteori, copingteori och teorier som beskriver konsekvenserna av social ojämlikhet. Empiriskt är förhållandet mer oklart. READ MORE