Search for dissertations about: "leisure time physical activity"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 66 swedish dissertations containing the words leisure time physical activity.

2. 16. Do psychosocial working conditions contribute to healthy and active aging? studies of mortality, late-life health, and leisure

   Author : Charlotta Nilsen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Sweden Stockholm Karolinska Institutet Care Sciences and Society Department of Neurobiology; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; psychosocial working conditions; work stressors; active jobs; passive jobs; sense of coherence; middle age; socioeconomic position; mortality; physical functioning; lung function; leisure activity; old age; Sweden; longitudinal;

   Abstract : The growing demographic challenge posed by an aging population makes finding predictors of health in old age increasingly important. This thesis investigated long-term associations between midlife psychosocial working conditions and late-life health and leisure and examined whether sense of coherence in midlife modified the association between psychosocial working conditions and all-cause mortality. READ MORE

4. 17. Diabetes, physical activity and endometrial cancer

   Author : Emilie Friberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Accumulating evidence suggests that hyperinsulinemia, in the context of insulin resistance, is associated with carcinogenesis. Physical activity is involved in the regulation of metabolic and hormonal pathways and is an important factor affecting hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance and body weight. READ MORE

5. 18. Early Prevention of Non-specific Neck, Shoulder and Back Disorders in Home-care Personnel. Assessments, Predictors of Sick Leave and Intervention

   Author : Eva Horneij; Människan i rörelse: hälsa och rehabilitering; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physical medicine; risk; prospective; working population; stress management; physical training; physical performance; clinical tests; nursing; repeatability; reliability; kinesitherapy; revalidation; rehabilitation; Rehabilitering medicinsk och social ;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to gain further knowledge of the assessments, predictors of future sick leave and intervention with regard to early prevention of neck, shoulder and back disorders in nursing aides/assistant nurses working in the home-care service. In Paper I, 15 clinical tests on impairment level related to the low back, were examined for intra- and inter-rater reliability on 18 and 44 subjects, respectively (Step 1). READ MORE

6. 19. DEAF SIGN LANGUAGE USERS - Prevalence and Aspects of Quality of Life in Old Age

   Author : Monica Werngren-Elgström; Hållbar vardag och hälsa i ett livsperspektiv; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rehabilitering medicinsk och social ; kinesitherapy; revalidation; epidemiologi; Physical medicine; epidemiology; Folkhälsa; Public health; Gerontologi; Activity; Deaf culture; Health; Occupational Therapy; Gerontology; ADL-dependence; rehabilitation;

   Abstract : Very little is known about the consequences of aging and the wellbeing of deaf sign language users. This thesis contributes to filling this knowledge gap. READ MORE

7. 20. Self-reported activity and participation in persons with haemophilia living in Sweden

   Author : Elisabeth Brodin; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Haemophilia; activity; participation; lived experiences; HAL; validity; interview; empirical phenomenological psychological method; coping;

   Abstract : Background: Haemophilia is a hereditary disease caused by deficiency of clotting factor VIII or IX. Recurrent joint bleeding episodes can lead to haemophilia arthropathy, a condition affecting daily activities and participation in society. READ MORE