Search for dissertations about: "mental health in the workplace"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words mental health in the workplace.
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21. Working conditions and musculoskeletal pain in public sector employees : a study of female dominated workplaces in health care and educational services
Abstract : In Sweden, musculoskeletal disorders constitute a considerable public health problem, also in public sector employees and especially among women, and these complaints often result in long-term sick leave and disability pension. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate public sector employees, to elucidate specific factors both at their workplaces and in the private sphere, that are associated with (ill) health, in particular with musculoskeletal pain. READ MORE
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22. Psychosocial Work Conditions and Aspects of Health
Abstract : Today’s working life has led to new requirements and conditions at the workplace, and additional factors may be of importance for employees’ health. Most earlier research has taken place in stable organizations, and has not taken changes in organizations into account. READ MORE
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23. Precarious employment and occupational injuries in Sweden
Abstract : Nowadays, employment arrangements come under many different forms, often difficult to trace in the statistics due to a lack of standard definitions and measurements. Precarious Employment (PE) is a multidimensional construct constituted by several elements of low-quality employment conditions, and increasing evidence has associated this construct with an array of unfavorable mental and physical health outcomes. READ MORE
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24. Return to work : methods for promoting health and productivity in employees on sickness absence
Abstract : Background: Sickness absence (SA) due to common mental disorders and musculoskeletal pain is highly prevalent worldwide and has increased markedly over the past decade. Mental and behavioral disorders account for more incapacity benefit claims than any other disorder. READ MORE
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25. Evaluating occupational health interventions : design, implementation, and effects
Abstract : Background: Poor mental health, e.g. stress, anxiety, and depression, in the workplace is a challenge worldwide due to the individual suffering and its impact on sickness absence and productivity loss, causing societal costs. The World Health Organisation classifies stress as the health epidemic of the 21st century. READ MORE
