Search for dissertations about: "middle-aged women"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 107 swedish dissertations containing the words middle-aged women.

  2. 11. Physical loads and aspects of physical performance in middle-aged men and women

    Author : Margareta Torgén; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; physical work load; age; gender; muscle strength; aerobic power; sensory threshold; epidemiology; questionnaire; reproducibility; validity; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Clinical Physiology; klinisk fysiologi;

    Abstract : This investigation aimed at a description of different aspects of physical loads during a 24 year follow-up (1970-1993) in 484 men and women born between 1935 and 1952, in relation to different aspects of physical performance, as measured at follow-up. The subjects were originally recruited in 1969 from the Stockholm county generalpopulation. READ MORE

  4. 12. Subjective Well-Being in Swedish Women

    Author : Daiva Daukantaitė; Lars R. Bergman; Katariina Salmela-Aro; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; women; subjective well-being; longitudinal; cluster analysis; social circumstances; personality; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : The present thesis concerns middle-aged women’s subjective well-being (SWB). The interest is focused on the importance of childhood factors, social circumstances, and personality for middle-aged women’s general SWB. READ MORE

  5. 13. Exercise and Functional Performance in Middle-aged Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

    Author : Carina Thorstensson; Ewa Roos; Ingemar Peterson; Tore Saxne; Lennart Jacobsson; Paul Dieppe; Sektion III; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; reumatologi; rheumatology locomotion; Skelett; muskelsystem; muscle system; Skeleton; Knee osteoarthritis; Functional performance; Exercise; Physical medicine; Rehabilitering medicinsk och social ; rehabilitation; revalidation; kinesitherapy; Knee osteoarthritis;

    Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis was to explore the impact of exercise and functional performance on development and treatment of knee osteoarthritis in the middle aged. In this thesis, I have studied a population based cohort of middle-aged subjects (35-54 years, 42 % women) with chronic knee pain at baseline, to evaluate the longitudinal effect of muscle weakness on knee osteoarthritis development, the relationship between muscle function and joint load and the effects of exercise on joint load. READ MORE

  6. 14. Total physical activity in middle-aged and elderly women from a population-based cohort

    Author : Nicola Orsini; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Regularly performed physical activity (PA) is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, some forms of cancer, osteoporosis, and all-cause mortality. Due to its role in health promotion and disease prevention, PA is a particularly important health behavior to be investigated. READ MORE

  7. 15. Migraine in women : Epidemiological, clinical, genetic, and experimental aspects

    Author : Peter Mattsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurosciences; Migraine; aura; prevalence; age; CYP2D6; GSTM1; cold induced headache; Neurovetenskap; Neurology; Neurologi; Neurology; neurologi;

    Abstract : Migraine is a significant public-health problem. Few studies have focused on migraine inmiddle-aged and older women in the general population. READ MORE