Search for dissertations about: "modeling public health"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 swedish dissertations containing the words modeling public health.

  2. 1. 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

  4. 2. Effective schools in a segregated landscape : Studies of academic achievement and psychological well-being among adolescents in Sweden

    Author : Maria Granvik Saminathen; Bitte Modin; Sara Brolin Låftman; Stephanie Plenty; Torbjørn Torsheim; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; psychological health; adolescence; segregation; educational equity; school; academic achievement; structural equation modeling; multilevel modeling; folkhälsovetenskap; Public Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Equitable educational opportunities necessitate equitable access to a favourable academic and social school environment. This thesis aims to explore the role of the school as an educational and social arena for the academic achievement and psychological well-being of lower secondary school students in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 3. Prevention of type 2 diabetes : modeling the cost-effectiveness of diabetes prevention

    Author : Anne Neumann; Lars Lindholm; Katarina Steen Carlsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; type 2 diabetes mellitus; prevention; health economics; Markov modeling; risk equations; health-related quality of life; lifestyle modification; pre-diabetic states; cost-effectiveness; Västerbotten Intervention Programme;

    Abstract : Background: Diabetes is a common and costly disease that is expected to continue even to grow in prevalence and health expenditures over the coming decades. Type 2 diabetes is the most common diabetes type and is characterized by insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency. READ MORE

  6. 4. Inequalities in Health : the Importance of Material/Structural Factors and Psychosocial Resources

    Author : Fredrik Granström; Margareta Kristenson; Anu Molarius; Peter Garvin; Urban Janlert; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Socioeconomic inequalities in health are well-documented in most countries. Health differences have been shown to follow a gradient, where health status in average is somewhat poorer for every lower level in the social hierarchy. Notably, the welfare state Sweden is no exception. READ MORE

  7. 5. Mining Mozambique Health Data : The Case of Malaria: From Bayesian Incidence Risk to Incidence Case Predictions

    Author : Orlando P. Zacarias; Henrik Boström; Mats Danielson; Niklas Lavesson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : The health sector in Mozambique is piled with data, holding records of major public health diseases, such as malaria, cholera, etc. The process of scrutinizing such a mass of health data for useful information is challenging but essential for the health authorities and professionals. READ MORE