Search for dissertations about: "motivation for attendance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words motivation for attendance.

2. 1. Exercise and team rehabilitation in older people with dementia : applicability, motivation and experiences

   Author : Anna Sondell; Erik Rosendahl; Nina Lindelöf; Karin Hellström; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dementia; Exercise; Rehabilitation; Residential Facilities; Postural Balance; Frail Elderly; Motivation; physiotherapy; fysioterapi;

   Abstract : The world’s population is aging. With the growing population of older people, dementia disorders are becoming increasingly common. Dementia disorders are progressive and include impairments in cognitive and physical function, which lead to increased risks of inactivity, falls, fractures, and comorbidity. READ MORE

4. 2. Gender, health, the decisions we make and the actions we take

   Author : Devon Spika; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gender; Health; Education; Inequality; Human capital; Field experiment; Gym attendance; Incentives; Commitment contract; Self-control; Books; Norms; Stereotypes; Children; Sweden; Mental health; Concentration index; RIF-Regression; Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition;

   Abstract : This thesis comprises of four self-contained papers that use both experimental and applied micro-econometric methods to explore different aspects of gender, health, the decisions we make, and the actions we take. In the first paper we investigate changes in psychiatric diagnoses and their income-related inequalities over time in Sweden and attempt to disentangle the development by decomposing changes over time in terms of population-level changes in education and migration background. READ MORE

5. 3. Support for physical activity in individuals with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in primary care - the Sophia Step Study

   Author : Jenny Rossen; Unn-Britt Johansson; Maria Hagströmer; Agneta Yngve; Mikael Fogelholm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Sophiahemmet Högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : A health promoting-care approach includes supporting the individual to increase control over and to improve his or her health to obtain the best possible wellbeing and quality of life. In prediabetes and type 2 diabetes regular physical activity is of pronounced importance for preventing complications and premature death as well as to enhance quality of life. READ MORE

6. 4. The illness flexibility model and sickness absence

   Author : Gun Johansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : sickness absence; sickness attendance; RTW; work organisation; flexibility;

   Abstract : Research on sickness absence has repeatedly been described as theoretically undeveloped. In this thesis the model of illness flexibility is introduced. In this model, sickness absence is assumed to be caused by people’s ability and motivation to work. Ability and motivation will in turn be affected by conditions met in and outside work. READ MORE

7. 5. Promoting physical activity during and after curative cancer treatment : Assessment, experiences and effect of behaviour change support

   Author : Anne-Sophie Mazzoni; Ingrid Demmelmaier; Karin Nordin; Sveinung Berntsen; Maria Hagströmer; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adherence; Behavioural medicine; Exercise; Incentives; Maintenance; Oncology; Caring Sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : Aims:The overall aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge about the promotion of physical activity (PA) in patients during and after curative cancer treatment. Methods: Study I investigated agreement between a 7-day diary and the SenseWear Armband mini (SWA) when assessing PA and sedentary time in 65 participants with breast cancer. READ MORE