Search for dissertations about: "musculoskeletal among healthcare"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words musculoskeletal among healthcare.

2. 1. Work ability and exposure to work demands among workers with neck pain

   Author : Stefan Oliv; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; work ability; prevention; neck pain; sikness absence; musculoskeletal disorders; exposure; Work demands;

   Abstract : Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders, which causes sickness absence and early retirement. Manual labor, awkward postures and repetitive work are commonly reported as causes for work-related neck disorders. Both neck pain and heavy physical work have been linked to lower levels of work ability. READ MORE

4. 2. Occupational health among Iranian nursing personnel

   Author : Narges Arsalani; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : General health;

   Abstract : Background: There is increasing global evidence that today’s work environment results in a higher risk of adverse health among nursing staff than among many other professions. Since nurses constitute the largest group in the healthcare workforce and have a crucial role in providing care services, their impaired health might have an adverse effect on the quality of healthcare. READ MORE

5. 3. The Impact of Stressful Postures on the Physical Workload in Nursing

   Author : Sonja Freitag; Tore J. Larsson; Andreas Seidler; KTH; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; nurses; musculoskeletal disorders; trunk posture; perceived exertion; ergonomics;

   Abstract : Nursing staff have an elevated risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders, in particular in the lower back area. Statistics produced by leading industrial nations show that back problems are the world’s number one work-related health problem, and that healthcare workers suffer from a greater occurrence of such problems than workers in other professions. READ MORE

6. 4. Socioeconomic inequalities in musculoskeletal disorders outcomes and care. Educational inequalities in fracture-related mortality and osteoarthritis

   Author : Maria Lindéus; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Education; Sweden; Osteoarthritis surgery; Mortality; Osteoarthritis; Health inequities; Fracture;

   Abstract : Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a major cause of disability worldwide, and two conditions that are major contributors to the overall burden of MSDs are fractures and osteoarthritis (OA). The Swedish Health and Medical Services Act (HSL 2017:30) states that the goal of all health care services is good health and health care on equal terms for the entire population. READ MORE

7. 5. Challenges in supporting the struggle for sense of control : identifying rehabilitation needs of forced resettled women from the Middle East diaspora living with chronic pain

   Author : Viktoria Zander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Biopsychosocial-spiritual;

   Abstract : Women who are forced to resettle from the Middle East have experienced the cumulative trauma of war, threats, flight and adjusting to a new life in the host country. Many of these women develop musculoskeletal pain. Considering the ongoing conflicts worldwide, the high number of forced resettled people in Sweden will persist. READ MORE