Search for dissertations about: "occupational dysfunction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words occupational dysfunction.

2. 1. Daily occupations among asylum seekers- Experience, performance and perception

   Author : Anne-Le Morville; Hållbar vardag och hälsa i ett livsperspektiv; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Occupational deprivation; occupational dysfunction; asylum seeker; refugee; torture; satisfaction with daily occupations; occupational performance; health; rehabilitation; Occupational deprivation;

   Abstract : Asylum seekers often find themselves in a situation where the structure and content of daily occupations have been disrupted and they might have limited access to paid work and education. Studies have shown that asylum seekers experience occupational depri- vation and a change in daily occupations which might even influence their identity. READ MORE

4. 2. Occupational engagement after stroke - a long-term perspective

   Author : Charlotte Wassenius; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ADL; Adaptation; Cohort study; Occupational engagement; Occupational performance; Occupational therapy; Participation; Rehabilitation; Return to work; Stroke; Qualitative research;

   Abstract : Introduction: In the literature it is recognized that stroke can have lifelong consequences and that these consequences become evident in the occupations that constitute everyday life. With an increase in prevalence and in the number of stroke survivors returning to independent living there is a need to understand the challenges that may face stroke survivors, not just in a short perspective, but also in the chronic phase of stroke where new or different challenges may present in many areas of life. READ MORE

5. 3. Occupational adaptation in diverse contexts with focus on persons in vulnerable life situations

   Author : Ann Johansson; Anita Björklund; Sofi Fristedt; Martina Boström; Birgitta Bernspång; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Ageing; disability; empirical context; mixed design; poverty; theoretical context;

   Abstract : Introduction. This present thesis focuses on occupational adaptation in the empirical context of vulnerable populations relative to ageing (Study II, III), disability (Study I, II) and poverty (Study IV) and in a theoretical context (V).Aim. READ MORE

6. 4. Early trauma/dysmorphogenesis and adult neurodysfunction in schizophrenia

   Author : Baher Ismail; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; clinical psychology; klinisk psykologi; neurodevelopmental model; psychosomatics; Psykiatri; tardive dyskinesia; neurological abnormality; neurocognitive dysfunction; dermatoglyphics; head circumference; minor physical anomalies; Schizophrenia; obstetric complications; psykosomatik;

   Abstract : To measure the importance of early neurodevelopmental disturbance for schizophrenia, early trauma and dysmorphogenesis (i.e. obstetric complications (OCs), minor physical anomalies (MPAs), head circumference (HC) and dermatoglyphic characteristics) were studied in relationship to adult neurodysfunction (i.e. READ MORE

7. 5. Mental Health and Neurobehavioral Function in Young Adult Offspring of Women with a History of Psychosis and Control Offspring

   Author : Erland Schubert; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; klinisk psykologi; Psykiatri; psykosomatik; clinical psychology; visual dysfunction; neuropsychological function; neurological abnormality; neurodevelopment; mental disturbance; high-risk; genetic; schizophrenia; affective psychosis; psychosomatics;

   Abstract : Schizophrenia is now generally considered to be a brain disease resulting from disturbed neurodevelopment, mediated by genetic and/or adverse events in utero and/or in early childhood. This process manifests itself in schizophrenia in young adulthood, when the brain completes its maturation. READ MORE