Search for dissertations about: "occupational science"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 108 swedish dissertations containing the words occupational science.

  2. 1. Playing along (with)in the hard yard? Play, practices, and occupational justice in Irish schoolyards

    Author : Michelle Bergin; Maria Prellwitz; Bryan Boyle; Margareta Lilja; Anne-Le Morville; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; children’s play; collective occupations; conditions of possibility; critical occupational research; inclusion occupational science; occupational therapy; practice architectures; schoolyards; Occupational Therapy; Arbetsterapi;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to generate knowledges on practice possibilities concerned with children’s play and occupational justice in Irish schoolyards. Navigating the intersections between theory and practice required an ongoing examination of the tensions and points of resonance between ideas, ideals, and practices. READ MORE

  4. 2. Aspects of meaning in everyday occupations and its relationships to health-related factors

    Author : Dennis Persson; Hållbar vardag och hälsa i ett livsperspektiv; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Occupational therapy; Occupational Science; Multi-method design; Meaningful occupations; Health science; Flow theory; Chronic pain; Conceptual model; Creativity; Physical medicine; kinesitherapy; revalidation; rehabilitation; Rehabilitering medicinsk och social ;

    Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to explore aspects of meaning connected with the performance of everyday occupations. Further, the aim was to investigate relationships between occupation, meaning, and health-related variables among adult and elderly subjects with and without chronic pain. READ MORE

  5. 3. 101 Women's patterns of daily occupations : Characteristics and realtionships to health and well-being

    Author : Lena-Karin Erlandsson; Chris Henriksson; Hållbar vardag och hälsa i ett livsperspektiv; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; industrial medicine; Yrkesmedicin; arbetsmiljömedicin; Occupational health; pattern of occupations; occupational science; occupational therapy; women s health; industrial medicine; Yrkesmedicin; arbetsmiljömedicin; Occupational health; pattern of occupations; occupational science; occupational therapy; women s health;

    Abstract : This thesis investigated the concept of balance in daily occupations. The overarching aim was to explore women’s patterns of everyday occupations and to investigate relationships between different aspects of patterns of daily occupations and health and well-being. The participants were working, cohabitant women with pre-school children. READ MORE

  6. 4. Beyond the badge : police officers’ lifestyles and health

    Author : Elin Granholm Valmari; Kajsa Gilenstam; Ulla Nygren; Mehdi Ghazinour; Anders Kottorp; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Frontline police officers; Instrument development; Life balance; Life contexts; Mental health; Occupational balance; Occupational patterns; Physical health; Role balance; Social health; poliser i yttre tjänst; instrument utveckling; livsbalans; livskontexter; psykisk hälsa; aktivitetsbalans; aktivitetsmönster; fysisk hälsa; rollbalans; social hälsa; Occupational therapy; arbetsterapi; police science; polisforskning; sustainability; hållbarhet;

    Abstract : Introduction: Being a frontline police officer is regarded to be one of the most high-strain professions in the world, encompassing physical, emotional and cognitive stressors. These stressors may cause ill health, physically, mentally and socially, impacting both professional and private life roles and everyday activities. READ MORE

  7. 5. Occupational exposure during production of wood pellets in Sweden

    Author : Katja Hagström; Kåre Eriksson; Gunilla Lindström; Paul Demers; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Occupational hygiene; wood dust; resin acids; VOC; variability; determinant of exposure; overexposure; dermal exposure; Occupational medicine; Yrkesmedicin; Enviromental Science; Miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : The aims of the studies underlying this thesis were to assess workers’ air exposure to wood dust and various chemicals, and to evaluate the variability in exposure and occupational dermal exposure to resin acids during the production of wood pellets in Sweden. Personal air measurements of wood dust, monoterpenes, resin acids and nitrogen dioxide (as a marker of diesel exhaust), accompanied by area measurements of these substances, VOCs and carbon monoxide, were performed at up to ten plants. READ MORE