Search for dissertations about: "psychosocial risk factors"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 250 swedish dissertations containing the words psychosocial risk factors.
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11. Molecular and psychosocial risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Abstract : Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality globally, and a major contributor to disability. There exist several well-established CVD risk factors, many of which are used in clinical practice. Nonetheless, these risk factors do not fully explain why certain individuals develop CVD. READ MORE
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12. Children injured in traffic in a medical and psychosocial perspective : causes and consequences
Abstract : Aim: To examine the causes and consequences of road traffic injuries in children from a physical and psychosocial perspective, and to identify unfavourable circumstances and children who are at risk of injury and disability. Methods: Study I was a systematic review of the literature on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and PTSD symptoms (PTSS) in children injured in road traffic accidents. READ MORE
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13. Myocardial infarction in an urban population - Studies on patterns of disease in terms of time, place and person
Abstract : Malmö (pop. 250 000) is a city in the south of Sweden where there are marked intra-urban differences in the mortality rates from myocardial infarction. READ MORE
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14. Implementing psychosocial factors in physical therapy treatment for patients with musculoskeletal pain in primary care
Abstract : This dissertation focuses on 2 parts: 1) Whether evidence-based guidelines are recognized and integrated into clinical practice in primary care and 2) Whether a university course aimed at teaching physical therapists to identify and address evidence-based psychosocial factors in primary care might change practice behaviour and patient outcome. To this end practising clinicians were surveyed and a course for physical therapists was developed. READ MORE
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15. Psychosocial adjustment problems : Individual and acculturation differences
Abstract : This thesis addresses individual and environmental risk factors in the development of adjustment problems and antisocial behaviour. Namely, temperament and character, anxiety, psychopathic-like traits, antisocial attitudes, alcohol use, and parental rearing strategies are explored as risk factors for behaviour problems in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. READ MORE