Search for dissertations about: "reported hours of work"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 65 swedish dissertations containing the words reported hours of work.

2. 1. The Highs and Lows of Work-Time Control : Exploring the role of control over working hours for health

   Author : Sophie Charlotte Albrecht; Constanze Leineweber; Göran Kecklund; Pascale Le Blanc; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; flexible work; flexible work-time arrangements; autonomy; psychosocial working conditions; longitudinal; mental health; physical health; work-life balance; folkhälsovetenskap; Public Health Sciences;

   Abstract : Flexible work-time arrangements are thought to create ways of aligning work and private life and facilitate recovery. While temporal flexibility is found to generally bolster work–life balance, its effects on health outcomes are less well known. READ MORE

4. 2. Ambulance Work : Relationships between occupational demands, individual characteristics and health-related outcomes

   Author : Ulrika Aasa; Ewa Wigaeus Tornqvist; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : ambulance; autonomic reactivity; body size; cortisol; demand-control-support; emergency personnel; fitness; gender; heart rate variability; low-back pain; neck-shoulder pain; occupational; physical capacity; work simulated test; worry; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; arbets- och miljömedicin;

   Abstract : Although musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and other health complaints are an occupational problem for ambulance personnel, there is a lack of knowledge regarding work-related factors associated with MSDs and other health complaints. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the relationships between occupational demands, individual characteristics and health-related outcomes among ambulance personnel. READ MORE

5. 3. Metabolic Health and Cognitive Function : The Roles of Lifestyle and Shift Work

   Author : Olga E. Titova; Christian Benedict; Robert Fredriksson; Veronica Witte; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : cognitive function; Mediterranean diet; omega-3 fatty acids; MRI; shift work history; sleep; metabolic syndrome; Epidemiologi; Epidemiology; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : The risk of cognitive impairment and metabolic disturbances increases during aging. Healthy lifestyle habits, such as a regular intake of fatty fish and adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MeDi), have been shown to slow age-related cognitive decline and decrease the risk of metabolic disturbances. READ MORE

6. 4. Work stress and overtime work - effects on cortisol, sleep, sleepiness and health

   Author : Anna Dahlgren; Torbjörn Åkerstedt; Göran Kecklund; Mikael Sallinen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; work stress; overtime work; cortisol; sleep; sleepiness; fatigue; individual differences; within-subjects design; field study; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : In Sweden the National Bureau of Statistics has reported an increase in stress-related disorders and sleep problems since the mid-1990’s. They also report that the number of hours of overtime worked has increased. READ MORE

7. 5. Pain in the neck : Neck and upper limb disorders in women, the role of work related and other exposure factors

   Author : Marianne Gerner Björkstén; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Medical sciences; Neck; shoulders; musculoskeletal; female workers; work related; non-work related; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; arbets- och miljömedicin; Occupational and Environmental Medicine;

   Abstract : Musculoskeletal disorders is of importance for society, both because of the suffering of the individualsand because of the high economic cost to society resulting from the impairment and from sick leave.Cervicobrachial syndrome was 1985 included in the WHO definition 'Work related musculoskeletaldiseases' (WMSDs). READ MORE