Search for dissertations about: "self-assessment of exposure"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words self-assessment of exposure.

  2. 1. Chemical exposure in the work place : mental models of workers and experts

    Author : Anita Pettersson-Strömbäck; Bengt Järvholm; Steven Nordin; Bo Strangert; Marianne Törner; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : self-assessment of exposure; predictions; expert judgment; risk; interpretation; time series analysis; MAPE; benzene; monoterpenes; styrene; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; arbets- och miljömedicin;

    Abstract : Many workers are daily exposed to chemical risks in their work place that has to be assessed and controlled. Due to exposure variability, repeated and random measurements should be conducted for valid estimates of the average exposure. READ MORE

  4. 2. Transurethral microwave thermotherapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia : mechanisms of action and clinical outcome

    Author : Marianne Brehmer; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : benign prostatic hyperplasia; transurethral microwave thermotherapy; clinical outcome; sham treatment; innervation; urethral sensitivity; necrosis; apoptosis; prostatic stromal cells in culture;

    Abstract : Background: The therapeutic value of transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a matter of debate. Aims: Evaluation of the clinical effect of TUMT and of various duration of the treatment; investigation of the kind and extent of tissue lesions induced by TUMT and of the mechanisms behind the therapeutic effect; investigation of the effect of heat on human prostate stromal cells in cell culture. READ MORE

  5. 3. To stress the importance of nature : nature-based therapy for the rehabilitation and prevention of stress-related disorders

    Author : Eva Sahlin; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : As a consequence of drastic labour market changes in the late 1990s, many employees experienced more stress in the workplace. Prolonged exposure to stress can lead to physical and mental health problems, and rehabilitation takes a long time. READ MORE

  6. 4. Hearing problems in the elderly. Outsider and insider perspectives of presbyacusis

    Author : Ann-Kristin Karlsson Espmark; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aged; Presbyacusis; Tinnitus; Epidemiology; ICF; Aural rehabilitation; Hearing aid; Pure-tone audiometry; Questionnaire; Psychosocial Factors; Phenomenography; Audiological rehabilitation.;

    Abstract : What insight can be gained from an epidemiological perspective into factors affecting elderly people with hearing difficulties both individually and in relation to their surroundings? How is hearing impairment perceived by the elderly? How great is the need for audiological rehabilitation for elderly people with hearing impairments?Study I is a cross-sectional study within the framework of the age study H70 where a comparison was made between a) tone audiometry and self-assessments of hearing, b) tone audiometry and the prescription of hearing aids and c) self- assessments of hearing and the prescription of hearing aids. Three age cohorts were studied: 1) year of birth 1901-1902 (n=210: 133 f and 77 m), 2) year of birth 1915-16 (n=168: 94 f and 74 m) and 3) year of birth 1922-23 (n=237: 129 f and 108 m). READ MORE