Search for dissertations about: "self-reported practice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 80 swedish dissertations containing the words self-reported practice.

2. 1. Self-reported symptoms and neurosensory function after electrical accidents : a survey among Swedish male electricians

   Author : Lisa Rådman; Lars-Gunnar Gunnarsson; Ylva Nilsagård; Håkan Olausson; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Electrical accident; Neurosensory symptoms; No-let-go phenomenon; Pain; Voltage; Quantitative Sensory Testing;

   Abstract : Professionals working in electrical fields are at risk for accidental exposure to electricity on a daily basis. Electrical accidents can cause long-term sequelae manifesting as neurological symptoms, including in the peripheral nervous system. READ MORE

4. 2. Low Back Pain : With Special Reference to Prevalence, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis

   Author : Johan Bogefeldt; Kurt Svärdsudd; Stefan Blomberg; Margaretha Eriksson; Gunnar Nilsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cohort study; time trends; sickness absence; randomised controlled trial; practice patterns; observer variation; Family medicine; Allmänmedicin; Allmänmedicin; Family Medicine;

   Abstract : Objectives. Ascertain if there has been a secular trend in 3-months prevalence of casually reported back pain. Evaluate if such back pain predicts concurrent health as well as future sick leave, disability pension, hospitalization and survival. Study differences in diagnostic assessment and labelling between physicians. READ MORE

5. 3. Breast self-examination

   Author : Kerstin Persson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : breast; cancer; self-examination; self-reported practice; behaviour; compliance; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to identify factors which determine women's motivation to perform self-examination of the breasts in order to obtain a basis for an intervention programme. The samples were randomly selected among women without breast cancer. Methods used were questionnaires and interview. READ MORE

6. 4. Self-reported health among immigrants from the former Soviet Union : quantitative and qualitative studies in Sweden

   Author : Yulia Blomstedt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Immigrants; self-reported health; the Former Soviet Union; Russian; Sweden; acculturation; quantitative; qualitative;

   Abstract : Aims: The general aim was to study self-reported health and its determinants in immigrants from the FSU in Sweden. Study I: to analyze (i) whether there is an association between being born in the FSU and other countries of the former Soviet Bloc and poor self-reported general health among immigrants in Sweden and (ii) whether this association persists after adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, and migration-related variables. READ MORE

7. 5. Effects of electrical accidents : occupational and health perspectives

   Author : Lisa Rådman; Magnus Thordstein; Håkan Olausson; Kerstin Norman; Finn Nilson; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Electrical accident; Neurosensory symptoms; No-let-go phenomenon; Pain; Voltage; Quantitative sensory testing;

   Abstract : Professionals working in the electrical industry are at risk of accidental injuries caused by electricity. Electrical accidents can cause persistent neurological symptoms, previously mainly described in patients whose injuries were initially extensive. READ MORE