Search for dissertations about: "sexual life"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 257 swedish dissertations containing the words sexual life.

  2. 21. Behavioural, physiological and morphological correlates of life-history in killifishes − a macroevolutionary approach

    Author : Simon Eckerström-Liedholm; Alejandro Gonzalez Voyer; Björn Rogell; Alastair Wilson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; brain size evolution; comparative analysis; life-history continuum; risk-taking behaviour; sexual selection; trade-offs; etologi; Ethology;

    Abstract : Life-histories commonly evolve along a continuum from short-lived and fecund, to long-lived and less fecund. Because life-history traits are mostly components of reproduction and survival, understanding the causes and consequences of life-history variation is at the core of evolutionary biology. READ MORE

  4. 22. "For a better life..." : a study on migration and health in Nicaragua

    Author : Cecilia Gustafsson; Gunnar Malmberg; Aina Tollefsen; Mark Rosenberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; migration; health; health care; migration-health nexus; Nicaragua; remittances; mobile livelihoods; translocal geographies; vulnerability; suffering; coping; undocumentedness; mixed-methods; HDSS; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : This thesis explores and analyses the manifold relations between migration and health, what I call the migration-health nexus, in the contemporary Nicaraguan context. The study is based on fieldwork in León and Cuatro Santos and a mixed-methods approach combining qualitative in-depth interviews and quantitative survey data. READ MORE

  5. 23. Experiences of abuse during the life course : disclosure and the care provided in a general psychiatric context

    Author : Karin Örmon; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : Abuse; Disclosure; General psychiatric care; Life course; Mental ill health; women;

    Abstract : Experiences of abuse are common among women in Sweden and being abused during childhood as well as adulthood has consequences for the lives of girls and women. One consequence of abuse is the impact on their mental health, which entails them seeking psychiatric care as a consequence of this. READ MORE

  6. 24. Patients with unexplained chest pain ? Pain experience, stress, coping and health-related quality of life

    Author : Margaretha Jerlock; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : chest pain; coping; illness; life events; nursing; quality of life; sleep; stress symptom;

    Abstract : Chest pain is a common symptom that causes individuals to seek acute care at emergency departments; however, more than half of these patients are judged to have no organic cause to their pain. In Sweden, the number of patients discharged from hospital with a diagnosis of unexplained chest pain (UCP) has increased from 8,432 in 1987 to 17,555 in 2005. READ MORE

  7. 25. Sexual health in Rheumatoid Arthritis - a physiotherapeutic approach

    Author : Kristina Areskoug Josefsson; Människan i rörelse: hälsa och rehabilitering; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physiotherapy; Sexual Health; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to study how persons experience the influence of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) on their sexual health and their experiences of communication about sexual health, in order to improve physiotherapy within the field of rheumatology. Sexual health is an integrated part of life, and persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis, RA, often experience a decreased sexual health, which can affect their overall quality of life. READ MORE