Search for dissertations about: "sickness absence"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 138 swedish dissertations containing the words sickness absence.

2. 16. Sickness absence in a Swedish county : with reference to gender, occupation, pregnancy and parenthood

   Author : Kristina Alexandersson; Finn Diderichsen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : The occurrence of sickness absence in relation to gender, occupation, age, pregnancy and parenthood was analysed in a Swedish county. Data on all new sick-leave spells exceeding 7 days in the county of Östergötland (400,000 inhabitants) were recorded in 1985-1987. Information on diagnoses, occupation, age, gender, number of children etc. READ MORE

4. 17. Working conditions, compensatory strategies, and recovery

   Author : Klas Gustafsson; Gunnar Aronsson; Bo Melin; Terry Hartig; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; recovery; compensatory strategies; working conditions; self-ratings; vacation; validation; sickness presenteeism; sickness absence; work organization; health; allostatic load; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to study and identify working conditions related to different types of compensatory strategies and to examine the relations between such strategies and recovery. Compensatory strategies refer to how people act in order to handle a great amount of work. READ MORE

5. 18. Disability Pension with Special Reference to Sick Leave Track Record, Health Effects, Health Care Utilisation and Survival : A Population-based Study

   Author : Thorne Wallman; Kurt Svärdsudd; Gunilla Burell; Urban Janlert; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sickness absence; sick leave; disability pension; activity compensation; sickness compensation; early retirement; track record; health care utilisation; complaint score; quality of life; wellbeing; mortality; Family medicine; Allmänmedicin;

   Abstract : Background. In Sweden 10 percent (550,000) of the labour force, aged 18 to 65 years are disability pensioners and about four percent are on sick leave. The knowledge of the course from healthy individual to disability pensioner is not well known and was the theme of this thesis. Objectives, Material and Methods. READ MORE

6. 19. Legitimacy Work : Managing Sick Leave Legitimacy in Interaction

   Author : Marie Flinkfeldt; Maria Eriksson; Elisabet Näsman; Ann Weatherall; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; legitimacy; legitimation; legitimacy-in-action; sick leave; sickness absence; sick role; Sweden; social insurance; sickness benefit; conversation analysis; discursive psychology; ethnomethodology; membership categorization analysis; institutional talk; categories; moral work; social interaction; talk-in-interaction; text-in-interaction; meetings; online forums; Sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : This thesis studies how sick leave legitimacy is managed in interaction and develops an empirically driven conceptualization of ‘legitimacy work’. The thesis applies an ethnomethodological framework that draws on conversation analysis, discursive psychology, and membership categorization analysis. READ MORE

7. 20. Leadership in human service organisations: Conceptions, strategies and preconditions to promote and maintain health at work

   Author : Katrin Skagert; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; management; sickness absence; psychosocial factors; turnover; workplace health promotion; participation; trust; exit; sickness presenteeism;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to deepen knowledge of leaders’ conceptions, strategies and preconditions to promote and maintain health at work in human service organisations. Methods: The qualitative study I and prospective study II are both part of a research and development programme (The SAMS study) of workplace health promotion (WHP) projects and the setting was the City of Göteborg. READ MORE