Search for dissertations about: "sickness impact"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 71 swedish dissertations containing the words sickness impact.

  2. 1. Sickness absence : Aspects of measurement, impact of the labour market and effects of intervention

    Author : Hans Goine; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Public health medicine research areas; Folkhälsomedicinska forskningsområden;

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  4. 2. Sickness benefits and measures promoting return to work

    Author : Elsy Söderberg; Anne Hammarström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : sickness absence; sickness benefit; practices; client; patients; sickness certification; sick leave; return to work; inter-organisational cooperation; gender; work capacity; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : Background: Decisions concerning entitlement to sickness benefits have a substantial impact on the lives of individuals and on society. In most countries, such decisions are made by professionals working in public organisations, and there is much debate about the work performed by those experts, hence more knowledge is needed on this subject. READ MORE

  5. 3. Crohn’s Disease in Sickness and in Health : Studies of Health Assessment Strategies and Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life

    Author : Henrik Stjernman; Henrik Hjortswang; Magnus Ström; Pia Munkholm; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Background and aims. Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with potentially deleterious effects on well-being and daily-life functioning. A complete picture of health status in CD therefore comprises both disease activity (DA) and health-related quality of life (HRQL). READ MORE

  6. 4. Living with deteriorating and hereditary disease : experiences over ten years of persons with muscular dystrophy and their next of kin

    Author : Katrin Boström; Gerd Ahlström; Berth Danermark; Anders Möller; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social sciences; muscular dystrophy; chronic disease; ten year follow up; next of kin; ICF; activity; sickness impact; hereditary aspects; illness related problems; quality of life; multimethod; content analysis; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Disability research; Handikappsforskning; Handikappvetenskap; Disability Science;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to elucidate haw persona with muscular dystrophy (MD) and their next of kin experience and describe their daily lives over the last ten years. MD is a group of inherited disorders characterised by muscular weakness caused by muscle wasting. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used. READ MORE

  7. 5. 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