Search for dissertations about: "sickness impact"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 71 swedish dissertations containing the words sickness impact.

2. 16. The impact of managerial leadership on stress and health among employees

   Author : Anna Nyberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : managerial leadership; demands; control; social support; stress; emotional exhaustion; psychological well-being; SRH; sickness absence; ischemic heart disease;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the relationship between managerial leadership on the one hand and stress, health, and other health related outcomes among employees on the other. This was done in five studies, three using a cross-sectional and two a prospective design. READ MORE

4. 17. The importance of organizational characteristics for psychosocial working conditions and health

   Author : Malin Bolin; Björn Halleröd; Staffan Marklund; Annika Härenstam; Birgitta Eriksson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organization; workplace; bureaucracy; post-bureaucracy; psychosocial working conditions; JDC model; multilevel analysis; health; sickness absence; Sociology; Sociologi; sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : The importance of organizations for understanding differences in the working conditions and health of employees is often emphasized but rarely explored empirically. The general aim of this thesis is to describe organizational characteristics of workplaces, and to assess their impact on the psychosocial working conditions and health of employees. READ MORE

5. 18. Encouraging Encounters : Experiences of People on Sick Leave in Their Meetings with Professionals

   Author : Ulrika Müssener; Kristina Alexandersson; Kurt Svärdsudd; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Encounters; Sickness absence; Sick leave; Return to work; Client perspective; Health promotion; Work; Sjukfrånvaro; Bemötande; Sociala emotioner; Återgång till arbete; Empowerment; Social medicine; Socialmedicin;

   Abstract : Background: The recent increase in long-term sickness absence both in Sweden and many other countries has been met with various attempts to intensify the use of rehabilitation measures in order to prevent people from remaining long-term sickness absent. Several actors, among them professionals in healthcare, occupational health services, and social insurance are involved in handling issues related to the sick leave of an individual, and in providing measures to promote return to work (RTW). READ MORE

6. 19. Squeezed in Midlife : Studies of unpaid caregiving among working-age men and women across Europe

   Author : Elisa Labbas; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Unpaid caregiving; Care for older people; Labour supply; Psychological well-being; Sickness absence; Double burden; Welfare states; Gender; Europe; SHARE;

   Abstract : Population ageing means that increasingly many are faced with the dual demands of paid work while providing unpaid care to older family members. Caregiving requires time and energy, with implications for paid work and well-being. The challenges faced by individuals add up and therefore also impact national economies. READ MORE

7. 20. Parkinson's Disease with Device, Diary, or in Disguise. Dyskinesia reduction, motor state evaluation, and workforce participation among persons with Parkinson's disease

   Author : Jonathan Timpka; Lund Neurologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurology; Parkinson disease; Levodopa infusion; Motor fluctuations; Dyskinesia; Workforce participation; Work ability; Sickness absence; Employment; Patient reported outcome;

   Abstract : INTRODUCTION: In the wait for disease-modifying treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD), efforts towards improved symptom control and reduced negative effects of PD can result in meaningful change patients. The general efficacy of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) in advanced PD has been established, but its effects on dyskinesia need more investigation. READ MORE