Search for dissertations about: "sjukgymnastik"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 179 swedish dissertations containing the word sjukgymnastik.
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1. Physical activity, participation and self-rated health among older community-dwelling Icelanders a population-based study
University dissertation from Umeå : Umeå universityAbstract : Background: The main objective of this study was to investigate older people’s physical activity, their participation in various life situations, and their perceptions of their own health. This included an exploration of potential influences of urban versus rural residency on these outcomes, an evaluation of the measurement properties of a balance confidence scale, and an examination of the proposed usefulness of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a conceptual framework to facilitate analysis and understanding of selected outcomes. READ MORE
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2. A 3-year lifestyle intervention in primary health care effects on physical activity, cardiovascular risk factors, quality of life and cost-effectiveness
University dissertation from Umeå : Umeå universityAbstract : Background: A sedentary lifestyle diminishes quality of life (QOL) and contributes to increasing prevalence of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and thus increases the economic burden on health care and society. Expensive and tightly controlled lifestyle interventions reduce cardiovascular risk and onset of diabetes. READ MORE
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3. Motion interactive games for children with motor disorders motivation, physical activity, and motor control
University dissertation from Umeå : Umeå universityAbstract : As motion interactive games have become more widespread the interest in using these games in rehabilitation of children with motor disorders has increased among both clinical professionals and the families of these children. The general aim of this thesis was to evaluate the feasibility of using interactive games in rehabilitation of children to promote motivation for practice, physical activity, and motor control. READ MORE
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4. Long-term consequences of anterior cruciate ligament injury knee function, physical activity level, physical capacity and movement pattern
University dissertation from Umeå : Umeå universitetAbstract : Knee function after more than 20 years post injury is rarely described and none of the few follow-up studies have evaluated functional performance tasks. This thesis investigated self-reported knee function, physical activity level, physical capacity and movement pattern in the long-term perspective (on average 23 years) in persons who had suffered a unilateral ACL injury, treated either with physiotherapy in combination with surgery (ACLR, n=33) or physiotherapy alone (ACLPT, n=37) and compared to age-and-gender matched controls (n=33). READ MORE
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5. A Behavioural Medicine Perspective on Acute Whiplash Associated Disorders Daily Coping, Prognostic Factors and Tailored Treatment
University dissertation from Uppsala : Acta Universitatis UpsaliensisAbstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to study the daily process of coping, potential prognostic factors for recovery and evaluating an individually tailored behavioural medicine intervention in the acute stage of Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD). The studies comprised three samples of patients with acute Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD). READ MORE
