Search for dissertations about: "stages of change model"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 116 swedish dissertations containing the words stages of change model.

  2. 21. Counselling Patients with Hypertension at Health Centres - a Nursing Perspective

    Author : Eva Drevenhorn; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : nursing; hypertension; counseling; lifestyle; health behavior; patient-centered care; stages of change model; motivational interviewing; self-care; patient compliance;

    Abstract : Counselling in hypertension care relating to lifestyle changes, i.e. non-pharmaco-logical treatment regarding smoking, alcohol, weight, diet, physical activity and stress, aims to reduce complications such as stroke and myocardial infarction. Many patients have several risk factors to deal with. READ MORE

  4. 22. Industrial Dynamics and Regional Structural Change : Geographical Perspectives on Economic Evolution

    Author : Martin Henning; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; agglomeration externalities; industrial dynamics; Regional system; structural change; Sweden; industry life cycle; technology shift;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the process of economic transformation taking place in Sweden since the mid 1970s. Especially, it is concerned with how and why benefits that firms and industries draw from regional co-location with other actors (agglomeration externalities) vary over stages of economic transformation. READ MORE

  5. 23. Evolutionary and Ecological Effects of Metal Pollution on Coastal Diatoms

    Author : Björn Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Phytoplankton; Diatoms; Skeletonema marinoi; Toxicity; Heavy metals; Copper; Evolution; Baltic Sea; Population genomics; Physiology; Ecology; Metabarcoding; Sedimentology; Resting stages; Dose-response relationships;

    Abstract : Oceans are changing rapidly in response to human activities, such as toxic pollution, eutrophication, and climate change. Diatoms are major primary producers in the oceans with short generation times, flexible reproductive strategies, and high standing genetic diversity. READ MORE

  6. 24. Ford Motor Company's acquisition of Volvo Cars : the R&D integration process problems and problem areas

    Author : Magnus Lundbäck; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
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    Abstract : It is of great importance for automobile companies to achieve benefits of scale in the development of new products because of the high costs involved. During the 1990s the probability of achieving benefits of scale, in order to make the needed savings, has changed dramatically. READ MORE

  7. 25. Skin cancer prevention : readiness to change sun-related behaviours

    Author : Sveinbjörn Kristjánsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Skin cancer; prevention; sun protection; sunscreen; sun exposure; stages of change; Transtheoretical Model; behavioural change.;

    Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to collect data relevant for skin cancer prevention and to investigate the applicability of the Transtheoretical Model for sun-related behaviour. Also, to assess the readiness to change five different sun-related behaviours in the general population in Stockholm County. READ MORE