Search for dissertations about: "work related illness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 112 swedish dissertations containing the words work related illness.

  2. 1. Office illness : the worker, the work and the workplace

    Author : Berndt Stenberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sick Building Syndrome; Indoor Air Syndrome; facial skin symptoms; constitutional factors; psychosocial factors; indoor air quality; outdoor air flow rate; electromagnetic conditions; VDT work;

    Abstract : The work started with the clinical observations in patients working in buildings with indoor air problems. Signs of seborrhoeic dermatitis, erythematous facial skin conditions and itching conditions on the trunk were noted. Another point of departure was the attribution of facial skin symptoms to VDT work by patients. READ MORE

  4. 2. Social stressors and their association with psychosomatic problems among adolescents : Implications for school social work

    Author : Victoria Lönnfjord; Curt Hagquist; Daniel Bergh; Mona Sundh; Patrik Karlsson; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social stressors; adolescents; psychosomatic problems; school social work; parental unemployment; family residency; schoolwork pressure; academic achievement expectation; bullying; bullying victimization; bullying intervention; self-efficacy; disability; long-term illness; Sociala påfrestningar; ungdomar; psykosomatiska besvär; skolsocialt arbete; föräldrars arbetslöshet; boendesituation; press i skolan; krav på skolprestationer; mobbning; utsatthet för mobbning; interventioner mot mobbning; tilltro till sin egen förmåga; funktionsnedsättning; långvarig sjukdom; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

    Abstract : The overall aim was to investigate associations between family-, school- and individual-related social stressors and adolescents’ psychosomatic problems, and which factors might moderate these associations. A cross-sectional study design was employed to collect data and 3764 Swedish adolescents (girls 51. READ MORE

  5. 3. Work capacity and mental health - the phenomena and their importance in return to work

    Author : Monica Bertilsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Mental health; return to work; work participation; work capacity; the phenomenon capacity to work while depressed and anxious;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Mental health problems are common and a major cause of decreased work capacity and sickness absence. The aim of this thesis was to investigate (i) work capacity and mental health problems as predictors of return to work (RTW) and work participation (WP), and to explore (ii) the phenomenon capacity to work while depressed and anxious. 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. Adolescents' voices : mental health, self-esteem, sense of coherence, family functioning and life attitudes in Swedish and Greek adolescents

    Author : Spyridoula Levidioti-Lekkou; Lennart Nygren; Bruno Hägglöf; John Tsiantis; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Adolescents; Mental Health; Self-esteem; Sense of Coherence; Family; Life Attitudes; and Crosscultural; Social work; Socialt arbete;

    Abstract : Background: Several factors have been identified as related to mental health in adolescence, such as competences, behavioural/emotional problems, self-esteem, and sense of coherence. Studies also emphasise the importance of family functioning and cultural factors. READ MORE