Sökning: "coronary psychosocial"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 19 avhandlingar innehållade orden coronary psychosocial.

  1. 6. An Epidemiological Study of Exhaustion in the Context of Chronic stress. Concept, Cortisol, Causes and Consequences

    Författare :Sara Lindeberg; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic stress; cortisol; depression; exhaustion; gender; HPA activity; psychosocial;

    Sammanfattning : The interest in exhaustion has increased rapidly during the last few decades in many developed countries. In Sweden, prevalence of exhaustion increased by 50 percent on average between 1989 and 2005, and recent data reveals that exhaustion still remains at this higher level. Scientifically, exhaustion is not clearly defined. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Gender perspectives on psychosocial risk factors : conditions governing women's lives in relation to stress and coronary heart disease

    Författare :Tina Hallman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Gender theory; women; living conditions; psychosocial risk factors; perceived stress; coronary heart disease;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to shed light on womens psychosocial perceived stress as it is shaped within a gender-structured reality. By using a gender theoretical and social psychological approach the thesis aims to elucidate patterns concerning women's work, stress and living conditions that might affect their health and the progress of coronary heart disease (CHD). LÄS MER

  4. 8. Psychosocial risk factors in women with coronary heart disease : stress, social support and a behavioral intervention

    Författare :May Blom; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Stress; social support; CHD; women; behavioral intervention.;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Studies have shown that psychosocial factors such as stress at work and from marriage as well as lack of social support and depression may influence recovery following an acute coronary event. Rehabilitation programs after these events including stress management may improve both general health and prognosis. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Psychosocial work conditions - cardiovascular disease, perceptions and reactive behavior

    Författare :Mia Söderberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aims of this thesis were to improve our understanding of (1) associations between adverse psychosocial work conditions and less explored cardiovascular outcomes, and (2) workers’ perceptions and reactive behaviour when exposed to such conditions. Psychosocial job environment was evaluated with the job demand-control and effort-reward imbalance models. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Socioeconomic status and cardiovascular vulnerability in women : psychosocial, behavioral and biological mediators

    Författare :Sarah P Wamala; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Childhood circumstances; Coronary heart disease; Health behaviors; Hemostatic function; Lipids; Obesity; Physiological risk factors; Prognosis; Psychosocial stress; Socioeconomic status; Women;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in both men and women in the industrialized world, and represents a major health and economic burden. Coronary heart disease (CHD), one of the most common of the cardiovascular diseases, is invariably more frequent in men and women of lower than higher socioeconomic status (SES). LÄS MER