Sökning: "Age of Mass Migration"

Visar resultat 11 - 13 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade orden Age of Mass Migration.

  1. 11. A Swedish dilemma : Aging during the search for a national insurance, 1884-1913

    Författare :Mark Magnuson; Christer Ahlberger; Klas Nyberg; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; demography; family; poor relief; old age; retirement; income; smallholders; History; Historia;

    Sammanfattning : Non-wage holders made up a significant portion of Sweden’s population in 1900. Yet, there are surprisingly few studies covering their formative role in the universal coverage of Sweden’s Pension Act of 1913. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Immigrants with heart failure- A descriptive comparative study of symptoms, self care, social support, care and treatment

    Författare :Azar Hedemalm; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Immigrant; heart failure; symptom; treatment; self care; physical and emotional state; social support; patient records;

    Sammanfattning : Background: The current demographic profile in Sweden demonstrates blended ethnicities and cultures evolving through mass migration and resettlement. While it is acknowledged that cultural background affects, illness experience, participation in the care or self-management of illness, little is presently known about the treatment patterns, symptoms, health care seeking and health outcomes among immigrants with heart failure (HF) in Sweden or other Scandinavian countries ? despite the fact that worsening of chronic heart failure is the most common cause of hospitalisation in patients over 65 years of age. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Social participation, social capital and socioeconomic differences in health-related behaviours. An epidemiological study

    Författare :Martin Lindström; Socialmedicin och hälsopolitik; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Fat intake; health-related behaviour; intermittent smoking; multilevel analysis; neighbourhood; physical activity; psychosocial; smoking cessation; social capital; social participation; vegetable consumption; socioeconomic differences;

    Sammanfattning : Abstract OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate whether psychosocial resources explain socioeconomic differences in smoking cessation and its maintenance. METHODS: A subpopulation of 11,837 individuals from the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study interviewed in 1992-94, age range 45-64 years, was investigated in this cross-sectional study. LÄS MER