Sökning: "Anna Pettersson"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 26 avhandlingar innehållade orden Anna Pettersson.

  1. 1. Motor function and cognition : aspects on gait and balance

    Författare :Anna Pettersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Introduction: Cognitive dysfunction and dementia are linked to physical disability and are the major cause of dependency and institutionalization in the elderly. Physical therapists deal with disability yet little clinical and research attention has been given to the physical disability experienced in people with cognitive dysfunction. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Ocular aberrations and visual quality in aspherical and multifocal contact lenses

    Författare :Anna Lindskoog Pettersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Contact lenses;

    Sammanfattning : Good visual quality and precise accommodation are required to be able to focus objects at distance and near, and are essential in order to be able to perform most tasks in life. Most eyes are not ideal eyes, i.e., they have different refractive errors which distort the produced image. LÄS MER

  4. 3. De som inte kan simma kommer nog att dö! : En studie om barns tankar och känslor rörande klimatförändringarna

    Författare :Anna Pettersson; Leif Östman; Maria Ojala; Danielle van der Burgt; Mattias Sandberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; children; climate change; emotions; thoughts; coping; social representations; self-efficacy; barn; klimatförändringar; känslor; tankar; coping; sociala representationer; självtillit; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : This study has investigated the thoughts and the emotions concerning climate change among children. The main purpose of the thesis is to study how the children cope with the threat of climate change and if they see it as something concerning their on lives. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Diet and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients with Prostate Cancer Treated with Radiotherapy

    Författare :Anna Pettersson; Ingela Turesson; Birgitta Johansson; Christina Persson; Clare Shaw; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dietary intervention; gastrointestinal symptoms; prostate cancer; radiotherapy; randomized controlled trial; health-related quality of life; questionnaire design; nutritional assessment; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Sammanfattning : Objective The main objective of this thesis was to explore the effects of diet on gastrointestinal symptoms in prostate cancer patients treated with local curative radiotherapy, by evaluating dietary intake prior to treatment (Study I), the psychometric properties of a new questionnaire on patient-reported gastrointestinal side effects (Study II), and the effect of a dietary intervention on acute and long-term gastrointestinal symptoms up to 2 years after radiotherapy completion (Study III-IV).Methods A total of 130 men with localized prostate cancer referred to dose-escalated radiotherapy (ED2 87-102 Gy, α/β=3 Gy) were recruited to a dietary intervention trial. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Nedskrivning av fartyg – En studie av hur IAS 36 har tillämpats i europeiska rederier

    Författare :Anna Karin Pettersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; accounting choice; accounting parctice; consistent application; disclosure pratice; harmonization; IFRS; impairment; Shipping industry;

    Sammanfattning : International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are principle-based accounting standards that rely on management judgment and the use of private information. For this reason, it cannot be assumed that the harmonization of accounting standards will result in consistent application in practice. LÄS MER