Sökning: "Body Burden"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 130 avhandlingar innehållade orden Body Burden.

1. 1. An invisible burden : An experience-based approach to nurses' daily work life with healthcare information technology

   Författare :Diane Golay; Åsa Cajander; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Computer Science with specialization in Human-Computer Interaction; Datavetenskap med inriktning mot människa-datorinteraktion;

   Sammanfattning : Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been an increasingly pervasive component of most workplaces throughout the past half century. In healthcare, the turn to the digital has resulted into the broad implementation of Healthcare Information Technology (HIT). LÄS MER

3. 2. Non-communicable diseases and war injuries in Palestine : burden, incidence and management in the health system

   Författare :Marwan Mosleh; Eija Viitasara; Heidi Carlerby; Koustuv Dalal; Yousef Aljeesh; Alexandra Krettek; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; burden; challenges; NCDs; DALY; Gaza Strip; healthcare; management; Palestine; war injuries;

   Sammanfattning : Background: The epidemics of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and war-related injuries are a significant health concerns, and are rapidly emerging as major causes of mortality and disability globally, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Palestine. Health research on the epidemiology and management of NCDs and war injuries is scarce and largely neglected. LÄS MER

4. 3. Technology as an extension of the human body : Exploring the potential role of technology in an elderly home care setting

   Författare :Anna Essén; Solveig Wikström; Ali Yakhlef; Claes-Robert Julander; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; care; telehealth; information technology; physicality; materiality; Merleau-Ponty; body; emotion; routines; variability; surveillance; privacy; service evaluation; service innovation; emergence; learning; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : The present thesis explores the potential role and implications of technology in elderly care from the users’ perspective. This exploration is undertaken in terms of five empirical studies of a telehealth project and a meta-analysis of their contributions. LÄS MER

5. 4. Body composition and quality of life in patients with IBD, ileostomy and short bowel syndrome

   Författare :Eva Carlsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; inflammatory bowel disease; Crohn´s disease; ulcerative colitis; short bowel syndrome; quality of life; health related quality of life; coping; concern; body composition; bioelectric impedance spectroscopy; Dual-energy absorptiometry; total body water;

   Sammanfattning : Patients with IBD are at risk for intestinal disability (e.g. having a stoma, malnutrition). The general aim of the thesis was to investigate physiological, psychological and social consequences of having IBD and an ileostomy or short bowel syndrome (SBS). LÄS MER

7. 5. Rheumatoid Arthritis: Body Composition, Bone Loss, and Mortality

   Författare :Christina Book; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; fat mass; bone mass; lean mass; body composition; mortality; rheumatoid arthritis; predictors;

   Sammanfattning : Early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (disease duration ≤1 year, n=165) were recruited 1995-2001 and followed systematically clinically and with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) over 2 years and compared to age- and gender-matched controls. Baseline arm and leg lean mass were decreased in RA patients in both genders and body mass index and truncal fat distribution were increased in female RA patients. LÄS MER