Sökning: "Disability in Individual Life and Past"

Hittade 3 avhandlingar innehållade orden Disability in Individual Life and Past.

  1. 1. Disability in individual life and past society : life-course perspectives of people with disabilities in the Sundsvall region of Sweden in the nineteenth century

    Författare :Helena Haage; Lotta Vikström; Erling Häggström Lundevaller; Luciana Quaranta; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; disability; nineteenth century; marriage; mortality; partner selection; life course; event history analysis; sequence analysis; gender; Sweden; historisk demografi; Historical Demography; historia; History;

    Sammanfattning : What did a life with disability imply for individuals in a past society? Since disabled men and women have long been hidden in history, the aim with this thesis is to uncover them and their living conditions in nineteenth-century Sweden, represented by the Sundsvall region. The data consist of parish registers, which help to trace people’s life courses and the consequences if disabilities interfered with their lives. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Physical functioning in old age : temporal trends and geographical variation in Sweden

    Författare :Britt-Marie Sjölund; Eva von Strauss; Högskolan i Gävle; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ADL disability;

    Sammanfattning : ADL disability is an age-related condition that leads to poor quality of life, increased health-related care costs, and increased mortality. The proportion of older adults are increasing worldwide, and it is therefore important both for society and the individual that research provide us with information about the process leading to ADL disability and how to identify persons at risk. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Sjukskrivnas resurser och hinder för återgång i arbete : viktiga faktorer för tidig bedömning

    Författare :Annie Hansen Falkdal; Mona Eklund; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Sick leave; work re-entry; disability pension; psychosocial factors; lived experiences; human occupations; Social Medicine; socialmedicin;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to identify factors that early in a sick leave period could illuminate people’s resources and obstacles for returning to work; factors that could predict need for professional support in the sick leave process leading to a positive outcome for the individual. This thesis consists of four studies. LÄS MER