Sökning: "Health and Behavioural Sciences"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 256 avhandlingar innehållade orden Health and Behavioural Sciences.

  1. 21. Promoting physical activity during and after curative cancer treatment : Assessment, experiences and effect of behaviour change support

    Författare :Anne-Sophie Mazzoni; Ingrid Demmelmaier; Karin Nordin; Sveinung Berntsen; Maria Hagströmer; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adherence; Behavioural medicine; Exercise; Incentives; Maintenance; Oncology; Caring Sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Aims:The overall aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge about the promotion of physical activity (PA) in patients during and after curative cancer treatment. Methods: Study I investigated agreement between a 7-day diary and the SenseWear Armband mini (SWA) when assessing PA and sedentary time in 65 participants with breast cancer. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Identification of host volatiles and their role in the behavioural modulation of host-seeking Culicoides biting midges

    Författare :Elin Isberg; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Culicoides biting midges are important vectors of Bluetongue and Schmallenberg viruses in Europe. The introduction of these viruses highlighted the need to develop novel surveillance and control tools to monitor and manage biting midges. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Neural and Cognitive Effects of Hearing Loss on Speech Processing

    Författare :Eline Borch Petersen; Thomas Lunner; Stefan Stenfelt; Jonas Obleser; Edmund Lalor; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hearing loss; speech processing; electroencephalogram EEG; working memory; cognitive load; hearing aid; Hörselnedsättning; bearbetning av tal; elektroencefalogram EEG; arbetsminne; kognitiv belastning; hörapparat;

    Sammanfattning : Understanding speech in the presence of noise can be difficult, especially when suffering from a hearing loss. This thesis examined behavioural and electrophysiological measures of speech processing with the aim of establishing how they were influenced by hearing loss (internal degradation) and listening condition (external degradation). LÄS MER

  5. 24. A cross-service approach to identify mental health problems in 3–5-year-old children using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

    Författare :Elisabet Fält; Anna Sarkadi; Helena Fabian; Thomas Wallby; Lars Wallin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Child; Preschool; Child Health; Child Health Services; Child Behaviour; Clinical Trial; Implementation; Mental Health; Mental health disorder; Nursing Assessment; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; Social Medicine; Socialmedicin;

    Sammanfattning : The Child Healthcare Services (CHS) in Sweden offer regular health check-ups and reach almost all 0–5-year-old children. Although one of the objectives of the CHS is to detect mental health problems, evidence-based methods are not used for this purpose at the Child Health Clinics (CHCs). LÄS MER

  7. 25. Emotion regulation and chronic illness : The roles of acceptance, mindfulness and compassion in physical and mental health

    Författare :Ines Trindade; Cláudia Rute Carlos Ferreira; José Augusto da Veiga Pinto Gouveia; Portugal Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic illness; behavioural medicine; inflammatory bowel disease; cancer; chronic illness-specific measures; mental health; physical health; emotion regulation; acceptance and commitment therapy; mindfulness; compassion-focused therapy; MIND programme; doença crónica; medicina comportamental; doença inflamatória intestinal; cancro; medidas específicas para a doença crónica; saúde mental; saúde física; regulação emocional; terapia de aceitação e compromisso; mindfulness; terapia focada na compaixão; programa MIND;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction: Chronic illness is an increasingly predominant problem among the world population which vastly impacts on physical and mental health, quality of life and social functioning. Although chronic illnesses merit a long-term and complex response which would be ideally delivered by a multidisciplinary team of health professionals, most of the current healthcare for chronic illnesses still focus on acute episodes of illness. LÄS MER