Sökning: "Psychosocial epidemiology"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 102 avhandlingar innehållade orden Psychosocial epidemiology.
1. Psychosocial work factors and burnout : a study of a working general population and patients at a stress rehabilitation clinic
Sammanfattning : Background The psychosocial work environment affects our health (e.g., sick leave and mortality rates). Research on psychosocial work factors and burnout has focused on specific workplaces or occupations and rarely evaluated in the general population or used longitudinal designs. LÄS MER
2. Adolescents' sleep in a 24/7 society : Epidemiology and prevention
Sammanfattning : Sleep undergoes important changes during adolescence and many teenagers experience problems sleeping. These in turn affect adolescents´ academic, physical and psychosocial functioning. Moreover, there are some indications that sleep problems in this age group may be increasing, possibly as a consequence of societal changes, e.g. LÄS MER
3. Advanced Knowledge Work and Stress-related Symptoms : Epidemiology and Clinical Intervention Studies
Sammanfattning : Well educated knowledge workers are a growing group of the work force. Little research has been conducted on this group regarding possible work-related health symptoms, as well as interventions in order to reduce work-related stress. This thesis describes the current work-related symptoms and potential risk and salutogenic, i.e. LÄS MER
4. Identifying risk of type 2 diabetes : epidemiologic perspectives from biomarkers to lifestyle
Sammanfattning : Type 2 diabetes is a significant health problem because of its high prevalence and strong association with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. An increase of type 2 diabetes is predicted due to increasing obesity and sedentary lifestyle habits. LÄS MER
5. CLEFT LIP AND PALATE IN ADOLESCENCE IDENTIFYING VARIABLES RELATING TO PSYCHOSOCIAL CONCERNS
Sammanfattning : In study I, 55 adolescents with cleft lip and palate and 31 adolescents without cleft filled out two questionnaires: the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale to assess self-concept, and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Inventory to assess the degree of introversion. In studies II & III, data regarding physical characteristic and general intellectual capacity were obtained from the Swedish National Service Enrolment Register for the years 1991-97. LÄS MER