Sökning: "leisure activity engagement"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 22 avhandlingar innehållade orden leisure activity engagement.

1. 11. Activities as resources when living with advanced cancer

   Författare :Karen La Cour; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Creative activity; engagement; advanced cancer; palliative OT; experiences of meaning;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge about how people with advanced cancer experience their engagement in activities and how such activities may be useful when living with life-threatening illness. This is explored with regard to creative activities in palliative occupational therapy and to self-chosen activities in everyday life. LÄS MER

3. 12. The impact of lifestyles on the occurrence of dementia

   Författare :Hui-Xin Wang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Alzheimer s disease; dementia; elderly; emotional support; folate; incidence; integration; intellectual activity; lifestyle; mental activity; physical activity; prevalence; productive activity; smoking; social activity; social network; risk factor; and vitamin B12.;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis explored the impact of different lifestyles in late life on the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) or dementia. Smoking, vitamin B12 and folate in relation to AD have been extensively studied, but the results are inconsistent. Research concerning the association between dementia and social network or social activities is scarce. LÄS MER

4. 13. Psychosocial factors in relation to development of dementia in late-life : a life course approach within the Kungsholmen project

   Författare :Anita Karp; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Alzheimer s Disease; dementia; education; socioeconomic status; occupation; leisure activity; social network; depressive symptoms; life course; cognitive reserve; population-based study;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis explored social and psychosocial factors from different phases in the lifespan and their relation to the occurrence of dementia and Alzheimer s Disease (AD) in late-life. Early life circumstances, such as education, midlife factors such as occupation, and an active and socially integrated late-life were investigated in relation to dementia and AD risk. LÄS MER

5. 14. Lifestyle, cognitive aging, and brain correlates

   Författare :Ylva Köhncke; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Inter-individual differences in level and rate of cognitive decline typically seen in aging have been linked to inter-individual differences in lifestyle factors such as leisure activities, including physical activity. The general aim of this thesis was to further our understanding of how and why leisure activity engagement is related to aging-related changes in cognitive performance. LÄS MER

7. 15. Participation in physical activities and sedentary behaviour among children with physical disabilities

   Författare :Katarina Lauruschkus; Barns och familjers hälsa; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : Participating in physical activity promotes physical and mental health. Children with physical disabilities are not as physically active as other children. They tend to participate in lower intensity physical activity, choose more passive activities with less variety and have more sedentary time. LÄS MER