Sökning: "non-work related"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden non-work related.

1. 1. Pain in the neck : Neck and upper limb disorders in women, the role of work related and other exposure factors

   Författare :Marianne Gerner Björkstén; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Medical sciences; Neck; shoulders; musculoskeletal; female workers; work related; non-work related; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; arbets- och miljömedicin; Occupational and Environmental Medicine;

   Sammanfattning : Musculoskeletal disorders is of importance for society, both because of the suffering of the individualsand because of the high economic cost to society resulting from the impairment and from sick leave.Cervicobrachial syndrome was 1985 included in the WHO definition 'Work related musculoskeletaldiseases' (WMSDs). LÄS MER

3. 2. Coping with boundaries - A study on the interaction between work and non-work life in home-based telework

   Författare :Camilla Kylin; Gunn Johansson; Jan Ch Karlsson; Eva Magnusson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Work and non-work interaction; boundaries; overlap; home-based telework; social roles; conflict; enhancement; facilitation; stress; coping; health; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

   Sammanfattning : The increase of women’s labor force participation, the diversity of family constellations, many men’s increased participation in childcare, and the development of flexible working arrangements have stimulated research on the relationship between work and non-work. In this thesis, the interaction between work and non-work is examined in the case of home-based telework, an example of flexible working arrangement. LÄS MER

4. 3. Accidents leading to over-exertion back injuries among nursing personnel

   Författare :Inga-Lill Engkvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :accident investigation; back injury; cluster analysis; epidemiology; ergonomics; interview; nurse; patient transfer; physical environment; worg organisation;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the present thesis was to contribute to the knowledge of occupational accidents leading to over-exertion back injuries among nursing personnel, which can be used for developing effective preventive strategies. Different combinations of factors and events were assumed to determine the type of accident process leading to an over-exertion injury. LÄS MER

5. 4. Telecommuting's implications on travel and travel patterns

   Författare :Jo Skåmedal; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Telecommuting; Computer science; Datavetenskap; Economic Information Systems; Ekonomiska informationssystem;

   Sammanfattning : The subject field is within technology and social change, with focus particularly on telecommuting and the possible changes that arises in the travel patterns as a result of the telecommuting situation. When a person starts working from home once or twice a week instead of commuting back and forth to the main work place, a number of changes in the telecommuters' distribution of travel can and most probably will arise. LÄS MER

7. 5. Socioeconomic status and cardiovascular vulnerability in women : psychosocial, behavioral and biological mediators

   Författare :Sarah P Wamala; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Childhood circumstances; Coronary heart disease; Health behaviors; Hemostatic function; Lipids; Obesity; Physiological risk factors; Prognosis; Psychosocial stress; Socioeconomic status; Women;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in both men and women in the industrialized world, and represents a major health and economic burden. Coronary heart disease (CHD), one of the most common of the cardiovascular diseases, is invariably more frequent in men and women of lower than higher socioeconomic status (SES). LÄS MER