Sökning: "postal survey"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 55 avhandlingar innehållade orden postal survey.

1. 1. Gotta survey somebody : Methodological challenges in population studies of older people

   Författare :Susanne Kelfve; Carin Lennartsson; Mats Thorslund; Mark D Hayward; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Population studies; Older people; Representativeness; Survey design; Non-response; Sample selection; Selective attrition; Social inequality; Health outcomes; Sociology; sociologi;

   Sammanfattning : Conducting representative surveys of older people is challenging. This thesis aims to analyze a) the characteristics of individuals at risk of being underrepresented in surveys of older people, b) the systematic errors likely to occur as a result of these selections, and c) whether these systematic errors can be minimized by weighting adjustments. LÄS MER

3. 2. The Quantification of Society. A Study of a Swedish Research Institute and Survey-Based Social Science

   Författare :Christopher Kullenberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; quantification; survey; social sciences; SOM Institute; epistemic practice; center of calculation; Actor-Network theory; welfare state;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis is concerned with the contemporary history of quantitative surveys in Sweden. The core epistemic practice of constructing surveys is examined empirically through a case study of the SOM Institute (Samhälle, Opinion, Medier) at University of Gothenburg. The SOM Institute has performed surveys in Sweden since 1986. LÄS MER

4. 3. Chronic Tennis Elbow : Aspects on Pathogenesis and Treatment in a Soft Tissue Pain Condition

   Författare :Magnus Peterson; Kurt Svärdsudd; Margaretha Eriksson; Harald Breivik; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :tennis elbow; pain; chronic; soft tissue; imaging; PET; RCT; survey; treatment; exercise; eccentric; concentric; epicondylosis; epicondylitis; tendinosis; tendinitis;

   Sammanfattning : Objectives: To study the treatment practice of chronic tennis elbow (TE) among general practitioners (GPs) and physiotherapists (PTs), the effects of a simple, graded home exercise regime versus expectation, the effects of eccentric versus concentric exercise, and the involvement of the substance P – NK1 receptor system in the peripheral, painful tissue of chronic TE patients by positron emission tomography (PET). Materials and methods: A postal survey regarding therapeutic methods used in patients with chronic TE was sent to 129 GPs and 77 PTs, 81 subjects with chronic TE were randomly and blindly assigned to either an exercise group or a wait list group, 120 subjects were randomly assigned to either eccentric or concentric exercise and ten subjects were examined by PET and the NK1 specific radioligand [11C]GR205171. LÄS MER

5. 4. Women on sick leave for long-term musculoskeletal pain : Factors associated with work ability, well-being and return to work

   Författare :Mamunur Rashid; Annika Nilsson; Marja-Leena Kristofferzon; Marina Heiden; Katja Boersma; Högskolan i Gävle; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Biopsychosocial model; musculoskeletal pain; postal survey; prognostic factors; return to work; sick leave; women of working age; work ability and well-being; inget Strategiskt forskningsområde SFO ; no Strategic Research Area SFO ;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Taking sick leave (SL) for long-term musculoskeletal pain (MSP), predominantly in the neck, shoulders and back, is common among women in Sweden. Long-term MSP affects their daily life and causes impaired work ability and long-term SL. LÄS MER

7. 5. Being old in our society : health, functional status, and effects of research

   Författare :Eva von Strauss; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :ageing; attitude; dementia; functional status; morbidity; participation; population survey; nonagenarians; ageing; attitude; dementia; functional status; morbidity; participation; population survey; and nonagenarians;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns health and functional status in old age, as well as older adults' attitudes towards research participation. Five studies were performed using data from the Kungsholmen Project, a population-based study on ageing and dementia ongoing in Stockholm since 1987.Occurrence of dementia. LÄS MER