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  1. 1. Sickness Insurance: Design and Behavior

    Författare :Klas Rikner; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Social economics; Social ekonomi; Nationalekonomi; economic systems; economic policy; econometrics; economic theory; Economics; Social insurance; Experience rating; Asymmetric information; Insurance; Sickness insurance; Sickness absence;

    Sammanfattning : The first essay presents the results from a questionnaire study of sickness insurance and sickness absence behavior in Sweden. In the first part, people’s preferences for the design of a sickness insurance are discussed. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Sickness behavior : immune system influences on brain and behavior

    Författare :Bianka Karshikoff; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Sickness behavior is a motivational state that redirects the needs and priorities of the organism during infection to aid recovery. The behavioral changes include fatigue, lowered mood and aches. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Sickness and behavior in ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome)

    Författare :Martin Jonsjö; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic debilitating condition characterized by physical and mental fatigue with a heightened sensitivity to exertion. To date, the causes are unknown. However, recently the condition has been implicated as a chronic sickness behavior state. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Microeconometric Analyses of Individual Behavior in Public Welfare Systems : Applications in Health and Education Economics

    Författare :Daniel Avdic; Per Johansson; Johan Vikström; Colin Cameron; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; causal effect; public policy; health behavior; gender norms; learning-by-doing; health care access; time-to-graduation; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay 1: Women have more absenteeism while simultaneously live longer than men. This pattern suggests that men and women's preferences for sickness absence might differ due to e.g. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Psychological factors, sickness behavior and inflammatory biomarkers in longstanding pain

    Författare :Jenny Åström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Longstanding pain affects a large number of adults worldwide. In addition to pain, several factors like depression, anxiety, and insomnia can also affect disability and quality of life. LÄS MER