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1. 1. A prevention and health promotion programme for persons with overweight in Primary Health Care Patient outcomes and nurses’ experiences in terms of weight, lifestyle, health and risk factors

   Författare :Marie Bräutigam-Ewe; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Experiences; Health; Lifestyle; Obesity; Overweight; Primary health care; Quality of life; Weight reduction program;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Primary Healthcare (PHC) is often the first point of contact for patients and thus considered the ideal place to address obesity and lifestyle issues. A weight reduction programme was developed to gain a better understanding of what those who are overweight or obese need in order to improve their health, weight reduction and weight maintenance. LÄS MER

3. 2. Obesity, life style and society : psychological and psychosocial factors in relation to body weight and body weight changes

   Författare :Birgitta Adolfsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :BMI-group; change process; functional impairment; life style intervention; locus of control; mental well-being; motivation; obesity; physical health; population sex survey; risk factor; self-rated health; sexual abuse; sexual satisfaction; weight reduction; weight reduction programme.;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation consists of two cross-sectional population studies (studies I and IV), and two prospective studies (studies II and III). In study I the relative importance of obesity for self-rated health with focus on age and gender differences were examined among 5,080 (2,366 males) participants in a national survey. LÄS MER

4. 3. Weight loss programmes over the internet : opportunities and limitations

   Författare :Josefine Jonasson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Elderly; Internet-based; weight loss; obesity; overweight; treatment;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Overweight and obesity is increasing in Sweden and over the world. The societal resources to treat obesity are scarce. Eighty percent of the population in Sweden have access to a computer and hence the Internet. This provides an opportunity to use the Internet for weight reduction purposes. LÄS MER

5. 4. Endocrine aspects of obesity and weight reduction by bariatric surgery : with special emphasis on beta cell function

   Författare :Marie Guldstrand; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Obesity; weight reduction; b ariatric surgery; insulin; glucagon; type 2 diabetes; insulin sensitivity; HPA axis; autonomic nervous system ANS ; cognitive functions; proinsulin; GIP; GLP-1; IGFBP- 1; diazoxide;

   Sammanfattning : Severe obesity is the most predictive acquired risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes. Bariatric surgery induces marked weight loss and reverses the diabetic state significantly. LÄS MER

7. 5. Occupant casualties in bus and coach traffic : injury and crash mechanisms

   Författare :Pontus Albertsson; Ulf Björnstig; Torbjörn Falkmer; Claes Tingvall; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgery; bus; coach; aerodynamics; crash; non-crash; cross-wind; injuries; weight distribution; road friction; restraints; haddons matrix; prevention; severe crash; mass casualty; major incident; alighting; boarding; incidents; Kirurgi; Surgery; Kirurgi; Surgery; kirurgi;

   Sammanfattning : Background: The relevance of conducting this thesis is evident by the fact that bus and coach casualties have been “stubbornly stable” in Europe recent years and a need for investigating if a similar trend could be found in Sweden is therefore obvious. It was also important to add new knowledge to the bus and coach research in Sweden, since many areas were scarcely addressed. LÄS MER