Sökning: "women s status"

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  1. 16. Subjective memory complaints : Relations to objective memory function, gender, personality, affective status and stress

    Författare :Susanna Vestberg; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; personality; memory complaints; memory clinic; mild cognitive impairment; depression; gender; anxiety; stress; neuropsychological tests; cortisol;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to enhance the understanding of patients with subjective memory complaints. The thesis is based on three empirical studies examining middle-aged and young old (< 70 years) non-demented patients assessed at a memory clinic. LÄS MER

  2. 17. Eating situations among women and men post-stroke

    Författare :Jörgen Medin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Eating; stroke; nursing; nutritional status; psychological well-being;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Eating occurs as a frequent activity in everyday life and one common consequence after stroke is the negative impact on the ability to eat. Aim: The overall aim of this study was to explore eating difficulties and experiences among women and men with acute stroke, three and six months after stroke. LÄS MER

  3. 18. Menstrual status and long-term cardiovascular effects of intense exercise in top elite athlete women

    Författare :Magnus Hagmar; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Elite athletes; female athlete triad; BMI; energy deficiency; amenorrhea; polycystic ovary syndrome; body composition; bone mineral density; postmenopausal women; endothelial function; athlete s heart; echocardiography; exercise test.;

    Sammanfattning : Although physical exercise is generally beneficial for health, female athletes run an elevated risk of developing chronic energy deficiency, with ensuing severe consequences such as reproductive dysfunction, bone demineralization, more frequent injuries, impaired performance, and adverse cardiovascular effects. However, at present little is known about these issues with respect to sportswomen competing at the Olympic level, or about the long-term cardiovascular consequences of intense training for women. LÄS MER

  4. 19. Negotiating Social Membership : Immigrant Claims-Making Contesting Borders and Boundaries in Multi-Ethnic Europe

    Författare :Zenia Hellgren; Barbara Hobson; Fiona Williams; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Migration; Immigration; Social Membership; Claims-making; Contentious politics; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : The concept of social membership is the mainframe for this dissertation, which encompasses four independent articles that approach the boundaries of social membership from different perspectives. Empirically, the focus lies on mobilizing groups that demand an extension of rights and/or inclusion for documented and undocumented immigrants in two European immigration countries: Sweden and Spain. LÄS MER

  5. 20. 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