Sökning: "work related injuries"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 98 avhandlingar innehållade orden work related injuries.
1. Arbetsskadeförsäkring : Politik, byråkrati och expertis
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the thesis is to study work injuries insurance as an individual insurance scheme and as part of the Swedish welfare state. Here, the question of work injuries insurance is studied at two levels, partly the political discourse within which the laws that regulate compensation for work injuries have been drawn up and partly the administrative discourse whitin which this legislation is applied. LÄS MER
2. "I know where you live" : Statutory social work, client violence, and dilemmas for safety and practice
Sammanfattning : Violence from service users towards social workers (client violence) has been a growing concern over the last decades. Statutory social work is among the occupations with a high risk of client violence. Sweden has a long history of legislation on workplace safety, yet client violence in social work is perpetual. LÄS MER
3. Return to Work and Health-related Quality of Life after Severe Burn
Sammanfattning : A major burn is one of the most severe traumas a person can experience, and recovery can be a protracted process. The principal aim was to increase the knowledge base regarding factors related to return to work and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after burns. LÄS MER
4. Health problems and work-related stress in Swedish ambulance personnel
Sammanfattning : Background: Previous studies have shown a high incidence of both acute and post-traumatic stress among ambulance personnel. It has been shown that ambulance personnel are at a higher risk of being affected of heart disease, high blood pressure and cancer. Studies have also seen a higher incidence of substance abuse and suicide. LÄS MER
5. Explaining occupational disorders and work ability among home care workers
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate what factors and conditions contribute to explain the incidences of reported occupational disorders (occupational injuries and work-related diseases and symptoms) and work ability (long-term work ability, long-term sick leave and disability pension) among home care workers (HCWs).Factors at three levels were investigated in this thesis: the macro-organisational level, the workplace level and the individual level. LÄS MER