Sökning: "work resumption"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 avhandlingar innehållade orden work resumption.

  1. 1. Models and Methods for Analysis and Improvementof Physical Work Environments

    Författare :Linda Rose; Roland Örtengren; Mats Ericson; Bengt Nordgren; Per Odenrick; Division of Human Factors Engineering Department of Product abd Production Development Chalmers University of Technology; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; ergonomics; economics; risk management; work-related personal injuries; construction industry; fatigue reactions; EMG; endurance; recovery; modelling.;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis concerning work-related personal injuries was to obtain knowledge bases for two purposes. The first was to develop a model, the Ergo-Index, for use when comparing work situations regarding ergonomics and time aspects and choosing the most favourable working method. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Psychosocial work conditions - cardiovascular disease, perceptions and reactive behavior

    Författare :Mia Söderberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aims of this thesis were to improve our understanding of (1) associations between adverse psychosocial work conditions and less explored cardiovascular outcomes, and (2) workers’ perceptions and reactive behaviour when exposed to such conditions. Psychosocial job environment was evaluated with the job demand-control and effort-reward imbalance models. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Vocational rehabilitation, work resumption and disability pension : a register-study of cases granted vocational rehabilitation by social insurance offices in a Swedish county

    Författare :Åsa Ahlgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Rehabilitation measures; disability pension; sick-listed; intra-county differences; work resumption; diagnoses; sick-leave; vocational rehabilitation; return-to-work; unemployment; sickness benefit; health insurance.;

    Sammanfattning : Increasing figures for long-term sickness absence and disability pension are problems for many European countries where they have increased to burdensome levels, socially and financially. In a European study in 2003, Sweden showed the highest proportion of sick-listed with 4.5% of the employed work force absent due to sickness. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The treatment of back and neck pain. Cost and utility

    Författare :Elisabeth K Hansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :cost of illness; cost-utility; disability; disc surgery; low back pain; neck pain; predictors; quality of life; return to work; sick-listing;

    Sammanfattning : Aims To analyze the costs and effects of treatments used to return persons sick-listed due to back or neck problems to work, and to perform a cost-utility analysis of such treatments.Study population and Methods Included were men and women between the ages of 18 and 59 years who were employed but sick-listed (100 %) for at least 28 days due to a low back or neck diagnosis. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Depression, coronary artery disease and change of lifestyle

    Författare :Eva Söderman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Depression has been identified as a risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) and has been associated with functional impairment and disability, poor outcome of lifestyle changes, incomplete and prolonged recovery, repeated coronary events, and mortality. Thus, there is substantial evidence that depression has a negative impact on CAD. LÄS MER