Licentiatavhandlingar / Licentiate Theses - K9 (GPH)
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Effects of exercise on alcohol use disorders
(Inst för global folkhälsa / Dept of Global Public Health, 2022-08-18)Background: Alcohol use disorders are common, yet highly undertreated. Major barriers for not seeking treatment are stigma, lack of problem awareness, and the desire to self-manage the problem. In addition to health ... -
Calling for change : the effectiveness of helpline counselling and spontaneous change in problematic alcohol use
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2018-04-12)Population studies have estimated the remission rate from alcohol use disorders as well as the life course trajectory of alcohol consumption. However, less is known about the spontaneous change to low-risk use in populations ... -
Lyft och överflyttning med och utan hjälpmedel för personer med förvärvad hjärnskada : funktionell utvärdering av selar och byglar
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2018-02-01)I de flesta vård- och omsorgsverksamheter pågår försök att hitta de optimala förutsättningarna för att lyfta personer, barn och vuxna, och samtidigt skona personalens ryggar. I Sverige är utbudet av hjälpmedel för att ... -
The meaning of health and sexuality as experienced by Tanzanian men and women living with HIV/AIDS
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2007-05-22)Background: Sub-Saharan Africa has for more than two decades been hit by the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune-deficiency syndrome, HIV/AIDS pandemic. In Tanzania, the prevalence of HIV is estimated to 7 percent ... -
Incidence and prevalence of non-affective psychoses in Stockholm County : a register-based study
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2014-11-17)Objective: To estimate the incidence and prevalence of non-affective psychoses including the subgroup schizophrenia in Stockholm County, using health-care records, and to investigate the relationship between psychiatric ... -
Policy development and implementation : maternal health in India
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2013-09-04)Background: The progress to improve maternal health in India is characterized by a wide spread of success stories as well as failures. Policies and programs have been developed and implemented to reduce maternal mortality; ... -
Quality of interaction between primary health-care providers and patients with type 2 diabetes in Muscat, Oman
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2007-01-25)Objectives: This study aimed at exploring the quality of interactions between health-care providers and type 2 diabetic patients at primary health-care level in Muscat, Oman, focusing on the consultation environment, ... -
Economic burden of diabetes on patients and their families in Sudan
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2007-11-27)Diabetes mellitus in Sudan is a growing health problem in all socio-economic classes. The natural history of the disease is associated with poor glycaemic control, a high prevalence of complications and a low quality of ...