Essays about: "Arnrun Thorsteinsdottir"

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  1. 1. Motivation and Quantification of Physical Activity for Hospitalised Cancer Patients

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH)

    Author : Arnrun Thorsteinsdottir; [2015]
    Keywords : Activity Recognition; SVM; Physical Activity; Cancer; Motivation;

    Abstract : Previous studies have shown the positive effect of increased physical activity for cancer patients during treatments of chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation. Moderate exercise has shown to cause significantly less loss of muscle mass, less symptoms of cancer related fatigue, less need for platelet transfusions during treatment time and shorter hospitalisation. READ MORE