Essays about: "Ill-health"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 essays containing the word Ill-health.

  1. 1. The Buffering Effect of Social Support on Stress: A Study of Public Sector Managers in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Fujiko Berg; [2023]
    Keywords : public sector managers; stress; ill health; managerial support; perceived supervisory support; social support; supportive communication climate; network support; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The primary purpose of this study was to investigate whether variations of social support functions predicted stress using a sample of public sector managers in Sweden. Additionally, the study aimed to contribute to psychological literature due to the scarcity of research on the ill health of managers, and the impact of support functions on occupational stress. READ MORE

  3. 2. Barriers for help-seeking refugee- and asylum seeker women with mental ill-health : A qualitative interview study

    University essay from Röda Korsets Högskola

    Author : Hanna Placid Solimena; [2023]
    Keywords : asylum seeker women; help-seeking barriers; mental ill-health; refugee women; Sweden; asylsökande kvinnor; flyktingkvinnor; hjälpsökande hinder; psykisk ohälsa; Sverige;

    Abstract : Backround: Many patients from ethnic and minority groups have cultural needs and belief perceptions about health and care that differ from the mainstream population. To be able to cover the needs of the ongoing changing society in healthcare, does the nursing care professionals have awareness of the differences a patient’s cultural background is related to their health and how to help the patient in her new health related cultural environment. READ MORE

  4. 3. Planning for well-being by urban design : a city case study of Malmö, Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Lovisa Niwhede; [2022]
    Keywords : Urban planning; Well-being; Health; Social sustainability; Environmental stress; Environmental psychology; Green; Active; Pro-social; Safe;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how the City of Malmö in Sweden approaches issues of well-being and health in the urban environment, through urban planning. More and more people across the world are moving from rural to urban areas. READ MORE

  5. 4. Construction workers’ use and experienced comfort of personal protective equipment in a winter climate.

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Jenny Englund Isaksson; [2022]
    Keywords : Personal protective equipment; safety culture; construction; the winter climate;

    Abstract : The aim of the thesis was to find out about the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in a middle-sized company in the northern part of Sweden in general was like, due to the winter climate by looking at factors promoting and inhibiting the use of PPE. The study design is a case study in focus groups conducted in one company SA Englund AB. READ MORE

  6. 5. Mental health among nurses : A study of stress, anxiety and depression of nurses in referral hospitals of COVID-19 patients, in Iran

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap (HV)

    Author : Leila Gharagozlu; [2022]
    Keywords : COVID-19; Nurses; Stress; Anxiety; Depression; Iran;

    Abstract : Introduction: Nurses have had an essential role in developing care, treatment, and community health worldwide during the outbreak of COVID-19. Being in the front line of dealing with the disease, they are more likely to suffer from mental ill-health. Therefore, finding out more about these nurses’ mental health is very important. READ MORE