Essays about: "Weight status"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 74 essays containing the words Weight status.

  1. 1. Adherence to Treatment Advice in Patients with Heart Failure : Connections to mental health, social and socioeconomic factors

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för vårdvetenskap (VV)

    Author : Moa Lassbo Lundquist; [2024]
    Keywords : Adherence; non-adherence; self-care; heart failure; multidisciplinary teams;

    Abstract : Aim: The aim of this study is to examine adherence among patients with HF and its potential association with mental health, social support and socioeconomic status.  Introduction: For patients with heart failure, self-care is strongly advised, encompassing prescribed medication intake, fluid reduction and weight control to maintain stability. READ MORE

  3. 2. Getting Wealthier and Healthier? Evidence From the Spanish Christmas Lottery

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Marcus Rundström; [2023]
    Keywords : Health; Birth weight; Wealth; Lottery; Difference-in-Difference; Causal; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper uses the Spanish Christmas Lottery to provide new evidence about the relationship between wealth and health for adults and infants. Using a difference-in-difference design across provinces and time, I explore how overall health status, hospitalization rates, neonatal health, and alcohol consumption are affected by lottery outcomes. READ MORE

  4. 3. An Analysis of Trends and Patterns in School Anti-Bullying Policies : A quantitative content analysis comparing private international schools and community secondary schools in London, England 

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Doris De Wit; [2023]
    Keywords : Anti-bullying policies; secondary schools; quantitative content analysis; trends and patterns; bias-based bullying; London; England; policy analysis;

    Abstract : Anti-bullying policies are effective in reducing bullying victimization in secondary schools when they are written precisely, have a clear description of what bullying entails and how the school responds, and maintains a high priority through regular updating. Research on anti-bullying policies in the United Kingdom is not very extensive and has thus far only been done qualitatively. READ MORE

  5. 4. Weight status and psychosomatic complaints in Swedish adolescent boys and girls: examining the buffering role of family support.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Jasmin Venäläinen; [2023]
    Keywords : Weight status; overweight; obesity; psychosomatic complaints; family support; adolescents; HBSC;

    Abstract : Introduction: Psychosomatic complaints have increased among adolescents in recent decades, as well as overweight and obesity rates, which have become a public health issue. The associations between weight status and psychosomatic complaints are not clear, therefore further research is needed. READ MORE

  6. 5. Method of finding the minimum number of sources of indicators of compromise to cover the maximum set

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Kateryna Sydorenko; [2023]
    Keywords : Indicator of Compromise; Set Cover Problem; Maximum Coverage; Open Threat Exchange;

    Abstract : Background. With the increasing demand for cybersecurity, there is a growing interest in understanding cyber-attack surfaces and vectors. READ MORE