Browsing by Subject "lifestyle"
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(2016)Målet med avhandlingen är att undersöka hur kvinnor som insjuknade i graviditetsdiabetes (GDM) under den första trimestern skiljer sig från andra överviktiga kvinnor med hög risk för GDM. Undersökningen gjordes på ett material som insamlats för The Finnish Gestational Diabetes Study (RADIEL), som är ett randomiserat livsstilsinterventionsprojekt som riktar in sig på kvinnor som befinner sig i riskgruppen för GDM. Informationen insamlades i huvudsak via frågeformulär, blodprov och kostdagböcker. Studien påvisade att tidigare graviditeter och övervikt ökar risken för graviditetsdiabetes i ett tidigt skede. l laboratorieundersökningarna sågs att HDL-kolesterol var lägre, hs-CRP högre och adiponektin lägre i gruppen med GDM under den första trimestern. Förutom två timmars glukosbelastningsprovet (OGTT) kunde dessa laboratorieundersökningar användas vid sållandet av GDM. Förhoppningsvis skulle då flera högriskindividers GDM upptäckas i ett tidigt skede vilket skulle minska komplikationerna hos både mamman och barnet.
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(2018)This thesis is a study of cultural, corporal, social, symbolic and economic forms of capital of the Western surfers in Bali, Indonesia. The thesis follows Pierre Bourdieu's theory of social distinction. The study examines what types of capital exist in the surfing social field of Western surfers in Bali, and how these different forms of capital function, how they are established and negotiated. Study also analyses how social distinctions are created and negotiated through the distribution of capital. This study is based on a four and a half month long ethnographic fieldwork in spring 2015 in the southern parts of Bali, Indonesia. Methods used are participant observation, 10 in-depth interviews and informal discussions, as well as observations in the field and local surf related magazines. The informants of this study were surfers from Western countries who lived in Bali permanently or for and extended period of time. The analytical section of this thesis is divided into four sections on the basis of different forms of capital. First, analysis is provided on how and what types of bodily and perceptive skills and knowledge constitute surfers' corporeal capital. The second section focuses on the types of narratives that surfers use to constitute surfing experience and surfed place. The analysis suggests that in the narratives of individual experiences, surfers use socially legitimated ways of storytelling and contribute to the construction of surfing social field through the circulation of these narratives. The third section focuses on symbolic capital produced in surfing advertisements and negotiated amongst surfers and the surfing brands. The section illustrates how surfing brands harness symbolic capital relevant to the surfing social field and turn it into economic capital. Lastly, analysis is provided on surfing lifestyle. The section observes how surfers rationalize their lifestyles as personal choices, but suggests that they are choices available to these agents through their relative affluence that enables making choices distanced from necessity. This study suggests that surfing social field is constructed in visual and oral narratives that both the surfers and the surf brands produce. It is noted that whilst acquisition of relevant corporeal skills and capital seems to function as a gatekeeper to the surfing field, it is through relevant affluence and existing economic capital that enables the significant personal investments of time and efforts to gain this entrance. Thus, it is argued that the possibilities of Western surfers in Bali are linked broader global construction of social hierarchies and unequal distribution of affluence.
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(2023)Introduction Lifestyle change recommendation from healthcare professional can motivate people to improve their lifestyles and decrease the risk for non-communicable diseases (NCD). Previous evidence show that lifestyle change recommendations are provided insufficiently in healthcare. Unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, excessive use of alcohol and smoking are lifestyle factors that can be influenced to prevent or delay the development of NCDs. Aims This Master´s thesis aim was to investigate the quantity of received lifestyle change recommendations from healthcare professionals in Finland, and whether sociodemographic factors influence on receiving them. We also studied whether there are differences between lifestyles (diet, physical activity, smoking and alcohol consumption) and risk factors (hypertension, dyslipidemia, hypergly-caemia and overweight or obesity) among those who received lifestyle change recommendations and those who did not. Materials and methods Cross-sectional data (n=5125) from FinHealth-2017 -study, by the Finnish institute of Health and Welfare were used in this study. Variables concerning lifestyle change recommendations, lifestyle and metabolic risk factors were gathered by questionnaires and certain risk factor variables were measured in health examinations. Statistical analyses for continuous variables were performed by analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and by crosstabulation for categorial variables. Results Received lifestyle change recommendations were reported by 25 % of participants. Nurses were reported as provider of the recommendation twice as often as doctors. Age group from 50 to 70 years reported receiving recommendations the most. Lifestyle- and metabolic risk factors were more com-mon among those who received lifestyle change recommendations, but quality of diet did not differ notably. Conclusions Results suggest that the quantity of received lifestyle change recommendations from healthcare professionals is low, considering the lifestyles and the prevalence of risk factors in Finnish population. Thus, it is possible, that risk factors for NCDs are not identified in healthcare practise, or that lifestyles are not raised as an issue during healthcare visits with patients that are still relatively healthy, without comorbidity. Results suggest that lifestyle guidance and primary prevention should be made a priority to prevent NCDs and enable adequate public healthcare for all in the future.
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(2023)Introduction Lifestyle change recommendation from healthcare professional can motivate people to improve their lifestyles and decrease the risk for non-communicable diseases (NCD). Previous evidence show that lifestyle change recommendations are provided insufficiently in healthcare. Unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, excessive use of alcohol and smoking are lifestyle factors that can be influenced to prevent or delay the development of NCDs. Aims This Master´s thesis aim was to investigate the quantity of received lifestyle change recommendations from healthcare professionals in Finland, and whether sociodemographic factors influence on receiving them. We also studied whether there are differences between lifestyles (diet, physical activity, smoking and alcohol consumption) and risk factors (hypertension, dyslipidemia, hypergly-caemia and overweight or obesity) among those who received lifestyle change recommendations and those who did not. Materials and methods Cross-sectional data (n=5125) from FinHealth-2017 -study, by the Finnish institute of Health and Welfare were used in this study. Variables concerning lifestyle change recommendations, lifestyle and metabolic risk factors were gathered by questionnaires and certain risk factor variables were measured in health examinations. Statistical analyses for continuous variables were performed by analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and by crosstabulation for categorial variables. Results Received lifestyle change recommendations were reported by 25 % of participants. Nurses were reported as provider of the recommendation twice as often as doctors. Age group from 50 to 70 years reported receiving recommendations the most. Lifestyle- and metabolic risk factors were more com-mon among those who received lifestyle change recommendations, but quality of diet did not differ notably. Conclusions Results suggest that the quantity of received lifestyle change recommendations from healthcare professionals is low, considering the lifestyles and the prevalence of risk factors in Finnish population. Thus, it is possible, that risk factors for NCDs are not identified in healthcare practise, or that lifestyles are not raised as an issue during healthcare visits with patients that are still relatively healthy, without comorbidity. Results suggest that lifestyle guidance and primary prevention should be made a priority to prevent NCDs and enable adequate public healthcare for all in the future.
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