Det ordineras/rekommenderas många ortoser till övre extremiteterna för personer iarbetslivet. Syftet med studien är att undersöka personers användning av ordinerade/rekommenderade ortoser för tumbas-artros, arpaltunnelsyndrom och epikondylit samt vilka för- respektive nack-delar ortosen anses ha. Respondenterna i undersökningen fanns inte i vår geografiska närhet så gjordes en enkätundersökning. Tjugofyra personer av 53 besvarade en enkät och sammanställningen visade att majoriteten var nöjda med sina ortoser. Tjugotvå följde sina ordinationer/rekommendationer och de två övriga angav att ortosen var för varm eller rädd att tappa styrka.

This thesis deals with the information-seeking behaviour of occupational therapists. Focus was on three different aspects of information-seeking behaviour. The purpose was to investigate how occupational therapists conceive of work-related information needs, their choice and use of formal and informal information sources and their use of the hospital library. Twelve interviews with occupational therapists were conducted at a rehabilitation clinic in a hospital. The theoretical frame consists of a general model of the information-seeking of professionals by Leckie, Pettigrew and Sylvain.

Denna kvalitativa studie hade som syfte att beskriva någraDenna kvalitativa studie hade som syfte att beskriva några neurologiskt funktionsnedsattas aktiviteter som rör relationer/sexualitet och deras upplevelse av hjälp i relationsaktiviteter. Semistrukturerade intervjuer, genom epostintervjuer, gjordes med 8 personer på Internetsidan www.funktionshinder.se genom sidans egen e-postfunktion. Analysen gjordes med manifest innehållsanalys. Studien belyste dels de aktiviteter som var viktiga för dessa personer och dels att ett fåtal hade fått hjälp av arbetsterapeut med frågor och aktiviteter relaterade till sexualitet och relationer. Majoriteten av intervjupersonerna hade velat få hjälp oavsett vilken yrkesgrupp som gav hjälpen, kunskap var viktigare än yrke.

Aim: The aim was to describe adult patients quality of life after cardiac arrest and resuscitation with CPR. Method: A literature overview based on eight scientific articles and one master thesis. Results: The result is presented in three categories, physical, psychological and social quality of life. Sleeping disorders, fatigue and low energy level affected the physical quality of life in a negative way. The psychological quality of life was often impaired the first time after the cardiac arrest, to be improved over time.

The social imbalance recruitment has been a current topic for years. Since much research has focused on the higher education's problems with this, this thesis aims to investigate if you are already at the high school choice were influenced by your social background. To get a further dimension to this topic, the French sociologist Bourdieus thoughts on people's possession of, what he calls cultural capital was used, and we made use of it in the sense of parental education. Through a survey conducted in four ninth grades in two municipalities with different characteristics in terms of socio-economic conditions, we asked questions about their choice to high school. What programs did they choose? What factors were important? And which person had influenced them? The results showed a pretty clear dividing line between the pupils who came from homes with strong cultural capital to those who did not in the same sense.

Title: Alexander Technique - Different thoughts on the Alexander Technique and its effect on the singing voice. Does singing lessons cause tension in the student? What should you as a teacher consider to avoid situations that cause tension? This examination is based on interviews. The persons who have been interviewed are singing students, singing teachers and teachers in the Alexander Technique. The literature and the interviews describe the Alexander Technique as a method that, with support of a teacher of the Alexander Technique, helps you to recreate the balance between the cranium, neck and spine.