At the department, several research projects are ongoing. Read about them here.
The purpose of this research study is to increase opportunities for movement, both everyday physical activity and sports participation, in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities.
By investigating lung function after an exercise test in -15°C among 16–19-year-old students at Swedish ski high schools, this study will, to our knowledge, be the most comprehensive screening stud...
Asthma is relatively common among the population in Sweden, but even more common among those who practice endurance training in the cold, such as cross-country skiers. Can the use of heat and...
The project aims to determine prospectively whether atopy, asthma, ventilatory and lung function and use of asthma medication are associated with exercise performance capacity among elite athletes...
The main purpose of this project is to study how social, organizational, psychological, and physical factors affect employees and management in the public sector.
The BIAPER project aims to clarify how skiing speed and shooting performance affect the overall outcome in different competition formats, as well as whether and how they are linked to various...
The BonePET project aims to study the blood flow in bone marrow during physical exercise at different intensities.
The overall aim of the project is to use the Magnet Model as a starting point to develop methodologies and working methods to increase the leaders' abilities to create a sustainable quality culture...
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, such as anxiety, aggression, and confusion, are common among older adults with dementia. There is a need for additional tools for assistant nurses...
The research network EduWell will perform research on school health education in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland with a focus on mental health. The mental health of young people is a major...
How can municipal workplaces become more attractive and sustainable in a changing world of work? This project explores how modern work practices, such as activity-based working, affect work...
We want to contribute to a more equal and fairer sports movement that includes people with intellectual disabilities, movement and visual impairment.
How do home care employees act when they meet older users with suspected high consumption of alcohol? Involved municipalities and MIUN create a research-based, effective, and working model to provi...
The overall aim of the research project is to provide in-depth knowledge about the nursing care given to adults with anorexia nervosa within general psychiatric inpatient care, as well as to...
The purpose of the research of team collaboration during homecoming from hospital care to homecare is to evaluate the person and their relatives' experience of safety, continuity and accessibility,...
The nursing shortage is a major common challenge for all of Sweden and Norway, and it is especially challenging in rural areas where it is difficult to recruit nurses who actually stay in the region.
How do young athletes who combine elite sports and high school studies develop their physical qualities over time? This study seeks answers to this question and aims to create new knowledge that...
Municipal labor market professionals face an increasingly complex target group, and they seek a comprehensive, in-depth understanding of the various, often fragmented initiatives aimed at enhancing...
In this program, we map and examine how local labor market programs can contribute to increase the inclusion on the labor market.
The MyME project aims to investigate the heart muscle’s own blood flow capacity and energy metabolism during physical exercise and recovery.
We want to investigate which working conditions are required for doctors and nurses to perceive their workplace as attractive.
The project aims to create collaborative arenas for the exchange of experience around a way of working with labor market inclusion called Beskæftigelses Indikator Projektet (BIP).
Youth centre staff see how crime, drugs and vulnerability weaken young people’s future hope and identify a need to strengthen it. The project will map needs and develop a research-based approach wi...
The purpose of this project is to identify, describe, test, and evaluate how nursing homes and community health care can become an attractive and learning workplace that, like certified magnet...
Children and young people with intellectual disabilities are a vulnerable group and do not have the same preconditions for learning as other children. This can lead to physical, mental, social...
Social service dogs as a resource in municipal operations, how does it work?
How does the rifle affect the biathlete and is it possible to develop the sport-specific training in order to perform better?
Through innovation, economic calculations and service design, the project aims to investigate, describe and follow further development of the team’s working methods at nursing homes for elderly...
The Sport School is an intervention to promote active leisure time activities for adolescents with intellectual disability. It is arranged by sports federations, clubs and the public sector. The...
A project with focus on supporting, and promoting rest, recreation, and spending time in nature as support for health and wellbeing among young cancer survivors.
The page was updated 4/1/2022
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