Stress-relaterad ohälsa hos kvinnorv- leder stress till immunologiska förändringar?: En litteraturstudie 1998 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor)Student thesis

Abstract [sv]

Stress is one of the most common causes to bad health today. The aim of this study was to determine if there is a correlation between stress-related symtoms and immunological alterations and if it leads to bad health. The study concentrates upon womens stress-related bad health. Stress can give both physical and psychological symtoms. Exampel on physical symtoms are: headache, high bloodpressure, gastrointestinal symtoms and fatigue. Exampel on psychological symtoms are: depression, anxiety, tiredness and emotional problems. Both acute and cronic stress has in studies shown to lead to impairment in the immun-system. Alterations in the immun-system are for example impairment of the lymfocyt proliferation and the function of the natural killer cells and also changes in the immunoglobulin-factors. The stress-research is still under development. The correlation between stress and immunology is of an increasing scientific interest. Also the gender differences are of importance. This will lead to a greater supply of results which will benefit mankind. How to solve the stress-problem is still a question. One example on how to influence the stress-level can be to give one-self a 5-10 minute relaxation-exercise during the day.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages

1998.

Keywords [sv]

fatigue, immunology, stress, women

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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-7828Local ID: U1742OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-7828DiVA, id: diva2:362900

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Medicine

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