Stig Larsson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6589722 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stig Larsson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stig |
| FAMILY NAME | Larsson |
| SIGNATURE | LARSSON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lund University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0921-0878 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Do Assistive Products Enhance or Equalize Opportunities? A Comparison of Capability across Persons with Impairments Using and Not Using Assistive Products and Persons without Impairments in Bangladesh
Aiming to compare capability across persons with impairments using and not using assistive products and persons without impairments in Bangladesh for 16 different functionings, we contrast two sets of self-reported cross-sectional data from eight districts of Bangladesh: (i) data from persons with hearing impairment not using hearing aids, persons with hearing impairment using hearing aids and persons without impairments (N = 572); and (ii) data …
Dissimilar framings of forest biodiversity preservation
Assistive technology use and human rights enjoyment
BACKGROUND: About half a billion people with disabilities in developing countries have limited access to assistive technology. The Convention on the Rights of persons with Disabilities requires governments to take measures to ensure provision of such technologies. To guide implementation of these measures there is a need for understanding health outcomes from a human rights perspective. The objective of this study was therefore to explore the rel…
The right to assistive technology
Despite its facilitating role in creating opportunities for people with disabilities to exercise human rights, access to assistive technology is limited in many countries. It is therefore promising that the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) addresses this area. The purpose of this study was to analyse the assistive technology content of the CRPD from a basic human rights perspective in order to clarify its limitations and o…
Can surveys measure alcohol consumption? Advances in survey methodology in the Kalk project
This articles explores the merits and problems of survey research in analysing national alcohol consumption. Whereas sales and taxation records usually provide the macro‐level data for estimating alcohol consumption in a country as a whole, this data say very little about both the distribution of alcohol consumption with smaller social groups or the consumption of alcohol that is not registered by sales or taxes (such as the consumption of alcoho…
Early experiences from the Kirseberg Public Health Project in Malmö, Sweden An alcohol prevention campaign
This article reports on a pilot demonstration to implement an alcohol reduction campaign in the community of Kirseberg (population 10 000) located in Malmö, Sweden. Begun in 1988, this public health project integrates many aspects of the comprehensive community based models for heart disease and cancer prevention reported in the literature during the past two decades. Utilizing a five stage model of preventive action, the paper details the interv…
Expected Influence of Ethics on Product Development Process
Product development efficiency and effectiveness is depending on a process being well executed. The actions of individuals included in the processes are influenced by the ethical and moral orientations that have been selected by each individual, whether this selection is conscious or not. This paper describes different ethical choices and the expected effects they may have on the development process exemplified by the product integration process …
Dissimilar framings of forest biodiversity preservation
The right to assistive technology
Despite its facilitating role in creating opportunities for people with disabilities to exercise human rights, access to assistive technology is limited in many countries. It is therefore promising that the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) addresses this area. The purpose of this study was to analyse the assistive technology content of the CRPD from a basic human rights perspective in order to clarify its limitations and o…
Do Assistive Products Enhance or Equalize Opportunities? A Comparison of Capability across Persons with Impairments Using and Not Using Assistive Products and Persons without Impairments in Bangladesh
Aiming to compare capability across persons with impairments using and not using assistive products and persons without impairments in Bangladesh for 16 different functionings, we contrast two sets of self-reported cross-sectional data from eight districts of Bangladesh: (i) data from persons with hearing impairment not using hearing aids, persons with hearing impairment using hearing aids and persons without impairments (N = 572); and (ii) data …
Expected Influence of Ethics on Product Development Process
Product development efficiency and effectiveness is depending on a process being well executed. The actions of individuals included in the processes are influenced by the ethical and moral orientations that have been selected by each individual, whether this selection is conscious or not. This paper describes different ethical choices and the expected effects they may have on the development process exemplified by the product integration process …
Early experiences from the Kirseberg Public Health Project in Malmö, Sweden An alcohol prevention campaign
This article reports on a pilot demonstration to implement an alcohol reduction campaign in the community of Kirseberg (population 10 000) located in Malmö, Sweden. Begun in 1988, this public health project integrates many aspects of the comprehensive community based models for heart disease and cancer prevention reported in the literature during the past two decades. Utilizing a five stage model of preventive action, the paper details the interv…
Can surveys measure alcohol consumption? Advances in survey methodology in the Kalk project
This articles explores the merits and problems of survey research in analysing national alcohol consumption. Whereas sales and taxation records usually provide the macro‐level data for estimating alcohol consumption in a country as a whole, this data say very little about both the distribution of alcohol consumption with smaller social groups or the consumption of alcohol that is not registered by sales or taxes (such as the consumption of alcoho…
The right to assistive technology
Despite its facilitating role in creating opportunities for people with disabilities to exercise human rights, access to assistive technology is limited in many countries. It is therefore promising that the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) addresses this area. The purpose of this study was to analyse the assistive technology content of the CRPD from a basic human rights perspective in order to clarify its limitations and o…
Assistive technology use and human rights enjoyment
BACKGROUND: About half a billion people with disabilities in developing countries have limited access to assistive technology. The Convention on the Rights of persons with Disabilities requires governments to take measures to ensure provision of such technologies. To guide implementation of these measures there is a need for understanding health outcomes from a human rights perspective. The objective of this study was therefore to explore the rel…
Dissimilar framings of forest biodiversity preservation
Do Assistive Products Enhance or Equalize Opportunities? A Comparison of Capability across Persons with Impairments Using and Not Using Assistive Products and Persons without Impairments in Bangladesh
Aiming to compare capability across persons with impairments using and not using assistive products and persons without impairments in Bangladesh for 16 different functionings, we contrast two sets of self-reported cross-sectional data from eight districts of Bangladesh: (i) data from persons with hearing impairment not using hearing aids, persons with hearing impairment using hearing aids and persons without impairments (N = 572); and (ii) data …
Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility (3 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)