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- Abraham-Nordling, Mirna, et al.
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Incidence of hyperthyroidism in Sweden
- 2011
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Ingår i: European Journal of Endocrinology. - 0804-4643 .- 1479-683X. ; 165:6, s. 899-905
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Introduction: The incidence of hyperthyroidism has been reported in various countries to be 23-93/100000 inhabitants per year. This extended study has evaluated the incidence for similar to 40% of the Swedish population of 9 million inhabitants. Sweden is considered to be iodine sufficient country. Methods:All patients including children, who were newly diagnosed with overt hyperthyroidism in the years 2003-2005, were prospectively registered in a multicenter study. The inclusion criteria are as follows:clinical symptoms and/or signs of hyperthyroidism with plasma TSH concentration below 0.2 mIE/l and increased plasma levels of free/total triiodothyronine and/or free/total thyroxine. Patients with relapse of hyperthyroidism or thyroiditis were not included. The diagnosis of Graves' disease (GD), toxic multinodular goiter (TMNG) and solitary toxic adenoma (STA), smoking, initial treatment, occurrence of thyroid-associated eye symptoms/signs, and demographic data were registered. Results:A total of 2916 patients were diagnosed with de novo hyperthyroidism showing the total incidence of 27.6/100 000 inhabitants per year. The incidence of GD was 21.0/100 000 and toxic nodular goiter (TNG=STA+TMNG) occurred in 692 patients, corresponding to an annual incidence of 6.5/100 000. The incidence was higher in women compared with men (4.2:1). Seventy-five percent of the patients were diagnosed with GD, in whom thyroid-associated eye symptoms/signs occurred during diagnosis in every fifth patient. Geographical differences were observed. Conclusion:The incidence of hyperthyroidism in Sweden is in a lower range compared with international reports. Seventy-five percent of patients with hyperthyroidism had GD and 20% of them had thyroid-associated eye symptoms/signs during diagnosis. The observed geographical differences require further studies.
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- Blixt, Ingrid, 1968-, et al.
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Breastfeeding training improved healthcare professional's self-efficacy to provide evidence-based breastfeeding support : A pre-post intervention study
- 2023
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Ingår i: Midwifery. - : Elsevier. - 0266-6138 .- 1532-3099. ; 125
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: To describe healthcare professional's (HCP's) perceived self-efficacy in their ability to provide breastfeeding support before and after a breastfeeding training program.DESIGN: Pre-post intervention study.SETTING: Antenatal care and child healthcare (CHC) centres in Sweden during 2020.PARTICIPANTS: An intervention group consisting of 39 HCPs (midwives 51.3%, child healthcare nurses 46.2%) completing a questionnaire at baseline and after intervention, and a control group of 34 HCPs (midwives 61.8%, child healthcare nurses 38.2%) completing a questionnaire at baseline.INTERVENTION: A breastfeeding training program in line with the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and WHO recommendations about breastfeeding.MEASUREMENTS AND FINDINGS: The 11-item Breastfeeding Support Confidence Scale (BSCS) measures HCP's self-efficacy regarding providing breastfeeding support in line with Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and WHO recommendations. The intervention group experienced a significantly increased self-efficacy from pre-intervention to post-intervention for 8 of the 11 BSCS items, with the overall BSCS index score increasing from 36.87 to 39.56 points (p = 0.001). The index score in the intervention group at follow-up was significantly higher than the corresponding score in the control group at baseline (p = 0.025). The intervention group had significantly higher scores at follow-up than the control group at baseline on the questions: "I'm sure that I can help mothers continue to breastfeed even if the infant doesn't follow the growth curve" (p = 0.026) and "I'm sure that I can help mothers continue to breastfeed when the breastfeeding is painful" (p = 0.048).KEY CONCLUSIONS: The breastfeeding training program improved HCP' self-efficacy to provide evidence-based support to breastfeeding mothers.IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: This training program is well suited to implement in clinical practice and follows the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ACTRN12623000648628.
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- Carlhed, Carina, et al.
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Vart leder kvalitetstrappan? : Utvärdering av Pysslingens Kvalitetssystem
- 2009
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- I denna rapport presenteras slutredovisningen av en utvärdering av en modell för självutvärdering, Pysslingens Kvalitetssystem. Modellen har utvecklats och används av Pysslingen Förskolor och skolor AB, ett företag som startades i slutet av 1983 och blev det första att bedriva privat barnomsorg i Sverige på 1980-talet. Idag driver företaget 76 förskolor/skolor, fördelat på 57 förskolor och 19 skolor. Utvärderingen har skett genom intervjuer med ledningen, fördjupade fallstudier av enheter, enkät riktad till samtliga enhetschefer, pedagogiska rådgivare samt pedagoger. Utvärderargruppen kommer fram till att det finns klara styrkor med modellen som t.ex. att den bidrar till en stark kultursocialisation i Pysslingkulturen och att det är ett processverktyg för ständiga förbättringar. Det finns också svagheter som diskuteras i rapporten. Ett exempel är att syftet med Kvalitetstrappan är oklart och för vem den är till för. Det omtalade ”friutrymmet” har blivit ett oklart område, där ”eventuella” jämförelser och mätningar inte har en klar måttstock. Det är viktigt i fortsättningen att på ett ännu mer genomtänkt vis arbeta igenom organisationen efter genomsyrandeprincipen som kulturmetafor – till en än mer koherent logik än idag.
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- Karlsson, Ove, 1944-
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Att utvärdera - mot vad? : Om kriterieproblemet vid intressentutvärdering
- 1995
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The overall purpose of this thesis is to make a critical analysis of the criteria problem inherent in stakeholder evaluation, especially the problem of how to select different criteria in a situation of rapid political change and conflict among different stakeholder groups in the programme context. The aim is also to make a critical examination of the possibilities for a fair and just evaluation of official educational and social programmes.The study is composed of four sections. In the first section the research problem and the aims of the study are introduced. Then the theoretical basis of the study and the connection with the theories of evaluation are discussed. The second section of the thesis contains a deeper analysis of political changes in society and an examination of the circumstances and development lines of the evaluation and the stakeholder evaluation.In the third section the case study and an analysis of different judgement criteria and conflicts of the interest groups are presented. The fourth section contains a discussion of strategies for handling the problems emerging in the shape of general criteria, e.g. social justice, or of contextual equity criteria. Possibilities for a powerffee dialogue between the interest groups, in order to agree upon certain common criteria, are examined in a critical way. How different judgements can be structured together by consensus is analysed from a cognitive and an action-oriented perspective. At the end, some reflections are done about the stakeholder evaluation, its political dimensions and the connections between evaluation theory and political philosopy and political theory.The thesis shows that evaluation of official programmes places the evaluation in the centre of a political context with different stakeholder groups and conflicts. The thesis makes clear that a more explicit perspective of political theory could be a constructive way forward for the further development of evaluation theory.
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- Karlsson, Ove, 1944-, et al.
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Hur kan förskolans arbete struktureras?
- 1982
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Ingår i: Förskolan - 80-talets viktigaste skola. - Stockholm : Tidens förlag. - 9155026699 ; , s. 39-58
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- Karlsson Vestman, Ove, 1944-
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Evaluation as learning : A study of social worker education in Leningrad County
- 2004
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The results presented in this report are based upon an evaluation of the "Social project in Leningrad County". The project fan between 1998-2001 and was carried out by the social services in Sörmland County and Leningrad County, with financial support from Sida (Swedish International Development Coop- eration Agency). The overarching goal of the project was to provide support and direction in the development of social services in Russia. The project involved 160 social workers from Leningrad County who look part in a professionai development edu- cation program in Sweden. The program functioned as a support for local social service projects in Leningrad County. The goal of the evaluation was to exarnine the program of education and the manner in which participants used their acquired knowledge and experiences in their own projects. Ove Karlsson Vestman is a professor at Mälardalen University, in the Division of Social- and Behavioral Sciences. He is also the director of The Mälardalen Evaluation Academy - MEA; a multidisciplinary research environment on evaluation theory and practice.
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- Karlsson Vestman, Ove, 1944-
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Forskning om utvärdering i Sverige
- 2008
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Ingår i: Pedagogikken i reformene – reformene i pedagogikken. - Oslo : Abstrakt Förlag. - 9788279352594 ; , s. 180-212
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