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- Eek, Frida, et al.
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Differences in socioeconomic and gender inequalities in tobacco smoking in Denmark and Sweden; a cross sectional comparison of the equity effect of different public health policies
- 2010
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Ingår i: BMC Public Health. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1471-2458. ; 10
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Denmark and Sweden are considered to be countries of rather similar socio-political type, but public health policies and smoking habits differ considerably between the two neighbours. A study comparing mechanisms behind socioeconomic inequalities in tobacco smoking, could yield information regarding the impact of health policy and -promotion in the two countries. Methods: Cross-sectional comparisons of socioeconomic and gender differences in smoking behaviour among 6 995 Danish and 13 604 Swedish persons aged 18-80 years. Results: The prevalence of smoking was higher in Denmark compared to Sweden. The total attributable fraction (TAF) of low education regarding daily smoking was 36% for Danish men and 35% for Danish women, and 32% and 46%, respectively, for Swedish men and women. TAF of low education regarding continued smoking were 16.2% and 15.8% for Danish men and women, and 11.0% and 18.8% for Swedish men and women, respectively The main finding of the study was that the socioeconomic patterning of smoking, based on level of education and expressed as the relative contribution to the total burden of smoking exposure, was rather different in Sweden and Denmark. Moreover, these differences were modified by gender and age. As a general pattern, socioeconomic differences in Sweden tended to contribute more to the total burden of this habit among women, especially in the younger age groups. In men, the patterns were much more similar between the two countries. Regarding continued smoking/unsuccessful quitting, the patterns were similar for women, but somewhat different for men. Here we found that socioeconomic differences contributed more to overall continued smoking in Danish men, especially in the middle-age and older age strata. Conclusion: The results imply that Swedish anti-smoking policy and/or implemented measures have been less effective in a health equity perspective among the younger generation of women, but more effective among men, compared to Danish policy implementation. The results also raises the more general issue regarding the possible need for a trade-off principle between overall population efficacy versus equity efficacy of anti-tobacco, as well as general public health policies and intervention strategies.
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- Ericsson, Stina, 1972, et al.
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Att analysera interaktion
- 2023
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Snart sagt alla situationer en människa befinner sig i präglas av interaktion. Människor pratar med varandra, rör sig genom ett rum, utbyter blickar, lär sig saker, arbetar, skämtar, håller i föremål ... Utmärkande för oss människor är nämligen att vi får saker och ting gjorda med vårt språk och våra kroppsliga resurser. Genom sådana handlingar påverkar vi vår omvärld och våra medmänniskor - och vi gör det tillsammans med dem. Det är studiet av denna mänskliga interaktion som boken handlar om. I första delen introduceras forskningsfältet interaktionsanalys och de arbetssätt, redskap och etiska ställningstaganden som hör till fältet. Den andra delen innehåller forskningsstudier som visar på bredden inom fältet och som pedagogiskt leder läsaren genom hela analysarbetet. Till boken hör även ett videomaterial som illustrerar några av bokens exempel, och som är tillgängligt för läsarens egna studier. Att analysera interaktion är avsedd för utbildningar inom språk vetenskap och angränsande ämnen som sociologi, utbildningsvetenskap och kommunikation.
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- Grahn, Oskar, et al.
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Postoperative non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and oncological outcomes of rectal cancer
- 2021
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Ingår i: BJS open. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 2474-9842. ; 5
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are known to suppress the inflammatory response after surgery and are often used for pain control. This study aimed to investigate NSAID use after radical surgical resection for rectal cancer and long-term oncological outcomes. Methods: A cohort of patients who underwent anterior resection for rectal cancer between 2007 and 2013 in 15 hospitals in Sweden was investigated retrospectively. Data were obtained from the Swedish Colorectal Cancer Registry and medical records; follow-up was undertaken until July 2019. Patients who received NSAID treatment for at least 2 days after surgery were compared with controls who did not, and the primary outcome was recurrence-free survival. Cox regression modelling with confounder adjustment, propensity score matching, and an instrumental variables approach were used; missing data were handled by multiple imputation. Results: The cohort included 1341 patients, 362 (27.0 per cent) of whom received NSAIDs after operation. In analyses using conventional regression and propensity score matching, there was no significant association between postoperative NSAID use and recurrence-free survival (adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 1.02, 0.79 to 1.33). The instrumental variables approach, including individual hospital as the instrumental variable and clinicopathological variables as co-variables, suggested a potential improvement in the NSAID group (HR 0.61, 0.38 to 0.99). Conclusion: Conventional modelling did not demonstrate an association between postoperative NSAID use and recurrence-free survival in patients with rectal cancer, although an instrumental variables approach suggested a potential benefit.
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- Grahn, Oskar, et al.
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Postoperative non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in relation to recurrence, survival and anastomotic leakage after surgery for colorectal cancer
- 2022
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Ingår i: Colorectal Disease. - : Blackwell Publishing. - 1462-8910 .- 1463-1318. ; 24:8, s. 933-942
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- AIM: To investigate whether non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) could be beneficial or harmful when used perioperatively for colorectal cancer patients, as inflammation may affect occult disease and anastomotic healing.METHODS: This is a protocol-based retrospective cohort study on colorectal cancer patients operated between 2007 and 2012 at 21 hospitals in Sweden. The NSAID exposure was retrieved from postoperative analgesia protocols, while outcomes and patient data were retrieved from the Swedish Colorectal Cancer Registry. Older or severely comorbid patients, as well as those with disseminated or non-radically operated tumours were excluded. Multivariable regression with adjustment for confounders was performed, estimating hazard ratios (HRs) for long-term and odds ratios (ORs) for short-term outcomes, including 95% confidence intervals (CIs).RESULTS: Some 6945 patients remained after exclusion, of which 3996 were treated at hospitals where an NSAID protocol was in place. No association was seen between NSAIDs and recurrence-free survival (HR 0.97; 95% CI 0.87-1.09). However, a reduction in cancer recurrence was detected (HR 0.83; 95% 0.72-0.95), which remained significant when stratifying into locoregional (HR 0.68; 95% CI 0.48-0.97) and distant recurrences (HR 0.85; 95% CI 0.74-0.98). Anastomotic leakage was less frequent (HR 0.69%; 95% CI 0.51-0.94) in the NSAID-exposed, mainly due to a risk reduction in colo- and ileo-rectal anastomoses (HR 0.47; 95% CI 0.33-0.68).CONCLUSION: There was no association between NSAID exposure and recurrence-free survival, but an association with improved cancer recurrence and the rate of anastomotic leakage was detected, which may depend on tumour site and anastomotic location.
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- Höglund, Jonas, et al.
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Biofuels and land use in Sweden: an overview of land-use change effects
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Supported by policies, biofuel production has been continuously increasing worldwide during recent years. However, concerns have been raised that biofuels, often advocated as the future substitute for greenhouse gas (GHG) intensive fossil fuels, may cause negative effects on the climate and the environment. When assessing GHG emissions from biofuels, the production phase of the biofuel crop is essential since this is the phase in which most of the GHG emissions occur during the life cycle of the fuel, often linked to land use and land management. Changes in land use can result from a wide range of anthropogenic activities including agriculture and forestry management, livestock and biofuel production. The report first presents a review of the literature in the different scientific areas related to land use change (LUC) and biofuel production. Knowledge gaps related to LUC is compiled and, a synthesis is developed highlighting major challenges and key findings. Main findings are that (i) deforestation, forest management, and climate change deforestation is a major contributor to GHG emissions and can contribute to soil erosion and carbon stock changes, (ii) albedo changes and the timing of emissions need to be better understood, (iii) to avoid degradation of biodiversity great care must be taken to develop sustainable biofuel production (iv) nutrient leakage and removal of forest residues can influence the biomass growth potential (v) to avoid fertility losses in agricultural soils during biofuel production, crops with low fertilizer needs, high nutrient use efficiency and high yields should be given priority (vi) indirect effects on land use are extremely complex to quantify without great uncertainty (vii) biofuels contribution to rising food prices and poverty even more challenging (viii) biofuel production can create jobs but also interfere with traditional ways of life and recreational values, (ix) to avoid negative effects, biofuel production should be developed in collaboration with the stakeholders involved: farmers, land owners, tourists, and industry. The literature review and synthesis presented in this report shows that land use on this planet is already placing high stress on ecosystems, atmosphere, soils and human life. Because of increased biofuel production, land use change is therefore at risk of aggravating these problems. Conclusions drawn are that the LUC caused by increasing use of biofuels can be negative to various degrees but that drawbacks can be mitigated through policy measures or technology developments. Examples include the cultivation of high-yielding crops, cultivation on abandoned arable land, and effective use of by-products and waste. To explore the opportunities that exist for beneficial land use change, continued responsible and sensitive collaboration between industry, policy-makers, researchers and local communities is a prerequisite.
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- Mangrio, Elisabeth, 1978-, et al.
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Kartläggning av nyligen nyanländas hälsa, levnadsvanor, sociala relationer, arbetsmarknad och boendemiljö efter etableringen. : Delrapport från MILSA 2.0
- 2020
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Rapport (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- BakgrundAtt som flykting etablera sig i ett nytt samhälle är ofta en långvarig process. Den börjar med att ansöka om asyl, orientera sig i och förstå det nya samhället, lära sig språket och komplettera tidigare utbildning eller utbilda sig på nytt i strävan efter etablering på arbetsmarknaden. Det svenska samhället har sedan 2010 ett strukturerat och individbaserat etableringsstöd som pågår under en period på cirka 24 månader efter beviljat uppehållstillstånd. Frågan vi genom studien ställt oss är hur väl rustade nyanlända efter genomgången etablering är för att ta sig an alla de utmaningar som väntar under den första tiden efter etableringsprocessen. Hur har situationen utvecklats, hur ser den fysiska och psykiska hälsan ut, vilken uppfattning har de av etableringen samt vidare om de fått ett arbete eller hur de ser på sina möjligheter att få ett. Dessa frågor är viktiga att få kunskap om i syfte att fortsatt kunna erbjuda ett behovsanpassat stöd i processen att etablera sig i Sverige.SyfteSyftet med undersökningen har varit att studera hälsa och hälsorelaterade faktorer bland vuxna nyanlända i Skåne som nyligen genomgått etableringsprocessen men även att undersöka om etableringsinsatserna bidragit till ökad delaktighet i samhället och ett närmande till arbetsmarknaden.Material och metodTillvägagångssättet för undersökningen har varit att utveckla ett övergripande frågeformulär på arabiska med fokus på olika frågor gällande hälsa, vårdbehov, boende, sociala relationer, våld, levnadsvanor, migrationsspecifika frågor, arbete och delaktighet samt sexuell hälsa. Urvalet som baseras på ett obundet slumpmässigt urval bestod av 10 000 individer boende i Skåne med födelseland Syrien eller Irak och beviljat uppehållstillstånd mellan 2012.09.01 och 2016.08.31. Vid beviljat uppehållstillstånd var de i åldern 20 till 64 år och bosatta i Skåne. Undersökningen utfördes under hösten 2018. Frågeformuläret skickades ut till respondenterna i form av pappersenkät med möjlighet att fylla i enkäten digitalt. Totalt antal svarande blev 3208, vilket innebär en svarsfrekvens på 33%.11SlutsatsUppehållstillstånd är mestadels beviljat under det första året. Kunskaper i det svenska språket är bristfälliga för många. Den självrapporterade hälsan är i linje med den övriga befolkningen i länet och den egna insatsen för att bevara god hälsa bedöms vara betydelsefull. En väsentlig andel upplever otillfredsställda läkar-eller tandläkarvårdbehov. Hälsorelaterade levnadsvanor som rökning och fysisk inaktivitet samt brist på tillit ligger högre än genomsnittet i den övriga befolkningen. Bristande förtroende förekommer för olika samhällsinstanser. Störst förtroende upplevs för barnavårdscentralen. Nästintill alla har haft en etableringsplan inklusive samhälls- och hälsokommunikation. Vad gäller etableringsplanen generellt höll majoriteten med eller delvis med om att planen innehöll relevanta aktiviteter. De utmaningar som observerades var aktiviteternas kvalitet och att dessa inte är utformade med hänsyn till respondenternas situation samt att aktiviteterna krockar med varandra. Avsaknad av socialt nätverk och bristande språkkunskaper ansågs av många som hinder för att komma in på arbetsmarknaden. Att komma in på den svenska arbetsmarknaden är en fortsatt utmaning för många.
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- Mangrio, Elisabeth, 1978-, et al.
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Risk for mental illness and family composition after migration to Sweden
- 2021
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Ingår i: PLOS ONE. - : PLOS. - 1932-6203. ; 16:5
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives: The aim of the present study is to determine how marital status and certain post-migration family structures are associated with the risk of mental illness among recently arrived Arabic- speaking refugees in Sweden. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during 2015 and 2016. The study population was recruited by inviting all adult refugees who participated in the mandatory public integration support programme. All refugees that participated had received refugee status. A total of 681 of the invited participants returned the GHQ-12 questionnaires, through which the risk for mental illness was measured and only Arabic- speaking refugees (N=638) were included in the analyses. Results: Marital status per se was not associated with a risk for mental illness. However, for the whole study sample there was a statistical significant odds ratio of 1.72 (95% CI 1.03–2.86). For male Arabic-speaking refugees with a spouse or child left behind in the home country there was a borderline significant increased risk for mental illness, odds ratio = 1. 87 (95% CI 0.99–3.56). The risk for female Arabic-speaking refugees was non-significant, odds ratio = 1.35 (95% CI 0.55–3.33). Conclusions: Arabic- speaking refugees who were separated from family members reported an increased risk for mental illness after arriving in the host country. Actions to facilitate family reunion after arriving as a refugee (in Sweden) seems to be an important factor to promote mental health among refugees.
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- Mangrio, Elisabeth, 1978-, et al.
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Social relations and mental ill-health among newly arrived refugees in Sweden : a cross-sectional study
- 2022
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Ingår i: PLOS Global Public Health. - : PLoS. - 2767-3375. ; 2:7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Previous research indicates that social relations have an impact on the well-being of refugees and that well-being is important for effective integration into the host country. Few studies in Sweden have, to the best of our knowledge, looked at the association between social relations and mental ill-health among newly arrived refugees. The aim is to investigate what effect social relations have on the mental health of newly arrived refugees in the south of Sweden. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Scania, the southernmost county of Sweden, between February 2015 and February 2016. The study population consisted of newly arrived adult refugees speaking Dari or Arabic, who received the civic and health information that is part of an introduction course for all newly arrived refugees. Results: Individuals who rarely met with friends had higher odds of experiencing mental ill-health (OR=1.70, 95% CI, 1.03-2.82) than individuals who frequently spent time with friends. Furthermore, individuals who seldom attended social/community meetings or activities in an organisation or group, such as a sports association or another kind of association, a church, a mosque, or women’s or men’s meetings, had higher odds of mental ill-health (OR=1.58, 1.1-2.28), compared to those who frequently did so. Conclusions: The study suggests a link between spending time with friends, as well as engaging in social/community activities, and the mental health of newly arrived refugees in the southernmost county of Sweden, which is one of the counties in Sweden that received the highest number of refugees. The results are in line with a previous study on the same subject in Sweden.
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