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- Petersson, Christer, et al.
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Ett kvartssekel med föräldragrupper i barnhälsovården - var står vi idag?
- 2005
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In: Läkartidningen. - 0023-7205. ; 102:39, s. 6-2754
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- En trygg föräldrarelation, präglad av värme och rimliga gränser, är en viktig förutsättning för barns hälsa och välfärd och för att de senare i livet ska kunna samspela förtroendefullt med omgivningen. Inom hälso- och sjukvården finns idag en omfattande verksamhet, exempelvis öppna föräldragrupper, vars syfte är att ge stöd i föräldraskapet. En aktuell rapport från Folkhälsoinstitutet visar att en stor del av denna verksamhet fortfarande saknar vetenskaplig evidens, men också att tillgången på evidens ökat dramatiskt under de senaste 10–15 åren. Här redovisas resultaten från tre lokala studier av föräldragrupper inom barnhälsovården, vilka exemplifierar resultaten i Folkhälsoinstitutets rapport.
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- Petersson, Kerstin, et al.
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What is good parental education?
- 2004
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In: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. - : Wiley. - 1471-6712 .- 0283-9318. ; 18:1, s. 82-89
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of the study was to highlight the experiences and expectations of Swedish parents with respect to general parental education within child healthcare. Interviews were carried out with 25 parents who had attended education sessions. With a few exceptions the fathers did not take part, and those mothers who did comprised a relatively highly educated group; their views therefore predominate in this study. Socially vulnerable parents such as the unemployed and immigrants took part more sporadically in the meetings, which is why less material is available from these groups. The arrangement and analysis of the material was done using qualitative content analysis. We identified two main categories of importance: 'parental education content' and 'parental education structure'. The parents were on the whole satisfied with the content with respect to the child's physical and psychosocial development. On the other hand, first-time parents expressed a degree of uncertainty with respect to the new parent roles and parent relation and they thought that the education should place more emphasis on the interplay between the parents and between child and parents. The degree of confidence in the nurse as group leader was mainly high. The parents thought that the groups functioned well socially and were satisfied with the organization of the meetings. They did, however, demand clearer structure and framework with respect to the content. Since the aim of legally established parental education is to improve the conditions of childhood growth and to provide support to parents, it must be considered especially important to provide resources so that the socially vulnerable groups in the community may also be reached.
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- Thulesius, Hans, et al.
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Learner-centred education in end-of-life care improved well being in home care staff: a prospective controlled study.
- 2002
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In: Palliative Medicine. - : SAGE Publications. - 1477-030X .- 0269-2163. ; 16:4, s. 54-347
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of this controlled study was to evaluate a 1-year learner-centred educational project in end-of-life care for home care staff in a rural district of Sweden. Another rural district in the same region served as a control area. A 20-item questionnaire measuring attitudes towards end-of-life care was designed, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale was used to measure mental well being. Increased agreement to 18 of 20 attitude statements was seen in the education group, while 2 of 20 items showed a decreased agreement in the control group. Test retest reliability of the 20-item questionnaire was good (r =0.92). The total HAD score decreased from 8.3 pretest to 5.3 post-test in the education group (95% CI=2.1– 3.7; P<0.001), and was 6.8 for both years in the control group. Our study shows that a comprehensive educational programme not only improved attitudes towards end-of-life care, but also the mental well being of the home care staff.
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- Lennell, Anne, et al.
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Alcohol-based hand-disinfection reduced children's absence from Swedish day care centers
- 2008
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In: Acta Paediatrica. - Oslo : Taylor & Francis. - 0803-5253 .- 1651-2227. ; 97:12, s. 1672-1680
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Aim: To determine if the use of alcohol-based hand-disinfection as a complement to regular hand washing at daycare centers (DCCs) can reduce the childhood rate of absenteeism. Methods: Children aged 0–6 years attending DCC were studied in a cluster randomized controlled trial during 30 weeks. Thirty matched pairs of DCCs were included in the study, where one of the DCCs was randomized to intervention and the other to control within each pair. The intervention consisted in children and staff using alcohol-based oily disinfectant gel containing 70% ethanol after regular hand washing. The main outcome was the rate of episodes of absence from DCC due to infection. A regression model was fitted at the individual level and controlling several possible confounders for illness. Absences were reported by the parents. Results: Differences in missing absence reports between the two groups led to only evaluating those 29 DCCs (1431 children) that were able to provide complete reports. In the multivariate regression, the intervention significantly reduced the rate of absenteeism of a child by 12% compared to a child in a control DCC (IRR 95% CI: 0.799–0.965).
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