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- Lundberg, Veronica, et al.
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How children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis participate in their healthcare : Health professionals' views
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background: This study explores how juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) teams experience participation of children with arthritis in their own healthcare.Methods: This qualitative study includes focus groups of HCPs from different professions. The interviews were analysed with qualitative content analysis.Results: The theme “Creating an enabling arena” illuminates how HCPs face possibilities and challenges when enabling children to communicate and participate in clinical encounters. HCPs, parents, and the healthcare system need to adjust to the child. The sub-theme “Children and parents bring different perspectives” describes how children and their parents cooperate and complement each other during healthcare encounters. The sub-theme “Building a comfortable setting” includes how HCPs address the child’s self-identified needs and make the child feel comfortable during encounters. The sub-theme “Facilitating methods in a limiting system” includes how HCPs’ working methods and organization may help or hinder child participation during encounters.Conclusions: Using age-appropriate explanations, HCPs encourage children to express their everyday challenges. Collaboration between children and parents before a healthcare encounter and between children, parents, and HCPs during an encounter help children express their wishes and experiences. HCPs enable child participation by creating a good relationship with the children and their parents and by strengthening the children’s confidence and autonomy.
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- Melander-Wikman, Anita, et al.
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Project: Early signs of mobility limitations and fall events in old age: long-term consequences and tailored preventive interventions through interactive media
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Annan publikation (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- The aims of this project are 1) to investigate the consequences over five years of early signs of mobility limitations expressed as fallevents, a changed walking pattern with a cognitive load (dual-task costs), and decreased balance confidence on severe fall-relatedinjuries, perceived health, participation, activities of daily living, and gait performance, and 2) to develop, together with older people,and evaluate tailored fall-prevention through interactive media in a randomized controlled trial with two arms.
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- Sandlund, Marlene, 1972-, et al.
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Effect of practice with motion interactive video games on goal-directed arm movements in children with cerebral palsy : a kinematic evaluation
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the quality of goal-directed arm movements in children with cerebral palsy after four weeks of daily practice with motion interactive games, and to explore and compare the applicability of various kinematic parameters in a virtual context compared to a situation with real objects. Methods: Fifteen children with CP, 6-16 years, practiced with the EyeToyâ for PlayStation2â in their homes during four weeks. Before and after the intervention kinematics and kinetics were captured with a five camera motion analysis system (Proreflex, Qualisys AB, Gothenburg, Sweden) and a force plate. The children performed arm movements towards both virtual and real targets. Results: The children used a more economic reaching strategy with shorter Centre of pressure paths, improved Movement precision, and reduced variability in Maximal shoulder angles during play after practice. Transfer of improved motor control to goal-directed arm movements towards real targets was also indicated by increased Movement smoothness, and while reaching with the non-dominant side, reduced Centre of pressure paths path. The spatiotemporal characteristics proved complex to interpret in terms of improved motor control. Conclusions: When taking the constraints of the tasks into account the relevant kinematic parameters explored support the conclusion that practice with motion interactive games resulted in an improved motor control. The results of this study illuminate the importance of considering both the nature of the task and the context in which movements are performed when selecting and interpreting kinematic parameters.
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- Sandlund, Marlene, et al.
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Gender Perspective on Older People’s Preferences for Exercises in the Context of Falls Prevention : A qualitative study
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The aim with this study was to explore the preferences of community-dwelling older women and men regarding exercise characteristics in the context of preventing falls. Multistage focus group discussions were conducted with 18 older community-dwelling people with or without a history of falls. Participants were purposively sampled, and divided into two groups. Each group met six times. Participatory and Appreciative Action and Reflection methodology was used to guide the discussions. A qualitative content analysis approach was used in the analysis. Six categories emerged from the analysis. Two categories were related to motives and barriers for uptake, and four categories were related to adherence and maintenance: exercise characteristics; confirmation; spirit lifters and maintenance tricks. Small differences and many similarities in what women and men perceived as motivating factors in an exercise situation were displayed. To conclude, older people have many diverse preferences regarding exercise in the context of preventing falls, and the individual differences within genders seem to be greater than the differences between men and women. Exercise interventions to prevent falls should be individually tailored based on the specific needs and preferences of the older participant. In order to encourage internalization and intrinsic motivation for exercises, autonomy-supportive approaches may be applied and accompanied by competence strengthening confirmations, energizing spirit lifters and practical tips for exercise maintenance
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