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- Eriksson-Sjöö, Tina, et al.
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Quality of life and health promotion intervention : a follow up study among newly-arrived Arabic-speaking refugees in Malmö, Sweden
- 2012
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Ingår i: International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 1747-9894 .- 2042-8650. ; 8:3, s. 112-126
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – This study aims to illuminate self-perceived health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among newly-arrived Arabic-speaking refugees in Malmo¨ , Sweden participating in a specific group Health Promotion activity. Design/methodology/approach – Data consist of questionnaires, observations and oral evaluations in groups. Questions about HRQoL was measured by EQ-5D self-assessment containing five dimensions and three response options of severity, including a visual analog health rating scale. Participants’ sleep patterns were measured by a sleep and recovery questionnaire with questions about sleep quality and sleep quantity. Findings – The results show that disturbed sleep relates to EQ-5D variables and to health rating scores. Moreover, there are changes over time and participants’ perceptions of their health and quality of life in most EQ-5D variables have significantly increased after the end of activity. In the variables pain and depression an improvement remains even at second follow up and health rating scores are higher at both follow ups relative to what it was originally. Sleep and recovery problems were perceived as less difficult at the course completion and second follow up. Research limitations/implications – Because of practical and ethical reasons there is an absence of a control group in this study. Practical implications – The paper includes implications for education in medicine, health care and social work, for the design of the refugee reception programs and for the inter-professional collaborations. Originality/value – The paper shows that health promotion interventions in group setting in the first stage of resettlement turn out to be useful according to HRQoL and knowledge of the health care system. Keywords Health promotion, Refugees, Arabic-speaking, Health-related quality of life, Sweden, Immigration, Health care
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- Ghaffarzadegan, Tannaz, et al.
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Postprandial Responses of Serum Bile Acids in Healthy Humans After Ingestion of Turmeric Before Medium /High‐Fat Breakfasts
- 2019
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Ingår i: Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. - : Wiley. - 1613-4133 .- 1613-4125.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Scope: Bile acids (BAs) are known to regulate a number of metabolic activities in the body. However, very little is known about how BAs are affected by diet. This study aimed to investigate whether a single-dose of turmeric-based beverage (TUR) before ingestion of medium- (MF) or high-fat (HF) breakfasts would improve the BA profile in healthy subjects. Methods and results: Twelve healthy subjects were assigned to a randomized crossover single-blind study. The subjects received iso-caloric MF or HF breakfasts after a drink containing flavored water with or without an extract of turmeric with at least one-week wash-out period between the treatments. Postprandial BAs were measured using protein precipitation followed by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis (UHPLC-MS). The concentration of BAs was generally higher after HF than MF breakfasts. Ingestion of TUR before MF breakfast increased the serum concentrations of free and conjugated forms of cholic and ursodeoxycholic acids, as well as the concentrations of chenodeoxycholic acid and its taurine-conjugated form. However, the concentration of conjugated forms of deoxycholic acid decreased when TUR was taken before HF breakfast. Conclusion: TUR ingestion before MF and HF breakfasts improved BA profiles and may therefore have potential health-promoting effects on BA metabolism.
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- Kjellin, Lars, et al.
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Compulsory psychiatric care in Sweden : development 1979-2002 and area variation
- 2008
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Ingår i: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. - Amsterdam : Elsevier. - 0160-2527 .- 1873-6386. ; 31:1, s. 51-59
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- As in many other countries, the Swedish legislation on compulsory psychiatric care has been revised several times during the last four decades. Great regional differences within the country in the use of compulsory psychiatric care have been reported. The aims of this study were to describe the development of compulsory psychiatric care in Sweden 1979–2002, and to analyse differences between two groups of counties, one group with high and one with low civil commitment rates, in terms of psychiatric care structure, resources and processes. Data on civil commitments and forensic psychiatric care in Sweden 1979–2002 were collected from public statistics. At least one responsible person in leading position (administrative manager or chief psychiatrist) in each of the included counties was interviewed. The total number of involuntarily hospitalised patients decreased about 80% between censuses in 1979 and 2002, but the rates of forensic patients were unchanged. No clear-cut differences were found in the analyses of structure, resources and processes of psychiatric services between counties with high and counties with low levels of compulsory care. The equality before the law may be questioned. The importance of leadership is emphasised for future analyses.
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- Östman, Margareta, 1946-, et al.
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Admiration et aversion : l'attitude des Suédois à l'égard des Français aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles
- 2006
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Ingår i: Études germaniques. - Paris : Didier. - 0014-2115. ; 61:4, s. 629-646
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The present article deals mainly with the cultural relationship between Sweden and France ca 1650-1800, when the French influence was considerably strengthened. Such cultural and linguistic dominance was resented especially by those who looked back to Sweden's glorious past when Scandinavia had been the "vagina gentium" and pernicious, i.e., French, influence was non-existent.
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- Östman, Margareta, et al.
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Au Champ d'Apollon : écrits d'expression française produits en Suède (1550-2006)
- 2008
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The work falls into two distinct parts : firstly a preface that discusses the varying French influence at different periods of time from the Middle Ages onwards and what reactions it provoked ; secondly a corpus of "literary" texts in printed or manuscript form as we have found them, i.e. without any emendations. The material has been chronologically arranged according to the authors' respective years of birth and each section contains some biographical information about him or her when such has been available. All in all, 471 writers have been included in the corpus, 64 of whom are identified as women. 17 remain unknown.
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- Afzelius, Maria, et al.
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Children of parents with serious mental illness : the perspective of social workers
- 2017
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Ingår i: Practice. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0950-3153 .- 1742-4909. ; 29:4, s. 293-310
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study is to describe the experiences of children’s social workers in Sweden who work with families in which a parent suffers from serious mental illness, and how a child in such a family receives support. Data were collected through individual interviews and focus groups discussions with 13 professionals in 2 minor municipalities in southern Sweden. Interviewees stated that parental serious mental illness was not a main focus for children’s social workers. When parental serious mental illness became a barrier to caring for their children, the children’s social workers sought to collaborate with psychiatric services, but in many cases it did not turn out well. Providing support to the parent was one way of aiding the family, although at the price of setting the child’s perspective aside. Being faced with responsibility for the parent and the child left children’s social workers feeling they were the last outpost for the families. Children’s social workers require greater knowledge of how to handle parental serious mental illness, and more interagency collaboration with psychiatric services is needed to adequately support children of parents with a serious mental illness. Keywords: children of parents with serious mental illness; parental serious mental illness; children’s social workers; psychiatric services
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- Afzelius, Maria, et al.
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Families living with parental mental illness and their experiences of family interventions
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 1351-0126 .- 1365-2850. ; 25:2, s. 69-77
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Introduction: Although research has shown that evidence-based family interventions in research settings improve the communication and understanding of parental mental illness, there is a lack of knowledge about interventions in an everyday clinical context. Aim: This study explores how families with parental mental illness experience family interventions in a natural clinical context in psychiatric services. Method: Five families with children aged 10–12 were recruited from psychiatric services in southern Sweden and interviewed in a manner inspired by naturalistic inquiry and content analysis. Both family and individual interviews were performed. Results: In striving to lead an ordinary life while coping with the parental mental illness, these families sought the support of the psychiatric services, especially in order to inform their children about the mental illness. Despite different family interventions, the family members felt supported and reported that the number of conflicts in the family had decreased. The parents were appreciative of help with child-rearing questions, and the children experienced a calmer family atmosphere. However, the partner of the person with mental illness experienced being left without support. Implications for practice: Our study shows that psychiatric services, and especially mental health nurses, are in a position to more regularly offer family interventions in supporting the children and the healthy partners.
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- Afzelius, Maria, et al.
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How Adult Psychiatry Professional's View Children
- 2015
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Ingår i: Austin Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. - : Austin Publishing. - 2381-9006. ; 2:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Abstract Background: Children of parents with a mental illness need support from adult psychiatric services. Efforts have been made to enhance the knowledge of practitioners in this field so that they may work in a more family- oriented manner and to include children in the therapeutic services they provide. Aim: This study investigates how adult psychiatry services works with families and children when a parent has a mental illness. Method: Twenty-four Swedish professional care providers were interviewed individually or in focus groups. Data was analyzed using an inductive content method. Results: Although the professionals knew that their patients had minor children, they still prioritized the individual relationship they had with the parent. Few efforts were made to include both children and families in the treatment offered, and when this happened it was done at the professional’s own discretion. Conclusion: Despite the mandatory Swedish obligation to pay attention to a patient’s children, our study showed that professionals tend to fall short in this regard. Adult psychiatry services needs to strengthen family -oriented work in order to provide support to such children. Keywords: Minor children; Parents with mental illness; Adult psychiatric services; Family therapy
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- Afzelius, Maria, et al.
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Parents in adult psychiatric care and their children: a call for more interagency collaboration with social services and child and adolescent psychiatry
- 2018
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Ingår i: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0803-9488 .- 1502-4725. ; 72:1, s. 31-38
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: A parental mental illness affects all family members and should warrant a need for support.Aim: To investigate the extent to which psychiatric patients with underage children are the recipients of child-focused interventions and involved in interagency collaboration.Methods: Data were retrieved from a psychiatric services medical record database consisting of data regarding 29,972 individuals in southern Sweden and indicating the patients' main diagnoses, comorbidity, children below the age of 18, and child-focused interventions.Results: Among the patients surveyed, 12.9% had registered underage children. One-fourth of the patients received child-focused interventions from adult psychiatry, and out of these 30.7% were involved in interagency collaboration as compared to 7.7% without child-focused interventions. Overall, collaboration with child and adolescent psychiatric services was low for all main diagnoses. If a patient received child-focused interventions from psychiatric services, the likelihood of being involved in interagency collaboration was five times greater as compared to patients receiving no child-focused intervention when controlled for gender, main diagnosis, and inpatient care.Conclusions: Psychiatric services play a significant role in identifying the need for and initiating child-focused interventions in families with a parental mental illness, and need to develop and support strategies to enhance interagency collaboration with other welfare services.
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