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- Ahlborg, Tone, 1950, et al.
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Assessing the quality of the dyadic relationship in first-time parents: development of a new instrument.
- 2005
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Ingår i: Journal of family nursing. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications. - 1074-8407 .- 1552-549X. ; 11:1, s. 19-37
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this research was to psychometrically evaluate the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), modified for use with new, first-time parents by extending the items of communication, sensuality, and sexuality. A total of 820 Swedish respondents, 6 months after the birth of their first child, participated in the study. Psychometric evaluation was conducted with factor analysis. The obtained factor structure was tested with multitrait analysis program. Thirty-three items were found to fit into a five-factor solution, explaining 50% of the total variance. Descriptive data revealed that most new parents were satisfied with their intimate relationship in general, but dissatisfied with their sexual lives. The modified DAS, now called the Quality of Dyadic Relationship Instrument includes 33 items and seems to be a useful, updated measurement for assessing quality of the intimate relationship in new first-time parents.
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- Ahlborg, Tone, 1950
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Experienced sexual & reproductive health quality in first-time parents – a longitudinal study
- 2011
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Ingår i: Svenska Barnmorskeförbundets konferensbok. - 9789163383823
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Introduction: When a couple gets their first child, the relationship is affected by the baby being in the focus of attention, usually at the expense of the couple’s intimate relationship. Regarding the relatively high level of separations and divorces among parents of pre-school children, it was important to follow couples over time, as there is no such research in Scandinavia. The Purpose was therefore to describe experienced sexual health and quality in the intimate relationship in first-time parents at 6 months, 4 and 8 years after delivery of first child. Method was a longitudinal study using mainly the instrument Quality of Dyadic Relationship (QDR) and analyses with Friedman’s test and Multiple regression analysis. The Results showed a decline in QDR-index at 4 years that had turned upwards at 8 years. However, dyadic Sensuality declined at both 4 and 8 years, and dyadic Sexuality remained at a low level at all three times. Covariates of the quality of the dyadic relationship were stated. The Conclusion is that parents of pre-school children are in the need of great support, for instance by the midwife giving anti-conception counseling, to experience well-being in the intimate relationship , which is essential for the stability of the couple’s relationship as well as the health of the whole family.
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- Ahlborg, Tone, 1950, et al.
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Factors influencing the quality of intimate relationships six months after delivery--first-time parents' own views and coping strategies.
- 2006
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Ingår i: J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. - 0167-482X. ; 27:3, s. 163-72
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to describe and analyze first-time parents’ experiences of factors that affect the quality of their intimate relationship and the way they cope with their situation six months after delivery. The method used was inductive qualitative content analysis of two open questions in a larger questionnaire. The data is based on 535 respondents’ statements. The factors affecting the quality of the intimate relationship were available or missing and could be classified into four categories. 1. ‘Coping by adjustment to parental role’, e.g., mutual support as new parents, 2. ‘The couple’s ‘intimacy’, i.e., togetherness and love, 3. ‘Coping by communication’, i.e., verbal and non-verbal mutual confirmation, and 4. ‘Coping with external conditions’, e.g., by seeking social support. The results are described in a model, which could constitute a basis for the promotion of health in family health care, with the aim, if possible, of preventing unnecessary separations/divorces after couples become parents.
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- Ahlborg, Tone, 1950, et al.
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Föräldraskap och parrelation
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Ingår i: Omvårdnad på avancerad nivå. Kärnkompetenser inom sjuksköterskans specialistområden. A-K. Edberg, A. Ehrenberg, F. Friberg, L. Wallin, H. Wijk & J. Öhlén (red). Artikelsamling på bokens webbutgåva.. - Lund : Studentlitteratur. - 9789144071459
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Att bli förälder är bland de största händelserna i livet med många förändringar, både på personnivå och vad gäller rutiner och andra praktikaliteter i dagligt liv. Det är en känslosam tid som möjliggör förändrad livsinriktning men också ger en ökad utsatthet. Föräldraskapet är livslångt. I detta kapitel beskrivs olika dimensioner i föräldrablivandet samt hur parrelationer kan påverkas av det tidiga föräldraskapet, d.v.s. de första åren som förälder. Målet med den hälso- sjukvård och omsorg som ges till par i samband med övergången till föräldraskap är att främja hälsa och välbefinnande. Barnmorskan på Mödravårdscentral och inom förlossningsverksamhet har en nyckelroll i vård och stöd till blivande och nyblivna föräldrar. Specialistsjuksköterskan vid neonatalvårdsenhet och barnavårdscentral har också central roll. Andra specialistsjuksköterskor kan komma att vårda blivande och nyblivna föräldrar och oftast sker detta i samband med att komplikationer inträffar1. Också andra professioner är centrala och har stor möjlighet att i samverkan stödja de nyblivna föräldrarna i föräldraskapet och i deras parrelation. Centralt vid vård och omsorg som ges i samband med parrelation och föräldraskap, precis som i all hälso- och sjukvård, är att den är evidensbaserad, samt anpassad till och centrerad på den enskilda personen med fungerande kommunikation och tillräcklig information.
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- Ahlborg, Tone, 1950
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Kondomanvändning som skydd mot STI – salutogena aspekter
- 2013
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Ingår i: Omvårdnad på avancerad nivå. Kärnkompetenser inom sjuksköterskans specialistområden. A-K. Edberg, A. Ehrenberg, F. Friberg, L. Wallin, H. Wijk & J. Öhlén (red). Artikelsamling på bokens webbutgåva. - Lund : Studentlitteratur. - 9789144071459
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- En stor utmaning för barnmorskan på ungdomsmottagning och den specialistsjuksköterskan som arbetar som skolsköterska är att, i samverkan med annan skolpersonal, arbeta personcentrerat och hälsofrämjande genom att öka kondomanvändningen i syfte att minska spridningen av könssjukdomar, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI ) och i detta sammanhang även utnyttja Internet. I denna text kommer kondomanvändningens komplexitet och hinder att tas upp men även dess fördelar och möjligheter för sjuksköterskan att arbeta salutogent för att främja sexuell hälsa.
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- Ahlborg, Tone, 1950, et al.
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Perception of marital quality by parents with small children: a follow-up study when the firstborn is 4 years old.
- 2009
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Ingår i: Journal of family nursing. - : SAGE Publications. - 1074-8407 .- 1552-549X. ; 15:2, s. 237-63
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Swedish couples' perceptions of their marital quality when their firstborn was 6 months old and then 4 years later were studied in 2002 and 2006, respectively. The results show that almost half of the 368 responding parents were satisfied with their marital relationship both in 2002 and 2006 as assessed by a modified Dyadic Adjustment Scale. However, a study of the various dimensions showed a significant decrease in marital quality. Housework and child care were perceived as having a greater strain on the relationship between couples who had had additional children during this period. Dyadic Sexuality and Dyadic Cohesion were the most significant predictors of marital quality. Covariates of marital quality in the group with additional children were "partner relation and parenthood perceived as a strain" and "perceived social support." The results emphasize the need for supportive interventions for parents with children aged 0 to 4 years.
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- Ahlborg, Tone, 1950, et al.
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Quality of dyadic relationships in Swedish men and women living in long-term ralationships and in couples of family counselling : Introduction of a new self-report meassure, QDR36
- 2009
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Ingår i: Nordic Psychology. - Boston, Göttingen : Informa UK Limited. - 1901-2276 .- 1904-0016. ; 61:3, s. 23-46
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There has long been a need for a well-balanced, comprehensive and up-dated self-report measure of dyadic relationship quality. The aim was to test the new Quality of Dyadic Relationship, QDR, on 90 men and women living in long-term relationships and on 94 men and women constituting 47 couples visiting family counselling. In the first group A, the experienced entire quality of the relationship, QDR index, was found to be 22, with a possible range between 5 and 30, which means rather a good quality in the relationship. The dimension Dyadic Consensus showed the highest marks together with Dyadic Satisfaction, indicating that these men and women did not just stay together by force of habit. In group B, the QDR-index was 20 before and 22 after counselling. Dyadic Sexuality was found to be lowest in both group A and B. QDR seems to be an instrument with good validity and reliability also in these study groups, according to the factor structure and Cronbach’s alpha. The entire QDR36 is hereby introduced and presented ready for use in different kinds of relationships.
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- Ahlborg, Tone, 1950, et al.
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Sense of Coherence in first-time parents – a longitudinal study.
- 2013
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. - 1403-4948. ; 41:6, s. 623-629
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Antonovsky’s idea of sense of coherence (SOC) is related to wellbeing and is of importance for individuals in public health care. SOC in parents with healthy children has not previously been studied. The objectives of this study were (1) to describe the SOC of first-time parents during the first 8 years of their child’s life, (2) to describe gender differences in regards to SOC, and (3) to describe covariates with SOC in the parents’ life situations. Methods: The study was longitudinal comprising three cross-sectional studies conducted when the first child was 6 months (T1), 4 years (T2), and 8 years (T3) of age. A sample of 258 mothers and fathers answered a questionnaire on the experienced quality of their partner relationship (QDR36) on all three occasions. SOC was measured using the SOC-13, and psychosocial variables were included at T2 and T3. Descriptive, comparative statistics and multiple regression analyses were performed. Results: SOC decreased for both genders at T2 and increased again at T3. At T1 and T2 the fathers’ SOC was statistically higher than that of the mothers, but at T3 this difference could no longer be statistically secured. Covariates at T2 were QDR index, social support, experience of parenthood, strained economy, and health. Covariates at T3 were experience of parenthood and social support, QDR index, and strained economy. Conclusions: SOC in first-time parents decreased at 4 years, especially in mothers, and social support can be of significance for parents of young children to be able to experience health.
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- Ahlborg, Tone, 1950, et al.
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Sensual and sexual marital contentment in parents of small children--a follow-up study when the first child is four years old.
- 2008
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Ingår i: Journal of sex research. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0022-4499 .- 1559-8519. ; 45:3, s. 295-304
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This follow-up study explored parents' (N=452) intimate relationships when their firstborn child was 6 months old and then 4 years later. The measurement used was a modified version of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale, DAS. The present results show that most parents responding were content sensually at 6 months postpartum in 2002 and 4 years later, in 2006. More parents had changed from being sensually content in 2002 to discontent in 2006, than the contrary, however, and the sexual contentment remained low. The average sexual frequency was low both at 6 months and at 4 years for both parents with and without additional children. Experiencing tiredness as a hindrance to having sex was perceived as a greater problem among those parents without additional children. Prospective regression analyses indicated that sexuality was significantly related to both sensual and sexual contentment 4 years later. Sexuality was also one of the most significant covariates in the cross-sectional regression analysis for sensual contentment. Since sexuality plays a central role in partner well-being, it may be an important target for helping parents with small children.
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