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- Bergström, Emma, et al.
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An interactive shared Reading intervention designed for preverbal infants : A feasibility study exploring early language and cognitive development
- 2024
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Ingår i: Child Language Teaching and Therapy. - : Sage Publications. - 0265-6590 .- 1477-0865.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Creating an environment suitable for language acquisition through shared reading significantly contributes to improving a child's language development and parent–child relationship. Reading in an interactive way, such as dialogic reading, is favorable. Nevertheless, dialogic reading is designed for children above the age of two and shared reading is recommended to start during the child's first year. The present study aimed to explore the feasibility of an interactive shared reading intervention, inspired by dialogic reading, where the reading techniques were designed to complement infants’ preverbal developmental level. The study further intended to explore its preliminary effect on infants’ cognitive and language development. Eleven parent–infant dyads participated, bi-monthly, in four in-depth intervention sessions where the shared reading techniques were modeled. Between sessions, parents and infants engaged in shared reading using these techniques. Post-intervention interviews served to reflect the feasibility of the intervention. Infant cognitive and language assessments were conducted pre- and post-intervention using BAYLEY-III and CSBS DP ITC. Favorable results regarding feasibility and infant language development were found, however, for cognitive development the results were non-significant. We discuss clinical considerations and the scope for conducting future studies.
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- Bratt, Anna S., 1969-, et al.
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A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research Literature and a Thematic Synthesis of Older LGBTQ People’s Experiences of Quality of Life, Minority Joy, Resilience, Minority Stress, Discrimination, and Stigmatization in Japan and Sweden
- 2023
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Ingår i: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. - Basel, Switzerland : MDPI. - 1661-7827 .- 1660-4601. ; 20:13, s. 6281-6281
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- There is a lack of research on older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) adults. This systematic review aimed to synthesize Japanese and Swedish qualitative research on LGBTQ adults aged 60 years or older following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Japanese and Swedish articles, published in English, were searched across ASSIA, CINAHL, Medline, PsychINFO, PubMed, Scopus, and Sociological Abstracts databases. Additional searches were conducted to include studies in Japanese or Swedish. There were no papers from Japan, whereas five from Sweden were reviewed. One article was excluded due to the wrong phenomenon. Four articles were included, involving 48 participants aged 60–94 years. We summarized the findings using a deductive thematic synthesis. Two major themes emerged: (a) quality of life, minority joy, and resilience (positive aspects), and (b) discrimination, stigmatization, and minority stress (negative aspects). The participants wished to be acknowledged for their own assets and unique life histories, and to be treated as everyone else. They emphasized the importance of knowledge of LGBTQ issues among nursing staff, so that older LGBTQ people are treated in a competent and affirmative way. The study revealed several important topics for understanding older LGBTQ adults’ life circumstances and the severe lack of qualitative studies in Japan and Sweden.
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- Bratt, Anna S., 1969-, et al.
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An exploration of group-based compassion-focused therapy for adolescents and their parents
- 2020
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology. - : Walter de Gruyter GmbH. - 2245-8875. ; 8, s. 38-47
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: The long-term negative consequences of mental health problems during adolescence highlight the need for effective treatments. Compassion-focused therapy (CVO aims to help individuals to enhance their ability to support and care for themselves and to alleviate shame and self-stigmatization. Objective: This non-randomized controlled trial examined the effectiveness of group-based CFT on perceived stress and the extent of self-compassion in a clinical sample of adolescents receiving psychiatric care for complex mental health difficulties and their parents. Method: The participants were 43 adolescents (ages 14-17; 83.7 % female) under treatment at a child and adolescent psychiatric outpatient clinic in Sweden and their parents (n = 77; 61 % female). The adolescents volunteered for group-based CFT (n = 19); if they did not want to participate, they were asked to join the control group receiving treatment as usual (TAU, n = 24). The CFT parents were given the same treatment as their children in parallel parent groups. The participants completed questionnaires measuring self-compassion and perceived stress before and after treatment. Paired samples t-tests and independent samples t-tests assessed the within-group and between-group differences via change scores. Results: The fathers scored highest on self-compassion and had less perceived stress at both times than the adolescents or mothers. There were no significant differences between the CFT and TAU groups in self-compassion or perceived stress at either time, and the effect sizes were small (g 0.25). The TAU mother group was the only group with a significantly changed mean self-compassion score post-treatment. Conclusions: Some patients seem to benefit from group-based CFT in ways similar to the benefits of specialized therapeutic approaches. Further research into the utility of CFT for adolescents with MH problems and their parents, as well as the longterm clinical effects of CFT for this group is needed.
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- Bratt, Anna S., 1969-, et al.
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An internet-based compassion course for healthcare professionals : Rationale and protocol for a randomised controlled trial
- 2022
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Ingår i: Internet Interventions. - : Elsevier BV. - 2214-7829. ; 28
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Severe stress is one of the most common causes of sick leave in Sweden. Previous research has shown that compassion interventions for healthcare professionals can decrease work-related stress through the introduction of self-care, self-awareness, and emotion regulation abilities when experiencing difficult situations. Internet-based stress management interventions have hitherto shown promising results in reducing stress. However, further research is needed to examine the effectiveness of internet-based compassion interventions for healthcare professionals. Objective: In the present study protocol, a randomised controlled trial is described, aiming to examine the effects of an internet-based compassion course for healthcare professionals on work-related stress and stress of conscience. Method: Healthcare professionals will be offered an internet-based stress management course of five modules across a period of five weeks. The design is a randomised controlled study consisting of three groups enrolled in one of the following: a compassion course (n = 120), a cognitive behavioural stress management course (n = 120), or placed on a waitlist followed by either the compassion course or the cognitive behavioural stress management course (n = 36). We hypothesise that the internet-based compassion course would reduce the participants' stress of conscience to a greater degree compared to the other two groups. The secondary hypothesis is that the compassion course would increase the participants' professional quality of life (i.e., higher job satisfaction and lower empathy fatigue) and self-compassion. In addition, the internet-based compassion course is expected to reduce the participants' work-related stress and sick leave rates to the same degree (non-inferiority) as the cognitive behavioural stress management course and to a higher degree when compared to the waitlist condition. The primary outcome measure is the Stress of Conscience Questionnaire (SCQ) and the secondary outcome measures are the Professional Quality of Life Scale (PROQOL), the Work-related Stress Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ), and the Self-compassion Scale (SCS). Assessments will be performed at baseline, four weekly assessments during treatment, post-treatment (5 weeks), and follow-ups at 10 weeks, 15 weeks, and 6 months. The repeated measures data will be analysed using a generalised estimating equation for repeated measurements to examine whether changes over time differ between the groups and whether the improvements persist over time. Discussion: The clinical trial is expected to provide novel data on the effects of compassion interventions and add to the existing knowledge of internet-based interventions for stress management in healthcare professionals.
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- Bratt, Anna S., 1969-
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Does Perceived Ageism Affect the Health and Life Satisfaction of Older Swedish Adults?
- 2019
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUNDAgeism can have negative repercussions on older adults’ health and well-being. Ageism, in contrast to racism and sexism, is an understudied topic in research. Selfcompassion, the ability to take care of and support oneself in moments of suffering, is hypothesized to buffer the negative effects of ageism on older adults.Aims:Perceived ageism, i.e., individuals’ experience of attitudes towards older adults in society, and the association to life satisfaction (LS), health-related quality of life (HRQoL), feelings of unsafety and self-compassion was investigated.SampleA sample of 698 randomly selected participants aged 66–102 years from the Blekinge region of the Swedish National Study on Ageing and Care (SNAC-B) participated. Survey data were collected in 2013/2015.RESULTSThe group who experienced positive ageism in society had higher LS than those who experienced negative or neutral ageism. Those experiencing negative ageism had significantly lower HRQoL and higher feelings of unsafety than those who experience positive ageism. No differences between the three groups were found for self-compassion.However, correlation analysis revealed that higher self-compassion was associated with less feelings of unsafety, less loneliness, and better physical and mental health.DiscussionThe reason for more negative health outcomes for those experiencing negative ageism is not known. A possible explanation is that those with mental and physical problems experience more negative attitudes towards themselves and other older adults. Older adults are described as being less wellserved by both mental and physical health services than younger populations. Positive ageism was associated with higher self-compassion, which could be a sign that the more accepting you are towards yourself, the more accepting you perceive the attitudes towards older adults in society.
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- Bratt, Anna S., 1969-, et al.
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Effects on life satisfaction of older adults after child and spouse bereavement
- 2017
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Ingår i: Aging & Mental Health. - : Routledge. - 1360-7863 .- 1364-6915. ; 21:6, s. 602-608
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Few studies have compared the impact of different familial losses on life satisfaction (LS). Furthermore, there is a lack of research on the effect of having lost both a child and a spouse among older adults. Sample: A random sample of 1402 individuals, 817 women and 585 men, aged 60–96 years from the Blekinge part of the Swedish National Study of Aging and Care (SNAC-B) participated in this cross-sectional study. Aims: The first aim was to compare the effects of child or spouse or both child and spouse bereavement on LS and, the second aim, to investigate if there were gender differences within the bereaved groups. Results: The results showed that having lost a child, spouse or both child and spouse had a negative association with LS, although this effect was small. Having experienced multiple losses did not predict more variance than a single child or spouse loss. Gender differences were found within all the bereaved groups with bereaved men having lower LS than bereaved women. Longer time since the loss was associated with higher LS. Conclusions: Bereaved older adults have somewhat lower LS than non-bereaved and bereaved men seem more affected than bereaved women. Future research needs to address older men´s experiences after the loss of a loved one.
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- Bratt, Anna S., 1969-, et al.
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Exploring the Most Important Negative Life Events in Older Adults Bereaved of Child, Spouse, or Both
- 2018
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Ingår i: Omega. - : SAGE Publications Inc.. - 0030-2228 .- 1541-3764. ; 76:3, s. 227-236
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Losing a child or a spouse is described as the worst of experiences. However, it is not known whether older adults bereaved of a child, spouse, or both child and spouse experience these losses as among the most important negative events in their lifetime. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the 1,437 older adults bereaved of a child, spouse, or both included in the southern part of the Swedish National Study of Aging and Care mentioned these losses when asked about their three most important negative life events. Gender differences in their choices of important negative life events were also explored. About 70% of those bereaved of a child or a spouse mentioned these losses as among their three most important negative life experiences. In the child-and-spouse-bereaved group, 48% mentioned both the loss of their child and spouse, while 40% mentioned either the loss of a child or a spouse. Gender differences were only found in the child-and-spouse-bereaved group, with a few more women mentioning the loss of the child but not the spouse, and the men showing the opposite pattern. © The Author(s) 2016.
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