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- Bagaria, Sanjay P., et al.
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Morbidity and Outcomes After Distal Pancreatectomy for Primary Retroperitoneal Sarcoma : An Analysis by the Trans-Atlantic Australasian Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Working Group
- 2021
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Ingår i: Annals of Surgical Oncology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1068-9265 .- 1534-4681. ; 28:11, s. 6882-6889
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Multi-visceral resection often is used in the treatment of retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS). The morbidity after distal pancreatectomy for primary pancreatic cancer is well-documented, but the outcomes after distal pancreatectomy for primary RPS are not. This study aimed to evaluate morbidity and oncologic outcomes after distal pancreatectomy for primary RPS. Methods: In this study, 26 sarcoma centers that are members of the Trans-Atlantic Australasian Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Working Group (TARPSWG) retrospectively identified consecutive patients who underwent distal pancreatectomy for primary RPS from 2008 to 2017. The outcomes measured were 90-day severe complications (Clavien-Dindo ≥ 3), postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) rate, and oncologic outcomes. Results: Between 2008 and 2017, 280 patients underwent distal pancreatectomy for primary RPS. The median tumor size was 25 cm, and the median number of organs resected, including the pancreas, was three. In 96% of the operations, R0/R1 resection was achieved. The 90-day severe complication rate was 40 %. The grades B and C POPF complication rates were respectively 19% and 5% and not associated with worse overall survival. Administration of preoperative radiation and factors to mitigate POPF did not have an impact on the risk for the development of a POPF. The RPS invaded the pancreas in 38% of the patients, and local recurrence was doubled for the patients who had a microscopic, positive pancreas margin (hazard ratio, 2.0; p = 0.042). Conclusion: Distal pancreatectomy for primary RPS has acceptable morbidity and oncologic outcomes and is a reasonable approach to facilitate complete tumor resection.
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- Jing, Jing, et al.
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Conceptualizing Public Space Using a Multiple Sorting Task–Exploring the Links between Loneliness and Public Space
- 2019
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Ingår i: Urban Science. - : MDPI. - 2413-8851 .- 2413-8851. ; 3:4, s. 1-22
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study tests the viability of multiple sorting tasks (MST) as a method to explore perceptions of public space and its potential for people that are vulnerable to loneliness. The procedure integrates qualitative and quantitative aspects and obviates the challenge of people articulating how they interact with their surroundings, especially being aware of what features of their environment are influencing them. Two samples, each with six participants of varying ages and backgrounds, viewed 20 photographs of public spaces in Stockholm. They sorted these into categories based upon the activities they anticipated would occur there. Within each sample, a multidimensional scaling procedure was used to reveal the underlying structure across the combination of the six responses. The results showed coherent structures with interesting variations between people. A set of general multi-purpose places are identified, with others being differentiated in terms of whether they were ‘hard’ or ‘soft’ and ‘open’ or ‘enclosed’. The study also found that people conceptualized public space differently when loneliness was the focus during the sorting process. An assemblage of public spaces relevant for loneliness is also illustrated. This demonstrates the utility of the MST and provides theoretical and practical implications for urban planning and design that addresses loneliness.
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- Jing, Jing, et al.
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Developing a mixed-methods digital Multiple Sorting Task procedure using Zoom and Miro
- 2023
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Ingår i: Methodological Innovations. - UK : Sage Publications. - 2059-7991 .- 2059-7991.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the Multiple Sorting Task (MST) participants sort entities into their self-defined categories. The descriptions they provide of their categories provide qualitative data. Multi-dimensional scaling of sorting generates quantitative results. Relating the qualitative descriptions to the quantitative output creates integrated mixed methods. As part of the study of conceptions of public space an online MST was developed using Zoom and Miro, supported by Email and Smartphone where necessary. Twenty adult participants performed the MST with 20 pictures of public spaces in Stockholm. Results demonstrate the viability of the novel digital MST. The MST’s benefits, challenges, and applications in its digital form as an integrated mixed-methods are presented.
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- Jing, Jing
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See and Be Seen : An Inquiry into the Role of Public Space in Combating Loneliness
- 2023
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Loneliness in cities has been an issue of great concern in public discourse, particularly during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The detrimental impact of loneliness on health and well-being is well documented and has recently become a rising priority for governments worldwide. Recent literature on the impact of the built environment on loneliness has primarily focused on aspects related to neighborhood and mobility. This thesis makes a novel contribution to the understanding of how to mitigate loneliness in cities by focusing on public space. Urban design and planning play a role in shaping inclusive and accessible public spaces, which promote social interactions in various forms needed to tackle loneliness.This thesis aims to inform how urban design and planning strategies can potentially impact levels of loneliness experienced in cities. It presents five articles that provide new insights, methods and theoretical frameworks for urban design and planning to tackle loneliness. The cover essay synthesizes key learnings, potential applications of findings, and next steps to advance the research agenda to address urban loneliness.Case studies at the neighborhood and city levels were performed to explore both direct and indirect linkages between loneliness and public space. The empirical work carried out in the City of Stockholm, Vienna, and Zurich underscores the spatial dimension of care practice in the everyday life of older adults. Several key common findings have emerged across the case studies. First, public space is an environmental resource that holds the potential to mitigate loneliness in all settings, but its management must be aligned with the local specificness and cultural context. This understanding also suggests that reduced access to desired public spaces may contribute to heightened loneliness. Second, the design, management, and use of public space affect the objective quality of public space and influence its perceived quality. Planning must therefore consider the complexity of how people perceive public space, including their responses to the physical, action, and cognitive facets of place. Third, this study reveals some useful key constructs, such as nature, walking, physical activities, seeing/meeting people, commercial, and ambivalence, which are the underlying components associated with place that can be relevant to the desirability of spending time in a place for those experiencing loneliness.The Stockholm case studies highlight that easily accessible local third places can support feelings of independence and safety, and facilitate social and physical activities for community building (meaningful social connection). As such, these are found to be positive resources for combating loneliness among older adults. Familiarity, and related constructs, such as homeness and neighborhood attachment, are also significant for both young and older adults when they consider places to go during times of feeling lonely. Urban design and planning can help transform neighborhood streetscapes to serve as social infrastructure, delivering higher social and well-being values for all.Collectively, these findings offer nuanced insights to improve the understanding of loneliness from an environmental approach. Urban policymaking, investment, design, planning, and development should consider public space as a promising pathway to combat loneliness. Place-based intervention strategies focused on enabling thriving public spaces will be critical for urban areas to reduce loneliness worldwide.
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- Jing, Jing, et al.
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The Role of Third Place concerning Loneliness in the Context of Ageing in Place: Three Neighbourhoods in Stockholm
- 2024
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Ingår i: Health & Social Care in the Community. - : Hindawi Limited. - 0966-0410 .- 1365-2524. ; 2024
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There is an increasing recognition of the impact of built environment in the neighbourhood on healthy ageing, especially in the context of ageing in place. This study examines perceptions of third place and its potential value for mitigating loneliness in older adults. Thirty participants aged 65-89, living in ordinary housing across three neighbourhoods in the city of Stockholm, Sweden, conducted the interview-based sorting procedures, namely, Multiple Sorting Tasks (MST). In each individual MST procedure, the participant was asked to sort twenty pictures into groups using his or her own categories. The data were analysed using Multidimensional Scalogram Analysis, integrating qualitative data input and quantitative statistical analysis of the categorisations. Accessible local third places, which facilitate physical activities (especially walking) and community building (meaningful social connections) and provide options for food (a medium for social interactions), were seen as vital resources to combat loneliness. Thus, these places are supportive built environment elements of healthy ageing and ageing in place. The management aspect in third places operated by municipalities, including designing diverse public programs and services, and the service mentality of the staff members play an important role in making these places feel safe, at home, and potentially lessen the experience of loneliness to some extent. This study adds an urban design and planning perspective that can be integrated into environmental approaches to combat loneliness among older adults living in the community.
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- Küller, Rikard, et al.
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Housing for elderly in Sweden
- 1988
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Ingår i: Ethnoscapes Environmental policy, assessment and communication. ; , s. 199-224
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)
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- Aad, G., et al.
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- 2015
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