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- Melender, Hanna-Leena, et al.
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Quality of clinical education - A three-year follow-up among undergraduate nursing students in Finland and Sweden
- 2014
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Ingår i: Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education. - 1175-2882. ; 15:4, s. 305-319
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this study was to compare the experiences of a group of Swedish and two Finnish groups of student nurses (n=86) on the quality of clinical education over time. The data was collected using an instrument including four factors. In the comparison of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011/2012 (n=86), there were no statistically significant differences between years in the whole data. In year 2009 Swedish students (n=41) evaluated clinical preception and learning in clinical education lower than Finnish students (n=45). In the year 2010 Finnish students' evaluated clinical preception lower than Swedish students. In year 2011/2012 Swedish students evaluated learning objectives in clinical education lower than Finnish students. The follow-up group and the dropout group did not differ from each other regarding the background variables or reports on the quality of clinical education.
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- Nygren, Björn, et al.
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Resilience, sense of coherence, purpose in life and self-transcendence in relation to perceived physical and mental health among the oldest old
- 2017
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Ingår i: Psychology of aging. - : Routledge. - 9781351907859 - 9780754627890 ; , s. 85-93
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Different concepts have been presented which denote driving forces and strengths that contribute to a person’s ability to meet and handle adversities, and keep or regain health. The aim of this study, which is a part of The Umea 85+ study, was to describe resilience, sense of coherence, purpose in life and self-transcendence in relation to perceived physical and mental health in a sample of the oldest old. The study sample consisted of 125 participants 85 years of age or older, who ranked themselves on the Resilience Scale, Sense of Coherence Scale, Purpose in life Scale and Self-Transcendence Scale and answered the SF-36 Health Survey questionnaire. The findings showed significant correlations between scores on the Resilience Scale, the Sense of Coherence Scale, the Purpose in Life Test, and the Self-Transcendence Scale. Significant correlations were also found between these scales and the SF-36 Mental Health Summary among women but not among men. There was no significant correlation between perceived physical and mental health. The mean values of the different scales showed that the oldest old have the same or higher scores than younger age groups. Regression analyses also revealed sex differences regarding mental health. The conclusions are that, the correlation between scores on the different scales suggests that the scales measure some dimension of inner strength and that the oldest old have this strength at least in the same extent as younger adults. Another conclusion is that the dimensions that constitute mental health differ between women and men.
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- Viglund, Kerstin, et al.
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Sources and expressions of inner strength among old people who have experienced a crisis in life associated with a disease
- 2017
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Ingår i: Nordic journal of nursing research. - : Sage Publications. - 2057-1585 .- 2057-1593. ; 37:1, s. 20-26
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Inner strength is reported as an important resource associated with aging, health, and disease management. The aim was toexplore inner strength in people (n ¼ 12) aged 65 years and older, who had experienced a crisis in life associated with a disease. The participants had self-rated their inner strength as high. We found that sources of inner strength were mutual love and support, and the fact that tough times have been managed before. Expressions of inner strength comprised focusing on possibilities instead of brooding, facing and take an active part in care and treatment, and being able to confront reality and pick yourself up again. Inner strength is a complex phenomenon. Increased knowledge of inner strength can serve as an aid inefforts to identify the need to promote inner strength.
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