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- Brunnberg, Elinor, 1948-, et al.
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Att höra eller nästan inte höra : Liv & hälsa ung 2005 och 2007 i Örebro län
- 2009
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- I linje med FN:s barnkonvention och Konventionen om rättigheter förpersoner med funktionshinder ska ungdomars röst göras hörd. Den härrapporten bygger helt på ungdomars uppgifter om sin verklighet.Studierna Liv & hälsa ung 2005 och 2007 visar att i den reguljära skolanupplever drygt fem procent av eleverna att de har ett funktionshinder närdet gäller hörseln och de rapporterar ofta en utsatt situation. Det finns även hörselskadade ungdomar på specialskolan/riksgymnasiet för döva och hörselskadade. De hörselskadade ungdomarna är en grupp som rapporterar en mängd hälsorelaterade problem, många känner sig mobbade av kamrater eller kränkta av vuxna i skolan. Det är också en grupp som förhållandevis ofta rapporterar bruk av alkohol, tobak och narkotika. De kan även ha andra funktionsnedsättningar eller tinnitus. De hörselskadade ungdomarna är en högriskgrupp som behöver uppmärksammas och få ett bättre anpassat stöd. Det behövs fördjupade studier hur stödet kan utformas på ett relevant sätt, speciellt gäller det dem med flera funktionshinder. För att göra detta är det viktigt att ungdomarna själva involveras i arbetet. Fördjupade studier behövs också om hur hörselskadade ungdomars delaktighet i den reguljära skolan kan förbättras samt om vad som skapar exempelvis stress, trötthet och olyckor. Det behövs åtgärder för att minska den mobbning som sker och inte minst minska det ungdomar rapporterar om kränkning från vuxna. Det behövs riktade insatser för att öka de hörselskadade ungdomarnas simkunnighet och fysiska aktivitet. Det är också av stor betydelse för de hörselskadade och döva ungdomarna att det finns kompetent tvåspråkig (svenska och teckenspråk) personal på ungdomsmottagningar och barnahus.
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- Brunnberg, Elinor, 1948-, et al.
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Hard-of-hearing adolescents reporting some other disability or tinnitus : a replication study including an age-related analysis
- 2009
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In two previous studies based on the survey, Life & Health Young 2005 in Örebro county 15-16 years old Hard-of-hearing (HH) students with some other disability (HHDIS) and HH with tinnitus (HHTINN) reported considerably higher scores for mental symptoms and substance use than adolescents ‘just‘ HH or hearing adolescents. In order to replicate these findings we analysed the 2007 survey and included adolescents in grade 7, 9 and 2 in secondary school concerning substance use and depression. We also used reference data from the corresponding adult survey Life & Health 2008. In grade 9 HHDIS (2.0%) and HHTINN (2.0 %) both reported strongly increased rates of risky alcohol consumption (55/51% versus 13%), daily tobacco use (57/54% versus 10%) and depression (43/43% versus 14%) than hearing or ´just´ HH adolescents. Similar but less pronounced changes were present in grade 7 and grade 2. In HHDIS increased risk drinking was found until age 35, increased daily tobacco use until age 50 and increased depression until age 65. In HHTINN only rate of depression was increased in adult life. HHDIS and HHTINN thus are important targets for preventive measures. In addition tinnitus in young people can be a marker like disability of vulnerability.
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- Brunnberg, Elinor, et al.
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School adjustment, mental symptoms and substance use in 16 year old students with hearing impairment and other disabilities
- 2007
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- There are few studies on substance use, mental symptoms and school problems in adolescents with multi-disabilities. This survey, “Life and health-young 2005”, included all children in mainstream schools class 9 in the county of Örebro, Sweden. Children attending special schools for deaf/hard-of-hearing and multi-disabled children were not included. There were 56 (1.9%) hard-of-hearing students with some other disability, 93 (3.1%) ‘just hard-of-hearing’ students, 282 (9.7%) students with some other disability than hearing impairment and 2488 (85.2%) without a disability. Hard-of-hearing/other disability group of students reported considerably higher scores on mental symptoms, substance use and school problems than the others. A logistic regression analysis showed that mental symptoms explained 17% of the variance, alcohol and drugs 15% and school problems 9%. The final model explained 24% and included use of illegal drugs (OR 8.3), often irritated (OR 4.2), feeling bad (OR 3.2) and bullied (OR 2.2). In the hard-of-hearing/other disability group 43% reported at least 2 of these symptoms and in the other groups 17%, 18% and 8%, respectively. The combination of hearing impairment and other disabilities increases the risk for mental symptoms, substance use and school problems. This group of students in mainstream schools ought to be an important target for preventive efforts.
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- Brunnberg, Elinor, 1948-, et al.
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Self-rated mental health, school adjustment, and substance use in hard-of-hearing adolescents
- 2008
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Ingår i: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1081-4159 .- 1465-7325. ; 13:3, s. 324-335
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This survey, "Life and Health—Young People 2005," included all 15/16-year-old adolescents in mainstream schools in the county of Örebro, Sweden. Just students with a slight/mild or moderate hearing loss were included. There were 56 (1.9%) "hard-of-hearing (HH) students with multiple disabilities," 93 (3.1%) students who were "just HH," 282 (9.7%) students with some "other disability than HH," and 2,488 (85.2%) students with "no disability." "HH with multiple disabilities" reported considerably higher scores for mental symptoms, substance use, and school problems than the "no disability" group. Those with "just HH" and those with "other disability than HH" had more mental symptoms and school problems than the "no disability" group but no significant differences in substance use. In conclusion, the combination of a hearing loss and some other disability strongly increases the risk for mental symptoms, school problems, and substance use. This group, thus, is an important target for preventive measures.
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- Brunnberg, Elinor, 1948-, et al.
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Sexuality of 15/16-year-old girls and boys with and without modest disabilities
- 2009
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Ingår i: Sexuality and disability. - : Springer. - 0146-1044 .- 1573-6717. ; 27:3, s. 139-153
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Girls and boys with disabilities, 15-16 years of age, report a significantly higher rate of sexual debut than adolescents with no disabilities. In a society where a young person with a disability often is considered to have an essentially asexual status, there can be several fronts for adolescents to fight. The survey Life and Health - Young People 2005 was completed by 3,084 adolescents attending mainstream schools in Sweden. In this study the sexual debut in girls and boys with and without disabilities is related to mental health, school exposure and substance use. Our findings might be explained by a mechanism of identity construction from the adolescents' ideas of normality and by a battle for acceptance and confirmation of life. The ideas of normality can be erroneous but still influence the adolescents' sexual activity. Multivariate analyses also showed that the relationship between sex and substance use is strong among all adolescents.
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- Brunnberg, Elinor, et al.
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Tinnitus and hearing loss in 15-16-year-old students : mental health symptoms, substance use, and exposure in school
- 2008
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Ingår i: International Journal of Audiology. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1499-2027 .- 1708-8186. ; 47:11, s. 688-694
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The current study assessed the responses from a survey titled ”Life and Health – Young People 2005”, completed by 2.878 15-16 year-old adolescents in mainstream schools in the county of Örebro, Sweden. Thirty-nine percent of students with hearing loss (slight, mild, or moderate) and 6% of students with normal hearing reported tinnitus often or always during the past three months. Almost no gender difference was observed among students with normal hearing reporting tinnitus (boys 6.3%, girls 5.6%); however, a gender difference was noticed among hard-of-hearing (HH) students (boys 50%, girls 28%). Adolescents with both hearing loss and tinnitus reported considerably higher scores for mental symptoms, substance use, and school problems than other students. Anxiety in the past three months, male gender, and alcohol consumption in the past year were associated with tinnitus in HH students; irritation and anxiety in the past three months, disability, use of illicit drugs, and truancy predicted tinnitus in the normal hearing group. Consequently, students with a hearing loss and tinnitus are at high risk and should be monitored for subsequent problems.
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- Ekbäck, Gunnar, 1954-, et al.
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What factors can be protective for both self-rated oral health and general health?
- 2015
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Ingår i: Swedish Dental Journal. - Stockholm : Swedish Dental Journal. - 0347-9994. ; 39:2, s. 99-107
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to analyze if the same protective factors are significant for both self-rated health and oral health. It was hypothesized that these factors should be the same.The material is based on a population sample of 17 113 women and men aged 18-84years in one county in central Sweden.The response rate was 61%.The data were collected through a postal questionnaire "Life and Health" in 2008.The questionnaire comprised of 149 questions and was divided into a number of areas, e.g. socioeconomic conditions, quality of life, social relations, lifestyle, and health. To analyze the strength of the protective factors whilst taking into account the relationships between the various independent variables, multivariate analyses were conducted using binary multiple logistic regression. The outcome measures with the strongest association to general health is belonging to the age group 18-34 years, positive faith in the future, good sleeping pattern and to be employed/ self-employed/retired.The outcomes with the strongest association to oral health are good finances, belonging to the age group 18-34years, to be born in Sweden and positive faith in the future.Conclusions.This study shows that, in.general, the same protective factors are significant for both self-rated health and self-rated oral health, making it possible to use the same approach to strengthen both general health and oral health. One important outcome, not often considered, is having positive faith in the future. It is a task for the health care system to strengthen people's faith in the future, partly through a very high quality care when needed, but also through active health promotion that increases the chances of a healthy life, both from a public health perspective as from an oral health perspective.
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- Lindén-Boström, Margareta, 1955-
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Arbetsmiljö och alkohol : En studie om alkoholbruk och dess relation till olika arbetsmiljöförhållanden i en organisation
- 1990
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The aim of this study is to analyse the connection between employees' work environment and alcohol problems. The emphasis is in detecting elements of risk important for alcohol problems to arise.The empirical part of the study has been carried out at seven different work places in one county council. All employees of these work places have answered a questionnaire concerning mainly work environment and alcohol habits. The major part of the analysed personnel is female and thus it is women's work environment that has the greatest significance for the issue.The outcome shows that there is a relationship between work environment as experienced by the employee and alcohol problems, and alcohol beeing used as a coping remedy. The relationship between work environment and alcohol problems is most conspicuous among blue collar workers. An essential part of the work environment considered in relation to alcohol problems is low job decision latitude, which also is in accordance with previous research on the relationship of work environment and disease. Social unsafety in the worksituation also appears to be connected with alcohol problems. High social security in the work situation seems to be a condition, which partially might protect against the negative effect of low job decision latitude.
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