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- Forland, G., et al.
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Sense of Coherence: Learning to live with chronic illness through health education
- 2018
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Ingår i: Health Education Journal. - : SAGE Publications. - 0017-8969 .- 1748-8176. ; 77:1, s. 96-108
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: This study examines people's experiences of how to live with a chronic disease, their learning needs and their reasons for participating in a health education programme. The aim of the study was to examine if and how a Sense of Coherence (SOC) might guide an understanding of learning processes in health education. Methods: This study has a qualitative study design with data collected through five group interviews. Interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis to identify principal categories of response. Directed content analysis was then used to reference the categories emerging in the first step to the study's theoretical framework. Results: Three main categories were found: (1) the ability to cope with daily life, (2) assets for a better life both in the present and for the future, and (3) the need for knowledge. A synthesis of empirical findings with reference to the first stage of analysis, the three main aspects of learning, and the three dimensions of a SOC revealed that a SOC may be useful in guiding an understanding of learning processes in health education as a life-oriented mastering resource. Conclusion: SOC offers a useful framework for informing health education. Research is needed to deepen an understanding of how salutogenic theory can strengthen the development of health education programmes and understanding of participants' learning.
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- Lepp, Margret, 1954, et al.
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Dementia -- involving patients and their caregivers in a drama programme: the caregivers' experiences.
- 2003
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Ingår i: Journal of clinical nursing. - 0962-1067. ; 12:6, s. 873-81
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A cultural drama programme was designed for patients with dementia and was led by teachers trained in drama in education and storytelling. The focus was on dance, rhythm, song, storytelling and conversations. The aim of this study was to describe how a drama programme for patients with dementia and their caregivers was experienced by the caregivers. Twelve strategically selected patients, 10 women and two men, with moderate and severe dementia, and their seven female caregivers participated in the programme. Sessions were held for one and a half hour, weekly once for 2 months. A focus group interview was held with the caregivers 1 month after the programme had ended. The interview and analysis of data were carried out according to the principles of phenomenography. Two categories, 'interaction' and 'professional growth', and five subcategories emerged in the analysis. In these, the caregivers described how fellowship developed between the participants and how they shared joy and sorrow. The patients communicated with each other and the leaders, and the programme seemed to help the patients to remember and make associations with situations experienced earlier in their lives. The patients also showed knowledge and ability in things about which the caregivers were unaware until the time of the drama programme. In other daily life situations, the patients showed their feelings, both joy and sorrow, more openly, their self-confidence grew and they showed greater interest in their surroundings. The caregivers furthermore expressed that they felt confirmed in their roles as caregivers. The programme prompted them to reflect upon their roles as caregivers. In conclusion, a drama programme with cultural features seems to increase the quality of life in patients with dementia and strengthen the caregivers in their profession.
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- Ringsberg, Karin C., 1945, et al.
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Concerns and future challenges of health literacy in the Nordic countries – From the point of view of health promotion practitioners and researchers
- 2018
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. - : SAGE Publications. - 1403-4948 .- 1651-1905. ; 46:20_suppl, s. 107-117
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Health literacy is an essential social determinant for promoting and maintaining the health of a population. Aim: From a health promotion perspective, explore health literacy issues, concerns and future challenges among Nordic practitioners and researchers. Methods: Data were collected in a workshop at the 8th Nordic Health Promotion Conference, and in a literature review, with articles from five databases. The search included title and abstract with the search terms health literacy* and health literacy as a MeSH term and all the Nordic countries. Qualitative and quantitative analysis were used. Results: Twenty-five persons participated in the workshop. The discussions were summarized in six themes: concept of health literacy in national language; risk of victim blaming; measuring health literacy; content in school curricula on health literacy; new technologies for information and communication; communication and collaboration between different actors in support of health. Forty-three articles on health literacy were identified, mainly conducted within three fields: development, test and adaptation of instruments for measuring health literacy; measurement of health literacy among patients, or other defined target groups and on populations; and developing and evaluating methods/tools for the training of personnel groups or different target groups. Conclusions: There is a need for further studies providing a more in-depth understanding of the health literacy concept, knowledge on how to measure health literacy, ethical aspects, application in intersectoral collaboration as well as the adaptation to new technologies for information and communication in education supporting health literacy. As health literacy is an essential social health determinant, a concern and a future challenge must be, to make the health literacy concept familiar and visible in health promotion policies, research and practice such as health education. © 2018, © Author(s) 2018.
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- Thualagant, N., et al.
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Nordic responses to covid-19 from a health promotion perspective
- 2023
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Ingår i: Health Promotion International. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 0957-4824 .- 1460-2245. ; 38:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- On 30 January 2020, the disease covid-19 was declared by the World Health Organization to be an international threat to human health and on 11 March 2020, the outbreak was declared a pandemic. The aim of this study was to analyse policy strategies developed by the five Nordic countries during the first 3 months of the pandemic from a health promotion perspective in order to identify Nordic responses to the crisis. Although the Nordic countries have a long tradition of co-operation as well as similar social welfare policies and legislation, each country developed their own strategies towards the crisis. The strategies identified were analysed from a health promotion perspective emanating from five principles: intersectorality, sustainability, equity, empowerment and a lifecourse perspective. Denmark, Finland and Norway had lockdowns to varying degrees, whereas Sweden and Iceland had no lockdowns. Iceland implemented a test and tracking strategy from the very beginning. All countries based their recommendations and restrictions on appeals to solidarity and trust in institutions and fellow citizens. The analysis showed that the strategies in all countries could be related to health promotion principles with some differences between the countries especially regarding equity and sustainability. The Nordic governments took responsibility for protecting their citizens by developing policy strategies based on restrictions and recommendations congruent with the principles of health promotion. The findings also identified issues that will pose challenges for future pandemic strategies.
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- Berntsson, Leeni, 1938, et al.
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Health, economy and social capital in Nordic children aged 13-17 years and their families: changes between 1984, 1996 and 2011
- 2015
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Ingår i: International journal of healthcare. - : Sciedu Press. - 2377-7338 .- 2377-7346. ; 2:1, s. 51-61
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Three repeated cross-sectional surveys, using representative samples of children, aged 2-17 years, stratified for age and sex, were conducted in each of the five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) in 1984, 1996 and 2011. The aim of the present study was to analyze how the health of Nordic 13-17 years old children developed over time, using results from the three surveys in relation to changes in economy and social capital. Methods: Data from 2,905 children in 1984, 2,922 in 1996 and 2,257 in 2011 were collected using mailed questionnaires. Indicators in three areas were used. The Health indicator was taken as absence of psychosomatic complaints. Economy was represented by social class, housing and disposable income. Social capital contained absence of bullying, the child’s organized group activities, parents playing with their children, and parents’ position of trust. Three composite indices one for each area were formed and called Health, Economy and Social Capital Index. Results: There were statistically significant increases of psychosomatic health complaints for children 13-17 years in all the Nordic countries, strongest among girls, at the same time as the economy and social capital of the families increased, particularly in the first period (1984-1996). Conclusions: In spite of the families’ growing economy and improved standard of living there is an increasingly harsh climate in society, with stress, dissatisfaction, bullying and mental health problems. It supports conclusions from other studies that only economic growth is not enough for the full wellbeing of the population. It also supports the importance of the social cohesion, affiliation and solidarity, advanced and reinforced by equitable distribution of the wealth. Social cohesion is important for schooling, on the values of self help, equity, to seek solutions for health among youths.
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- Berntsson, L. T., et al.
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Swedish parents' activities together with their children and children's health: A study of children aged 2-17 years
- 2014
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. - : SAGE Publications. - 1403-4948 .- 1651-1905. ; 42:15 suppl, s. 41-51
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Nordic children's health has declined. Studies show that parents' engagement in children's leisure-time activities might provide beneficial health outcomes for children. Aim: The aim of the present study was to examine the association between Swedish parents' activities together with their children, the parents' experiences of time pressure and their children's health. Methods: Data of 1461 Swedish children aged 2-17 years old that were collected in the NordChild study of 2011 were used. We analyzed physical health, diseases and disabilities, psychosomatic health and well-being, and the parents' experiences of time pressure; and we calculated the associations between parental activity together with the child and health indicators. Results: Activities that were significantly and positively associated with children's health at ages 2-17 years of age were: playing and playing games; going to the cinema, theatre, and sporting events; reading books; playing musical instruments/singing; sports activities; watching TV/video/DVD. Playing video games or computer games, driving child to activities and going for walks were significantly and positively associated at age groups 7-12 years and 13-17 years. Activities that were negatively associated with health were: surfing/blogging on the Internet, going shopping and doing homework. Parents who were not experiencing time pressures had a higher level of activity together with their children. The parental experience of time pressure was associated with work time, with less homework activity and more symptoms in children. Conclusions: The family and home are important settings for the development of children's health. We found eight parental activities together with their children that promoted the children's health. Parents' working time and their time pressure experiences affected their activities with their children. There is a need for an increased focus on parental activities that are positively associated with children's health.
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