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- Edlund, B, et al.
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Anthropometry, body composition and body image in dieting and non-dieting 8-16-year-old Swedish girls.
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Ingår i: Acta Paediatrica. - 0803-5253 .- 1651-2227. ; 88:5, s. 537-44
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Anthropometry, body composition and body image were studied in 122 Swedish 8-16-y-old girls and their parents. The subjects participated in a 3-y prospective longitudinal study and were selected randomly after stratification for grades from those scoring in the upper vs. the lower thirds of the Children's Eating Attitudes Test (ChEAT) score distribution. The ChEAT was completed 6 mo before the present study together with a demographic and dieting questionnaire and a questionnaire for the estimation of body size. In total 43% (n = 52) admitted ever dieting ("Dieters") and 25% (n = 30) admitted that they were currently trying to lose weight. The anthropometric and body composition data indicated that ChEAT High-scorers and Dieters were somewhat fatter than Low-scorers and Non-dieters, although this pattern was not shown among the 8-y-olds or the 14-y-olds (High-scorers). The mothers of the ChEAT High-scorers were found to be somewhat fatter than the other mothers. A current vs. ideal body shape discrepancy was shown for both High-scorers and Dieters, with a larger discrepancy for the Dieters. All groups believed that their parents were aspiring for a leaner body.
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- Edlund, B, et al.
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Attitudes to food, eating and dieting behaviour in 11 and 14-year-old Swedish children.
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Ingår i: Acta Paediatrica. - 0803-5253 .- 1651-2227. ; 83:6, s. 572-7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- All students in grades 5 and 8 of three randomly chosen schools in Uppsala (n = 236) were eligible, and 197 participated. The survey included a Swedish version of the Children's Eating Attitudes Test (ChEAT) and a demographic and dieting questionnaire. In total, 47% of the children (girls 70%, boys 25%) wanted to be thinner and 25% had tried to lose weight. In the 5th grade, 49% of the girls reported that they wanted to be thinner and in the 8th grade 83%. Fifty-three percent of the girls in the 8th grade reported that they had tried to lose weight; 36% admitted that they felt too fat but only 5% reported that other people found them too fat. The methods used were caloric restriction and exercise. Compared with US data, the Swedish students dieted less often and showed lower ChEAT scores. Compared with earlier data, our results show that weight concerns begin at an earlier age among Swedish children today.
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- Glimelius, B, et al.
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Improved care of patients with small cell lung cancer. Nutritional and quality of life aspects.
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Ingår i: Acta Oncologica. - 0284-186X .- 1651-226X. ; 31:8, s. 823-31
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A comprehensive cancer care project was carried out in Uppsala with the aim of improving the overall situation for patients treated with intensive chemotherapy with curative intent. This report gives the results in 58 patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC), focusing on the nutritional aspects of the care and chemotherapy-related adverse effects. Responses, survival and simple nutritional parameters were compared with a historical control group (n = 81), and quality-of-life parameters with a pre-project group (n = 22). Groups were comparable with respect to pre-treatment characteristics. In contrast to the historical control group, weight, body mass index and S-albumin did not decrease during treatment in patients diagnosed during the project period. Yet, food intake in the study group was low, and for most patients below what is recommended. Survival, proportion of responses and response duration did not differ from those of the control group. Compared with the pre-project quality-of-life controls, a number of scores were more favourable for study patients (n = 36) interviewed in association with the 8th treatment course by a Swedish version of the Cancer Inventory of Problem Situations (CIPS). The global score was lower in the study group than in the pre-project group (0.80 vs 1.20, p < 0.001). Significant differences in a favourable direction were also seen in several higher order factors and miscellaneous subscales constituting the CIPS. On individual items, the study group expressed less problems with appetite/food taste in hospital, nervousness before chemotherapy and worry about adverse effects. The greatest differences in positive direction for the study group were seen within areas where the project focused on caring activities. We therefore conclude that a cancer care project with the present goals and means of intervention can improve the quality of life in patients with SCLC treated with intensive chemotherapy.
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- Gunningberg, Lena, et al.
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Effect of visco-elastic foam mattresses on the development of pressure ulcers in patients with hip fractures
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Ingår i: Journal of Wound Care. - 0969-0700 .- 2052-2916. ; 9:10, s. 455-460
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study had three aims: to investigate if visco-elastic foam mattresses are more effective than standard hospital mattresses in reducing the incidence of pressure ulcers in patients with hip fractures; to compare pressure ulcer grade and location and documented nursing prevention and treatment interventions in patients using the two types of mattresses; and to identify possible predictors of pressure ulcer development. Using a prospective randomised controlled trial design 101 patients (mean age: 84 years) were randomly allocated either a visco-elastic foam mattress or a standard mattress. There was no significant difference in the incidence of pressure ulcers between the two groups, but patients on standard mattresses tended to develop more severe pressure ulcers. Furthermore, according to the documentation, patients with grade I pressure ulcers who were allocated a standard mattress received more preventive interventions, which may have reduced the differences in outcomes between the two groups. The researchers conclude that the results support the use of the test mattress. Significant predictors of pressure ulcer development were long waiting times for surgery and low haemoglobin levels at hospital admission.
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- Halvarsson-Edlund, K., et al.
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Prediction of disturbed eating attitudes in adolescent girls : A 3-year longitudinal study of eating patterns, self-esteem and coping
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Ingår i: Eating and Weight Disorders. - 1124-4909 .- 1590-1262. ; 13:2, s. 87-94
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: The purpose was to examine the extent to which yearly assessments of eating patterns and attitudes, self-esteem and coping strategies over a 3-year period among adolescent girls predicted the degree of disturbed eating attitudes at the year 3-assessment. Our main hypothesis was that such attitudes year 3 would be predicted by eating attitudes, restrained, emotional, and external eating behaviour, as well as by low self-esteem and coping by acting out or avoidance. METHOD: Three-hundred and seventy-eight Swedish adolescent girls were assessed once a year for three years. RESULTS: The results suggest that eating patterns and attitudes were the strongest predictors of disturbed eating attitudes year 3. Self-esteem and coping had a limited predictive value for eating attitudes year 3, and the effect of self-esteem appeared to be mediated by coping. DISCUSSION: The results suggest that early eating patterns (e.g., more disturbed eating attitudes and restrained eating behaviors) and attitudes are potentially important predictors for the development of more serious eating disturbances among adolescent girls.
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