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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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- Bonde, Ellen, 1968, et al.
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Dissociation of dysfunctional breathing and odour intolerance among adults in a general-population study.
- 2013
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Ingår i: The clinical respiratory journal. - 1752-699X. ; 7:2, s. 176-182
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Many patients present with a mixture of respiratory problems such as shortness of breath, heavy breathing, coughing and odour intolerance. If these patients are diagnosed as asthma, it might sometimes be a false diagnosis. Concepts such as sensory hyperreactivity, hyperventilation, asthma-like symptoms, odour intolerance and dysfunctional breathing are used to refer to these patients. Non-respiratory symptoms such as headache, fatigue and bloating are sometimes also part of the clinical picture. Our aim was to use factor analysis to increase our understanding of breathing-related symptoms in a general-population frame. Methods: A respiratory questionnaire was answered by 10108 subjects in a general-population sample. Items aiming to identify individuals with breathing-related symptoms and asthma were included. We used factor analysis with Varimax rotation to extract discriminatory components (i.e. groups of symptoms), based on the questionnaire items. The aim was to find groups of items (factors) as distinct as possible, still allowing overlap and showing the importance of each item in the separated factor. Results: Five distinct factors were identified in the factor analysis, representing dysfunctional breathing, odour intolerance, asthma, bronchitis and a group with mixed symptoms, respectively. These five factors explained 55% of the variance. Conclusions: Based on our findings, we conclude that non-asthmatic breathing-related symptoms may be separated into at least two categories in a general population, odour intolerance and dysfunctional breathing. These two categories seem to be two distinct groups of subjects with breathing-related symptoms and may represent different clinical entities separated from asthma and bronchitis. Please cite this paper as: Bonde E, Andersson E, Brisman J, Eklöf M, Ringsberg KC and Torén K. Dissociation of dysfunctional breathing and odour intolerance among adults in a general-population study. Clin Respir J 2012; DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-699X.2012.00299.x.
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- Daniels, Karen, et al.
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Preschool children´s healthy lifestyles: South African parents´and preschool staff perceptions.
- 2016
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Ingår i: Health Education Journal. - : SAGE Publications. - 0017-8969 .- 1748-8176. ; 75:8, s. 897-910
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Abstract Background: The worldwide growth of non-communicable diseases requires important lifestyle adaptations. The earlier a healthy lifestyle is adopted, the better. Enabling a healthy lifestyle for children during the preschool years ideally involves the cooperation of parents and teachers. Health promotion with parents and teachers is most effective if it takes into consideration their views and opinions, as well as context. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore perceptions of health and healthy lifestyle from the perspective of preschool children’s parents, and the staff caring for children attending preschools in three diverse settings. Design: Qualitative in-depth study. Setting: Preschools in Western Cape Province, South Africa. Method: Data were collected through six focus group discussions and analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: Parents and staff shared a holistic view of health, agreeing that children and their health were primarily the responsibility of the parents. Informants described their own health and that of children as affected by a variety of interconnected factors, including environmental, economic, social and individual influences. Conclusion: When tailoring a health-promoting education programme, it is important to consider the pre-existing knowledge the participants have and the context in which intervention will take place. There is also a need to structurally address social determinants of health that may be beyond the control of the individuals. Keywords Healthy lifestyles, preschool children, preschool parents, preschool staff, South Africa.
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- Eklund Karlsson, Leena, 1956-, et al.
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Work-integrated learning and health literacy as catalysts for Roma empowerment and social inclusion: A participatory action research
- 2019
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Ingår i: Action Research. - : SAGE Publications. - 1476-7503 .- 1741-2617. ; 17:4, s. 549-572
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Roma people all over the world have often been subject to prejudice, stigma, discrimination and oppression. Many Roma have little or no education, which in combination with other factors often leads to unemployment and marginalization. Based on a case study in Sweden, this paper proposes an approach that can be used in participatory projects aiming at improving the living situation of marginalized people. In such an approach, the Roma themselves would be the leaders in all activities concerning the group. The first aim of this paper is to describe how health literacy and work-integrated learning functioned as empowering tools for a Roma-led inclusion process within a participatory action research framework. The second aim is to discuss and reflect on the use of participatory action research in community work with Roma based on the experiences of the participatory action research participants. The findings indicate that work-integrated learning may be a worthwhile approach for increasing the individual empowerment and self-led social inclusion of vulnerable people. However, the obstacles of structural discriminatory nature hindered the project to reach its full potential in its intended emancipatory goals.
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- Forinder, Ulla, et al.
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Health care professionals´perceptions of health promotion with preschool children.
- 2016
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Ingår i: International Journal of Healthcare. - : SciEdu. - 2377-7338 .- 2377-7346. ; 2:1, s. 128-138
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- ABSTRACT Background: The growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) all over the world calls for a change in peoples’ lifestyles. One way to prevent NCDs is to work with health promotion. The burden of communicable diseases (CDs), however, is still high and resources are limited. Studies suggest that promotion of health should start early in life and in cooperation between preschool teachers and parents. Also health care workers should be included in such work. The aim of the present study was to explore health care professionals’ experiences and their reflections on health promotion in relation to children’s health in two different Western Cape settings, South Africa. Methods: Data was collected in two focus group discussions (FGDs) with twelve health care professionals from health clinics situated in two different settings; one upper-middle income urban suburb and one peri-urban township. Data was analysed with latent content analysis. Results: The findings are presented in four categories and twelve subcategories. The focus group (FG) participants had a holistic view on health and they talked about children’s health from a health promotion perspective where they saw children’s health as affected by an interplay between family, societal and structural factors. Further they saw several possibilities and expressed ideas about how to work from a health promotion perspective. They had a positive attitude to working intersectorally and interdisciplinary and believed that they could contribute to such a work. However, the cooperation with doctors and social service must be improved in order to succeed. Conclusions: The organizers of the health care sector should see to that health professionals have the possibility to work according to health promotion principles. Also the health care workers themselves must engage more actively in the work by considering the attitudes of the staff, the parents and grandparents and develop cultural awareness and sensibility. Key Words: Child health, Determinants of health, Focus group discussions, Health promotion, Health care professionals, Intersectoral work, Interdisciplinary work.
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- Førland, Georg, et al.
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Searching and dealing, confirmation and feeling : Participants’ approaches to learning in a Health Education setting
- 2017
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Ingår i: Health Education Journal. - : SAGE Publications. - 0017-8969 .- 1748-8176. ; 76:3, s. 326-336
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: Health care is far from reaching the goal of people being part of their own care, and research is lacking on how to understand their perspective. This study explores people's intentions with the act of learning before attending a health education programme at a Learning and Mastery Centre (LMC) in Norway. The aim of this study was to understand participants' learning strategies for learning about their own health care in a health education setting.Methods: Data were collected through five group interviews and analysed using qualitative content analysis.Results: Findings revealed that participants' intentions of how and what to learn were influenced by their life experiences and interactions with the health care system. Three main categories of experience emerged: (1) sharing experiences, (2) second opinion and (3) capturing the news, brought together under the comprehensive theme: searching and dealing, confirmation and feeling, which reflects the underlying meaning of the categories.Conclusion: Results encourage us to see learning as an active construction process underpinned by health literacy, including both people's competencies and the health care system. If LMCs and similar health education initiatives are to make an important contribution to improving people's health literacy, significant attention should be given in the planning and implementation of initiatives
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- Havstam, Christina, 1963, et al.
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Making sense of the cleft: Young adults' accounts of growing up with a cleft and deviant speech.
- 2011
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Ingår i: Journal of health psychology. - : SAGE Publications. - 1461-7277 .- 1359-1053. ; 16:1, s. 22-30
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Individuals born with a cleft lip and palate risk developing a deviant appearance and speech during childhood and sometimes also as adults. In this study, 13 young adults born with a cleft (lip and) palate, who had had deviant speech in adolescence, participated in semistructured interviews. The core category Making sense of the cleft, comprising the two categories Shaping one's attitude to the cleft and Dealing with being different with seven subcategories, describes the processes of developing self-image in relation to the cleft. The findings are believed to be relevant for individuals born with a cleft, their parents and caregivers.
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- Havstam, Christina, 1963, et al.
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Taking Charge of Communication: Adults' Descriptions of Growing up with a Cleft-Related Speech Impairment.
- 2011
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Ingår i: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal. - : SAGE Publications. - 1545-1569 .- 1055-6656. ; 48:6, s. 717-726
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: To obtain descriptions of the experience of growing up with a cleft-related speech impairment and how it was dealt with. Design: Semistructured interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using a qualitative approach inspired by grounded theory methodology. Setting: Interviews took place at participants' homes or workplaces or at the university. Participants: Thirteen young adults (25 to 34 years of age) born with cleft palate with or without cleft lip. Results: The analysis resulted in the core category Taking charge of communication, which comprised three main categories: Forming an idea of one's speech, Learning about one's communication, and Taking responsibility for communication. The first main category was made up of three subcategories and the other two had two. The categories emerged as parallel processes in the understanding and active handling of communicative interaction. Conclusions: The participants described the processes that had enabled them to take charge of their communication. Seeing things from the listener's perspective and being open about the cleft and the speech disorder emerged as important parts of taking active responsibility for communication, as well as accepting their present speech and communication. Communicative participation should be assessed more thoroughly to understand the individual needs of people born with a cleft who have a speech impairment into adolescence.
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- Jakobsson, Sofie, 1968, et al.
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Self-rated health over a two-year period after breast cancer surgery : prospective ratings and retrospective rating by means of a health-line
- 2020
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. - : Wiley. - 0283-9318 .- 1471-6712.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: There are difficulties in clinical assessment of patients' health, and there is a need for evaluating instruments that measures self-rated health over time and that are based on the patient's own experiences of their health situation.AIM: To describe the trajectory of self-rated health given in a retrospective health-line and its correspondence with the ratings of health given at six different time points during 2 years following a first breast cancer surgery.DESIGNS AND METHODS: An explorative prospective cohort study presented according to the STROBE guideline. At six time points, 459 women (26-63 years) completed assessments of self-rated health during 2 years following a first breast cancer surgery. Subsequently, the women retrospectively rated health month by month over the two years by means of a health-line. The women were included consecutively in 2007-2009, last data collection was performed in 2012. Statistical analyses were used to compare the health-line with previous ratings.RESULTS: Most women (74-88%) rated their health as good, very good or excellent at all six time points. Health-line ratings were somewhat lower than the ratings made at the actual time-point; however, the illustrated trajectories back in time followed the same patterns as the women had reported during the two years. The lowest ratings of self-rated health were reported at four months after surgery. The retrospective illustrations varied greatly, and poorer health was reported by women undergoing chemotherapy, with lower education and who reported more life events.CONCLUSIONS: Even if the retrospective ratings by the health-line were somewhat lower than the ratings at the actual time-point, the health-line captures the health trajectory. The individual graphic illustration by means of a health-line may serve as a basis for assessment and support patient health narratives. The findings indicate that life event, lower education and chemotherapy influence concurrent and retrospective self-assessment of health.
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- Jonzon, Robert, et al.
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Violence against women in intimate relationships: Explanations and suggestions for interventions as perceived by healthcare workers, local leaders, and trusted community members in a northern district of Vietnam
- 2007
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Ingår i: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. - : SAGE Publications. - 1403-4948 .- 1651-1905. ; 35:6, s. 640-647
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: This study explored professionals' and trusted community inhabitants' explanations of the violence between intimate partners and their suggestions for preventive activities. It was performed in a rural district in northern Vietnam. Methods: A total of 20 men and 20 women were strategically selected for focus-group discussions and the analyses followed the procedure for qualitative thematic content analysis. Results: It was pointed out that violence against women was not discussed openly in the community and women subjected to violence kept silent and avoided seeking help in order not to reveal what was happening in the family. The informants perceived the violence as an interplay between individual and family-related factors and sociocultural norms and practices where Confucian ideology exerted a strong influence. When it came to prevention, there was a strong belief in educating the people and in enforcing policy and law. Conclusions: As described by the informants, traditional attitudes to gender roles and women's power disadvantage are found to be behind most of the explanations for intimate partner violence. Collaboration between sectors at local level, between the health sector and other bodies, and with community leaders as spokesmen would help to improve openness and reduce society's tolerance of violence against women. The mass media also have an important role to play.
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- Muus, Ingrid, et al.
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Health-related quality of life among Danish patients 3 and 12 months after TIA or mild stroke
- 2010
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Ingår i: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. - 0283-9318. ; 24:2, s. 211-218
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: This paper aimed to describe health related quality of life three and 12 months after mild stroke or transient ischemic attack, TIA, to describe the perceived changes from pre to post stroke status and to examine sociodemographic determinants for health related quality of life. Methods: 105 patients with mild stroke or TIA delivered self reported data on health related quality of life using the Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale Danish Version, SSQOL-DK. The main outcome was perceived change in over all quality of life from pre to post stroke status. Non-parametric tests were used to examine change over time and differences between groupings of gender, age and life conditions. Logistic regression was used to model the change of all over quality of life changed at 12 months compared to pre stroke status. Results: Fifty seven percent (57%) of the patients felt that their pre stroke status concerning quality of life was regained. Those that rated all over quality of life deteriorated 12 months post stroke were more often working (48.9% vs. 31.7%), fewer had a diagnosis of TIA (13.3% vs. 30%), functional level was lower and the consumption of antidepressive medication was more frequent. In the regression model male sex (OR 3.77), working outside home (OR 2.84) and less than 5.00 (maximum score) on the domains Mood and Work/productivity at three months were significant predictors for rating health related quality of life deteriorated after stroke. Conclusion: Rehabilitation efforts should include employment alternatives of a less demanding nature for male patients.
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- Olander, Ewy, et al.
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Health literacy : ett dynamiskt begrepp
- 2014. - 1
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Ingår i: Health literacy. - Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. - 9789144089157 ; , s. 47-74
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- Povlsen, Lene, et al.
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Support and education of immigrants with chronically ill children: Identified needs from a case study of Turkish and Kurdish families
- 2008
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Ingår i: Health Education Journal. - : SAGE Publications. - 0017-8969 .- 1748-8176. ; 67:1, s. 35-44
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective The aim of the study was to analyse how parents of Turkish and Turkish/Kurdish children with diabetes and health care professionals perceived the education and support provided, and to assess what was required to improve the collaboration between the families and the team in order to optimize selfcare and metabolic control. Design A case study including semi-structured interviews, participant observation and information from medical records. Setting The study was carried out in Copenhagen, Denmark. Method The study included 11 children aged 4—17 years of Turkish and Kurdish origin, their parents, the Turkish interpreter and the paediatric diabetes team. Results The study identified the following factors that might contribute to improve the outcome: 1) Adjusted educational initiatives to promote a better understanding of concepts like chronic disease and selfcare, and to ensure that the content of the education is understood, implemented and maintained; 2) special support to enable parents to deal with practical and emotional problems and conflicts related to diabetes management; 3) closer contact and psychosocial support in order to promote learning and motivation for selfcare as well as promoting attendance at the clinics. Conclusion Non-western immigrants have a considerable need for special support to help them learn to manage a chronic disease. Health education should aim at bridging the gap between differences related to culture and traditions.
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- Ringsberg, Karin C., 1945, et al.
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Coping with patients with medically unexplained symptoms: work-related strategies of physicians in primary health care.
- 2006
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Ingår i: Journal of health psychology. - : SAGE Publications. - 1359-1053 .- 1461-7277. ; 11:1, s. 107-16
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- General practitioners (GPs) often meet patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). From a patient perspective, MUS is a well-acknowledged problem within the primary health care services today, but less is known about the GPs' perceptions. This study aims to elucidate GPs' perceptions of patients with MUS, focusing on stressing situations, emotional reactions and coping strategies. Twenty-seven physicians participated in focus-group discussions. In the analysis, where a phenomenographic approach was used, six situations were identified as being especially stressful in the encounter with these patients. The GPs described how they used both problem-focused and emotion-focused strategies, but with emotion-focused strategies slightly dominating, indicating that the GPs had difficulties in managing their own stress when working with patients with MUS.
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- Ringsberg, Karin C., 1945, et al.
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Diagnosis of asthma in primary health care: a pilot study
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of allergy. - : Hindawi Limited. - 1687-9783 .- 1687-9791. ; 2014, s. 898965-898965
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Some patients with an asthma diagnosis have a poor controlled asthma. One explanation may be an incorrect diagnosis. Aim. The aim of the study was to diagnose and classify patients with non-infectious lower respiratory tract problems in primary health care using internationally applied diagnostic criteria and diagnostic tests. Patients and Methods. New adult patients visiting a primary health care centre due to lower airway problems were included. The diagnostic tests included FEV1, FVC, PEF, two questionnaires, methacholine test, and skin prick test. Results. The patients (n = 43) could be divided into four groups: asthma (28%), asthma-like disorder (44%), idiopathic cough (12%), and a nonreversible bronchial obstructive group (16%). The asthma and asthma-like groups showed similar patterns of airway symptoms and trigger factors, not significantly separated by a special questionnaire. Phlegm, heavy breathing, chest pressure/pain, cough, and wheezing were the most common symptoms. Physical exercise and scents were the dominating trigger factors. Conclusions. Nonobstructive asthma-like symptoms seem to be as common as bronchial asthma in primary health care. Due to the similarities in symptoms and trigger factors the study supports the hypothesis that asthma and nonobstructive asthma-like disorders are integrated in the same "asthma syndrome," including different mechanisms, not only bronchial obstruction.
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- Ringsberg, Karin C., 1945
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The Nordic Health Promotion Research Network (NHPRN)
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. - : SAGE Publications. - 1403-4948 .- 1651-1905. ; 43, s. 51-56
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Nordic Health Promotion Research Network (NHPRN) was established in 2007 at the Nordic School of Public Health (NHV). This article aims to describe the foundation of the NHPRN, the development and the present status of the work of NHPRN. The NHPRN consists of about 50 senior and junior researchers from all Nordic countries. It is a working network that aims to develop the theoretical understanding of health promotion, to create research cooperation in health promotion from a Nordic perspective and to extend the scope of health promotion through education. Network members meet biannually to discuss and further develop research within the field and are also responsible for the Nordic conference on Health Promotion, organized every 3 years. The NHV hosted the network between 2007 and 2014; and the World Health Organisation (WHO) will assume this role in 2015.
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- Sandstig, Gabriella, 1969, et al.
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The Behavioral Consequences of Parents Presumed Media Influence on Restrictive Mediation and Co-Viewing/Using Media
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Ingår i: Journalism and Mass Communication. - 2160-6579. ; 3:7, s. 452-463
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study aims to fertilize research on parental mediation with the importance of parents’ media attitudes in terms of parental third-person effects and its varieties. The explanatory power of these perceptions on behavioral consequences as types of parental mediation is analyzed with control for previously known factors. Data from a cross-sectional population survey in Sweden 2011 covered a representative sample of children, aged 2-17 years in total 1461. The results show that the parental second-person perceptions explain (i.e., general belief in media effects) more than parental third-person perceptions. Parental second-person perceptions together with the age of the child explain most of the restrictive mediation and the effects of parental second-person perceptions on restrictive mediation increase with the parents lesser control of the media type.
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