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- Herbertsson, Lina, et al.
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Bees increase seed set of wild plants while the proportion of arable land has a variable effect on pollination in European agricultural landscapes
- 2021
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Ingår i: Plant Ecology and Evolution. - : Societe Royale de Botanique de Belgique. - 2032-3913 .- 2032-3921. ; 154:3, s. 341-350
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background and aims: Agricultural intensification and loss of farmland heterogeneity have contributed to population declines of wild bees and other pollinators, which may have caused subsequent declines in insect-pollinated wild plants.Material and methods: Using data from 37 studies on 22 pollinator-dependent wild plant species across Europe, we investigated whether flower visitation and seed set of insect-pollinated plants decline with an increasing proportion of arable land within 1 km.Key results: Seed set increased with increasing flower visitation by bees, most of which were wild bees, but not with increasing flower visitation by other insects. Increasing proportion of arable land had a strongly variable effect on seed set and flower visitation by bees across studies.Conclusion:Factors such as landscape configuration, local habitat quality, and temporally changing resource availability (e.g. due to mass-flowering crops or honey bee hives) could have modified the effect of arable land on pollination. While our results highlight that the persistence of wild bees is crucial to maintain plant diversity, we also show that pollen limitation due to declining bee populations in homogenized agricultural landscapes is not a universal driver causing parallel losses of bees and insect-pollinated plants.
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- Blomberg, Karin, 1970-, et al.
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Translating the Patient Dignity Inventory
- 2019
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Ingår i: International Journal of Palliative Nursing. - : Pensord Press Ltd.. - 1357-6321 .- 2052-286X. ; 25:7, s. 334-343
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: The Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI) is based on an empirically-driven dignity model that has been developed and used for clinically assessing the various sources of dignity-related distress. In a recent review, it received the highest score as a useful instrument in both practice and research in palliative care. The PDI has been adapted to and validated for use in various countries, but not yet Sweden.AIMS: To translate the PDI into Swedish, including cultural adaptation for clinical use.METHODS: A multi-step process of translation, negotiated consensus, expert group discussion (n=7: four invited experts and three researchers) and cognitive interviewing (n=7: persons with palliative care needs).FINDINGS: Discussion, by the expert reviewers, of both linguistic and cultural issues regarding the content and readability of the translated Swedish version resulted in revisions of items and response alternatives, focusing mainly on semantic, conceptual, and experiential equivalence. A pilot version for cognitive interviews was produced. The analysis of data showed that most of the items were judged to be relevant by the persons with palliative care needs.CONCLUSION: The process of translation and adaptation added clarity and consistency. The Swedish version of the PDI can be used in assessing dignity-related distress. The next step will be to test this Swedish version for psychometric properties in a larger group of patients with palliative care needs before use in research.
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- Ekvall, Tomas, et al.
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Avfallsprevention och giftfri miljö
- 2009
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Avfallsprevention genom ökad materialeffektivitet ger ofta miljöfördelar, t ex i form av minskade utsläpp av växthusgaser, eftersom det bidrar till att hålla nere energiintensiv materialproduktion. Syftet med detta projekt är att undersöka om ökad materialeffektivitet också bidrar till minskade utsläpp av farliga ämnen. Minskar eller ökar utsläppen av farliga ämnen om man ökar materialeffektiviteten? Finns det någon tydlig korrelation eller ej? Med farliga ämnen menar vi framförallt ämnen som hanteras av miljömålet Giftfri miljö och i Naturvårdsverkets strategi för giftfria och resurssnåla kretslopp (GRK), men också andra ämnen som påverkar människors hälsa. Vi utgår ifrån olika strategier för ökad materialeffektivitet (se Tabell S). För varje strategi identifierar vi exempel på hur den leder till ökade eller minskade utsläpp av farliga ämnen. Vi lyfter särskilt fram exempel och slutsatser som rör byggsektorn och livsmedelskedjan, eftersom de lyfts fram som prioriterade områden i GRK-strategin. Utifrån de identifierade exemplen drar vi slutsatsen att det finns många fall där ökad materialeffektivitet också bidrar till en mer giftfri miljö (se Tabell S). I vissa fall ger materialeffektiviteten viktiga miljöfördelar utöver att själva materialproduktionen minskar. Det gäller t ex fallet med småbilar. Det finns dock fall när ökad materialeffektivitet vare sig bidrar till giftfrihet eller andra miljöförbättringar. Det finns även fall där ökad materialeffektivitet bidrar till minskat energibehov, men ändå riskerar att öka användningen av farliga ämnen och/eller spridningen av dem i miljön. Slutligen finns risk för så kallade rebound-effekter om den ökade materialeffektiviteten är kostnadseffektiv. Vår samlade bedömning är att ökad materialeffektivitet ofta ger miljöfördelar också i form av minskade utsläpp av farliga ämnen. Sambandet verkar dock vara svagare än mellan materialeffektivitet och minskade utsläpp av växthusgaser. Osäkerheten är också större, eftersom frågan om farliga utsläpp är mer komplex. Man bör t ex ta hänsyn till farligheten hos ämnet och inte bara till den använda eller utsläppta mängden. Frågan är dessutom mindre utforskad. Ämnet för vår studie omfattar i princip alla material, alla produkter och alla produktionsprocesser. Vi har långt ifrån täckt ämnet fullständigt. Viktiga delar av studien är också relativt ytliga. Våra slutsatser skulle bli säkrare och mer välgrundade om studien breddas med fler exempel och/eller fördjupas på de punkter där den är ytlig. I förlängningen kan också systemanalyser vara motiverade, t ex inför implementeringen av EUs nya ramdirektiv om avfall (EU 2008) i svensk rätt.
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- Elvstrand, Helene, 1971-, et al.
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Hur får vi kvar dem på fritids? : Att utveckla fritidshemmets verksamhet med fokus på de äldsta eleverna
- 2022
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Ingår i: Venue. - Linköping : Linköping University Electronic Press. - 2001-788X.
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Denna text presenterar ett systematiskt utvecklingsarbetearbete för att attrahera och hålla kvar de äldsta fritidshemseleverna. Fritidshemmet är en viktig pedagogisk verksamhet även för äldre elever men vi ser att äldre elever i lägre grad än yngre deltar i fritidshemsverksamheten. Hur kan vi möta och arbeta med denna elevgrupps perspektiv och behov?
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- Falthin, Annika
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Meningserbjudanden och val : en studie om musicerande i musikundervisning på högstadiet
- 2015
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- AbstractAffordance and choice: performing music in lower secondary schoolThe purpose of this study is to elucidate affordances and meaning-making processes where students in Compulsory lower secondary education learn to play music together in music class. The data consists of a series of observed music lessons, performances and stimulated recall interviews in two 8th form classes, video recorded in the course of one term.The analysis focuses on students’ and their teacher’s musical interaction and sign making during music class. In order to explore multimodal aspects of sign making in teaching and learning, the study rests on a theoretical framework of social-semiotic multimodality and design theory of learning. Nine students, strategically selected, were observed more frequently than the rest. Excerpts of their singing and playing music on different occasions were transcribed into scores in which musical notation together with other graphic signs and written descriptions represent the events. The scores visualise mul- timodal aspects of musical interaction, which made a 'fine grained' analysis of meaning-making processes possible. Further, an analysis was made of how the students and their teacher expressed themselves about the playing and learning and how this related to their observed actions.The result reveals how the teacher’s physical and verbal communicative sign combinations and choice of repertoire conveyed several layers of mean- ing by means of instructions for playing and by references to different dis- courses and genres. During lessons the principle of recognition was present in all of the teacher's sign making but it might be expressed in different modes including expected actions that surprised, amused and helped students to link different musical parameters together. Through transmodal transla- tions of the teacher’s signs, students, linked short fragments of their parts together, and taking turns with the teacher, made longer musical lines. It was found that students’ activities and utterances indicated that a shared sense of meaning and acceptance took precedence over personal musical wishes and preferences.The study contributes to a close insight and understanding of how young people's meaning-making processes may be manifested in music 'teaching- and-learning' in heterogeneous classes, as well as of the significance of teachers’ sign-making in that process. The results of the study warrant a discussion of how musical learning is made possible and is restricted de- pending on how music teaching in schools is designed.Keywords: music teaching, musical interaction, meaning making, semiotic resources, re-design, transmodality, dialogue
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- Kirvalidze, Mariam, et al.
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Effectiveness of integrated person-centered interventions for older people's care : Review of Swedish experiences and experts' perspective
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of Internal Medicine. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0954-6820 .- 1365-2796.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Older adults have multiple medical and social care needs, requiring a shift toward an integrated person-centered model of care. Our objective was to describe and summarize Swedish experiences of integrated person-centered care by reviewing studies published between 2000 and 2023, and to identify the main challenges and scientific gaps through expert discussions. Seventy-three publications were identified by searching MEDLINE and contacting experts. Interventions were categorized using two World Health Organization frameworks: (1) Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE), and (2) Integrated People-Centered Health Services (IPCHS). The included 73 publications were derived from 31 unique and heterogeneous interventions pertaining mainly to the micro- and meso-levels. Among publications measuring mortality, 15% were effective. Subjective health outcomes showed improvement in 24% of publications, morbidity outcomes in 42%, disability outcomes in 48%, and service utilization outcomes in 58%. Workshop discussions in Stockholm (Sweden), March 2023, were recorded, transcribed, and summarized. Experts emphasized: (1) lack of rigorous evaluation methods, (2) need for participatory designs, (3) scarcity of macro-level interventions, and (4) importance of transitioning from person- to people-centered integrated care. These challenges could explain the unexpected weak beneficial effects of the interventions on health outcomes, whereas service utilization outcomes were more positively impacted. Finally, we derived a list of recommendations, including the need to engage care organizations in interventions from their inception and to leverage researchers' scientific expertise. Although this review provides a comprehensive snapshot of interventions in the context of Sweden, the findings offer transferable perspectives on the real-world challenges encountered in this field. image
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- Lind, Jacob, et al.
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Jakt på papperslösa gör oss till en polisstat
- 2016
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Ingår i: Svenska Dagbladet. - : Svenska Dagbladet. - 1101-2412. ; :2016-10-04
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Tidskriftsartikel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Regeringen föreslår nio åtgärder för att hitta och utvisa papperslösa. Det kommer att slå hårt och främst gå ut över redan svaga och jagade människor. Vi uppmanar därför regeringen att ta tillbaka åtgärderna, skriver 43 forskare.
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- Söderman, Annika, 1980-, et al.
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Barn som far illa i sin hemmiljö : BVC-sjuksköterskors upplevelser av att möta och hjälpa barnen.
- 2011
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Ingår i: Vård i Norden. - Oslo. - 0107-4083 .- 1890-4238. ; 31:4, s. 38-42
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- ABSTRACTAim: The aim of this study was to describe child health nurses (CHN´s) experiences of meeting and helping the children exposed to child abuse in the home environment.Background: CHN´s have the opportunity to come close to families and support them. This support may strengthen the parental role which can improve the child's environment and provide help to children exposed to child abuse.Methods: A descriptive design with a qualitative approach (content analysis) was used. Six CHN´s were interviewed.Findings: The experience of to obtain an insight into the child maltreatment was described. The CHN´s experienced their meeting with child abuse as a difficult task e.g. to take a decision to notify the social services and the CHN as the child´ s agent. The CHN´s also had experiences of both providing and receiving support.Conclusions: CHN´s have a number of difficult tasks like meeting abused children. Through experience and support from colleges the CHN´s can reach a higher confidence in their own capacity of helping the children. This can affect how fast the CHN take the necessary decision to report to social services when a child is abused.KEYWORDS: Child abuse, Care failure, Child health care, Child health nurse, Failure to thrive.
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- Söderman, Annika, 1980-, et al.
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Community nurses' experiences of the Swedish Dignity Care Intervention for older persons with palliative care needs : A qualitative feasibility study in municipal home health care
- 2021
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Ingår i: International Journal of Older People Nursing. - : Blackwell Publishing. - 1748-3735 .- 1748-3743. ; 16:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVES: The Swedish Dignity Care Intervention (DCI-SWE) is an intervention for people with palliative care needs to enhance their dignity. The original DCI was developed in Scotland, where it was tested by nurses in municipal care. In this study, the DCI has been tested for the first time in a Swedish home health care context. The aim was to describe experiences of the DCI-SWE from the perspectives of community nurses (CNs).METHODS: This was a feasibility study with a qualitative design. Three focus group interviews and one individual interview were performed with CNs (n = 11). Reflective diaries and field notes were written by the CNs and researchers, respectively. Data were analysed using inductive content analysis.RESULTS: Two main categories and six subcategories were identified. The first main category, 'Practising the palliative approach while responding to palliative care needs', consisted of the subcategories: gives structure while providing palliative care; gives older people opportunities to be confirmed; and responding to existential and sensitive needs. The second main category, 'Aspects influencing the use of the DCI-SWE' had two subcategories about facilitators and barriers to the use of the DCI-SWE, and another about how to establish the DCI-SWE in the context of home health care.CONCLUSION: The DCI-SWE offers CNs an overview of older people's concerns while providing palliative care, and gives the older people opportunities to be listened to. Essential prerequisites for using the DCI-SWE in municipal home health care are that CNs are comfortable holding conversations and are given time and space for these by the organisation. Other aspects facilitating the use of the DCI-SWE are managers' engagement and support, continuing training for CNs and CNs' opportunities for reflection.
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- Söderman, Annika, 1980-, et al.
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Dignity-conserving care for persons with palliative care needs — identifying outcomes studied in research : an integrative review
- 2020
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Ingår i: Palliative & Supportive Care. - NEW YORK, USA : Cambridge University Press. - 1478-9515 .- 1478-9523. ; 18:6, s. 722-740
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- ObjectivesWith people living longer, palliative care may be required for lengthier periods of time. This puts demands on healthcare organizations to provide optimal palliative care. Maintaining dignity is central for any person's health and quality of life, but especially for a person with palliative care needs. Dignity-conserving care needs to be evaluated to increase knowledge about outcomes and how to assess these. The purpose of this integrative review was to identify outcomes studied within dignity-conserving care and how these have been operationalized.MethodsAn integrative review was conducted in 26 quantitative or mixed-method studies and study protocols. Thematic synthesis with an abductive approach was used for analysis.ResultsSeven themes of studied outcomes were identified, as well as four cluster themes: themes related to Illness-Related Concerns, themes related to the Dignity-Conserving Repertoire, themes related to the Social Dignity Inventory, and themes regarding Overarching Dignity Issues. Most outcomes studied dealt with Illness-Related Concerns within the themes of “Performance, symptoms and emotional concerns” and “End-of-life and existential aspects”. Themes linked to the Social Dignity Inventory had the lowest number of outcomes studied. Outcomes regarding overarching dignity issues such as “Dignity-related distress” and “Quality of life” were common. However, the results lacked concrete communication outcomes.Significance of resultsThe results will underpin future research in which dignity-conserving care is implemented and evaluated, and contribute to the provision of evidence-based palliative care. A greater focus on outcomes within cluster themes related to the Dignity-Conserving Repertoire and the Social Dignity Inventory is needed, as is more focus on communication outcomes.
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- Söderman, Annika, 1980-, et al.
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En intervention för att bevara sköra äldre personers värdighet : utveckling och anpassning till en svensk kontext
- 2018
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Ingår i: Forskningen och utvecklingens dag, 2018. - Örebro.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Bakgrund: Utvärdering av palliativ vård i Sverige har visat att vården är ojämlik och att äldre personer får sämre palliativ vård. För att främja äldre personers livskvalitet den sista tiden i livet är bevarande av värdighet grundläggande. Förlust av värdighet kan innebära förtvivlan, en känsla av att vara en börda för andra och en önskan om att få dö, vanliga upplevelser hos sköra äldre personer. Konkreta arbetssätt behöver därför utvecklas för att bevara äldre personers värdighet, vilket idag saknas inom svensk palliativ vård. En värdighetsbevarande intervention (DCI) har utvecklats och prövats i Skottland och Irland. Interventionen består av ett formulär för kartläggning av värdighet, reflekterande frågor samt evidensbaserade vårdhandlingar.Syfte: Syftet var att utveckla och anpassa DCI till en svensk kontext.Metod: Utveckling och kulturanpassning skedde genom 1) översättning och anpassning av formuläret till svensk kontext via en expertpanel och via kognitiva intervjuer med äldre personer 2) identifiering av värdighetsbevarande vårdhandlingar relevanta för en svensk kontext, utifrån en litteraturgenomgång samt via intervjuer med äldre personer, deras närstående och vårdpersonal.Resultat: Mindre revideringar av formuläret genomfördes, men överlag accepterades det av de äldre personerna. Identifierade värdighetsbevarande vårdhandlingar speglade mestadels de redan angivna i originalversionen DCI. Dock framkom fler vårdhandlingar än i originalet vid några av kategorierna i den svenska DCI (DCI-SWE) som t.ex. ”socialt stöd”, medan det framkom färre vårdhandlingar än originalet vid t.ex. ”dödens följder för andra”. I DCI-SWE konkretiserades generella vårdhandlingar som t.ex. att lyssna och visa respekt, till skillnad från originalet.Konklusion: DCI-SWE har möjlighet att främja sköra äldre personers värdighet, och prövas nu av sjuksköterskor i en genomförbarhetsstudie inom hemsjukvården.
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- Söderman, Annika, 1980-, et al.
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Enhancing dignity in older persons in Sweden : adaptation of the Dignity Care Intervention
- 2018
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Ingår i: 24th Nordic Congress of Gerontology.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background : In end of life, the older persons´ experiences of dignity can be affected due to serious illness and life changes, derived from physical, psychological, social and existential dimension. Loss of dignity impact the persons´ will to live. The Dignity Care Intervention (DCI) was developed and tested in Scotland and Ireland, to enhance dignity of older persons with palliative care needs, by nurses in municipality care. DCI consists a patient dignity inventory, reflective questions and examples of evidence-based care actions.The aim was to develop and adapt the DCI to a Swedish context.Methods: The patient dignity inventory was overall accepted by older persons in home care, however some changes in the wording were performed. The Swedish care actions reflected mostly earlier care actions described in the original version. However some more care actions derived in some of the categories in the Swedish DCI (DCI-SWE) e.g. “social support”, and some less care actions derived for example in the category “aftermath concerns”. In DCI-SWE general care actions like e.g. to show respect were concretized unlike the original DCI.Conclusions: The DCI-SWE has prospects to enhance older persons´ dignity, and is now tested in a feasibility study by twelve nurses in home care.
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- Söderman, Annika, 1980-
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Evaluating the Swedish Dignity Care Intervention within municipality healthcare : for older persons with palliative care needs
- 2021
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background: Palliative care in Sweden is not equal in terms of age, disease, and place of care. An essential value within palliative care is dignity, therefore healthcare emphasizing this value must be prioritized. However, older persons are concerned their dignity would not be considered and dignity interventions are rare. The overall aim of the thesis was to evaluate the Swedish Dignity Care Intervention (DCI-SWE) and its implementation within municipal palliative healthcare in order to conserve older persons’ dignity and quality of life. Methods: Qualitative and mixed methods were used. Data were collected with an integrative review (study I), focus group and individual interviews with community nurses (CNs) (studies II, IV), healthcare professionals and managers (study IV), individual interviews with older persons and relatives (study III), reflective diaries and field notes (studies II, IV), and questionnaires measuring older persons’ dignity-related distress and quality of life (study III). Data were analysed using thematic synthesis (study I), inductive content analysis(study II), inductive thematic analysis and comparative statistical analysis (study III), directed content analysis and descriptive statistical analysis (study IV). Results: Within dignity-conserving care, broad outcomes like dignity-related distress and quality of life have been used. However, communication outcomes should also be considered (study I). The DCISWE has clear benefits if it is used with background of who the older person is and with respect of personal needs (studies II - IV). The feasibility of the DCI-SWE depends on the healthcare organization’s engagement and capacity (studies II, IV). The DCI-SWE can support CNs in communicating with older persons (studies II, IV). However, more communication training is needed, and managers leadership is an important component (studies II, IV). The implementation intervention needs further development, and the use of a behavior change model may be beneficial.
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- Söderman, Annika, 1980-, et al.
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Grasping a new approach to older persons' dignity : A process evaluation of the Swedish Dignity Care Intervention in municipal palliative care
- 2023
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0283-9318 .- 1471-6712. ; , s. 1-16
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: Dignity in older persons is a goal of palliative care. This study aimed to perform a process evaluation of the Swedish Dignity Care Intervention (DCI-SWE) in municipal palliative care in Sweden, focusing on implementation, context, and mechanism of impact.Methods: This study had a process evaluation design. The Knowledge to Action framework supported the implementation of the DCI-SWE. The intervention was used by community nurses with older persons (n = 18) in home healthcare and nursing homes. Data were collected by focus groups- and individual interviews with community nurses (n = 11), health care professionals (n = 5) and managers (n = 5), reflective diaries, and field notes.Results: Grasping the DCI-SWE was challenging for some community nurses. Enhanced communication training and increased engagement from managers were requested. However, the DCI-SWE was perceived to enhance professional pride in nursing. In terms of fidelity, dose and reach the project was not fully achieved. Regarding mechanism of impact the DCI-SWE contributes to address older persons' loneliness and existential life issues, as it put conversations with older persons on community nurses' agenda.Conclusions: The DCI-SWE provided opportunities to maintain older persons' dignity and quality of life. However, with refinements of design and the DCI-SWE, the sustainability in the context may increase.
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- Söderman, Annika M E, et al.
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Contrasting effects of field boundary management on three pollinator groups
- 2016
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Ingår i: Insect Conservation and Diversity. - : Wiley. - 1752-458X. ; 9:5, s. 427-437
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Uncultivated field boundaries constitute a significant part of the remaining semi-natural habitat in simplified agricultural landscapes, providing habitats for many grassland species. In Europe, agri-environment schemes (AES) offer incentives to farmers to manage farmland more environmentally friendly. In Sweden, one AES has specifically targeted management of incidental habitats on farmland by promoting removal of woody vegetation to benefit cultural heritage and biodiversity. This study investigates if pollinating insects benefit from removal of woody vegetation and whether any such benefits depend on the structural complexity of the surrounding landscape. Using a nested study design, pollinator communities were compared in pairs of managed and unmanaged field boundaries in landscapes of different complexity. The effect of removing trees and bushes in field boundaries varied among pollinator groups. Bumblebee species richness and abundance benefited from the management, whereas the species richness of solitary bees and hoverflies were unaffected. The abundance of solitary bees was higher in managed field boundaries, but only late in the season in complex landscapes, while the same management lowered the hoverfly abundance particularly late in the season. Landscape complexity did not affect bumblebees, while the abundance of solitary bees and the species richness of hoverflies were positively correlated with increasing landscape complexity, but at different spatial scales. The contrasting effects of management on different organism groups shown in this study, illustrate the importance of studies conducted on multiple taxa. Management prescriptions based on results from one pollinator group may not benefit other pollinator groups. Insect Conservation and Diversity
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- Söderman, Annika M.E., et al.
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The value of small arable habitats in the agricultural landscape : Importance for vascular plants and the provisioning of floral resources for bees
- 2018
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Ingår i: Ecological Indicators. - : Elsevier BV. - 1470-160X. ; 84, s. 553-563
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Small remnants of non-arable habitat within the farmland mosaic are considered important for the conservation of farmland biodiversity, but their contribution to landscape-scale species richness is poorly understood. In the present study, we examined the relative contributions of different habitat types to the landscape-scale species richness of vascular plants within farmland of varying landscape complexity. We also analysed pollen collected by bees to examine the extent to which the different habitat types contributed towards the provisioning of floral resources for three taxa (Bombus terrrestris, Megachile sp. and Osmia bicornis). We found that plant species richness increased with landscape complexity (defined as the proportion of semi-natural habitats). The relative contribution of small fragments of non-arable habitat to total plant species richness was high within all landscape types, especially in relation to the small area they covered. The importance of small non-arable fragments for the provisioning of floral resources to bees varied over time and between taxa. Bombus terrestris used the different habitat types differently during different parts of the growing season: arable fields were important early in the season, leys late in the season, and small non-arable habitat fragments during the mid-season when no mass-flowering crops were in bloom. In contrast, Megachile sp. and O. bicornis mainly foraged on plants occurring within grasslands. We conclude that small fragments of non-arable habitat are important for plant species richness at the landscape-scale and that their importance for plants may cascade to the bees that use them as foraging resources. Consequently, it is important to consider the entire landscape mosaic when taking actions to conserve farmland species.
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- Söderman, Annika
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Small biotopes: Landscape and management effects on pollinators
- 2016
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The intensification of agriculture during the second half of the twentieth century, has caused sever declines of farmland biodiversity, where loss of semi-natural habitats is one of the major drivers. To halt further loss of habitat and biodiversity, agri-environmental schemes (AES) are used to compensate farmers to use methods less harmful to the environment. In this thesis, I have investigated the importance of preserving small biotopes (e.g. field boundaries, road verges, field islets and marl pits) for the persistence of plants and pollinators in agricultural landscapes of varying complexity. I also evaluated the effectiveness of a Swedish AES focused on preventing woody encroachment of small biotopes, with the partial aim of benefiting biodiversity, on the species richness and abundances of pollinators. I surveyed plants and pollinators in different types of habitats found within agricultural landscapes, to investigate the relative importance of small biotopes as habitat for these two groups. I also investigated the local- and landscape-scale effects of removing woody vegetation from small biotopes on pollinators and pollination. The results showed that small biotopes are important for the preservation of both plants and pollinators, within agricultural landscapes of varying structural complexity. Their importance as habitat for pollinators is highest when no mass-flowering crops are available. I also show that the removal of woody vegetation from small biotopes can benefit some pollinator groups while others may be negatively impacted, and although management may benefit pollinators locally, it may not affect the occurrences of pollinators at larger spatial scales. However, the results show that benefits from management of small biotopes are likely to be higher within structurally simple landscapes. The results from this thesis, thus highlights the importance of preserving small biotopes within agricultural landscapes for the conservation of farmland biodiversity. They further illustrate the importance of evaluating and understanding the effects of agri-environmental schemes, since the efficiency of these to enhance biodiversity can vary between organism groups and depend on landscape structure.
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- Söderman, Annika, 1980-, et al.
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The adaptation of the Dignity Care Intervention to a Swedish context
- 2018
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Ingår i: Nordic Conference in Nursing Research - Methods and Networks for the future, 2018.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background: The Dignity Care Intervention (DCI) was developed in Scotland by Johnston and co-workers for nurses in municipality care, to enhance dignity in persons with palliative care needs. DCI includes a questionnaire, examples of reflective questions and suggests care actions. DCI has been tested in Ireland, and is now adapted to Swedish.Objective: To translate and adapt the DCI to a Swedish palliative context.Method: The questionnaire was translated and adapted into Swedish and reviewed by an expert group, before validated in cognitive interviews (N=7) with older persons. To update evidence concerning care actions from a Swedish context, a review of Swedish research literature and interviews with older persons, relatives and health care professionals were carried out. This gathered knowledge has been integrated into the Swedish DCI (DCI-SWE) and a feasibility study now takes place in one municipality in home care, Sweden. Included nurses got repeated information and participated in a shorter DCI-education, and will use the DCI in their everyday work for three months. Follow-up interviews will be conducted and analysed with qualitative content analysis.Results: The Swedish version of the questionnaire was experienced relevant for older persons, and both the Swedish review and the interviews gave culturally relevant proposals about dignity care actions. Further, a feasibility study will contribute to the ongoing development of the Swedish DCI-version.Conclusion and implication for practice: Implementing DCI in Sweden can enhance dignity in persons with palliative care needs and facilitate for a person-centered care.
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- Söderman, Annika, 1980-, et al.
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The Swedish dignity care intervention for older persons with palliative care needs in home care : experiences from nurses
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Ingår i: Abstracts from the 11th EAPC World Research Congress Online, 7th – 9th October 2020. - : Sage Publications.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background: Older persons’ dignity has to be respected to enhance their quality of life. If not, older persons’ will to live can disappear and their suffering grow. One intervention targeting older persons with palliative care needs, is the Swedish Dignity Care Intervention (DCI-SWE). It includes communication support for nurses with recommendations of evidence-based dignity care actions. Aim: To describe experiences about the DCI-SWE from home care nurses’ (HCNs) perspective.Methods: Data were obtained from three focus group interviews, one individual interview and reflective diaries from HCNs (n=11). Data were analyzed with qualitative inductive content analysis.Results: The DCI-SWE offered structure for HCNs while providing palliative care. It facilitated for HCNs to get an overview of older persons’ concerns and to discuss with the older person. Older persons were thus given an opportunity to be seen and to be listened to. However, there were some prerequisites for introducing DCI-SWE. It facilitated if older persons were informed about their illness, if HCNs had the ability to hold conversations, and had space for uninterrupted meetings with the person. Some HCNs found it challenging to discuss deeper aspects, for example about death, but DCI-SWE was also found to develop some of the HCNs communication skills. Resources supporting the use of DCI-SWE within the organization were managers’ leadership, sufficient time and staff. HCNs also requested time to reflect while using DCI-SWE in their daily practice.Conclusion: DCI-SWE can contribute to communication within general palliative home care, and be a valuable support for HCNs to confirm older persons. DCI-SWE can also assist the care planning of the older person, and provide HCNs with guidance for dignity-conserving care.
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- Söderman, Annika, 1980-, et al.
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Valuing the individual - evaluating the Dignity Care Intervention
- 2023
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Ingår i: Nursing Ethics. - : Sage Publications. - 0969-7330 .- 1477-0989. ; 30:1, s. 86-105
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background Palliative care needs in older persons can endanger their dignity. To provide dignity-conserving care to older persons, the Swedish Dignity Care Intervention (DCI-SWE) can be used. The DCI-SWE is built on Chochinov's dignity model and the original version, developed and tested in UK and Scotland. Aim To describe older persons' and their relatives' experiences of dignity and dignity-conserving care when using the DCI-SWE in municipal health care. Research design A mixed method study with convergent parallel design. Participants and research context The DCI-SWE was used and evaluated in a Swedish municipality health care context. Older persons' (n=17) dignity-related distress and quality of life were assessed after the intervention. Interviews with older persons (n=10) and their relatives (n=8) were analysed using thematic analysis. Ethical considerations The study followed the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the Regional Ethical Review Board in Uppsala, Sweden (Reg No. 2014/312) and the National Swedish Ethical Review Authority (Reg. No. o 10-2019). Informed consent was collected from older persons and their relatives. Findings The older persons' dignity-related distress did not significantly change over time (p = 0.44) neither was their overall quality of life (p = .64). Only psychological quality of life was decreased significantly (p = 0.01). The older persons and their relatives emphasized the importance of valuing the individual. Conclusions The DCI-SWE provides a forum to talk about dignity issues, but relevant competence, continuity and resources are needed. Psychological care actions and health care professionals' communication skills training are important. To fully evaluate, the DCI-SWE a larger sample and validated instruments are necessary.
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- Thell, Arne, et al.
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Eslövs ansvarsarter i LONA-projekt
- 2023
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Ingår i: Botaniska Notiser: utgivna av Lunds botaniska förening (2001-). - 1650-3767. ; 156:1, s. 9-33
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- A LONA (local nature conservation support) project administrated by Eslöv town in cooperation with Lund Botanical Society was undertaken in 2020– 2022 to determine the status of the protected plant species Betony (Betonica officinalis L.) and Marsh Crane’s-bill (Geranium palustre L.) in natural popu- lations. The second main goal of the project was to establish the species in planted back-up localities. Saw-wort (Serratula tinctoria L.) and Fen Ragwort (Jacobaea paludosa (L.) P. Gaertn.) were also inclu- ded in the project. The approximate number of spon- taneous specimens within the municipal boundary in 2021 were 76, 290, 47 and 300 respectively for Be- tony, Marsh Crane’s-bill, Saw-wort and Fen ragwort. In 2022, of 342 Betonies planted in 2017–2022, 264 were present, 27 of the 51 planted Marsh Crane’s- bills and 11 of the 59 planted Saw-worts were pre- sent, while 86 Fen ragworts had increased naturally to 124. Stehag material of Betony is present at all five back-up localities established within the Eslöv town area dedicated to the LONA project. There are also two previously established back-up localities for Betony from Kastberga Meadow along Harjagersvä- gen and Abullahagen nature reserve in Eslöv, where at least 63 and four specimens respectively were ob- served. In addition, Betony’s three other provenan- ces in Eslöv are represented in Botanical Gardens outside the municipality border, namely Botanical Garden of Lund University, Fredriksdal Museums and Gardens and in the gardens of Ystad Monastery. The microfauna of Betony at the four spontaneous localities was also investigated within the project. Adjacent to the project area, Holy-grass (Hierochlöe odorata (L.) P. Beauv.) and Upright Bugle (Ajuga genevensis L.) were established in the storm-water pond Vetedammen in Stehag. Some of the sponta- neous localities have been improved by grass and shrub clearance and, in one case, planting of local material. Overgrowth is by far the largest threat to these threatened species.
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- Werkander Harstäde, Carina, et al.
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Adapting the Dignity Care Intervention to a Swedish Context
- 2015
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Ingår i: 978-0-9542022-3-1.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Abstract number: P1-212 Abstract type: Poster Adapting the Dignity Care Intervention to a Swedish Context WerkanderHarstäde C. 1 , Blomberg K. 2 , Söderman A. 2 ,ÖstlundU. 1 1 Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Kalmar, Sweden, 2 Örebro University, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro, Sweden Presenting author email address: ulrika.ostlund@lnu.se Aims: The Dignity Care Intervention (DCI) was developed in Scotland to be used by community nurses caring for patients with palliative care needs, with an aim to conserve patients’sense of dignity. The DCI includesthe Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI) that is used to identify dignity related concerns. In a dialogue with the patient, the nurse discussidentified concerns and waysto addressthem by using reflective questions and evidence based care actions provided in the DCI. The DCI is now translated and adapted for implementation in Swedish palliative care. Design, method, and approach: DCI is based on Chochinovs model of dignity and the PDI is one key component. Two researchersindependently translated the model and the inventory from English to Swedish and the research group examined the translationstogether with the original versions. An expert review focusing on items and response alternatives was accomplished followed by cognitive interviews with patients answering the preliminary Swedish version of the PDI. Evidence based care actions were updated with Swedish publicationssuch astheses, clinical guidelines and governmental publications. Results: Swedish versions of the model of dignity and the PDI were produced, the process of translation and adaptation added clarity and consistency. From the review of Swedish publications, care actions were adapted and updated. Conclusions: The focus has been on achieving cultural relevance which might have affected equivalence to the original model of dignity and the PDI. To get local context evidence for care actions, focus group interviews will be conducted with nurses, physicians, patients and family members. After the process of adapting the DCI it will be implemented and evaluated in clinicalsettings. Two clinicalsettings have agreed to collaborate in this phase. Implementing the culturally adapted DCI will be a way for nursesto provide evidence based and person centred palliative care.
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- Östlund, Ulrika, et al.
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How to conserve dignity in palliative care : suggestions from older patients, significant others, and healthcare professionals in Swedish municipal care
- 2019
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Ingår i: BMC Palliative Care. - : BioMed Central. - 1472-684X. ; 18:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: An essential aspect of palliative care nursing is to conserve the dignity of the patient. A Dignity Care Intervention (DCI) has been developed in Scotland to facilitate this role for nurses. The DCI is now being adapted to a Swedish context (DCI-SWE) and a central step is to identify culturally relevant, dignity-conserving care actions. These care actions will be incorporated into the DCI-SWE. Therefore, the aim of this study was to suggest care actions for conserving dignity in palliative care from the perspectives of the patients, significant others (SOs), and health care professionals (HPs) in municipality care in Sweden.METHODS: This study used a descriptive design with a qualitative approach. Data from 20 participants were collected through semi-structured individual interviews with patients (n = 3), SOs (n = 4), two focus groups with nurses (n = 9) and one focus group with physicians (n = 4) in two Swedish municipalities. These data were deductively analysed using qualitative content analysis with the Chochinov model of dignity as framework.RESULTS: With the Chochinov model of dignity as a framework, care actions based on suggestions from the participants were identified and presented under three themes: Illness related concerns, Dignity conserving repertoire, and Social dignity inventory. The study found both specific concrete care actions and more general approaches. Such general approaches were found to be relevant for several dignity related issues as all-embracing attitudes and behaviours. However, these general approaches could also be relevant as specific care actions to conserve dignity in relation to certain issues. Care actions were also found to be linked to each other, showing the importance of a holistic perspective in conserving dignity.CONCLUSIONS: As part of the adaption of the DCI from a Scottish to a Swedish context, this study added relevant care actions for collaborative planning of individualised care in mutual dialogues between nurses and those they care for. The adapted intervention, DCI-SWE, has the potential to help the nurses in providing palliative care of evidence-based quality.
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