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- Mutiganda, Jean Claude, Universitetslektor, 1974-, et al.
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A systematic review of the research on telework and organizational economic performance indicators
- 2022
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Ingår i: Frontiers in Psychology. - : Frontiers. - 1664-1078. ; 13
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Introduction: A systematic review is conducted in the study to investigate the relationship between telework and organizational economic performance indicators such as self-reported employee performance, organizational performance, actual employee turnover rates, or intentions.Methods: The databases Scopus, Business Source Premier, and Web of Science were used to conduct a literature search. Original articles published from 2000 and up to May 2021 were selected. Studies were screened for inclusion independently by review pairs and data were extracted. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) was used to evaluate the quality of the studies included.Results: Forty-three studies were included with some addressing multiple outcomes. Self-reported performance was higher for teleworking employees compared to those working in the ordinary workplace. The extent of the change in performance was dependent on individual characteristics and the extent of the teleworking practice in the organization. Telework was also associated with increased organizational performance, particularly in homogenous samples with unique work tasks. When telework is voluntary, it appears that both actual employee turnover rates and intentions to leave the organization are lower.Discussion: Further research with high-quality prospective designs is necessary to properly understand the contribution of telework to organizational economic performance indicators.
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- Wiitavaara, Birgitta, 1959-, et al.
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Like a fire brigade, but without pay - Experiences of temporary employment among workers in Swedish elderly care
- 2022
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Ingår i: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1748-2623 .- 1748-2631.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study investigates experiences of temporary work among care personnel in elderly care. Semi-structured interviews were performed with fifteen temporarily employed men and women working as care personnel in municipal nursing homes or home care and analyzed using a phenomenographic approach. The informants’ experiences of having a temporary employment were characterized by either a sense of flexibility or, more common, uncertainty, lack of control over life, time and economy, as well as difficulties associated with always being available. The informants’ experiences of working as a temporary employed were characterized by enjoyment of work and job satisfaction, differing experiences regarding the division of work and communication, but also being in an exposed position. The results presented reflect an experience of temporary employment as being in a vulnerable position. This vulnerability varies with resources and can take different forms.
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- Engh, Lisbet, 1954-, et al.
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Swedish population-based study of pupils showed that foster children faced increased risks for ill health, negative lifestyles and school failure.
- 2017
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Ingår i: Acta Paediatrica. - : Wiley-Blackwell. - 0803-5253 .- 1651-2227. ; 106:10, s. 1635-1641
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- AIM: This population-based study explored whether foster children faced a higher risk of health problems than children of the same age who were not in foster care.METHODS: Data for 13 739 pupils aged 10, 13 and 16 years were obtained from the Pupil Health Database in the county of Värmland, Sweden, for the school years 2012/2013 and 2013/2014. These included data on school performance, health, lifestyle and social relationships, based on children's interviews with school nurses.RESULTS: Of all the pupils, 171 (1.2%) were in foster care. Children in foster care were generally unhealthier than other children. Both girls and boys were at higher risk of chronic health problems, daily smoking, use of drugs and school failure. When the girls in foster care were compared to other girls, we found that they faced a higher risk of psychological and psychosomatic symptoms. This difference was not found for boys. Foster children were also more likely to express a more negative view on life.CONCLUSION: We confirmed earlier studies that children in foster care tended to have inferior health and well-being than other children. These findings emphasise that health, risky behaviour and school performance should be considered together when assessing foster children.
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- Jernbro, Carolina, 1976-, et al.
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Multiple psychosomatic symptoms can indicate child physical abuse : results from a study of Swedish schoolchildren
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Ingår i: Acta Paediatrica. - : Wiley. - 0803-5253 .- 1651-2227. ; 101:3, s. 324-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- AIM:To examine whether children with self-reported experiences of either physical abuse alone or combined with intimate partner violence report more psychosomatic symptoms than other children and to explore whether these possible associations are enhanced by school-related factors, chronic condition and demographic factors.METHODS:A national cross-sectional study of 2771 pupils in grades 4, 6 and 9 from 44 schools in Sweden was carried out in 2006 (91% response rate). Data were analysed with univariate tests (chi-square), multiple logistic regression analyses and stratified logistic regression analyses, expressed as crude odds ratio (OR) and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence intervals.RESULTS:There was a strong association between reported physical abuse and multiple (three or more) psychosomatic symptoms among schoolchildren (AOR 2.12). Chronic condition was the only determinant that had an obvious enhancing effect on the association between physical abuse and psychosomatic symptoms in childhood.CONCLUSION:This study shows that multiple psychosomatic symptoms are associated with child physical abuse. Health professionals therefore need to pay special attention to schoolchildren who complain about the co-occurrence of psychosomatic symptoms and pattern of symptoms, which could not be easily explained by other causes.
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- Svensson, Birgitta, 1974-
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Barn som riskerar att fara illa i sin hemmiljö : Utmaningar i ett förebyggande perspektiv
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- BaksidestextBarnmisshandel är ett omfattande folkhälsoproblem med långsiktiga negativa konsekvenser för den enskilda individen och för samhället i stort. Förebyggande insatser kan vara livsavgörande för de utsatta barnen. Denna avhandlings övergripande syfte var att öka kunskapen om barn som riskerar att fara illa i sin hemmiljö samt att identifiera utmaningar i ett förebyggande perspektiv. Två områden har studerats:(1) Våld mot barn med långvarig sjukdom/funktionsnedsättning(2) Förskolan som upptäckande och stödjande arenaGemensamt för inriktningarna är att barn med långvarig sjukdom/funktionsnedsättning och barn i förskoleåldern utgör särskilt sårbara grupper, som löper ökad risk att fara illa i sin hemmiljö. De har också unik kontakt med professionella med möjlighet att upptäcka och agera vid oro.Avhandlingen bygger på fyra delstudier; en nationell kartläggning riktad till skolelever, en intervjustudie med föräldrar samt två förskolestudier. Resultaten från studierna diskuteras utifrån identifierade utmaningar i ett förebyggande perspektiv. Utmaningarna inkluderar emotionella hinder samt behov av ett mer nyanserat och proaktivt förhållningssätt för att kunna utveckla tidiga insatser till barn och föräldrar.
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- Svensson, Birgitta, 1974-
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Children at risk of maltreatment: Factors associated with pre-school teacher’s temporary and lasting concern for children’s home situation and support within the pre-school activities
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Aim: The aim was to investigate factors related to pre-school teacher’s temporary and lasting concern for children’s home situation and the extent to which these children are in need of special support in preschool and/or are reported to the CPA.Method:Data were used from a Swedish prospective study (the SOFIA-study) on children’s health and development concerning 2,121 pre-school children’s, born during 3 years (2005-2007). Questionnaires were answered by pre-school teachers and parents in a baseline study in 2010 and a follow up in 2011. Four groups were compared: no concern for the children’s home situation (85 %), newly arising concern (6 %), past concern (5 %) and lasting concern (4 %).Result:When pre-school teachers express concern for the children´s home situation they also more often express concern for the children´s health and development as well as a lower quality of the contact with the parents. Concern for the children´s home situation was also related to lower socio-demographic status of the families, i.e., the families had a lower SES, parents were more often born outside of Sweden, and they had lower education. According to all these factors, there were stepwise differences from no concern, over temporary concern (newly arising or past concern) to lasting concern for the children’s home situation. The same pattern was also seen for the frequency of need of special support in preschool with 7% in the no concern group, 20% in the temporary concern and 37% in the lasting concern group. Reports to the Child Protection Agency were made in a minority of the cases, and most frequent when there was a lasting concern for the children’s home situation (23 %).Conclusion:Pre-school teachers’ temporary and lasting concern for children’s home situation can be understood from a broad perspective on the children’s health and development, as well as different aspects in the contact between pre-school teachers and parents and the socio-demographic status of the families. Need of special support in pre-school were common when concern for the children’s home situation, which highlight the possibility to also develop and integrate support to the parents within the pre-school activities.
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- Svensson, Birgitta, 1974-, et al.
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Chronic conditions in children increase the risk for physical abuse – but vary with socio-economic circumstances
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Ingår i: Acta Paediatrica. - : Wiley-Blackwell. - 0803-5253 .- 1651-2227. ; 100, s. 407-412
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: To explore whether children (age 10, 12 and 15 years) with self-reported chronic conditions are at higher risk of physical abuse and⁄or exposure to intimate-partner violence than other children, while considering the importance of demographic factors.Methods: A national cross-sectional study of 2771 pupils in grades 4, 6 and 9 from 44 schools in Sweden (91% response rate). Conflict Tactic Scales were used to measure physical abuse and separate questions measured exposure to intimate-partner violence. A list of 13 diagnoses was used to estimate chronic conditions.Results: Children with chronic conditions had an increased risk for physical abuse (CPA) only (OR 1.67) as well as in combination with exposure to intimate-partner violence (IPV) (OR 2.54), but not to IPV only, compared to children without chronic conditions. Furthermore, when chronic conditions were combined with country of birth other than Sweden and living in low-income areas, the risk for CPA increased even more, indicating interactive effects.Conclusions: A wide range of chronic health conditions in children increased the risk for physical abuse. This indicates that certain factors unite this group of children, irrespective of the type of disability or degree of severity, but where a combination with socio-economic circumstances is of importance.
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- Svensson, Birgitta, 1974-, et al.
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Exploring risk for abuse of children with chronic conditions or disabilities : parent’s perceptions of stressors and the role of professionals
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Ingår i: Child Care Health and Development. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0305-1862 .- 1365-2214. ; 39:6, s. 887-893
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Children with chronic conditions or disabilities are at an increased risk for abuse. High-levels of parental stress have been identified as possible trigger for abuse, where a combination of several factors are of importance, such as lack of social support and limited resources in the neighborhood. Suggestions for preventive measures have merely focused on parenting strategies and targeted intervention programs. So far, little attention has been paid to how the risk for abuse might relate to parent’s perceptions of stressors and the role of professionals. The purpose of the current study was therefore to explore risk factors for abuse with focus on both parent-child and parent-professional relationships.Method:Semi-structured in-depth interviews with 15 parents of children with chronic conditions or disabilities were collected and analysed according to qualitative content analysis.Findings:Three major themes were found that could be seen as risk factors for child abuse: 1) Emotional demands in precarious situations between parent and child. 2) Gradual shift in responsibility from professionals to parents concerning access to and coordination of service and support. 3) Emotionally closed environment between professionals and parents and taboo on talking about abuse. The gradual shift in responsibility had emotional implications, which could reinforce parental stress and thereby also indirect increase the risk of child abuse. The gradual shift in responsibility also seemed to generate an emotionally closed environment and reinforce the taboo on talking about abuse, which in turn hindered preventive measures. 2Conclusions:In the light of parent’s perceptions of stressors and the role of professionals the findings indicate that abuse against children with chronic conditions or disability is not only a family matter, but also depending on qualities in service, professional support and social norms. The result pinpoints three challenges for preventive measures, all with emotional implications; parental strategies, organisational efforts and cultural awareness.
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- Svensson, Birgitta, 1974-, et al.
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Suspected Child Maltreatment : Preschool Staff in a Conflict of Loyalty
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Ingår i: Early Childhood Education Journal. - : Springer Netherlands. - 1082-3301 .- 1573-1707. ; 36:1, s. 25-31
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: To investigate the actions of Swedish preschool staff when suspecting the maltreatment of children in their domestic environment, and the staff’s further experiences and relations to the family members.Methods A questionnaire in 2005 to the staff of 189 child groups in community preschools, including 3,100 children.Results: A report to Child Protective Agency (CPA) was submitted in 30% of the cases where maltreatment was suspected. The staff’s decisions as well as their working situation, and how they estimated the parents’ benefits from CPA support were deeply affected by their different relations to the families. The staff had their best contact with the children and their most insecure and vulnerable contact with the fathers.Conclusions: In situations with suspected child maltreatment the staff face conflicts of loyalty, mostly based on insecure relations, which could become an impediment to supporting and educating the children.
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- Svensson, Jard, et al.
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Neck-Related Headache in Patients With Cervical Disc Disease After Surgery and Physiotherapy A 1-Year Follow-up of a Prospective Randomized Study
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Ingår i: Spine. - : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. - 0362-2436 .- 1528-1159. ; 45:14, s. 952-959
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Study Design. A prospective randomized multicenter trial. Objective. To investigate the effects of surgery with either structured postoperative physiotherapy or standard postoperative approach on neck-related headache in patients with cervical radiculopathy. Secondary, to investigate associations between change in neck-related headache and change in neck muscle endurance, neck mobility, or neck pain. Summary of Background Data. The effect of physiotherapy on individuals with neck-related headache after surgery for cervical radiculopathy due to magnetic resonance imaging-verified disc disease is unknown. Methods. One hundred six patients with neck-related headache and participating in a randomized controlled trial evaluating the additional effects of physiotherapy after surgery for cervical radiculopathy were included. Patients were randomized preoperatively to structured postoperative physiotherapy (n = 51) or the standard postoperative approach (n = 55). Outcome measures were headache intensity and neck pain intensity, neck muscle endurance, and neck mobility. Measures were obtained preoperatively and at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year postoperatively. Results. Headache intensity significantly changed from baseline to 1 year postoperatively (P < 0.001) in both groups.Post-hoctests showed a significant difference between baseline and 6 weeks (P <= 0.05). No significant differences were found between groups (P > 0.05) or between-group differences in changes over time (P > 0.05). The change in current headache intensity over time was associated with a change in current neck pain intensity over time (P = 0.003, beta = 0.40). Conclusion. There was a significant improvement in headache intensity 1 year postoperatively in patients with cervical radiculopathy and neck-related headache, but there were no differences between groups over time. Change in current headache intensity was only associated with a change in current neck pain intensity.
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- Svensson, Sara, 1981, et al.
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A novel soft tissue model for biomaterial-associated infection and inflammation - Bacteriological, morphological and molecular observations
- 2015
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Ingår i: Biomaterials. - : Elsevier BV. - 0142-9612 .- 1878-5905. ; 41, s. 106-121
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Infection constitutes a major risk for implant failure, but the reasons why biomaterial sites are more vulnerable than normal tissue are not fully elucidated. In this study, a soft tissue infection model was developed, allowing the analysis of cellular and molecular responses in each of the sub-compartments of the implant-tissue interface (on the implant surface, in the surrounding exudate and in the tissue). Smooth and nanostructured titanium disks with or without noble metal chemistry (silver, gold, palladium), and sham sites, were inoculated with Staphylococcus epidermidis and analysed with respect to number of viable bacteria, number, viability and gene expression of host cells, and using different morphological techniques after 4 h, 24 h and 72 h. Non-infected rats were controls. Results showed a transient inflammatory response at control sites, whereas bacterial administration resulted in higher recruitment of inflammatory cells (mainly polymorphonuclear), higher, continuous cell death and higher gene expression of tumour necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-6, interleukin-8, Toll-like receptor 2 and elastase. At all time points, S. epidermidis was predominantly located in the interface zone, extra- and intracellularly, and lower levels were detected on the implants compared with surrounding exudate. This model allows detailed analysis of early events in inflammation and infection associated to biomaterials in vivo leading to insights into host defence mechanisms in biomaterial-associated infections.
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- Svensson, Sara, 1981, et al.
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Osseointegration of titanium with an antimicrobial nanostructured noble metal coating
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Ingår i: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine. - : Elsevier BV. - 1549-9634 .- 1549-9642. ; 9:7, s. 1048-1056
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Nanometer scale surface features on implants and prostheses can potentially be used to enhance osseointegration and may also add further functionalities, such as infection resistance, to the implant. In this study, a nanostructured noble metal coating consisting of palladium, gold and silver, never previously used in bone applications, was applied to machined titanium screws to evaluate osseointegration after 6 and 12. weeks in rabbit tibiae and femurs. Infection resistance was confirmed by in vitro adhesion test. A qualitatively and quantitatively similar in vivo bone response was observed for the coated and uncoated control screws, using histology, histomorphometry and electron microscopy. The bone-implant interface analysis revealed an extensive bone formation and direct bone-implant contact. These results demonstrate that the nanostructured noble metal coating with antimicrobial properties promotes osseointegration and may therefore be used to add extra implant functionality in the form of increased resistance to infection without the use of antibiotics. From the Clinical Editor: The authors of this paper demonstrate that nanostructured noble metal coating of implants and prostheses used in orthopedic procedures promotes osseointegration and may be used to add extra implant functionality in the form of increased resistance to infection without the use of antibiotics.
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