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- Al Adhami, Maissa, Doctoral candidate, 1972-, et al.
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”Putting words to their feelings” : civic communicators’ perceptions and experiences of an in-depth course on mental health for newly settled refugee migrants in Sweden
- 2023
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In: BMC Health Services Research. - : Springer Nature. - 1472-6963. ; 23:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Background: Newly settled refugee migrants face psychological stressors stemming from pre-, during- and post-migration experiences. In Sweden, mental health promotion is part of the health module in the civic orientation classes for newly settled refugee migrants. Training courses are offered to civic communicators to facilitate communication about mental health; however, the training is seldom evaluated. In the current study, we aim to explore civic communicators’ perceptions and experiences of an in-depth mental health training course in relation to observed needs among newly settled refugee migrants. Method: We interviewed ten civic communicators that had partaken in the in-depth training course on mental health. All respondents had prior migratory experience and worked as civic communicators in their native languages. The interviews were semi-structured and data were analyzed using thematic analysis.Results: Three themes were identified: (1) Intertwined mental health needs related to migration, (2) Multi-layered barriers to addressing mental health, and (3) Becoming aware of the mental health journey. One overarching theme was arrived at through synthesizing the three themes ‘Acquired new tools to lead reflective conversations about mental health and well-being’. Conclusion: The in-depth mental health training course led to the attainment of new knowledge and new tools enabling civic communicators to lead reflective conversations about mental health and well-being with newly settled refugee migrants. Mental health needs were related to pre- and post-migration experiences. Barriers to talking about mental health included stigma and a lack of arenas to promote the mental health of refugee migrants. Increasing knowledge among communicators can facilitate the promotion of mental self-help capacity and resilience among newly settled refugee migrants.
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- Eklind, Sara, et al.
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The Intensive Care Unit diary : A significant complement in the recovery after intensive care. A focus group study.
- 2023
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In: Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. - : Elsevier. - 0964-3397 .- 1532-4036. ; 74
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to gain an increased understanding of the intensive care unit diary and how it affects patients' recovery after intensive care.METHODOLOGY/DESIGN: The study had a qualitative design and was conducted by two focus group interviews in October 2021 and was analysed with thematic analysis.SETTING: Ventilator treated intensive care patients with a length of stay ≥ 72 hours who had received a written diary were included. The study was conducted at two university hospitals in the south of Sweden.FINDINGS: The intensive care unit diary can be an important complement to the medical record and notes taken by family members by enhancing understanding of critical illness. The patients experience several prominent feelings from reading the diary such as guilt, fear, and anxiety as well as feelings of being cared for. The design and content of the diary can be important used as a tool in patients' recovery after intensive care.CONCLUSION: Understanding their critical illness and the time in intensive care seems important to former intensive care patients. In this respect, the intensive care unit diary on its own does not provide significant information and thus need to be complemented by information from the medical record and notes taken by family members. Therefore, the diary can be used as a complement that might increase patients' sense of coherence and facilitate recovery after intensive care.
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