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- Petersen, Solveig, et al.
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High prevalence of tiredness and pain in young schoolchildren
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Ingår i: Scandinavian journal of public health. - : SAGE Publications. - 1403-4948 .- 1651-1905. ; 31:5, s. 367-374
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aims: This study presents the prevalence of tiredness, headache, stomach ache, and backache in young schoolchildren. Methods: A randomized cluster sample of 1,155 children from grade 0 to 6 (aged 6 - 13 years) in Umeå, a city in northern Sweden, completed a questionnaire. Results: Tiredness was the most frequently reported complaint. One-third (31%) of the children felt tired at least once a week, when starting school in the morning, and 16% felt tired almost every day. Headache was the most commonly reported pain: 23% reported weekly recurrent headache and 9% had headache more than once a week. However, in the two lowest grades, stomach ache was more common than headache. The prevalence of weekly recurrent stomach ache was 19% while 8% experienced stomach ache more than once a week. Recurrent monthly backache was reported by 18% of the children, approximately half of them reporting weekly complaints. In general, the prevalence of complaints increased by grade. Headache and stomach ache were more prevalent among girls compared with boys, while no gender difference was seen for tiredness and backache. Conclusions: This study shows that tiredness, headache, stomach ache, and backache are common also among young schoolchildren. The results suggest a need of preventive efforts addressing these complaints at early age.
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- Petersen, Solveig, et al.
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Increasing prevalence of overweight in young schoolchildren in Umeå, Sweden, from 1986 to 2001
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Ingår i: Acta Paediatrica. - : Wiley. - 0803-5253 .- 1651-2227. ; 92:7, s. 848-853
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: To investigate the current prevalence and trend of overweight in young schoolchildren in Umeå, Sweden. Methods: Two cross-sectional samples of children were studied: 1115 randomly selected children from preschool class to grade 6 (aged 6–13 y) attending school in 2001 and a matched sample of 507 schoolchildren from grades 0, 1 and 4 (aged 6–11 y) attending school in 1986. Overweight was defined according to age- and gender-specific body mass index (BMI) cutoff values, corresponding to BMI values of 25 kg/m2 (level 1) and 30 kg/m2 (level 2) at late adolescence. Results: In the population from 2001, the prevalence of overweight was 23% (18% at level 1, 5% at level 2). The prevalence differed with age, with a higher prevalence at the ages of 6 and 13 y. Comparing children from grades 0, 1 and 4, attending school in 1986 and 2001, respectively, the total prevalence of overweight was twice as high in 2001 as in 1986. Regarding severe overweight (level 2), the difference was even larger (five times). In the 1986 sample, the prevalence of overweight did not differ between girls and boys, while significantly more girls than boys were overweight in 2001. Conclusion: In this sample of young children from Sweden, the prevalence of overweight doubled over the past 15 y and severe overweight increased even more, suggesting a need for intensified preventive efforts in young schoolchildren.
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- Sävenstedt, Stefan, et al.
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Family members' narrated experiences of communicating via video-phone with patients with dementia staying at a nursing home
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Ingår i: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. - : SAGE Publications. - 1357-633X .- 1758-1109. ; 9:4, s. 216-20
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We studied the experience of family members who communicated via video-phones with elderly demented patients who were either staying at a home for temporary respite care or living in a nursing home. The study was based on qualitative data from seven interviews. The interviewees each had three or more months' experience with a video-phone. The open interviews were transcribed. Content analysis showed that video-phone conversations made the relatives of patients at nursing homes more involved in the caring process and that conversation via the video-phone was a different way of communicating. Video-phone conversations with demented patients were in some cases more focused and of better quality than face-to-face conversations. In most cases the video-phone conversations required the assistance of staff at the home in order to be meaningful. Video-phones have the potential to become useful tools for family members caring for elderly relatives.
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