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- Bäccman, Charlotte, 1973-, et al.
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Improved resiliency and well-being among military personnel in a Swedish Naval Force after a counter-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. - : Wiley. - 0036-5564 .- 1467-9450. ; 57:4, s. 350-358
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to explore: (1) how the psychological health of the members of the first European Union Naval Force (ME01) was affected by international deployment off the coast of Somalia; and (2) if and how organizational and personal factors (e.g., type of personnel category, previous experiences, and resilience) affected their psychological health and well-being post-deployment. The study had an exploratory longitudinal design, where the participants were assessed both before and after deployment (i.e., T1 and T2). The participants (n=129, 120 men, 9 women) were equally distributed between officers (n=68; 64 men, 4 women) and sailors (n=61; 56 men, 5 women). The members' average age was 31years, ranging from 20 to 61. For the majority (78%) ME01 was their first international deployment and officers were, in general, more experienced than sailors. The overall results showed that the members' reported a positive experience with improved resilience and well-being (e.g., sense of coherence). However, the result also showed that type of personnel category (i.e., officer or sailor) affected their psychological health. Why and how these differences among military personnel arise is discussed, but deserves further attention.
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- Anclair, Malin, et al.
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Cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness for health-related quality of life : Comparing treatments for parents of children with chronic conditions: A pilot feasibility study
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Ingår i: Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health. - Sharjah, U.A.E : Bentham Open. - 1745-0179. ; 13:1, s. 1-9
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- Background: Research on parents of children with chronic conditions has shown that this parent group frequently suffers from psychological problems such as deteriorating life quality and stress-related disorders. Objective: The present feasibility study focuses on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) and life satisfaction of parents of children with chronic conditions. Method: The study was conducted using a repeated measures design and applied either group-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT; n = 10) or a group-based mindfulness programme (MF; n = 9). The study participants were wait-listed for six months. Results:The results indicate improvements for participants in both treatment groups regarding certain areas of HRQOL and life satisfaction. After eight group therapy sessions, parents in the two treatment groups significantly improved their Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores as well as their scores on the mental subscales Vitality, Social functioning, Role emotional and Mental health. In addition, some of the physical subscales, Role physical, Bodily pain and General health, showed considerable improvement for the MF group. When testing for clinical significance by comparing the samples with mean values of a norm population, the MCS scores were significantly lower at pre-measurements, but no significant differences were observed post-measurement. For the Physical component summary (PCS) scores, a significantly higher score was observed at post-measurement when compared to the norm population. Moreover, the results indicate improvement in life satisfaction regarding Spare time, Relation to child and Relation to partner. Conclusion: The study concludes that CBT and mindfulness may have a positive effect on areas of HRQOL and life satisfaction.
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- Draxler, Helena, 1977-, et al.
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Replicability of effect when transferring a supportive programme for parents exposed to intimate partner violence and their children from the US to Sweden
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Ingår i: Child Care in Practice. - : Routledge. - 1357-5279 .- 1476-489X. ; 25:4, s. 367-382
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Transferring an evidence-based parenting programme for parents exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) and their children with emotional and behavioural problems reveals the extent to which cultural and social aspects can interfere with the programme’s effectiveness. Feasibility studies are of value in such circumstances, and the aim of the present feasibility study was to explore, on a small scale and in its natural context, whether the effects of the parenting programme, Project Support, were replicable when transferred to another country. In this study, the programme, which was originally designed for parents exposed to IPV and their children who had developed psychological symptoms in the United States, was evaluated in an equivalent population receiving Swedish social services. Parents (n = 35) self-assessed their parenting capacity and their children’s (n = 35) psychological symptoms. The results indicate that the parents improved their parenting capacity, and feelings of helplessness and fear regarding parenting their children decreased. Those feelings were also associated with the children’s psychological symptoms. The promising results are similar to the findings of previous research from the US, and further implementation and evaluation of Project Support in Sweden are indicated.
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- Helldin, Lars, et al.
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Cognitive performance, symptom severity, and survival among patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder : A prospective 15-year study
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Ingår i: Schizophrenia Research. - : Elsevier BV. - 0920-9964 .- 1573-2509. ; 169:1-3, s. 141-146
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Patients with schizophrenia have an average lifespan approximately 20 years shorter than the normal population. This study explored if there were any specific common characteristics among patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder who died prematurely, compared to those who survived or died at a more normative age. The data were obtained from an ongoing twenty-year longitudinal study wherein 67 patients out of 501 participants had died at an average age of 60.5 years. Differences in baseline assessments of symptoms and cognitive ability were compared across patients who died during the time of the study and survivors. Symptom remission was assessed according to the Andreasen remission criteria as presented in 2005. Cognitive performance was assessed with a battery of instruments measuring vigilance, working memory, learning, short-term memory, and executive function. Two patients committed suicide and together they lowered the average lifespan of the study sample by only 0.27 years. The baseline assessments showed no difference in symptoms or remission status between patients who died and those who survived. This finding was in contrast to the cognitive baseline assessments where it was found that those who had died had performed more poorly in multiple domains, especially executive functioning, cognitive flexibility, learning and short-term memory. Survival analysis with Cox models showed that verbal memory and executive functioning were the most substantial independent predictors. Our study shows that although suicide was not a common cause of death, the average age of death is still young for this patient group and cannot be explained by differences in symptom severity. Our findings indicate that cognitive abilities might be of special interest for affective longevity in patients with schizophrenia, either as a marker of special risk or as a target for direct intervention. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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