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Self-care for minor...
Self-care for minor illness
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- Gustafsson, Silje (författare)
- Luleå tekniska universitet,Omvårdnad
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- Vikman, Irene (författare)
- Luleå tekniska universitet,Hälsa och rehabilitering
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- Axelsson, Karin (författare)
- Professor Emerita, Enköpingsvägen 8D, 746 52 Bålsta, Sweden
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- Sävenstedt, Stefan (författare)
- Luleå tekniska universitet,Omvårdnad
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- 2015
- 2015
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Primary Health Care Research and Development. - 1463-4236 .- 1477-1128. ; 16:1, s. 71-78
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https://doi.org/10.1...
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Abstract
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- Aim: To describe experiences with and knowledge of minor illness, self-care interventions used in minor illness and channels of information used when providing self-care for minor illness.Background: Although minor illness is self-limiting, symptoms can be substantial and have a great impact on the affected person’s wellbeing. Possibilities to seek and find information about health and self-care have significantly increased through internet-based communities, forums, and websites. Still, a considerable number of consultations with general practitioners are for conditions that are potentially self-treatable. Seeking advanced care for minor illnesses is costly for society and can create discomfort for patients as they are down-prioritized at emergency departments.Methods: Study participants were recruited randomly from the Swedish Adress Register. A questionnaire was sent out, and the final sample included 317 randomly selected persons aged 18–80 and living in Sweden.Findings: Having experienced a specific illness correlated with self-reported knowledge. Preferred self-care interventions differed between different conditions, but resting and self-medicating were commonly used, along with consulting health care facilities. Compliance to advice was the highest for official information channels, and family members were a popular source of advice.
Ämnesord
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Sjukgymnastik (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Physiotherapy (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Nursing
- Omvårdnad
- Physiotherapy
- Fysioterapi
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