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Self-help and self-help groups for people with long-lasting health problems or mental health difficulties in a Nordic context : A review
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- Aglen, B. (author)
- Nord Trondelag Univ Coll, Fac Hlth Sci, N-7601 Levanger, Norway
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- Hedlund, M. (author)
- Telemark Univ Coll, Porsgrunn, Norway
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- Landstad, B. J. (author)
- Mittuniversitetet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskap (-2013)
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- 2011-10-26
- 2011
- English.
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In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. - : SAGE Publications. - 1403-4948 .- 1651-1905. ; 39:8, s. 813-822
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- Aim: The aim of this review is to provide systematic knowledge of research from Nordic countries about the meaning of self-help and self-help groups when these are used as a concept or method addressing issues related to long-lasting health problems or mental health difficulties. Methods: Included were studies conducted in the Nordic countries that were published between January 1999 and September 2009. These studies investigated self-help and self-help groups addressing issues related to long-lasting health problems. Results: A total of 83 publications met the inclusion criteria. Four major characteristics of self-help were found to be present in the publications: self-help as an intrapsychological process, self-help as an interpsychological or group process, self-help as a coping, individual learning or empowerment process, and self-help as an alternative or complement to medical treatment. Of the 83 studies, 72 publications used a professional treatment perspective for studying self-help and 11 publications used a perspective derived from alternative or complementary therapies. Conclusions: The review shows that most of the research on self-help and self-help groups for people with long-lasting health problems or disability is conducted with an interest to improve the professional healthcare system. That is, the health-promotion strategy is mainly considered in the framework of treatment or care settings. This means that self-help in this context does not challenge the dominant biomedical health model. © 2011 the Nordic Societies of Public Health.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Alternative therapy
- chronic disease
- complementary therapy
- coping
- disability
- empowerment
- mental health
- self-help
- self-help groups
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