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Being prevented from providing good care : a conceptual analysis of moral stress among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Inst för global folkhälsa / Dept of Global Public Health, 2024-01-31)Background Health care workers (HCWs) are susceptible to moral stress and distress when they are faced with morally challenging situations where it is difficult to act in line with their moral standards. In times of crisis, ... -
Moral stress among Swedish health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic : a cross-sectional study
(Inst för global folkhälsa / Dept of Global Public Health, 2023-12-21)Aims: This study quantifies to what extent Health care workers (HCWs) experienced moral stress and to what extent their experiences of moral stress were related to gender and age as well as to working directly with COVID-19 ... -
Dealing with difficult choices : a qualitative study of experiences and consequences of moral challenges among disaster healthcare responders
(Inst för global folkhälsa / Dept of Global Public Health, 2023-12-21)Background: Disasters are chaotic events with healthcare needs that overwhelm available capacities. Disaster healthcare responders must make difficult and swift choices, e.g., regarding who and what to prioritize. Responders ... -
Risk and predictors of out-of-home care placement among children and adolescents with parental mental illness : a population-based cohort study in Sweden (Study IV)
(Inst för global folkhälsa / Dept of Global Public Health, 2023-01-17)Here, we propose a nationwide population-based study on predictors of out-of-home care placement among children of mentally ill parents, using rich information from Swedish national health and administrative registers. We ... -
Education in twins and their parents across birth cohorts over 100 years : an individual-level pooled analysis of 42 twin cohorts
(Inst för medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik / Dept of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2017-12-22)Whether monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins differ from each other in a variety of phenotypes is important for genetic twin modeling and for inferences made from twin studies in general. We analyzed whether there ... -
Perinatal exposure to traffic-related air pollution and autism spectrum disorders
(Inst för medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik / Dept of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2017-03-14)Background: Studies from the United States indicate that exposure to air pollution in early life is associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children, but the evidence is not consistent with European data. ... -
Exploring women's fear of childbirth in a high maternal mortality setting on the Arabian Peninsula
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2016-06-29)Background: Few studies from low-income countries have addressed women's fear of childbirth (FOC) although likely to affect women during both pregnancy and childbirth. The aim of this study was to explore FOC in a high ... -
Experience-based VAS values for EQ-5D-3L health states in a national general population health survey in China
(Karolinska Institutet Universitetsbiblioteket / Karolinska Institutet University Library, 2016-04-18)PURPOSE: To investigate the feasibility of deriving experience-based visual analogue scale (VAS) values for EQ-5D-3L health states using national general population health survey data in China. METHODS: The EQ-5D-3L ... -
Subjective well-being and its association with subjective health status, age, sex, region, and socio-economic characteristics in a Chinese population study
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2016-04-18)This study analyse how subjective well-being (SWB) in a Chinese population varies with subjective health status, age, sex, region and socio-economic characteristics. In the Household Health Survey 2010, face-to-face ... -
Childhood family income, adolescent violent criminality and substance misuse : a quasi-experimental total population study
(Inst för medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik / Dept of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2014-08-27)Background: Low socioeconomic status in childhood is a well-known predictor of subsequent criminal and substance misuse behaviors but the causal mechanisms are questioned. Aims: To investigate if the associations ... -
Parental gender equality and use of oral contraceptives among young women : a longitudinal, population-based study in Sweden
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2014-08-20)Background: Little is known about how parental gender equality early in their children lives can influence daughters’ decision to use contraceptive pills. Aim: The study aimed at exploring whether maternal working ... -
Socio-economic and nutritional determinants of low birth weight in India
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2014-08-18)BACKGROUND: Low birth weight (LBW) is an important risk factor for childhood morbidity and mortality, consequently an important public health concern. AIM: This study aims to identify significant socio-economic and ... -
The roots of autism and ADHD twin study in Sweden (RATSS)
(Inst för medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik / Dept of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2014-06-25)Neurodevelopmental disorders affect a substantial minority of the general population. Their origins are still largely unknown, but a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors causing disturbances of the central ... -
Time elapsed from onset of symptoms to diagnosis of gonorrhoea in Swedish patients, 1999-2009
(Inst för global folkhälsa / Dept of Global Public Health, 2013-09-25)Background: Gonococcal infection remains an important public health problem worldwide. The incidence of reported gonorrhoea cases in Sweden raised by 32%, from 5.9 to 7.8 cases per 100,000 in 2001 to 2008.The aim of this ... -
Clinician acquisition and retention of motivational interviewing skills : a two-and-a-half-year exploratory study
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-08-27)Background: Motivational interviewing (MI) is a collaborative, client-centred counselling style aimed at eliciting and strengthening clients' intrinsic motivation to change. There is strong research evidence supporting the ... -
Assessing survival in widowers, and controls : a nationwide, six- to nine-year follow-up
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-08-27)Background: The aim of this study was to assess if widowers had an increased mortality rate during the first 6 to 9 years after the death of their wife, compared initially to an age-matched control group and also compared ... -
Identifying obstacles to participation in a questionnaire survey on widowers' grief
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-08-27)Background: The aim of this study was to determine if Icelandic widowers might foresee obstacles to responding to a questionnaire on bereavement. Also, we sought to compare the proportion of men reporting obstacles in a ... -
Disseminating evidence from health technology assessment : the case of tobacco prevention
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-08-24)OBJECTIVES: The aims of the present study were to investigate the awareness among dentists and dental hygienists of evidence-based reports and guidelines on tobacco cessation activities and the impact these publications ... -
Quitline in smoking cessation : a cost-effectiveness analysis
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-08-24)OBJECTIVES: The cost-effectiveness of the Swedish quitline, a nation-wide, free of charge service, is assessed. METHODS: The study was based on data of a sample of 1131 callers enrolled from February 1, 2000 to ... -
Comparison of a high and a low intensity smoking cessation intervention in a dentistry setting in Sweden : a randomized trial
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-08-22)BACKGROUND: Tobacco is still the number one life style risk factor for ill health and premature death and also one of the major contributors to oral problems and diseases. Dentistry may be a potential setting for several ...