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Patterns of Loneliness in Digital Narratives: A Snapshot Analysis of Reddit Posts with Implications for Mental Health Nursing
No full textLoneliness is a multifaceted phenomenon linked to adverse mental and physical health outcomes, increasingly understood as a relationally embedded experience shaped by sociocultural, cognitive, and emotional factors. While previous research has predominantly relied on surveys and clinical tools, emerging approaches recognize the value of unsolicited narratives shared on digital platforms. This snapshot study examines 498 Reddit posts from the subforums r/lonely and r/offmychest, using a publicly available annotated dataset to examine perceived causes and intensities of loneliness. Each post was annotated for types of loneliness cause and rated for intensity on a five-point scale. Descriptive statistics characterized the annotated dataset, and inferential analyses examined relationships among labels within this sample. Lack of friends emerged as the most frequently identified cause, whereas lack of family contact was associated with the highest perceived intensity. Co-occurring deficits across relational domains were common, particularly between lack of friends and lack of social support. Differences by subreddit and annotation batch were observed descriptively but were not statistically significant. These findings underscore the contextual, multi-causal nature of loneliness and support the value of Reddit as a site for accessing emotionally rich, real-time disclosures. Implications for mental health nursing include allocating space within assessments to explore relational complexity, drawing on patients’ digital narratives when they emerge
Vuxna patienters upplevelse av preoperativ information inför elektiv kirurgi
No full textBakgrund: Preoperativ information är en central del av den perioperativa omvårdnaden och har stor betydelse för patienters trygghet, delaktighet och upplevelse inför elektiv kirurgi. Bristande eller otydlig information kan bidra till ökad preoperativ oro, vilket i sin tur kan påverka både patientens välbefinnande och det medicinska utfallet. Tidigare forskning visar att information minskar oro, men kunskap om patienters egna upplevelser av den preoperativa informationen är begränsad. Syfte: Att beskriva vuxna patienters upplevelser av preoperativ information inför elektiv kirurgi. Metod: Kvalitativ deskriptiv design. Datainsamling genomfördes genom 13 semistrukturerade individuella intervjuer med patienter som skulle genomgå elektiv kirurgi. Materialet analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys med induktiv ansats. Resultat: Analysen resulterade i tre kategorier: Behov av flera informationskällor, Brist på information och Känslor och förväntningar inför operationen. Patienterna beskrev att de fått både skriftlig och muntlig information. Den skriftliga informationen upplevdes ofta som tydlig men ibland överväldigande, medan den muntliga informationen varierade i omfattning. Många patienter upplevde bristande eller otydlig information, särskilt gällande anestesiform, operationsförlopp och postoperativ vård, vilket bidrog till känslor av oro och osäkerhet. Personlig kontakt och individanpassad information upplevdes skapa trygghet. Slutsats: Studien visar ett behov av mer personcentrerad preoperativ information. En kombination av skriftlig information och individanpassad muntlig dialog kan minska preoperativ oro och stärka patienters känsla av trygghet och delaktighet inför elektiv kirurgi.Background: Preoperative information is a central part of perioperative care and plays an important role in patients’ sense of security, participation, and experience before elective surgery. Insufficient or unclear information can contribute to increased preoperative anxiety, which in turn can affect both patient well-being and medical outcomes. Previous research shows that information reduces anxiety, but knowledge about patients’ own experiences of preoperative information is limited. Aim: To describe adult patients’ experiences of preoperative information prior to elective surgery. Method: The study had a qualitative descriptive design. Data were collected through 13 semi-structured individual interviews with patients scheduled for elective surgery. The material was analyzed using qualitative content analysis with an inductive approach. Results: The analysis resulted in three categories: Need for multiple sources of information, Lack of information and Feelings and expectations before surgery. Patients described receiving both written and oral information. Written information was often perceived as well-defined but sometimes overwhelming, whereas oral information varied in scope. Many patients experienced insufficient or unclear information, particularly regarding type of anesthesia, surgical procedure, and postoperative care, contributing to anxiety and uncertainty. Personal contact and individualized information were perceived as reassuring. Conclusion: The study highlights the need for more person-centered preoperative information. A combination of written information and individualized oral dialogue can reduce preoperative anxiety and strengthen patients’ sense of security and participation prior to elective surgery
"Exploring the Sustainability Practices within the Supply Chain of the Nepalese Footwear Industry: A case of Goldstar”
No full textAim: This study aims to explore how sustainability practices are implemented within the supply chain of the Nepalese footwear industry, using Goldstar as a case. Methodology: The research adopts a qualitative design and an inductive approach. Semistructured interviews were conducted with Goldstar employees directly involved in supplychain activities. All interviews were conducted online in 2025, recorded with participant consent, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using thematic analysis supported by NVivo software. Findings and Conclusion: The findings reveal that environmental sustainability practices are constrained by the high cost of eco-friendly materials, limited availability of green suppliers, and inadequate supporting infrastructure. Overall, the study concludes that although sustainability awareness is present within Goldstar’s supply chain, its effective implementation is shaped by structural, financial, and institutional constraints. Contribution: The study contributes theoretically by demonstrating the relevance of the Triple Bottom Line framework in analyzing sustainability within a resource-constrained manufacturing context. Practically, it highlights the need for improved supplier monitoring, stronger infrastructure, and enhanced policy support to enable more effective integration of sustainable supply-chain practices in the Nepalese footwear industry. Future Research: Given the single-case focus and small qualitative sample, future research could adopt comparative, multi-firm, or cross-country approaches, as well as quantitative or mixed-method designs, to further examine the relationship between sustainability practices, supply-chain performance, and organization outcomes
Utbrändhet bland svenska auktoriserade revisorer : En kvantitativ studie om köns- och åldersrelaterade skillnader
No full textTitel: Utbrändhet bland svenska auktoriserade revisorer: En kvantitativ studie om köns- och åldersrelaterade skillnader. Nivå: Kandidatuppsats i företagsekonomi. Författare: Emelie Lindström och Elin Wredenborg. Handledare: Fredrik Hartwig. Datum: Juni 2025. Syfte: ”Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka samband mellan utbrändhet och kön respektive ålder, hos svenska auktoriserade revisorer verksamma vid mindre revisionsbyråer”. Metod: I denna kvantitativa studie används sekundärdata som genererats från enkäten ”Mäklar- och Revisorsbarometern”. För att tillgodose studiens syfte analyseras data med hjälp av korrelationsanalyser där korrelationskoefficienten mäts med Pearson correlation. Resultat och Slutsats: Resultatet visar ett negativt samband med svag statistisk signifikans (p < 0,1) mellan ålder och cynism vilket innebär att äldre revisorer uppvisar en lägre grad av cynism än yngre revisorer. Korrelationsanalyser genomfördes mellan ålder och kön samt varje enskild fråga i BBI-9. Resultaten visade både statistiskt signifikanta (p < 0,05) samband och några svaga signifikanta (p < 0,1) samband, vilka ligger i linje med tidigare forskning. Bidrag: Denna studie bidrar med forskning kring utbrändhet bland svenska auktoriserade revisorer i allmänhet, och i synnerhet till förståelsen av sambandet mellan utbrändhet och kön respektive ålder i denna yrkesgrupp - vilket är ett tidigare outforskat område. Studien belyser även samband mellan kön respektive ålder och varje enskild fråga i BBI-9. Förslag till vidare forskning: En möjlig inriktning för vidare forskning är att undersöka om utbrändhet bland svenska auktoriserade revisorer varierar i takt med arbetsbelastningen under året. Detta skulle exempelvis kunna studeras med hjälp av en longitudinell design, där revisorer följs upp vid flera olika tidpunkter under året.
Styrd skolintegration i praktiken
No full textThe purpose of the study is to examine the primary school staffs experience of how primary school integration effects students’ health and well-being. In order to answer the research questions, a qualitative semi-structured interview has been conducted. The interviews were conducted with four primary school teachers and a curators who works at one of the two schools that are included in the study. Results: Guided school integration has effects on primary school students experience of security, social relationships and psychological wellbeing. Changing the school environment and having to adapt to the new social contexts has brought challenges, especially for students who previously had difficulties with social inclusion or mental illness. The effect of guided school integration on primary school students’ health, wellbeing and learning varies depending on the students individual circumstances, including the students socio-economic background. Socially disadvantaged students feel more unsafe with the school change and mergers. Which has a big impact on primary school students engagement, performance, social interactions, health and wellbeing. Despite the efforts that are carried out with the aim of creating a more inclusive environment, there is a need for extensive health promotion efforts
Sjuksköterskans erfarenheter av att vårda äldre patienter med smärta inom kommunal hemsjukvård : En kvalitativ intervjustudie
No full textAbstract Background: Pain is common among older patients and can be related to frailty. Nurses in home care encounter many older patients with pain and have a significant responsibility to coordinate care around the patient. The nurse provides security to the patient and emphasizes the patient's will and wishes. Aim: The purpose of the study was to describe nurses' experiences of caring for older patients with pain in municipal home care. Method: Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with nurses in home care in three municipalities in southern Sweden. The text was analyzed using content analysis, and the manifest and latent analysis resulted in one theme, two categories, and four subcategories. Main results: The overarching theme "Seeing and understanding the pain beyond the symptom" showed that the participants felt a sense of helplessness and frustration in many situations when the patient's pain could not be alleviated and when the participants felt a lack attention from the doctors. The participants described that the patient's pain was interpreted differently depending on the experience one has as a nurse. The clinical perspective was better developed among nurses with more experience in the profession, and the participants with less experience felt great support from their colleagues. The conversation was an important part of the overall assessment of the patient's pain, and collaboration within the team was essential for the participants to feel supported in their work. Conclusion: There is a need for a holistic view, good communication, and strengthened multiprofessional collaboration in the care of elderly patients with pain. To improve care, more continuity, multiprofessional collaboration, increased access to education, and better organizational conditions are required to enable a holistic view of the patient's pain. Keywords: Elderly patient, Home healthcare, Interview study, Nurse, Pain
What Is Woke? : A Corpus-Based Analysis of its Use in Reddit
No full textThe word woke has its origins in African American Vernacular English. While theorigins of the word can be traced back to the early 20th century, woke reenteredcommon parlance in the 2010’s during the Black Lives Matter movement. Initiallyassociated with the awareness and pursuit of social justice and mostly used in leftleaningcircles, woke began appearing in discourses from political actors on the rightand the word became a pejorative descriptor. However, the meaning of woke remains acontested issue. This essay examines the use of the word in the social media platformReddit, specifically comments posted to message boards where political issues arediscussed by users during the year 2024. A corpus-based analysis revealed the mostfrequent collocates of the word. Using these collocates as a starting point and using thediscourse-historical approach, comments containing the most frequent collocates wererandomly selected and analyzed, paying close attention to the use of woke as it relates tothe discursive strategies used by the authors
Feedback och dess association med arbetsengagemang
No full textAtt få feedback på arbetsplatsen är viktigt för medarbetarna för att kunna öka motivationen ochengagemanget. Syftet med studien var att se om feedback från chef och feedback från kollegorpå arbetsplatsen var associerade med arbetsengagemang. Data samlades in med hjälp av endigital enkät som skickades ut via sociala medier och personliga kontakter. Enkäten baserades påpåståenden från Feedback Environment Scale (FES) och Utrecht Work Engagement Scale(UWES). FES användes för att mäta feedback från chef och kollegor och UWES användes för attmäta arbetsengagemang. Fyrtio deltagare fyllde i enkäten och en multipel regressionsanalysgenomfördes i SPSS för att se om feedback från chef och feedback från kollegor kunde prediceraarbetsengagemang. Studiens resultat visade på att både feedback från chef och feedback frånkollegor signifikant predicerade arbetsengagemang. Resultatet föreslår att både feedback frånchef och kollegor är något organisationer bör uppmärksamma för att kunna uppnå ökatarbetsengagemang hos medarbetarna
Nyanställdas upplevelser av bemötande inom äldreomsorgen
No full textStudien syftade till att undersöka hur nyanställda inom äldreomsorgen upplevde bemötandet från befintlig personal. Studien tillämpar en kvalitativ metod där data samlades in från tio semistrukturerade intervjuer. Induktiv analysmetod tillämpas för att analysera empirin. Resultatet av analysen gav en huvudtema och tre underteman. En övervägande del av de nyanställda upplevde bemötandet som hövligt, både från kollegor och chefer. Ohövligt beteende och bristande kommunikation orsakade negativa känslor och upplevelser av utanförskap. Små inkluderande gester var betydande för upplevelsen av inkludering, vidare upplevdes handledarens insats som viktig för en lyckad introduktion. Chefernas flexibilitet och hövlighet stärkte relationerna och gruppsamhörigheten. Den verbala kommunikationen hade en central roll i hur bemötandet tolkades
Comparative study of different fusion reactor configurations: Tokamak, Stellarator and ICF Laser
No full textOne of the great uncertainties in today's society is how to replace current energy sources with others that provide comparable or greater output while being sustainable and supporting global decarbonization goals. One of the alternatives postulated as a solution is nuclear fusion, as it is a source of energy that is considered clean and that works with fuel that is in abundance. Therefore, the main objective of this paper is to make a review on the current state of knowledge of the different and most developed reactor configurations (Tokamak, Stellarator and Inertial Confinement fusion laser) that exist to date, making a comparative analysis between them, in which the differences and opportunities of each one can be glimpsed. It will also be possible to identify the challenges that concern such energy and to propose possible solutions to them. The results determined how the ICF reactors obtain better energy results with efficiencies of around 35%, while the Tokamak and Stellarator obtain values of around 31%. Also, the findings stated that the construction of such reactors needs enormous investments, being the cheapest the Stellarator, reaching construction values of around $2 billion. It has to be mentioned that the results and calculations that have been made to make especially the cost estimation, are based on estimates and assumptions due to the complexity and lack of evidence of such energy, so they can be considered as approximate outcomes. However, these results are fully valid and follow rational considerations and estimates that give an idea of the current state of these technologies. In summary, the thesis provided an overview of the current state of fusion and outline the potential challenges and the impact that it will have in the coming years