143 research outputs found
AGEING, HEALTH, MINORITY : Older Finland-Swedes in Finland and Sweden
No full textBakgrund: Minoritetsgrupper, inklusive invandrargrupper, tenderar att skatta sin hälsa sämre i jämförelse med majoriteten. Syfte: Det övergripande syftet med föreliggande avhandling var att beskriva, analysera, jämföra och fördjupa förståelsen för äldre finlandssvenskars hälsa i form av upplevd och självskattad hälsa återspeglad ur ett livsloppsperspektiv. Upplevd hälsa studerades kvalitativt bland äldre finlandssvenskar i Finland och bland äldre finlandssvenskar i Sverige och som återflyttare till Finland (delstudierna I, IV). Självskattad hälsa studerades kvantitativt bland äldre finlandssvenskar i Finland (delstudie II), samt bland äldre finlandssvenskar i Sverige jämfört med äldre finskspråkiga i Sverige (delstudie III). Migration (III, IV) och åldrandet (I, II, IV) återspeglade sig i äldres hälsa. Metod: Urvalen erhölls från Befolkningsregistet i Finland samt Statistiska Centralbyrån i Sverige. Studiegrupperna bestod av totalt n=982 personer. Data insamlades genom strukturerad muntlig och inbandad intervju, halvstrukturerad inbandad intervju, strukturerat intervjuformulär samt postad enkät. Data analyserades genom hermeneutisk ansats med kärnberättelser, tematisk kvalitativ innehållsanalys, kumulativ multipel regressionsanalys samt Chi2-test. Resultat: Äldres upplevda hälsa tog sig uttryck genom personligheten, fysisk hälsa, sociala relationer och samhället. Över hälften skattade sin hälsa som god. Hälsa skattades som bättre ju mindre mediciner man behövde, ingen värk/smärta, bättre funktionsförmåga, bättre livslust och bättre ekonomi. Äldre finlandssvenskar i Sverige skattade sin hälsa som bättre jämfört med finskspråkiga i Sverige. Migration hade medfört svårigheter i samband med flyttningen till Sverige och arbetslivet i Sverige. Återflyttningen kunde försvåras av ohälsa och åldrandet. Åldrandet medförde en anpassning till att sätta egen hälsa och nuläge i perspektiv. Resultaten visade att äldre kan bidra med kunskaper om friskfaktorer. Konklusion: Ur ett folkhälsovetenskapligt hälsofrämjande perspektiv är det av relevans att lyfta fram minoritetsgrupper ur ett resursperspektiv. Det är centralt att beakta att det kan förekomma skillnader i hälsa mellan minoriteter, inom minoriteter och inom etniska minoriteter. Sociala och kulturella skillnader kan inverka på hur äldre skattar sin hälsa. Äldre i minoritet kan vara mera sårbara på grund av ohälsa, migration och könBackground: Minority groups, including immigrants, generally tend to report lower self-rated health than the majority. Aims: The overall object of the dissertation was to describe, analyze and compare the self-rated health of older Finland-Swedes, and deepen the understanding of their experience of health in a life-course perspective. The experience of health was qualitatively studied among older Finland-Swedes in Finland, Finland-Swedes in Sweden and after re-migration in Finland (parts I, IV). Self-rated health was quantitatively studied among older Finland-Swedes in Finland (part II), and among older Finland-Swedes in Sweden compared to older Finnish-speakers in Sweden (part III). Migration (parts III, IV) and ageing (parts I, II, IV) were reflected in the health of older persons. Methods: The sample was obtained from the Population Register Centre of Finland and Statistics Sweden. The target groups consisted of 982 persons. The data was collected in structured oral and taped interviews, semi-structured taped interviews, structured interview forms, and postal enquiries. The data were analyzed through a hermeneutic approach with core narratives, thematic qualitative content analysis, cumulative multiple regression analysis, and chi-square test. Results: The experiential health of older persons manifested itself in personality, physical health, social relations, and society. More than a half of the respondents rated their health as good. Better health was reported with less medicine, no pain/suffering, better functional capacity, more zest for life, and better financial position. Older Finland-Swedes in Sweden reported better health than the Finnish-speaking respondents in Sweden. Migration had caused difficulties in connection with the move to Sweden and with working life in Sweden. Ill-health and ageing could cause problems with remigration. Ageing involved an adjustment in setting own health and the present in perspective. The results showed that older persons could contribute knowledge about health factors. Conclusions: From the perspective of public health science and health promotion, it is relevant to present minority groups from the vantage point of resources. It is essential to realize that there can be health differences between minorities, within minorities, and among ethnic minorities. Social and cultural variations can affect the way older persons evaluate their health. Older persons in minorities can be more vulnerable owing to ill-health, migration and gender
AGEING, HEALTH, MINORITY : Older Finland-Swedes in Finland and Sweden
No full textBakgrund: Minoritetsgrupper, inklusive invandrargrupper, tenderar att skatta sin hälsa sämre i jämförelse med majoriteten. Syfte: Det övergripande syftet med föreliggande avhandling var att beskriva, analysera, jämföra och fördjupa förståelsen för äldre finlandssvenskars hälsa i form av upplevd och självskattad hälsa återspeglad ur ett livsloppsperspektiv. Upplevd hälsa studerades kvalitativt bland äldre finlandssvenskar i Finland och bland äldre finlandssvenskar i Sverige och som återflyttare till Finland (delstudierna I, IV). Självskattad hälsa studerades kvantitativt bland äldre finlandssvenskar i Finland (delstudie II), samt bland äldre finlandssvenskar i Sverige jämfört med äldre finskspråkiga i Sverige (delstudie III). Migration (III, IV) och åldrandet (I, II, IV) återspeglade sig i äldres hälsa. Metod: Urvalen erhölls från Befolkningsregistet i Finland samt Statistiska Centralbyrån i Sverige. Studiegrupperna bestod av totalt n=982 personer. Data insamlades genom strukturerad muntlig och inbandad intervju, halvstrukturerad inbandad intervju, strukturerat intervjuformulär samt postad enkät. Data analyserades genom hermeneutisk ansats med kärnberättelser, tematisk kvalitativ innehållsanalys, kumulativ multipel regressionsanalys samt Chi2-test. Resultat: Äldres upplevda hälsa tog sig uttryck genom personligheten, fysisk hälsa, sociala relationer och samhället. Över hälften skattade sin hälsa som god. Hälsa skattades som bättre ju mindre mediciner man behövde, ingen värk/smärta, bättre funktionsförmåga, bättre livslust och bättre ekonomi. Äldre finlandssvenskar i Sverige skattade sin hälsa som bättre jämfört med finskspråkiga i Sverige. Migration hade medfört svårigheter i samband med flyttningen till Sverige och arbetslivet i Sverige. Återflyttningen kunde försvåras av ohälsa och åldrandet. Åldrandet medförde en anpassning till att sätta egen hälsa och nuläge i perspektiv. Resultaten visade att äldre kan bidra med kunskaper om friskfaktorer. Konklusion: Ur ett folkhälsovetenskapligt hälsofrämjande perspektiv är det av relevans att lyfta fram minoritetsgrupper ur ett resursperspektiv. Det är centralt att beakta att det kan förekomma skillnader i hälsa mellan minoriteter, inom minoriteter och inom etniska minoriteter. Sociala och kulturella skillnader kan inverka på hur äldre skattar sin hälsa. Äldre i minoritet kan vara mera sårbara på grund av ohälsa, migration och könBackground: Minority groups, including immigrants, generally tend to report lower self-rated health than the majority. Aims: The overall object of the dissertation was to describe, analyze and compare the self-rated health of older Finland-Swedes, and deepen the understanding of their experience of health in a life-course perspective. The experience of health was qualitatively studied among older Finland-Swedes in Finland, Finland-Swedes in Sweden and after re-migration in Finland (parts I, IV). Self-rated health was quantitatively studied among older Finland-Swedes in Finland (part II), and among older Finland-Swedes in Sweden compared to older Finnish-speakers in Sweden (part III). Migration (parts III, IV) and ageing (parts I, II, IV) were reflected in the health of older persons. Methods: The sample was obtained from the Population Register Centre of Finland and Statistics Sweden. The target groups consisted of 982 persons. The data was collected in structured oral and taped interviews, semi-structured taped interviews, structured interview forms, and postal enquiries. The data were analyzed through a hermeneutic approach with core narratives, thematic qualitative content analysis, cumulative multiple regression analysis, and chi-square test. Results: The experiential health of older persons manifested itself in personality, physical health, social relations, and society. More than a half of the respondents rated their health as good. Better health was reported with less medicine, no pain/suffering, better functional capacity, more zest for life, and better financial position. Older Finland-Swedes in Sweden reported better health than the Finnish-speaking respondents in Sweden. Migration had caused difficulties in connection with the move to Sweden and with working life in Sweden. Ill-health and ageing could cause problems with remigration. Ageing involved an adjustment in setting own health and the present in perspective. The results showed that older persons could contribute knowledge about health factors. Conclusions: From the perspective of public health science and health promotion, it is relevant to present minority groups from the vantage point of resources. It is essential to realize that there can be health differences between minorities, within minorities, and among ethnic minorities. Social and cultural variations can affect the way older persons evaluate their health. Older persons in minorities can be more vulnerable owing to ill-health, migration and gender
Exhibition as Critical Tool : A Conversatoin with Gunilla Lundahl on Exhibitions, Making Change and Participation
No full textGunilla Lundahl is a Swedish journalist, educator, curator and activist who was a key figure in the design and architecture scene in Stockholm. She was active as a writer in magazines such as Form and Arkitekturtidningen, a teacher at Konstfack University College, and author of many books. Among other things, she was part of organising the well-known Scandinavian Design Students’ Organization seminars in the late 1960s. Adding to this, she was part of grassroot movements during the 1960s and 1970s that would organise well-known exhibitions such as The Model – A Model for a Qualitative Society (1968) and ARARAT (1976) both at Moderna Museet in Stockholm. This conversation departs from Gunilla Lundahl’s own experiences, as we talk about exhibition as activism. The conversation focuses not on what was shown in the exhibitions but instead emphasises the grassroots organisations, the making and politics. Hereby, the conversation produces histories that do not exist in the archives but also brings attention to practices that challenge the traditional understanding of design and its history.</p
Dannelse og samskaping av utdanning mellom akademia og sykehjem En kritisk etnografisk studie
No full textCultivation and co-creation of education between academy and nursing home-a critical ethnography study Collaboration between academy and practicein education is emphasized. In this study, weexplored and described boundary-crossing spaces, when co-creating an adjusted educational program for nursing students in a nursing home in Norway. Our aim was to explore how to learn person-centered dementia care through the participants in a learning community. A critical ethnographic approach and method with observations, field notes, minutes of board, spontaneous meetings, and focus groups particularly with the students were used. Data were analyzed with six-step thematic analysis by Braun and Clarke. There were two main themes: 1) Creating a room for learning communities and 2) The room of the cultivation and border-crossing in learning communities.We further suggest, learning communities’co-creation in elderly care, might potentiate innovative research-and development methods for the future.publishedVersio
Nursing students’ lived experiences of temporality in dementia care: A phenomenological study
No full textTemporality, i.e. the concept of lived time, is important for understanding and encountering older individuals with dementia. Lived time is, however, sparsely studied among nurses when it comes to caring for people with dementia. This also seems to be the case with nursing students. We are not aware of any studies on the topic that have been conducted with nursing students. Thus, the aim of the present study was to answer the research question of what lived time is about when nursing students are caring for older persons with dementia in a nursing home. A phenomenological design inspired by van Manen's hermeneutical phenomenological approach was employed to analyse 11 interviews with seven nursing students. The study was reported in accordance with the COREQ checklist. Three themes were obtained: ‘the meaning of the older person's past in the present’, ‘moments of connectedness’ and ‘living in different temporalities – when time dimensions collide’. This study has practical implications for the care of older individuals with dementia. The findings suggest seeing older people with dementia living their time in the past and the present. The future, however, requires more attention in nursing. The meaning of the various moments illuminating lived time between the students and the older individuals with dementia is further discussed.publishedVersio
Nursing Students’ Learning about Person-centred Dementia Care in a Nursing Home: A Qualitative Study
No full textIt is unclear to what extent nursing students are able to apply person-centred care in practice, despite a mixture of educational support approaches. The aim of this study was to explore nursing students’ experiences of learning about person-centred dementia care after they participated in an adopted education programme in a nursing home. The education programme presented the main concepts of person-centred care. A qualitative explorative design was chosen where 32 bachelor-level nursing students participated in seven focus groups. The study is reported according to the COREQ checklist. Qualitative thematic content analysis revealed two main themes: care culture in the nursing home as joyful and inclusive, and the nursing student role as ambivalent and challenging. The nursing home management, staff members and patients, together with the programme, seemed to enhance students’ learning about person-centred dementia care.publishedVersio
The integration experiences of older Finnish re-migrants: ‘Embraced by the Swedes … but Finland is my home country’
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Health resources and health strategies among older Swedish‐speaking Finns – a hermeneutic study
No full textFibre quality of hemp grown on the Swedish island Gotland
No full textTitle Hemp fibre, a textile fibre from the Swedish island Gotland in the Baltic SeaKeywords Hemp, Cannabis Sativa, Textile, Strength, FinenessAuthor (s) Gunilla Östbom1) & Bengt Svennerstedt2)Address 1) Department of Domestic Science, Trädgårdsgatan 14, Uppsala University,SE-753 09 UPPSALA, Sweden (corresponding author)2) Biofibre Technology Research Group, Department of JBT, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 86, SE-230 53 ALNARP, SwedenTelephone 1) +46 18 471 23 13 (corresponding author)Fax 1) +46 18 471 23 21 (corresponding author)Mobile 1) +46 70 362 39 71 (corresponding author)E-mail 1) [email protected] (corresponding author)2) [email protected] ID no.(to be assigned by conference organisers)Abstract:Hemp, Cannabis sativa L has been grown for its fibres for thousands of years. In Sweden it has been prohibited to cultivate hemp for about 40 years, but now it is possible for farmers to grow it again. Before the ban, Gotland, a limestone island in the centre of the Baltic Sea, was the last major growing area in Sweden. At that time the main crop was used for production of rope. During later years, hemp has received increased interest as a sustainable crop and for a multitude of possible uses. To use hemp as a textile fibre, knowledge of the properties of varieties and under different growing conditions is of interest. Fabric made of hemp fibres for clothing coming from China and Rumania can now be seen, but is the quality of hemp cultivated on Gotland also good enough for clothing textiles?To be suitable for textile purposes, a fibre should have enough strength, enough fineness, enough length and some friction on the surface of the fibres. These four aspects interact and if one factor is lacking, one or more of the others have to compensate. To be suitable for clothing and not only for coarser textiles, the fibre has to be finer than 0,04 mm and down to 0.01mm in diameter. It also has to have enough strength. There is no doubt that the friction and the length of a hemp fibre, grown almost everywhere, are enough to create a textile product. More interesting is the strength of hemp, since the stronger it is, the finer it can be, and the softer the fabric can be made. Cottonizing of hemp can make the fibres suitable for high quality fabrics.This paper focuses on the strength and fineness of hemp fibres from six different varieties, grown on Gotland, on different locations and handled different during the process from seed to fibre. The varieties were Beniko, Futura 75, Fedora 17, Felina 32, USO 31 and Finola. Those varieties are available on the market and not specialized for the soils and climate on Gotland. Therefore it is important to investigate the quality of the fibres. Samples from the varieties were tested according to strength and fineness. The strength varied between 247-570 MPa. Variation was also noted in fibres from different parts of the stem. “Normally” fertilized and not retted, only dried and mechanically decorticated, Futura 75 had the best value in samples from the middle of its stem. The fineness varies also a lot and it is planned to perform tests before this summer.</p
De sociala nätverkens betydelse för revisorer på mindre orter
No full textSammanfattning Titel: De sociala nätverkens betydelse för revisorer på mindre orter Nivå: C-uppsats i ämnet företagsekonomi Författare: Viktoria Norberg & Gunilla Persson Handledare: Jan Svanberg Datum: 2016-01 Syfte: Vi har funnit att studier om de sociala nätverkens betydelse för revisorers oberoende är högst begränsade och med ett tillägg av små orter, helt obefintligt. Vårt syfte med studien är därför att belysa betydelsen av detta på just mindre orter Metod: Vi har använt oss av en kvalitativ metod i form av semi-strukturerade intervjuer med 10 godkända eller auktoriserade revisorer. Resultatet har sedan bearbetats och analyserats för att slutligen presenteras utifrån ett antal förutbestämda teman. Resultat & slutsats: Det empiriska materialet bekräftade att sociala nätverk har en stor betydelse på mindre orter samt att relationen till klienten blir närmre. Även om resultatet till stor del påvisade de positiva aspekterna, fick vi indikationer på att de sociala nätverken och nära relationerna även påverkar revisorerna i en negativ riktning. Förslag till fortsatt forskning: Under vår empiriska undersökning fick vi en del indikationer på faktorer som ökade de sociala nätverkens påverkan och betydelse, så som ortens storlek och revisorernas erfarenhet. Dessa faktorer samt en mer rikstäckande studie för att undersöka om det finns några geografiska skillnader anser vi skulle vara intressanta att undersöka närmre genom mer fokuserade studier. Uppsatsens bidrag: Vi anser att vi med vårt empiriska resultat tillfört ett unikt bidrag till befintlig forskning inom ämnet. Även om vår studie kan anses begränsad i sin omfattning så anser vi oss öppnat upp för fortsatta studier för att ytterligare skapa förståelse inom området. Nyckelord: sociala nätverk, revisor, oberoende, relationer, små orterAbstract Title: The significance of social networks for auditors in small communities Level: Final assignment for Bachelor Degree in Business Administration Author: Viktoria Norberg & Gunilla Persson Supervisor: Jan Svanberg Date: 2016-01 Aim: We have found that studies about the significance of social networks for the auditors' independence are very limited and with the addition of small communities absent. Our purpose of this study is to illuminate the significance of this in small communities. Method: We used a qualitative approach in the form of semi-structured interviews with 10 approved or authorized auditors. The result is processed and analyzed to finally presented from a number of predefined themes. Results & Conclusions: The empirical data confirmed that social networks have a major role in small communities and the relationship with the client gets closer. Although the results emphasize the positive aspects, we received indications that social networks and close relationships also affect the auditors in a negative direction. Suggestions for future research: In our empirical study we received some indications of factors that increased the social networks 'influence and importance, such as the communities size and auditors' experience. These factors, as well as a more nationwide study to investigate potential geographic differences, would be interesting to examine closer through some more focused studies. Contribution of the thesis: We consider ourselves with our empirical results brought a unique contribution to existing research. Although our study can be considered limited, we believe we have pioneered for further studies, to further promote understanding in the field. Key words: social networks, accountant, auditor, independence, relationships, small communitie
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