C. Eriksson, Á. Arnarsson, M. T. Damsgaard, P. Löfstedt, Thomas Potrebny, S. Suominen, E. Thorsteinsson, T. Torsheim, R. Välimaa, P. Due
{"title":"Towards enhancing research on adolescent positive mental health","authors":"C. Eriksson, Á. Arnarsson, M. T. Damsgaard, P. Löfstedt, Thomas Potrebny, S. Suominen, E. Thorsteinsson, T. Torsheim, R. Välimaa, P. Due","doi":"10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2019-02-08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2019-02-08","url":null,"abstract":"The positive mental health and well-being perspective represents innovative public health research of first-rank priority in Europe. Good mental health is both a state and a resource for everyday life. Hence, the concept often refers to a subjective feeling (hedonic component) as well as positive functioning (eudaimonic component). Different conceptualisations of mental health-related issues are a background to this paper, which gives a brief overview of three research issues in the Nordic countries. First, the development in the occurrences of adolescent mental health-related indicators such as life satisfaction, health, sleep, and school pressure. Second, review of Nordic methodological studies reporting on different mental health-related measures. Third, the selection of measures of positive mental health employed in the 2017–2018 Health Behaviour among School-aged Children (HBSC) data collection in the Nordic countries. Using the Nordic HBSC data for 2002–2014, it was found that symptom and problem-oriented analyses of mental health can improve our understanding of the challenges adolescents face. However, there is also a need to examine positive aspects of mental health in order to enhance our understanding of different mental health-related dimensions. New measures were included in the 2017–18 HBSC data collection in the Nordic countries, enabling researchers to answer different research questions including analysing factors mediating and moderating positive mental health among school-aged children. Extending the perspective from a symptom- and problem-oriented view to a more positive and asset-based perspective adds additional value to studies of mental health.","PeriodicalId":165032,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128120419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas Potrebny, T. Torsheim, P. Due, R. Välimaa, S. Suominen, C. Eriksson
{"title":"Trends in excellent self-rated health among adolescents: A comparative Nordic study","authors":"Thomas Potrebny, T. Torsheim, P. Due, R. Välimaa, S. Suominen, C. Eriksson","doi":"10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2019-02-04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2019-02-04","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Excellent self-rated health (SRH) can be seen as an important component of positive health among adolescents. The aim of this paper is to examine time trends of excellent health among adolescents in five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) between 2002 and 2014, including differences between countries, gender and age. Methods: Nordic data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey (including 11-, 13and 15-year-olds) from 2002 (n = 19,009), 2006 (n = 29,656), 2010 (n = 33,232) and 2014 (n = 31,540) were analysed by design-adjusted binomial logistic regression models. Results: The trend analysis of excellent SRH for Nordic adolescents indicates a small improvement between 2002 and 2006 but a stable trend in the following periods up until 2014. The time trends do, however, depend on the specific country. In general, a smaller proportion of girls compared to boys were found to rate their health as excellent. Over time, however, the proportion of boys rating their health as excellent decreased, while girls’ ratings improved. Conclusions: From a public health perspective, indications of a changing trend in adolescent health coinciding with the 2007–2008 global recession warrant further attention from researchers and policy-makers and should be closely monitored in the future.","PeriodicalId":165032,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123746020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Löfstedt, C. Eriksson, Thomas Potrebny, R. Välimaa, E. Thorsteinsson, P. Due, M. T. Damsgaard, S. Suominen, M. Rasmussen, T. Torsheim
{"title":"Trends in perceived school stress among adolescents in five Nordic countries 2002–2014","authors":"P. Löfstedt, C. Eriksson, Thomas Potrebny, R. Välimaa, E. Thorsteinsson, P. Due, M. T. Damsgaard, S. Suominen, M. Rasmussen, T. Torsheim","doi":"10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2019-02-07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2019-02-07","url":null,"abstract":"Associations between school-related stress and poor health, risk behaviours and low well-being are well documented. The aim of this paper was to estimate trends of perceived school stress experienc ...","PeriodicalId":165032,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124082752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multidosetjeneste for hjemmeboende – brukernes erfaringer og behov for nye løsninger","authors":"Kristine Holbø, Anita Das, Silje Bøthun, MarianneNæsland Formanek, Trond Halvorsen","doi":"10.18261/ISSN.2464-4161-2019-01-03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18261/ISSN.2464-4161-2019-01-03","url":null,"abstract":"Background and purpose: With multidose, medical tablets are packaged mechanically for each dosing time to increase the likelihood that people receive the right medication at the right time. Municipal home care providers are increasingly ordering their drugs packaged as multidose, and multidose has become an established home care service offered to home dwellers who need support with their medication. This article documents the experiences and challenges perceived by care recipients related to the multidose service offered by municipal home care. We also propose improvements to both the multidose product and the corresponding service. Method: We conducted two rounds of semi-structured interviews combined with observations with 16 recipients of home care in two Norwegian municipalities. The first round dealt with the practical handling of medicines, procurement and administration, knowledge, information and support from the involved actors. The second round sought deep knowledge about user experiences related to practical handling, forgetfulness and knowledge about drugs. Results and discussion: The study revealed a substantial potential to improve both the multidose product and the associated service, particularly as it relates to practical handling, forgetfulness and information. An easy-to-use multidose design, better access to information, and the personalized customization of the service might make more users self-reliant and reduce the workload in home care.","PeriodicalId":165032,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127212710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patient@home Ecosystem","authors":"Uffe Kock Wiil","doi":"10.18261/ISSN.2464-4161-2019-01-04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18261/ISSN.2464-4161-2019-01-04","url":null,"abstract":"Patient@home was the largest Danish project within health and welfare technology. The aim was to support the health and care sector with innovative technologies to meet the increasing demands of an aging and more chronically ill population. The underlying hypothesis was that the increased use of technology could help minimize hospital admissions in both number and duration. New technologies enable carefully selected groups of patients to stay longer in their own homes to the benefit of both patients (and their relatives) and the health and care sectors. A unique ecosystem for the development, assessment, and testing of health and welfare technology was developed, refined and matured from 2012 to 2018. The ecosystem covered the entire value chain from research to implementation; it had a broad national cov-erage and an international outreach with more than 100 partners (including 66 private companies). The ecosystem provided a set of services that supported knowledge and evidence based development and assessment. Numerous contributing partners were aligned to each focus on what they do best. A “best practice” method for successful product and service development was established based on examination of successful projects in the portfolio. The ecosystem deployed specialized methods for technology assessment and smart innovation management.","PeriodicalId":165032,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131849423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Brennan, R. Traustadóttir, J. Rice, P. Anderberg
{"title":"“Being Number One is the Biggest Obstacle”:","authors":"C. Brennan, R. Traustadóttir, J. Rice, P. Anderberg","doi":"10.18261/ISSN.2464-4161-2018-01-03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18261/ISSN.2464-4161-2018-01-03","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":165032,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research","volume":"103 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126617877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jóna G. Ingólfsdóttir, Thurídur Jóhannsdóttir, R. Traustadóttir
{"title":"Working relationally to promote user participation in welfare services for young disabled children and their families in Iceland","authors":"Jóna G. Ingólfsdóttir, Thurídur Jóhannsdóttir, R. Traustadóttir","doi":"10.18261/ISSN.2464-4161-2018-01-04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18261/ISSN.2464-4161-2018-01-04","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the avowed aims of the Icelandic legislation to provide family-centred and inclusive services, families raising disabled children commonly express their experiences of fragmented services provided more on the terms of the service providers than the users. This article is based on data derived from an on-going qualitative multi case-research in three municipalities in Iceland. The aims of the paper are 1) to identify the main contradictions that explain tensions and dilemmas within the service system as experienced by the parents, and 2) to suggest potential solutions for improving practices in accordance with family-centred inclusive policy and enhanced user participation. The cultural-historical activity theory was applied as an analytical framework. Three activities central to the wellbeing of the children and their families were identified as the unit of analysis, and contradictions within the activities were located and classified by following the expansive learning theory. Based on our findings we propose Edwards’s three ‘gardening tools’ of relational practices as innovative and appropriate concepts for the necessary changes needed. By utilising these tools, the disabled children and their families are brought to the forefront and the professionals enhance their expertise in partnership with all stakeholders.","PeriodicalId":165032,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121329867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Four features of cooptation","authors":"E. Eriksson","doi":"10.18261/ISSN.2464-4161-2018-01-02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18261/ISSN.2464-4161-2018-01-02","url":null,"abstract":"The article draws on a three-year ethnographical study investigating how “service user involvement” was constructed (i.e. understood, implemented, and performed) within two large Swedish welfare or ...","PeriodicalId":165032,"journal":{"name":"Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129607177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}