Scandinavian journal of public health
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Scand J Public Health · Jan 2008
When the helper humiliates the patient: a qualitative study about unintended intimidations.
To explore experiences of intimidating patients/clients from the perspective of the professional. ⋯ Systems for health and social care suffer from lack of resources, time, and proximity -- issues that facilitate the occurrence of intimidation of patients/clients. Yet, the professional remains responsible for his or her moral conduct. High moral awareness and systems with a better balance between reason and emotion are needed to stop vulnerable people being subjected to disempowering practices.
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Scand J Public Health · Jan 2007
The NORPEQ patient experiences questionnaire: data quality, internal consistency and validity following a Norwegian inpatient survey.
This article describes the development of a questionnaire designed for comparisons of patient experiences of hospital care within the Nordic countries. The results of testing for data quality, reliability, and validity are presented following a Norwegian survey. ⋯ The NORPEQ is a brief measure of patient experiences that covers important aspects of the healthcare encounter. It shows good evidence of reliability and validity and is relatively easy to apply alongside existing national surveys.
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Scand J Public Health · Jan 2007
Comparative StudyHealth-related physical fitness among schoolchildren in Lithuania: a comparison from 1992 to 2002.
Socioeconomic transformation over the previous decade may have created a less active lifestyle and a decline in fitness among Lithuanian children. The aim of this study was to analyse the differences in health-related fitness among 12-, 14-, and 16-year-old Lithuanian boys and girls from 1992 to 2002. ⋯ There was a marked decrease in aerobic fitness and flexibility and a slight increase in abdominal muscle endurance among Lithuanian schoolchildren. Leg muscular power decreased slightly in girls but remained unchanged in boys. A decrease in daily physical activity is the most likely contributing factor to the decrease in aerobic fitness and flexibility and PE reform has not been able to compensate for this effect.
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Scand J Public Health · Jan 2007
Is moist snuff use associated with excess risk of IHD or stroke? A longitudinal follow-up of snuff users in Sweden.
The potential risks of Swedish moist snuff (snus) are debated and studies have shown diverging results. ⋯ This study has not shown any excess risk among users of snuff for IHD or stroke. If there is a risk associated with snuff it is evidently much lower than those associated with smoking.
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Scand J Public Health · Jan 2007
Social capital, institutional (vertical) trust and smoking: a study of daily smoking and smoking cessation among ever smokers.
The associations between vertical (institutional) trust in the healthcare system and the mass media (newspapers and television), and daily smoking and smoking cessation were investigated. ⋯ Institutional (vertical) trust in the healthcare system but not the mass media was significantly associated with lower odds of daily smoking and higher odds of having quit smoking if ever smoker. The healthcare system seems to be a potent arena for tobacco prevention.