Publications by authors named "A Dencker"

Background: Midwives are essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on sexual and reproductive health. However, midwifery shortage challenge healthcare organisations globally. The aim was to analyse cross-sectional and prospective associations between independent variables: 'possibilities of development'; 'quality of work'; 'role conflict'; 'recognition'; 'self-rated health' and 'burnout' and dependent variables: 'intention to leave current position' and 'intention to quit midwifery'.

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Aim: To explore what characterises communication and collaboration within a patient and professional partnership in outpatient care settings garnered from the experiences of persons living with long-term conditions.

Design: A qualitative descriptive study design.

Methods: Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 15 persons with long-term condition/s who experienced outpatient treatment or follow-up care.

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Background: To provide a comprehensive, systematic evaluation of the literature on experiences of psychological interventions for postpartum depression (PPD) in women. Depression is one of the most common postpartum mental disorders. Studies have identified that psychological interventions reduce depressive symptoms.

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  • * Aim: The study aims to systematically review the effects of synthetic oxytocin on the oxytocin levels in mothers and newborns during and after labor, examining potential impacts on their natural hormone systems.
  • * Results: Administration of synthetic oxytocin significantly increased maternal levels in a dose-dependent manner, with higher rates achieving levels 2-3 times normal. Newborns showed elevated oxytocin levels, which were notably higher in the umbilical artery than in the umbilical vein, indicating active production by the fetus during labor.
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Background: Many workplaces, within the healthcare sector, experience high rates of mental health problems such as burnout, anxiety, and depression, due to poor psychosocial working conditions and midwives are not an exception. To develop preventive interventions, epidemiologic surveillance of burnout levels, and their relation to professional specific working conditions is needed. Aims of this study is to assess the construct validity of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) in the context of Swedish midwives, to evaluate whether the item responses can be combined into a single score and differential item functioning regarding age.

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