Complementary elements of support after gastric-bypass surgery perceived by adults with previous type 2 diabetes: A qualitative study 2 years after bariatric surgery.

Bariatric surgery is the most medically and cost-effective treatment for adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Our findings suggest initial improvements in health-related quality of life that may decline as support from follow-up care ends. How patients experience long-term support is not well described.

Efficacy of a school-based intervention to influence attitudes about future parenting among Swedish youth with intellectual disability: An RCT study.

Background: The study aim was to investigate the efficacy of an intervention designed to provide a basis for informed choices about future parenthood to special upper secondary school students with intellectual disabilities.

Methods: A randomised trial with a waiting list control group was used. In total, 108 special upper secondary school students with mild or moderate intellectual disabilities, age 16-21 years, provided informed consent and participated.

Child health nurses' experiences of using the Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) model or current standard practice in the Swedish child health services to address psychosocial risk factors in families with young children - A mixed-methods study.

Background: Child maltreatment (CM) is often hidden, and the youngest children are often those most exposed. CM can be prevented through programs that address risk factors, but few primary prevention strategies have been evaluated.

Objective: To examine the experiences of nurses using the Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) model compared to nurses using current standard practice in the Swedish child health services (CHS) to address psychosocial risk factors in the family environment.

Social workers' perceptions of assessing the parental capacity of parents with intellectual disabilities in child protection investigations.

Parental capacity is one of the main aspects assessed by social workers as part of child protection investigations. The aim of this study is to explore the social workers' perceptions of assessing the parental capacity of parents with intellectual disabilities in child protection investigations. Four focus group interviews were conducted with twelve social workers in May-October 2021.

A sense of health and coherence in young rural schoolchildren in Sweden.

: Little is known about how younger schoolchildren in a rural setting experience their sense of coherence (SOC), how they think and reason about health and what they perceive as important to achieve health goals. This study aimed to investigate children's SOC and their health perceptions.: In this mixed-method study 94 children (8-12 years) from three rural schools answered several questionnaires: The Child-SOC (CSOC), Positive Health Scale (PHS) and Cantril's ladder of life scale.

Quality of life after gastric bypass surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes: patients' experiences during 2 years of follow-up.

Background: To examine the effects of gastric bypass surgery on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, and to investigate their experiences of life adjustments using quantitative and qualitative methods.

Methods: Thirteen patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity, (body mass index, BMI > 30 kg/m), participating in a randomized clinical trial, completed this sub-study. HRQoL was evaluated before, and at 6 months and 2 years after gastric bypass surgery, using the RAND- 36-item health survey.

A school-based intervention can promote insights into future parenting in students with intellectual disabilities-A Swedish interview study.

Background: Few studies have focused on how youth with intellectual disability (ID) can be facilitated in reasoning about future parenthood. This study aimed to explore an intervention using the Toolkit "Childrenwhat does it involve?" and the Real-Care-Baby (RCB) simulator among students with ID.

Method: Sixteen students with ID who participated in an intervention with 13 educational sessions, with adapted knowledge and a three-day caring session with the RCB simulator, were individually interviewed after the intervention.

Playing the complex game of social status in school - a qualitative study.

Background: Research suggests that social status in school plays an important role in the social lives of adolescents and that their social status is associated with their health. Additional knowledge about adolescents' understanding of social hierarchies could help to explain inequalities in adolescents' health and guide public health interventions.

Objective: The study aimed to explore what contributes to subjective social status in school and the strategies used for social positioning.

Self-rated health, subjective social status in school and socioeconomic status in adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Social position, traditionally measured by objective data on socioeconomic status (SES), is linked to health status in adults. In adolescents, the association is more uncertain and there are some studies suggesting that subjective social status (SSS) might be more adequate in relation to health. This study aimed to examine associations between SSS in school, SES and self-rated health (SRH) in adolescent boys and girls.

Pride, shame and health among adolescents - a cross-sectional survey.

Background Pride and shame are important emotions known to influence identity development and psychological well-being in adolescence. Research evidence indicates that self-rated health (SRH) is a strong predictor of future health. This cross-sectional study, conducted during 2008-2009, aimed to investigate the associations between pride, shame and SRH among adolescent boys and girls.

What is Health and What is Important for its Achievement? A Qualitative Study on Adolescent Boys' Perceptions and Experiences of Health.

Unlabelled: Few qualitative studies have explored adolescent boys' perceptions of health.

Aim: The aim of this study was therefore to explore how adolescent boys understand the concept of health and what they find important for its achievement.

Methods: Grounded theory was used as a method to analyse interviews with 33 adolescent boys aged 16 to 17 years attending three upper secondary schools in a relatively small town in Sweden.