A systems perspective on gaps in the person-centered sick leave and rehabilitation process: a Swedish interview study.

Background: Consensus on priorities to optimize the sick leave and rehabilitation process (SRP) is lacking.

Objective: To explore perspectives of stakeholders in the SRP on bridging the gap between desired process scope, and actual practice, from a multi-professional, multi-organizational, and interdisciplinary approach.

Design And Setting: Focus group interviews were conducted with various SRP frontline professionals in Region Västra Götaland, Sweden, using purposive sampling to capture a range of experiences.

Exploring organisational support to apply best practice in the sick leave and rehabilitation process from a multiprofessional front-line perspective: a qualitative study.

Objectives: To explore the experiences of organisational support to apply best practices held by front-line employees working with patients in the sick leave and rehabilitation process (SRP).

Design: Qualitative study design. Data were collected with focus group interviews in Region Västra Götaland, Sweden.

Seeking balance between contradictory experiences - therapists treating survivors of sexual violence.

With the prevalence of sexual violence in most countries and its increase in Sweden, it is important to understand the development of secondary traumatic reactions among professionals who work with sexually violated clients. The aim of this study was to describe the meaning of therapists' personal experiences when treating survivors of sexual violence. We conducted a qualitative interview study of therapists in Sweden ( = 11) using thematic analysis and adding a phenomenological openess towards the phenomenon.

Working with Joanne Elphinston Movement Systems - physiotherapists' experiences in primary health care. A focus group study.

Background: JEMS (Joanne Elphinston Movement Systems) described as a systematic, holistic approach to analyze and create sound foundations for movement, is increasing in popularity among physiotherapists. The aim of this study was to investigate and capture the experiences and narratives of physiotherapists (PTs) using JEMS for rehabilitation with patients in primary healthcare.

Materials And Methods: In this qualitative description study, we invited 13 PTs to focus group discussions (FGD).

Professionals' experiences of what affects health outcomes in the sick leave and rehabilitation process-A qualitative study from primary care level.

Objective: To explore frontline employees' experiences of how to create a purposeful sick leave and rehabilitation process (SRP) with the best interest of patients' long-term health in focus.

Methods: Qualitative design based on focus group interviews in a primary care context in Region Västra Götaland, Sweden. Strategically selected professionals from different SRP organizations discussed sick leave outcomes and the rehabilitation process.

Facing a new life-The healthy transition to motherhood: What individual and environmental factors are needed? A phenomenological-hermeneutic study.

Objective: The aim of the study was to highlight first-time mothers' experiences of the transition to motherhood uncovering personal and environmental conditions facilitating or preventing the process of a healthy transition in a Swedish context.

Design: A qualitative study with interview data analyzed using a phenomenological hermeneutic method.

Setting And Participants: Ten recent first-time mothers were selected from three primary healthcare centers in western Sweden.

Experiences of hospital rotation from family medicine residents' points of view an empirical holistic study.

Objective: Trainees or medical residents' experiences of hospital rotations and training have not been sufficiently studied. More empirical holistic studies of experiences of General Practice/Family Medicine (GP/FM) residents in Sweden are needed. The purpose of this study was to describe experiences of hospital rotation during residency.

The Impact of Exercising on Pelvic Symptom Severity, Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength, and Diastasis Recti Abdominis After Pregnancy: A Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate whether early postpartum exercise is associated with changes in pelvic symptom severity, pelvic floor muscle strength, and diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) from 3 to 12 months postpartum.

Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 504 participants with and without pelvic symptoms (pelvic girdle pain, stress urinary incontinence, vaginal heaviness) were followed. At 3, 6, 9, and 12 months postpartum, we assessed pelvic symptoms, exercise behavior (by questionnaires), pelvic floor muscle strength (by vaginal palpation), and DRA (by caliper measurement).

Conceptualising migraine attacks from a biopsychosocial model using qualitative and functional behavioural analysis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore patients' experiences and management of pain in connection with a migraine attack in episodic migraine.

Design, Setting And Subjects: This qualitative study used a semi-structured interview format based on functional behavioural analysis as commonly used in cognitive behavioural therapy. We interviewed eight participants and analysed their responses using systematic text condensation.

Tobacco impact on quality of life, a cross-sectional study of smokers, snuff-users and non-users of tobacco.

Background: Tobacco smoking is a major public health issue, and also affects health-related quality of life. There has been considerable debate as to whether oral moist snuff, a form of tobacco placed in the oral cavity between the upper lip and gum as in sublabial administration, can be considered a safe alternative to smoking. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between health-related quality of life and smoking, snuff use, gender and age.

Effect of group education and person-centered support in primary health care on mental health and quality of life in women aged 45-60 years with symptoms commonly associated with stress: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Mental illness and somatic symptoms are common causes of long-term sick leave for women during menopause, which usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55. Many women experience a lack of knowledge about menopause and its associated symptoms. This study evaluates the effect of group education and person-centered individual support in primary health care (PHC) on mental health and quality of life for women in menopause with symptoms that are usually associated with stress.

Promoting health literacy and sense of coherence in primary care patients with long-term impaired work ability-a pilot study.

Objective: Evaluate feasibility, partnerships, and study design of intervention to minimise sick leave.

Design And Setting: The design was a pilot single arm intervention study in primary health care. Outcome measures at follow-ups for each participant were compared with baseline data for the same person.

Can Clinical Postpartum Muscle Assessment Help Predict the Severity of Postpartum Pelvic Girdle Pain? A Prospective Cohort Study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the clinical assessment of pelvic floor muscles and the diastasis recti abdominis could predict the severity of pelvic girdle pain during the first year postpartum.

Methods: Between 2018 and 2020, 504 women were recruited to this prospective longitudinal cohort study. At 2 to 3 months postpartum, their pelvic floor muscles and diastasis recti abdominis were assessed using vaginal palpation, observation, and caliper measurement.

Socio-cultural implications for women's menstrual health in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs): a scoping review.

Background: Globally, experiences of menarche and subsequent menstruation are embedded in social and cultural beliefs, norms and practices. Menarche is an important developmental milestone in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) for females. Menarche is intertwined with socio-cultural norms, beliefs and practices, which can impact on women's ability to manage menstruation with dignity.

Clinical assessment of pelvic floor and abdominal muscles 3 months post partum: an inter-rater reliability study.

Objectives: Evaluation of the inter-rater reliability of clinical assessment methods for pelvic floor muscles and diastasis recti abdominis post partum.

Design: A multicentre inter-rater reliability study.

Setting: Three primary care rehabilitation centres in Sweden.

'Making of a Strong Woman': a constructivist grounded theory of the experiences of young women around menarche in Papua New Guinea.

Background: Menarche, the first menstruation, is a significant developmental milestone for females. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), menarche is an important socio-cultural event marking transition from girlhood to womanhood. PNG is a culturally and linguistically diverse nation, with wide-ranging socio-cultural beliefs and practices around menarche.

Prognostic factors for future mental, physical and urogenital health and work ability in women, 45-55 years: a six-year prospective longitudinal cohort study.

Background: Impaired health due to stress is a common cause of long-term illness in women aged 45-55 years. It is a common cause for visits to primary health care (PHC) and may influence work-ability. The aim of this study was to investigate prognostic factors for future mental, physical and urogenital health as well as work-ability in a population of average women aged 45-55 years.

Patient experiences of living with chronic leg ulcers and making the decision to seek professional health-care.

Objective:: The aim of the study was to elucidate how patients experience living with chronic leg ulcers before consulting a health professional, and to determine the reasons behind the decision to visit a health-care centre.

Method:: A qualitative interview study was carried out. There were 11 participants, five men and six women (age range: 27-83 years old).

Prevalence of somatic and urogenital symptoms as well as psychological health in women aged 45 to 55 attending primary health care: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Women's physical and mental ill-health such as stress-related symptoms, depression, pain, hypertension and urogenital health shows a marked increase around the ages 45-55 years. These women are an important group for Primary Health Care (PHC) due to their prevalent symptoms and illnesses. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of somatic, psychological and urogenital symptoms in women aged 45-55 attending PHC and evaluate factors associated with severe symptoms.

Reducing menopausal symptoms for women during the menopause transition using group education in a primary health care setting-a randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: Women's physical and mental ill-health shows a marked increase during menopause, which usually occurs between 45 and 55 years of age. Mental illness and somatic symptoms are common causes of long-term sick leave. Women suffer from a lack of knowledge about the menopause transition and its associated symptoms.

Role of gender in sexual behaviours and response to education in sexually transmitted infections in 17-year-old adolescents.

Objective: to investigate gender differences in high school students with respect to sexual risk behaviours, and their perceptions of the effect of an educational programme on sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In addition, this study aimed to investigate differences between students in programmes preparing for university compared with vocational programmes. PARTICIPANTS, SETTING AND DESIGN: second-year high school adolescents from two communities in south-west Sweden were invited to participate in the study, and completed a questionnaire on sexual experience, sexual risk behaviours and the impact of the educational programme on STIs.

Transition to puberty as experienced by 12-year-old Swedish girls.

The purpose of this study was to describe 12-year-old girls' experiences of entering puberty. A qualitative approach was used to gather data from focus group interviews, and content analysis was used to identify common themes from the responses of 18 girls. Findings revealed four main themes: (a) growing up--awareness, bodily changes, longing; (b) mother--a close and important relationship; (c) menarche--a personal and important occurrence; and (d) sex and relationships.

Attitudes and feelings towards menstruation and womanhood in girls at menarche.

Aim: To elucidate early adolescent girls' attitudes, thoughts and feelings towards menstruation and their bodies.

Methods: 309 12-y-old girls answered questionnaires. One part of the questionnaire dealt with thoughts and feelings towards menstruation.

Improving pre- and postmenarcheal 12-year-old girls' attitudes toward menstruation.

Adolescence is a time of rapid changes, including risk for unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. Education may improve understanding and attitudes toward menstruation among adolescents thus increasing their awareness of risks and enabling them to protect themselves accordingly. To investigate effects of education on attitudes, two interventions were compared in 345 12-year-old girls.