Older persons making a life closure: experiences of loneliness in an academic nursing home - a phenomenological qualitative interview study.

Background: Loneliness is a public health concern and more than half of the residents in nursing homes experience lonliness. Risk factors are age and loss of close relatives.

Purpose: This study aimed to describe experiences of loneliness among older people living in an academic nursing home.

Investigating cognitive impairment, biopsychosocial barriers, and predictors of return to daily life among older stroke survivors.

Purpose: The aim was to investigate the associations between cognitive impairment and biopsychosocial factors among older stroke survivors and predictors of poststroke return to daily life.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 117 stroke survivors (61% men) with an average age of 77 years (range 65-91). The participants completed two questionnaires (Riksstroke and Short Form 36 questionnaires).

START - physical exercise and person-centred cognitive skills training as treatment for adult ADHD: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Core symptoms in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. Many individuals with this disorder also have a sedentary lifestyle, co-morbid mental illness such as depressive and anxiety disorders, and reduced quality of life. People with ADHD often have impaired executive function, which among other things may include difficulty in time management and structuring of everyday life.

The symphony of open-heart surgical care: A mixed-methods study about interprofessional attitudes towards family involvement.

Purpose: The overall aim of this study was to describe the attitudes towards family involvement in care held by nurses and medical doctors working in open-heart surgical care and the factors influencing these attitudes.

Methods: Mixed-methods convergent parallel design. A web-based survey was completed by nurses ( = 267) using the Families' Importance in Nursing Care-Nurses Attitudes (FINC-NA) instrument and two open-ended questions, generating one quantitative and one qualitative dataset.

Digitally distributed Yoga Intervention in Breast Cancer Rehabilitation (DigiYoga CaRe): protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women. The treatment is extensive; in addition to surgery, various combinations of radiation therapy, chemotherapy and antibody and endocrine treatment can be applied. Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is high in patients with breast cancer, peaking during chemotherapy, but may persist for several years.

Contribution of participation and resilience to quality of life among persons living with stroke in Sweden: a qualitative study.

Purpose: Resilience contributes to positive adaptation after many health conditions, but little is known about its contribution to long-term recovery after stroke. This study investigated the lived experience of resilience and participation and their relationship to quality of life after stroke in Sweden.

Material And Method: Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with 19 informants (10 male, 9 female), aged from 44-89 years and between 1 and 19 years post-stroke.

Comorbidity in Stroke-Survivors: Prevalence and Associations with Functional Outcomes and Health.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and impact of stroke-related comorbidity in a community-based sample of stroke survivors. We sought to find out which types of comorbidity that were most important with respect to the patients' functional outcomes and general health.

Materials And Methods: All stroke survivors (n = 330) living in a medium-sized Swedish municipality were included.

"I can manage the challenge" - a qualitative study describing experiences of living with balance limitations after first-ever stroke.

: To describe experiences of living with balance limitations after first-ever stroke. : This study has a qualitative design, comprising interviews with 19 persons with first-ever stroke, ten women and nine men. Their mean age was 77 years and the mean time since stroke was 15 months.

Stroke prevalence in a medium-sized Swedish municipality.

Objectives: Many patients who have had stroke survive with functional disability for years. Stroke prevalence is a fundamental measure of the impact of stroke in society. Stroke prevalence has never been evaluated in Sweden.

Validity and test-retest reliability of the six-spot step test in persons after stroke.

: After stroke, asymmetric weight distribution is common with decreased balance control in standing and walking. The six-spot step test (SSST) includes a 5-m walk during which one leg shoves wooden blocks out of circles marked on the floor, thus assessing the ability to take load on each leg. The aim of the present study was to investigate the convergent and discriminant validity and test-retest reliability of the SSST in persons with stroke.

Basic Body Awareness Therapy for patients with stroke: Experiences among participating patients and physiotherapists.

Background: After a stroke many patients have muscle weakness, spasticity and compromised sensation leading to decreased postural stability. Basic Body Awareness Therapy includes slow movements that challenge postural control.

Aim: The aim was to describe experiences of 8 weeks of Basic Body Awareness Therapy from the perspective of both patients with stroke and physiotherapists.