Swedish midwives' attitudes towards continuity models-a cross-sectional survey.

Background: Midwifery continuity models are growing worldwide, but few such alternatives are available in Sweden. There is sparse knowledge about Swedish midwives' attitudes about midwifery continuity models.

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore Swedish midwives' attitudes toward continuity models.

Increasing levels of burnout in Swedish midwives - A ten-year comparative study.

Problem: Midwives' levels of burnout seem to be increasing worldwide.

Background: Previous research show a high prevalence of burnout in midwives.

Aim: To compare levels of burnout in two national Swedish samples of midwives completing a similar survey.

Previous negative experiences of healthcare reported by Swedish pregnant women with fear of birth - A mixed method study.

Background: Negative encounters in healthcare might affect women's health. During their reproductive life span, women are exposed to various health examinations, and have reported disrespectful care and obstetric violence. Such experiences might be a basis for fear of birth.

How midwives' perceptions of work empowerment have changed over time: A Swedish comparative study.

Objective: The aim of this paper was to compare current perceptions of empowerment in their work with results from a sample of midwives recruited 2012.

Design: A comparative cross-sectional cohort study of national samples of midwives in Sweden from 2012 to 2022.

Participants: 475 midwives recruited from the Swedish midwifery association in 2012 and 1782 through two midwifery unions in 2022.

Gait and dynamic balance in adults with spina bifida.

Background: Spina bifida (SB) is a complex congenital malformation, often causing impaired gait performance depending on the level and extent of malformation. Research regarding gait and balance performance in adults with SB, has not been sufficiently described yet.

Research Question: What are the characteristics of spatiotemporal gait parameters and balance performance in adults with SB? Further, do persons with muscle function (MF) level 3 differ regarding gait and balance performance from those with MF level 1-2?

Methods: Cross-sectional observational study at an outpatient clinic.

'A perfect fit' - Swedish midwives' interest in continuity models of midwifery care.

Background: Midwifery continuity models of care are highly recommended yet rare in Sweden, although approximately 50% of pregnant women request them. Before introducing and scaling up continuity models in Sweden, midwives' attitudes about working in continuity models must be investigated.

Objective: to investigate Swedish midwives' interests in working in midwifery continuity models of care and factors influencing the midwifery workforce's readiness for such models.

Anxiety and depressive symptoms in women with fear of birth: A longitudinal cohort study.

Introduction: Anxiety and depression during pregnancy could imply difficulties in the attachment to the unborn baby. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and change in anxiety and depressive symptoms in pregnant women with fear of birth. Another aim was to explore associations between symptoms of anxiety and depression on prenatal attachment.

Joint association between accelerometry-measured daily combination of time spent in physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep and all-cause mortality: a pooled analysis of six prospective cohorts using compositional analysis.

Objective: To examine the joint associations of daily time spent in different intensities of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep with all-cause mortality.

Methods: Federated pooled analysis of six prospective cohorts with device-measured time spent in different intensities of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep following a standardised compositional Cox regression analysis.

Participants: 130 239 people from general population samples of adults (average age 54 years) from the UK, USA and Sweden.

Quality of intrapartum care assessed by women participating in a midwifery model of continuity of care.

Introduction: Continuity models are rare in Sweden. The aim was to compare the intrapartum care experiences between women who had or not a known midwife attending their birth.

Methods: A cohort study was conducted in a rural area with long distance to a labor ward in Sweden.

Women's worries during pregnancy; a cross-sectional survey using the Cambridge Worry Scale in a rural area with long distance to hospital.

Background: Worries are common during pregnancy, but there is sparse knowledge of worries when the distance to hospital is long.

Aim: To assess the extent and content of worries during pregnancy. Another aim was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Cambridge Worry Scale.

The Discharge Process-From a Patient's Perspective.

Inadequacy in discharge planning, preparation of readiness, and unplanned readmissions are closely linked and could cause misutilization of hospital services, creating higher costs to the health-care system. The information given before discharge is vital and of great importance for the well-being of the patient. The study's objective was to describe the patient's experience of their discharge process.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with diabetes and diabetes services: A pan-European survey of diabetes specialist nurses undertaken by the Foundation of European Nurses in Diabetes survey consortium.

Aim: To describe diabetes nurses' perspectives on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with diabetes and diabetes services across Europe.

Methods: An online survey developed using a rapid Delphi method. The survey was translated into 17 different languages and disseminated electronically in 27 countries via national diabetes nurse networks.

A continuity of care project with two on-call schedules: Findings from a rural area in Sweden.

Background: In many countries, various continuity models of midwifery care arrangements have been developed to benefit women and babies. In Sweden, such models are rare.

Aim: To evaluate two on-call schedules for enabling continuity of midwifery care during labour and birth, in a rural area of Sweden.

Non-conveyance in the ambulance service: a population-based cohort study in Stockholm, Sweden.

Objectives: Non-conveyed patients represent a significant proportion of all patients cared for by ambulance services in the western world. However, scientific knowledge on non-conveyance is sparse. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of non-conveyance, investigate associations and compare patients' characteristics, drug administration, initial problems and vital signs between non-conveyed and conveyed patients.

Childbirth experience in women participating in a continuity of midwifery care project.

Background: Continuity models of care are rare in Sweden, despite the evidence of their benefit to women and babies. Previous studies have shown certain factors are associated with a positive birth experience, including continuity of midwifery care.

Aim: The aim was to investigate women's childbirth experiences in relation to background data, birth outcome and continuity with a known midwife, in a rural area of Sweden.

Communication patterns in nurse-led chemotherapy clinics: A mixed-method study.

Objective: To determine patterns of nurse-patient communication in fulfilling patients' informational/psychosocial needs, effects of longer consultation/operational aspects on person-centred care experiences.

Methods: Mixed-method design; secondary analysis of transcripts of nurse-patient communication within nurse-led chemotherapy clinics in UK [3]. Purposive sampling (13 nurses); non-participant observations (61 consultations).

Waterbirth in low-risk pregnancy: An exploration of women's experiences.

Aims: To explore retrospective descriptions about benefits, negative experiences and preparatory information related to waterbirths.

Design: A qualitative study.

Methods: Women who gave birth in water with healthy pregnancies and low-risk births were consecutively recruited between December 2015-October 2018 from two birthing units in Sweden.

Assessing non-conveyed patients in the ambulance service: a phenomenological interview study with Swedish ambulance clinicians.

Objectives: To combat overcrowding in emergency departments, ambulance clinicians (ACs) are being encouraged to make on-site assessments regarding patients' need for conveyance to hospital, and this is creating new and challenging demands for ACs. This study aimed to describe ACs' experiences of assessing non-conveyed patients.

Design: A phenomenological interview study based on a reflective lifeworld research approach.

Communicative constructions of person-centred and non-person-centred caring in nurse-led consultations.

Purpose: Nursing is theorised to be a component of person-centred care. Communicative constructions of person-centred caring are a topic that needs to be studied in consultations. The study aimed to explore how person-centred caring and non-person- centred caring are verbally constructed in consultations between patients and nurse.

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for adult type 1 diabetes management: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: Integrating diabetes self-management into daily life involves a range of complex challenges for affected individuals. Environmental, social, behavioural and emotional psychological factors influence the lives of those with diabetes. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of a stress management group intervention based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) among adults living with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes.

Normal gastric emptying time of a carbohydrate-rich drink in elderly patients with acute hip fracture: a pilot study.

Background: Guidelines for fasting in elderly patients with acute hip fracture are the same as for other trauma patients, and longer than for elective patients. The reason is assumed stress-induced delayed gastric emptying with possible risk of pulmonary aspiration. Prolonged fasting in elderly patients may have serious negative metabolic consequences.

Expecting the best and being prepared for the worst: structure, profiles, and 2-year temporal stability of dispositional optimism in women with breast cancer.

Objectives: Dispositional optimism is viewed as a key personality resource for resiliency and has been linked to adjustment among women with breast cancer. The aim was to examine (a) the psychometric proprieties of Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R), (b) the potential independence and co-occurrence of positive and negative dimensions of future outcome expectancies, (c) the longitudinal invariance of LOT-R and the temporal stability of dispositional optimism over 2 years following surgery, and (d) the predictive impact of optimism and pessimism on emotional distress among women with breast cancer.

Methods: Data from a prospective study (n = 750) of women with breast cancer were acquired shortly after surgery, and the women were followed up for 2 years.

Promotion of wound healing by Plantago major L. leaf extracts--ex-vivo experiments confirm experiences from traditional medicine.

The wound-healing properties of Plantago major L. (plantain) were evaluated using an ex-vivo porcine wound-healing model. Ethanol- and water-based extracts were prepared from greenhouse-grown and freeze-dried leaves of P.