- Family Support in Illness
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Effects of Radiation Exposure
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Chemotherapy-related skin toxicity
Malmö University
2023-2025
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
2023
Skåne University Hospital
2016-2019
Linnaeus University
2016-2017
Abstract Background Family sense of coherence (FSOC) seems to reduce distress in the family and promote well-being family. Therefore, getting accurate measurements for families with long-term illnesses is particular interest. This study explores dyadic data analysis from dyadic- single-informant perspectives, measurement properties FSOC-S12 according Rasch model. Methods Racked stacked 151 dyads were analyzed polytomous Results Notably, both perspectives (i.e., racked set-ups) showed minor...
Background: There is evidence indicating that family sense of coherence predicts quality life and promotes well-being. In families living with the palliative phase cancer, low hope, anxiety symptoms depression are common in both persons cancer their members. Aim: To determine whether was associated depression, respectively, Design: An observational, cross-sectional, multicentre study conducted. Nested linear regression analyses were performed two blocks to depression. Setting/participants:...
The aim of this population-based registry study was to explore how cancer influences the health partners, by examining onset new diagnoses for care use and costs among partners living with patients cancer. sample consisted (N = 10 353) age- sex-matched controls who did not have 74 592). Diagnoses, were studied a continuous period starting 1 year before date diagnosis continued 3 years. One after diagnosis, had significantly more mood disorders, reactions severe stress ischaemic heart disease...
There is a need to improve the validity, reliability, and replicability of social health science research its applications through raising quality measurement. An important step establish implement clear useful guideline for reporting assessing psychometric properties measures. We propose five basic criteria as minimal checklist help end users assess studies: unidimensionality; ordered response categories, invariance; targeting; and, contingent upon previous four being fulfilled,...
Abstract Objectives For patients’ entire families, it can be challenging to live with cancer during the palliative stage. However, a sense of coherence buffers stress and could help health professionals identify families that require support. Therefore, short version Family Sense Coherence Scale (FSOC-S) was translated, culturally adapted, validated in Swedish sample. Methods Translation cross-cultural adaptation FSOC-S into conducted accordance World Health Organization's Process for...
This study aimed to illuminate aspects of familial interactions when 1 member is in the palliative phase his/her cancer course. An individual diagnosis influences entire family, often requiring daily life changes for all members. Current research has examined family perspectives; system nursing studies are warranted. Narrative interviews were conducted on 13 families living with cancer. The transcribed and analyzed according a hermeneutic method. Analyses revealed following: Family...
Abstract Aim To illuminate the experience of an altered social context for patients with primary brain tumours living away from home while undergoing proton beam therapy. Design A descriptive, qualitative cross‐sectional interview study. Methods Nineteen were interviewed between December 2015–August 2016, either during ( N = 7) or before and after 12) their hermeneutical analysis was performed. Results Participants made adjustments to achieve control well‐being treatment period. The also...
Skin reaction is a common side-effect of radiotherapy and often only assessed as clinician-reported outcome (CRO). The aim was to examine compare patient-reported (PRO) skin reactions with CRO for signs acute patients primary brain tumour receiving proton beam (PBT). A further explore patients' experiences the reactions.
<title>Abstract</title> Background Family sense of coherence (FSOC) seems to reduce distress in the family and promote well-being family. Therefore, getting accurate measurements for families with long-term illnesses is particular interest. This study aims examine measurement properties Sense Coherence Short Scale (FSOC-S12) two set-ups (dyadic- single-informant perspectives) evaluate relationship between consequences their use. Methods Racked stacked data from 151 dyads were analyzed...