A5078056617- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Family Support in Illness
- Foucault, Power, and Ethics
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Empathy and Medical Education
Karolinska Institutet
2010-2024
Red Cross University College of Nursing
2019-2023
Duke University
2013-2014
Duke Institute for Health Innovation
2013-2014
Diarrheal diseases due to infection constitute a major burden of disease. Dehydration resulting from diarrhea can be fatal. It is the cause approximately 1.8 million deaths every year. The vast majority these are children under five years age living in low- and middle- income countries. Interventions prevent include provision safe water, hand washing, use sanitation facilities, exclusive breastfeeding infants rotavirus vaccination. Diagnosis guided by symptoms into one three categories:...
The number of patients presenting for care at gender clinics is increasing, yet the proportion adults in general population who want gender-affirming medical treatment remains essentially unknown. We measured wish cross-sex hormones or surgery, as well other aspects incongruence, among adult Stockholm County, Sweden. A population-representative sample 50,157 County residents ages 22 and older comprise Public Health Cohort. They were enrolled 2002, 2006, 2010 followed-up roughly 4-year...
The 2030 Sustainable Development agenda, officially adopted by 193 countries in 2015, is the first global monitoring framework that features mental health, an area critical to development has previously been neglected and not attracted much-needed investment. Target 3.4 aims at reducing premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases one third, through prevention, treatment, promotion of health well-being. A specific related indicator suicide rate. Globally, conditions are among leading...
Background: The 12-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) is widely used as a proxy for Affective Disorders in public health surveys, although cut-off points distress vary considerably between studies. agreement GHQ-12 score and having clinical disorder study population usually unknown.Aims: This aimed to assess criterion validity determine sensitivity specificity Swedish population.Methods: 556 patient cases surveyed specialized psychiatric care outpatient age-...
Despite growing awareness of mental health conditions in recent years, funding for science has not increased. The 2020 International Alliance Mental Health Research Funders report "The Inequities Funding" [[1]Woelbert E. White R. Lundell-Smith K. et al.The inequities research (IAMHRF). Digital Science. Report.https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13055897.v2Date: 2020Date accessed: January 20, 2021Google Scholar] reveals some stark inequalities and highlights issues with resource allocation....
Abstract Background Depression and anxiety are significant contributors to the global burden of disease among young people. Accurate data on prevalence these conditions crucial for equitable distribution resources planning implementing effective programs. This study aimed culturally adapt validate collection tools measuring depression at population level. Methods The was conducted in Kathmandu, Nepal, a diverse city with multiple ethnicities, languages, cultures. Ten focus group discussions...
Objectives To examine the unique contribution of generative leisure activities, defined as activities motivated by a concern for others and need to contribute something next generation. Design Cross‐sectional survey. Setting Peri‐urban rural area in southern Sri Lanka. Participants Community‐dwelling adults aged 60 older (N = 252). Measurements The main predictors were grouped into generative, social, or solitary. outcome was cognitive function, assessed using Montreal Cognitive Assessment...
Encountering patients who are suffering is common in health care, and particularly when providing mental care. Telehealth technologies increasingly used to provide yet little known about the experiences of providers encountering within remote The present study explored care providers' lived patient during telemental care.A qualitative phenomenological approach was uncover participants' experiences. In-depth interviews were conducted with a purposive sample physicians, psychologists,...
There is paucity of culturally adapted tools for assessing depression and anxiety in children adolescents low-and middle-income countries. This hinders early detection, provision appropriate acceptable interventions. In a partnership with the University Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenyatta National Hospital, UNICEF, rapid cultural adaptation three adolescent mental health scales was done, i.e., Revised Children's Anxiety Depression Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 additional UNICEF module...
<p dir="ltr">This thesis examines distant suffering, or when suffering of others who are far away is mediated conveyed. Distant often refers to popular media humanitarian campaigns display images people amidst catastrophes in faraway lands. Such displays can have negative implications for those and observing the images. In this digital age, an image be easily transmitted widely instantly. Also, use telehealth technologies has now become common practice settings globally. During care,...
<p dir="ltr">This thesis examines distant suffering, or when suffering of others who are far away is mediated conveyed. Distant often refers to popular media humanitarian campaigns display images people amidst catastrophes in faraway lands. Such displays can have negative implications for those and observing the images. In this digital age, an image be easily transmitted widely instantly. Also, use telehealth technologies has now become common practice settings globally. During care,...
Studies on experiences of migration in childhood and subsequent health adulthood report conflicting results. While there is limited research the long-term outcomes refugee children as they transition into adulthood, it often observed that experience adverse conditions upon their arrival host country. We examined whether adults with a were more likely to have poorer mental health, general risk-behaviours compared non-refugee migrants Swedish-born peers included nationally representative...
UNICEF is leading an effort to develop a data collection tool capture information on adolescent mental health at population level in low and middle income countries.Validation adaptation of the different contexts will involve mix qualitative quantitative approaches, including clinical validationofdepression, anxiety suicidality.Our goal set questions for age-groups 10-14 15-19 that can be used population-based surveys generate prevalence burden conditions among adolescents.