A5053824637- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Disaster Response and Management
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Physical Activity and Health
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Dietary Effects on Health
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
Red Cross University College of Nursing
2014-2025
Karolinska Institutet
2014-2024
ORCID
2024
Swedish Research Council
2024
Sophiahemmet University College
2018-2020
University of Sheffield
2014
Seattle University
2009-2014
University of Washington
2014
Sheffield Hallam University
2009
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2009
Background Globally, critical illness results in millions of deaths every year. Although many these are potentially preventable, the basic, life-saving care critically ill patients often overlooked health systems. Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) has been devised as that should be provided to all hospitals world. EECC includes effective low cost complexity for identification treatment across medical specialties. This study aimed specify content additionally, given surge ongoing...
Maria Jirwe explains how the themed articles in this issue offer different insights into important challenges analysis of qualitative data
Aim. To identify the core components of cultural competence from a Swedish perspective. Background. The diversity society raises challenges for nursing practice. Nurses need to be culturally competent, i.e. demonstrate effective application knowledge, skills and attitudes practice safely effectively in multicultural society. Existing frameworks reflect socio‐cultural, historical political context they were developed in. date, there has been no research examining within context. Design. A...
jirwe m. & rudman a. (2012) Why choose a career in nursing? Journal of Advanced Nursing 68 (7), 1615–1623. Abstract Aim. This paper examines the prevalence various career‐choice motives given by nursing students two national cohorts at beginning and end their education respectively how these are interrelated associated with perceived stress. Background. Several international studies have identified for choosing nursing. The degree to which autonomous or controlled affects an individual’s...
Scand J Caring Sci; 2010; 24; 436–444 Student nurses' experiences of communication in cross-cultural care encounters Background: Communication is a fundamental component encounters. Nurses experience difficulties situations where they do not speak the same language as their patients. are major obstacle for immigrant patients and can lead to insufficient information poor quality nursing contrast majority population. Aim: To explore student Methods: Semi-structured interviews were undertaken...
To explore newly graduated nurses' strategies for, and experiences of, sleep problems fatigue when starting shiftwork. A more comprehensive insight into strategies, problems, contributing factors is needed to understand what support should be provided.For graduate nurses, the first years of practice are often stressful, with many reporting high levels burnout symptoms. Usually, working as a nurse also means an introduction shiftwork, which related problems. Sleep may impair stress management...
Nurses are expected to provide appropriate care for children from diverse cultural backgrounds achieve the aims of current legislation on good and ensure equal terms entire population. This study aim was describe nurses' experiences cross-cultural encounters when interacting with families a Culturally Linguistically Diverse background in Swedish pediatric hospital care. A descriptive qualitative conducted. Individual semi-structured online interviews were performed 21 nurses six university...
Abstract Aim This study explores HICGs’ experience of disaster response during a terrorist-induced major incident incident. Design A qualitative descriptive design with individual semi-structured interviews was used. Methods based on seven interviews. Participants were members hospital command groups terror attack. The transcribed verbatim and analyzed using deductive content analysis. SRQR checklist used to report the findings. Results data created from identified barriers facilitators for...
Registration of data from a major incident or disaster serves several purposes such as to record for evaluation response well research. Data needed can often be retrieved after an while other must recorded during the incident. There is need consensus on what essential response. The aim this study was identify key indicators initial medical registration. By meant nationally accepted processes involved, time emergency call communication centre until care provided at department. A three round...
Background By 2050, the percentage of population older than 80 years will double, and some data suggest that elderly patients receive less advanced treatment. Information outcome in (≥ 65 year), representing roughly half intensive care unit ( ICU ) admissions, S weden is scarce. Methods Retrospective cohort study. We included all critically ill aged or n = 605), admitted to during 2010–2011. Patients were categorized into two age groups: 65–79 (64%) above (36%). Demographic epidemiology...
Introduction Due to ageing populations worldwide, the burden of disability is increasing. It therefore important develop interventions that improve healthy ageing, reduce onset and enhance life quality. Physical activity can promote help maintain independence, yet many older adults are inactive. Yoga a form physical aims health may be particularly suitable for adults. Research indicates positive effects yoga on several health-related outcomes; however, empirical studies examining benefits...
Research has shown that majority of nurses feel they lack relevant knowledge about immigrant's cultural backgrounds, and therefore, incompetent in providing these patients with good care. Last year alone, 4520 nursing students graduated from schools throughout Sweden. Later on, will meet treat people diverse backgrounds consequently, it is crucial their educational training prepares them for future work a multiethnic society. The aim this study was to investigate whether the curricula...
Background Because of worldwide migration, the healthcare staff in general as well paedi"atric care specifically is challenged increasingly by people from various ethnic backgrounds. The challenge related to providing culturally competent and effectively communicating with diverse cultural backgrounds who have different health beliefs, practices, values languages. This also applies Swedish society paediatric care. Aim purpose this study was describe expectations experiences cross‐cultural...
Most individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) do not seek treatment. Stigma and the desire to self-manage problem are likely explanations. Exercise is an emerging treatment option but studies in non-treatment seeking lacking. We compared effects of aerobic exercise, yoga, as usual (phone-based support) on consumption adults AUD.Three-group parallel, single blind, randomized controlled trial. 140 physically inactive aged 18-75 diagnosed AUD were included this community-based Participants...
The purpose of this study was to describe the translation, adaption, and psychometric evaluation process in relation validity reliability Swedish version instrument, Inventory for Assessing Process Cultural Competence Among Healthcare Professionals—Revised (IAPCC-R) following adaptation, process. Validity tests were conducted on response processes ( N = 15), content 7), internal structure instrument 334). Reliability (α .65 total scale varying between -.01 different subscales) evaluated...
New and inexperienced emergency medical service (EMS) professionals lack important experience. To prevent errors improve retention there is an urgent need to identify ways support new during their first year in the EMS.A purposeful sample snowball technique was used generated a panel of 32 registered nurses with 12-48 months EMS A Delphi four rounds used. Telephone interviews were undertaken round one what desirable desire year. Content analysis transcribed yielded items which developed into...
Aging is a natural process associated with many functional and structural changes. These changes may include impaired self-regulation, in tissues organs. also affects mood, physical status social activity. There are adverse cognitive behavior, perceived sensation thinking processes. Regular activity can alleviate health problems; yet, older adults inactive. Yoga one of the scientific popular lifestyle practice considered as integration mind, body soul. Results previous studies reported...
Abstract Introduction In Sweden, alcohol consumption has increased among people aged 65 years and older. Among older adults, 2.7% of men 1.6% women fulfill criteria for dependence. The large majority do not seek treatment. Little is known about treatment seeking adults with Aim aim this study was to describe elderly's views on dependence, seeking, preferences. Possible gender differences will also be explored. Methods Between December 2017 March 2018, two focus group interviews 10 individual...
Abstract Aim To identify, define and achieve consensus on perioperative patient safety indicators within a Swedish context. Design A modified Delphi method. Methods purposeful sample of 22 experts, all experienced operating room nurse specialists, was recruited for this study. questionnaire constructed incorporating statements derived from preceding The experts were asked to rate the importance each statement concerning during phase. data collection occurred through an online survey platform...
Abstract Background How ambulance clinicians (ACs) handle a mass casualty incident (MCI) is essential for the suffered, but training and learning ACs are sparse they don’t have possibility to learn without realistic simulation training. In addition, it unclear what type of dilemmas process in their clinical reasoning during an MCI. With virtual reality (VR) simulation, can be explored systematic way. Therefore, objective was explore clinicians’ when simulating using reality. Methods This...
Background Sweden has a population of little more than 9.4 million. The rapid growth immigration in resulted an increased number minority ethnic patients and nurses the Swedish healthcare system. This also applies to paediatric care. Aim purpose this study was explore how parents with backgrounds experience nurses' cultural competence care provide context. Method exploratory qualitative is 14 background whose child ward at children's hospital Stockholm County Council. Data were collected...
Training with virtual patients has been proposed as a suitable learning activity to improve clinical reasoning skills for nursing students. However, published instruments the capacity assess students' process in encounter are lacking.Deductive and abductive analyses were used adapt Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR) patients. The new rubric's ability capture processes was tested using deductive analysis statistical analysis.A grading rubric patients, vpLCJR, developed. Cronbach's alpha...