Refugees have poorer health compared to indigenous populations, which may be explained by lower literacy, i.e. not being able access, understand, appraise or apply information. This study aims determine levels of functional and comprehensive factors associated with inadequate in refugees coming Sweden.A cross-sectional was performed among 455 adult speaking Arabic, Dari, Somali English. Participants 16 strategically selected language schools for immigrants responded a questionnaire. Health...

Informal caregiving by relatives is a great resource for individuals as well society, but the role associated with health problems caregiver. This study aimed to compare caregivers’ self-rated health, number of recent days poor and psychological wellbeing that non-caregivers in general Swedish population. From 2004 2013, 90,845 people completed postal questionnaire about their during last month, if they were performing or not. Descriptive statistics, chi-square analysis, ANOVA, logistic...

The purpose of the health examination for asylum seekers in most countries is to identify poor order secure well-being and guarantee safety population host country. Functional literacy an individual's ability read information instructions about function effectively as a patient system, comprehensive competence accessing, understanding, appraising applying information. Little known refugees' their experiences seekers. purposes study were investigate communication during usefulness that...

Importance Hypertension is the leading risk factor for premature death worldwide. Multiple blood pressure–lowering therapies are available but potential maximizing benefit by personalized targeting of drug classes unknown. Objective To investigate and quantify specific drugs to individuals maximize pressure effects. Design, Setting, Participants A randomized, double-blind, repeated crossover trial in men women with grade 1 hypertension at low cardiovascular events an outpatient research...

Self-rated health is a robust predictor of several outcomes, such as functional ability, care utilization, morbidity and mortality. The purpose this study to investigate explore how locus control disease burden relate self-rated among patients at risk for cardiovascular disease.In 2009, 414 Swedish who were using statins completed questionnaire about their health, diseases views on the three-dimensional scale. scale determines which category - internal, chance or powerful others patient most...

This study attempts to identify a structure among patient-related factors that could predict treatment adherence in statin patients, especially with regards the necessity-concern framework.414 Swedish patients using statins completed questionnaire about their health, treatment, locus of control, perception and adherence. The data were handled structural equation modeling approach.Patients reported high perceptions necessity seemed adhere well, side effects appear affect negatively. Disease...

The objectives of the study were to explore distributions comprehensive health literacy (CHL), general health, psychological well-being, and having refrained from seeking healthcare among refugees in Sweden. Further examine associations between CHL above-mentioned factors.A cross-sectional was conducted 513 speaking Arabic, Dari, Somali. Participants civic orientation course Sweden responded a questionnaire. measured using HLS-EU-Q16 Uni- multivariate logistic regression used investigate...

Owing to communication challenges and a lack of knowledge about the health care system, refugees may be at risk having limited literacy, meaning that they will have problems in achieving, understanding, appraising using information or navigating system. The aim this study was explore experiences needs concerning related for newly arrived Sweden.A qualitative design with focus group methodology used. content analysis based on seven discussions, including 28 Arabic Somali speaking...

Active traveling to a daily occupation means that an individual uses active way of between two destinations. travel work or other occupations offers convenient increase physical activity levels which is known have positive effects on several health outcomes. Frequently used concepts in city planning and regional today are create environments for commuting living. Even then, little research has focused modes subjective outcomes such as self-rated (SRH). This study aimed explore investigate...

Background: People on long-term sick leave often have a long-lasting process back to work, where the individuals may be in multiple and recurrent states; i.e., receiving different social security benefits or working, over time they shift between these states. The purpose of this study was evaluate effects two vocational rehabilitation programs, compared control, return-to-work (RTW) increased employability patients due mental illness and/or chronic pain. Methods: In randomized controlled...

Objective: Mental illness and chronic pain are common reasons for long-term sick leave, typically more so women.This study investigated the effects on return to work of 2 vocational rehabilitation programmes.Methods: In this randomized controlled study, 308 women were allocated treatment with acceptance commitment therapy, multidisciplinary assessment individualized interventions, or a control group.Return-to-work at 12 months was assessed as: (i) returning health insurance; (ii) number...

Despite the well-known associations between local environment and health, few studies have focused on healthcare utilisation, for instance seeking behaviour or adherence. This study was aimed at analysing housing type, based perceived outdoor safety, social support, informal caregiving, demographics, socioeconomics, long-term illness, with health-seeking adherence behaviours a population level. used data from Swedish National Public Health Survey 2004–2014, an annually repeated, large...

This study aimed at analysing associations among housing type, neighbourhood safety behaviour, self-rated health (SRH), psychological well-being and unhealthy days in the general population. From 2004 to 2013, 90,845 Swedes completed a questionnaire about their health, number of with poor well-being, whether they refrained from going out based on perception safety. People not living private those who did go for reasons reported lower SRH higher frequency recent without work capacity due health.

Abstract Background Social inequities are considered to affect healthcare utilization, whereas less is known about the factors associated with refraining from seeking dental care. This study aimed investigate whether people no social support, long‐term illness, caregiver burden and low socioeconomic status (SES) refrained care in higher proportion than general Swedish population. Methods used cross‐sectional questionnaire data repeated nationwide health surveys during 2004‐2013 of a total 90...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between motivation for return work and actual work, or increased employability among people on long-term sick leave.Materials methods: Data by responses questionnaires collected from 227 leave (mean = 7.9 years) due pain syndrome mild moderate mental health conditions who had participated in a vocational rehabilitation intervention. participants' measured at baseline. At 12-month follow-up, change the type reimbursement...

Mental illness and pain are common causes of long-term sick absence major difficulties in vocational rehabilitation. The aim this study was to investigate health a group women with or mental who had exhausted their days sickness benefit. This cross-sectional uses baseline data from 355 on leave participating controlled intervention studies aiming at returning work. population filled written questionnaire questions self-rated sleep quality validated indexes health, satisfaction life general...

Many effect measures used in clinical trials are problematic because they differentially understood by patients and physicians. The emergence of novel methods such as accelerated failure-time models quantile regression has shifted the focus measurement from probability to time-to-event measures. Such modeling techniques rapidly evolving, but matching non-parametric descriptive lacking. We propose a measure, delay events, demonstrating treatment gain event-free time. believe this measure be...

Objectives: Impaired endothelial function is associated with risk of cardiovascular events, possibly via increased blood pressure. We aimed to investigate if impaired hypertension and pressure progression in a large community-based sample. Methods: In the population-based Prospective Investigation Vasculature Uppsala Seniors (PIVUS) study, endothelium-dependent vasodilation (EDV) was measured resistance arteries using invasive forearm technique conduit flow-mediated (FMD) at age 70,...

Purpose To investigate the effects of two vocational rehabilitation interventions on self-efficacy, for women long-term sick leave ≥ 1 year due to chronic pain and/or mental illness. Methods This study uses data from a randomised controlled trial consisting phases and comprising 401 leave. They were allocated either (1) multidisciplinary team assessment multimodal intervention (TEAM), (2) acceptance commitment therapy (ACT), or (3) control group. Data collected through repeated measurements...