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View article: A Self-Guided Digital Mental Health Promotion Service Targeting Young People: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
A Self-Guided Digital Mental Health Promotion Service Targeting Young People: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Open
Background The high and increasing rate of poor mental health among young people is a matter of global concern. Experiencing poor mental health during this formative stage of life can adversely impact interpersonal relationships, academic …
View article: A Self-Guided Digital Mental Health Promotion Service Targeting Young People: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
A Self-Guided Digital Mental Health Promotion Service Targeting Young People: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND The high and increasing rate of poor mental health among young people is a matter of global concern. Experiencing poor mental health during this formative stage of life can adversely impact interpersonal relationships, academic…
View article: Enhancing ethical self-efficacy among dementia caregiver staff: A mixed-methods feasibility study of the care programme
Enhancing ethical self-efficacy among dementia caregiver staff: A mixed-methods feasibility study of the care programme Open
The quantitative results indicate high levels of satisfaction and relevance, with the majority of participants believing that the program improves care and enhances their ability to manage ethical issues. Qualitative insights further empha…
View article: Effectiveness of a peer-to-peer, self-management intervention for young people with depression and anxiety in Denmark: an observational study and a propensity score-matched comparison
Effectiveness of a peer-to-peer, self-management intervention for young people with depression and anxiety in Denmark: an observational study and a propensity score-matched comparison Open
Objective This study investigated the effectiveness of a 7-weeks peer-to-peer program for young people aged 15 to 25 years with depression or anxiety symptoms in Denmark. Methods A total of 483 participants (72% women) participated in the …
View article: ‘You come as a human being…’: exploring sense of equality in arts interventions through an ethnographic study of Shared Reading
‘You come as a human being…’: exploring sense of equality in arts interventions through an ethnographic study of Shared Reading Open
Research shows that the arts hold a particular potential for promoting health, well-being and social inclusion for vulnerable people. However, the use and consumption of the arts tend to be socially skewed in favour of people with high cul…
View article: Compassionate deception: An ethnographic study of how and why health professionals and family members lie when caring for people with dementia in Danish nursing homes
Compassionate deception: An ethnographic study of how and why health professionals and family members lie when caring for people with dementia in Danish nursing homes Open
This article uses the concept of compassionate deception to understand the complexity and duality at stake when health professionals and family members lie when caring for people with dementia. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork at two Dani…
View article: Workplace sexual harassment: a qualitative study of the self-labelling process among employees in Denmark
Workplace sexual harassment: a qualitative study of the self-labelling process among employees in Denmark Open
The analysis showed that the interviewees related sexual harassment with physical, coercive, and intentional behaviours, whereas unwanted sexual attention was seen as less severe and less intentional. The interviewees often doubted how to …
View article: Mental health promotion and the positive concept of health: Navigating dilemmas
Mental health promotion and the positive concept of health: Navigating dilemmas Open
A prevailing view holds that the main goal of mental health promotion is to maintain and improve positive mental health, which is not merely defined by the absence of mental disorders, but by the presence of certain abilities. There are, h…
View article: Understanding mental health promotion in organized leisure communities for young people: a realist review
Understanding mental health promotion in organized leisure communities for young people: a realist review Open
Introduction A large proportion of young people reports poor mental health, which is a major public health concern. Positive mental health is important for young people's development, quality of life, functioning in everyday life, and long…
View article: ‘We had conversations we wouldn't have had otherwise’—Exploring home‐dwelling people with dementia and family members' experiences of deliberating on ethical issues in a literature‐based intervention
‘We had conversations we wouldn't have had otherwise’—Exploring home‐dwelling people with dementia and family members' experiences of deliberating on ethical issues in a literature‐based intervention Open
Aim To explore home‐dwelling people with dementia and family members' perceptions of the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention using dementia‐related literature excerpts to facilitate conversations on ethical issues related to l…
View article: Fødselsdepression og stigmatisering
Fødselsdepression og stigmatisering Open
View article: Arts and culture engagement for health: a Danish population-based study
Arts and culture engagement for health: a Danish population-based study Open
View article: Developing the CARE intervention to enhance ethical self-efficacy in dementia care through the use of literary texts
Developing the CARE intervention to enhance ethical self-efficacy in dementia care through the use of literary texts Open
View article: Developing the CARE intervention to enhance ethical self-efficacy in dementia care through literary texts
Developing the CARE intervention to enhance ethical self-efficacy in dementia care through literary texts Open
Background Dementia care is essential to promote the well-being of patients but remains a difficult task prone to ethical issues. These issues include questions like whether manipulating a person with dementia is ethically permissible if i…
View article: Approaching literary connectivity: Early reflections on a Shared Reading intervention in the light of postcritical thought
Approaching literary connectivity: Early reflections on a Shared Reading intervention in the light of postcritical thought Open
During recent decades, numerous studies have examined uses of art and literature in the context of health care and preventive interventions. In a recent, large‐scale review of current evidence within the field, the World Health Organizatio…
View article: Why caregivers have no autonomy‐based reason to respect advance directives in dementia care
Why caregivers have no autonomy‐based reason to respect advance directives in dementia care Open
Advance directives (ADs) have for some time been championed by ethicists and patient associations alike as a tool that people newly diagnosed with dementia, or prior to onset, may use to ensure that their future care and treatment are orga…
View article: “We're Opening 20 Doors!”: Exploring the Collective Dimensions of Shared Reading as Mental Health Promotion Among Newly Retired Men in Denmark
“We're Opening 20 Doors!”: Exploring the Collective Dimensions of Shared Reading as Mental Health Promotion Among Newly Retired Men in Denmark Open
View article: “We're opening 20 doors!“: Exploring the collective dimensions of Shared Reading as mental health promotion among newly retired men in Denmark
“We're opening 20 doors!“: Exploring the collective dimensions of Shared Reading as mental health promotion among newly retired men in Denmark Open
Retirement is a significant life transition, bringing with it structural and social alterations in everyday life. For older men, work life is an important source of identity and meaning, and retirement may therefore lead to diminished well…
View article: Digital media use and sleep in late adolescence and young adulthood: A systematic review
Digital media use and sleep in late adolescence and young adulthood: A systematic review Open
Despite much attention on digital media use and young peoples' sleep, the literature on digital media and its impact on sleep in older adolescents and young adults remains to be synthesized. We conducted a systematic review of studies incl…
View article: Potential of Online Recruitment Among 15-25-Year Olds: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
Potential of Online Recruitment Among 15-25-Year Olds: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial Open
Background Recruiting young people for health and intervention studies by traditional methods has become increasingly challenging. The widespread access to the internet may offer new strategies for online recruitment. Objective This study …
View article: On the definition of stigma
On the definition of stigma Open
Background There are thousands of papers about stigma, for instance about stigma's impact on wellbeing, mental or physical health. But the definition of stigma has received only modest attention. In “Conceptualizing stigma” from 2001, Link…
View article: Implementing a peer-to-peer, self-management intervention for young people with depression and anxiety in Denmark
Implementing a peer-to-peer, self-management intervention for young people with depression and anxiety in Denmark Open
Background Depressive and anxiety disorders share major risk factors and can often be effectively prevented or treated with similar interventions. However, less than half of young people with mental health problems seek professional help a…
View article: Potential of Online Recruitment Among 15-25-Year Olds: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Potential of Online Recruitment Among 15-25-Year Olds: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Recruiting young people for health and intervention studies by traditional methods has become increasingly challenging. The widespread access to the internet may offer new strategies for online recruitment. OBJECTIVE This stu…
View article: Implementing a Peer-to-peer, Self-management Intervention for Young People with Depression and Anxiety in Denmark
Implementing a Peer-to-peer, Self-management Intervention for Young People with Depression and Anxiety in Denmark Open
Background Depressive and anxiety disorders share major risk factors and can often be effectively prevented or treated with similar interventions. However, less than half of young people with mental health problems seek professional help a…
View article: Practice-guided public health philosophy
Practice-guided public health philosophy Open
Summary Although highly relevant, philosophical theory and philosophical competences are rarely integrated in empirical public health research. We suggest a variant of applied philosophy that is valuable for the development and improvement…
View article: Shared Reading as Mental Health Promotion Among Newly Retired Men: Design of a feasibility study
Shared Reading as Mental Health Promotion Among Newly Retired Men: Design of a feasibility study Open
Purpose: The transition from the labor market to retirement is a critical phase of life. Men, especially, are at risk of negative health effects. Shared Reading may be a promising way to engage older men in health promoting interventions. …
View article: Onset of workplace sexual harassment and subsequent depressive symptoms and incident depressive disorder in the Danish workforce
Onset of workplace sexual harassment and subsequent depressive symptoms and incident depressive disorder in the Danish workforce Open
View article: Does meaning protect against loneliness? Exploring empirical studies and theory
Does meaning protect against loneliness? Exploring empirical studies and theory Open
Research indicates that meaning in life is a protective factor for physical and mental health. Although loneliness is increasingly recognized as an important public health concern, no studies have investigated the potential of meaning in l…
View article: Modern tragedies in self-help literature, blogs and online universes: conceptions of resilience as a literary phenomenon
Modern tragedies in self-help literature, blogs and online universes: conceptions of resilience as a literary phenomenon Open
Focusing on the configuration of the relationship between fate and freedom of action, this article analyses recent self-help literature and online communities, particularly the genre that centres on the concept of resilience. The selected …
View article: Digitale enheders betydning for søvn hos 0-15-årige børn og unge: Et systematisk review
Digitale enheders betydning for søvn hos 0-15-årige børn og unge: Et systematisk review Open