Anna W Gustafsson
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View article: Shared reading as an intervention to improve health and well-being in adults: a scoping review
Shared reading as an intervention to improve health and well-being in adults: a scoping review Open
Background Shared reading (SR) is a group reading concept consisting of weekly meetings led by a trained facilitator where literary fiction and poetry is read aloud and discussed. SR requires no previous knowledge or homework and has been …
View article: Experiences With Shared Reading for Promoting Reading Engagement in a Swedish Upper-Secondary School
Experiences With Shared Reading for Promoting Reading Engagement in a Swedish Upper-Secondary School Open
This article considers students’ and teachers’ perceptions of shared reading (SR) in promoting reading engagement. It provides a thematic analysis of focus groups with students and teachers at a Swedish upper-secondary school who participa…
View article: Facilitating children’s in-session involvement in child and family therapies: A dynamic framework of clinical practices.
Facilitating children’s in-session involvement in child and family therapies: A dynamic framework of clinical practices. Open
Children's in-session involvement in child and family therapies correlates with both positive and negative treatment outcomes. Thus, it is important to gain a better understanding of the clinical practices that facilitate children's involv…
View article: Access to novel cancer medicines in four countries in Central and Eastern Europe in relation to clinical benefit
Access to novel cancer medicines in four countries in Central and Eastern Europe in relation to clinical benefit Open
Cancer medicines with a substantial clinical benefit are more likely to be reimbursed in all four CEE countries. Waiting times to reimbursement are equally long for medicines with or without a substantial clinical benefit, indicating a lac…
View article: An intricate dance of intersubjectivity
An intricate dance of intersubjectivity Open
This article deepens the understanding of characteristic features of Shared Reading (SR) that can shed light on health benefits of this literary practice suggested by previous research. We provide a detailed analysis of language, interacti…
View article: Cord clamping beyond 3 minutes: Neonatal short‐term outcomes and maternal postpartum hemorrhage
Cord clamping beyond 3 minutes: Neonatal short‐term outcomes and maternal postpartum hemorrhage Open
Background Delaying cord clamping (CC) for 3‐5 minutes reduces iron deficiency and improves neurodevelopment. Data on the effects of CC beyond 3 minutes in relation to short‐term neonatal outcomes and maternal risk of postpartum hemorrhage…
View article: Recognising children’s involvement in child and family therapy sessions: A microanalysis of audiovisual recordings of actual practice
Recognising children’s involvement in child and family therapy sessions: A microanalysis of audiovisual recordings of actual practice Open
Children’s right to involvement in practices that address their well-being is frequently highlighted, yet how children exercise involvement in face-to-face encounters has remained fairly unknown. To fulfil our aim of identifying, describin…
View article: Oral health plays second fiddle in palliative care: an interview study with registered nurses in home healthcare
Oral health plays second fiddle in palliative care: an interview study with registered nurses in home healthcare Open
Background Oral health is crucial to the experience of well-being, and symptoms from the mouth are common at the end of life. Palliative care aims to identify and treat symptoms early to avoid unnecessary suffering and is thus an important…
View article: Battle, Journey, Imprisonment and Burden: patterns of metaphor use in blogs about living with advanced cancer
Battle, Journey, Imprisonment and Burden: patterns of metaphor use in blogs about living with advanced cancer Open
Background The significance of metaphors for the experience of cancer has been the topic of extensive previous research, with “Battle” and “Journey” metaphors standing out as key. Adaptation to the patient’s use of metaphor is generally be…
View article: "It is completely ok to give up a little sometimes" : Metaphors and normality in Swedish cancer talk
"It is completely ok to give up a little sometimes" : Metaphors and normality in Swedish cancer talk Open
The clichéd conceptualization of cancer illness as a battle, which the patient can either win or lose, can be problematic. For patients referred to palliative care, it can cause feelings of guilt and failure. This framing of cancer, here r…
View article: Rendering the ungraspable graspable : the use of metaphors in Swedish palliative cancer care
Rendering the ungraspable graspable : the use of metaphors in Swedish palliative cancer care Open
Good communication is of utmost importance in all forms of cancer care and especially so in the palliative context. To render the ungraspable graspable, metaphors are frequently used drawing on their capacity to capture the intangible in t…
View article: Two Perspectives on EU's Regional Policy
Two Perspectives on EU's Regional Policy Open
This master thesis in European Spatial Planning and Regional Development will present two ideal types on regional development, and analyse Swedish regional policy for the EU programme period of 2014-2020. Through a historical background, t…