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View article: The Life Course of Abused Men—A Time-Geography Life-Chart Interview Study in a Psychiatric Care Context
The Life Course of Abused Men—A Time-Geography Life-Chart Interview Study in a Psychiatric Care Context Open
Experience of abuse as a life event is common among men in a psychiatric care context. Systematically charting life events and abuse plays a central role within psychiatric and mental health nursing and could improve the understanding of t…
View article: The questions on violence (FOV) tool for interpersonal violence inquiry in Swedish healthcare settings – evaluation of content validity, face validity and test-retest reliability
The questions on violence (FOV) tool for interpersonal violence inquiry in Swedish healthcare settings – evaluation of content validity, face validity and test-retest reliability Open
View article: Recovery at an Adult Psychiatric Day Hospital—A Qualitative Interview Study Describing Patients’ Experiences
Recovery at an Adult Psychiatric Day Hospital—A Qualitative Interview Study Describing Patients’ Experiences Open
Psychiatric Day Hospitals offer time-limited active treatment programmes that are therapeutically intensive, coordinated, and with structured clinical services within a stable environment. No previous studies have described patients' exper…
View article: The Core Elements of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: Time, Honest Engagement, Therapeutic Relations, Professional Nursing and Lifetime-Perspective
The Core Elements of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: Time, Honest Engagement, Therapeutic Relations, Professional Nursing and Lifetime-Perspective Open
Defining psychiatric and mental health nursing has been a challenge for decades, and it is still difficult to find a comprehensive definition. We have identified a possibility to clarify psychiatric and mental health nursing based on human…
View article: Nurses’ Perceptions of Telephone Triage in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services – An Enhanced Critical Incident Technique Study
Nurses’ Perceptions of Telephone Triage in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services – An Enhanced Critical Incident Technique Study Open
In Sweden, units managed by nurses specialised in counselling and telephone triage, have been developed within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health services (CAMHS). This study has a qualitative design and illuminates the nurses' percept…
View article: The Hairdex Quality of Life Instrument—A Translation and Psychometric Validation in Patients with Alopecia Areata
The Hairdex Quality of Life Instrument—A Translation and Psychometric Validation in Patients with Alopecia Areata Open
Background The German Hairdex quality of life (QoL) instrument is specific to hair and scalp diseases, developed for self-rating and consists of 48 statements divided into five domains: Symptoms, Functioning, Emotions, Self-confidence and …
View article: Self-Reported Experience of Abuse During the Life Course Among Men Seeking General Psychiatric or Addiction Care—A Prevalence Study in a Swedish Context
Self-Reported Experience of Abuse During the Life Course Among Men Seeking General Psychiatric or Addiction Care—A Prevalence Study in a Swedish Context Open
View article: The psychiatric mental health nurse’s ethical considerations regarding the use of coercive measures – a qualitative interview study
The psychiatric mental health nurse’s ethical considerations regarding the use of coercive measures – a qualitative interview study Open
Background In psychiatric inpatient care, situations arise where it may be necessary to use coercive measures and thereby restrict individual autonomy. The ethical principles of healthcare, i.e., respect for autonomy, beneficence, nonmalef…
View article: A review of adverse events in animals and children after secondary exposure to transdermal hormone‐containing medicinal products
A review of adverse events in animals and children after secondary exposure to transdermal hormone‐containing medicinal products Open
Background Hormonal replacement therapy is widely used to treat conditions in humans, the most well‐known indication being the relief of menopausal symptoms in women. Many of the hormone‐containing products (HCP) are applied to the skin. T…
View article: Anxiety reduction through obstetric consultation combined with ultrasound examination in women after cesarean section
Anxiety reduction through obstetric consultation combined with ultrasound examination in women after cesarean section Open
Background: Women are at increased risk of developing anxiety or depression disorders after Cesarean section (CS). This study aims to evaluate whether an appointment with a senior obstetrician combined with an ultrasound examination reduce…
View article: A survey of veterinary professionals in Sweden: Adverse event reporting and access to product safety information
A survey of veterinary professionals in Sweden: Adverse event reporting and access to product safety information Open
Background Pharmacovigilance based on spontaneously reported suspected adverse events (AEs) from veterinary professionals is a powerful tool for detecting potential risks of using medicinal products. However, it is heavily dependent on the…
View article: Risk for mental illness and family composition after migration to Sweden
Risk for mental illness and family composition after migration to Sweden Open
Objectives The aim of the present study is to determine how marital status and certain post-migration family structures are associated with the risk of mental illness among recently arrived Arabic- speaking refugees in Sweden. Methods A cr…
View article: Errors linked to medication management in nursing homes: an interview study
Errors linked to medication management in nursing homes: an interview study Open
View article: Psychological impact of early miscarriage and client satisfaction with treatment: comparison between expectant management and misoprostol treatment in a randomized controlled trial
Psychological impact of early miscarriage and client satisfaction with treatment: comparison between expectant management and misoprostol treatment in a randomized controlled trial Open
Objectives To compare the short‐ and long‐term emotional distress (grief, anxiety and depressive symptoms) after early miscarriage and satisfaction with treatment between women randomized to expectant management vs vaginal misoprostol trea…
View article: Nurses' leadership in psychiatric care—A qualitative interview study of nurses' experience of leadership in an adult psychiatric inpatient care setting
Nurses' leadership in psychiatric care—A qualitative interview study of nurses' experience of leadership in an adult psychiatric inpatient care setting Open
Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Previous studies on leadership in psychiatric care have focussed on a diversity of staff and on different healthcare settings. Nurses in both Sweden and internationally, working with patient…
View article: Errors linked to medication management in nursing homes: An interview study
Errors linked to medication management in nursing homes: An interview study Open
Background: The number of errors in medication management in nursing homes is increasing, which may lead to potentially life-threatening harm. Few studies on this subject are found in the municipal nursing home setting, and causes need to …
View article: OC09.01: Psychological distress and treatment satisfaction after expectant management or misoprostol treatment of early miscarriage: a randomised trial
OC09.01: Psychological distress and treatment satisfaction after expectant management or misoprostol treatment of early miscarriage: a randomised trial Open
To compare short- and long-term emotional response (grief, anxiety, depressive symptoms) to early miscarriage in women randomised to expectant management or misoprostol treatment, and to compare satisfaction with treatment. We conducted a …
View article: Integrated chromosomal and plasmid sequence analyses reveal diverse modes of carbapenemase gene spread among <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>
Integrated chromosomal and plasmid sequence analyses reveal diverse modes of carbapenemase gene spread among <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Open
Significance In many clinically important bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes are primarily carried on plasmids. These can spread horizontally between different strains and species. However, current surveillance systems track chromosomal…
View article: Cross-border spread of blaNDM-1- and blaOXA-48-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae: a European collaborative analysis of whole genome sequencing and epidemiological data, 2014 to 2019
Cross-border spread of blaNDM-1- and blaOXA-48-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae: a European collaborative analysis of whole genome sequencing and epidemiological data, 2014 to 2019 Open
Analysis of sequencing data for 143 bla NDM-1 - and bla OXA-48 -positive Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from 13 European national collections and the public domain resulted in the identification of 15 previously undetected multi-country tr…
View article: Subjective and Objective Characteristics of Patients Seen at a Psychodermatology Unit: One-year Experience in Malmö, Sweden
Subjective and Objective Characteristics of Patients Seen at a Psychodermatology Unit: One-year Experience in Malmö, Sweden Open
Clinical epidemiological knowledge concerning psychodermatology patients is scarce. The objective of this study was to assess morbidity in a new psychodermatology service. Information was gathered from patient records at the psychodermatol…
View article: EP35.06: Reduction of anxiety in women after Caesarean section by ultrasound‐supplemented obstetrician appointment
EP35.06: Reduction of anxiety in women after Caesarean section by ultrasound‐supplemented obstetrician appointment Open
To evaluate whether an appointment with an obstetrician supplemented by ultrasound examination may reduce anxiety levels in women after Caesarean section. Women underwent an appointment with an experienced obstetrician 6-9 months after the…
View article: Epidemic of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Europe is driven by nosocomial spread
Epidemic of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Europe is driven by nosocomial spread Open
View article: <p>Depressive symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum in women and use of antidepressant treatment &ndash; a longitudinal cohort study</p>
Depressive symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum in women and use of antidepressant treatment – a longitudinal cohort study Open
Pregnant women who experienced themselves as having several depressive symptoms, social vulnerability, and even a history of domestic violence, did not receive any antidepressant treatment during pregnancy nor postpartum. This study shows …
View article: <i>Escherichia coli</i> Sequence Type 410 Is Causing New International High-Risk Clones
<i>Escherichia coli</i> Sequence Type 410 Is Causing New International High-Risk Clones Open
Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) is the main cause of urinary tract infections and septicemia. Significant attention has been given to the ExPEC sequence type ST131, which has been categorized as a “high-risk” clone. Hig…
View article: Performance of the EUCAST disc diffusion method and two MIC methods in detection of Enterobacteriaceae with reduced susceptibility to meropenem: the NordicAST CPE study
Performance of the EUCAST disc diffusion method and two MIC methods in detection of Enterobacteriaceae with reduced susceptibility to meropenem: the NordicAST CPE study Open
The EUCAST disc diffusion method is a robust method to screen for CPE but isolates with meropenem MICs <1 mg/L pose challenges. The high ME rate in semi-automated methods might deter appropriate use of carbapenems in CPE infections with li…
View article: Occurrence of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in the European survey of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE): a prospective, multinational study
Occurrence of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in the European survey of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE): a prospective, multinational study Open
View article: Acetic acid as a decontamination method for sink drains in a nosocomial outbreak of metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Acetic acid as a decontamination method for sink drains in a nosocomial outbreak of metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Open
Acetic acid is highly effective against Pae-MBL biofilms, and may be used as a simple method to decontaminate sink drains and to prevent nosocomial transmission.
View article: Effects of PCV7 and PCV13 on invasive pneumococcal disease and carriage in Stockholm, Sweden
Effects of PCV7 and PCV13 on invasive pneumococcal disease and carriage in Stockholm, Sweden Open
The effects of pneumococcal conjugated vaccines (PCVs) need to be investigated. In Stockholm County, Sweden, PCV7 was introduced in the childhood immunisation programme in 2007 and changed to PCV13 in 2010. Over 90% of all invasive isolate…
View article: Novel Aminoglycoside Resistance Transposons and Transposon-Derived Circular Forms Detected in Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates
Novel Aminoglycoside Resistance Transposons and Transposon-Derived Circular Forms Detected in Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates Open
Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as an important opportunistic pathogen equipped with a growing number of antibiotic resistance genes. Our study investigated the molecular epidemiology and antibiotic resistance features of 28 consecutiv…
View article: Subjective stress reactivity in psoriasis – a cross sectional study of associated psychological traits
Subjective stress reactivity in psoriasis – a cross sectional study of associated psychological traits Open
According to our results, patients who perceive stress as a causal factor in their psoriasis might have a more vulnerable psychological constitution. This finding suggests important opportunities for clinicians to identify patients who may…