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Supervision as Pedagogy and Support in the Swedish Eldercare : A Developmental Project

The number of elderly people is gradually increasing, and with it the number of persons receiving some kind of care in their everyday lives. However, researchers and the mass media recurrently report great difficulties for many caregivers in their work situations. This article considers process-oriented supervision as a pedagogic method for training and support of nurse aids and managers in Swedis

The Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist: translation and reliability testing in a Swedish ICU.

Background: The view of delirium has changed considerably over the last decade, and delirium is now a very topical issue within the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Delirium has proved to be common in critically ill patients and is manifested as acute changes in mental status with reduced cognitive ability, incoherent thought patterns, impaired consciousness, agitation and acute confusion. In or

Characteristics of primary amphetamine users in Sweden: a criminal justice population examined with the Addiction Severity Index.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Characteristics of primary amphetamine, heroin and cocaine users were compared in a criminal justice population. METHODS: 7,085 clients with suspected or reported substance use were studied using the Addiction Severity Index. Variables separating amphetamine, heroin and cocaine users were analyzed in stepwise logistic regression. RESULTS: There were considerably more primary amphe

Why return migrants return: survey evidence of motives for internal return migration in Sweden

Internal return migration has received limited attention in most western countries, despite studies attesting to its potential for helping understand population redistribution. This paper compares differences in self-reported motives for migration between return and non-return migrants. Particular attention is paid to differences in individual characteristics and in the types of places these two m