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    Social-Emotional Problems Among 3-Year-Olds Are Associated With an Unhealthy Lifestyle : A Population-Based Study

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    Introduction: Little attention has been paid to the association between preschool children's social-emotional problems and lifestyle at the population level.Objective: This study aimed to overcome this knowledge gap by investigating to what extent children's social-emotional problems are associated with their lifestyle and if there are any gender differences.Methods: This cross-sectional, population-based study used data from the regional Salut Register in northern Sweden, including 7,179 3-year-olds during 2014-2017. Parents responded to a questionnaire including the 36-month interval of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE) and questions regarding family and lifestyle characteristics. Single and multiple logistic regression were used to assess the association between children's social-emotional problems and multiple family lifestyle characteristics.Results: More reports of social-emotional problems were found among children who did not have parents living together or had markers of an unhealthy lifestyle. Children who ate vegetables less frequently, whose parent/-s brushed their teeth less often and did not read to them regularly were more likely to have social-emotional problems. Playing outdoors 1 h of sedentary screen time during weekends increased the risk of social-emotional problems among boys only, while >1 h of sedentary screen time during weekdays increased the risk among girls. When it comes to lifestyle and gender differences, a high proportion of the 3-year-olds had an unhealthy lifestyle, more so for boys than for girls. The dietary quality and tooth brushing were somewhat more adequate for the girls than for the boys, but boys spent more time playing outdoors compared to the girls.Conclusions: This study provides us with an important overview picture of the family life situation of three-year-olds, including those with social-emotional problems. Such problems were significantly associated with markers of unhealthy lifestyle, with significant gender differences. Therefore, this study suggests that in order to maintain children's social-emotional ability and support children at risk of problems, public health intervention programs should have a broader perspective on improving children's lifestyle rather than merely focusing on their social and emotional problems, and the gender differences found may be taken in account.Peer reviewe

    Physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis

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    Physical activity confers health benefits in the general population and should also be applied to people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, there is a need for more research in this area. The aim of this thesis was thus to explore attitudes to physical activity, to identify correlates and predictors for self-reported physical activity and general health perception, and to investigate the applicability of aerobic fitness testing among patients with RA. Sixteen patients were recruited for a phenomenographic study (I). A sample of 556 patients (median age 56 years, disease duration <6.5 years, 75% women) were recruited from 17 rheumatology units for studies on physical activity in RA (PARA studies): 298 for a descriptive cross-sectional study (II), 102 of these for a descriptive prospective study (III), and the 298 together with another 258 patients for a methodological study (IV). Semistructured, in-depth interviews were carried out for Study I. Self-reported data on physical activity, health locus of control and perceived exertion, tests of body functions (aerobic fitness, lower extremity function, grip force, joint range of motion, balance) and measures of the EULAR minimum core set of disease activity (inflammatory activity, general health perception, pain, disability) were collected for Studies II-IV. Four different categories of attitudes to physical activity were identified: "motivated and satisfied% "unmotivated and satisfied", "motivated and dissatisfied" and "unmotivated and dissatisfied" (I). A majority of the patients displayed impaired body functions compared to norm data, and about half reported physical activity behaviours that were too low to comply with public health recommendations. Correlations between physical activity and other variables were all low. Variation in general health perception was explained mainly by pain (II). Physical activity, perceived general health and pain were stable over one year, while disease activity (DAS28) decreased and three out of four studied body functions improved. High physical activity at baseline was the only predictor of high physical activity after one year. Low pain, high physical activity and good lower extremity function were identified as predictors of good general health perception (III). Seventy-six percent were able to complete a submaximal test of aerobic fitness. The main reasons for never being tested (16%) or for terminating testing prematurely (8%) were use of beta blockers or impairments. Correlations between work heart rates and perceived exertion were low during aerobic fitness testing. Despite all efforts to treat patients with RA effectively, impairments remain common. Health perception is still mainly influenced by pain, but also by physical activity and lower extremity function. Fitness testing to design and evaluate physical activity interventions is applicable to most patients. Physical inactivity and unmotivated or dissatisfied attitudes to physical activity highlight the challenge for physiotherapists to promote different kinds of physical activity and contribute to good health among patients with RA

    Salut-satsningen - 3-ÄrsenkÀten

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    In 2005, the health authorities of Region VĂ€sterbotten initiated the Salut Programme. The initiative got its name from the word “salutogenic” as the basic idea is to promote processes that give children and their parents an opportunity to increase control over their health and ability to improve it. Since 2009/2010 it is a countywide ongoing universal health promotion intervention in a variety of sectors for parents and children 0-18 years, starting already during pregnancy. The Programme has been implemented since 2006 onwards, prompted by alarming reports of child overweight/obesity and trends of increased dental caries, already during preschool age. The programme has been developed and implemented in close collaboration with antenatal care, child health care, dental services, open preschools and schools. The Programme aims to support and strengthen initiated and ongoing health promotion interventions, and universal preventive interventions to improve health and lifestyle among expectant parents and children. The main focus areas are: to promote healthy eating habits, physical activity and good psychosocial health, and to prevent obesity and caries. In other words, the Programme combines both health promotion and universal prevention interventions in order to improve health and well-being, as well as to avoid ill health and disease for the whole population. To achieve the aforementioned aims, the Salut Programme includes a package of interventions using a family-centred approach. The interventions are integrated within ordinary public services. Programme development, implementation and dissemination have been carried out stepwise, with respect to geography, which facilitates evaluation efforts. The Programme has stepwise become a quite unique infrastructure to research on children, their parents and their living conditions. The Programme is followed and evaluated using registers, surveys, interviews, observations and records, and has generated 3 doctoral thesis and 20 international peer-reviewed articles. Purpose: One of the aims is to evaluate the short and long-term results of the Salut Programme in relation to the public health policy goals: maximizing public health and improving health equity while obtaining value for the money. Another aim is to pave the way for children's right to good and equal health by increasing the knowledge regarding preschool children's social-emotional problems. The Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE) have been used for three-year-olds since 2014 and onwards. In addition, there are ​​questions on health, lifestyle and life condition included in the survey.År 2005 initierade sjukvĂ„rdsledningen i Region VĂ€sterbotten Salut-satsningen. Satsningen har fĂ„tt sitt namn frĂ„n ordet ”salutogen” dĂ„ en grundtanke Ă€r att frĂ€mja processer som ger barn och deras förĂ€ldrar en möjlighet att öka kontrollen över sin hĂ€lsa och förmĂ„ga att förbĂ€ttra den. Sedan 2009/2010 Ă€r det en lĂ€nsöverskridande universell hĂ€lsofrĂ€mjande och förebyggande insats i olika sektorer för förĂ€ldrar och barn 0-18 Ă„r, med start redan under graviditeten. Satsningen har införts sedan 2006 och framĂ„t, frammanat av alarmerande rapporter om övervikt/fetma och trender av ökad karies, redan under förskoleĂ„ldern. Salut-satsningen har utvecklats och implementerats i nĂ€ra samarbete med mödra- och barnhĂ€lsovĂ„rd, tandvĂ„rd, öppen förskola och elevhĂ€lsa. Satsningen syftar till att stödja och stĂ€rka initierade och pĂ„gĂ„ende universella hĂ€lsofrĂ€mjande och förebyggande insatser för att förbĂ€ttra hĂ€lsa och levnadsvanor bland blivande förĂ€ldrar och barn. HuvudfokusomrĂ„dena Ă€r: att frĂ€mja hĂ€lsosamma matvanor, fysisk aktivitet och god psykosocial hĂ€lsa och att förebygga övervikt, fetma och karies. Med andra ord kombinerar satsningen bĂ„de hĂ€lsofrĂ€mjande Ă„tgĂ€rder och universella förebyggande insatser för att förbĂ€ttra hĂ€lsa och vĂ€lbefinnande samt för att undvika ohĂ€lsa och sjukdomar för hela befolkningen. För att uppnĂ„ de ovannĂ€mnda mĂ„len innehĂ„ller Salut-satsningen en mĂ€ngd interventioner med en familjecentrerad strategi. Insatserna Ă€r integrerade i ordinarie offentlig verksamhet. Utveckling, implementering och spridning av programmet har genomförts stegvis med avseende pĂ„ geografi vilket underlĂ€ttar utvĂ€rderingsarbetet. Satsningen har stegvis blivit en relativt unik infrastruktur för forskning om barn och deras livsvillkor. Salut-satsningen följs och utvĂ€rderas med hjĂ€lp av register, enkĂ€ter, intervjuer, observationer och loggböcker och har genererat tre avhandlingar och 20 internationellt granskade artiklar. Syfte: Ett syfte Ă€r att utvĂ€rdera de kort- och lĂ„ngsiktiga resultaten av Salut-satsningen i förhĂ„llande till de folkhĂ€lsopolitiska mĂ„len: att maximera folkhĂ€lsan, fĂ„ nytta för pengarna, samt minska ojĂ€mlikheter i hĂ€lsa. Ett annat syfte Ă€r att bana vĂ€g för barns rĂ€tt till god och likvĂ€rdig hĂ€lsa genom att öka kunskapen om förskolebarns socioemotionella problem. FrĂ„geformulĂ€ret Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional (ASQ: SE) har anvĂ€nts för treĂ„ringar sedan 2014 och framĂ„t. Dessutom finns det frĂ„gor om hĂ€lsa, levnadsvanor och livsvillkor som ingĂ„r i undersökningen

    Salut-satsningen - ElevhÀlsoundersökning

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    In 2005, the health authorities of Region VĂ€sterbotten initiated the Salut Programme. The initiative got its name from the word “salutogenic” as the basic idea is to promote processes that give children and their parents an opportunity to increase control over their health and ability to improve it. Since 2009/2010 it is a countywide ongoing universal health promotion intervention in a variety of sectors for parents and children 0-18 years, starting already during pregnancy. The Programme has been implemented since 2006 onwards, prompted by alarming reports of child overweight/obesity and trends of increased dental caries, already during preschool age. The programme has been developed and implemented in close collaboration with antenatal care, child health care, dental services, open preschools and schools. The Programme aims to support and strengthen initiated and ongoing health promotion interventions, and universal preventive interventions to improve health and lifestyle among expectant parents and children. The main focus areas are: to promote healthy eating habits, physical activity and good psychosocial health, and to prevent obesity and caries. In other words, the Programme combines both health promotion and universal prevention interventions in order to improve health and well-being, as well as to avoid ill health and disease for the whole population. To achieve the aforementioned aims, the Salut Programme includes a package of interventions using a family-centred approach. The interventions are integrated within ordinary public services. Programme development, implementation and dissemination have been carried out stepwise, with respect to geography, which facilitates evaluation efforts. The Programme has stepwise become a quite unique infrastructure to research on children, their parents and their living conditions. The Programme is followed and evaluated using registers, surveys, interviews, observations and records, and has generated 3 doctoral thesis and 20 international peer-reviewed articles. Purpose: One of the aims is to evaluate the short and long-term results of the Salut Programme in relation to the public health policy goals: maximizing public health and improving health equity while obtaining value for the money. Another aim is to pave the way for children's right to good and equal health by increasing the knowledge regarding preschool children's social-emotional problems. All children attending compulsory school and upper secondary school (grades F, 4, 7 and 1 corresponding to age 6, 10, 13 and 16) in VĂ€sterbotten County are invited to participate in an ongoing school-based online survey. Since 2016/2017 the municipalities UmeĂ„ and then SkellefteĂ„ introduced the surveys incrementally. The survey includes questions about self-reported health, BMI, lifestyle and well-being at school. The questionnaires are available in Swedish only: https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/folkhalsa/salut-satsningen-for-barn-och-ungas-halsa/salut-i-skolanÅr 2005 initierade sjukvĂ„rdsledningen i Region VĂ€sterbotten Salut-satsningen. Satsningen har fĂ„tt sitt namn frĂ„n ordet ”salutogen” dĂ„ en grundtanke Ă€r att frĂ€mja processer som ger barn och deras förĂ€ldrar en möjlighet att öka kontrollen över sin hĂ€lsa och förmĂ„ga att förbĂ€ttra den. Sedan 2009/2010 Ă€r det en lĂ€nsöverskridande universell hĂ€lsofrĂ€mjande och förebyggande insats i olika sektorer för förĂ€ldrar och barn 0-18 Ă„r, med start redan under graviditeten. Satsningen har införts sedan 2006 och framĂ„t, frammanat av alarmerande rapporter om övervikt/fetma och trender av ökad karies, redan under förskoleĂ„ldern. Salut-satsningen har utvecklats och implementerats i nĂ€ra samarbete med mödra- och barnhĂ€lsovĂ„rd, tandvĂ„rd, öppen förskola och elevhĂ€lsa. Satsningen syftar till att stödja och stĂ€rka initierade och pĂ„gĂ„ende universella hĂ€lsofrĂ€mjande och förebyggande insatser för att förbĂ€ttra hĂ€lsa och levnadsvanor bland blivande förĂ€ldrar och barn. HuvudfokusomrĂ„dena Ă€r: att frĂ€mja hĂ€lsosamma matvanor, fysisk aktivitet och god psykosocial hĂ€lsa och att förebygga övervikt, fetma och karies. Med andra ord kombinerar satsningen bĂ„de hĂ€lsofrĂ€mjande Ă„tgĂ€rder och universella förebyggande insatser för att förbĂ€ttra hĂ€lsa och vĂ€lbefinnande samt för att undvika ohĂ€lsa och sjukdomar för hela befolkningen. För att uppnĂ„ de ovannĂ€mnda mĂ„len innehĂ„ller Salut-satsningen en mĂ€ngd interventioner med en familjecentrerad strategi. Insatserna Ă€r integrerade i ordinarie offentlig verksamhet. Utveckling, implementering och spridning av programmet har genomförts stegvis med avseende pĂ„ geografi vilket underlĂ€ttar utvĂ€rderingsarbetet. Satsningen har stegvis blivit en relativt unik infrastruktur för forskning om barn och deras livsvillkor. Salut-satsningen följs och utvĂ€rderas med hjĂ€lp av register, enkĂ€ter, intervjuer, observationer och loggböcker och har genererat tre avhandlingar och 20 internationellt granskade artiklar. Syfte: Ett syfte Ă€r att utvĂ€rdera de kort- och lĂ„ngsiktiga resultaten av Salut-satsningen i förhĂ„llande till de folkhĂ€lsopolitiska mĂ„len: att maximera folkhĂ€lsan, fĂ„ nytta för pengarna, samt minska ojĂ€mlikheter i hĂ€lsa. Ett annat syfte Ă€r att bana vĂ€g för barns rĂ€tt till god och likvĂ€rdig hĂ€lsa genom att öka kunskapen om förskolebarns socioemotionella problem. Alla barn som gĂ„r i grundskolan och gymnasiet (klass F, 4, 7 och 1 motsvarande 6, 10, 13 och 16 Ă„rs Ă„lder) i VĂ€sterbottens lĂ€n inbjuds att delta i en pĂ„gĂ„ende skolbaserad online-undersökning. Sedan 2016/2017 introducerade kommunerna UmeĂ„ och dĂ€refter SkellefteĂ„ enkĂ€terna stegvis. Undersökningen inkluderar bland annat frĂ„gor om sjĂ€lvrapporterad hĂ€lsa, BMI, levnadsvanor och trivsel i skolan. EnkĂ€terna finns tillgĂ€ngliga pĂ„ svenska: https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/folkhalsa/salut-satsningen-for-barn-och-ungas-halsa/salut-i-skola

    Salut-satsningen - HÀlsoformulÀr till blivande förÀldrar

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    In 2005, the health authorities of Region VĂ€sterbotten initiated the Salut Programme. The initiative got its name from the word “salutogenic” as the basic idea is to promote processes that give children and their parents an opportunity to increase control over their health and ability to improve it. Since 2009/2010 it is a countywide ongoing universal health promotion intervention in a variety of sectors for parents and children 0-18 years, starting already during pregnancy. The Programme has been implemented since 2006 onwards, prompted by alarming reports of child overweight/obesity and trends of increased dental caries, already during preschool age. The programme has been developed and implemented in close collaboration with antenatal care, child health care, dental services, open preschools and schools. The Programme aims to support and strengthen initiated and ongoing health promotion interventions, and universal preventive interventions to improve health and lifestyle among expectant parents and children. The main focus areas are: to promote healthy eating habits, physical activity and good psychosocial health, and to prevent obesity and caries. In other words, the Programme combines both health promotion and universal prevention interventions in order to improve health and well-being, as well as to avoid ill health and disease for the whole population. To achieve the aforementioned aims, the Salut Programme includes a package of interventions using a family-centred approach. The interventions are integrated within ordinary public services. Programme development, implementation and dissemination have been carried out stepwise, with respect to geography, which facilitates evaluation efforts. The Programme has stepwise become a quite unique infrastructure to research on children, their parents and their living conditions. The Programme is followed and evaluated using registers, surveys, interviews, observations and records, and has generated 3 doctoral thesis and 20 international peer-reviewed articles. Purpose: One of the aims is to evaluate the short and long-term results of the Salut Programme in relation to the public health policy goals: maximizing public health and improving health equity while obtaining value for the money. Another aim is to pave the way for children's right to good and equal health by increasing the knowledge regarding preschool children's social-emotional problems. Expectant parents, early in pregnancy (around gestational week 11), answer a ​​questionnaire each on self-rated health, BMI, lifestyle and life condition. It was countywide implemented in mid-2010 and onwards. Recently, the Salut Programme data have been linked, on an individual level, to data from national registers with annual data when relevant. This includes: Medical Birth Register (pregnancy, delivery and immediate postpartum), National Patient Register (inpatient and specialist outpatient care and diagnoses), Register for Pharmaceutical Prescriptions (dispensed drugs) and Statistics Sweden (e.g. parents’ income and education, family characteristics, place of birth and place of residence).År 2005 initierade sjukvĂ„rdsledningen i Region VĂ€sterbotten Salut-satsningen. Satsningen har fĂ„tt sitt namn frĂ„n ordet ”salutogen” dĂ„ en grundtanke Ă€r att frĂ€mja processer som ger barn och deras förĂ€ldrar en möjlighet att öka kontrollen över sin hĂ€lsa och förmĂ„ga att förbĂ€ttra den. Sedan 2009/2010 Ă€r det en lĂ€nsöverskridande universell hĂ€lsofrĂ€mjande och förebyggande insats i olika sektorer för förĂ€ldrar och barn 0-18 Ă„r, med start redan under graviditeten. Satsningen har införts sedan 2006 och framĂ„t, frammanat av alarmerande rapporter om övervikt/fetma och trender av ökad karies, redan under förskoleĂ„ldern. Salut-satsningen har utvecklats och implementerats i nĂ€ra samarbete med mödra- och barnhĂ€lsovĂ„rd, tandvĂ„rd, öppen förskola och elevhĂ€lsa. Satsningen syftar till att stödja och stĂ€rka initierade och pĂ„gĂ„ende universella hĂ€lsofrĂ€mjande och förebyggande insatser för att förbĂ€ttra hĂ€lsa och levnadsvanor bland blivande förĂ€ldrar och barn. HuvudfokusomrĂ„dena Ă€r: att frĂ€mja hĂ€lsosamma matvanor, fysisk aktivitet och god psykosocial hĂ€lsa och att förebygga övervikt, fetma och karies. Med andra ord kombinerar satsningen bĂ„de hĂ€lsofrĂ€mjande Ă„tgĂ€rder och universella förebyggande insatser för att förbĂ€ttra hĂ€lsa och vĂ€lbefinnande samt för att undvika ohĂ€lsa och sjukdomar för hela befolkningen. För att uppnĂ„ de ovannĂ€mnda mĂ„len innehĂ„ller Salut-satsningen en mĂ€ngd interventioner med en familjecentrerad strategi. Insatserna Ă€r integrerade i ordinarie offentlig verksamhet. Utveckling, implementering och spridning av programmet har genomförts stegvis med avseende pĂ„ geografi vilket underlĂ€ttar utvĂ€rderingsarbetet. Satsningen har stegvis blivit en relativt unik infrastruktur för forskning om barn och deras livsvillkor. Salut-satsningen följs och utvĂ€rderas med hjĂ€lp av register, enkĂ€ter, intervjuer, observationer och loggböcker och har genererat tre avhandlingar och 20 internationellt granskade artiklar. Syfte: Ett syfte Ă€r att utvĂ€rdera de kort- och lĂ„ngsiktiga resultaten av Salut-satsningen i förhĂ„llande till de folkhĂ€lsopolitiska mĂ„len: att maximera folkhĂ€lsan, fĂ„ nytta för pengarna, samt minska ojĂ€mlikheter i hĂ€lsa. Ett annat syfte Ă€r att bana vĂ€g för barns rĂ€tt till god och likvĂ€rdig hĂ€lsa genom att öka kunskapen om förskolebarns socioemotionella problem. Blivande förĂ€ldrar, tidigt i graviditeten (runt graviditetsvecka 11), besvarar ett frĂ„geformulĂ€r vardera om sjĂ€lvskattad hĂ€lsa, BMI, levnadsvanor och livsvillkor. Det har genomförts i hela lĂ€net frĂ„n mitten av 2010 och framĂ„t. Nyligen har Salut-satsningens data, pĂ„ en individuell nivĂ„, lĂ€nkats till uppgifter frĂ„n nationella register med Ă„rliga uppgifter nĂ€r det Ă€r relevant. Detta inkluderar: Medicinska Födelseregistret (graviditet, förlossning och omedelbart postpartum), Nationella Patientregistret (specialistvĂ„rd; sluten och öppen vĂ„rd samt diagnoser), LĂ€kemedelsregistret (utskrivnae lĂ€kemedel) och SCB (t.ex. förĂ€ldrarnas inkomst och utbildning, familjeegenskaper, födelseort och bostad)

    Self-rated health inequalities in the intersection of gender, social class and regional development in Spain : exploring contributions of material and psychosocial factors

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    BACKGROUND: Inequalities in health across social class, gender and regional context in Spain are well-known; however, there is a lack of research examining how these dimensions of inequality interact. This study explores self-rated health (SRH) inequalities across intersectional positions of gender, social class and region, and the contribution of material and psychosocial factors to these inequalities. METHODS: Participants were drawn from the cross-sectional 2015 National Living Conditions Survey of Spanish residents aged 19-88 years (N = 27,215; 77% response rate). Eight intersectional positions were formed by combining dichotomous variables of gender, social class and regional development. Poisson regression was used to estimate intersectional inequalities in SRH as prevalence ratios, and the contributions of material and psychosocial factors. RESULTS: Results showed both cumulative and heterogeneous inequalities within and across intersectional positions. Inequalities in the intersection of social class and regional development were best explained by the joint contributions of material and psychosocial factors, while gender inequalities within non-manual social class were better explained by material factors alone. CONCLUSIONS: The results illustrate the complexity of interacting inequalities in health and their underpinnings in Spain. Local and national policies taking this complexity into account are needed to broadly improve equity in health in Spain
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