Sofaer, pandekager og lyde fra flere verdener: Selskabelighed som fritidsinstitutionel samværsform

Resumé I fritidspædagogikken betragtes det som en væsentlig opgave at skabe grobund for børns og unges fællesskaber. I nærværende artikel undersøges, hvorledes fællesskaber kommer til syne og bliver til som samvær i fritidsinstitutionens rum. Undersøgelsen trækker på et feltarbejde i SFO’er og fritidsklubber som led i et forskningsprojekt om digitale fællesskaber. Med afsæt i nymaterialistisk og stedssensitiv teori anvendes empirien til at fremanalysere det komplekse samspil mellem mennesker, materialer og digitale teknologier i etableringer af børns og unges samvær. Analyserne demonstrerer, hvordan fritidsinstitutionens samværsform bliver til i et mellemrum mellem skole og hjem, hvor materialer, lyde og dufte er med til at skabe hjemlighed og uformelhed. I tråd med dette viser analyserne, hvorledes børns samvær omkring digitale medier er præget af vekslinger mellem stærk intensitet og flygtighed, der synes at afspejle den særlige fritidspædagogiske kontekst, hvor børn kommer og går, og hvor afbrydelser er et kendetegn. Sidst i artiklen introduceres med begrebet ’selskabelighed’ en metateoretisk ramme til at forstå børns samvær i fritidsinstitutionen som noget, der er uden et distinkt formål, men som samtidig ikke er formålsløst. AbstractCouches, pancakes and sounds from other worlds. Sociability as a mode of being together in after school clubsIn pedagogical practice, it is considered an important task to create opportunities for children’s and young people’s communities. This article analyses how communities occur and come into being as togetherness in the after school clubs. The empirical foundation of the paper is part of a study on digital communities in after school clubs for children between six and 11 years and young people between 12 and 15. The paper is theoretically founded in new materialism and place-sensitive theory and the analyses point to the complex interplay between humans, materials, and digital technologies when children and young people, respectively, are together. The analyses show that after school clubs are an ‘in-between space’ between school and home and togetherness is formed in an atmosphere, where materials, sounds and smells help to create homeliness and informality. Further, the analyses demonstrate how children’s time together around digital media is characterised by alternations between strong intensity and volatility. This seems to reflect the special after school club context, where children come and go, and where interruptions are a characteristic. In conclusion, we introduce the concept of ‘sociability’ as a meta-theoretical framework for understanding children’s socialising in the after school clubs as something that, on the one hand, is without a distinct purpose, but which, on the other hand, is not purposeless either

ExStroke Pilot Trial of the effect of repeated instructions to improve physical activity after ischaemic stroke: a multinational randomised controlled clinical trial

Objectives To investigate if repeated verbal instructions about physical activity to patients with ischaemic stroke could increase long term physical activity

Implementation of neck/shoulder exercises for pain relief among industrial workers: A randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Although leisure-time physical activity is important for health, adherence to regular exercise is challenging for many adults. The workplace may provide an optimal setting to reach a large proportion of the adult population needing regular physical exercise. This study evaluates the effect of implementing strength training at the workplace on non-specific neck and shoulder pain among industrial workers. METHODS: Cluster-randomized controlled trial involving 537 adults from occupations with high prevalence of neck and shoulder pain (industrial production units). Participants were randomized to 20 weeks of high-intensity strength training for the neck and shoulders three times a week (n = 282) or a control group receiving advice to stay physically active (n = 255). The strength training program followed principles of progressive overload and periodization. The primary outcome was changes in self-reported neck and shoulder pain intensity (scale 0-9). RESULTS: 85% of the participants followed the strength training program on a weekly basis. In the training group compared with the control group, neck pain intensity decreased significantly (-0.6, 95% CI -1.0 to -0.1) and shoulder pain intensity tended to decrease (-0.2, 95% CI -0.5 to 0.1, P = 0.07). For pain-cases at baseline (pain intensity > = 3) the odds ratio - in the training group compared with the control group - for being a non-case at follow-up (pain intensity < 3) was 2.0 (95% CI 1.0 to 4.2) for the neck and 3.9 (95% CI 1.7 to 9.4) for the shoulders. CONCLUSION: High-intensity strength training relying on principles of progressive overload can be successfully implemented at industrial workplaces, and results in significant reductions of neck and shoulder pain. TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT01071980

Quality of life in oral carcinoma: A 5-year prospective study.

BACKGROUND.: We conducted this prospective longitudinal multicenter study to evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of patients with oral carcinoma at diagnosis, and after 1 and 5 years in relation to tumour location and treatment modality. METHODS.: One hundred twenty-two patients (mean age, 61; 62% males) with oral carcinoma were evaluated with standardized HRQL questionnaires, the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the EORTC Head and Neck Cancer Module (EORTC QLQ-H&N35). RESULTS.: Problems with teeth, dry mouth, and sticky saliva got worse between diagnosis and 5 years after diagnosis. Problems with dry mouth remained a problem between 1 and 5 years after diagnosis, except for the patients treated with surgery only. This group had fewer problems over time compared with patients receiving other treatment regimes. Survivors reported better HRQL than the nonsurvivors at diagnosis and at the 1-year follow-up. HRQL at diagnosis was associated with survival. CONCLUSIONS.: HRQL at diagnosis for patients with oral carcinoma seems to be an important factor for the prognosis of both HRQL over time and survival. Treatment of oral carcinoma often results in long-term side effects such as dry mouth, problems with teeth, and sticky saliva. (c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2008