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Danielsson L, Frantz A, Holmgren K. Work-related stress is associated with low work ability, but not with poor self-rated health: A cross-sectional study in primary healthcare. Work 2024:WOR230141. [PMID: 38189724 DOI: 10.3233/wor-230141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND People seeking care at primary healthcare centres may be exposed to work-related stress, increasing the risk of future sick leave. Thus, it is important to identify work-related stress, and to explore how stress relates to work ability and health. OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between work-related stress and a) work ability, and b) self-rated health, among working women and men seeking care for physical or mental health complaints. METHODS This cross-sectional study analyzed baseline data (n = 232) from a randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of a brief intervention to prevent sick leave. Data regarding work-related stress, work ability and self-rated health were analyzed using binary logistic regression models. RESULTS In models adjusted for age, gender and education, high work-related stress measured by the Work Stress Questionnaire was significantly associated with low work ability. The highest odds ratio (OR 3.27, 95% CI 1.66-6.42) was found between the domain "interference between work and leisure time" and work ability, suggesting a more than three times higher odds for low work ability when perceiving that work interferes with leisure time. No significant association was found between work-related stress and self-rated health. CONCLUSION Health professionals should explore patients' work-related stress when they seek care for physical or mental complaints in primary healthcare. Patients' perceived balance between work and leisure time seems particularly important to address. Increased awareness might facilitate timely, relevant strategies to reduce stress and promote work ability.
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- Louise Danielsson
- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Lange E, Danielsson L. Reaching for connection: a qualitative study of communication and interaction in video-based physiotherapy. Physiother Theory Pract 2023:1-12. [PMID: 38145499 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2023.2296574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Digital technology has become increasingly relevant in physiotherapy, but little is known about communication and interaction in video-based physiotherapy. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the experiences among patients and physiotherapists, of communication and interaction in digital, video-based physiotherapy. METHODS A qualitative interview study with a phenomenological approach was conducted. Participants were purposively recruited from primary health care clinics. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 physiotherapists and 6 patients. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using a phenomenological approach. RESULTS The analysis resulted in the overall theme Reaching for connection, which captured the central meaning of the participants' experiences. Four categories emerged from the analysis: 1) Closeness at a distance; 2) Overcoming limited bodily communication; 3) The technology as part of the meeting; and 4) Challenging the physical meeting as a norm. The results suggest that communication and interaction in digital settings differ from physical settings, but there is an ongoing adaptation process to this new paradigm. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study show that video-based physiotherapy, while having several benefits according to both patients and physiotherapists, affects the communication in several ways. Physiotherapists need to acknowledge these limitations and seek strategies to adapt and to compensate for the reduced non-verbal elements and lack of touch. Attention to the physical room and shifting between positions (face/full figure) are suggested practical strategies, but also to practice awareness and embodied communication to improve receptivity in the interaction.
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- Elvira Lange
- Department of General Practice, Institute of Medicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
- Research, Education, Development and Innovation, Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, FoUUI-centrum Göteborg och Södra Bohuslän, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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Björkman M, Danielsson L. Belief, hope and help from others: a qualitative study on what facilitates physical activity in people with depression. Physiother Theory Pract 2023:1-10. [PMID: 37639339 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2023.2251051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Worldwide, there are more than 264 million people with depression, which is the second-leading cause of years lived with disability. Physical activity can be useful in both preventing and treating mild to moderate depression, but few studies have explored patients' experience of physical activity. PURPOSE To explore experiences of facilitators to initiate and maintain regular physical activity in people with depression. METHODS Adults of working age with mild to moderate depression participated in semi-structured interviews. Two researchers analyzed the data using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS Four categories were identified: 1) Getting over the threshold; 2) Hoping for improvement; 3) A wish to be independent but needing help; and 4) Feeling safe on one's own terms. CONCLUSION The results indicate that knowledge and personal experience of how physical activity affects well-being, and an environment including social support, increase the possibilities for people with depression to initiate and maintain physical activity. To promote physical activity, it is important to be receptive to the person's experiences, desires, and needs and to involve them in the planning and adjustment of physical activity. Follow-up appointments, a stepwise approach, and encouragement are important to increase motivation.
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Johansson E, Danielsson L. Women's experiences of physical therapy treatment for vulvodynia. Physiother Theory Pract 2023:1-11. [PMID: 37431750 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2023.2233600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Vulvodynia is a common and complex pain syndrome with a negative impact on quality of life and sexual health. Physical therapy is still an underexplored treatment for vulvodynia. Women's experiences of their physical therapy treatment might shed light on meaningful aspects and essential keys to facilitate change. PURPOSE To explore and describe women's experiences of physical therapy treatment for vulvodynia. METHODS A qualitative interview study, using qualitative content analysis. Fourteen women with a median age of 28 years and a median pain duration of 6.5 years participated. Digital interviews were conducted using a semi-structured interview guide with open-ended questions. RESULTS One theme, four categories and thirteen sub-categories were developed in the analysis. The theme, "Trying to become friends with your vulva," illuminate how the women approached and reconnected to their bodies in physical therapy. The treatment increased their awareness and provided explanations for their symptoms. Four categories described aspects of the theme: 1) untapped resources in a complex healthcare; 2) a matter of trust; 3) a guide to understanding your body; and 4) a new way forward but not the whole solution. CONCLUSION Women with vulvodynia perceive physical therapy as a promising and yet unknown approach. Physical therapy treatment gives the opportunity to reconnect with the body and vulva in a new way, and to manage pain and muscle tension as part of a multidisciplinary treatment.
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- Emelie Johansson
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Health and Rehabilitation, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Health and Rehabilitation, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Zarur S, Danielsson L. Experiences of pain debut and healthcare received in men with chronic pelvic pain syndrome. BMC Urol 2023; 23:108. [PMID: 37312171 PMCID: PMC10265829 DOI: 10.1186/s12894-023-01276-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS) is the occurrence of chronic pelvic pain when there is no proven infection or other obvious local pathology that may account for the pain. It is often associated with negative cognitive, behavioural, sexual or emotional consequences, as well as with symptoms of lower urinary tract, sexual or bowel dysfunction. As there is a close link between psychosocial factors and the development of myofascial pain syndromes it is important for healthcare professionals to have knowledge of how the pain begins and the activities at the debut of the symptoms. AIM The aim of the study was to explore men's experiences of the process leading to CPPS and healthcare received. METHODS Information was obtained from semi-structured video interviews with 14 men with CPPS. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. The text was then abstracted into codes and analysed with inductive content analysis. RESULTS The age of the informants ranged between 22 and 73 (median 48), and the duration with CPPS ranged from 1 to 46 years. Two themes emerged, one with the heading Struggling to pin it down with four subthemes and The helpful and unhelpful healthcare with two subthemes. The four subthemes show that the informants experienced difficulties in their lives in the months before the debut of symptoms, for some it was several years. They had specific triggers for the onset of pain. These included cold, trauma to the perineum, chlamydia infection and possibly secondary to a symptomatic urethral stricture. Confusion and frustration were an important element in the informants' overall experience of CPPS. Healthcare varied widely. The two subthemes about healthcare show expressions of being overlooked or wasting the doctor's time, but also the experience of being validated and being thoroughly examined. CONCLUSION The informants in our study described clear and specific triggers for CPPS such as being cold, having digestive issues and trauma to the perineum. Stressful events seemed to have a big impact on these informants and very possibly affected the start of symptoms. This information should be helpful healthcare professionals to understand the patient and his needs.
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- Shirin Zarur
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 455, Gothenburg, 405 30 Sweden
- Friskare Fysik, Stora Nygatan 40, Malmö, 211 37 Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 455, Gothenburg, 405 30 Sweden
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Danielsson L, Elfström ML, Galan Henche J, Melin J. Measurement properties of the Swedish clinical outcomes in routine evaluation outcome measures (CORE-OM): Rasch analysis and short version for depressed and anxious out-patients in a multicultural area. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2022; 20:30. [PMID: 35183201 PMCID: PMC8858495 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-022-01937-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Introduction The Swedish version of the patient-reported Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Outcome Measures (CORE-OM) has demonstrated high reliability and acceptable convergent validity in explanatory factor analyses. However, the fundamental scale properties have not yet been validated according to item response theory. The aim of this study was to analyze the measurement properties of the Swedish CORE-OM in a cohort of psychiatric out-patients with depression and anxiety in a multicultural area and to explore combinations of items based on shorter versions of the scale (CORE-10, CORE-6D) to improve measurement properties. Methods Data from CORE-OM assessments of 337 patients were analyzed using Rasch analysis. The patients had a mean age of 30 ± 14 years, the majority were women (72%). Requirements for measurement properties were checked: overall model fit, item fit residuals, targeting, internal consistency, differential item functioning and thresholds. Sensitivity to change was also analyzed. Results The CORE-OM showed high internal consistency (person separation index = 0.947) and adequate targeting, but there was overall model misfit (item trait interaction χ2 = 917.53, p < 0.001), indication of local dependency, and differential item functioning in 9 items. The risk items showed problems with disordered thresholds. The emotional component of the shorter CORE-6D showed the best fit for our sample. Adding 3 items to include depressive and trauma-related content resulted in a unidimensional 8-item set with acceptable reliability, model fit, targeting and sensitivity to change. Conclusion For out-patients with diagnosed depression or anxiety in a multicultural area, the Swedish CORE-OM showed high internal consistency, but also validity problems. Based on the shorter CORE-6D version, a unidimensional 8-item set could be an alternative brief measure of psychological distress for this population, but further validity studies are required. Qualitative studies exploring the CORE-OM items in non-native speakers are also warranted.
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Henriksson M, Wall A, Nyberg J, Adiels M, Lundin K, Bergh Y, Eggertsen R, Danielsson L, Kuhn HG, Westerlund M, David Åberg N, Waern M, Åberg M. Corrigendum to "Effects of exercise on symptoms of anxiety in primary care patients: A randomized controlled trial", published online ahead of print as J Affect Disord. 2021 Oct 10;297:26-34. J Affect Disord 2022; 299:719. [PMID: 34872748 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.11.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Malin Henriksson
- School of Public Health and Community Medicine/Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Närhälsan, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Department of Acute Medicine and Geriatrics, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Neurology Clinic, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Region Västra Götaland, Regionhälsan, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Region Västra Götaland, Närhälsan, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine/Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; R&D Centre Gothenburg and Södra Bohuslän, Sweden
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Angered Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute for Public Health, Charit´e - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Department of Acute Medicine and Geriatrics, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Psychosis Clinic, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine/Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Regionhälsan, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Henriksson M, Wall A, Nyberg J, Adiels M, Lundin K, Bergh Y, Eggertsen R, Danielsson L, Kuhn HG, Westerlund M, David Åberg N, Waern M, Åberg M. Effects of exercise on symptoms of anxiety in primary care patients: A randomized controlled trial. J Affect Disord 2022; 297:26-34. [PMID: 34644619 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is a need for high-quality research regarding exercise interventions for persons with anxiety disorders. We investigate whether a 12-week exercise intervention, with different intensities, could reduce anxiety symptoms in patients with anxiety disorders. METHODS 286 patients were recruited from primary care in Sweden. Severity of symptoms was self-assessed using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and the Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-S). Participants were randomly assigned to one of two group exercise programs with cardiorespiratory and resistance training and one control/standard treatment non-exercise group, with 1:1:1 allocation. RESULTS Patients in both exercise groups showed larger improvements in both anxiety and depressive symptoms compared to the control group. No differences in effect sizes were found between the two groups. To study a clinically relevant improvement, BAI and MADRS-S were dichotomized with the mean change in the control group as reference. In adjusted models the odds ratio for improved symptoms of anxiety after low-intensity training was 3.62 (CI 1.34-9.76) and after moderate/high intensity 4.88 (CI 1.66-14.39), for depressive symptoms 4.96 (CI 1.81-13.6) and 4.36 (CI 1.57-12.08) respectively. There was a significant intensity trend for improvement in anxiety symptoms. LIMITATIONS The use of self-rating measures which bears the risk of an under- or overestimation of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS A 12-week group exercise program proved effective for patients with anxiety syndromes in primary care. These findings strengthen the view of physical exercise as an effective treatment and could be more frequently made available in clinical practice for persons with anxiety issues.
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- Malin Henriksson
- School of Public Health and Community Medicine/Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Närhälsan, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Department of Acute Medicine and Geriatrics, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Neurology Clinic, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Region Västra Götaland, Regionhälsan, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Region Västra Götaland, Närhälsan, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine/Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; R&D Centre Gothenburg and Södra Bohuslän, Sweden
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Angered Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute for Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Department of Acute Medicine and Geriatrics, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Psychosis Clinic, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine/Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Regionhälsan, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Nyberg J, Henriksson M, Wall A, Vestberg T, Westerlund M, Walser M, Eggertsen R, Danielsson L, Kuhn HG, Åberg ND, Waern M, Åberg M. Anxiety severity and cognitive function in primary care patients with anxiety disorder: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry 2021; 21:617. [PMID: 34886841 PMCID: PMC8662874 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03618-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Deficits in cognitive performance are reported in patients with anxiety disorders, but research is limited and inconsistent. We aimed to investigate cross-sectional associations between cognitive function, with focus on executive function, and anxiety severity in primary care patients diagnosed with anxiety disorders. METHODS 189 Swedish patients aged 18-65 years (31% men) with anxiety disorders diagnosed according to Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview were included. Severity of anxiety was assessed using Beck Anxiety Inventory self-assessment scale. Digit span, block design and matrix reasoning tests from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale IV, and the design fluency test from the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System were used. Multivariable linear regression models were applied to investigate the relationship of anxiety severity and cognitive functioning. Comparisons were also performed to a normed non-clinical population, using the Wilcoxon signed rank test. RESULTS More severe anxiety was associated with lower digit span test scores (R2 = 0.109, B = -0.040, p = 0.018), but not with block design, matrix reasoning or design fluency tests scores, after adjustment for comorbid major depression in a multivariable model. When compared to a normed population, patients with anxiety performed significantly lower on the block design, digit span forward, digit span sequencing and matrix reasoning tests. CONCLUSIONS Severity of anxiety among patients with anxiety disorder was associated with executive functions related to working memory, independently of comorbid major depression, but not with lower fluid intelligence. A further understanding of the executive behavioral control in patients with anxiety could allow for more tailored treatment strategies including medication, therapy and interventions targeted to improve specific cognitive domains.
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- Jenny Nyberg
- Section for Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 436, SE-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden. .,Region Västra Götaland, Neurology Clinic, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- grid.8761.80000 0000 9919 9582School of Public Health and Community Medicine/Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 454, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- grid.8761.80000 0000 9919 9582Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 428, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden ,grid.1649.a000000009445082XRegion Västra Götaland, Department of Acute Medicine and Geriatrics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- grid.4714.60000 0004 1937 0626Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, K8 Clinical Neuroscience, K8 Neuro Ingvar, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- grid.8761.80000 0000 9919 9582Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 428, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden ,grid.1649.a000000009445082XRegion Västra Götaland, Department of Acute Medicine and Geriatrics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- grid.8761.80000 0000 9919 9582School of Public Health and Community Medicine/Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 454, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden ,R&D Centre Gothenburg and Södra Bohuslän, Kungsgatan 12, SE-411 19 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- grid.8761.80000 0000 9919 9582Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 455, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden ,grid.502499.3Region Västra Götaland, Angered Hospital, Box 63, SE-424 22 Gothenburg, Angered Sweden
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- grid.8761.80000 0000 9919 9582Section for Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 436, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- grid.8761.80000 0000 9919 9582Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 428, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden ,grid.1649.a000000009445082XRegion Västra Götaland, Department of Acute Medicine and Geriatrics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- grid.8761.80000 0000 9919 9582Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 436, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden ,grid.1649.a000000009445082XRegion Västra Götaland, Psychosis Clinic, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndalsvägen 31 hus V, SE-431 80 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- grid.8761.80000 0000 9919 9582School of Public Health and Community Medicine/Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 454, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden ,Region Västra Götaland, Regionhälsan, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Perner S, Danielsson L. Exploring clinical reasoning in Austrian mental health physiotherapy: the physiotherapist´s perspective. Physiother Theory Pract 2021; 38:2827-2840. [PMID: 34607511 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2021.1986872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In mental health physiotherapy, there is a lack of research investigating the assumptions and clinical reasoning strategies of the professionals. A critical view on what is taken for granted within physiotherapy promotes professional development. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the essence of clinical reasoning of Austrian mental health physiotherapists, and to illuminate the meaning of their experiences. METHOD Ten semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with Austrian mental health physiotherapists. The transcripts were analyzed using a phenomenological hermeneutical method. RESULTS The informants' clinical reasoning emerged as a process of three perspectives: 1) a relational and interactional perspective; 2) a perspective of wholeness; and 3) a perspective of symptoms. The results were then further interpreted using the theories of intercorporeality and bodily resonance. CONCLUSION To bring the different clinical reasoning perspectives together to one clinical reasoning process, a discourse of reconciliation is suggested as a favorable strategy, which may be useful both in clinical practice and education.
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- Stefan Perner
- Department of Health Sciences, Physiotherapy, FH Campus Wien, Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Purpose: Infibulation is the most pervasive form of female genital cutting. Infibulated women face difficulties such as obstruction of urine and menstrual blood flow, sexual problems, and birth complications, and may therefore need medical defibulation. This study explores the lived experiences of young migrant women from Somalia and their views on undergoing medical defibulation in Sweden. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted using phenomenological lifeworld research. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with nine young women originating from Somalia, now resident in Sweden. The interviews were analysed to reveal the meaning of the phenomenon of infibulation. Results: The essential meaning of the phenomenon is characterized by a limbo regarding both infibulation and defibulation. There is a strong desire both to handle the Swedish perspective on infibulation and to stay with the Somalian cultural values. These women are being exposed to a tacit tradition that makes it hard to relate to the possibility of medical defibulation. As a result, the women perceive the possibility to undergo medical defibulation as limited or non-existent. Conclusions: Healthcare professionals can be a support to encourage women in need of medical defibulation to reflect on traditional ideals concerning infibulation and defibulation.
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- Anna Chavez Karlström
- Gothenburg and Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Section of Health and Rehabilitation, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg, Sweden
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Montejo R, Hermansson J, Wranker L
, Danielsson L. Doula support in office hysteroscopy: results from a pilot study. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2021. [DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog4804151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Opperdoes M, Greenbrook JTV, Danielsson L, Elden H, Ascher H. Navigating contrasting liminalities: Women’s experience of childbearing while undocumented in Sweden. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Pregnant women living as undocumented migrants navigate multiple and layered liminalities, exacerbating their vulnerability, and accenting ambiguity and uncertainty in their lives. Whilst previous research has addressed these women's interactions with healthcare institutions, the present study's aim was to explore their experiences of daily life during pregnancy and early motherhood, when living undocumented in Sweden.
Methods
A qualitative phenomenological study was conducted, where 13 women from 10 countries were interviewed; all undocumented, with a forced migration background. The anthropological theory of liminality was applied in furthering interpretations.
Results
The central theme of navigating the contrasting liminalities of celebrating pregnancy and early motherhood while immersed in the acute uncertainties of undocumentedness emerged, including two categories: (1) Embodying systemic injustice, with the subcategories living in the shadows of society to maintain personal safety, fearing the inability to satisfy basic needs in motherhood, and experience of dissonance when suspended in existence; (2) coping strategies for tackling daily life, with the subcategories: the importance of social relationships in satisfying needs and rights, striving for normality in the present, and dreaming of belonging to the fabric of the host society.
Conclusions
Pregnancy and early motherhood both exacerbated and countered the burden of undocumentedness. Daily life constituted a paradox, where undocumentedness resulted in being consumed by harsh living circumstances; driving fears of common spaces and services and uncertainty and unpredictability in meeting basic needs. Simultaneously, the universal and inherently human experiences of joy and longing that pregnancy can foster still emerged in little moments allowing it. Dreams of belonging were, however, thwarted by exclusion, being continuously and forcibly confined to inhabiting the liminal space on society's threshold.
Key messages
Pregnancy and early motherhood both acutely exacerbate and counter the burden of undocumentedness, rendering navigating daily life heavily paradoxical. Undocumentedness results in being consumed by harsh living circumstances; simultaneously, the universal and inherently human experiences of joy and longing that pregnancy can foster still emerge.
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- M Opperdoes
- Knowledge Centre for Sexual Health, Närhälsan Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Reproductive and Perinatal Health, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Mason Institute for Medicine, Life Sciences and the Law, School of Law, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Sweden
- Department of Life Context and Health Promotion, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Research Unit, Angered Hospital, Angered, Sweden
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- Department of Reproductive and Perinatal Health, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Research Unit, Angered Hospital, Angered, Sweden
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Danielsson L, Fornazar R, Holmgren K, Lundgren Nilsson Å, Hensing G. Development and Construct Validity of the Work Instability Scale for People With Common Mental Disorders in a Sample of Depressed and Anxious Workers: A Rasch Analysis. Rehabil Process Outcome 2020; 9:1179572720936664. [PMID: 34497467 PMCID: PMC8282151 DOI: 10.1177/1179572720936664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sick leave due to common mental disorders, encompassing depression and anxiety disorders, is high. Capturing early signs of reduced function could aid adjustments of work tasks and environment and, thus, endorse a pro-active approach to occupational and health care interventions to prevent long-term sick-leave spells. However, few measurements exist to identify early signs of imbalance, and none that is illness-specific. The aim of this study was to develop a work instability scale for people with common mental disorders and to test the fundamental psychometric properties of the scale. METHODS Participants were working adults 18-65 years old with depression or anxiety. The scale development started with qualitative interviews (n = 27) which informed the drafting of a dichotomous, self-report questionnaire. Cognitive debriefing (n = 12) was used to check face validity and modify the draft. Internal construct validity of the draft was tested using Rasch analysis (n = 128). The work ability index was used as a comparator measure. RESULTS The initial 63-item draft showed poor fit to Rasch model expectations. Items displaying poor fit or local response dependency were stepwise removed, resulting in a unidimensional 34-item scale fitting the model expectations, and with no differential item functioning. Person-item threshold distribution showed that the scale is better suited to measure low to moderate work instability, than to measure high instability. Correlations between the newly developed scale and the work ability index showed a significant, moderately strong correlation. CONCLUSIONS In the initial target sample, the 34-item scale showed acceptable fundamental properties and internal construct validity. Further validation of the scale in a larger sample, including tests for external validity, is warranted.
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- Louise Danielsson
- Research Unit, Angered Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Administration for Allocation of Social Welfare, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, School of Public Health, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, School of Public Health, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Karlsson V, Danielsson L. Motivators for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders to start and maintain exercising: a qualitative interview study. European Journal of Physiotherapy 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/21679169.2020.1776386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Veronica Karlsson
- Department of Psychotic Disorders, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Research Unit, Angered Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Lork K, Holmgren K, Danielsson L. A short work-directed rehabilitation to promote work capacity while depressed and anxious: a qualitative study of workers' experiences. Disabil Rehabil 2019; 43:2487-2496. [PMID: 31875461 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1704893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Most people with common mental disorders are working despite symptoms. This study explores individuals' experiences of a work-directed rehabilitation, provided by occupational therapists and physiotherapists, aiming to promote work capacity in persons with common mental disorders. METHODS A qualitative content analysis was used, and 11 women and 8 men with depression or anxiety disorder were interviewed. They were 25-66 years old, had different occupations and were working full or part-time. RESULTS The participants experienced a process interpreted as Increasing belief in one's capacity through supported reflection and practice. This theme reflects the shifting between "reflecting" and "doing" through rehabilitation and the growing hope for change. The increasing belief in one's capacity was developed through three stages, comprised of the categories To be supported by a professional, To realise things about oneself and To try new strategies for change. CONCLUSIONS Strategies suggested by occupational therapists and physiotherapists have the potential to promote work capacity in people who are working while depressed and anxious. The results may deepen the understanding among rehabilitation professionals about the importance of a person-centred approach to people with common mental disorders, and to combine reflection and practical exercises to support the development of work-related strategies.Implications for rehabilitationWork-directed rehabilitation provided by occupational therapists and/or physiotherapists is beneficial to people with common mental disorders.Rehabilitation professionals should focus on facilitating self-efficacy among people with common mental disorders.An individualised person-centred approach seems important in order to initiate change.
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- Kristin Lork
- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Angered Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Danielsson L, Waern M, Hensing G, Holmgren K. Work-directed rehabilitation or physical activity to support work ability and mental health in common mental disorders: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil 2019; 34:170-181. [DOI: 10.1177/0269215519880230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate feasibility and potential effectiveness of work-directed rehabilitation in people with common mental disorders. Design: Pilot randomized controlled trial. Setting: Primary healthcare, Sweden. Subjects: Working adults ( n = 42) of mean age 46.2 ± 11.1 years with depression or anxiety disorder. Interventions: Eight weeks of work-directed rehabilitation ( n = 21) or physical activity ( n = 21). Work-directed rehabilitation included sessions with a physiotherapist and/or an occupational therapist, to develop strategies to cope better at work. Physical activity included a planning session and access to a local gym. Main measures: Feasibility: attendance, discontinuation and adverse events. Measurements were the Work Ability Index, the Global Assessment of Functioning, the Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale, the Beck Anxiety Inventory and the World Health Organization—Five Well-Being Index. Results: Attendance to rehabilitation sessions was 88% ( n = 147/167) and discontinuation rate was 14% ( n = 3/21). No serious adverse events were reported. Within both groups, there was a significant improvement in Work Ability Index score (mean change: 3.6 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.45, 6.7) in work-directed rehabilitation and 3.9 (95% CI: 0.9, 7.0) in physical activity) with no significant difference between groups. For the other outcomes, significant improvements were found within but not between groups. Per-protocol analysis showed a trend toward the antidepressant effect of work-directed rehabilitation compared to physical activity (mean difference in depression score −3.1 (95% CI: −6.8, 0.4), P = 0.075). Conclusion: Work-directed rehabilitation was feasible to persons with common mental disorders and improved their work ability and mental health. Comparable improvements were seen in the physical activity group. Suggested modifications for a larger trial include adding a treatment-as-usual control.
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- Louise Danielsson
- Research Unit, Angered Hospital, Angered, Sweden
- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Psychosis Department, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Objective: To analyze definitions and related requirements, processes, and operationalization of person-centered goal-setting in the physiotherapy research literature; to discuss those findings in relation to underlying principles of person-centeredness; and to provide an initial framework for how person-centered goal-setting could be conceptualized and operationalized in physiotherapy. Methods: A literature search was conducted in the databases: CINAHL, PubMed, PEDro, PsycINFO, REHABdata and Scopus. A content analysis was performed on how person-centered goal-setting was described.Results: A total of 21 articles were included in the content analysis. Five categories were identified: 1) Understanding goals that are meaningful to the patients; 2) Setting goals in collaboration; 3) Facing challenges with person-centered goal-setting; 4) Developing skills by experiences and education; and 5) Changing interaction and reflective practice. These categories were abstracted into two higher-ordered interlaced themes: 1) To seek mutual understanding of what is meaningful to the patient; and 2) To refine physiotherapy interaction skills, which we suggest would be useful for further conceptualization.Conclusion: In this analysis, we interpreted person-centered goal-setting in physiotherapy as a process of interaction toward a mutual understanding of what is meaningful to the patient. Future research may explore how to integrate mindful listening, embodied interaction and continuous ethical reflection with different assessments and treatment methods.
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- Jeanette Melin
- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Angered hospital, Research Unit, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Andersson Frondelius I, Ranjbar V, Danielsson L. Adolescents' experiences of being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a phenomenological study conducted in Sweden. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e031570. [PMID: 31455717 PMCID: PMC6720151 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To explore adolescents' experiences of being diagnosed with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). DESIGN Qualitative interview study, using a phenomenological framework and analysis. SETTING The children's clinic of a specialised out-care hospital located in a multicultural area of a Swedish city. PARTICIPANTS 13 adolescents, 7 boys and 6 girls between 14 and 19 years old, who had been diagnosed with ADHD. RESULTS The participants' experience of being diagnosed with ADHD was interpreted as a process of understanding oneself as being different, for better or worse, like many others. The participants sought acceptance and a sense of normality, while developing an understanding of both the positive and the negative sides of their ADHD traits. These two sides of a coin were inter-related parts of themselves and were shared by many others, which increased their acceptance. Three themes described phases of the process: struggling with vulnerability, responding to a label and manoeuvring social life. CONCLUSION The results add to previous research, illuminating that the adolescents tried to make sense of both the uniqueness and the vulnerability of the ADHD diagnosis. The findings can be useful for healthcare professionals, in reflecting on the complexity of ADHD and on the adolescents' expectations.
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- Research Unit, Angered Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Strang S, Fährn J, Strang P, Ronstad A, Danielsson L. Support to informal caregivers of patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative study of caregivers' and professionals' experiences in Swedish hospitals. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e028720. [PMID: 31401598 PMCID: PMC6701698 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Informal caregivers of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience a heavy caregiver burden, but few studies have explored what support they need. The aim of this study was to describe perceptions of healthcare support to informal caregivers, both from the family caregiver's and the staff's perspective. DESIGN A qualitative interview study involving semi-structured interviews and analysed with content analysis. PARTICIPANTS In total, 54 participated: 36 informal caregivers of patients with severe (stage 3-4) COPD and 17 healthcare staff. RESULTS Two main themes emerged from the analysis: (1) Ambiguity impedes provision of support. Both caregivers and staff experienced ambiguity. The informal caregivers needed emotional, practical and informational support but talked about unclear expectations, while the staff described an uncertainty about their duties regarding the families. There were no routines to unburden the families. Moreover, language and cultural barriers hampered their efforts. (2) Knowledgeable and perceptive communication is key to support. Both caregivers and staff described positive experiences of dialogue. The dialogue may facilitate means to caregiver support and was a support in itself. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that strategies and routines for caregiver support, including communication skills among the staff, should be developed, to move toward the family perspective advocated in palliative- and nursing family care.
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- Susann Strang
- Research and development department, Angered Hospital, Angered, Sweden
- Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Goteborg, Sweden
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- Research and development department, Angered Hospital, Angered, Sweden
- Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Goteborg, Sweden
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- Stockholms Sjukhems FoUU, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Research and development department, Angered Hospital, Angered, Sweden
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- Research and development department, Angered Hospital, Angered, Sweden
- Health and Rehabilitation, University of Gothenburg Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Goteborg, Sweden
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Ölund H, Danielsson L, Rosberg S. Anxiety management: Participants' experiences of a physiotherapeutic group treatment in Swedish psychiatric outpatient care. Physiother Theory Pract 2018; 36:276-290. [PMID: 29913081 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2018.1485192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Anxiety disorders are among the most persistent mental health syndromes. There is extensive research showing effectiveness of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy interventions targeting anxiety, while knowledge is still sparse for other treatment options. The aim of this study was to explore how participants with anxiety disorders experience a physiotherapeutic group treatment in psychiatric outpatient care, and their perceived ability to manage anxiety within two months after participating in the treatment. Semi-structured interviews with participants were conducted to explore experiences of the treatment. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis, which resulted in one main theme: Reconnecting to the body in the supportive atmosphere of a group. Six categories reflect the main theme: (1) sharing with others supported by the group, (2) grounding oneself in the body, (3) getting to know the body and learning to manage its reactions, (4) learning to tolerate bodily sensations of anxiety, (5) gaining a more compassionate attitude toward oneself, and (6) challenging old patterns to become more active in life. The participants reported that their ability to reconnect to their bodies increased so that anxious sensations became more endurable and acceptable after treatment. The supportive group context was described as valuable, enabling the participants to feel safe enough to start exploring new ways to manage anxiety. In conclusion, this study suggests that a physiotherapeutic group treatment can be a useful add-on treatment to the standard treatment models of anxiety disorders, including psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, since it targets the embodied, nonverbal domain of anxiety.
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- Helena Ölund
- The Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology Section for Physiotherapy, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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- The Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology Section for Physiotherapy, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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- The Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology Section for Physiotherapy, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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PURPOSE Most people with common mental disorders (CMDs) are employed and working, but few studies have looked into how they manage their jobs while ill. This study explores workers' experiences of strategies to keep working while suffering from CMDs. METHODS In this grounded theory study, we interviewed 19 women and eight men with depression or anxiety disorders. They were 19-65 years old and had different occupations. Constant comparison method was used in the analysis. RESULTS We identified a core pattern in the depressed and anxious workers' attempts to sustain their capacities, defined as Managing work space. The core pattern comprised four categories describing different cognitive, behavioral, and social strategies. The categories relate to a process of sustainability. Two categories reflected more reactive and temporary strategies, occurring mainly in the onset phase of illness: Forcing the work role and Warding off work strain. The third category, Recuperating from work, reflected strategies during both onset and recovery phases. The fourth category, Reflexive adaptation, was present mainly in the recovery phase and involved reflective strategies interpreted as more sustainable over time. CONCLUSIONS The results can deepen understanding among rehabilitation professionals about different work-related strategies in depressed and anxious workers. Increased awareness of the meaning and characteristics of strategies can inform a person-oriented approach in rehabilitation. The knowledge can be used in clinical encounters to reflect together with the patient, exploring present options and introducing modifications to their particular work and life context. Implications for rehabilitation Self-managed work functioning in common mental disorders involves diverse strategies. Strategies interpreted as sustainable over time, seem to be reflective in the sense that the worker consciously applies and adapts the strategies. However, at the onset of illness, such reflection is difficult to develop as the worker might not want to realize their reduced functioning. Rehabilitation professionals' awareness of different strategies can facilitate a person-centered approach and understanding of the vocational rehabilitation process.
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- Louise Danielsson
- a Section of Epidemiology and Social Medicine , Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden.,b Angered Hospital , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- a Section of Epidemiology and Social Medicine , Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden.,c Närhälsan , Bedömningsteamet , Borås , Sweden
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- a Section of Epidemiology and Social Medicine , Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden
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Danielsson L, Bertilsson M, Holmgren K, Hensing G. Working in dissonance: experiences of work instability in workers with common mental disorders. BMC Public Health 2017; 17:472. [PMID: 28521731 PMCID: PMC5437399 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4388-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Common mental disorders have a negative impact on work functioning, but less is known about the process when the functioning starts to destabilize. This study explores experiences of work instability in workers with common mental disorders. METHODS A grounded theory study using a theoretical sampling frame, individual in-depth interviews and a constant comparative analysis conducted by a multidisciplinary research team. The sample involved 27 workers with common mental disorders, currently working full or part time, or being on sick leave not more than 6 months. They were women and men of different ages, representing different occupations and illness severity. RESULTS A general process of work instability was conceptualized by the core category Working in dissonance: captured in a bubble inside the work stream. The workers described that their ordinary fluency at work was disturbed. They distanced themselves from other people at and outside work, which helped them to regain their flow but simultaneously made them feel isolated. Four categories described sub-processes of the dissonance: Working out of rhythm, Working in discomfort, Working disconnected and Working in a no man's land. CONCLUSIONS The experience of work instability in CMDs was conceptualized as "working in dissonance", suggesting a multifaceted dissonance at work, characterized by a sense of being caught up, as if in a bubble. Focusing on how the worker can re-enter their flow at work when experiencing dissonance is a new approach to explore in occupational and clinical settings.
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- Louise Danielsson
- Section for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Box 453, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Section for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Box 453, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Section for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Box 453, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Section for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Box 453, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Danielsson L, Rosberg S. Opening toward life: experiences of basic body awareness therapy in persons with major depression. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2015; 10:27069. [PMID: 25956354 PMCID: PMC4425812 DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v10.27069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Although there is a vast amount of research on different strategies to alleviate depression, knowledge of movement-based treatments focusing on body awareness is sparse. This study explores the experiences of basic body awareness therapy (BBAT) in 15 persons diagnosed with major depression who participated in the treatment in a randomized clinical trial. Hermeneutic phenomenological methodology inspired the approach to interviews and data analysis. The participants’ experiences were essentially grasped as a process of enhanced existential openness, opening toward life, exceeding the tangible corporeal dimension to also involve emotional, temporal, and relational aspects of life. Five constituents of this meaning were described: vitality springing forth, grounding oneself, recognizing patterns in one's body, being acknowledged and allowed to be oneself, and grasping the vagueness. The process of enhanced perceptual openness challenges the numbness experienced in depression, which can provide hope for change, but it is connected to hard work and can be emotionally difficult to bear. Inspired by a phenomenological framework, the results of this study illuminate novel clinical and theoretical insight into the meaning of BBAT as an adjunctive approach in the treatment of depression.
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- Louise Danielsson
- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Gothenburg, Sweden.,Närhälsan Gibraltar Rehabilitation Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden;
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Gothenburg, Sweden
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Danielsson L, Papoulias I, Petersson EL, Carlsson J, Waern M. Exercise or basic body awareness therapy as add-on treatment for major depression: a controlled study. J Affect Disord 2014; 168:98-106. [PMID: 25043321 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.06.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Revised: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 06/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND While physical exercise as adjunctive treatment for major depression has received considerable attention in recent years, the evidence is conflicting. This study evaluates the effects of two different add-on treatments: exercise and basic body awareness therapy. METHODS Randomized controlled trial with two intervention groups and one control, including 62 adults on antidepressant medication, who fulfilled criteria for current major depression as determined by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. Interventions (10 weeks) were aerobic exercise or basic body awareness therapy (BBAT), compared to a single consultation with advice on physical activity. Primary outcome was depression severity, rated by a blinded assessor using the Montgomery Asberg Rating Scale (MADRS). Secondary outcomes were global function, cardiovascular fitness, self-rated depression, anxiety and body awareness. RESULTS Improvements in MADRS score (mean change=-10.3, 95% CI (-13.5 to -7.1), p=0.038) and cardiovascular fitness (mean change=2.4ml oxygen/kg/min, 95% CI (1.5 to 3.3), p=0.017) were observed in the exercise group. Per-protocol analysis confirmed the effects of exercise, and indicated that BBAT has an effect on self-rated depression. LIMITATIONS The small sample size and the challenge of missing data. Participants׳ positive expectations regarding the exercise intervention need to be considered. CONCLUSIONS Exercise in a physical therapy setting seems to have effect on depression severity and fitness, in major depression. Our findings suggest that physical therapy can be a viable clinical strategy to inspire and guide persons with major depression to exercise. More research is needed to clarify the effects of basic body awareness therapy.
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- Louise Danielsson
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 455, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden; University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sweden.
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- Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Närhälsan Research and Development Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 455, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden; University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 455, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Danielsson L, Rosberg S. Depression embodied: an ambiguous striving against fading. Scand J Caring Sci 2014; 29:501-9. [DOI: 10.1111/scs.12182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Louise Danielsson
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology; Sahlgrenska Academy; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC); Gothenburg Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology; Sahlgrenska Academy; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC); Gothenburg Sweden
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Danielsson L, Noras AM, Waern M, Carlsson J. Exercise in the treatment of major depression: a systematic review grading the quality of evidence. Physiother Theory Pract 2013; 29:573-85. [PMID: 23521569 DOI: 10.3109/09593985.2013.774452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the quality of evidence for exercise in the treatment of major depression, comparing specific study types; aerobic exercise vs. antidepressants, aerobic exercise vs. any physical activity, and aerobic exercise as augmentation therapy to treatment as usual vs. treatment as usual. METHODS Electronic searches for randomized controlled studies, reporting on treatment outcome in adults with major depression confirmed by a clinical interview. Quality of evidence was assessed using the Grading and Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation and an additional risk of bias-protocol. RESULTS Fourteen eligible studies were retrieved, of which nine had low risk of bias. We found moderate quality of evidence that aerobic exercise has no significant effect compared to antidepressants. We found moderate quality of evidence that aerobic exercise at a moderate to high intensity has no significant effect compared to other forms of physical activity. We found low quality of evidence that exercise as augmentation to treatment as usual has a small effect - depression scores were on average 0.44 of a standard deviation lower - compared to treatment as usual. CONCLUSION In general, exercise appears to be beneficial in the treatment of depression when used in combination with medication. A significant issue that is not well addressed in previous studies is the risks associated with exercise. Further, this review indicates that aerobic exercise is not more effective than other types of physical activity, pointing to a need to further investigate active components.
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- Louise Danielsson
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden
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Danielsson L, Hansson Scherman M, Rosberg S. To sense and make sense of anxiety: Physiotherapists' perceptions of their treatment for patients with generalized anxiety. Physiother Theory Pract 2013; 29:604-15. [DOI: 10.3109/09593985.2013.778382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Högberg L, Webb C, Fälth-Magnusson K, Forslund T, Magnusson KE, Danielsson L, Ivarsson A, Sandström O, Sundqvist T. Children with screening-detected coeliac disease show increased levels of nitric oxide products in urine. Acta Paediatr 2011; 100:1023-7. [PMID: 21284717 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02186.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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AIM Increased concentration of nitric oxide (NO) metabolites, nitrite and nitrate, in the urine is a strong indication of ongoing small intestinal inflammation, which is a hallmark of the enteropathy of coeliac disease (CD). It has previously been shown that children with symptomatic, untreated CD have increased levels of NO oxidation products in their urine. The aim of this study was to investigate whether screening-detected, asymptomatic coeliac children display the same urinary nitrite/nitrate pattern. METHODS In a multicenter screening study, serum samples were collected from 7208 12-year-old children without previously diagnosed CD. Sera were analysed for anti-human tissue transglutaminase (tTG) of isotype IgA. Small bowel biopsy was performed in antibody-positive children, yielding 153 new cases of CD. In the screening-detected individuals, the sum of nitrite and nitrate concentrations in the urine was analysed and used as an indicator of NO production. For comparison, 73 children with untreated, symptomatic CD were studied. RESULTS The nitrite/nitrate levels in children with screening-detected CD and those with untreated symptomatic CD did not differ significantly. Both groups had significantly increased urinary nitrite/nitrate concentrations compared to the children with normal small bowel biopsy (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Children with screening-detected CD have increased production of NO just as children with untreated symptomatic CD. High NO metabolite levels in the urine may indicate a pathogenetic feature of CD and be a marker of major clinical importance.
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- L Högberg
- Pediatric Clinic, Norrköping Hospital, Norrköping, Sweden.
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Stenhammar L, Ascher H, Danielsson L, Dannaeus A, Hernell O, Ivarsson A, Lindberg E, Lindquist B, Nivenius K. Small bowel biopsy in Swedish paediatric clinics. Acta Paediatr 2003; 91:1126-9. [PMID: 12434901 DOI: 10.1080/080352502760311656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2022]
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AIM A correct diagnosis of coeliac disease, one of the most common chronic diseases in Swedish children, demands small bowel biopsy, which can be performed endoscopically or by means of a peroral capsule. Recently there was a debate among Swedish paediatric gastroenterologists, with some advocating the cessation of capsule biopsy in favour of endoscopic biopsies. To gain information on which to base a recommendation for which technique to use, the Swedish Working Group for Childhood Coeliac Disease was commissioned to carry out a national questionnaire study on current small bowel biopsy routines in Swedish paediatric clinics. METHODS A questionnaire concerning biopsy routines in the year 2000 was sent to all paediatric clinics performing biopsies. A reply was obtained from 39 of 40 clinics, covering 98% of the Swedish population. RESULTS Some 1400 biopsies were performed, 64% of which were capsule biopsies and 36% endoscopic. Three clinics performed all biopsies endoscopically and 11 clinics all via a capsule. At endoscopy all children were under deep sedation or full anaesthesia, while most children undergoing capsule biopsy were under light or deep sedation. The oxygen saturation was monitored during endoscopy but less often or never during routine capsule biopsy. The presence of the parents during biopsy varied according to the degree of sedation: at 97% of the clinics performing capsule biopsy on children under light sedation, the parents were present during the whole procedure, whereas no parents were present at clinics where the biopsy was performed endoscopically under anaesthesia. CONCLUSION Compared with the results of a similar questionnaire concerning biopsy routines performed in the early 1990s, children are now more effectively sedated. Furthermore, there is an obvious trend from capsule towards endoscopic biopsy. Both the endoscopic and the capsule biopsy techniques are useful and satisfactory for obtaining small bowel mucosal samples providing that the children are effectively sedated. For practical and economic reasons the capsule biopsy technique will probably continue to be used, although to a lesser extent than today.
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- L Stenhammar
- Department of Paediatrics, Linköping University , Norrköping Hospital, Norrköping, Sweden.
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Jirholt P, Strandberg L, Jansson B, Krambovitis E, Söderlind E, Borrebaeck CA, Carlsson R, Danielsson L, Ohlin M. A central core structure in an antibody variable domain determines antigen specificity. Protein Eng 2001; 14:67-74. [PMID: 11287680 DOI: 10.1093/protein/14.1.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Antibody binding sites provide an adaptable surface capable of interacting with essentially any molecular target. Using CDR shuffling, residues important for the assembly of mucin-1 specific paratopes were defined by random recombination of the complementarity determining regions derived from a set of mucin-1 specific clones, previously selected from an antibody fragment library. It was found that positions 33 and 50 in the heavy chain and 32, 34, 90, 91 and 96 in the light chain were conserved in many of the clones. These particular residues seem to be located centrally in the binding site as indicated by a structure model analysis. The importance of several of these conserved residues was supported by their presence in a mouse monoclonal antibody with a known structure and the same epitope specificity. Several of these corresponding residues in the mouse monoclonal antibody are known to interact with the antigen. In conclusion, critical residues important for maintaining a human antigen-specific binding site during the process of in vitro antibody evolution were defined. Furthermore, an explanation for the observed restricted germline gene usage in certain antibody responses against protein epitopes is provided.
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- P Jirholt
- Department of Immunotechnology, Lund University, S-220 07 Lund, Sweden
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Söderlind E, Strandberg L, Jirholt P, Kobayashi N, Alexeiva V, Aberg AM, Nilsson A, Jansson B, Ohlin M, Wingren C, Danielsson L, Carlsson R, Borrebaeck CA. Recombining germline-derived CDR sequences for creating diverse single-framework antibody libraries. Nat Biotechnol 2000; 18:852-6. [PMID: 10932154 DOI: 10.1038/78458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 256] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We constructed a single-chain Fv antibody library that permits human complementarity-determining region (CDR) gene fragments of any germline to be incorporated combinatorially into the appropriate positions of the variable-region frameworks VH-DP47 and VL-DPL3. A library of 2 x 109 independent transformants was screened against haptens, peptides, carbohydrates, and proteins, and the selected antibody fragments exhibited dissociation constants in the subnanomolar range. The antibody genes in this library were built on a single master framework into which diverse CDRs were allowed to recombine. These CDRs were sampled from in vivo-processed gene sequences, thus potentially optimizing the levels of correctly folded and functional molecules, and resulting in a molecule exhibiting a lower computed immunogenicity compared to naive immunoglobulins. Using the modularized assembly process to incorporate foreign sequences into an immunoglobulin scaffold, it is possible to vary as many as six CDRs at the same time, creating genetic and functional variation in antibody molecules.
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I have prospectively studied 71 consecutive patients (75 hips) with late-diagnosed DDH (developmental dysplasia of the hip) treated uniformly with special reference to the development of the femoral head and the acetabulum. The age at the start of treatment was 10 (2-64) months. The follow-up time was 11 (6-18) years. After tenotomy and traction, closed reduction failed in 7 hips. These cases were treated by open reduction with or without Salter innominate osteotomy-in 2 hips femoral osteotomy was also done (shortening, varus and derotation). 1 hip subluxated and 1 re-dislocated after closed reduction. Avascular necrosis occurred in 4 hips and additional surgery was required in 12 hips--11 Salter osteotomies, 1 varus femoral osteotomy. In the first year after reduction, the acetabular angle improved rapidly--faster in the younger children. When treatment started between 12 and 22 months, the improvement was slower and the final outcome more unpredictable. The femoral head continued to grow irrespective of the age at reduction and became normal in almost all cases. Salter's innominate osteotomy stabilized hips after open reduction and gave excellent results in cases with an increasing acetabular angle. At the last re-examination, all but 2 patients were asymptomatic. Radiographically, 65 hips were rated Severin group I, 9 group II and 1 group III.
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- L Danielsson
- Department of Orthopedics, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden
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Ivarsson A, Persson LÅ, Nyström L, Ascher H, Cavell B, Danielsson L, Dannaeus A, Lindberg T, Lindquist B, Stenhammar L, Hernell O. Epidemic of coeliac disease in Swedish children. Acta Paediatr 2000. [PMID: 10709885 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2000.tb01210.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Coeliac disease has emerged as a public health problem. The aim of the present study was to analyse trends in the occurrence of symptomatic coeliac disease in Swedish children from 1973 to 1997, and to explore any temporal relationship to changes in infant dietary patterns. We established a population-based prospective incidence register of coeliac disease in 1991, and, in addition, retrospective data from 1973 were collected. A total of 2151 cases fulfilled the diagnostic criteria. Furthermore. We collected national data on a yearly basis on duration of breastfeeding, intake of gluten-containing cereals and recommendations on when and how to introduce gluten into the diet of infants. From 1985 to 1987 the annual incidence rate in children below 2 y of age increased fourfold to 200-240 cases per 100000 person years, followed from 1995 by a sharp decline to the previous level of 50-60 cases per 100000 person years. This epidemic pattern is quite unique for a chronic disease of immunological pathogenesis, suggesting that prevention could be possible. The ecological observations made in this study are compatible with the epidemic being the result, at least in part, of a change in and an interplay among three factors within the area of infant feeding, i.e. amount of gluten given, age at introduction of gluten, and whether breastfeeding was ongoing or not when gluten was introduced. Other factor(s) may also have contributed, and the search for these should be intensified.
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- A Ivarsson
- Departments of Clinical Science, Paediatrics, Umeå University, Sweden
- Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology, Umeå University, Sweden
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- Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology, Umeå University, Sweden
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- Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology, Umeå University, Sweden
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- Departments of Paediatrics, Göteborg University, Sweden
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- Departments of Clinical Science, Paediatrics, Umeå University, Sweden
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- Departments of Clinical Science, Paediatrics, Umeå University, Sweden
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Ivarsson A, Persson LA, Nyström L, Ascher H, Cavell B, Danielsson L, Dannaeus A, Lindberg T, Lindquist B, Stenhammar L, Hernell O. Epidemic of coeliac disease in Swedish children. Acta Paediatr 2000. [PMID: 10709885 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651.-2227.2000.tb01210.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Coeliac disease has emerged as a public health problem. The aim of the present study was to analyse trends in the occurrence of symptomatic coeliac disease in Swedish children from 1973 to 1997, and to explore any temporal relationship to changes in infant dietary patterns. We established a population-based prospective incidence register of coeliac disease in 1991, and, in addition, retrospective data from 1973 were collected. A total of 2151 cases fulfilled the diagnostic criteria. Furthermore. We collected national data on a yearly basis on duration of breastfeeding, intake of gluten-containing cereals and recommendations on when and how to introduce gluten into the diet of infants. From 1985 to 1987 the annual incidence rate in children below 2 y of age increased fourfold to 200-240 cases per 100000 person years, followed from 1995 by a sharp decline to the previous level of 50-60 cases per 100000 person years. This epidemic pattern is quite unique for a chronic disease of immunological pathogenesis, suggesting that prevention could be possible. The ecological observations made in this study are compatible with the epidemic being the result, at least in part, of a change in and an interplay among three factors within the area of infant feeding, i.e. amount of gluten given, age at introduction of gluten, and whether breastfeeding was ongoing or not when gluten was introduced. Other factor(s) may also have contributed, and the search for these should be intensified.
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- A Ivarsson
- Department of Clinical Science, Umeå University, Sweden.
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Ivarsson A, Persson LA, Nyström L, Ascher H, Cavell B, Danielsson L, Dannaeus A, Lindberg T, Lindquist B, Stenhammar L, Hernell O. Epidemic of coeliac disease in Swedish children. Acta Paediatr 2000; 89:165-71. [PMID: 10709885 DOI: 10.1080/080352500750028771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2022]
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Coeliac disease has emerged as a public health problem. The aim of the present study was to analyse trends in the occurrence of symptomatic coeliac disease in Swedish children from 1973 to 1997, and to explore any temporal relationship to changes in infant dietary patterns. We established a population-based prospective incidence register of coeliac disease in 1991, and, in addition, retrospective data from 1973 were collected. A total of 2151 cases fulfilled the diagnostic criteria. Furthermore. We collected national data on a yearly basis on duration of breastfeeding, intake of gluten-containing cereals and recommendations on when and how to introduce gluten into the diet of infants. From 1985 to 1987 the annual incidence rate in children below 2 y of age increased fourfold to 200-240 cases per 100000 person years, followed from 1995 by a sharp decline to the previous level of 50-60 cases per 100000 person years. This epidemic pattern is quite unique for a chronic disease of immunological pathogenesis, suggesting that prevention could be possible. The ecological observations made in this study are compatible with the epidemic being the result, at least in part, of a change in and an interplay among three factors within the area of infant feeding, i.e. amount of gluten given, age at introduction of gluten, and whether breastfeeding was ongoing or not when gluten was introduced. Other factor(s) may also have contributed, and the search for these should be intensified.
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- A Ivarsson
- Department of Clinical Science, Umeå University, Sweden.
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Ni J, Fernandez MA, Danielsson L, Chillakuru RA, Zhang J, Grubb A, Su J, Gentz R, Abrahamson M. Cystatin F is a glycosylated human low molecular weight cysteine proteinase inhibitor. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:24797-804. [PMID: 9733783 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.38.24797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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A previously undescribed human member of the cystatin superfamily called cystatin F has been identified by expressed sequence tag sequencing in human cDNA libraries. A full-length cDNA clone was obtained from a library made from mRNA of CD34-depleted cord blood cells. The sequence of the cDNA contained an open reading frame encoding a putative 19-residue signal peptide and a mature protein of 126 amino acids with two disulfide bridges and enzyme-binding motifs homologous to those of Family 2 cystatins. Unlike other human cystatins, cystatin F has 2 additional Cys residues, indicating the presence of an extra disulfide bridge stabilizing the N-terminal region of the molecule. Recombinant cystatin F was produced in a baculovirus expression system and characterized. The mature recombinant protein processed by insect cells had an N-terminal segment 7 residues longer than that of cystatin C and displayed reversible inhibition of papain and cathepsin L (Ki = 1.1 and 0.31 nM, respectively), but not cathepsin B. Like cystatin E/M, cystatin F is a glycoprotein, carrying two N-linked carbohydrate chains at positions 36 and 88. An immunoassay for quantification of cystatin F showed that blood contains low levels of the inhibitor (0.9 ng/ml). Six B cell lines in culture secreted barely detectable amounts of cystatin F, but several T cell lines and especially one myeloid cell line secreted significant amounts of the inhibitor. Northern blot analysis revealed that the cystatin F gene is primarily expressed in peripheral blood cells and spleen. Tissue expression clearly different from that of the ubiquitous inhibitor, cystatin C, was also indicated by a high incidence of cystatin F clones in cDNA libraries from dendritic and T cells, but no clones identified by expressed sequence tag sequencing in several B cell libraries and in >600 libraries from other human tissues and cells.
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- J Ni
- Human Genome Sciences, Inc., Rockville, Maryland 20850-3338, USA
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Danielsson L, Stenhammar L, Ascher H, Cavell B, Dannaeus A, Hernell O, Ivarsson A, Lindberg T, Lindquist B. [Proposed criteria for diagnosis of celiac disease in children]. Lakartidningen 1998; 95:2342-3. [PMID: 9630801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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At a seminar arranged in September 1997 by the Swedish Paediatric Working Group for Coeliac Disease, a diagnostic protocol proposed by the working group was approved by a majority of the paediatricians present, representing almost all paediatric units in Sweden. Briefly, a small bowel biopsy is called for in all children, both at presentation and as a control during gluten-free dieting. Subsequent gluten challenge and biopsy are mandatory only in cases of atypical presentation or if the diagnosis is questioned at some future date. Serum antigliadin and anti-endomysial antibody tests are complementary tools. Agreement was also reached regarding the institution of a national coeliac disease registry.
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- L Danielsson
- Barn-och ungdomsmedicinska mottagningen, Norrtälje sjukhus
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Danielsson L, Stenhammar L, Ascher H, Cavell B, Dannaeus A, Hernell O, Ivarsson A, Lindberg T, Lindquist B. [Gluten intolerance in children--diagnostic routines in Sweden 1996. Great variations in celiac disease studies]. Lakartidningen 1997; 94:3165-8. [PMID: 9340460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- L Danielsson
- Barn- Och Ungdomsmedicinska Kliniken, Danderyds Sjukhus
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Danielsson L, Lindberg H. Prevalence of coxarthrosis in an urban population during four decades. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1997:106-10. [PMID: 9308532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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In the current study, in a survey of 4121 double contrast radiographs of the colon performed from 1987 through 1995, the hip joints were examined and classified with regard to the presence or absence of primary coxarthrosis. The data collection was performed in precisely the same manner as in two earlier studies undertaken on 3903 radiographs of the colon covering the years 1956 through 1962 and 4027 radiographs of the colon covering the years 1975 through 1982. In the current study the prevalence of coxarthrosis, the gender ratio, and distribution between bilateral and unilateral cases had not changed compared with the data from the two earlier studies. When pooling the three investigations, the age specific prevalence of primary coxarthrosis based on the 12,051 radiographs fits an exponential curve for which the prevalence of primary coxarthrosis increased from below 1% in the age group younger than 55 years to 10% in the age group older than 85 years. In the current study approximately half of the patients (55%) had undergone total hip arthroplasty. This was more than in the study from 1984 (35%). Among the surgically treated patients, lateral coxarthrosis was more common than was medial coxarthrosis.
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- L Danielsson
- Department of Orthopaedics, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden
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The capsule technique for small bowel biopsy performed at Swedish paediatric clinics was evaluated using two questionnaires in 1990 and 1993, respectively. Replies were received from all 45 centres which together perform approximately 2300 biopsies per year. Clotting function tests prior to biopsy were carried out in 42% of the centres. The biopsies were performed under intubation anaesthesia in 13% of the centres. The most striking difference between the answers to the two questionnaires was the mode of sedation. The use of intravenous sedatives increased from 40% of the centres in the first questionnaire to 59% in the second one. The use of the oral, rectal and intramuscular routes decreased correspondingly. The most frequently used drugs for intravenous sedation were benzodiazepines, in the first questionnaire diazepam and in the second one midazolam. The failure rate was approximately 5%. In the first questionnaire, no complication was encountered. In the second questionnaire, three cases of intramural duodenal haematoma were reported, one of which led to pancreatitis. We conclude that by focusing on questions of sedation these rather simple questionnaires may have resulted in more effective sedation of children undergoing small bowel biopsy.
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- O Wärngård
- Department of Paediatrics, Norrköping Hospital, Sweden
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Ifversen P, Mårtensson C, Danielsson L, Ingvar C, Carlsson R, Borrebaeck CA. Induction of primary antigen-specific immune reponses in SCID-hu-PBL by coupled T-B epitopes. Immunology 1995; 84:111-6. [PMID: 7534259 PMCID: PMC1415194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Adoptive transfer of human lymphoid cells into immunodeficient (SCID) mice lacking the ability to functionally rearrange T- and B-cell receptor genes constitutes a unique model to study and manipulate human immunocytes. We have investigated this model for the purpose of generating an antigen-specific primary humoral immune response. Peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) derived from blood donors were used to repopulate SCID mice, which subsequently were immunized with different B-cell epitopes coupled to either tetanus toxoid (TT), or to a promiscuous helper epitope of TT, or by incorporating the antigens into a liposome construct. By recruiting the necessary T-cell help found in the T-cell memory compartment against TT, primary immune responses were obtained against the hapten dinitrophenyl (DNP), the V3 loop peptide derived from glycoprotein (gp120) (HIV-1), the melanoma-associated GD2 ganglioside and ovine submaxillary mucin. The primary immune response against the GD2 ganglioside was induced by incapsulating TT into GD2-containing liposomes. These liposome constructs also allowed us to induce a high human IgG serotitre (3000-4000) against this normally not very immunogenic ganglioside.
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- P Ifversen
- Department of Immunotechnology, Lund University, Sweden
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Danielsson L. Evaluation of partition measurements in liquid—liquid segmented flow. Talanta 1994; 41:1377-82. [DOI: 10.1016/s0039-9140(94)80032-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/1993] [Revised: 01/28/1994] [Accepted: 01/28/1994] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wessman JO, Stenhammar L, Danielsson L, Bodemar G. The acceptance of rice powder and glucose oral solutions in Swedish hospitalized children with acute diarrhoea. Acta Paediatr 1994; 83:547. [PMID: 8086737 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb13078.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- J O Wessman
- Department of Internal Medicine, Norrköping Hospital, Sweden
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Ayala Avila M, Vazques J, Danielsson L, Fernández de Cossío ME, Borrebaeck CA. Sequence determination of variable region genes of two human monoclonal antibodies against Neisseria meningitidis. Gene X 1993; 127:273-4. [PMID: 8500770 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(93)90734-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Nucleotide sequences for the variable regions of both the heavy and light chains for two human monoclonal antibodies have been determined. Both antibodies are directed against an outer membrane protein of Neisseria meningitidis, and their genes show a low resemblance to germline sequences.
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- M Ayala Avila
- Department of Immunotechnology, Lund University, Sweden
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Söderlind E, Lagerkvist AC, Dueñas M, Malmborg AC, Ayala M, Danielsson L, Borrebaeck CA. Chaperonin assisted phage display of antibody fragments on filamentous bacteriophages. Biotechnology (N Y) 1993; 11:503-7. [PMID: 7682084 DOI: 10.1038/nbt0493-503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We have used the GroE chaperonins to assist in the packing of a new phage display vector, pEXmide3. Titers of the packed phagemid increased almost 200-fold from approximately 4 x 10(11) cfu/ml, without coexpression of the GroE proteins, to approximately 7 x 10(13) cfu/ml with their coexpression. Equal titers of non-assisted and assisted phagestocks exhibited the same antigen specificity and ELISA reactivity, indicating the same frequency of displayed Fab-fragments. While the diversity of antibody libraries depends on the bacterial transformation efficiency, the copy number of each antibody is determined by subsequent amplification of the phage, thus chaperonin assisted phagemid packing in bacteriophage M13 can be used as a general and simple tool to increase the amplification level of expressed Fab fragments. pEXmide3 was developed for display of Fab and single chain Fv-fragments (scFv), using restriction enzymes that do not cut, or cut with low frequencies, in genes encoding immunoglobulin variable domains. The vector allows cloning of genes for the variable domains linking these to predetermined human constant domains or cloning of the entire light and heavy Fab chains. A modification of the pelB leader sequence, with a glutamine to alanine substitution at residue 18, was used for export of the light chain.
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- E Söderlind
- Department of Immunotechnology, Lund University, Sweden
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Borrebaeck CA, Malmborg AC, Furebring C, Michaelsson A, Ward S, Danielsson L, Ohlin M. Kinetic analysis of recombinant antibody-antigen interactions: relation between structural domains and antigen binding. Nat Biotechnol 1992; 10:697-8. [PMID: 1368889 DOI: 10.1038/nbt0692-697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The relation between domain structures of recombinant monoclonal antibody fragments and their reaction kinetics was studied for the first time using a novel biosensor based on surface plasmon resonance technology. The association and dissociation rate constants of Fab, Fv and single domain (VH fragment) anti-lysozyme antibodies were determined and compared to the intact monoclonal antibody. Fab and Fv fragments showed similar reaction kinetics and had affinity constants of 6 x 10(9) M-1 and 25 x 10(9) M-1, respectively. The single domain antibody had significantly different reaction kinetics compared to the fragments consisting of paired heavy and light chain domains. The VH domain had both a higher dissociation and a lower association rate constant, which resulted in an affinity constant approximately 250 times lower than the Fab fragment. This rapid evaluation of antibody reaction kinetics should prove to be an important selection parameter when comparing antibody fragments for their utility in therapeutic or other applications.
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