Mindfulness is a cognitive attribute that is associated with better health and well-being. Fibromyalgia is a neurosensory disorder primarily characterized by chronic pain and comorbid depression, leading to an increased risk for alcohol-related problems. Empirical literature confirms mindfulness has beneficial associations with chronic pain, depression, alcohol-related problems, and fibromyalgia. Mindfulness may lead to better health and well-being by facilitating self-monitoring, objective reperceiving, and purposeful changing of health-related behaviors. It was hypothesized that higher levels of mindfulness would be related to lower levels of chronic pain and depressive symptoms, and, in turn, to fewer alcohol-related problems among individuals with fibromyalgia. Cross-sectional data was collected from 287 participants, and statistically analyzed using parallel mediation models. Hypotheses were only partially supported; mindfulness had an inverse relationship with alcohol-related problems, as hypothesized, although the relationship was not mediated by chronic pain or depressive symptoms.

Bakgrund: Alkoholkonsumtionen i Sverige har ökat de senaste tio åren, vilket leder till att allt fler människor riskerar att få sjukdomar och skador till följd av sitt alkoholbruk. Sjuksköterskan har ansvar för att främja hälsa och förebygga sjukdom. För att möta patienten på ett gott sätt måste sjuksköterskan värna om värdighet, samt visa förståelse. Syfte: Att ur ett sjuksköterskeperspektiv beskriva faktorer som påverkar mötet mellan sjuksköterskan och patienter med alkoholproblematik. Metod: En litteraturstudie baserad på elva vetenskapliga artiklar. Resultat: Arbetet med patienter med alkoholproblematik väcker många tankar och känslor hos sjuksköterskan. Tankar finns om att det är personens eget fel och att patienten inte vill ha hjälp, men även om vad som ligger bakom missbruket. Det finns en känsla av kunskapsbrist som leder till osäkerhet hos sjuksköterskan. Många sjuksköterskor låter bli att prata om alkohol med sina patienter på grund av att de tror att patienterna ska bli upprörda. Diskussion: För att skapa förutsättningar för ett bra möte är det viktigt att sjuksköterskan är medveten om sin förförståels, samt reflekterar över sina tankar, känslor och handlingar i mötet med patienter med alkoholproblematik. / Background: In Sweden, the consumption of alcohol has increased during the last ten years and this in turn has lead to an increased risk of alcohol related diseases and injuries. Nurses have a responsibility to promote health and prevent diseases. In order to meet patients in a good way, nurses must be understanding and maintain the patient’s dignity. Aim: To describe – from a nurse’s perspective – factors that affect the interaction between the nurse and patients with alcohol related problems. Method: A literature review based on eleven scientific articles. Result: Working with patients with alcohol related problems raises a lot of thoughts and feelings among nurses. For instance, thoughts on blame and how patients refuse help, but also thoughts on what is causing alcohol abuse. There is a feeling that lack of knowledge leads to insecurity among some nurses. Many nurses refrain from discussing alcohol with their patients since they believe the patients might be offended. Discussion: In order to create conditions for good interaction, it is important for the nurse to be aware of her preconceptions and to reflect over thoughts and feelings that appear in the interaction with patients with alcohol related problems.

Sexual victimization is a significant problem on college and university campuses, and it is important to evaluate risk factors for sexual victimization in order to attempt to reduce women's risk of victimization. This study investigated social interaction anxiety as a risk factor for sexual victimization. It was hypothesized that social interaction anxiety may increase risk of sexual victimization by decreasing sexual assertiveness and increasing alcohol-related problems. College women (n = 690) completed an online survey that assessed social interaction anxiety, sexual assertiveness, alcohol-related problems, and a variety of types of sexual victimization, in addition to other measures. When total effects were examined, social interaction anxiety only significantly predicted victimization by coercion. However, when indirect effects of sexual assertiveness were examined, social interaction anxiety had a significant effect on all types of sexual victimization (i.e., unwanted sexual contact, attempted coercion, coercion, attempted rape, and rape). Alcohol-related problems did not significantly account for the relationship between social interaction anxiety and sexual victimization. It is recommended that interventions designed to reduce women's risk of victimization include interventions designed to address both social interaction anxiety and sexual refusal assertiveness. / Master of Science

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Syftet med studien var att undersöka sambandet mellan de fem personlighetsdimensionerna; neuroticism, extraversion, öppenhet, sympatiskhet och samvetsgrannhet, och om de kan predicera vuxnas alkoholkonsumtion och alkoholrelaterade problem i ett svenskt urval. En webbenkät skickades till ett urval av anställda inom socialförvaltningen i Stockholms Län. Resultaten tyder på ett negativt samband mellan öppenhet och frekvensen av högkonsumtion av alkohol samt alkoholrelaterade problem. De indikerar vidare ett positivt samband mellan extraversion och kvantiteten av alkoholkonsumtionen vid ett typiskt tillfälle man dricker alkohol samt frekvensen av högkonsumtion av alkohol. / The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between the five personality dimensions; neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness, and if they can predict adults alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems in a Swedish sample. A webbased-survey was sent to a sample of municipality employees in Stockholms county. The results indicate a negative association between openness and the frequency of binge drinking and alcohol-related problems. They further imply a positive association between extraversion and the quantity of alcohol consumption at a typical instance when alcohol is consumed and the frequency of binge drinking.

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Mémoire numérisé par la Division de la gestion de documents et des archives de l'Université de Montréal