Delaktigheten på den öppna arbetsmarknaden är låg för personer med psykisk funktionsnedsättning. Metoden Supported employment (SE) har visat sig vara framgångsrik i att hjälpa denna målgrupp att nå, få och behålla ett arbete på den reguljära arbetsmarknaden. Fokus har i forskning riktats mot metodens effektivitet men denna studie inriktar sig på arbetskonsulentens stöd inom SE och syftet i studien är att utforska vad dennes stöd betyder för deltagaren i metoden. Kvalitativa intervjuer har genomförts med tre deltagare och en gruppintervju med tre arbetskonsulenter. Det skräddarsydda, det instrumentella och det emotionella stödet samverkar och leder till empowerment för två deltagare, som har nått en praktikplats där de trivs och kommer till sin rätt. De upplever en större delaktighet, handlingskraft, en bättre självkänsla samt ett ökat psykiskt välbefinnande. Slutsatsen utifrån denna studie är att det emotionella stödet från arbetskonsulenten är en viktig grund för att lyckas med SE och konsulentens förmåga att balansera mängden stöd är centralt för deltagarens självständighet och möjlighet att nå empowerment. / Lack of participation in the open labor market is highly prevalent for people with mental illness. Vocational rehabilitation through Supported employment (SE) has shown to be an effective approach to improve employment outcomes. Research generally centres upon the effectiveness of the method. This study focuses on the support from the SE-coach and the aim is to investigate the meaning of this support to the participants. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three participants and a group interview with three coaches. The emotional, tailored and instrumental supports were pointed out as being helpful. They interact and lead to empowerment for two of the participants who are now in work practice. They show satisfaction with their occupational situation and with being part of a social context. The participants express improvement in psychiatric symptoms, global functioning and self-esteem. The findings of this study highlight the importance of the emotional support from the SE-coach, and stress the ability of the coach to balance the amount of support given. This is crucial in order to facilitate the empowerment of the participants.

Spontanabort i tidig graviditet hos kvinnor är den vanligaste typen av spontanabort och drabbar 10-35 % av alla gravida kvinnor. Syftet var att beskriva kvinnors upplevelser av omvårdnad i samband med spontanabort i tidig graviditet. Metoden som användes var systematisk litteraturstudie som totalt inkluderade nio studier. Datainsamlingen genomfördes i databaserna Cinahl, PubMed och PsycINFO. Studierna kvalitetsgranskades, och resultatet analyserades utifrån syftet. Materialet färgkodades utifrån funna mönster och tre kategorier växte fram. Kategorierna blev slutligen: kvinnors upplevelser av emotionellt stöd, kvinnors upplevelser av information och förklaring samt kvinnors upplevelser och behov av eftervård. Litteraturstudiens övervägande resultat innefattade upplevelser av otillfredsställelse med omvårdnaden bland de drabbade kvinnorna. Många kvinnor upplevde ett osympatiskt bemötande, bristande medicinsk förklaring av orsaken till spontanaborten samt en avsaknad av eftervård. Slutsatsen var att majoriteten av kvinnorna inte upplevde tillfredsställelse med det emotionella stödet, den medicinska förklaringen samt att de saknade eftervård i samband med spontanaborten i tidig graviditet. Ny forskning föreslås ur patientperspektivet med fokus på kvinnornas unika känslor och behov och ur personalperspektivet om bemötande och eftervård av kvinnor som nyligen varit med om spontanabort i tidig graviditet. / Early pregnancy loss occurs to 10-35% of all pregnant women and it is the most common type of pregnancy loss. The aim was to describe women’s experiences of nursing care in relation to early pregnancy loss. The used method was systematic literature review and resulted in totally used nine articles. The data collection was accomplished in the databases Cinahl, PubMed and PsycINFO. The articles quality was checked and the result was analyzed with regard to the aim. The material was coded in to colours from the found patterns and three categories took place. The categories were finally women’s experiences of emotional support, women’s experiences of information and explanation and women’s experiences and needs of aftercare. The greater part of the result included experiences of dissatisfaction with the nursing care among the women. Many women experienced an unsympathetic attitude, lack of medical explanation to the course and lack of aftercare. The conclusion was that the majority of the women didn’t experience satisfaction with the emotional support, the medical explanation and the aftercare, in relation to early pregnancy loss. Suggestion for new research is made, with focus on women’s unique feelings and needs, and also with focus on the nurses’ attitude and aftercare of these women.

<p>Spontanabort i tidig graviditet hos kvinnor är den vanligaste typen av spontanabort och drabbar 10-35 % av alla gravida kvinnor. Syftet var att beskriva kvinnors upplevelser av omvårdnad i samband med spontanabort i tidig graviditet. Metoden som användes var systematisk litteraturstudie som totalt inkluderade nio studier. Datainsamlingen genomfördes i databaserna Cinahl, PubMed och PsycINFO. Studierna kvalitetsgranskades, och resultatet analyserades utifrån syftet. Materialet färgkodades utifrån funna mönster och tre kategorier växte fram. Kategorierna blev slutligen: kvinnors upplevelser av emotionellt stöd, kvinnors upplevelser av information och förklaring samt kvinnors upplevelser och behov av eftervård. Litteraturstudiens övervägande resultat innefattade upplevelser av otillfredsställelse med omvårdnaden bland de drabbade kvinnorna. Många kvinnor upplevde ett osympatiskt bemötande, bristande medicinsk förklaring av orsaken till spontanaborten samt en avsaknad av eftervård. Slutsatsen var att majoriteten av kvinnorna inte upplevde tillfredsställelse med det emotionella stödet, den medicinska förklaringen samt att de saknade eftervård i samband med spontanaborten i tidig graviditet. Ny forskning föreslås ur patientperspektivet med fokus på kvinnornas unika känslor och behov och ur personalperspektivet om bemötande och eftervård av kvinnor som nyligen varit med om spontanabort i tidig graviditet.</p> / <p>Early pregnancy loss occurs to 10-35% of all pregnant women and it is the most common type of pregnancy loss. The aim was to describe women’s experiences of nursing care in relation to early pregnancy loss. The used method was systematic literature review and resulted in totally used nine articles. The data collection was accomplished in the databases Cinahl, PubMed and PsycINFO. The articles quality was checked and the result was analyzed with regard to the aim. The material was coded in to colours from the found patterns and three categories took place. The categories were finally women’s experiences of emotional support, women’s experiences of information and explanation and women’s experiences and needs of aftercare. The greater part of the result included experiences of dissatisfaction with the nursing care among the women. Many women experienced an unsympathetic attitude, lack of medical explanation to the course and lack of aftercare. The conclusion was that the majority of the women didn’t experience satisfaction with the emotional support, the medical explanation and the aftercare, in relation to early pregnancy loss. Suggestion for new research is made, with focus on women’s unique feelings and needs, and also with focus on the nurses’ attitude and aftercare of these women.</p>

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Thus, the empirical field was constructed from three research fronts: the first analyzes speeches of sites that present emotional counseling through the mode I call as digital sentimental office; the second analyzes the professional use of new technologies by psychologists that provide therapeutic care over the Internet, setting the counseling and the third in which I analyze the online community uses, called networks. I intend to explore meanings and morals around digital media uses from discourses and practices of both people who use these media with these objectives, as the professionals who have joined the appeal of digital media to promote counseling. Throughout the work are presented discussions of these three fronts that constitute this research, in order to point some aspects that allow confronting the different search modes for emotional support by digital media in their speeches, uses and interests remain in the dispute for expertise in this area. The hypothesis is that has set up an emotional support market through digital media. However, differently to other media, the segmentation occurs concomitantly to the uses of people, allowing agencies and flows between platforms which can culminate into other forms of support. The proposal is addressing the elements of emotional support in each front in order to verify continuities and ruptures between what is conceptualized as support, especially pointing to morals and specific forms of subjectivity. / A proposta dessa pesquisa é analisar os usos das mídias digitais como apoio emocional, conceituado como relação social na qual os sujeitos buscam por auxílio para lidar com demandas emocionais. Estas são referentes inicialmente às relações afetivo-sexuais que desembocam em processos de subjetivação que lidam com as esferas do gênero, classe social, sexualidade, raça, geração, ocupação profissional, entre outros eixos possíveis de análise. O objetivo é discutir quais configurações as mídias digitais têm assumido no que tange à busca por apoio emocional, articulados a moralidades de seus usos e de processos de subjetivação. Para tanto, o campo empírico foi construído a partir de três universos de pesquisa: no primeiro analiso discursos de sites que apresentam aconselhamento afetivo através da modalidade que denomino como consultório sentimental digital; no segundo analiso o uso profissional das novas tecnologias por psicólogos que oferecem atendimento terapêutico pela internet, definindo a orientação psicológica e no terceiro em que analiso os usos de comunidades online, denominadas de redes. Exploro sentidos e moralidades em torno dos usos das mídias digitais a partir de discursos e práticas tanto dos sujeitos que recorrem a essas mídias com estes objetivos, quanto dos profissionais que tem aderido ao recurso das mídias digitais para promoverem orientação psicológica. Ao longo do trabalho são apresentadas discussões dos três universos que constituem esta pesquisa, com o objetivo de levantar alguns aspectos que permitem confrontar as diferentes modalidades de busca por apoio emocional pelas mídias digitais em seus discursos, usos e interesses por manter-se na disputa pela especialidade nessa área. A hipótese é de que tem se configurado um mercado de apoio emocional segmentado através das mídias digitais. Todavia, de maneira distinta às outras mídias, a segmentação ocorre concomitantemente aos usos que os sujeitos delas fazem, permitindo agências e fluxos entre as plataformas e que podem desembocar em outras modalidades de apoio. A proposta é, nesse aspecto, abordar os elementos que constituem o apoio emocional em cada universo de pesquisa com o intuito de verificar pela abordagem de cada um continuidades e rupturas entre o que conceituam como apoio, sobretudo apontando para moralidades e formas de subjetivação específicas.

Bakgrund: Sjuksköterskan är i sin yrkesposition ofta utsatt för traumatiska upplevelser och kritiska händelser i olika omvårdnadssituationer. Olika faktorer påverkar sjuksköterskans möjligheter och förmåga att återhämta sig psykiskt vilket i många fall leder till sjukskrivningar eller att de till och med lämnar yrket. Med den stora bristen av sjuksköterskor som sjukvården brottas med är det viktigt att uppmärksamma det stöd som sjuksköterskan behöver för att utöva sitt yrke på ett patientsäkert sätt och på ett sätt som inte äventyrar den egna hälsan. Syfte: Att beskriva sjuksköterskors behov av stöd efter traumatiska upplevelser i omvårdnadssituationer. Metod: Litteraturöversikt över 10 artiklar. Resultat: Resultatet visar att sjuksköterskor har ett behov av stöd i form av debriefing, praktiskt och emotionellt stöd främst från kollegor, och ett organisatoriskt stöd där vårdledare erbjuder stödinterventioner om så efterfrågas.    Slutsats: För att sjuksköterskor ska trivas och orka arbeta ett helt yrkesliv inom vården är det viktigt att uppmärksamma behovet av stöd efter olika traumatiska händelser. Likaså att vårdledaren arbetar för en god kamratanda i teamet eftersom det kollegiala stödet visade sig vara det viktigaste för sjuksköterskan. / Background: Nurses are in their profession often exposed to traumatic or critical incidents in situations of caring. Different terms affect nurses possibility and ability to recover psychically which in many cases leads to sick leave or that they even leave their profession. With the lack of nurses that health organizations today struggle with it is important to pay attention to the support that nurses need to practise their profession in a patient safe way that not jeopardizes her own health. Aim: To describe nurses need of support after traumatic/critital incidents in situations of care. Method: Literature review of 10 articles. Result: The result shows that nurses has a need of support in terms of debriefing, practical and emotional support mainly from colleagues, and organizational support where managers offers support interventions if needed. Conclusion: For the wellbeing of nurses in their working life in the health care it is important to acknowledge their need of support after traumatic incidents. Likewise, it is important that the nurse manager creates a positive team spirit as collegial support has shown to be the most important for the nurse.

Participar en un proceso de selección puede llegar a ser exhaustivo, pues la incertidumbre por conocer los resultados puede generar ansiedad. Además, si nos enfocamos en los jóvenes que se encuentran en búsqueda de su primera oportunidad laboral, la incertidumbre aumenta, ya que en la mayoría de casos, estos carecen de preparación para afrontar exitosamente los procesos de selección, por lo que finalmente no llegan a ser contratados. Es por ello que nace la idea de Palante Postulante, la cual tiene como principal objetivo dar solución a dicha problemática. El proyecto Palante Postulante consiste en demostrar la viabilidad de crear una plataforma web para personas de 18 a 25 años de Lima Metropolitana, que han sido rechazadas durante el proceso de búsqueda de empleo y buscan un soporte emocional y asesorías personalizadas para ser más empleables. Por medio de esta investigación fue posible identificar que los postulantes no se sienten preparados para afrontar un nuevo proceso de selección y desean controlar mejor sus emociones y ansiedad durante esta etapa. Para llevar a cabo este proyecto, se realizó un análisis del segmento de clientes, socios claves, competidores, estructura de costos, entre otros. Asimismo, se desarrolló el Plan Financiero, el cual nos permitió identificar que tan factible es el proyecto. Estos contienen información relevante para la puesta en marcha del proyecto. Finalmente, luego de la proyección, se estima que se recupere la inversión en el mes 20 y que el proyecto sí genera valor. / Participating in a selection process can be exhausting, as the uncertainty of knowing the results can generate anxiety. In addition, if we focus on young people who are looking for their first job opportunity, the uncertainty increases, since in most cases, they lack the preparation to successfully face the selection processes, so they are not hired. That is why the idea of Palante Postulante was born, whose main objective is to provide a solution to this problem. The Palante Postulante project consists of demonstrating the feasibility of creating a web platform for people between 18 and 25 years of age in Metropolitan Lima, who have been rejected during the job search process and are looking for emotional support and personalized advice to become more employable. Through this research it was possible to identify that applicants do not feel prepared to face a new selection process and wish to better control their emotions and anxiety during this stage. To carry out this project, an analysis of the customer segment, key partners, competitors, cost structure, among others, was carried out. Likewise, a Financial Plan was developed, which allowed us to identify the feasibility of the project. These contain relevant information for the implementation of the project. Finally, after the projection, it is estimated that the investment will be recovered in month 20 and that the project will generate value. / Trabajo de investigación

Bakgrund: En av den palliativa vårdens hörnstenar är stöd till närstående och Hälso- och sjukvårdslagen anger att sjuksköterskan har ett ansvar för att främja goda kontakter med patient och närstående Sjuksköterskor har beskrivit att de känner en osäkerhet kring hur de ska ge emotionellt stöd till närstående. Emotionellt stöd innebär att visa empati, omtänksamhet, tillit och förtroende samt att finnas till för en annan människa vid svåra situationer. Familjecentrerad vård innebär att fokusera på de närstående och den sjuke och familjen ska ses som en helhet. Syftet: Att beskriva de närståendes upplevelser av det emotionella stöd som sjuksköterskan ger dem vid palliativ vård vid livets slutskede inom äldreomsorgen. Metod: Examensarbetet genomfördes som en litteraturöversikt. Artiklar söktes i databaserna Pubmed och Cinahl med sökord som motsvarade syftet. 15 artiklar av kvalitativ och kvantitativ ansats kvalitetsgranskas och artiklar med medelhög och hög kvalitet inkluderades. Artiklarna analyserades genom att söka efter likheter och skillnader som sedan sammanställdes i kategorier. Resultat: Kommunikation och rådgivning befrämjade emotionellt stöd. kommunikation och rådgivning var viktigt att sjuksköterskorna utförde och god erfarenhet och kunskap inom området samt att tillräckligt med information gavs till de närstående gällande den sjukes situation. Rådgivning var viktig för att få förståelse kring vårdsituationen och för att kunna delta i och samarbeta tillsammans i omvårdnaden av den sjuke. Avlastning och stöd av hälso- och sjukvårdspersonal i vardagen bidrog även det till emotionellt stöd. Avsaknad av emotionellt stöd bidrog till att de närstående kunde bli lidande av psykisk ohälsa. Slutsats: Familjecentrerad vård är en användbar modell som kan främja emotionellt stöd hos närstående. Sjuksköterskan behöver dela med sig av sin kunskap till de närstående för att de ska bli mer delaktiga i vården av den sjuke. / Background: One of the cornerstones of palliative care is support for next of kins and the Health Care Act states that the nurse has a responsibility to promote good contact with the patient and close relatives. Nurses have described that they feel uncertain about how to provide emotional support. Emotional support means showing empathy, caring and trust as well as being present to another person in difficult situations. Family-centered care means focusing on the next of kins and the patient and the family should be seen as a whole. Aim: To describe the relatives' experiences of the emotional support provided by the nurse in palliative care at the end of life in the elderly care. Methods: The study was conducted as a literature review. Articles were searched in the Pubmed and Cinahl databases with keywords derived from the purpose. 15 articles of qualitative and quantitative approach were quality appraised and articles of medium and high quality were included. The articles were analyzed by searching for similarities and differences which were then compiled into categories. Results: Communication and counseling promoted emotional support. Communication and counseling was important that the nurses performed and good experience and knowledge in the subject and that sufficient information was given to the relatives regarding the situation of the patient. Counseling was important to gain an understanding of the care situation and to be able to get involved in the care situation and collaborate together in the care of the sick person. Relief and support from health professionals in everyday life also contributed to emotional support. Lack of emotional support helped the relatives to suffer from mental illness. Conclusion: Family-centered care is a useful model that can promote the emotional support of next of kins. The nurse must share her knowledge to the relatives so that they become more involved in the care of the sick person.

Orientador: Sadao Omote / Banca: Maria de Lourdes Horiguela / Banca: Maria Alves de Toledo Bruns / Resumo: A longevidade da espécie humana tem sido pesquisada mundialmente com objetivos diversos. Com o conhecimento das implicações biológicas, psicológicas e sociais do envelhecimento, a sociedade pode melhorar as condições de saúde, lazer, cultura e educação das pessoas, além de, ao favorecer o contato intergeracional, diminuir o preconceito ao idoso permitindo que os conhecimentos da tradição cultural sejam aprendidos e multiplicados pelos jovens. Este estudo se propôs investigar se as Universidades Abertas à Terceira Idade poderiam funcionar como uma rede de apoio afetivo e social para seus alunos. Através de dois instrumentos para medir atitudes, avaliaram-se as redes que funcionariam como suporte afetivo e social. Como rede afetiva, os alunos escolheram os filhos, marido e netos e por extensão, os cunhados e irmãos. Em situações difíceis, a oração e a fé forneciam apoios importantes. Entes queridos falecidos também foram lembranças que confortavam. Como rede social, médicos, vizinhos, serviçais, amigos conquistados na UNATI, professores, monitores e a coordenação foram referidos como suportes importantes em suas vidas. Conclui-se que as UNATIS foram consideradas pela população estudada, como importantes redes de apoio social. / Abstract: The longevity of human specie has been worldwide researched with different objectives. With the knowledge about the biological, psychological and sociological implications of aging, society could look up for the people health, leisure, culture and education conditions, and while improving the intergeneration contact, decrease prejudice against the elder, allowing the knowledge about the cultural tradition to be learned and multiplied by the youth. This study proposed to investigate if the Universities for the Elderly (UNATI) could work as an emotional and social support network for its students. It was evaluated, by two instruments that measure attitudes, the networks that could work as emotional and social supports. Students chose kids, husband and grandchildren as the emotional support network, and for extension, brothers-in-law and brothers. In difficult situations, prayer and faith were important supports. Deceased dear relatives were supporting memories, too. As the social network, doctors, neighbors, employees, friends from UNATI and its professors, monitors and co-ordination, were referred to be important supports in their lives. The conclusion of this research was that UNATIs were considered an important social support network. / Doutor

Title: “After all, we are designed to be social beings” - A qualitative study on employees’experience of teleworking during the corona pandemic Authors: Anna Bengtsson &amp; Liselotte Lundahl Abstract The aim of this study is to examine how employees in the white-collar sector experience their work situation during mandatory teleworking caused by the corona pandemic. The aim is to answer four questions concerning self-discipline, employer control, work requirements, decision-making space, social support and impact on well-being. The empirical material comprises semi-structured interviews with eight officials who share the experience ofteleworking. The theoretical framework includes Karasek's &amp; Theorell's demand-control-support model and Foucault's theory of power. The results show that self-discipline varies and changes among the employees, with the exception of a few, who continue to have a high level of self-discipline. Great self-discipline is also required to maintain social relations during teleworking. Further, the results show a reduced level of employer's control; there was an uncertainty among the employees about the extent of the employer's supervision. The results also show increased demands for independence, self-determination and decision-making space. There are experiences of reduced decision-making space in connection with difficulties in getting help from colleagues during remote work. Social support has decreased during teleworking, which also affects well-being.The main reason for reduced well-being is the feeling of loneliness and isolation. The conclusions are that teleworking primarily changes communication from being personal to becoming work-related during the corona pandemic. Furthermore, it appears that digital gatherings cannot replace the physical ones. Keywords: Krav, Kontroll, Stöd, Självdisciplin, Teleworking, Telecommuting, Distansarbete,Covid-19, Job demands, Self-control, Self-discipline, Emotional support, Wellbeing, Flexiblework. / Sammanfattning Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur medarbetare inom tjänstemannasektorn upplever sin arbetssituation under tvingande distansarbete orsakat av coronapandemin. Syftet är att besvara fyra frågeställningar om självdisciplin, arbetsgivarens kontroll, arbetskrav ochbeslutsutrymme, socialt stöd samt påverkan på välbefinnande. Det empiriska materialet består av semistrukturerade intervjuer med åtta tjänstemän som delar med sig av sina upplevelser. Det teoretiska ramverket innefattar Karaseks &amp; Theorells krav-kontroll-stöd-modell och Foucaults maktteori.Resultaten visar att självdisciplinen varierar och förändras hos informanterna med undantag av ett fåtal som har fortsatt hög självdisciplin. En hög självdisciplin krävs även för att bibehålla de sociala relationerna under distansarbetet. Resultaten visar en minskad kontroll från arbetsgivaren. Dock råder en osäkerhet kring omfattningen av arbetsgivarens övervakning. Resultaten visar ökade krav på självständighet och självbestämmande och ökat beslutsutrymme. Likväl framkommer upplevelser av minskat beslutsutrymme i samband med svårigheter att få hjälp från kollegor under distansarbetet. Det sociala stödet har minskat under distansarbetet, vilket även påverkar välbefinnandet i någon form. Den främsta orsaken till minskat välbefinnande är känslan av ensamhet och isolering. Slutsatserna blir att distansarbetet under särskilda omständigheter framför allt förändrar kommunikationen från att vara personlig till att bli arbetsrelaterad under coronapandemin. Vidare framkommer att digitala sammankomster inte kan ersätta de fysiska. Sökord: Krav, Kontroll, Stöd, Självdisciplin, Teleworking, Telecommuting, Distansarbete,Covid-19, Job demands, Self control, Self discipline, Emotional support, Wellbeing, Flexiblework.

The purpose of this study was to explore and describe teachers’ implementation of asset-based psychosocial support in a school community to promote resilience in vulnerable children and families (particularly within the context of HIV/AIDS). The study formed part of the broader STAR-pilot project. The primary assumption with which I approached the study was that teachers are able to provide asset-based psychosocial support focusing on social, emotional, health and educational needs of vulnerable children and families. An interpretivist paradigm was used to describe the asset-based psychosocial support implemented. I selected a case study design with eight participants (teachers) who were conveniently and purposefully selected due to their involvement in the STAR-pilot project. I co-facilitated a PRA-directed workshop with the teachers. Data was collected by means of a PRA-directed workshop, observations, visual data (photographs) and field notes. I followed a thematic content analysis of data to interpret emerging themes and sub-themes. Psychosocial support interventions were focused on addressing basic physiological needs, social support and emotional needs. Findings revealed that implementation of asset-based psychosocial support within a school community, promoted the resilience of vulnerable children and families. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Educational Psychology / unrestricted