According to statistics, it is common that Upper Secondary school students in vocational programs drop out. The aim of this study was to find out why these students decide to complete their education after having considered a dropout. How many students considered dropping out, who are those students and what reasons did they have? What thoughts and experiences did they have of the schools attempt to prevent them from dropping out? To collect data to this study a survey was used, followed by qualitative interviews. The data was later analyzed based on Antonovsky’s Sense of Coherence. The results showed that half of the students had at some point considered dropping out of school. The three main reasons for dropping out were: low motivation, mental health problems and that the education lacked quality. The top three reasons for wanting to pursue their education were: wanting an education, parents´ expectations and social interaction with friends. All students agreed that they have good relations with someone working at the school whom is willing to listen to them. One conclusion is that a healthy and safe school environment and good relations between school staff and students is a key to prevent school dropouts.

Internationellt resande är en uppskattad och naturlig del av livet för många människor som lever i Sverige idag. Resande kan vara avslappnande, äventyrligt och en härlig upplevelse men det kan även innebära risker. Brottslighet, hälsoproblem, politisk instabilitet och terrorism är alla reala risker som turister kan råka ut för på sina resor. En risk innebär en osäkerhet om, och i så fall när det kan inträffa och det går inte att förutsäga. Denna osäkerhet innebär att turister får förlita sig på sin uppfattning av hur riskabelt det är att exempelvis besöka en destination med hög brottslighet. Personers riskuppfattning i samband med internationella resor har fastställts påverkas av yttre faktorer och inre faktorer. Personer motiveras även av olika faktorer till att resa och har olika åsikter och preferenser för vad de vill uppleva på sina internationella resor. En del av denna skillnad mellan turister har förklarats med att personer har olika behov av att uppleva nya, spännande och äventyrliga händelser på sina resor. Andra motiveras istället av att ta det lugnt och på ett säkert sätt uppleva vad destinationen och turistindustrin kan erbjuda. Turister kan särskiljas i två extremer. En extrem är människor som motiveras av äventyr och överraskningar, så kallade noveltysökare. Den andra extremen är människor som vill ta det lugnt och resa på ett tryggt sätt så kallade familiaritysökare. Personer kan även motiveras av delar en blandning från båda dessa extremer och kan då kallas för neutrala resenärer.   Uppsatsens syfte är att undersöka riskuppfattning vid internationella resor samt att undersöka om det efter en indelning av respondenterna i novelty-familiaritysökande grupper går att fastställa några skillnader i hur riskabla de upplever att riskerna är under internationella resor. För att undersöka detta utförs en kvantitativ enkätundersökning. Med det teoretiska ramverket och den kvantitativa enkätundersökningen har slutsatser dragits utifrån uppsatsens syfte och frågeställningar.   Respondenterna i undersökningen upplever att terrorism, politisk instabilitet, brott och hälsoproblem utgör risker under internationella resor. Terrorism var den risk som i högst grad påverkade respondenternas beslut rörande resande. Med sambandstester fastslogs att det finns samband mellan respondenternas uppfattning rörande riskerna och deras relations till yttre och inre påverkan.   Respondenterna kunde utifrån deras preferenser och motivation för internationellt resande delas in i de tre grupperna familiaritysökande, neutrala resenärer och noveltysökande. Respondenternas tillhörighet i turistgrupperna och deras svar på hur riskabelt de upplever att de fyra riskerna är, sambandstestades. Utifrån detta går det att fastställa att noveltysökande turister upplever att riskerna terrorism, politisk instabilitet och hälsoproblem utgör en lägre risk under internationella resor än vad de familiaritysökande turisterna gör. Detta ger stöd till tidigare forskning som fastställt att ett sådant samband existerar.

PLAYING SAXOPHONE AND ITS POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS Objectives: Main purpose of this study is to provide comprehensive review of health issues related to saxophone playing. The aim of this study is to collect available resources focused on saxophone players teaching methods, analyse them and compare them with existing findings of medical science. Also to try to find answers to asked research questions and to verify or disprove stated hypotheses, on the basis of acquired datas and principles eventually trying to arrange some possible outlines to complement teaching methods or preventative-compensational excercises for saxophone players. Methods: Method of this thesis is literature research using available Czech and foreign literary resources. For this purpose there have been used electronic archives as Pubmed, Ebsco, Springer, Wiley and Science Direct, monographic publications and scholarly papers from periodicals. This work is divided into few main parts. Introductional part contains basic review of health issues related to instrumental musicians, methodics contained in saxophone schools written in the Czech language, aims and methods of this thesis. Theoretical part is more widely focused on methodics, principles and mechanics of saxophone players' education. The main part is dedicated to possible...

This diploma thesis deals with the topic of sexuality of handicapped persons and its realization. Its main aim is to chase the general view of this theme, which is still taboo in our society. The theoretical part is divided into four chapters. It specifically defines handicapped persons, their sexuality and specific needs of people with different types of disabilities. It slightly describes the work of social service facilities with the theme of sexuality. Moreover, it is concerned with project "Right of Sex" and sexual assistance as one possibility of realizing the sexuality of people with disabilities. The practical part is realized through quantitative and qualitative research. There were fourteen respondents that were further dividend into three groups. First group was composed by people with disabilities, second by sexual assistants and to the last belonged experts engaged to this topic. This research identified respondent's opinion and view concerning the theme of the sexuality of handicapped persons and sexual assistance.

Abstract Many women who survived sex trafficking continue to suffer from severe and persistent psychological distress even after the traditional treatment and rehabilitation program. The lingering psychological symptoms that these survivors suffer make reintegration into their families and communities difficult. This phenomenological study identified the restorative factors that helped some women who were earlier engaged in sex trafficking to recover, readjust, and reintegrate into their families and communities. Six female survivors of human trafficking and six program directors/counselors at different rehabilitation centers were individually interviewed in in-depth with semi-structured questionnaires and audio recorded. I kept diary of my readings and observation of the participants during the interviews to maintain the rigor and established trustworthiness of the study. With NVivo 11 plus Software, the information were coded to identify the different patterns. The Manen's hermeneutic descriptive phenomenological interpretative approach was employed to sort out the emerging themes. The findings were grouped under the perspectives of survivors and program directors/counselors. Both survivors and program directors/counselors agreed that factors such as supports from family/friends, medical treatments, counseling, and individual characteristics promoted recovery. The theories of social support, self-efficacy, and resilience guided the understanding of the recovery process of the survivors. For positive social change, this study provides information that families, communities, and society can become more aware of the ways to improve survivors' support systems and build a sustainable community that cares and supports survivors for a successful integration into families and communities.

<p>This thesis investigates health trends among very old people and the allocation of public home-help services. A further aim is to examine methodological issues in mortality analysis. Three data sources are used: (1) The Tierp study of community-dwelling persons (n=421, ages 75+), (2) the SWEOLD nationally representative samples (n=537 in 1992 and n=561 in 2002, ages 77+), and 3) SNAC-K comprised of home-help recipients in a district of Stockholm (n=1108, ages 65+).</p><p>Study I suggests that the length of the follow-up period may explain some of the differences found in predictor strength when comparing mortality studies. Predictors that can change rapidly (e.g., health) were found to be strongest for the short term, with a lower average mortality risk for longer follow-ups. Stable variables (e.g., gender) were less affected by length of follow-up.</p><p>Studies II and III present a measure of complex health problems based on serious problems in at least two of three health domains. These were diseases/symptoms, mobility, and cognition/communication. Prevalence of complex health problems increased significantly between 1992 and 2002. Older age, female gender, and lower education increased the odds of having complex problems. Complex problems strongly predicted 4-year mortality. Controlled for age, gender, health, and education, mortality decreased by 20% between 1992 and 2002. Men with complex problems accounted for this decrease. Thus, in 2002 the gender difference in mortality risk was almost eliminated among the most vulnerable adults.</p><p>Study IV revealed that physical and cognitive limitations, higher age, and living alone were significantly related to home-help allocation, with physical and cognitive limitations dominating. Psychiatric symptoms did not affect the assessment.</p><p>The increased prevalence of complex health problems and increased survival among people with complex needs have important implications concerning the need for collaboration among service providers.</p>

This thesis investigates health trends among very old people and the allocation of public home-help services. A further aim is to examine methodological issues in mortality analysis. Three data sources are used: (1) The Tierp study of community-dwelling persons (n=421, ages 75+), (2) the SWEOLD nationally representative samples (n=537 in 1992 and n=561 in 2002, ages 77+), and 3) SNAC-K comprised of home-help recipients in a district of Stockholm (n=1108, ages 65+). Study I suggests that the length of the follow-up period may explain some of the differences found in predictor strength when comparing mortality studies. Predictors that can change rapidly (e.g., health) were found to be strongest for the short term, with a lower average mortality risk for longer follow-ups. Stable variables (e.g., gender) were less affected by length of follow-up. Studies II and III present a measure of complex health problems based on serious problems in at least two of three health domains. These were diseases/symptoms, mobility, and cognition/communication. Prevalence of complex health problems increased significantly between 1992 and 2002. Older age, female gender, and lower education increased the odds of having complex problems. Complex problems strongly predicted 4-year mortality. Controlled for age, gender, health, and education, mortality decreased by 20% between 1992 and 2002. Men with complex problems accounted for this decrease. Thus, in 2002 the gender difference in mortality risk was almost eliminated among the most vulnerable adults. Study IV revealed that physical and cognitive limitations, higher age, and living alone were significantly related to home-help allocation, with physical and cognitive limitations dominating. Psychiatric symptoms did not affect the assessment. The increased prevalence of complex health problems and increased survival among people with complex needs have important implications concerning the need for collaboration among service providers.

FundaÃÃo Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e TecnolÃgico / The obstetric nurse returns to the scenery of reproductive health with their responsibilities enlarged, as strategy proposed by the World Organization of Health - OMS, for the reduction of the maternal and perinatal mortality rates. This fact increases the demands of better professional qualification, so that the interventions implemented for the protection of womenâs and childrenâs health are effective and efficacious. In this perspective, we developed this documental study, aiming to propose a guideline for the nursesâ clinical actions in prenatal consultations in the physiological dimension, subsidized in the International Classification for the Practice of Nursing-CIPE. It was developed at the Center of Natural Childbirth of the Center of Family Development - CEDEFAM/UFC, located in the city of Fortaleza-CE. The population was constituted of 253 records of pregnant women that attended the prenatal nursing consultation in the period between July 2003 and August 2004, and the sample was composed of 62 records selected at random. We used an instrument for data collection that contained the Nursing phenomena according to the CIPE - alpha version. The data were collected in the months of May and August 2004. We detected that the more prevalent phenomenon in the pregnant women were: intermittent sleep (56,5%); functional dyspnea (51,6%); edema (37,1%); orthopnea (35,5%) and constipation (32,2%). We carried out the tests of association qui-square and Firsher, but there was not association of the phenomenon among themselves, nor with the other variables of the study. The conduct guideâs development made it possible to verify that the construction of technologies is something accessible to Nursing and that the CIPE can contribute to a better organization of the nurseâs actions during prenatal period, starting from the answers of the pregnant women facing the physiological alterations caused by pregnancy / O enfermeiro obstetra volta ao cenÃrio da saÃde reprodutiva com suas responsabilidades ampliadas, como estratÃgia proposta pela OrganizaÃÃo Mundial da SaÃde â OMS, para a reduÃÃo dos Ãndices de morbi-mortalidade materna e perinatal. Este fato, torna maior a exigÃncia de melhor qualificaÃÃo profissional, para que as intervenÃÃes implementadas para proteÃÃo à saÃde da mulher e da crianÃa sejam efetivas e eficazes. Nesta perspectiva, desenvolvi este estudo documental, objetivando propor um guia de conduta para as aÃÃes clÃnicas dos enfermeiros em consulta prÃ-natal na dimensÃo fisiolÃgica, subsidiado na ClassificaÃÃo Internacional para a PrÃtica de Enfermagem-CIPE. Foi desenvolvido no Centro de Parto Natural, do Centro de Desenvolvimento Familiar (CEDEFAM) da Universidade Federal do Cearà (UFC), localizado na cidade de Fortaleza-CE. A populaÃÃo se constituiu de 253 prontuÃrios de gestantes que se submeteram a consulta de enfermagem em prÃ-natal no perÃodo compreendido entre julho de 2003 a agosto de 2004, e a amostra foi composta por 62 prontuÃrios randomicamente selecionados. Utilizei um instrumento para coleta de dados que continha os fenÃmenos de Enfermagem segundo a CIPE - versÃo alfa. Os dados foram coletados nos meses de maio a agosto de 2004. Detectei que os fenÃmenos mais prevalentes nas gestantes foram: sono intermitente (56,5%); dispnÃia funcional (51,6%); edema (37,1%); ortopnÃia (35,5%) e constipaÃÃo (32,2%). Efetivei os testes de associaÃÃo de qui-quadrado e Firsher, mas nÃo houve associaÃÃo dos fenÃmenos entre si e nem com as demais variÃveis do estudo. O desenvolvimento do guia de conduta me possibilitou verificar que o uso de tecnologias à algo acessÃvel à Enfermagem e que a CIPE pode contribuir para melhor organizaÃÃo das aÃÃes do enfermeiro no prÃ-natal, a partir das respostas das gestantes frente Ãs alteraÃÃes fisiolÃgicas ocasionadas pela gravidez

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de NÃvel Superior / O enfermeiro obstetra volta ao cenÃrio da saÃde reprodutiva com suas responsabilidades ampliadas, como estratÃgia proposta pela OrganizaÃÃo Mundial da SaÃde â OMS, para a reduÃÃo dos Ãndices de morbi-mortalidade materna e perinatal. Este fato, torna maior a exigÃncia de melhor qualificaÃÃo profissional, para que as intervenÃÃes implementadas para proteÃÃo à saÃde da mulher e da crianÃa sejam efetivas e eficazes. Nesta perspectiva, desenvolvi este estudo documental, objetivando propor um guia de conduta para as aÃÃes clÃnicas dos enfermeiros em consulta prÃ-natal na dimensÃo fisiolÃgica, subsidiado na ClassificaÃÃo Internacional para a PrÃtica de Enfermagem-CIPE. Foi desenvolvido no Centro de Parto Natural, do Centro de Desenvolvimento Familiar (CEDEFAM) da Universidade Federal do Cearà (UFC), localizado na cidade de Fortaleza-CE. A populaÃÃo se constituiu de 253 prontuÃrios de gestantes que se submeteram a consulta de enfermagem em prÃ-natal no perÃodo compreendido entre julho de 2003 a agosto de 2004, e a amostra foi composta por 62 prontuÃrios randomicamente selecionados. Utilizei um instrumento para coleta de dados que continha os fenÃmenos de Enfermagem segundo a CIPE - versÃo alfa. Os dados foram coletados nos meses de maio a agosto de 2004. Detectei que os fenÃmenos mais prevalentes nas gestantes foram: sono intermitente (56,5%); dispnÃia funcional (51,6%); edema (37,1%); ortopnÃia (35,5%) e constipaÃÃo (32,2%). Efetivei os testes de associaÃÃo de qui-quadrado e Firsher, mas nÃo houve associaÃÃo dos fenÃmenos entre si e nem com as demais variÃveis do estudo. O desenvolvimento do guia de conduta me possibilitou verificar que o uso de tecnologias à algo acessÃvel à Enfermagem e que a CIPE pode contribuir para melhor organizaÃÃo das aÃÃes do enfermeiro no prÃ-natal, a partir das respostas das gestantes frente Ãs alteraÃÃes fisiolÃgicas ocasionadas pela gravidez. / The obstetric nurse returns to the scenery of reproductive health with their responsibilities enlarged, as strategy proposed by the World Organization of Health - OMS, for the reduction of the maternal and perinatal mortality rates. This fact increases the demands of better professional qualification, so that the interventions implemented for the protection of womenâs and childrenâs health are effective and efficacious. In this perspective, we developed this documental study, aiming to propose a guideline for the nursesâ clinical actions in prenatal consultations in the physiological dimension, subsidized in the International Classification for the Practice of Nursing-CIPE. It was developed at the Center of Natural Childbirth of the Center of Family Development - CEDEFAM/UFC, located in the city of Fortaleza-CE. The population was constituted of 253 records of pregnant women that attended the prenatal nursing consultation in the period between July 2003 and August 2004, and the sample was composed of 62 records selected at random. We used an instrument for data collection that contained the Nursing phenomena according to the CIPE - alpha version. The data were collected in the months of May and August 2004. We detected that the more prevalent phenomenon in the pregnant women were: intermittent sleep (56,5%); functional dyspnea (51,6%); edema (37,1%); orthopnea (35,5%) and constipation (32,2%). We carried out the tests of association qui-square and Firsher, but there was not association of the phenomenon among themselves, nor with the other variables of the study. The conduct guideâs development made it possible to verify that the construction of technologies is something accessible to Nursing and that the CIPE can contribute to a better organization of the nurseâs actions during prenatal period, starting from the answers of the pregnant women facing the physiological alterations caused by pregnancy

Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-20T13:57:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao_Natalia_Cofre.pdf: 1137819 bytes, checksum: 80d9e07a24e175aab7c93b664e0be3e0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-01-31 / Introduction: several studies have shown an association between wheezing and mental health problems in children and adolescents. This association can occur in both directions. Objective: to assess longitudinally the bidirectional association between wheezing and mental health problems in adolescents at 11 and 15 years of age. Methods: individuals belonging to the 1993 birth cohort, in the city of Pelotas, Brazil, were followed at 11 and 15 years old. Wheezing was assessed as presence of wheezing in the last 12 months , based on the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC). Mental health problems were assessed with the questionnaire Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), with application version for parents. For the analysis, the total of subjects was divided in two samples from which teenagers with the outcomes (wheezing/mental health problems) at 11 years old were excluded. Results: in the crude analysis for mental health problems at age 11 as predictor of wheezing at age 15, there was a statistical significant association for both sexes: males [RI = 1.64 (95% CI 1.16, 2.31), p = 0.005], and females [RI = 1.68 (95% CI 1.28, 2.19), p <0.001]; after adjustment for confounders, the association was maintained only for females [RI = 1.66 (95% CI 1, 16, 2.36), p = 0.005]. When wheezing at age 11 was evaluated as predictor of mental health problems at 15 years old, there was a statistical significant association in the crude analysis only for boys [RI = 1.49 (95% CI 1.04, 2.16), p=0.031]; after adjusting for confounders, this association was no longer statistically significant (p = 0.652). Conclusions: girls who present mental health problems at age 11 have a high risk for developing wheezing at 15 years old. / Introdução: vários estudos mostram uma associação entre sibilância e problemas de saúde mental em crianças e adolescentes. Esta associação pode acontecer bidireccionalmente. Objetivo: avaliar de forma longitudinal a associação bidirecional entre sibilância e problemas de saúde mental em adolescentes aos 11 e 15 anos de idade. Métodos: indivíduos pertencentes à coorte de 1993 da cidade de Pelotas, Brasil, foram acompanhados aos 11 e 15 anos de idade. A sibilância foi avaliada pela pergunta chiado no peito nos últimos 12 meses , com base no Estudo Internacional de Asma e Alergias na Infância (ISAAC). Problemas de saúde mental foram avaliados através do questionário Strenghts and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) com aplicação da versão para pais. Para a análise, dividiu-se o total de indivíduos em duas amostras, sendo que em cada uma delas foram excluídos aqueles adolescentes que apresentavam o desfecho de interesse (sibilância/problemas de saúde mental) aos 11 anos. Resultados: na análise bruta para problemas de saúde mental aos 11 anos como preditor de sibilância aos 15 anos, houve associação estatisticamente significativa para ambos os sexos: nos meninos [RI=1,64 (IC95% 1,16;2,31), p=0,005], e nas meninas [RI=1,68 (IC95% 1,28;2,19), p<0,001]; após ajuste para as variáveis de confusão, a associação se manteve somente no sexo feminino [RI=1,66 (IC95% 1,16;2,36), p=0,005]. Quando avaliada a sibilância aos 11 anos como preditor de problemas de saúde mental aos15 anos, encontrou-se associação significativa na análise bruta, somente para os meninos [RI=1,49 (IC95% 1,04;2,166), p=0,031].; após ajuste para fatores de confusão, essa associação não se manteve estatisticamente significativa (p=0,652). Conclusões: meninas com problemas de saúde mental aos 11 anos têm maior risco de desenvolver sibilância aos 15 anos.