Text in Afrikaans / In this study an instrument is suggested for implementation by the Educational Psychologist to design a support programme, aimed at handling family members' stress where a child has sustained a brain injury. Attention was paid to the phenomenon "brain injured child" to ascertain demands and needs (physical, cognitive, psychological and emotional). Specific note was taken of the toll on each family member in their observance, experience, assistance and giving· meaning to the child. Reference was made to existing support programmes for such family members from the acute care phase to the final acceptance and readjustment of the family. With this study the need for a continuous support programme and the contents of such a programme was addressed. Using these guidelines the Educational Psychologist will be able to prepare the family for the stress possibilities in dealing with the brain injured child. / Met hierdie studie is 'n instrument daargestel vir die ontwerp van 'n hulpverleningsprogram vir gebruik deur die Opvoedkundige Sielkundige. Hierdie hulpprogram het as doel, die hantering van stres, deur die gesin van 'n kind, wat 'n breinbesering opgedoen het. In die studie is aandag gegee aan die tipiese gedrag wat oor die algemeen van 'n breinbeseerde kind verwag kan word. Daar is ook gepoog om te bepaal hoe elke lid van die gesin die breinbeseerde kind beleef, aan hom betekenis gee, en hom probeer help ten opsigte van die eise (fisiek en emosioneel) wat hy stel. Verder is daar gekyk na bestaande hulpverlening (gerig op die hantering van stres) aan die gesinslede van 'n breinbeseerde kind vanaf die akute versorgingsfase tot en met die aanpassing en herorganisering van die gesin. Met hierdie studie is 'n behoefte aan 'n kontinue hulpverleningsprogram en die inhoud van so 'n program by gesinslede aangespreek. Aan die hand van die riglyne sal die Opvoedkundige Sielkundige 'n gesin kan voorberei op die stres wat hulle ten opsigte van die hantering van 'n breinbeseerde kind te wagte kan wees. / Psychology of Education / M. Ed. (Voorligting)

Text in Afrikaans / In this study an instrument is suggested for implementation by the Educational Psychologist to design a support programme, aimed at handling family members' stress where a child has sustained a brain injury. Attention was paid to the phenomenon "brain injured child" to ascertain demands and needs (physical, cognitive, psychological and emotional). Specific note was taken of the toll on each family member in their observance, experience, assistance and giving· meaning to the child. Reference was made to existing support programmes for such family members from the acute care phase to the final acceptance and readjustment of the family. With this study the need for a continuous support programme and the contents of such a programme was addressed. Using these guidelines the Educational Psychologist will be able to prepare the family for the stress possibilities in dealing with the brain injured child. / Met hierdie studie is 'n instrument daargestel vir die ontwerp van 'n hulpverleningsprogram vir gebruik deur die Opvoedkundige Sielkundige. Hierdie hulpprogram het as doel, die hantering van stres, deur die gesin van 'n kind, wat 'n breinbesering opgedoen het. In die studie is aandag gegee aan die tipiese gedrag wat oor die algemeen van 'n breinbeseerde kind verwag kan word. Daar is ook gepoog om te bepaal hoe elke lid van die gesin die breinbeseerde kind beleef, aan hom betekenis gee, en hom probeer help ten opsigte van die eise (fisiek en emosioneel) wat hy stel. Verder is daar gekyk na bestaande hulpverlening (gerig op die hantering van stres) aan die gesinslede van 'n breinbeseerde kind vanaf die akute versorgingsfase tot en met die aanpassing en herorganisering van die gesin. Met hierdie studie is 'n behoefte aan 'n kontinue hulpverleningsprogram en die inhoud van so 'n program by gesinslede aangespreek. Aan die hand van die riglyne sal die Opvoedkundige Sielkundige 'n gesin kan voorberei op die stres wat hulle ten opsigte van die hantering van 'n breinbeseerde kind te wagte kan wees. / Psychology of Education / M. Ed. (Voorligting)

Dans le cadre d'une étude transversale menée sur 202 patientes ménopausées et non ménopausées,les objectifs sont de démontrer l'existence d'un lien entre ménopause et altération de l'état de santé buccodentaire. D'évaluer l'action du THM sur la morbidité dentaire et «in fine» sur la mortalité dentaire.De préciser les liens entre santé bucco-dentaire et diverses pathologies générales et d'apprécier les liens entre psychisme et soma chez les femmes ménopausées. D'apprécier l'influence des biphosphonates sur l'état de santé parodontal.De placer l'étude des liens état bucco-dentaire- ménopause dans une optique sociétale et anthropologique.La ménopause a pour conséquence une altération du parodonte (p=0,003).Le THM a une action bénéfique sur le parodonte.L'effet biologique du diabète est drastique quant à la perte des organes dentaires (p=0,050).L'étude souligne l'influence «per se» d'un mauvais état bucco-dentaire pour la pathologie coronarienne (OR=1,214). De plus,évènements stressants,sècheresse buccale,pathologies ostéo articulaires,carence hormonale sont des facteurs diversement liés de la mortalité dentaire durant cette période. Par ailleurs, il est apparu que les femmes ayant été récemment traitées pour un cancer du sein développaient plus de caries dentaires (p=0,031 OR=2,161). L'étude met en évidence les effets des biphosphonates sur l'altération du parodonte (p=0,011) malgré la prise d'un THM (p=0,020).Un milieu socioculturel aisé contribueraient à la médicalisation du phénomène physiologique.Le fait de vivre seule influerait sur la perte des organes dentaires (p=0,035). Enfin,la pratique régulière d'un sport améliorerait l'état de santé orale (p=0,036). / In a cross-sectional study of 202 postmenopausal and premenopausal women,the objectives of this study are to demonstrate a link between menopause and altered state of oral health.To evaluate the action of HRT on dental disease and finally on the tooth mortality. To assess and clarify the relationship between oral health and various general diseases and links between psyche and soma in postmenopausal women.Also discussed was the influence of bisphosphonates on the state of periodontal health.Finally,it was decided to place the study links oral menopausal status in a social and anthropological perspective.It appears then that menopause results in an altered state of oral health,(p = 0.003).HRT has a beneficial effect on the periodontal disease.The biological effects of diabetes are related to dental mortality (p = 0.050). This study emphasize the influence "per se" a bad oral health status for coronary artery disease (OR = 1.214).In postmenopausal women, stressful events, dry mouth, joint and bone diseases, hormonal deficiency are factors variously related dental mortality during this period. Moreover, it was found that women who have recently been treated for breast cancer developed more dental caries (p = 0.031 OR = 2.161).The study related the effects of bisphosphonates on the alteration of periodontal (p = 0.011), despite taking HRT (p = 0.020).In addition,background socio-economic favored contribute to the medicalization of physiological phenomenon. The fact of living alone would affect the loss of dental organs (p = 0.035). Finally, the regular practice of a sport improve the state of oral health (p = 0.036).

The purpose of this dissertation was to examine patterns of antenatal stressful life events (SLEs) experienced by women in the United States (U.S.) and their association with postpartum depression (PPD). It further explored the role of women's state-level socio-economic status (SES) on PPD; the racial/ethnic dispartites in SLE-PPD relationship; and the role of provider communication on perinatal depression. Data from 2009–11 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) and SES indicators published by the Institute of Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) were used. Latent class analysis (LCA) was performed to identify unobserved class membership based on antenatal SLEs. Multilevel generalized linear mixed models examined whether state-level SES moderated the antenatal SLE-PPD relationship. Of 116,595 respondents to the PRAMS 2009-11, the sample size for our analyses ranged from 78% to 99%. The majority (64%) of participants were in low-stress class. The illness/death related-stress class (13%) had a high prevalence of severe illness (77%) and death (63%) of a family member or someone very close to them, while those in the multiple-stress (22%) class endorsed most other SLEs. Eleven percent had PPD; women who experienced all types of stressors, had the highest odds (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 5.43; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 5.36, 5.51) of PPD. The odds of PPD decreased with increasing state-level social/economic autonomy index (aOR: 0.75; 95% CI: 0.64, 0.88), with significant cross-level interaction between stressors and state-level SES. Among non-Hispanic blacks and non-Hispanic whites, husband/partner not wanting the pregnancy (aOR: 1.47; 95% CI: 1.14, 1.90) and drug/drinking problems of someone close (aOR: 1.37; 95% CI: 1.21, 1.55) were respectively associated with PPD. Provider communication was protective. That 1 out of every 5 and 1 out of every 8 women were in the high- and emotional-stress classes suggests that SLEs are common among pregnant women. Our results suggest that screening for antenatal SLEs might help identify women at risk for PPD. The finding that the odds of PPD decrease with increasing social/economic autonomy, could have policy implications and motivate efforts to improve these indices. This study also indicates the benefits of antenatal health care provider communication on perinatal depression.

De senaste åren har flera fall av skolattacker och grova våldsdåd i skolan inträffat i Sverige. Dödligt skolvåld utgör en särskild problematik för skolan eftersom elevers och personalens liv och hälsa hotas. Det ställer därmed stora krav på ledarskapet att hantera en sådan påfrestande situation, både under och efter händelsen. Trots detta saknas i stor utsträckning forskning på området, både i en internationell och skandinavisk kontext. Den här studien bidrar till ökad kunskap inom det här forskningsfältet. Syftet med den här studien var att undersöka ledarskapsrelaterade krav och utmaningar som lärare och skolledare har upplevt vid dödligt skolvåld i Sverige. En kvalitativ forskningsmetod användes, där datainsamlingen skedde genom semistrukturerade intervjuer och analyserades med en tematisk analys. Genom att ha intervjuat fem skolledare och en lärare har fyra olika teman identifierats som belyser ledarskapsrelaterade krav och utmaningar vid dödligt skolvåld. Dessa teman är organisering av krisarbete, kommunikation, anpassa ledarskapet samt hantera konsekvenserna. Slutsatser från studien är att många av de krav och utmaningar som ställs på ledarskapet återfinns i tidigare forskning om ledarskap under påfrestande förhållanden. Den tidigare forskningen fokuserar dock på ordinarie krishanteringsaktörer som polis och räddningstjänst. Till skillnad från ordinarie krishanteringsaktörer saknar dock många skolledare och lärare övning och utbildning i krishantering, samt upplever bristande organisatoriska förutsättningar och otydliga ansvarsförhållanden. Andra utmärkande aspekter av ledarskap vid dödligt skolvåld är att media upplevs som en stor utmaning att hantera och att efterarbetet kan pågå i flera år efter den aktuella händelsen. / In recent years, Sweden has experienced several incidents of lethal school violence. However, there exist a knowledge gap in the research literature concerning leadership in stressful and demanding situations in relation to a severe school crisis. This study contributes to fill this gap by examine leadership demands and challenges that teachers and school leaders have experienced during and after an incident of lethal school violence in Sweden. A qualitative method has been used in the study. Data collection was made through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using a thematic analysis method. By interviewing five school leaders in management positions (e.g. principal) and one teacher, four different themes has been identified; organization of crisis management, communication, adapt the leadership and handle the consequences. The result of the study indicates that many of the leadership demands and challenges that teachers and school leaders experience in situations of lethal school violence are similar to those that have already been identified in previous studies regarding leadership in stressful and demanding situations. However, most of the previous research have been focusing on ordinary crisis management actors such as the police. An important difference in relation to ordinary crisis management actors is that many school leaders and teacher do not have the prerequisites to handle such a demanding crisis due to a lack of practice and training. Organizational conditions and unclear responsibilities are other challenges. Additionally, many interviewees found the media coverage and handling of it very demanding. Noteworthy is also the aspect of time, where the consequences of the crisis can take years to recover from.