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Ekstrand, P., Tegnestedt, C., Schuster, M., Eriksson, H., Hägg Martinell, A. & Larsen, J. (2023). The meaning of health among newly arrived immigrants: A qualitative study from stakeholders’ perspectives. Nordic journal of nursing research, 43(1)
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2023 (English)In: Nordic journal of nursing research, ISSN 2057-1585, E-ISSN 2057-1593, Vol. 43, no 1Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Good health is a prerequisite for individuals to function in everyday life. The same applies to newly arrived immigrants, where good health is crucial for successful establishment. The aim of this study was to describe stakeholders’ experiences of how newly arrived immigrants’ health affects their opportunities to establish themselves in society. The study had a qualitative design where open-ended questions were analysed following Braun and Clarke’s guidelines for conducting a qualitative thematic analysis. The results consist of three themes: Mental health problems, disabilities, and tormenting concerns about absent family members; A precarious life situation related to housing, education, and income; and Deficiencies in responding to health challenges in organisations and in society. Stakeholders face health problems among newly arrived immigrants that they do not have the right skills to deal with. We argue for the presence of nurses in organisations working with newly arrived immigrants, and that nurses’ competence is necessary to capture their needs.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2023
Keywords
health, newly arrived immigrants, social participation, stakeholders, thematic qualitative analysis
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-4253 (URN)10.1177/20571585221083525 (DOI)
Funder
Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2016-07194
Available from: 2022-04-29 Created: 2022-04-29 Last updated: 2024-01-09Bibliographically approved
Schuster, M., Kraft, M., Hägg Martinell, A., Eriksson, H., Larsen, J. & Ekstrand, P. (2022). Challenges and Barriers to the Social Integration of Newly Arrived Immigrants in Sweden. Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, 16(1), 22-39
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2022 (English)In: Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, E-ISSN 1843-5610, Vol. 16, no 1, p. 22-39Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Sweden, like many other European countries, has received a large number of immigrants in the past few years. To tackle the challenge connected with this, a policy for integration including an establishment programme was adopted by the Swedish Government which speeded up the introduction of newly arrived immigrants into the labour market and social life. The implementation of the programme is performed by various stakeholders in the fields of the labour market, language education and non-governmental organisations.The aim of this study was to investigate challenges and barriers to integration from the perspective of stakeholders’ experiences of encounters with newly arrived immigrants. The study used open-ended data collected in a Delphi project targeting civil servants and volunteers working within the policy establishment programme, and a thematic analysis was conducted. The results indicate that focus on organisational structures, issues concerning resources and competence, and a more holistic approach to new arrivals’ existential situationare key areas to address to move towards successful integration.

Keywords
integration, core domains of integration, newly arrived immigrants, stakeholders, thematic analysis
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-4271 (URN)
Funder
Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2016–07194
Available from: 2022-05-28 Created: 2022-05-28 Last updated: 2023-10-04Bibliographically approved
Hägg Martinell, A., Eriksson, H., Ekstrand, P., Schuster, M. & Larsen, J. (2021). Social Participation as Reported by Civil Servants and Volunteers Working with Newly Arrived Immigrants in Sweden: Qualitative Data from a Delphi Study. Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, 15(1), 98-114
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2021 (English)In: Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, E-ISSN 1843-5610, Vol. 15, no 1, p. 98-114Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Primary health prevention regarding social participation for newly arrivedimmigrants is needed to address challenges when responding to the needs of suchimmigrants in their new and vulnerable situation. The aim of this study was to describe socialparticipation as reported by civil servants and volunteers working with newly arrivedimmigrants in Sweden. Open-ended data collected in a Delphi project targeting civil servantsand volunteers working within the policy establishment programme was used. Qualitativecontent analysis was conducted. The findings show that several interacting factors contributeto resources that create perquisites for “going native in the community” and “being part ofeveryday life” as points of perquisites for how civil servants and volunteers elaborate onsocial participation for newly arrived immigrants. A focus on the “here and now” and avoidingmeasures that “put life on hold” are two points of aspects that generate possibilities forpromoting social participation in health services.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Oradea: Research Centre on Identity and Migration Issues, University of Oradea, Romania, 2021
Keywords
Health promotion, Health services, Newley arrived immigrants, Qualitativecontent analysis, Refugees, Social participation
National Category
Nursing
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-4012 (URN)
Funder
Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare
Available from: 2021-05-24 Created: 2021-05-24 Last updated: 2023-10-04Bibliographically approved
Jonsson, M., Schuster, M., Protudjer, J. L., Bergström, A., Egmar, A.-C. & Kull, I. (2017). Experiences of Daily Life Among Adolescents With Asthma - A Struggle With Ambivalence. Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and Families, 35, 23-29
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2017 (English)In: Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and Families, ISSN 0882-5963, E-ISSN 1532-8449, Vol. 35, p. 23-29Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

OBJECTIVE: There is limited knowledge about how adolescents with asthma view their disease in daily life and how these views impact on management. The aim of this study was to describe experiences of daily life, with particular focus on thoughts, feelings and management of adolescents with asthma.

METHODS: In this qualitative study, data were obtained from 10 interviews with adolescents (aged 16-18 years) with asthma recruited from the Swedish population-based prospective birth cohort, BAMSE. Data were analysed through Systematic Text Condensation.

RESULTS: Experiences of daily life among adolescents with asthma were defined in four categories: Insight and understanding; Asthma not the focus of daily life; Being acknowledged and, Being affected by asthma symptoms. The adolescents had developed an insight into and understanding of their disease, but did not want asthma to be the focus of their daily lives. The adolescents wanted their asthma to be acknowledged, but not to the point that they were defined by their asthma. They reported having many asthma symptoms, especially during physical activity, but also described a desire to feel healthy, "normal" and like their peers.

CONCLUSIONS: Having asthma in adolescence involves several struggles with ambivalence between adapting socially, feeling healthy and managing one's asthma.

IMPLICATIONS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: The provision of person-centred care may be one way to handle the ambivalence among adolescents with asthma and thereby help them to manage their asthma.

Keywords
Adolescence, Asthma care, Daily life experiences, Person-centered care
National Category
Nursing
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-2432 (URN)10.1016/j.pedn.2017.02.005 (DOI)28728764 (PubMedID)
Available from: 2017-08-22 Created: 2017-08-22 Last updated: 2017-08-22Bibliographically approved
Bergman, M., Graff, C., Eriksdotter, M., Schuster, M. & Fugl-Meyer, K. S. (2017). Overall and domain-specific life satisfaction when living with familial Alzheimer's disease risk: A quantitative approach.. Nursing and Health Sciences, 19(4), 452-458
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2017 (English)In: Nursing and Health Sciences, ISSN 1441-0745, E-ISSN 1442-2018, Vol. 19, no 4, p. 452-458Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In this study, we explored life satisfaction and sense of coherence in relation to biopsychosocial variables in individuals at risk for the development of familial Alzheimer's disease. Forty nine individuals (response rate: 96%) were interviewed. Life satisfaction was found to be high for the majority of participants. Those who were older than the expected age of onset of disease, those <6 years' inclusion in the Familial Alzheimer's disease biomarker study, and males tended to experience positive psychological health. Sense of coherence was positively associated with satisfaction with life as a whole, psychological health, vocation, and economy. Women seem to be more vulnerable than men, and attention should be given to those who have not passed the age of expected symptom onset. Early and recurrent counseling and psychosocial support were found to be essential. Issues related to vocation and economy are areas of concern, and are closely associated with sense of coherence, life satisfaction, and psychological health. This study emphasizes the importance of professional teams working together with the patient and their families.

Keywords
familial Alzheimer's disease, life satisfaction, psychosocial support, quality of life, sense of coherence
National Category
Nursing
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-2433 (URN)10.1111/nhs.12365 (DOI)28776874 (PubMedID)
Available from: 2017-08-22 Created: 2017-08-22 Last updated: 2018-01-09Bibliographically approved
Bergman, M., Graff, C., Eriksdotter, M., Fugl-Meyer, K. & Schuster, M. (2016). The meaning of living close to a person with Alzheimer disease. Medicine, Health care and Philosophy, 19(3), 341-349
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2016 (English)In: Medicine, Health care and Philosophy, ISSN 1386-7423, E-ISSN 1572-8633, Vol. 19, no 3, p. 341-349Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Only a few studies explore the lifeworld of the spouses of persons affected by early-onset Alzheimer disease (AD). The aim of this study is to explore the lifeworld of spouses when their partners are diagnosed with AD, focusing on spouses' lived experience. The study employs an interpretative phenomenological framework. Ten in-depth interviews are performed. The results show that spouses' lifeworld changes with the diagnosis. They experience an imprisoned existence in which added obligations, fear, and worry keep them trapped at home, both physically and mentally. In their longing for freedom, new strategies and attitudes helps the spouses to create an extended "lived space" with their partner. The findings stress the importance of paying attention to the lifeworld of spouses and making clinical recommendations on this basis. Most importantly, the lifeworld perspective has implications for how we understand what care is. We hope to challenge all different healthcare professionals and invite them to discuss the deep meaning of care and the definition of being professional in encounters with vulnerable others from a lifeworld perspective.

Keywords
Alzheimers disease, Early-onset, Interpretative phenomenology, Lifeworld. Spouses, Professional approach
National Category
Health Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-2191 (URN)10.1007/s11019-016-9696-3 (DOI)26993285 (PubMedID)
Available from: 2016-03-29 Created: 2016-03-29 Last updated: 2017-08-22Bibliographically approved
Schuster, M. (2013). Det mellanmänskliga mötet: vårdandets existentiella dimension (1ed.). In: Janeth Leksell & Margret Lepp (Ed.), Sjuksköterskans kärnkompetenser: (pp. 139-158). Stockholm: Liber
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2013 (Swedish)In: Sjuksköterskans kärnkompetenser / [ed] Janeth Leksell & Margret Lepp, Stockholm: Liber, 2013, 1, p. 139-158Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Liber, 2013 Edition: 1
Keywords
omvårdnad, professionella möten
National Category
Nursing Work Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-719 (URN)978-91-47-10568-7 (ISBN)
Available from: 2013-09-18 Created: 2013-09-18 Last updated: 2015-10-21Bibliographically approved
Schuster, M. (2013). Hermeneutics as Embodied Existence. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 12, 195-206
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2013 (English)In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods, E-ISSN 1609-4069, Vol. 12, p. 195-206Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article explores the possibilities and limits of a hermeneutic way of being in the world, more specifically being a researcher as a part of human, embodied existence. Understanding existence as embodied highlights the subjectivity of a researcher. For a hermeneutic researcher this subjectivity is both a precondition for interpretation and something that might endanger the scientific endeavour. In this article, I examine the possibilities of combining Hans-Georg Gadamer’s empathetic hermeneutics with Paul Ricoeur’s critical hermeneutics as a means of both recognizing and, to some extent, controlling my subjectivity in the research process. With Gabriel Marcel I also argue for hermeneutics as an embodied experience. This is exemplified by my study with a focus on the existential dimensions of the nursing profession. The first part of the article introduces Marcel and his philosophical anthropology concerning our bodily existence as essential for shared lives with others. In the second part, this understanding of self and others is further developed by means of the hermeneutics of Gadamer and Ricoeur. In the third part, I present a way of applying hermeneutics in procedures for interviews, transcription, and analysis of data.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
University of Alberta, 2013
Keywords
embodied existence, hermeneutics, Gabriel Marcel, Paul Ricoeur, Hans-Georg Gadamer, poetic transcription
National Category
Nursing History of Ideas
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-695 (URN)
Available from: 2013-07-17 Created: 2013-07-17 Last updated: 2024-01-17Bibliographically approved
Schuster, M. (2011). Ammatillinen kohtaaminen: - hoitamisen eksistentiaalinen ulottuvuus. In: Anne Laiho & Tarita Ruoholinna (Ed.), Terveysalan ammatit ja koulutus: . Helsingfors: Gaudeamus
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2011 (Finnish)In: Terveysalan ammatit ja koulutus / [ed] Anne Laiho & Tarita Ruoholinna, Helsingfors: Gaudeamus, 2011Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Helsingfors: Gaudeamus, 2011
National Category
Nursing
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-522 (URN)978-952-495-192-0 (ISBN)
Available from: 2013-02-21 Created: 2013-02-21 Last updated: 2015-10-21Bibliographically approved
Röing, M., Hirsch, J., Holmström, I. & Schuster, M. (2009). Making new meanings of being in the world after treatment for oral cancer. Qualitative Health Research, 19(8), 1076-1086
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2009 (English)In: Qualitative Health Research, ISSN 1049-7323, E-ISSN 1552-7557, Vol. 19, no 8, p. 1076-1086Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

When the mouth is affected by cancer, difficulties in satisfying basic human needs such as eating, tasting, swallowing, and speaking might arise, and the existential significance of the mouth might become obvious. How does it feel to live with these difficulties? What does it mean to be a human being living with the consequences of oral cancer? Five patients with oral cancer were interviewed a median time of 4 years after the beginning of treatment. A hermeneutic research approach was used to understand, explain, and interpret the transcribed interviews and showed how the consequences of oral cancer affected the being-in-the-world of the participants in three ways: existing as oneself, existing in the eyes of others, and existing with others. Against the background of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, these findings illuminate how essential the mouth is to a human being's identity and existence.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2009
Keywords
attitude to life, body image, oral cancer
National Category
Nursing
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-521 (URN)10.1177/1049732309341192 (DOI)19638601 (PubMedID)
Available from: 2013-02-21 Created: 2013-02-21 Last updated: 2017-12-06Bibliographically approved
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