Browsing by Author "Henriksson, Sofia"

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Handhygienrutiner vid vård av barn med undernäring i öppenvård i Filippinerna
(2013-06-12) Henriksson, Sofia; Jansson, Lovisa; University of Gothenburg/Institute of Health and Care Sciences; Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa
Bakgrund: Undernäring bland barn är ett stort problem i Filippinerna. Enligt de senaste riktlinjerna från Världshälsoorganisationen bör barn med undernäring behandlas i hemmen. Vid undernäring försvagas immunförsvaret och risken för allvarliga infektioner ökar. Oavsett vårdform är vårdrelaterade infektioner ett globalt problem. Basala hygienrutiner, framförallt utförande av handdesinfektion är den viktigaste åtgärden för att förhindra smittspridning. Hög arbetsbelastning och glömska är några orsaker till bristande följsamhet till hygienrutiner. Avsaknad av hygienprodukter är den främsta orsaken till bristfälliga hygienrutiner i utvecklingsländer. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att studera vårdpersonalens roll i att säkerställa och upprätthålla goda handhygienrutiner i öppenvård av barn med undernäring. Metod: Etnografisk metod valdes och data samlades in under fem veckor genom deltagande observationer på en utländsk välgörenhetsorganisation i Manila, Filippinerna. Kvalitativ innehållsanalys användes vid analys av data. Resultat: De tre kategorierna; Health Workers Daily Work Situation, Education and Health Workers Hand Hygiene Routines identifierades under analysen. Den fysiska miljön såg olika ut beroende på var vårdpersonalen arbetade och möjligheterna till att utföra handhygien varierade. Det hygienmaterial som fanns tillgängligt användes inte. I vårdpersonalens föräldrautbildning togs vikten av god handhygien upp vid ett av åtta tillfällen. Diskussion: Ökad medvetenhet om vikten av god handhygien skulle göra att vårdpersonalen minskade risken att sprida infektioner. Områden för förbättringsarbete som observerades var ökad tillgänglighet till hygienprodukter, att rikta undervisningen till rätt målgrupp och att använda fler plattformar för undervisning.
ETT NATIONALROMANTISKT MISCHMASCH En analys av debatten kring ISTs huvudkontor
(2020-08-05) Henriksson, Sofia; University of Gothenburg/Department of Conservation; Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård
The aim of this study is to examine an architectural debate surrounding two planned buildings in Växjö, Sweden. The different views of architects and non-architects come into focus. Critical discourse analysis is used to examine texts in Swedish press as well as technical journals. The study focuses on answering two main questions: (1.) What arguments are used and how are they used? And (2.) Which architectural elements are the focus of the critiques (and which are not)? The first part of the study gives an introduction by discussing previous research, explaining the method used and giving background to the planned building-project. The analysis is split up in two parts. First, key-texts from the debate are analysed closely and individually using critical discourse analysis. Second, the debate is analysed more in its entirety. Different themes are identified and discussed. Lastly, the analysis is summarized. The results and the analysis are not separated but are entwined throughout the study. The study concludes that there are many differences between the views and ideas of architects and non-architects. Generally, the non-architects appreciate new traditional architecture and among architects it is considered tabu. This outcome aligns with previous research on the subject. The architects that partake in the debate generally use arguments based in the materiality of the buildings while the non-architect also use arguments involving human emotional experience. Architecture is very much discussed as something that is mainly about exteriors, not interiors. Discussions about sustainability is exceptionally absent while discussions about aesthetical and technical aspects are present throughout the debate.
What is the correlation between saliva levels of dexamphetamine
(2017-04-12) Henriksson, Sofia; University of Gothenburg / Institute of Medicine; Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för medicin
ABSTRACT Degree Project, Programme in Medicine 2017. Author: Sofia Henriksson. Institution: Pharmacology, Pharmacy & Anaesthesiology Unit, University of Western Australia, Perth. Title: “What is the correlation between saliva levels of dexamphetamine and performance on visual and auditory-visual illusions?” Background: Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder associated with dopamine (DA) hyperactivity. Given that dexamphetamine (DEX) elevates levels of DA in the brain, DEX challenges can be used to model schizophrenia in research. Hallucinations and delusions are two characteristic symptoms of schizophrenia and psychosis. Previous research suggests a widened temporal binding window in which sensory stimuli can bind to form one perception as a mechanism of how DA gives rise to hallucinations and delusions. Using illusion tests, sensory stimuli can be manipulated and perception measured in an objective manner. Looking into temporal and spatial windows in the visual-visual and visual-auditory sensory modalities, 26 healthy participants tested the Three Flash Illusion test (3-FI), Sound Induced Flash Illusion test (SIFI), Visually Induced Flash Illusion test (VIFI), Phantom Word Illusion (PWI) and McGurk effect on one day given DEX and one day given placebo. Aims: To determine levels of DEX in saliva samples taken during the testing days and correlate those levels closest in time to the illusion tests with performance on illusion test. Methods: Liquid-liquid extraction and high performance liquid chromatography was used to determine the levels of DEX in saliva. Raw data was analysed primarily with principal components analysis. Results: For those significant differences in performance on illusion tests between DEX and placebo days, levels of DEX in saliva correlated positively only with performance on VIFI and PWI tests and not in the McGurk illusion. Conclusions: DEX-levels in saliva showed in our study to be an unreliable predictor of performance on the illusion tests. However, more studies with greater sample sizes are necessary to draw any final conclusions.