Biomedical subjects

K Dyregrov

Publications and source records attributed to K Dyregrov.

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PubMed2000

Refugee families' experience of research participation.

Because refugees can experience crisis, bereavement, and traumatization, there has been a rapid increase of research carried out with refugees. This study investigated how refugee families respond to participation in research. A previous study explored how adults and children had communicated about the difficult question of repatriation after arriving in a new country. Did the in-depth interviews harm or benefit them? Are there any ethical risks in research on traumatized refugees? From an original sample of 74 Bosnian refugees (5-73 years), 30 family members from 9 families including 14 children aged 6 to 19, were re-interviewed. The refugees rated participation as positive. A few parents lacked information that could have enabled them to inform the children better before the interviews. The study shows that studies on traumatized/bereaved populations can have beneficial effects.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1999

[Support to relatives after suicide].

Professionals who have worked with survivors of suicide have emphasized the need for systematic support and care, especially for children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the community support for survivors following suicide of young people (< 30 y). The organization and content of the help was evaluated with a view to develop advice regarding improvement of care. 321 out of 481 communities (67%) in Norway answered a questionnaire. A sub-sample of 266 communities which reported having special support programs for survivors of suicide is presented in this article. Data were analysed by quantitative and qualitative methods. The support offered varies across the nation. While the community physician and the parish priest have crucial roles throughout the country, psychological/psychiatric professionals are more often available in the southern parts of Norway and in larger communities. Most communities establish early contact with the survivors. However, the way contact is established seems casual, the length of the follow-up is varying, and the care for children is inadequate. Smaller communities, communities with a coordinator, a crisis team and written routines, seem to offer the best support. Recommendations for crisis and bereavement intervention programs are proposed in this article.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1997

[Intercultural communication in general practice].

What is the reason for possible communication problems between physicians and immigrants from the third world? How is the interaction between the two groups regulated? To answer such questions, 15 doctors and 10 immigrants were interviewed about their experience of the doctor-patient interaction in unstructured open-ended interviews. Culturally based verbal and non-verbal expressions were particularly difficult to interpret, being based on different thought models and language. Owing to the world wide generalisation of the doctor-patient roles the gap between the two "partners" in the communication has been to some extent bridged. Largely independent of the doctors' will, the immigrants assigned considerable authority to the doctors. Thus the power of the doctor is based on the institutionalisation of the more universal doctor-patient role.

Communication↗

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Long-term impact of sudden infant death: a 12- to 15-year follow-up.

To understand parents' subjective feelings, experiences, and understanding connected to the loss of a child over time, the authors chose semi-structured, in-depth interviews as the method of examination in a study of 26 parents who lost a child to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) between 1981 and 1984. In addition, parents were asked to complete different inventories to compare their present responses (1996) with their responses to the same inventories in 1981-1984. Most parents still viewed the death of their child as affecting their daily life in important ways. Inventory data show that gender differences have diminished 12-15 years after the loss, and few parents are psychologically at risk in 1996. The study clearly shows the benefit of method triangulation in providing a total picture of the parent's experiences.

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