Eija Viitasara

Datos Biográficos

ID4265721
NOMBREEija Viitasara
NOMBRESEija
APELLIDOViitasara
FIRMAVIITASARA E
AFILIACIONESMid Sweden University
ORCID0000-0003-3664-8290
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS5
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2013
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2023
ÍNDICE H1

  • Politicians’ views on societal responsibility and possibility to promote newly arrived migrants’ health in Sweden

    Open AccessS Svanholm, Heidi Carlerby et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2023

    Newly arrived migrants in Sweden risk facing ill health. Politicians at the local and regional levels are involved in many decisions regarding the social determinants of health. The aim of this study was to explore politicians’ views on different societal actors’ responsibility and possibility to promote newly arrived migrants’ health. Data were collected through online questionnaires completed by 667 politicians from municipality and regional co…

  • Civic communicators' view of and approach to health promotion for newly arrived migrants in Sweden

    Open AccessS Svanholm, Heidi Carlerby et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    For newly arrived migrants, integration is important in promoting health and decreasing health inequities. In a Swedish context, civic orientation is a program to promote integration and increase the chance of employment for newly arrived migrants. The aim of this project was to explore how civic communicators view and approach health promotion in their work with newly arrived migrants in the civic orientation program in Sweden. Data were collect…

  • The impact of psychological abuse on somatic symptoms

    Open AccessJoaquim Soares, Joaquim Jorge Fernandes Soares et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Adult Protection2014Citada por: 1Referencias: 18

    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine differences in the experience of somatic symptoms by domain (exhaustion, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, heart distress) between psychologically abused and non-abused older persons, and to scrutinize associations between abuse and somatic symptoms while considering other factors (e.g. social support). Design/methodology/approach – The design was cross-sectional. The participants were 4,467 wome…

  • Psychological abuse among older persons in Europe

    Open AccessGloria Macassa, Eija Viitasara et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aggression Conflict…2013Referencias: 8

    Purpose: Elder abuse is an issue of great concern world‐wide, not least in Europe. Older people are increasingly vulnerable to physical, psychological, financial maltreatment and sexual coercion. However, due to complexities of measurement, psychological abuse may be underestimated. The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of psychological abuse toward older persons within a 12 month period. Design/methodology/approach: The stud…

  • The chronicity and severity of abuse among older persons by country

    Open AccessJoaquim Soares, Sílvia Fraga et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aggression Conflict…2013Referencias: 3

    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate chronicity (frequency) in different abuse types (e.g. psychological) and overall abuse (all abuse types) by severity (minor, severe, total) in seven European cities, and scrutinize factors associated with high chronicity levels (frequency on the median and higher) in psychological and overall abuse by severity. Design/methodology/approach – The study design was cross-sectional. The sample cons…

  • How Bullying Involvement is Associated with the Distribution of Parental Background and With Subjective Health Complaints Among Swedish Boys and Girls

    Open AccessHeidi Carlerby, Eija Viitasara et al.ARTICLESocial Indicators Research2013Citada por: 4Referencias: 28