Katarina Sjögren Forss
Biographic Data
| ID | 7791395 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katarina Sjögren Forss |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katarina Sjögren |
| FAMILY NAME | Forss |
| SIGNATURE | FORSS K S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Malmö University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3594-3944 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Exploring key factors related to child well-being: A community-based participatory research together with children with migration background residing in socio-economically disadvantaged areas of Malmö…
Background: Children with migration background, living in socio-economically disadvantaged areas, are exposed to numerous risk that can negatively affect their well-being. Understanding which key factors build and enable well-being of children with these experiences are therefore essential to support and strengthen their positive development and possibilities to feel well. Studies that include children's own perspectives and voices in initiatives…
The development process of a type 2 diabetes health-promoting CBPR intervention
Introduction: Participation is one of the core elements of health promotion, which means that approaches and methods should focus on involvement. The process of involving women with a migration background in health promotion needs to be further explored. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the development process of a type 2 diabetes health-promotive community-based participatory research intervention among Middle Eastern women with a migr…
Navigating the Unseen: Healthcare Support Staff’s Perception of Existential Loneliness Among Older Migrants
Existential loneliness is a profound sense of loneliness that arises when confronting existential questions, often intensified by the awareness of mortality. For older migrants, this experience may be deepened by feelings of exclusion and a disrupted sense of belonging. While existential loneliness has been explored in general older populations, little is known about how it is perceived and addressed by healthcare support staff working with older…
Migrant women’s engagement in health-promotive activities through a women’s health collaboration
Introduction: Social determinants of health impact health, and migrants are exposed to an inequitable distribution of resources that may impact their health negatively, leading to health inequality and social injustice. Migrant women are difficult to engage in health-promotional activities because of language barriers, socioeconomic circumstances, and other social determinants. Based on the framework of Paulo Freire, a community health promotion …
No one size fits all’ – community trust-building as a strategy to reduce Covid-19-related health disparities
The study highlights that a Community Based Participatory Research programme with lay health promoters as community trust builders had a potential to work with communicable diseases during the pandemic. The lay health promoters played a key role in promoting health during the pandemic by deepening the knowledge and understanding of the role that marginalised citizens have in building resilience and sustainability in their community in preparation…
The Need for Parental Support for Migrant Parents in Transition Into Sweden: A Perspective
Migration is a stressful experience and research shows that newly arrived migrants in Sweden suffer from different challenges and struggle to relate to parenting in a new culture that is different from their own. The Swedish Child Health Services (CHS) focuses on promoting health among children, as well as supporting parents in parenting. Although this is a goal, migrant parents participate at lower rates in parental support groups. This paper ai…
Physical Activity in Relation to Wellbeing Among Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden: A Quantitative Study
Background: Little is known about physical activity among newly arrived refugees and what impact physical activity might have on their health, as measured by mental wellbeing, vitality, stress and sleep quality. Thus, this study sought to investigate the relationship between physical activity and wellbeing among refugees who were newly arrived in Sweden. Methods: The present study was based on the results from a survey, conducted in 2015–2016 amo…
The Association Between Self-perceived Health and Sleep-Quality and Anxiety Among Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden: A Quantitative Study
Previous research findings suggest that insomnia could be related to decreased health status and that it could also be affected by traumatic life experiences, such as war. Good health is important for newly arrived refugees for an effective integration process. The aim of the present study is, therefore, to investigate the association between self-perceived health and sleep quality among newly arrived refugees in Sweden. The results are based on …
Refugees’ experiences of healthcare in the host country: A scoping review
BACKGROUND: During the last years, Europe experienced an increase in immigration due to a variety of worldwide wars and conflicts, which in turn resulted in a greater number of physical and mental health issues present among the refugees. These factors place high demands not only on the refugees, but also on healthcare professionals who meet the refugees in different situations. Information about the refugees' experiences of the healthcare system…
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Refugees’ experiences of healthcare in the host country: A scoping review
BACKGROUND: During the last years, Europe experienced an increase in immigration due to a variety of worldwide wars and conflicts, which in turn resulted in a greater number of physical and mental health issues present among the refugees. These factors place high demands not only on the refugees, but also on healthcare professionals who meet the refugees in different situations. Information about the refugees' experiences of the healthcare system…
The Association Between Self-perceived Health and Sleep-Quality and Anxiety Among Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden: A Quantitative Study
Previous research findings suggest that insomnia could be related to decreased health status and that it could also be affected by traumatic life experiences, such as war. Good health is important for newly arrived refugees for an effective integration process. The aim of the present study is, therefore, to investigate the association between self-perceived health and sleep quality among newly arrived refugees in Sweden. The results are based on …
Physical Activity in Relation to Wellbeing Among Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden: A Quantitative Study
Background: Little is known about physical activity among newly arrived refugees and what impact physical activity might have on their health, as measured by mental wellbeing, vitality, stress and sleep quality. Thus, this study sought to investigate the relationship between physical activity and wellbeing among refugees who were newly arrived in Sweden. Methods: The present study was based on the results from a survey, conducted in 2015–2016 amo…
The Need for Parental Support for Migrant Parents in Transition Into Sweden: A Perspective
Migration is a stressful experience and research shows that newly arrived migrants in Sweden suffer from different challenges and struggle to relate to parenting in a new culture that is different from their own. The Swedish Child Health Services (CHS) focuses on promoting health among children, as well as supporting parents in parenting. Although this is a goal, migrant parents participate at lower rates in parental support groups. This paper ai…
Migrant women’s engagement in health-promotive activities through a women’s health collaboration
Introduction: Social determinants of health impact health, and migrants are exposed to an inequitable distribution of resources that may impact their health negatively, leading to health inequality and social injustice. Migrant women are difficult to engage in health-promotional activities because of language barriers, socioeconomic circumstances, and other social determinants. Based on the framework of Paulo Freire, a community health promotion …
No one size fits all’ – community trust-building as a strategy to reduce Covid-19-related health disparities
The study highlights that a Community Based Participatory Research programme with lay health promoters as community trust builders had a potential to work with communicable diseases during the pandemic. The lay health promoters played a key role in promoting health during the pandemic by deepening the knowledge and understanding of the role that marginalised citizens have in building resilience and sustainability in their community in preparation…
Exploring key factors related to child well-being: A community-based participatory research together with children with migration background residing in socio-economically disadvantaged areas of Malmö…
Background: Children with migration background, living in socio-economically disadvantaged areas, are exposed to numerous risk that can negatively affect their well-being. Understanding which key factors build and enable well-being of children with these experiences are therefore essential to support and strengthen their positive development and possibilities to feel well. Studies that include children's own perspectives and voices in initiatives…
The development process of a type 2 diabetes health-promoting CBPR intervention
Introduction: Participation is one of the core elements of health promotion, which means that approaches and methods should focus on involvement. The process of involving women with a migration background in health promotion needs to be further explored. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the development process of a type 2 diabetes health-promotive community-based participatory research intervention among Middle Eastern women with a migr…
Navigating the Unseen: Healthcare Support Staff’s Perception of Existential Loneliness Among Older Migrants
Existential loneliness is a profound sense of loneliness that arises when confronting existential questions, often intensified by the awareness of mortality. For older migrants, this experience may be deepened by feelings of exclusion and a disrupted sense of belonging. While existential loneliness has been explored in general older populations, little is known about how it is perceived and addressed by healthcare support staff working with older…
Medicine (7 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Citizen journalism (3 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works)