Josefin Sveen
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 6515511 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Josefin Sveen |
| PRENOMES | Josefin |
| SOBRENOME | Sveen |
| ASSINATURA | SVEEN J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Marie Cederschiöld University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5523-8126 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 2 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2019 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
“It becomes a safe space”
Many bereaved adolescents struggle to comprehend their loss and adjust to life without the deceased. This study used narrative methods to evaluate the meaningfulness and impact of Alba—Youth in Grief, a co-developed self-management mobile app intended to support young grievers. Using the narratives of change method, developed to situate perceived intervention effects within biographical frameworks, we explored ten adolescents’ experiences of pare…
Crisis management plans in Swedish compulsory schools
Schools play a crucial role in supporting children through crises, including experiences of death and grief. Little is known about how death and grief are addressed in the crisis management plans (CMPs) of Swedish compulsory schools. This study aims to explore the structure and content of CMPs in Swedish compulsory schools, with a focus on death, grief, and bereavement support. 45 CMPs were analyzed using document analysis. Findings show a predom…
A self-management mobile app for bereaved adolescents
This study investigated the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial to evaluate a self-management mobile app for bereaved adolescents. Key areas assessed were recruitment, randomization, data collection, and intervention acceptability. In an internal pilot trial - where a pilot phase is embedded within a main trial to assess its feasibility - 36 adolescents aged 12-19 were randomized to use the app or a website with psychoeducatio…
My Grief App for Prolonged Grief in Bereaved Parents
The death of a child is a devastating experience for most parents. Consequently, bereaved parents are at risk to develop physical and mental health problems, including prolonged grief disorder. Nevertheless, there is a lack of evaluated psychosocial interventions for bereaved parents. The primary aim of this study was to examine the feasibility of the My Grief app for bereaved parents. The secondary aim was to evaluate the potential reduction of …
Daily uplifts during the Covid-19 pandemic
To summarize, daily uplifts and helpful aspects of everyday life centered around social relationships. To comply with recommendations on physical distancing, people found creative ways to maintain social connections both digitally and face-to-face. Social interaction, maintenance of everyday life routines, hobbies and physical activity appeared to be important for well-being
How parents of dependent children reason about their partner’s impending death due to cancer
This paper explores how bereaved parents with dependent children reasoned about their partner's impending death due to cancer. Questionnaires were used to collect data from 42 cancer-bereaved parents of dependent children in Sweden. The results showed that most of the parents had thought, at least once, that death would be best for their partner's own sake. A few parents had also thought that it would be best for everyone if their partner died. M…
Psychometric Evaluation of the Swedish Version of the Prolonged Grief Disorder-13 (PG-13) in a Bereaved Mixed Trauma Sample
Background: This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Swedish PG-13 in a bereaved trauma exposed sample. A second aim was to examine the latent structure of prolonged grief using the PG-13. Methods: The participants were adults ( n = 123) taking part in an ongoing longitudinal study regarding the effects of potentially traumatic events. Participants had experienced a potentially traumatic event in the past 5 years and had rep…
End-of-Life-Related Factors Associated with Posttraumatic Stress and Prolonged Grief in Parentally Bereaved Adolescents
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and prolonged grief disorder (PGD) are well-documented in parentally bereaved adolescents. Whether or not the parent's death is perceived as traumatic may be influenced by several end-of-life-related factors. This study aimed to examine the associations between end-of-life-related factors, symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), symptoms of prolonged grief disorder and PGD, and the association betwee…
Sources of social support and its importance for cancer-bereaved spouses and their minor children
The aim of this study was to evaluate the sources from which bereaved families with minor children reported receiving social support after the death of a parent/partner and which sources they perceived as important. Using an online platform, 23 adolescents, 42 parents, and 27 parent proxies for children aged 4-11 years, completed questionnaires. Family and friends were valued as the most important sources of social support, while social support f…
Outcomes of the grief and communication family support intervention on parent and child psychological health and communication
Parents and children risk developing psychological health problems following the death of a partner/parent and may need professional support. This study used the reliable change criterion and clinically significant change to examine the outcomes of the Grief and Communication Family Support Intervention, comprising three family meetings with a family therapist, among 10 parents and 14 children, using pre-post outcome scores. The results provided …
The grief and communication family support intervention
This study aimed to evaluate intervention fidelity and explore participants' experiences and potential outcomes after participating in the intervention. Using a pretest post-test pilot study, 10 parentally bereaved families completed the three-session manual-based intervention with a family therapist. Sessions were audio-recorded. Therapists completed an adherence checklist to assess fidelity. Assessments via questionnaires and interviews occurre…
Family Communication and Psychological Health in Children and Adolescents Following a Parent’s Death From Cancer
Parentally bereaved children and adolescents are at risk of developing psychological health problems. Evidence for a correlation between communication and broad measures of psychological health exists in other populations. The aim of this study was to examine associations between family communication and specific aspects of psychological health for children and adolescents following a parent's death from cancer using parent-proxy and adolescent s…
Adaptation of a Grief and Communication Family Support Intervention for parentally bereaved families in Sweden
This article aims to describe the adaptation of the evidence-based Family Bereavement Program to a Swedish context. Empirical support indicating that family communication is a protective factor for parentally bereaved children was used to motivate the focus of the intervention. Modules from the Family Bereavement Program manual were translated, culturally adapted, and modified to fit a family format. The manual for the Grief and Communication Fam…
The grief and communication family support intervention
This study aimed to evaluate intervention fidelity and explore participants' experiences and potential outcomes after participating in the intervention. Using a pretest post-test pilot study, 10 parentally bereaved families completed the three-session manual-based intervention with a family therapist. Sessions were audio-recorded. Therapists completed an adherence checklist to assess fidelity. Assessments via questionnaires and interviews occurre…
Family Communication and Psychological Health in Children and Adolescents Following a Parent’s Death From Cancer
Parentally bereaved children and adolescents are at risk of developing psychological health problems. Evidence for a correlation between communication and broad measures of psychological health exists in other populations. The aim of this study was to examine associations between family communication and specific aspects of psychological health for children and adolescents following a parent's death from cancer using parent-proxy and adolescent s…
Adaptation of a Grief and Communication Family Support Intervention for parentally bereaved families in Sweden
This article aims to describe the adaptation of the evidence-based Family Bereavement Program to a Swedish context. Empirical support indicating that family communication is a protective factor for parentally bereaved children was used to motivate the focus of the intervention. Modules from the Family Bereavement Program manual were translated, culturally adapted, and modified to fit a family format. The manual for the Grief and Communication Fam…
Psychometric Evaluation of the Swedish Version of the Prolonged Grief Disorder-13 (PG-13) in a Bereaved Mixed Trauma Sample
Background: This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Swedish PG-13 in a bereaved trauma exposed sample. A second aim was to examine the latent structure of prolonged grief using the PG-13. Methods: The participants were adults ( n = 123) taking part in an ongoing longitudinal study regarding the effects of potentially traumatic events. Participants had experienced a potentially traumatic event in the past 5 years and had rep…
End-of-Life-Related Factors Associated with Posttraumatic Stress and Prolonged Grief in Parentally Bereaved Adolescents
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and prolonged grief disorder (PGD) are well-documented in parentally bereaved adolescents. Whether or not the parent's death is perceived as traumatic may be influenced by several end-of-life-related factors. This study aimed to examine the associations between end-of-life-related factors, symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), symptoms of prolonged grief disorder and PGD, and the association betwee…
Sources of social support and its importance for cancer-bereaved spouses and their minor children
The aim of this study was to evaluate the sources from which bereaved families with minor children reported receiving social support after the death of a parent/partner and which sources they perceived as important. Using an online platform, 23 adolescents, 42 parents, and 27 parent proxies for children aged 4-11 years, completed questionnaires. Family and friends were valued as the most important sources of social support, while social support f…
Outcomes of the grief and communication family support intervention on parent and child psychological health and communication
Parents and children risk developing psychological health problems following the death of a partner/parent and may need professional support. This study used the reliable change criterion and clinically significant change to examine the outcomes of the Grief and Communication Family Support Intervention, comprising three family meetings with a family therapist, among 10 parents and 14 children, using pre-post outcome scores. The results provided …
The grief and communication family support intervention
This study aimed to evaluate intervention fidelity and explore participants' experiences and potential outcomes after participating in the intervention. Using a pretest post-test pilot study, 10 parentally bereaved families completed the three-session manual-based intervention with a family therapist. Sessions were audio-recorded. Therapists completed an adherence checklist to assess fidelity. Assessments via questionnaires and interviews occurre…
How parents of dependent children reason about their partner’s impending death due to cancer
This paper explores how bereaved parents with dependent children reasoned about their partner's impending death due to cancer. Questionnaires were used to collect data from 42 cancer-bereaved parents of dependent children in Sweden. The results showed that most of the parents had thought, at least once, that death would be best for their partner's own sake. A few parents had also thought that it would be best for everyone if their partner died. M…
My Grief App for Prolonged Grief in Bereaved Parents
The death of a child is a devastating experience for most parents. Consequently, bereaved parents are at risk to develop physical and mental health problems, including prolonged grief disorder. Nevertheless, there is a lack of evaluated psychosocial interventions for bereaved parents. The primary aim of this study was to examine the feasibility of the My Grief app for bereaved parents. The secondary aim was to evaluate the potential reduction of …
Daily uplifts during the Covid-19 pandemic
To summarize, daily uplifts and helpful aspects of everyday life centered around social relationships. To comply with recommendations on physical distancing, people found creative ways to maintain social connections both digitally and face-to-face. Social interaction, maintenance of everyday life routines, hobbies and physical activity appeared to be important for well-being
A self-management mobile app for bereaved adolescents
This study investigated the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial to evaluate a self-management mobile app for bereaved adolescents. Key areas assessed were recruitment, randomization, data collection, and intervention acceptability. In an internal pilot trial - where a pilot phase is embedded within a main trial to assess its feasibility - 36 adolescents aged 12-19 were randomized to use the app or a website with psychoeducatio…
“It becomes a safe space”
Many bereaved adolescents struggle to comprehend their loss and adjust to life without the deceased. This study used narrative methods to evaluate the meaningfulness and impact of Alba—Youth in Grief, a co-developed self-management mobile app intended to support young grievers. Using the narratives of change method, developed to situate perceived intervention effects within biographical frameworks, we explored ten adolescents’ experiences of pare…
Crisis management plans in Swedish compulsory schools
Schools play a crucial role in supporting children through crises, including experiences of death and grief. Little is known about how death and grief are addressed in the crisis management plans (CMPs) of Swedish compulsory schools. This study aims to explore the structure and content of CMPs in Swedish compulsory schools, with a focus on death, grief, and bereavement support. 45 CMPs were analyzed using document analysis. Findings show a predom…
Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (12 obras) · Psychology (11 obras) · Clinical Psychology (8 obras) · Clinical Psychology (8 obras) · Grief (8 obras) · Psychiatry (7 obras) · Family Support in Illness (6 obras) · Medicine (6 obras) · Migration, Health and Trauma (6 obras) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (6 obras)