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BackgroundIn Sweden, population-based targeted health dialogues are an important part of health promotion and disease prevention in primary health care. Targeted health dialogues are performed with a pedagogical approach to allow individuals to reflect over their resources, situation and motivation to change lifestyle habits together with a healthcare professional.AimThe aim of this study was to explore healthcare professionals experiences of targeted health dialogues in primary health care.MethodsThree focus group interviews were conducted with 20 healthcare professionals. The interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis.ResultsThe main category A possibility to promote healthy behaviours and prevent disease describes how the targeted health dialogues were experienced as a valuable opportunity to promote health among inhabitants. The significance of the primary healthcare centres health promotion and prevention strategies was emphasised to enable the targeted health dialogues as a part of the assignment to promote health. These strategies were expressed as shared focus and organisational space and support making it possible for example to reach all socioeconomic groups. The work with targeted health dialogue was described as a complex task requiring extensive competence. Furthermore, the pedagogical tool including the visual health profile was experienced to have an important impact on the dialogue offering direction for actions to promote health and prevent disease.ConclusionsTargeted health dialogues can be a valuable opportunity for healthcare professionals in primary health care to promote a healthy lifestyle among inhabitants. Certain preconditions at both the meso- and the micro level is however required for this to come about., Funding Agencies|We want to thank all involved personnel, the primary healthcare centres and all participants for making this study possible.

BACKGROUND: In Sweden, population-based targeted health dialogues are an important part of health promotion and disease prevention in primary health care. Targeted health dialogues are performed with a pedagogical approach to allow individuals to reflect over their resources, situation and motivation to change lifestyle habits together with a healthcare professional. AIM: The aim of this study was to explore healthcare professionals' experiences of targeted health dialogues in primary health care. METHODS: Three focus group interviews were conducted with 20 healthcare professionals. The interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: The main category A possibility to promote healthy behaviours and prevent disease describes how the targeted health dialogues were experienced as a valuable opportunity to promote health among inhabitants. The significance of the primary healthcare centre's health promotion and prevention strategies was emphasised to enable the targeted health dialogues as a part of the assignment to promote health. These strategies were expressed as shared focus and organisational space and support making it possible for example to reach all socioeconomic groups. The work with targeted health dialogue was described as a complex task requiring extensive competence. Furthermore, the pedagogical tool including the visual health profile was experienced to have an important impact on the dialogue offering direction for actions to promote health and prevent disease. CONCLUSIONS: Targeted health dialogues can be a valuable opportunity for healthcare professionals in primary health care to promote a healthy lifestyle among inhabitants. Certain preconditions at both the meso- and the micro level is however required for this to come about.

Det finns inte många tidigare studier om föräldrars upplevelser av vården när barnet har kolik. De flesta av studierna som finns inriktar sig på föräldrars upplevelser av att ha ett barn med kolik och inte om vården. Den här studien kan ligga till grund för hur sjuksköterskan som jobbar inom barnhälsovården på bästa sätt ska kunna möta föräldrar som har ett barn med kolik. Syftet med denna studie var att beskriva föräldrars upplevelser när deras barn har kolik och kontakten med barnhälsovården och en kvalitativ ansats användes med induktiv innehållsanalys som metod. Materialet samlades in genom semistrukturerade intervjufrågor och deltagare i studien var mammor som hade ett barn som haft kolikrelaterade besvär det senaste året. Resultatet av analys av intervjuerna delades upp i tre olika huvudkategorier: Att bli tagen på allvar, att ingå i ett sammanhang och att känna tillit till vården. Att bli tagen på allvar handlar om föräldrarnas upplevelser av hur vården hanterar deras tankar, funderingar och oro då deras barn har kolik. Att ingå i ett sammanhang handlar om att föräldrarna önskar att känna sig som en del av sin omgivning och att känna sig stöttade i sin roll som föräldrar. Att känna tillit till vården handlar om föräldrarnas upplevelser av att få information och om kunskapen hos vårdgivaren. Denna studie visar vikten av att som sköterska lyssna på föräldrarnas tankar och upplevelser och på så vis kunna ge mer stöd. Ett möjligt fortsatt förbättringsarbete vore att skapa en tydlig struktur i arbetet med kolik för all barnhälsovård.