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Effectiveness of peer support on health-related quality of life in recently diagnosed breast cancer patients : a randomized controlled trial
2019
Purpose: Breast cancer is the most common cancer of Finnish women. Peer support could be a way to help breast cancer patients to deal with the disease but studies on its effectiveness have produced conflicting results. The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to study the effectiveness of peer support on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of breast cancer patients. Methods: Patients with recently diagnosed breast cancer at the Helsinki University Hospital were randomly allocated to intervention (n = 130) or control (n = 130) groups. The intervention group patients received peer support via telephone one to five times according to their preference. The control group received usual…
Habits of contributing citizenship : Self-help groups in rural Tanzania
2020
The chapter examines self-help groups in rural Tanzania as practices in which citizenship habits are formed. Self-help groups are referred as locally organized groups established to address the needs and challenges of the members. From the point of view of pragmatism, self-help groups provide concrete examples of a specific form of associated life and of a general human activeness in addressing shared problems. Based on interviews and focus-group discussions conducted in Kondoa district with local self-help groups, the characteristics of these practices are analyzed through three themes: the kinds of shared problems the groups address, the governance of internal interaction of the groups, a…
Äitiys lapsen sijaishuollon aikana : vertaistukiryhmä selviytymisen tukena
2014
Äitiyteen kohdistuu erilaisia kulttuurisia odotuksia ja se on erityisesti lastensuojelutyössä läsnä oleva ilmiö. Lastensuojelutyössä tarkastellaan muun muassa lapsen kodin olosuhteita ja vanhemmuutta. Toisinaan lapsen kodin ulkopuolelle sijoittamisen katsotaan olevan lapsen edun mukaista. Tutkimuksen lähtökohtana on ajatus siitä, että lapsen sijaishuollossa oleminen vaikuttaa äitiyteen tai ainakin vanhemmuuden toteuttamiseen jollain tapaa. Lapsen sijaishuollossa oleminen asettaa äidin marginaaliin vanhemmuuden suhteen. Tutkimuksen kohteena on äitiyden rakentuminen lapsen sijaishuollon aikana sekä äitiryhmässä koettu vertaistuki. Tutkimus on luonteeltaan kvalitatiivinen ja se liittyy fenomen…
Is no One Left Behind? Inclusive Citizenship in Practices of Self-help Groups in Rural Tanzania
2023
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are based on the Agenda 2030 according to which ‘no one is left behind’, highlighting the need for inclusive citizenship at all levels. This article examines self-help groups in rural Tanzania as potential arenas for inclusive citizenship, which is defined as bottom-up practices of membership, participation, and livelihood enhancement. However, inclusive citizenship is also characterised by exclusions. Therefore, while acknowledging the important contribution of self-help groups for development, this article scrutinises the question of patterns of exclusion, first, in practices of self-help groups, and second, in the relationships bet…