Published 8 February 2021 New article: Living with the Memories - Parents’ Experiences of Their Newborn Child Undergoing Heart Surgery Abroad: A Qualitative Study. Abstract Parents of children with a congenital heart defect needing complex heart surgery are at high risk of developing health problems. One can assume that parents whose child undergoes heart surgery abroad will undoubtably face added

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/parents-experiences-their-newborn-child-undergoing-heart-surgery-abroad - 2024-06-25

Published 19 March 2021 Illustration: Carin Carlsson New article: A challenging balancing act to engage children and their families in a healthy lifestyle – Nurses' experiences of child-centred health dialogue in child health services in Sweden. Abstract Aims and objectives: To describe nurses' experiences of a child-centred family guided intervention of obesity tested within the child health serv

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/nurses-experiences-child-centred-health-dialogue-child-health-services-sweden - 2024-06-25

Published 21 May 2021 New article from the research group: Caregiver and child factors predicting HIV status disclosure among children enrolled on ART: a cross-regional study in Addis Ababa and Oromia, Ethiopia. Abstract Introduction: The World Health Organization recommends that for children of school age who are HIV-positive, their HIV status should be disclosed. The purpose of this study was to

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/caregiver-and-child-factors-predicting-hiv-status-disclosure-among-children-enrolled-art - 2024-06-25

Published 16 June 2021 New article from the research program eChildHealth: Developing eHealth in neonatal care to enhance parents’ self-management. Abstract Background Discharge from a neonatal care unit is often experienced as a vulnerable time for parents. By communicating through digital technology, it may be possible to improve the support for parents and thereby make the transition from hospi

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/developing-ehealth-neonatal-care - 2024-06-25

Published 24 June 2021 New article: In-Motion-App for remote General Movement Assessment: a multi-site observational study. Abstract Objectives: To determine whether videos taken by parents of their infants’ spontaneous movements were in accordance with required standards in the In-Motion-App, and whether the videos could be remotely scored by a trained General Movement Assessment (GMA) observer.

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/motion-app-remote-general-movement-assessment - 2024-06-25

Published 1 July 2021 New article: How are children’s best interests expressed during their hospital visit? - An observational study. Abstract Aims and objectives To describe ways in which children's best interests were observed to be expressed in paediatric settings during their hospital visit. Background The best interests of the child are embodied in national and international legal systems, al

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/how-are-childrens-best-interests-expressed-during-hospital-visit - 2024-06-25

Published 10 September 2021 New article: Effectiveness of mobile phone text message reminder interventions to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Abstract Background Poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy in adolescents living with HIV is a global challenge. One of the key strategies to improve adherence is believe

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/e-health-improve-adherence-antiretroviral-therapy-among-adolescents-living-hiv - 2024-06-25

Published 24 September 2021 New article: A child-centered health dialogue for the prevention of obesity in child health services in Sweden – A randomized controlled trial including an economic evaluation. Abstract Background Prevention of child obesity is an international public health priority and believed to be effective when started in early childhood. Caregivers often ask for an early and stru

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/child-centered-health-dialogue-prevention-obesity - 2024-06-25

Published 10 October 2021 The eChildHealth research program has been granted 13.8 million from Forte, for another three years of funding. The goal is to develop child-centered care with the support of e-health. – This means that we can continue to develop e-health for more patient groups and evaluate the use of different forms of e-health. Above all, this means that we have the time and resources

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/another-three-years-funding-echildhealth - 2024-06-25

Published 16 December 2021 Abayneh Tunje Tanga, doctoral student at Lund University, Sweden. Photo: Malin Håkansson Abayneh Tunje Tanga, based at Arba Minch University in Ethiopia, is a doctoral student in the research group Child and Family Health and the research program eChildHealth at Lund University. He is working on mobile phone text messaging to improve adherence to and retention in HIV car

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/meet-doctoral-student-abayneh-tunje-tanga - 2024-06-25

Published 11 February 2022 New article: Children's voices on their participation and best interests during a hospital stay in Australia. Abstract Purpose To explore school-aged children's experiences about their best interests and participation in care during a hospital admission. Design and methods A descriptive qualitative design involving in-depth, iterative inductive review of child responses

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/childrens-participation-and-best-interests-during-hospital-stay - 2024-06-25

Published 11 March 2022 Kajsa Lamm. Photo: Stefan Tell. New article: Parents’ experiences of living with a child with Paediatric Feeding Disorder: An interview study in Sweden Abstract Introduction Children affected by Paediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) cannot consume enough nourishment by mouth. PFD is highly prevalent and can affect the child's growth and development as well as family life. Aim T

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/children-paediatric-feeding-disorder-parents-experiences - 2024-06-25

Published 15 December 2021 Thesis: A Child-Centred Health Dialogue for the prevention of obesity: Feasibility and evaluation of a structured model for the promotion of a healthy lifestyle in preschool children and their families in the Swedish Child Health Services. Abstract Prevention of childhood obesity with its effects on children’s mental and physical health and wellbeing is an international

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/child-centred-health-dialogue-0 - 2024-06-25

Published 29 April 2022 From left. Inger Kristensson Hallström, Mia Hylén, Stefan Nilsson, Runar Vilhjalmsson, Gudrun Kristjansdottir and Pernilla Stenström during a reserach meeting at the Department of Health Sciences at Lund University. During the week, researchers in the eChildHealth research program gathered to discuss ongoing research on access to healthcare in pediatric surgery. - We are pr

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/productive-research-meeting - 2024-06-25

Published 21 September 2022 Inger Kristensson Hallström and Mariette Derwig, two of the researchers behind the study. New article: Changes in perceived parental self-efficacy after a Child-Centred Health Dialogue about preventing obesity Abstract Aim This randomised controlled trial evaluated changes in parental self-efficacy and children's weight, after a Child-Centred Health Dialogue about preve

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/parental-self-efficacy-after-child-centred-health-dialogue - 2024-06-25

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 3 April 2025 Species diversity is higher in plant communities surrounded by landscapes with low human impact, the study shows. Photo: Honor Prentice. A new global study shows that in human-disturbed regions, many native plant species are absent from their natural habitats, contributing to the missing so called “d

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/global-study-dark-diversity-reveals-hidden-impact-human-activities-nature - 2025-04-21

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 10 April 2025 Hyltemossa celebrates its 10-year anniversary. Photo: ICOS Sweden. On 15 May 2025, scientists, engineers, and environmental stakeholders will gather to celebrate a milestone for Swedish climate research: the 10-year anniversary of ICOS Sweden’s national greenhouse gas observation network; a decade o

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/celebrating-decade-data-icos-sweden-marks-milestone-climate-science - 2025-04-21

Published 29 September 2014 Håkan Wallander was one of the speakers at the Gothenburg Book Fair this weekend. See his talk about his book "Soil". BECC researcher Håkan Wallander talked about his main research interest: soil, at the big book fair in Gothenburg. You can hear him share his knowledge about soil in this talk. Håkan's book "Jord" was recently translated into English, you can find the bo

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/soil-talk-book-fair-gothenburg - 2025-04-21

Published 17 October 2014 A new report from "miljöforskningsberedningen" (MFB), a council for dialogue between the scientific community and the Swedish Minister for climate and the Environment, is arguing that the environmental politics has to change fundamentally in order to be effective. Henrik Smith, coordinator of BECC at Lund University, and Olof Johansson-Stenman, University of Gothenburg, a

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/environmental-politics-should-be-included-all-politics - 2025-04-21

Published 27 October 2014 Welcome to the BECC Annual Meeting 2014, a lunch-to-lunch meeting, 24-25 November. The theme of this year's meeting is "Science to policy" with examples from climate and ecosystem based research and policy, as IPCC and IPBES. The goal of this annual meeting is to create dialogue on how we can bring the BECC science to policy, to broaden our knowledge about the BECC resear

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/welcome-becc-annual-meeting-2014-theme-science-policy - 2025-04-21