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Expertise by experience has become increasingly significant in the various fields of social work. This study examines narratives told by experts by experience who have undergone an educational expert-by-experience program ...

Technological advances in elderly care have been rapid, and the introduction of robots in care will be a topical issue in the near future. There has been little research into the possibility of influencing care workers’ ...

The purpose of this empirical study is to extend knowledge of and propose a model for capability building for refugee entrepreneurship. It introduces a model of training and learning program for capability development for ...

Electronic monitoring enables different, more transparent and open ways of enforcing sentences. This study examines Finnish Supervised Probationary Freedom (SPF) from the perspective of a desistance from crime. We analyze ...

The growing interdisciplinary research field of psycholinguistics is in constant need of new and up-to-date tools which will allow researchers to answer complex questions, but also expand on languages other than English, ...

Background: Visiting a close relative who resides in a nursing home is an opportunity for family members to extend their caring roles and find reassurance that the older person’s life is continuing as well as possible. At ...

The continued spread of digital technology and the digitalization of public services influence the human agency of individuals by requiring new ways and forms of action. In this article, we describe the digital inclusion ...

Background: Studies suggest an association between weight change and subsequent poor physical health functioning, whereas the association with mental health functioning is inconsistent. We aimed to examine whether obesity ...

Narratives surround us in our everyday life in different forms. In the sensory brain areas, the processing of narratives is dependent on the media of presentation, be that in audiovisual or written form. However, little ...

Background: Foot-related diabetes complications reduce individual well-being, increase mortality and results in increased healthcare costs. Despite their notable stress on health services, studies examining the foot ...