The Application of Salutogenesis in Vocational Rehabilitation Settings

Lillefjell, Monica; Maass, Ruca Elisa Katrin; Ihlebæk, Camilla

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-04600-6_30

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“…To experience familiarity through pleasant memories evoked by nature-based occupations can support emotional ties and give a place meaning. As such, the rehabilitation garden can serve as a meaningful place for the participants (Lillefjell et al, 2017). When people are forced into migration, narratives, roles, identities, health, and the possibility of creating a future can be negatively impacted (Huot & Laliberte Rudman, 2010).…”

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“…The vocational rehabilitation programme intended to support and strengthen the participants' function and work ability through nature-based occupations (Millet, 2008;Pálsdóttir, Shahrad et al, 2018). The intervention took its theoretical stamp from a salutogenic point of view of health and focus on supporting the participants' capability and perceived health (Antonovsky, 1979;Lillefjell et al, 2017).…”

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Migrants’ experiences of a nature-based vocational rehabilitation programme in relation to place, occupation, health and everyday life

Ekstam

Pálsdóttir

Asaba

2021

Journal of Occupational Science

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Forced migration has dramatically increased around the world during the last decade. Integration, including health and work among migrants, is an important topic in many European countries; thus, it is crucial to develop relevant approaches to address challenges that arise in tandem with migration and work. Nature-based intervention is one such approach that addresses different kinds of challenges related to human health and social welfare. The aim of this study was to build on knowledge about how a nature-based vocational rehabilitation programme influences perceived health and how it integrates into the everyday lives of migrants. Seven participants from the establishment programme run by the Swedish Public Employment Service were interviewed twice, at the start and at the end of the intervention. The semi-structured interviews focused on occupation, health in everyday life, and experiences of participating in the programme. Data were analysed and interpreted using narrative analysis. The findings are presented in three themes: meaning of place and belonging in the garden, the meaning of occupation and its transferability to everyday life, and navigating uncertainty in everyday life. The findings are discussed and interpreted using concepts such as capability, occupation, place, and work. The authors argue that successful integration in society rests on a combination of factors that need to be understood as part of a whole.

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Migrants’ experiences of a nature-based vocational rehabilitation programme in relation to place, occupation, health and everyday life

Ekstam

Pálsdóttir

Asaba

2021

Journal of Occupational Science

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“…Learning processes in health education informed by the notion of a SOC imply the use of a life-oriented approach that cannot be reduced to a set of skills. This has implications for the health professional’s own education and role (Lillefjell et al, 2017). A salutogenic approach to health education requires capacity building among professionals with respect to the nature (ontology, epistemology and methodology) of salutogenesis (Førland, 2014).…”

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“…This is in accordance with the aim and the principles of the Learning and Mastery Centres where mastery and successful coping are stressed (Førland and Ringsberg, 2013). A salutogenic approach, with its focus on the origins of health, centres on the identification and use of psychosocial resources for health and well-being (Dietscher et al, 2017; Lillefjell et al, 2017; Lindström and Eriksson, 2010). Its focus is on how people are able to maintain and develop their health, and the factors promoting positive movement in the direction of health (Eriksson, 2017).…”

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Sense of Coherence: Learning to live with chronic illness through health education

Førland

Eriksson

Silén

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Health Education Journal

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Objective: This study examines people’s experiences of how to live with a chronic disease, their learning needs and their reasons for participating in a health education programme. The aim of the study was to examine if and how a Sense of Coherence (SOC) might guide an understanding of learning processes in health education. Methods: This study has a qualitative study design with data collected through five group interviews. Interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis to identify principal categories of response. Directed content analysis was then used to reference the categories emerging in the first step to the study’s theoretical framework. Results: Three main categories were found: (1) the ability to cope with daily life, (2) assets for a better life both in the present and for the future, and (3) the need for knowledge. A synthesis of empirical findings with reference to the first stage of analysis, the three main aspects of learning, and the three dimensions of a SOC revealed that a SOC may be useful in guiding an understanding of learning processes in health education as a life-oriented mastering resource. Conclusion: SOC offers a useful framework for informing health education. Research is needed to deepen an understanding of how salutogenic theory can strengthen the development of health education programmes and understanding of participants’ learning.

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“…The links between SOC, well-being and quality of life have been evidenced in studies that have looked at self-reported daily life experiences ( Eriksson and Lindström, 2006 , 2007 ). SOC has been used in relation to active travel and to access to green areas ( Koelen et al, 2017 ; Lillefjell et al, 2017 ), while age-friendly communities have identified the importance of everyday resources that can strengthen people’s SOC ( Koelen et al, 2017 ; Mittelmark et al, 2017 ).…”

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A salutogenic urban design framework: the case of UK local high streets and older people

Brunelli

Smith

Woolrych

2022

Health Promotion International

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Summary The article provides a novel look at the links between salutogenesis, health promotion, and urban design supported by the findings of recent research on local high streets and their benefits for the well-being of older people. Salutogenesis and the related explanatory concept of sense of coherence (SOC) have provided a theoretical framework for developing healthy settings interventions, shifting the focus from exploring barriers and deficits to assets and resources in promoting people’s health and well-being. While these concepts have informed policies and programmes at the level of regions and cities, no attempt has been made to establish more direct links with the disciplines devoted to the organization and design of the built environment at the scale of public spaces and streets. This article advances the idea that the main categories of SOC—comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness—have found application in urban design theory. Linking these categories with urban design concepts in a comprehensive framework, it is possible to guide interventions aimed at strenghtening well-being resources available in the public realm. This is corroborated by the findings resulting from a study of the well-being experiences of older people (n = 84) across a range of local high streets in the city of Edinburgh (UK) applying an innovative multi-methods approach. The discussion establishes the links between well-being benefits, SOC constructs and urban design concepts, and underscores the potential of the proposed framework to guide a design-oriented salutogenic approach to the built environment.

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The Application of Salutogenesis in Vocational Rehabilitation Settings

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References 37 publications

Migrants’ experiences of a nature-based vocational rehabilitation programme in relation to place, occupation, health and everyday life

Migrants’ experiences of a nature-based vocational rehabilitation programme in relation to place, occupation, health and everyday life

Sense of Coherence: Learning to live with chronic illness through health education

A salutogenic urban design framework: the case of UK local high streets and older people

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