In workplace health promotion, all potential resources needs to be taken into consideration, not only factors relating to the absence of injury and the physical health of the workers, but also psychological aspects. A dynamic balance between the resources of the individual employees and the demands of work is an important prerequisite. In the home care services, there is a noticeable trend towards increased psychosocial strain on employees at work. There are a high frequency of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and injuries, and a low prevalence of sustainable work ability. The aim of this research was to identify factors promoting work ability and self-efficacy in care aides and assistant nurses within home care services.

Hand grip strength is frequently used as a measurement of muscle strength, especially among older adults. Muscle strength is only one of the many components in postural control and it is currently unclear to what extent hand grip strength is associated with postural control. The aim was to analyze the association between hand grip strength and lower limb muscle strength, and postural control among older adults. Forty-five community-dwelling individuals over 70 years of age provided isometric hand grip strength and lower limb strength (including hip extension and abduction, knee flexion and extension, and ankle dorsiflexion and plantarflexion), as well as postural control measurements. In the latter, center of pressure excursions were recorded for quiet stance and limits of stability tests on a force plate. Orthogonal projection of latent structures regression models were used to analyze associations between hand grip strength and lower limb strength as well as postural control, respectively. Lower limb strength explained 74.4% of the variance in hand grip strength. All lower limb muscle groups were significantly associated with hand grip strength. In a corresponding model, postural control measured with center of pressure excursions explained 20.7% of the variance in a statistically significant, albeit weak, model. These results support that hand grip strength is a valid method to estimate lower limb strength among older adults on a group level. However, strength measurements seem insufficient as a substitute for measuring postural control, and therefore specific balance tests are necessary.

To test the reliability and validity of the Students' Attitudes Towards Addressing Sexual Health Questionnaire (SA-SH), measuring students' attitudes toward addressing sexual health in their future professions. A cross-sectional online survey (22 items) were distributed to 186 nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy students in Sweden, April 2015. Validity and reliability were tested. The construct validity analysis led to three major factors: present feelings of comfortableness, future working environment, and fear of negative influence on future patient relations. The construct validity, internal consistency reliability, and intrarater reliability showed good results. The SA-SH is valid and reliable.