{"id":2686,"date":"2021-04-27T13:53:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T13:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.q-bital.com\/?p=2686"},"modified":"2021-04-27T13:53:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T13:53:18","slug":"how-do-waiting-times-compare-internationally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.q-bital.com\/is_is\/how-do-waiting-times-compare-internationally\/","title":{"rendered":"Hvernig eru bi\u00f0t\u00edmar \u00ed samanbur\u00f0i \u00e1 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0av\u00edsu?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vi\u00f0 eigum enn eftir a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00f6ll \u00e1hrif Covid-19 \u00e1 bi\u00f0lista og \u00feau skipti sem sj\u00faklingar \u00feurfa a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a eftir vala\u00f0ger\u00f0. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 engin spurning a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi valdi\u00f0 t\u00edmabundnum dr\u00e1ttum \u00e1 sumum svi\u00f0um og sumum s\u00e9rgreinum, vitum vi\u00f0 ekki hver \u00e1hrifin ver\u00f0a til lengri t\u00edma liti\u00f0, \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 erum enn a\u00f0 vinna okkur \u00fat \u00far heimsfaraldri.<\/p>\n

\u00de\u00f3tt \u00e1herslan s\u00e9, skiljanlega, \u00e1kve\u00f0in \u00e1 n\u00faverandi sta\u00f0bundnum og t\u00edmabundnum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um, er einnig \u00e1hugavert a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a langt\u00edma\u00fer\u00f3unina og al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legt samhengi, sem og \u00fe\u00e1 stefnu sem mismunandi l\u00f6nd hafa teki\u00f0 upp til a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rna bi\u00f0listum.<\/p>\n

Jafnvel fyrir Covid-19 voru bi\u00f0t\u00edmar langvarandi \u00e1hyggjuefni \u00ed m\u00f6rgum l\u00f6ndum og\n\n sk\u00fdrslu OECD\n<\/a>\nvar n\u00fdlega birt um efni\u00f0. \u00dear er fari\u00f0 yfir bi\u00f0t\u00edma \u00ed 17 OECD l\u00f6ndum, sem og \u00e1hrif margv\u00edslegrar stefnu sem innleiddar eru til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 m\u00e1li\u00f0, me\u00f0 g\u00f6gnum til og me\u00f0 2018-19.\n\n Sanngjarn samanbur\u00f0ur\n<\/strong>\nEitt atri\u00f0i \u00feegar borin eru saman m\u00f6rg l\u00f6nd er a\u00f0 skilgreiningin, lei\u00f0irnar til a\u00f0 m\u00e6la, safna, skipuleggja og gefa sk\u00fdrslu um g\u00f6gnin eru mismunandi milli landa, sem takmarkar samanbur\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Bi\u00f0t\u00edmar geta til d\u00e6mis veri\u00f0 skr\u00e1\u00f0ir fr\u00e1 tilv\u00edsun heimilisl\u00e6knis e\u00f0a eftir heims\u00f3kn s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ings. Sum heilbrig\u00f0iskerfi munu m\u00e6la bi\u00f0t\u00edma \u201eg\u00f6ngudeildar\u201c, \u00f6nnur bi\u00f0t\u00edma \u201einnlagna\u201c, enn \u00f6nnur m\u00e6la allan bi\u00f0t\u00edma eftir tilv\u00edsun \u00ed me\u00f0fer\u00f0, eins og raunin er \u00ed Danm\u00f6rku, Noregi og Englandi.<\/p>\n

\u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 me\u00f0altal og mi\u00f0gildi bi\u00f0t\u00edma, bi\u00f0t\u00edmi \u00e1 \u00e1kve\u00f0num hundra\u00f0shlutum dreifingarinnar - og fj\u00f6ldi e\u00f0a hlutfall sj\u00faklinga sem b\u00ed\u00f0a lengur en \u00fer\u00f6skuldst\u00edma (td 3, 6 e\u00f0a 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir) - s\u00e9u allar gildar lei\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 m\u00e6la bi\u00f0. sinnum er mi\u00f0gildi\u00f0 oftast nota\u00f0 fyrir al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legan samanbur\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Hins vegar er dreifing bi\u00f0t\u00edma yfirleitt skekkt \u00fear sem l\u00edtill hluti sj\u00faklinga b\u00ed\u00f0ur mj\u00f6g lengi, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 me\u00f0albi\u00f0t\u00edmi getur veri\u00f0 umtalsvert lengri en mi\u00f0gildi.\n\n Hvernig bera OECD l\u00f6nd sig saman?\n<\/strong>\nRanns\u00f3kn OECD s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 bi\u00f0t\u00edmi eftir vala\u00f0ger\u00f0um getur veri\u00f0 mj\u00f6g mismunandi milli landa og \u00ed sumum l\u00f6ndum er bi\u00f0t\u00edmi n\u00e6stum 10 sinnum lengri en \u00f6nnur.<\/p>\n

G\u00f6gn um bi\u00f0t\u00edma eru sem stendur a\u00f0eins tilt\u00e6k fyrir 17 OECD l\u00f6nd og fyrir \u00e1kve\u00f0nar a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir. Me\u00f0albi\u00f0t\u00edmi \u00ed \u00feessum l\u00f6ndum var a\u00f0 me\u00f0altali styttri eftir minnih\u00e1ttar skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0um, svo sem augasteinisa\u00f0ger\u00f0um (95 dagar \u00e1ri\u00f0 2018), og lengri fyrir st\u00e6rri skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir eins og mja\u00f0maskipti (110 dagar) og hn\u00e9skipti (140 dagar).<\/p>\n

\u00cd \u00f6llum l\u00f6ndum eru sj\u00faklingar sem \u00feurfa \u00e1 br\u00fdnni me\u00f0fer\u00f0 a\u00f0 halda a\u00f0 jafna\u00f0i styttri bi\u00f0 en \u00feeir sem eru \u00f3l\u00edklegri til a\u00f0 versna \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00feeir b\u00ed\u00f0a. \u00dev\u00ed er mi\u00f0gildi bi\u00f0t\u00edma eftir krans\u00e6\u00f0ahj\u00e1veitua\u00f0ger\u00f0um a\u00f0 jafna\u00f0i styttri en fyrir mja\u00f0ma- og hn\u00e9skipti.<\/p>\n

Hins vegar er mikill munur \u00e1 milli landa. \u00deegar \u00e1 heildina er liti\u00f0 var bi\u00f0t\u00edmi eftir vala\u00f0ger\u00f0um \u00e1ri\u00f0 2018 s\u00e1 l\u00e6gsti \u00ed Danm\u00f6rku, Hollandi, \u00cdtal\u00edu og Ungverjalandi, en s\u00e1 h\u00e6sti \u00ed Eistlandi, P\u00f3llandi og Chile.<\/p>\n

Myndin h\u00e9r a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an s\u00fdnir mi\u00f0gildi bi\u00f0t\u00edma \u00ed sumum v\u00f6ldum OECD l\u00f6ndum me\u00f0 samb\u00e6rilegum g\u00f6gnum fyrir mismunandi ger\u00f0ir skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0a.<\/p>\n

Eins og myndin s\u00fdnir var mi\u00f0gildi bi\u00f0t\u00edma eftir drera\u00f0ger\u00f0 h\u00e6stur \u00ed Noregi, Port\u00fagal og Finnlandi. \u00dea\u00f0 skal \u00fe\u00f3 teki\u00f0 fram a\u00f0 tv\u00f6 l\u00f6nd sem ekki eru s\u00fdnd \u00e1 \u00feessari mynd - Eistland og P\u00f3lland - h\u00f6f\u00f0u umtalsvert lengri bi\u00f0t\u00edma \u00ed 180 og 250 daga \u00ed s\u00f6mu r\u00f6\u00f0. Norskir bi\u00f0t\u00edmar eru l\u00edka reikna\u00f0ir me\u00f0 a\u00f0eins \u00f6\u00f0rum h\u00e6tti. Flest l\u00f6ndin \u00e1 myndinni voru me\u00f0 l\u00e6gri bi\u00f0t\u00edma en me\u00f0altal OECD, \u00fear sem \u00cdtal\u00eda, Danm\u00f6rk og Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 voru me\u00f0 stystu bi\u00f0ina.<\/p>\n

Hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar mja\u00f0maskipti var myndin svipu\u00f0 og m\u00f6rg l\u00f6nd skr\u00e1\u00f0u langa bi\u00f0 eftir mja\u00f0maskiptum. Hins vegar voru Sp\u00e1nn og Kanada me\u00f0 h\u00e1an mi\u00f0gildi bi\u00f0t\u00edma og bi\u00f0in \u00ed \u00c1stral\u00edu var einnig yfir me\u00f0altali OECD og t\u00f6luvert yfir mi\u00f0gildi N\u00fdja Sj\u00e1lands.<\/p>\n

\u00c1samt Port\u00fagal sker \u00c1stral\u00eda sig einnig \u00far bi\u00f0t\u00edma s\u00ednum eftir hn\u00e9skiptum; eitt \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00e6sta af \u00f6llum OECD-r\u00edkjum eftir meira en 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i. Me\u00f0altal OECD er h\u00e1tt fyrir \u00feessa tegund a\u00f0ger\u00f0a og var teki\u00f0 upp af tilt\u00f6lulega f\u00e1um l\u00f6ndum me\u00f0 mj\u00f6g h\u00e1a bi\u00f0t\u00edma, eins og Chile, sem hefur a\u00f0 me\u00f0altali 840 daga bi\u00f0, og Eistland me\u00f0 460 daga.\n\"\"\n\n Hvernig hafa bi\u00f0t\u00edmar breyst me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum?\n<\/strong>\nT\u00f6lur OECD s\u00fdna a\u00f0 \u00ed kj\u00f6lfar st\u00f6\u00f0ugleikat\u00edmabils haf\u00f0i bi\u00f0t\u00edmi eftir valme\u00f0fer\u00f0 (sem venjulega er lengstur) fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 h\u00e6kka \u00ed m\u00f6rgum l\u00f6ndum, jafnvel \u00e1\u00f0ur en Covid-19 braust \u00fat.<\/p>\n

Hins vegar hafa breytingar \u00e1 mi\u00f0gildi bi\u00f0t\u00edma \u00ed l\u00f6ndum eins og Bretlandi og \u00c1stral\u00edu veri\u00f0 tilt\u00f6lulega litlar fr\u00e1 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legu sj\u00f3narhorni mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 til d\u00e6mis Eistland og Port\u00fagal.<\/p>\n

M\u00f6rg l\u00f6nd hafa innleitt stefnu sem mi\u00f0ar a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 stytta bi\u00f0t\u00edma, me\u00f0 misj\u00f6fnum \u00e1rangri. Danm\u00f6rku, Englandi og Finnlandi hefur tekist a\u00f0 stytta bi\u00f0t\u00edma eftir s\u00e9rt\u00e6kri heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu og vi\u00f0halda \u00feeim yfir langvarandi t\u00edmabil, og eins og s\u00e9st \u00e1 myndunum hefur P\u00f3llandi tekist a\u00f0 stytta bi\u00f0t\u00edma verulega \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu fimm \u00e1rum.\n\"\"\nAthugi\u00f0: \u2020 Fyrir Holland eru g\u00f6gnin me\u00f0altali\u00f0, \u00fev\u00ed mi\u00f0gildi\u00f0 er ekki tilt\u00e6kt * \u00cd Noregi eru bi\u00f0t\u00edmar of\u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0ir vegna \u00feess hvernig bi\u00f0t\u00edmar eru reikna\u00f0ir.\n\n Heimild: OECD Health Statistics\n<\/a>\n\n Hvernig er teki\u00f0 \u00e1 bi\u00f0t\u00edmum \u00ed mismunandi l\u00f6ndum?\n<\/strong>\n\u00deegar bi\u00f0listar myndast er \u00fea\u00f0 almennt aflei\u00f0ing af \u00f3jafnv\u00e6gi milli eftirspurnar og frambo\u00f0s \u00e1 heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu. R\u00e9tt stefna til a\u00f0 innlei\u00f0a ver\u00f0ur mismunandi \u00ed hverju landi og fer eftir heilbrig\u00f0iskerfinu, fj\u00e1rhagslegri og p\u00f3lit\u00edskri st\u00f6\u00f0u me\u00f0al annarra \u00fe\u00e1tta.<\/p>\n

H\u00e1marksbi\u00f0t\u00edmi hefur veri\u00f0 nota\u00f0ur \u00ed m\u00f6rgum l\u00f6ndum sem markmi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3nustuveitenda, og \u00ed sumum tilfellum trygging fyrir sj\u00faklinga, en \u00fea\u00f0 er enginn \u201eeinn st\u00e6r\u00f0arr\u00e9ttur\u201c h\u00e1marksbi\u00f0t\u00edmi.<\/p>\n

Varanleg og vi\u00f0varandi aukning \u00e1 frambo\u00f0i er \u00e1hrifar\u00edkasta lei\u00f0in til a\u00f0 n\u00e1 varanlegum styttingu \u00e1 bi\u00f0t\u00edma. Hins vegar \u00fej\u00f3na skammt\u00edmainngrip me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nota einstaka vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarfj\u00e1rm\u00f6gnunarpakka einnig mikilv\u00e6gum tilgangi. Me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast hratt vi\u00f0 t\u00edmabundinni aukningu \u00ed eftirspurn e\u00f0a skammvinnri truflun \u00e1 frambo\u00f0i m\u00e1 koma \u00ed veg fyrir a\u00f0 bi\u00f0listar h\u00e6kki verulega og valdi upps\u00f6fnun og valdi auknum bi\u00f0t\u00edma lengra fram \u00ed t\u00edmann e\u00f0a yfir lengri t\u00edma.<\/p>\n

Jafnvel varanleg aukning \u00e1 frambo\u00f0i er ekki trygging fyrir \u00e1rangri. \u00cd sumum tilfellum er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 vega upp \u00e1 m\u00f3ti auknu frambo\u00f0i me\u00f0 aukinni eftirspurn, me\u00f0 aukningu \u00e1 tilv\u00edsunum, pr\u00f3fum og verklagsreglum. Til d\u00e6mis hefur bi\u00f0t\u00edmi eftir vala\u00f0ger\u00f0um \u00ed Kanada og \u00c1stral\u00edu aukist \u00e1 undanf\u00f6rnum \u00e1rum \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir auki\u00f0 fj\u00e1rmagn og aukin umsvif.<\/p>\n

\u00cd\n\n<\/strong>\n\u00c1stral\u00eda,\n\n<\/strong>\nfj\u00e1rfestingin \u00ed vala\u00f0ger\u00f0um samkv\u00e6mt landssamstarfssamningnum 2011-15 \u00fe\u00fdddi a\u00f0 h\u00e6gt var a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta vaxandi eftirspurn, en leiddi ekki til verulegra \u00e1hrifa \u00e1 bi\u00f0t\u00edma. Milli 2015 og 2018,\n\n bi\u00f0t\u00edmar eftir augasteinisa\u00f0ger\u00f0\n<\/a>\nhaf\u00f0i minnka\u00f0 l\u00edtillega, en haf\u00f0i aukist l\u00edtillega fyrir hn\u00e9skipti og mja\u00f0maskipti.<\/p>\n

\u00dear sem umframeftirspurn er umframeftirspurn er l\u00edka stundum mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 eftirspurnarhli\u00f0ina til a\u00f0 stytta bi\u00f0t\u00edma. Kl\u00edn\u00edsk forgangsr\u00f6\u00f0unart\u00e6ki sem leggja \u00e1herslu \u00e1 a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta heilsufar geta b\u00e6tt tilv\u00edsanaferli\u00f0 og stj\u00f3rnun bi\u00f0lista.<\/p>\n

\u00cd sk\u00fdrslu OECD,\n\n N\u00fdja Sj\u00e1land\n<\/strong>\ner nota\u00f0 sem d\u00e6mi um land sem hefur reynt a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta forgangsr\u00f6\u00f0un sj\u00faklinga (en \u00ed bland vi\u00f0 auki\u00f0 frambo\u00f0). Eftir styttingu \u00e1 bi\u00f0t\u00edma eftir vala\u00f0ger\u00f0um \u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00e1marki 4 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i \u00e1ri\u00f0 2012,\n\n bi\u00f0t\u00edmar hafa minnka\u00f0\n<\/a>\nfyrir margar algengar a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir og eru vel undir me\u00f0altali OECD.<\/p>\n

S\u00ed\u00f0an 2019 hefur heilbrig\u00f0isr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti N\u00fdja-Sj\u00e1lands innleitt v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kari n\u00e1lgun me\u00f0 \u00e1herslu \u00e1 alla sj\u00faklingaferilinn undir \u201ePlanned Care Strategic Approach 2019-2024\u201c.\n\n \u00c1hrif \u00e1 a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 um\u00f6nnun og heilsufar\n<\/strong>\nMiki\u00f0 magn af g\u00f6gnum bendir til \u00feess a\u00f0 langur bi\u00f0t\u00edmi geti haft neikv\u00e6\u00f0 \u00e1hrif \u00e1 b\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 um\u00f6nnun og heilsufars\u00e1hrif fyrir sj\u00faklinga. \u00deetta er \u00e1hyggjuefni vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 bi\u00f0listum eftirspurnarhli\u00f0ar me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skammta bi\u00f0t\u00edma og innlei\u00f0a forgangsr\u00f6\u00f0unarstefnu.<\/p>\n

A\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur sj\u00faklinga geta versna\u00f0 me\u00f0an \u00e1 bi\u00f0 stendur, s\u00e9rstaklega ef bi\u00f0in er lengd e\u00f0a sj\u00faklingurinn forgangsra\u00f0a\u00f0ur. \u00de\u00f3 \u00fe\u00f6rfin fyrir mja\u00f0maskipti, til d\u00e6mis, s\u00e9 ekki l\u00edfsh\u00e6ttuleg, \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00fea\u00f0 lamandi a\u00f0 lifa vi\u00f0 sl\u00edkt \u00e1stand til lengri t\u00edma liti\u00f0 og getur dregi\u00f0 verulega \u00far l\u00edfsg\u00e6\u00f0um sj\u00faklingsins.<\/p>\n

Auk \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa hugsanlega alvarlegar aflei\u00f0ingar fyrir sj\u00faklinga og vera uppspretta \u00f3fulln\u00e6gjandi um\u00f6nnunar\u00fearfa \u00ed sumum l\u00f6ndum getur langur bi\u00f0t\u00edmi einnig leitt til misr\u00e9ttis \u00ed a\u00f0gengi. Helst \u00e6tti a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 um\u00f6nnun a\u00f0 byggjast \u00e1 \u00fe\u00f6rf en ekki grei\u00f0slugetu.<\/p>\n

Sumir sj\u00faklingar munu \u00f3hj\u00e1kv\u00e6milega hafa fleiri valm\u00f6guleika en a\u00f0rir og \u00e1 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legum grundvelli er mikill mismunur \u00e1 a\u00f0gengi eftir \u00fev\u00ed hvar sj\u00faklingurinn b\u00fdr. Til d\u00e6mis h\u00e1marksbi\u00f0t\u00edmi eftir augasteinisa\u00f0ger\u00f0\n\n \u00e1 milli landa\n<\/a>\n\u00far einum m\u00e1nu\u00f0i \u00ed Danm\u00f6rku \u00ed 1,5 \u00e1r \u00ed Eistlandi. Jafnvel innan lands getur veri\u00f0 verulegur munur \u00e1 a\u00f0gengi \u00ed dreifb\u00fdli og st\u00f3rborgum.<\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00edka l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 Covid-19 heimsfaraldurinn muni hafa haft mj\u00f6g mismunandi \u00e1hrif \u00e1 heilbrig\u00f0iskerfi \u00ed mismunandi l\u00f6ndum, en fleiri g\u00f6gn eru nau\u00f0synleg til a\u00f0 skilja \u00feetta.\n\n Hva\u00f0 er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 gera til a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta bi\u00f0t\u00edma?\n<\/strong>\n\u00de\u00f3tt \u00feeir s\u00e9u mismunandi er sta\u00f0reyndin s\u00fa a\u00f0 bi\u00f0listar, og \u00fear me\u00f0 bi\u00f0t\u00edmar, hafa aukist verulega \u00ed m\u00f6rgum l\u00f6ndum \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0asta \u00e1ratug. Covid-19 hefur einnig ska\u00f0leg \u00e1hrif \u00e1 bi\u00f0t\u00edma, \u00fear sem v\u00e6ntanlegur bati hamlar af annarri og \u00feri\u00f0ju bylgju.<\/p>\n

Til a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 \u00feessu \u00fearf a\u00f0 auka verulega afkastagetu - og gera \u00feetta hratt. Ein lei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 auka afkastagetu \u00e1 skj\u00f3tan og skilvirkan h\u00e1tt er a\u00f0 nota sveigjanlega innvi\u00f0i heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu, ss\n\n fars\u00edma- e\u00f0a einingaskur\u00f0stofur\n<\/a>\n.<\/p>\n

T\u00edmabundi\u00f0 leikh\u00fas getur veri\u00f0 til sta\u00f0ar til lengri t\u00edma til a\u00f0 taka til framkv\u00e6mda til a\u00f0 st\u00e6kka n\u00faverandi deild, e\u00f0a \u00ed skemmri t\u00edma til a\u00f0 efla virkni og \u201eblitz\u201c bi\u00f0lista sem hafa byggst upp me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum. Sl\u00edka lausn er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 setja upp sem s\u00e9rstaka sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0a einingu fyrir st\u00f3rar skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir, sem hefur l\u00e1gmarks \u00e1hrif \u00e1 n\u00faverandi \u00farr\u00e6\u00f0i sj\u00fakrah\u00fassins. \u00darval sveigjanlegra lausna er f\u00e1anlegt fr\u00e1\n\n Q-bital Healthcare Solutions\n<\/a>\n.<\/p>\n

A\u00f0rar a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir mi\u00f0a a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta samh\u00e6fingu grunn- og framhalds\u00fej\u00f3nustunnar, sem getur veitt betra fl\u00e6\u00f0i sj\u00faklinga og d\u00fdrm\u00e6ta inns\u00fdn \u00ed heildarferil sj\u00faklings og bi\u00f0t\u00edma \u00e1 hverju stigi fer\u00f0arinnar. Sveigjanleg heilsug\u00e6sla getur hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 til vi\u00f0 \u00feetta l\u00edka; til d\u00e6mis er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 setja hreyfanlegt e\u00f0a einingam\u00f3ta\u00f0 heilsug\u00e6slust\u00f6\u00f0 fyrir minnih\u00e1ttar mei\u00f0sli vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 a\u00f0al br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6ku sj\u00fakrah\u00fassins til a\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0a vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 beina sj\u00faklingum inn \u00e1 heppilegasta lei\u00f0ina.<\/p>\n

A\u00f0 lokum er nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 draga \u00far \u00feeim t\u00edma sem f\u00f3lk \u00fearf a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a eftir a\u00f0gangi a\u00f0 heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu til a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta upplifun sj\u00faklinga - lykilatri\u00f0i \u00ed flestum l\u00f6ndum.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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