egenvård

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of egen (“own”) +‎ vård (“care”). First attested in 1976.

Noun

egenvård

1. self-care
   1. The preventive care given to oneself to maintain one's physical or psychological well-being.
      • 1977 January 7, Aftonbladet, page 7:

        Egenvård — det är att veta mer om sin egen kropp känna till vissa symptom […] att göra Sverige friskare. Finns det då inga risker med en sån här egenvård […]

        Self-care – it is knowing more about one's own body knowing certain symptoms […] to make Sweden healthier. Are there no risks with self-care like this […]

   2. The curative care given to oneself to treat and maintain one's ailment.
      • 2023 June 21, Hedda Berglund, “Larmet från vårdcentralerna: Yngre söker vård i onödan [The alarm from the health centers: Younger people seek care unnecessarily]”, in SVT Nyheter:

        ”Vi har en utmaning i att möta en generation som inte verkar ha fått med sig egenvård i sin uppväxt och som söker för minsta åkomma.”, skriver exempelvis en.

        "We have a challenge in meeting a generation that doesn't seem to have learned self-care when growing up and seek care for the smallest ailment," writes one, for example.