The purpose of this essay is to describe how close relations have impact on sick person’s life courage. Life courage is an existential life phenomenon. The life phenomena life courage and joy of life are in this article the key phenomena to be focused on. The article describes both differences and similarities between relational-ethical and existential life phenomena, which can promote but also ...

<i>Background</i>: Parkinson ́s disease (PD) is characterised by small, slow movements affecting balance and gait. Lee-Silverman-Voice-Treatment-(LSVT)-BIG is an intensive intervention aiming to restore normal amplitudes of movements. This study aimed to examine whether LSVT-BIG influences dynamic balance and gait in persons with PD.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: We used a Single-Subject-Experimental-Design ...

Den nylig utgitte Nasjonal helse- og sykehusplan 2020-2023 (Meld. St. 7 (2019-2020)) gir retning og rammer for utvikling av spesialisthelsetjenesten og samarbeidet med den kommunale helse- og omsorgstjenesten de neste fire årene. Brukermedvirkning, likeverdighet og forutsigbarhet er viktige prinsipper som fremheves i planen og som vi som helsepersonell skal strebe etter å innfri. Hvordan kan vi ...

Community health-care services for older, home-dwelling persons with dementia tend to be underutilised. Family care-givers provide substantial care, and they often arrange for and co-ordinate health-care services on behalf of persons with dementia. The aim of this study was to examine family care-givers’ knowledge of unused services and their self-reported reasons for non-use of such services. We ...

<i>Bakgrunn</i>: Organisering av spesialisthelsetjenesten har i løpet av 20 år utviklet seg fra mange sykehus med brede funksjoner og kompetanse, til et hierarkisk system der spesialkompetansen er samlet i få sykehus. Omtalte organisering av tjenesten har medført nye utfordringer for intensivsykepleierne. Intensivsykepleiernes fagutøvelse er regulert av lov om faglig forsvarlig behandling og omsorgsfull ...

<i>Objectives</i> - The aim of the current study is to investigate what males experience as helpful in their recovery process from eating disorders (ED).<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - Qualitative in-depth interviews within a phenomenological approach, and using content analysis to excavate overarching text themes.<p> <p><i>Setting</i> - Norway and Sweden.<p> <p><i>Participants</i> - Included were ...

Higher hip fracture incidence in urban than in rural areas has been demonstrated, but urban–rural differences in posthip fracture mortality have been less investigated, and the results are disparate. Hence, the aims of the present register‐based cohort study were to examine possible urban–rural differences in short‐ and long‐term mortality in Norwegian hip fracture patients and their potential ...

<p><i>Bakgrunn - </i>Sykepleiere har en viktig funksjon som veiledere for sykepleierstudenter i klinisk praksis. Flere studier viser at pasientrelaterte oppgaver og organisatoriske rammer konkurrerer med veilederrollen, noe som oppleves som krevende. Likevel opplever de fleste sykepleiere at veilederrollen er givende. Det er funnet få studier som viser hva sykepleiere fokuserer på i veilederrollen. ...

This essay illuminates the meaning of hope and life courage in the narratives of Tomas and Maria, a couple who had experienced the life changing consequences of Maria’s stroke. Hope is supported by the couple’s strong and loving relationship and by empathy and caring in their relationships with professional caregivers. In this way, the relational component of hope is revealed as the most important ...

Writing as a tool for learning and reflection is acknowledged as important in education. This article discusses how writing and subsequent dialogue can support midwife supervisors in enhancing their supervisory skills. The aim of this article is to discuss the significance of reflective journals as a tool for reflection, dialogue and cooperation in supervision practices in midwifery education. An ...