Objectives: The objectives of this thesis are to investigate the use of social media for health promotion dealing with sexually transmitted infections, their value for improving health and increasing the promotion reach, and to provide examples on how social media users retrieve information about sexually- transmitted infections from these media. I want to investigate the nature of the information ...

The goals of this dissertation was to evaluate the rate of change, and associations between demographic and clinical characteristics and rate of change, for children and adolescents with anxiety and/or depression that had been treated within two Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the North of Norway. The study was of naturalistic observational type. Data from clinical instruments ...

Oral health literacy encompasses individuals’ capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic oral health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. Evidence suggests that limited oral health literacy inhibit patients from getting necessary oral health information, and that communication with dental professionals may be problematic. Various personality traits are also ...

I helseinstitusjoner vancomycin-resistente enterokokker en fryktet bakterie som kan lage alvorlig infeksjonssykdom i pasienter med dårlig immunforsvar, og er vanskelig å behandle. Avhandlingen fokuserer på vancomycin-resistente enterokokker (VRE), og hvordan disse bakteriene gjennom å overføre gener mellom hverandre kan utvikle resistens mot antibiotika. Vi har analysert to utbrudd av VRE i Sverige ...

Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compose a considerable burden for both patients and health care systems. Optimal management in primary care, including self-treatment of COPD exacerbations with antibiotics and oral corticosteroids, is considered to be one key for providing good care for patients at reasonable costs. This thesis aimed to explore treatment of COPD exacerbations ...

Målet med studien Relational insight and user involvement in the context of Norwegian community mental health care. A narrative analysis of service users' stories var å undersøke brukernes innsikt i egen helse og behandling, og legge frem mulige tilnærminger som kan være til hjelp for å anerkjenne og nyttiggjøre seg av brukernes perspektiver i praksishverdagen i distriktspsykiatrien. Studien hadde ...

Breathlessness is an under-recognized problem in intensive care. The overall aims of this study were to explore the roles and competencies of nurses in mechanical ventilation (MV) and weaning, and to explore patients’ experiences of breathing during and after mechanical ventilation. A multimethod design included: survey data from leaders in Norwegian ICUs, interviews and field observations of ...

Background: Preterm birth, perinatal death, and birth of babies small for gestational age are amongst common adverse pregnancy outcomes. Maternal lifestyle, mothers’ health status before and during pregnancy, previous adverse pregnancy outcomes as well as socio-demographic factors all influence perinatal mortality, prematurity, and small for gestational age birth. To date, despite many studies of ...

In order for the HIV virus to take over and destroy human immune cells, which results in AIDS, the virus first has to enter the cells. This takes place by interactions between viral proteins and specific receptors on the surface of our cells. One of these receptors is CXCR4, and it has been shown that chemical compounds that bind to and block the CXCR4 receptor, so-called CXCR4 antagonists, are able ...

”Når tvangen flyttes hjem i stua” Tvang overfor pasienter som bor hjemme erfares annerledes enn hvordan vi vanligvis tenker om tvang i psykisk helsevern, viser en ny studie fra UIT. Tvunget psykisk helsevern uten døgnopphold (TUD) betyr at pasienten bor utenfor sykehus, men fortsatt er underlagt tvang. Dette innebærer en avgrenset mulighet for å bruke tvang : 1. Pasienten kan hentes, eventuelt ...