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norskInstitutt for helse- og omsorgsfag: Recent submissions
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Prescribing active transport as a planetary health intervention – benefits, challenges and recommendations
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-08)A high proportion of people are insufficiently physically active. The reasons for this are complex and in part relate to social determinants of health, lifestyle choices, and deleterious environmental conditions like climate change, loss of green and outdoor environments and a concomitant loss of biodiversity. Physiotherapists, and other health professionals, may have a positive impact on these ... -
Kommunejordmødres erfaringer med å fremme psykisk helse og forebygge depresjon hos gravide og barselkvinner under covid-19 pandemien – en kvalitativ studie gjennomført i Nord-Norge
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-03-17)<p><i>Tema:</i> Kommunejordmødres erfaringer med å fremme psykisk helse og forebygge depresjon hos gravide og barselkvinner under covid-19 pandemien. <p><i>Bakgrunn:</i> Det er sett en økt forekomst av svangerskaps- og barseldepresjon under covid-19 pandemien. Jordmødre har en viktig rolle i å fremme psykisk helse og forebygge depresjon hos gravide og barselkvinner. <p><i>Hensikt:</i> Undersøke ... -
Public health nursing in Ireland and Norway: A comparative analysis
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-23)<p<i>Background:</i> Public health, primary healthcare, and nursing are founding principles of public health nursing. Thus, the underpinning curriculum needs to reflect these core principles. Public health nursing educators sought to delve deeper into curricula and training of public health nurse (PHNs)in Ireland and Norway. <p><i>Objective:</i> To compare PHNs’ educational training in Ireland and ... -
” Being mutually involved in recovery”. A hermeneutic exploration of nurses’ experiences of patient participation in psychiatric care
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-26)Purpose: This study aims at exploring how psychiatric nurses’ experiences of patient participation could be understood from a caring science perspective.<p> Methods: The design was inspired by clinical application research., which is a hermeneutic approach developed within caring science research. . In this study data were co-created during four reflective group dialogues where five participants’ ... -
Cumulative risk of a false-positive screening result: A retrospective cohort study using empirical data from 10 biennial screening rounds in BreastScreen Norway
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-21)<p><b>Background</b> False-positive screening results are an inevitable and commonly recognized disadvantage of mammographic screening. This study estimated the cumulative probability of experiencing a first false-positive screening result in women attending 10 biennial screening rounds in BreastScreen Norway, which targets women aged 50 to 69 years. <p><b>Methods</b> This retrospective ... -
Persuasion Tactics in the Implementation of f Large-Scale EHR Suites in Public Healthcare
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-08)Large-scale electronic health record (EHR) suites have the potential to cover a broad range of use needs across various healthcare domains. However, a challenge that must be solved is the distributed governance structure of public healthcare: Regional health authorities regulate hospitals, municipalities are responsible for first-line healthcare services, and general practitioners (GPs) have an ... -
Long-term quality of life among breast cancer survivors eligible for screening at diagnosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-21)Objectives - This study aimed to explore the long-term quality of life (QoL) among breast cancer survivors eligible for mammographic screening at diagnosis and compare that to QoL among women with no history of breast cancer.<p> <p>Study design - Systematic review and meta-analysis.<p> <p>Methods - A systematic review of randomised controlled trials and observational studies published between ... -
Brukermedvirkning og representasjon i helse- og omsorgsforskning
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-14)Bakgrunn: Brukermedvirkning er et krav i helse- og omsorgsforskning og antas å bidra til at forskningen er relevant for dem den gjelder, og at kunnskapen blir tatt i bruk. I artikkelen diskuterer vi brukermedvirkning i forskning med utgangspunkt i kravet om kollektiv representasjon (at man representerer en gruppe og ikke kun seg selv). <br>Metode: Artikkelen er en casestudie basert på en ... -
Patient-specific functioning related to dizziness and balance problems after traumatic brain injury – A cross sectional study using an ICF perspective
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-09)To describe patient-specific problems in functioning related to dizziness and balance problems in patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a biopsychosocial context. A cross-sectional study where data from the Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) was linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Data from 60 patients were classified ... -
Reindriftssamer har pleie- og omsorgsbehov i to kommuner
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2022-01-23)Hensikten med artikkelen er å belyse en kommunes erfaringer med å samhandle og vurdere behov for pleie- og omsorgstjenester for samiske pasienter som tilhører reindriften og kommer til sommerhjemmet. Dette er en viktig problemstilling med tanke på reindriftssamenes rett til likeverdige helsetjenester uavhengig av hvor de oppholder seg. -
Mitigating the environmental impact of NSAIDs - physiotherapy as a contribution to one health and the SDGs
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-27)Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) continue to be amongst the most frequently used pharmaceutical treatments for mild to moderate musculoskeletal pain globally. In this short communication, we continue to expand the growing field of environmental physiotherapy by tracing NSAIDs journey through aquatic ecosystems, and the potential of physiotherapy to mitigate these negative environmental ... -
Hva er særlig viktig for å bevare god psykisk helse hos våre stadig tjenestegjørende veteraner? En kvalitativ studie av hva stadig tjenestegjørende veteraner erfarer er særlig viktig for å bevare god psykisk helse etter potensielt traumatiserende hendelser i internasjonale operasjoner.
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2021-11-01)Forsvaret har sendt personell ut i internasjonale operasjoner i tjeneste for Norge i over 70 år. Afghanistanundersøkelsen 2020 viser en klar sammenheng mellom belastning og fysiske og psykiske helseplager, også mange år etter endt tjeneste. Hensikten med studien er å øke kunnskap om hva stadig tjenestegjørende veteraner erfarer er beskyttende faktorer etter potensielt traumatiserende hendelser. Dette ... -
The influence of snuff and smoking on bone accretion in late adolescence. The Tromsø study, Fit Futures
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-27)Summary - Areal bone mineral density (aBMD) predicts future fracture risk. This study explores associations between use of tobacco and bone accretion in Norwegian adolescents. Our results indicate that use of snuff is negatively associated with accretion of aBMD in adolescence and may be a signal of increased future fracture risk.<p> <p>Purpose - Bone mineral accrual in childhood and adolescence ... -
Monitoring temporal trends of dioxins, organochlorine pesticides and chlorinated paraffins in pooled serum samples collected from Northern Norwegian women: The MISA cohort study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-30)The ubiquitous presence of legacy and emerging persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the environmental matrices poses a potential hazard to the humans and creating public health concerns. The present study aimed to evaluate dioxins, dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and chlorinated paraffins (CPs) concentrations in serum of women (postpartum, pregnant ... -
Rehabilitering og sekundærforebygging etter hjerteinfarkt ved sykehus
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-25)BAKGRUNN I norske studier er det dokumentert dårlig kardiovaskulær risikofaktorkontroll og høy forekomst av nye hjerte- og karhendelser hos hjerteinfarktpasienter. Det foreligger lite kunnskap om omfang av sekundærforebyggende behandling og hjerterehabilitering ved norske sykehus. Vi ønsket derfor å gjennomføre en kartlegging av rutiner ved utskrivning og poliklinisk oppfølging etter hjerteinfark ... -
Kjerneområder i Leve hele livet-reformen. En oppsummering av kunnskap om frivillighet, pårørende, medvirkning og digital kompetanse
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2021-11)Leve hele livet er en kvalitetsreform for eldre. Målet med den er at alle eldre skal få bedre hjelp og støtte til å mestre livet. Reformen handler om de grunnleggende tingene som oftest svikter i tilbudet til eldre: mat, aktivitet og fellesskap, helsehjelp og sammenheng i tjenestene.<p> <p>Senter for omsorgsforskning har utarbeidet denne og flere kunnskapsnotater på oppdrag fra Helsedirektoratet. ... -
Environmental physiotherapy and the case for multispecies justice in planetary health
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-07)Background:Global environmental change is fundamentally altering the composition and functioning of our planetary ecosystem. Effectively presenting the largest threat to the health of present and future generations, these changes and their health impacts are forcing us to think and practice healthcare in much broader terms than ever before. Objective:In this article, we provide an early outline for ... -
“Walking Together Towards Freedom.” Patients’ Lived Experiences of Participation in Outpatient Forensic Care
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-11)There is a general agreement regarding the significance of patient participation in care. In forensic psychiatric care, however, this appears to be troublesome because of the paradoxical nature of having responsibility; to give person-centered, recovery-oriented psychiatric care and to protect society from potentially dangerous individuals. The aim of this study was to describe patients’ lived ... -
Physiopunk Vol 1
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2021)Physiopunk emerged out of an introductory public health module for first-year students in the Bachelor program in physiotherapy at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Throughout the module, students gradually expanded their view of physiotherapy, from its past and present individual and physical health focus toward the integration of social and ecological issues as fundamental determinants of ... -
Physiopunk Vol. 1 Speculative fiction for future physiotherapies
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021)In light of today’s deeply connected social and environmental crises, environmental and sustainability education is increasingly being integrated into public health and healthcare professional education around the world (Barna, Maric, Simons, Kumar & Blankestijn, 2020). The Norwegian ‘regulations on national guidelines for physiotherapist education’ clearly support the integration of these topics ...
