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    • Ageing and mental health: Changes in self-reported health due to physical illness and mental health status with consecutive cross-sectional analyses 

      Lorem, Geir F; Schirmer, Henrik; Wang, Catharina Elisabeth Arfwedson; Emaus, Nina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-18)
      Objectives: It is known that self-reported health (SRH) declines with increasing age and that comorbidity increases with age. We wished to examine how age transfers its effect to SRH through comorbid disease and mental illness and whether these processes remained stable from 1994 until 2008. The hypothesis is that ageing and/or the increased age-related burden of pathology explains the declining ...

    • What is the impact of underweight on self-reported health trajectories and mortality rates: a cohort study 

      Lorem, Geir F; Schirmer, Henrik; Emaus, Nina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-02)
      Background: Utilizing a cohort study design combining a survey approach with repeated physical examinations, we examined the independent effects of BMI on mortality and self-reported health (SRH) and whether these independent effects change as people grow older. <br>Methods: The Tromsø Study consists of six surveys conducted in the municipality of Tromsø, Norway, with large representative ...

    • The Importance of Untold and Unheard Stories in Narrative Gerontology: Reflections on a Field Still in the Making from a Narrative Gerontologist in the Making 

      Blix, Bodil Hansen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      In this essay, I consider the limitations and possibilities of narrative gerontology. I reflect upon narrative gerontology’s fundamental dependence on people’s narrative willingness. I discuss both the reasons that stories remain untold and the reasons they remain unheard. Furthermore, I suggest that narrative gerontology would benefit from a stronger focus on the act and context of storytelling ...

    • Allocation of home care services by municipalities in Norway: a document analysis 

      Holm, Solrun; Mathisen, Terje Andreas; Sæterstrand, Torill Margaret; Brinchmann, Berit Støre (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background: In Norway, elder care is primarily a municipal responsibility. Municipal health services strive to offer the ‘lowest level of effective care,’ and home healthcare services are defined as the lowest level of care in Norway. Municipalities determine the type(s) of service and the amount of care applicants require. The services granted are outlined in an individual decision letter, which ...

    • Rapport fra SAK-prosjektet "Legemiddelhåndtering og medikamentregning - Nettstøttet emne i sykepleierutdanningen" 

      Olsen, Kari Birkelund; Perander, Bente; Barstad, Maud Ann-Sophie (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2016-09-20)
      Det ble innledet SAK-samarbeid mellom sykepleierutdanningene i Tromsø, Harstad og Hammerfest. Målet med dette samarbeidet var å styrke utdanningen av sykepleiere spesielt til kommunehelsetjenesten i landsdelen. Alle tre institusjoner hadde etablert deltidsstudier eller desentraliserte deltidsstudier med innslag av nettstøttet undervisning. Ønske om å styrke samarbeidet innenfor sykepleierutdanning ...

    • Behov for ferdighets- og simuleringstrening ved FOSS for utdanningene ved UiT Norges Arktiske universitet 

      Olsen, Kari Birkelund; Holmegård, Marianne; Karlsen, Karina Synnøve; Høgbakk, Mona Lahm (Working paper; Arbeidsnotat, 2017-05)
      UiT Norges arktiske universitet (UiT) har i samarbeid med Universitetssykehuset i Nord-Norge (UNN) etablert et ferdighets- og simuleringssenter for å tilby egnede lokaler og egnet utstyr som studenter og ansatte kan benytte for å trene på kliniske ferdigheter og prosedyrer. FOSS Tromsø ble etablert i 2012, med bakgrunn i at to ulike arenaer; Ferdighetssenter for grunnutdanning i medisin, og ...

    • Changes in self-reported health trajectories with focus on ageing in the Tromsø study 

      Lorem, Geir F; Schirmer, Henrik; Emaus, Nina (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2016)
      Aim: We aim to describe factors that affect self-reported health (SRH) and to describe differences in trajectories in an ageing cohort according to comorbid diseases, mental health, physical condition, education, and physical activity. Methods: Prospective cohort study of a general population in Norway utilizing repeated surveys and physical examinations (1986-2008). We included 16 745 men and ...

    • The relation between birthweight, childhood body mass index, and overweight and obesity in late adolescence: a longitudinal cohort study from Norway, The Tromsø Study, Fit Futures 

      Evensen, Elin Kristin; Emaus, Nina; Kokkvoll, Ane Sofie; Wilsgaard, Tom; Furberg, Anne-Sofie; Skeie, Guri (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-22)
      <i>Objectives</i>: Childhood overweight/obesity is associated with later overweight/obesity. However, the association between birth weight and later overweight/obesity has not been established. The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between both birth weight and childhood body mass index (BMI), and adolescent overweight/obesity in a Norwegian population.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: ...

    • Studielån på Blå Rock 

      Klausen, Rita Kristin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2017)

    • Ny veileder om pårørende i helse- og omsorgstjenesten 

      Klausen, Rita Kristin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2017)
      Senter for omsorgsforskning, nord har deltatt i ressursgruppen til utarbeidelsen av en ny veileder for pårørende i helse- og omsorgstjenesten. Denne veilederen er nå publisert.

    • Koordinatorordning med kontinuitet som mål. Diskusjon av ordningen koordinator i spesialisthelsetjenesten i lys av forskning omkring continuity of care 

      Høyem, Audhild (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2015)
      Pasienter og brukere med langvarige behov for ulike helse- og omsorgstjenester rapporterer ofte om manglende sammenheng i tjenestene, usikkerhet omkring hva som skal skje videre og hvem som tar ansvaret for hva. En stadig økende spesialisering har ført til at spesialisthelsetjenestene er blitt mer oppdelt, og at ansvarsområdet for den enkelte enhet snevres inn. Liggetiden i sykehusene har blitt ...

    • Mobility as a predictor of all-cause mortality in older men and women: 11.8 year follow-up in the Tromso study 

      Bergland, Astrid; Jørgensen, Lone; Emaus, Nina; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-10)
      Background: Disability in older adults is associated with loss of independence, institutionalization, and death. The aim of this study was to study the association between the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test and all-cause mortality in a population-based sample of older men and women. <p> Methods: Our study population was home dwellers aged 65 and above, who participated in the fifth wave of the Tromsø ...

    • Living with disabled children in Malawi: Challenges and rewards 

      Barlindhaug, Grete; Umar, Eric; Wazakili, Margaret; Emaus, Nina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-24)
      Background:<br>Rehabilitation personnel need to be sensitive to the cultural aspects that constitute the environment of a disabled child’s family life.<br> Objectives:<br>The aim of this study was to gain insight on how families experience parenting of disabled children and how the families experience the support provided by the rehabilitation system in Malawi.<br> Method:<br>An anthropological ...

    • Shared decision making from the service users’ perspective. A narrative study from community mental health centers in Northern Norway. 

      Klausen, Rita Kristin; Blix, Bodil Hansen; Karlsson, Marie; Haugsgjerd, Svein; Lorem, Geir F (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-15)
      This article aims to contribute to the understanding of shared decision making as an important aspect of user involvement in mental health care from the perspectives of service users. A thematic analysis of interviews with 25 individual service users in three different community mental health centers in Norway identified different understandings of shared decision making. Shared decision making ...

    • Lederen som innovatør og balansekunstner : en kvalitativ studie av lederes erfaringer fra forskningssamarbeid mellom helse- og velferdstjenestene og høyere utdanning 

      Alstveit, Marit; Halvorsen, Anne; Willumsen, Elisabeth; Ødegård, Atle (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Managers in health and welfare services have overall responsibility to develop the services according to official regulations and the needs of society. They are expected to provide high quality, research based services. Higher education is expected to transform education and research that improve the services, and to develop research collaborating with the practical field. This study investigates ...

    • Changes in the body image of bone sarcoma survivors following surgical treatment - A qualitative study 

      Fauske, Lena; Lorem, Geir F; Grov, Ellen Karine; Bondevik, Hilde (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-29)
      <b>Background and Objectives:</b> Among several long-term effects, people treated for cancer may experience an altered appearance. Our study aims to identify how visible body changes following surgical treatment affect the life and identity of primary bone sarcoma survivors 3–10 years after diagnosis. A qualitative, phenomenological, and hermeneutic design was applied. <b> Methods:</b> Sarcoma ...

    • Reconnecting with oneself while struggling between life and death: The phenomenon of recovery as experienced by persons at risk of suicide 

      Sellin, Linda; Asp, Margareta; Wallsten, Tuula; Wiklund Gustin, Lena (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-07-15)
      The body of knowledge regarding health and recovery as experienced by patients at risk of suicide is limited.More research is needed into the meaning of recovery and what strengthens the desire to live. The aim of this study was to describe the phenomenon of recovery in a context of nursing care as experienced by persons at risk of suicide. In line with a reflective lifeworld research approach, 14 ...

    • The association of grip strength from midlife onwards with all-cause and cause-specific mortality over 17 years of follow-up in the Tromsø Study 

      Strand, Bjørn Heine; Cooper, Rachel; Bergland, Astrid; Jørgensen, Lone; Schirmer, Henrik; Skirbekk, Vegard; Emaus, Nina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-25)
      <b>Background</b> Grip strength has consistently been found to predict all-cause mortality rates. However, few studies have examined cause-speci fi c mortality or tested age differences in these associations. <b>Methods</b> In 1994, grip strength was measured in the population-based Tromsø Study, covering the ages 50 – 80 years (N=6850). Grip strength was categorised into fi fths, and ...

    • Acquired brain injury rehabilitation: dilemmas in neurological physiotherapy across healthcare settings 

      Irgens, Eirik Lind; Henriksen, Nils Oddbjørn; Moe, Siri (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-05-20)
      People with acquired brain injury (PwABI) are usually hospitalized for emergency care and often require both specialist and primary healthcare long-term follow-up. Higher intensity rehabilitation featuring early intervention is recommended. This study investigated how implementation of redistributed responsibilities in Norway affects neurological physiotherapy practice within and across healthcare ...

    • Getting to know the person behind the illness - the significance of interacting with patients hospitalised in forensic psychiatric settings 

      Salzmann-Erikson, Martin; Rydlo, Cecilia; Wiklund Gustin, Lena (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-03)
      AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To describe what nurses want to accomplish in relationships with patients who are hospitalised in forensic psychiatric settings. BACKGROUND: Relationships between staff and patients in forensic psychiatric settings should be grounded in trust and confidence, and the patients need opportunities for emotional reconciliation. However, relationships can be challenging for nurses, ...