Artikler, rapporter og annet (helse- og omsorgsfag): Nye registreringer
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Decentralized nursing education to establish a Circumpolar Northern and Indigenous workforce.
(Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2016-09)The project is aiming to improve the quality and quantity of northern nursing programs through NNEN to meet the challenge to deliver a stable, culturally competent health workforce in northern areas with indigenous populations. The aim is to be achieved through sharing best practices and research. -
Ulik bruk av omsorgstjenester ved likt behov?
(Chronicle; Kronikk, 2016-04-10) -
Samefolket i tvangsevakueringa
(Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2016-03-18) -
Demens og pårørendes situasjon
(Chronicle; Kronikk, 2016-04-07) -
Expectations, effect and experiences of an easily accessible self-management intervention for people with chronic pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial with embedded qualitative study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-07-18)Background People struggling with chronic pain may benefit from different types of non-pharmacological interventions such as self-management courses. Self-management courses aim to increase participants’ skills and knowledge in managing chronic conditions. Community health-care services in Norway have increasingly established Healthy Life Centres (HLCs) to offer easily accessible interventions to ... -
Midwives' experiences of labour care in midwifery units. A qualitative interview study in a Norwegian setting
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Understanding the Experiences of Hearing Voices and Sounds Others Do Not Hear
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013-10-11)In this article, we aim to contribute to the understanding of how people with mental illness experience hearing voices and sounds that others do not hear in daily life. We conducted in-depth interviews with 14 people and analyzed the interviews using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. The themes we arrived at included the following: hearing someone else or myself, am I losing my mind?, and ... -
Measurement of cortical porosity of the proximal femur improves identification of women with nonvertebral fragility fractures
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-16)Summary We tested whether cortical porosity of the proximal femur measured using StrAx1.0 software provides additional information to areal bone mineral density (aBMD) or Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) in differentiating women with and without fracture. Porosity was associated with fracture independent of aBMD and FRAX and identified additional women with fractures than by osteoporosis or ... -
Yngre og eldre brukere av hjemmetjenesten - ulike behov eller forskjellsbehandling. Flerfaglig praksis i et interaksjonsteoretisk perspektiv
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2012)Bakgrunn for dette prosjektet er den store veksten i yngre brukere av kommunale pleie- og omsorgstjenester og at eldre brukere, selv om de er flest, får en stadig mindre andel av ressursene. Ulikheter i tjenestetilbudet til yngre og eldre brukere er allerede godt kartlagt. Et sentralt spørsmål i denne undersøkelsen er synet på hva som er nødvendig og hva som er verdig omsorg, og om det er grunnlag ... -
Informed shared decision-making programme on the prevention of myocardial infarction in type 2 diabetes: A randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-13)Objective: To evaluate an informed shared decisionmaking programme (ISDM-P) for people with type 2 diabetes under high fidelity conditions. <p>Design: Randomised, single-blinded trial with sham control intervention and follow-up of 6 months. <p>Setting: Single-centre diabetes clinic providing care according to the national disease management programme in Germany. <p>Participants: 154 people ... -
Parents’ Perceptions of Primary Health Care Physiotherapy With Preterm Infants: Normalization,Clarity, and Trust
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-10-08)Having a preterm infant is a life-altering event for parents. The use of interventions intended to support the parents is recommended. In this study, we investigated how parents’ perceptions of physiotherapy in primary health care influenced their adaptation to caring for a preterm child. We conducted 17 interviews involving parents of seven infants, at infants’ corrected age (CA) 3, 6, and 12 ... -
Roads not taken: A narrative positioning analysis of older adults' stories about missed opportunities
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-19)The point of departure for this article is narrative gerontology’s conceptualization of life as storied and the assumption that identity development and meaning making do not cease at any age, but rather continue throughout life. We suggest that if identity construction is considered to be a lifelong project, narrative gerontology would benefit from applying analytical perspectives focused on ... -
Overweight and obesity in young adult women: A matter of health or appearance? The Tromsø study: Fit futures
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-22)With the increasing number of overweight and obese people, there is a growing public health concern and focus on body size and lifestyle issues, especially in the media. Young adult women comprise a vulnerable group regarding issues of weight balance and appearance. The aim of the study was to examine the experiences of young women on how this focus influences their attitudes concerning weight ... -
Undesirable financial effects of head and neck cancer radiotherapy during the initial treatment period
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-22)Background. Healthcare cost and reforms are at the forefront of international debates. One of the current discussion themes in oncology is whether and how patients’ life changes due to costs of cancer care. In Norway, the main part of the treatment costs is supported by general taxpayer revenues. <p>Objectives. The objective of this study was to clarify whether head and neck cancer patients (n67) ... -
Evaluator-blinded trial evaluating nurse-led immunotherapy DEcision Coaching In persons with relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (DECIMS) and accompanying process evaluation: Study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-03-21)Background: Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurological condition usually starting in early adulthood and regularly leading to severe disability. Immunotherapy options are growing in number and complexity, while costs of treatments are high and adherence rates remain low. Therefore, treatment decision-making has become more complex for patients. Structured decision coaching, based on the principles ... -
Motherhood and mental distress: Personal stories of mothers who have been admitted for mental health treatment
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Living the War in the Barents Region 1939–1945: Living conditions, childhood, sickness, and nursing
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2015-12-15)Introduction -
I learned to trust myself. An oral history of professional nurses' wartime practice in Finnmark
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015)As we can see in war areas today, health care systems and especially hospitals can be considered as a safety net for the civilian population. This was also the case of civilian health care institutions, nurses and medical practitioners in the sparsely populated areas in Finnmark and Northern part of Troms during World War II. Nurses are, and were, the largest group of health professionals. Most ... -
The Neonatal behavioral observation system: A tool to enhance the transition to motherhood
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-12)Background: Shorter hospitalisation after childbirth raises new challenges in the transition to parenthood. Aim: This paper reports a study designed to identify first-time mothers’ experience with The Neonatal Behavioral Observation System (NBO) as a guiding model. Method: A phenomenological qualitative study sampling four first-time mothers who received guidance from the NBO-specialist nurse ... -
Risk knowledge in relapsing multiple sclerosis (RIKNO 1.0) - Development of an outcome instrument for educational interventions
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-10-02)Background Adequate risk knowledge of patients is a prerequisite for shared decision making but few attempts have been made to develop assessment tools. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of young adults with an increasing number of partially effective immunotherapies and therefore a paradigmatic disease to study patient involvement. <p>Objective/methods Based on an item ...