Fakultet for helse- og sosialvitskap / Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
HVL Open er vitenarkivet til Høgskulen på Vestlandet. Her publiseres bl. artikler, master- og bacheloroppgaver. Det publiseres bacheloroppgaver med karakter A og B, og alle beståtte masteroppgaver, forutsatt at studenten har godkjent publisering. Alle studentoppgavene er publisert med tilhørende emnekode, søk gjerne på emnekoden om du er på jakt etter oppgaver fra en bestemt studieretning.
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Associations Between Learning Environment and Study Satisfaction Across Time: Two Cross-Sectional Analyses of Occupational Therapy Students
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)There is increasing attention toward students’ satisfaction and how they perceive the quality of the program they attend. This study examined stability and change across time with regard to the relationships between learning ... -
The secretor status of blood group antigens in the saliva in people with oral cancers: a systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Human ABO blood group type and the antigenic secretor status are hypothesized to associate with oral diseases including oral cancer. Secretor status is the ability of individuals to secrete blood group antigens ... -
Delirium is frequently underdiagnosed among older hospitalised patients despite available information in hospital medical records
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: In-hospital delirium is associated with adverse outcomes and is underdiagnosed, limiting research and clinical follow-up. Objective: To compare the incidence of in-hospital delirium determined by chart-based ... -
Case report: A dual case study of how clinical feedback can be a communication aide and influence therapeutic work
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: While routine outcome monitoring and clinical feedback may improve outcomes after psychotherapy, results from efficiency studies have been mixed. Moreover, how clinical feedback is implemented influences how ... -
Bereaved siblings’ stories of drug-related death
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Deaths caused by problematic substance use are an international concern. In bereavement, meaning-making is an essential activity embedded in social and cultural contexts. There is a lack of knowledge about how ... -
‘I’ve tried not to show it too much, and not burden others with my problems’: A discourse analysis of understandings of grief among siblings bereaved by drug-related deaths
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This article explores discourses of grief and loss among siblings bereaved by drug-related deaths. Although sociocultural context influences how grief is expressed and understood, there is a lack of knowledge about how ... -
End-of-life care at home: Dignity of family caregivers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Healthcare services are increasingly being shifted to home settings for patients nearing end-of-life. Consequently, the burden on family caregivers is significant. Their vulnerable situation remains poorly ... -
Å være mann i sykepleierutdanningen. Mannlige sykepleierstudenters erfaringer gjennom første studieår. Sykepleien.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Bakgrunn: Studier viser at mannlige sykepleierstudenter i Norge har dobbelt så stor sannsynlighet for å slutte på utdanningen som kvinnelige. Frafall kan skyldes isolasjon, få rollemodeller, diskriminering og manglende ... -
How Do Urban Neighborhoods Influence Educational Achievement? A Critical Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies From the Nordic Countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The aim of the Nordic welfare states to provide equal opportunities permeates the discourse on access to education, starting with primary education through neighborhood schools. Education is considered a crucial resource ... -
Exploring Goal-Setting and Achievement Within Reablement: A Comparative Case Study of Three Countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Purpose: Over the last two decades, reablement programs have been studied and implemented internationally. Goal-setting and multidisciplinary collaboration are central elements of reablement. Unfortunately, limited ... -
Children's and parents' experiences of home care provided by hospital staff: A scoping review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Aims: To describe what is known from existing scientific literature on children's and parents’ experiences of hospital-based home care and to identify future research areas. Design: The scoping review design used ... -
Nursing Students’ Preferences for Learning Medical and Bioscience Subjects: A Qualitative Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)(1) Background: There are considerable challenges and concerns related to learning medical and bioscience subjects (MBS) in nursing education and integrating this knowledge into nursing. The aim of this study was to explore ... -
Personar med overvekt sine erfaringar med eigen utsjånad og risiko for negativ vektutvikling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Bakgrunn: Overvekt er ikkje forbunde med same helserisiko som fedme, men kan for nokon vere eit forstadium til fedme. Helsearbeidarar kan spele ei viktig rolle med å førebygge vektauke og helserisiko for personar med ... -
Ungdom med alvorlig anorexia nervosa i spesialisthelsetjenesten - et pasientperspektiv med erfaringer fra Norsk Psykomotorisk Fysioterapi
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Hensikt: Denne studien belyser ungdom med alvorlig anorexia nervosa (AN) sine erfaringer med norsk psykomotorisk fysioterapi i spesialisthelsetjenesten. Design: Studien har et kvalitativt forskningsdesign. Metode: ... -
Investigation of Effective Drugs in the Treatment of Patients with COVID-19
(Journal article, 2023)Background: Due to the lack of definitive treatments for corona disease and the use of various medications in protocols around the world, it is necessary to conduct more epidemiological studies exploring the effect of ... -
Disease and Ageing Biomarker Identification from multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (DABI)
(Doctoral thesis, 2024)Introduction: Examining brain changes through a lifespan perspective allows for multiple ways of answering fundamental questions about the brain’s development and to identify biomarkers of ageing and disease. One opportunity ... -
Critical physiotherapy: a ten-year retrospective
(Others, 2023)Critical physiotherapy has been a rapidly expanding field over the last decade and could now justifiably be called a professional sub-discipline. In this paper we define three different but somewhat interconnected critical ... -
An mHealth Intervention to Improve Guardians’ Adherence to Children’s Follow-Up Care for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Tanzania (GuardiansCan Project): Protocol for a Development and Feasibility Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Cancer is a leading cause of death during childhood and in low- and middle-income countries survival rates can be as low as 20%. A leading reason for low childhood cancer survival rates in low- and middle-income ... -
Living with sibling' drug use. Bereaved siblings' family stories
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Family members’ problematic drug use is challenging for siblings affecting their well-being and their relationships within the family. Research about siblings living with brothers or sisters’ problematic drug use and ... -
Ein nyskapande praksismodell i kommunehelsetenesta – sjukepleiarstudentar sine erfaringar
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)Studien presenterer sjukepleiarstudentar sine erfaringar med ein ny praksismodell i kommunen. Ein lang praksis på seksten veker la til rette for å verte godt kjent med kommunen og forstå samhandlinga mellom ulike aktørar. ...