Browsing Fakultet for helse- og sosialvitskap / Faculty of Health and Social Sciences by Title
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Challenges in municipality healthcare services—The nurse leaders' perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aim To examine perceptions of key challenges that nursing leadership face when organizing healthcare services in the municipality. Design A qualitative study involving community nurse leaders (N = 9) in two focus group ... -
The challenges of combining 'knowing-that' and 'knowing-how' in social work education and professional practice in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article presents data from a focus group study of social workers in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) and investigates how social workers perceive and experience the relevance of their education ... -
Challenges of diabetes type two insulin dependent patients in Zambia. Patients perspective.
(Student paper, others, 2013)In the essay I will look at diabetes mellitus type two, the challenges patients go through and focusing on the patient’s perspective. As a nurse having worked in Zambia and in Norway, I will look at the settings of Zambia ... -
Challenging Behaviors as a Relational Phenomenon: Findings From a Qualitative Study in a Nursing Home in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Challenging behaviors are common in nursing homes. Drawing on rich qualitative data from fieldwork and in-depth interviews with staff in a nursing home in Norway, we will explore (a) how challenging behaviors unfolded, and ... -
Challenging environments: professional perspectives on engaging with displaced people in collective centres
(Master thesis, 2013-08-12)Collective centres are buildings used for shelter by groups of displaced people, which formerly had another purpose (e.g. schools, factories). Humanitarian agencies often provide assistance to people in these centres, and ... -
Change and Communication. Long-Term Norwegian PsychoMotor Physiotherapy Treatment for Patients with Chronic Muscle Pain
(Doctoral thesis, 2010)The aim of the present thesis is to enhance knowledge of processes of change and communication during long-term Norwegian PsychoMotor Physiotherapy (NPMP) treatments for patients with chronic muscle pain located to back ... -
Changes in alcohol use and relationship satisfaction in Norwegian couples during pregnancy
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Changes in and predictors of pain and mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This longitudinal study of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) aimed to investigate changes in pain characteristics (i.e., occurrence, intensity, and interference) and covariates associated with pain ... -
Changes in life expectancy and disease burden in Norway, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Geographical differences in health outcomes are reported in many countries. Norway has led an active policy aiming for regional balance since the 1970s. Using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) ... -
Changes in obesity-related diseases and biochemical variables after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A two-year follow-up study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: To evaluate changes in obesity-related diseases and micronutrients after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). Methods: We started the procedure in May 2007, and by December 2011, 117 patients could be ... -
Changes in quality of life 5 years after sleeve gastrectomy: A prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objectives Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most frequently performed bariatric surgery procedure worldwide, but reports on long-term quality of life (QOL) outcomes are scarce. We investigated 5-year trajectories in QOL and ... -
Changes in serum fatty acid and lipoprotein subclass concentrations from prepuberty to adulthood and during aging
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Concentrations in serum were determined for 18 fatty acids (FAs) and 21 lipoprotein main and subclasses by chromatographic analyses and the average size was calculated for very low density (VLDL), low density (LDL) and ... -
Changes in Serum Fatty Acid Levels During the First Year After Bariatric Surgery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background We have assessed the effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and biliopancratic diversion with a duodenal switch (BPDDS) on fatty acid (FA) levels in serum. In particular, we examine the impact of ... -
Changes in work schedule affect the prevalence of shift work disorder among Norwegian nurses–a two year follow-up study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This study aimed to explore how changes in the work schedule would affect the prevalence of Shift Work Disorder (SWD) over time. Two-year follow-up data from 1076 nurses participating in the longitudinal SUrvey of Shift ... -
Characteristics of first-time fathers of advanced age: a Norwegian population-based study
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Characteristics of nursing studies in diabetes research published over three decades in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland: a narrative review of the literature
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Characterization of radiographers’ mammography practice in five European countries: a pilot study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objectives This pilot study aimed to characterize and compare radiographers’ mammography practice, including quality control and continuous professional development in five European countries. Methods Online survey ... -
Children born preterm at the turn of the millennium had better lung function than children born similarly preterm in the early 1990s
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)OBJECTIVE: Compare respiratory health in children born extremely preterm (EP) or with extremely low birthweight (ELBW) nearly one decade apart, hypothesizing that better perinatal management has led to better outcome. ... -
Children with disabilities at a boarding school in Tanzania. How do children in a boarding school for children with physical disabilities negotiate enabling and constraining factors that have an impact on their academic attainment and future life possibilities?
(Master thesis, 2013-08-12)Background: Children with disabilities in Tanzania have fewer possibilities for education due to poverty, lack of accessibility and the long distances from their homes to suitable schools. This condition has left them ... -
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 ...