• COPD transitions in health and self-management: service users’ experiences from everyday life 

      Halding, Anne-Grethe; Grov, Ellen Karine; Aarsheim, Evy, ergoterapeut; Dolmen, Nina Marie, brukerrepresentant; Stavøstrand, Sissel, brukerrepresentant (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Purpose: To explore how persons living with COPD experience transitions related to health, self-management, and follow-up from the healthcare services. Patients and methods: This study is part of a participatory research ...
    • "Eit givande, men krevjande lagspel for å betre tenestene": Brukarerfaringar frå samarbeidsforsking 

      Halding, Anne-Grethe; Fossøy, Aud Berit; Moltu, Christian; Grov, Ellen Karine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      “A precious, but challenging teamwork for improved healthcare”. Service users´ experiences from participatory research In spite of identifying the importance of service user (SU) involvement in healthcare research, few ...
    • Lung hyperinflation and functional exercise capacity in patients with COPD - a three-year longitudinal study 

      Aalstad, Linn T.; Hardie, Jon Andrew; Espehaug, Birgitte; Thorsen, Einar; Bakke, Per S.; Eagan, Tomas Mikal; Frisk, Bente (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Lung hyperinflation contributes to dyspnea, morbidity and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The inspiratory-to-total lung capacity (IC/TLC) ratio is a measure of lung hyperinflation and ...
    • Symptom burden and self-management in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 

      Bringsvor, Heidi Breistrand; Langeland, Eva; Oftedal, Bjørg Frøysland; Skaug, Knut; Assmus, Jörg; Gundersen, Doris Irene; Osborne, Richard H; Bentsen, Signe Berit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Purpose: Self-management is crucial for effective COPD management. This study aimed at identifying associations between self-management and sociodemographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, and symptom burden in ...