Fakultet for helse- og sosialvitskap / Faculty of Health and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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How do young adults experience and understand the process of developing a first episode of psychosis? A qualitative exploration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Psychosis is a condition which often starts early in life and leaves a significant mark on a young person’s life. It is usually regarded and discussed from a professional point of view. This study sheds light ... -
Critical realism as a fruitful approach to social work research as illustrated by two studies from the field of child and family welfare
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper argues the case for taking a critical realist (CR) approach to social work research. The normativity in social work is often under-communicated in the social sciences, resulting in research that has an unclear ... -
Relationship between exercise capacity and fatigue, dyspnea, and lung function in non-hospitalized patients with long COVID
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Long COVID is a global health problem that impairs patients' functional status. More than 200 reported symptoms have been identified where fatigue, dyspnea, and exercise impairment are most common. This study aimed to ... -
Patient activation in adults attending appointments in general practice: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Patient activation refers to patients’ knowledge, confidence, skills, ability, beliefs, and willingness to manage their health and healthcare. Patient activation is an essential component of self-management and ... -
Perceived Change in Quality of Life Related to Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection among People with Substance Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is often associated with people who inject drugs, and with a reduction in quality of life. While earlier forms of HCV treatment had low treatment uptake, newer HCV treatment integrated ... -
Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in twin- and singleton-born women: An inter-generational cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective To compare the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes between twin-born and singleton-born women. We also evaluated whether in utero exposure to pre-eclampsia or preterm delivery affected adverse pregnancy outcomes ... -
The replication crisis has led to positive structural, procedural, and community changes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The emergence of large-scale replication projects yielding successful rates substantially lower than expected caused the behavioural, cognitive, and social sciences to experience a so-called ‘replication crisis’. In this ... -
Supporting Collaboration in Rehabilitation Trajectories With Information and Communication Technologies: Scoping Review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Despite a surge in health information and communication technology (ICT), there is little evidence of lowered cost or increased quality of care. ICT may support patients, health care providers, and other ... -
The influence of socio-demographic and clinical factors on sick leave and return to work after open-heart surgery: a nationwide registry-based cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aims To estimate sick leave (SL) duration after first-time elective open-heart surgery and identify factors contributing to increased SL. Methods and results A retrospective nationwide cohort study combined data from the ... -
Hvordan stå på egne ben i det norske samfunn? Unge flyktningers vei til deltakelse i det norske arbeidsliv
(Master thesis, 2021)Bakgrunn: I 2015 så vi en flyktningstrøm komme til Norge. Det er viktig at disse menneskene blir godt integrert inn i det norske samfunnet slik at de kan gjenoppbygge livene sine. Sysselsetting er en spesielt viktig faktor ... -
Et samfunnsarbeidsperspektiv – en kvalitativ studie om hvordan unge jenter forholder seg til porno i en digitalisert hverdag
(Master thesis, 2021)Bakgrunn og formål: Porno har hatt en voldsom spredning på digitale plattformer de seinere årene. Diskusjonene har begynt å gå om hva dette betyr for våre barn og unge. Det største fraværet har vært unges egne stemmer, ... -
Performative Masculinity: Exploring performances of Syrian men’s masculinity in Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)Masculinity is a concept that varies over time, culture, intra-psychically, and is regarded differently in the different communities that belong to different cultures. However, refugee men’s masculinity and understanding ... -
A critical appraisal and recommendation synthesis of delirium clinical practice guidelines relevant to the care of older adults in the emergency department: An umbrella review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Rationale Older adults are at high risk of developing delirium in the emergency department (ED); however, it is often missed or undertreated. Improving ED delirium care is challenging in part due to a lack of standards ... -
Protocol for developing a set of performance measures to monitor and evaluate delirium care quality for older adults in the emergency department using a modified e-Delphi process
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction Older adults are at high risk of developing delirium in the emergency department (ED). Delirium associated with an ED visit is independently linked to poorer outcomes such as increased length of hospital ... -
Development and validation of the Overall Fidelity Enactment Scale for Complex Interventions (OFES-CI)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background In many quality improvement (QI) and other complex interventions, assessing the fidelity with which participants ‘enact’ intervention activities (ie, implement them as intended) is underexplored. Adapting the ... -
Nutritional risk, nutrition plan and risk of death in older health care service users with chronic diseases: A register-based cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background and aims Nutritional risk in older health care service users is a well-known challenge. Nutritional risk screening and individualised nutrition plans are common strategies for preventing and treating malnutrition. ... -
Utilization of Norwegian crisis shelters before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: The measures introduced to control the COVID-19 pandemic, including lockdowns and physical distancing, exerted considerable influence on society. Objectives: The aims of this study were to examine (1) the ... -
Impaired Lung Function in Extremely Preterm-Born Adults in Their Fourth Decade of Life
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Birthweight of the subsequent singleton pregnancy following a first twin or singleton pregnancy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction Birthweight is an important pregnancy indicator strongly associated with infant, child, and later adult life health. Previous studies have found that second-born babies are, on average, heavier than first-born ... -
Factors that influence the provision of home-based rehabilitation services for people needing rehabilitation: a qualitative evidence synthesis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background - To increase people’s access to rehabilitation services, particularly in the context of the COVID‐19 pandemic, we need to explore how the delivery of these services can be adapted. This includes the use of ...