Institutt for helse- og omsorgsvitskap
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Pleie og intensivbehandling av premature barn: Dehumaniserende og humaniserende praktiker ved akuttbordet
(Master thesis, 2020)Formål: Studien har som formål å forstå og forklare hvordan det kan være at leger og sykepleiere gjør som de gjør behandlingen av ekstremt premature barn med fokus og praksiser relatert til smertebehandling ved invasive ... -
Feilmedisinering i et anestesiforløp
(Master thesis, 2020)Bakgrunn: En av de viktigste årsakene til pasientskader i Norge er feilmedisinering. 1,8% av pasientskadene er legemiddelrelatert og rundt halvparten av disse kan forebygges. Etter luftveisrelaterte komplikasjoner er ... -
Kvalitet ved gjennomføring av sjekklisten for Trygg kirurgi: En pilot studie: En kvantitativ observasjonsstudie
(Master thesis, 2020)Bakgrunn og hensikt: Implementeringen av sjekklisten for Trygg kirurgi er assosiert med reduksjon i komplikasjons- og mortalitetsrater, men dette er forutsatt at alle tre delene av sjekklisten benyttes fullstedig. Variasjon ... -
Håndhygienen til den koordinerende operasjonssykepleieren på operasjonsstuen
(Master thesis, 2020)Denne studien er basert på en undring over at den koordinerende operasjonssykepleieren bruker hånddesinfeksjon til å vaske hendene med inne på operasjonsstuen, og ikke såpe og vann, med tanke på hvor sterkt det lukter og ... -
Iatrogen abstinens hos barn: En systematisk oversikt over kartleggingsverktøy og verktøyenes måleegenskaper
(Master thesis, 2020)Bakgrunn: Iatrogen abstinens er et vanlig problem hos den pediatriske pasienten etter intensivbehandling. For å identifisere symptomer tidlig og iverksette behandling, trenger vi valide og reliable verktøy for kartlegging ... -
Would you be interested in participating in a study about hospital readmissions…? Experiences with methodological strategies and techniques for recruiting GPs to participate in qualitative research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)General Practitioners (GPs) are an asset in healthcare research, considering the amount of knowledge they hold about the primary healthcare service. However, GPs have proven difficult to recruit as participants in both ... -
Paternal country of origin and adverse neonatal outcomes in births to foreign-born women in Norway: A population-based cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Migration is a risk factor for adverse neonatal outcomes. The various impacts of maternal origin have been reported previously. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between paternal origin and ... -
Effect of a telemedicine intervention for diabetes-related foot ulcers on health, well-being and quality of life: secondary outcomes from a cluster randomized controlled trial (DiaFOTo)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Follow-up care provided via telemedicine (TM) is intended to be a more integrated care pathway to manage diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFU) than traditionally-delivered healthcare. However, knowledge of the ... -
The relationship between perceived social support and PTSD symptoms after exposure to physical assault: An 8 years longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Consequences of nondomestic violence are known to be multifaceted with high rates of emotional and psychological problems in addition to physical injuries, and victims report many trauma related symptoms. This study explore ... -
Mental health and health related quality of life in mitochondrial POLG disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)We aimed to assess the impact of POLG disease on mental health and quality of life in 15 patients using the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) and Short-Form 36 Health Survey (RAND-36). We found increased scores in all nine ... -
Higher levels of bodily pain in people with long-term type 1 diabetes: associations with quality of life, depressive symptoms, fatigue and glycaemic control – the Dialong study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aims To compare reported level of bodily pain, overall and health‐related quality of life (QoL), depression and fatigue in people with long‐term type 1 diabetes vs. a comparison group without diabetes. Further, to examine ... -
Dignity of older home-dwelling women nearing end-of-life: Informal caregivers’ perception
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Most older people wish to live in the familiar surroundings of their own home until they die. Knowledge concerning dignity and dignity loss of home-dwelling older women living with incurable cancer should be ... -
Continuity of care and its associations with self-reported health, clinical characteristics and follow-up services after percutaneous coronary intervention
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aims Complexity of care in patients with coronary artery disease is increasing, due to ageing, improved treatment, and more specialised care. Patients receive care from various healthcare providers in many settings. Still, ... -
Nursing home residents´ADL status, institution-dwelling and association with outdoor activity: a cross sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction The Norwegian regulations for nursing homes consider access to meaningful activities to be an indicator for the quality of nursing homes. Activities of daily living (ADL) provide important basic self-care ... -
Use of Antidepressants in Older People during a 10-Year Period: An Observational Study on Prescribed Doses and Serum Levels
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background According to previous studies, older patients frequently have serum concentrations of antidepressant medication above the recommended reference range. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate ... -
Country of first birth and neonatal outcomes in migrant and Norwegian-born parous women in Norway: a population-based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background This study compares subsequent birth outcomes in migrant women who had already had a child before arriving in Norway with those in migrant women whose first birth occurred in Norway. The aim of this study was ... -
Complexity and potentials of clinical feedback in mental health: an in-depth study of patient processes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose Routine outcome monitoring (ROM) and clinical feedback systems (CFS) are becoming increasingly prevalent in mental health services. Their overall efficacy is unclear, but quantitative evidence suggests they can ... -
People Engaging Each Other: A dual-perspective Study of Interpersonal Processes in Useful Therapy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)To explore how clients and therapists experience and engage in a therapeutic relationship which the client can make use of. We explored 11 psychotherapy dyads using in-depth qualitative methods. Selected dyads were ones ... -
How patients and clinicians experience the utility of a personalized clinical feedback system in routine practice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective The objective was to explore how a person‐adaptive clinical feedback system (CFS) effects its users, and how meaning and relevance are negotiated. Methods We conducted a 10‐month case‐study of the implementation ... -
Grönstedt, H., Vikström, S., Cederholm, T., Franzén, E., Luiking, Y. C., Seiger, Å., … Boström, A.-M. (2020). Effect of sit-to-stand exercises combined with protein-rich oral supplementation in older persons: The older person’s exercise and nutrition study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21(9), 1229–1237
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives Nursing home (NH) residents are often undernourished and physically inactive, which contributes to sarcopenia and frailty. The Older Person's Exercise and Nutrition Study aimed to investigate the effects of ...
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