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Can A Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Be Used For Feeding In Zambia?
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Can fruit and vegetables prevent Alzheimer’s disease? A systematic review of prospective cohort studies
(Master thesis, 2012-05-16)Background: The intake of fruits and vegetables has been reported to protect against the development of dementia. The objective of this systematic review was to assess the association between intake of fruits and vegetables ... -
Can IEC be part of routine care to cancer patients in Zambia?
(Student paper, others, 2011) -
Can nurse call systems be used to improve nursing care for post stroke patients at Livingstone general hospital?
(Student paper, others, 2012) -
Can Waist-to-Height Ratio and Health Literacy Be Used in Primary Care for Prioritizing Further Assessment of People at T2DM Risk?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: To identify people at risk of type 2 diabetes. Primary health care needs efficient and noninvasive screening tools to detect individuals in need of follow-up to promote health and well-being. Previous research ... -
Capability beliefs on, and use of evidence-based practice among four health professional and student groups in geriatric care: A cross sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) is a complex task. This study, conducted in an acute geriatric setting, aims to compare self-reported capability beliefs on EBP between health professionals and students, and ... -
Cardiac rehabilitation participation within 6 months of discharge in 37 136 myocardial infarction survivors: a nationwide registry study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023) -
Cardiorespiratory fitness and physical function in children with cancer from diagnosis throughout treatment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Children with cancer experience severe reductions in physical fitness and functionality during and following intensive treatment. This may negatively impact their quality of life. Purpose To describe the ... -
Caregiver reactions and social provisions among family members caring for home-dwelling patients with cancer in the palliative phase: A cross-sectional study.
(Journal article, 2019)Objective: Studies focusing on the impact of caregiving for older adult home-dwelling patients with cancer in the palliative phase, particularly the burdens on different family caregiver groups, are limited. The objective ... -
Caregiving for frail home-dwelling older people: A qualitative study of family caregivers' experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: The increasing frailty of home-dwelling older people can lead to rising expectations from their family caregivers due to various demographic developments and political guidelines. European data show that 60% ... -
Caring for a home-dwelling older parent with mental health problems : a narrative analysis of family caregivers’ experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose: To gain knowledge regarding family caregivers of home-dwelling older adults with mental health problems and the meaning-making of the caregiver’s role. Design An explorative qualitative study involving narrative ... -
Caring for One’s Wife With Dementia – at Home: Older Husbands’ Experiences With Managing Challenges of Everyday Life.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)More than 80,000 Norwegians live with dementia. Most caregivers for people with dementia are spouses, and women outnumber men. Due to an aging population, and women’s higher risk of dementia as well as men’s increased life ... -
Caring for women living with female genital mutilation/cutting: the nurse’s role
(Bachelor thesis, 2020) -
Carrying on life at home or moving to a nursing home: frail older people’s experiences of at-homeness
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Aims and objectives The aim was to explore frail older people’s lived experiences of managing life at home on the verge of moving to a nursing home. Background As people age, their reserve capacity decreases, increasingthe ... -
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 ... -
Casual blood glucose and subsequent cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality among 159 731 participants in Cohort of Norway (CONOR)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction Our aim was to assess the association between casual blood glucose level and subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality among community-dwelling adults without a diagnosis of diabetes. Research ... -
Causal Analysis of World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist Implementation Quality and Impact on Care Processes and Patient Outcomes: Secondary Analysis From a Large Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objective: We hypothesize that high-quality implementation of the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) will lead to improved care processes and subsequently reduction of peri- and postoperative ... -
Challenges Faced by Nurses in Preventing Nosocomial Infections
(Student paper, others, 2010) -
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 ... -
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 ...