• Who’s in the House? Staffing in Long-Term Care Homes Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic 

      Vellani, Shirin; Zuniga, Franziska; Spilsbury, Karen; Backman, Annica; Kusmaul, Nancy; Scales, Kezia; Chu, Charlene H.; Mateos, José Tomás; Wang, Jing; Fagertun, Anette; McGilton, Katherine S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Critical gaps exist in our knowledge on how best to provide quality person-centered care to long-term care (LTC) home residents which is closely tied to not knowing what the ideal staff is complement in the home. A survey ...
    • Why a Re-theorisation of More-than-Parental Involvement in ECEC Is Needed 

      Sadownik, Alicja R.; Visnjic Jevtic, Adrijana (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      This introductory chapter begins with the critical presentation of the concept of parental involvement (PI) as one implying a “democratic deficit” that builds on educational experts’ protectorate approach towards families. ...
    • Why an IPE Team Matters… Improvement in Identification of Hospital Hazards: A Room of Horrors Pilot Study 

      Reime, Marit Hegg; Molloy, Margory A.; Blodgett, Thomas J.; Telnes, Kirsten Irene (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Purpose: To evaluate student performance in a simulation-based interprofessional learning activity that focused on identifying patient safety hazards in a simulated patient’s hospital room. Participants and Methods: ...
    • Why do female and male taekwondo athletes win the bout? An analysis based on the Olympic weight category and the result of the bout. 

      Menescardi, Cristina; Liebana, Encarnación; Falco, Coral (Journal article, 2020)
      Combat sports such as taekwondo, where athletes compete against an opponent require control of technique and tactics, as well as knowing the optimal performance of opponents to win the bout. Therefore, the aim of the present ...
    • Why do universities have little systemic impact with social innovation? An institutional logics perspective 

      Cinar, Ridvan; Benneworth, Paul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Social innovation has been increasingly regarded as an instrument through which transformative structural change, necessary to address grand societal challenges can be achieved. Social innovations are encouraged by the ...
    • Why Informal Support Fails for Siblings Bereaved by a Drug-Related Death: A Qualitative and Interactional Perspective 

      Dyregrov, Kari; Titlestad, Kristine Berg; Selseng, Lillian Bruland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Drug-related deaths constitute a significant challenge that strongly impacts the lives of the bereaved and the risks of mental and social problems are well-documented. This paper is the first one to explore how bereaved ...
    • Wicked problems in school mathematics 

      Steffensen, Lisa; Herheim, Rune; Rangnes, Toril Eskeland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      The paper concerns climate change controversies and teachers' facilitation of pupils' critical mathematics perspectives through wicked problems. The data was collected in a research partnership with three teachers and their ...
    • Wild camping and the weight of tourism 

      Rantala, Outi; Varley, Peter Justin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Wild camping forms a specific social reality within which tourists often claim not to be tourists and within which the capitalist practices central to tourism are messy. Yet, wild camping exemplifies the core idea in ...
    • Wildland-urban interface fires in Norwegian coastal heathlands – Identifying risk reducing measures 

      Gjedrem, Anna Marie; Log, Maria-Monika Metallinou (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      For five millennia, the coastal heathlands in Norway were managed with fire to improve grazing. The abandonment of this practice for the last ca. 70 years has resulted in biomass accumulation and increasing fire hazards. ...
    • ‘Winter children’ : an ethnographically inspired study of children being-and-becoming well-versed in snow and ice 

      Sanderud, Jostein Rønning; Gurholt, Kirsti Pedersen; Moe, Vegard Fusche (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      For many children living in Northern and mountainous regions of the world, playing in snow is enticing and connotes childhood for many adults. Even so, researchers have paid little attention to children’s play in/with snow ...
    • Women with heart failure and their experiences of sexuality and intimacy: A qualitative content analysis 

      Markhus, Lene Søyland; Mårtensson, Jan; Keilegavlen, Håvard; Fålun, Nina Britt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Aim and Objective: This study aimed to explore how women with heart failure experience intimacy and sexual activity. Background: Knowledge about women diagnosed with heart failure and their sexual activity is scarce. ...
    • Women's experiences when unsure about whether or not to have an abortion in the first trimester 

      Kjelsvik, Marianne; Sekse, Ragnhild Johanne Tveit; Moi, Asgjerd Litleré; Aasen, Elin Margrethe; Chesla, Catherine A.; Gjengedal, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Abortion during the first trimester is legal in most Western countries. However, deciding to terminate a pregnancy is a challenging process, and some women arrive at the abortion clinic still not absolutely certain. We ...
    • Women’s negative childbirth experiences and socioeconomic factors: Results from the Babies Born Better survey 

      Vedeler, Carina; Eri, Tine Schauer; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Blix, Ellen; Downe, Soo; van der Wel, Kjetil A.; Nilsen, Anne Britt Vika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Objective To investigate the association between women's socioeconomic status and overall childbirth experience and to explore how women reporting an overall negative birth experience describe their experiences of intrapartum ...
    • Work and mental complaints: are response outcome expectancies more important than work conditions and number of subjective health complaints? 

      Johnsen, Tone Langjordet; Indahl, Aage; Eriksen, Hege Randi; Ihlebæk, Camilla; Tveito, Torill Helene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Purpose Investigate the relative effect of response outcome expectancies, work conditions, and number of subjective health complaints (SHC) on anxiety and depression in Norwegian employees. Learned response outcome ...
    • Work incapacity among family caregivers: a record linkage study 

      Mikkola, Tuija M.; Mänty, Minna; Kautiainen, Hannu; von Bonsdorff, Mikaela B.; Haanpää, Maija; Koponen, Hannu; Kröger, Teppo Kalevi; Eriksson, Johan G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Family caregiving-related physical and mental health problems may lead to work incapacity in employed caregivers. The aim of this study was to quantify sickness absences and disability pensions (SADP) among ...
    • The work of having a chronic condition: development and psychometric evaluation of the distribution of co-care activities (DoCCA) scale 

      von Thiele Schwarz, Ulrica; Roczniewska, Marta; Pukk Härenstam, Karin; Karlgren, Klas; Hasson, Henna; Menczel, Sivan; Wannheden, Carolina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Chronic care involves multiple activities that can be performed by individuals and healthcare staff as well as by other actors and artifacts, such as eHealth services. Thus, chronic care management can be viewed ...
    • Working Towards a Common Transatlantic Approach for Evaluation of Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction 

      Røksund, Ola Drange; Olin, James Tod; Halvorsen, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Key points: • The history is the key to a correct exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) diagnosis, with inspiratory symptoms presenting during ongoing exercise and resolving within a few minutes after exercise ...
    • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults 

      Bentham, James; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Bilano, Ver; Bixby, Honor; Zhou, Bin; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Riley, Leanne M.; Taddei, Cristina; Hajifathalian, Kaveh; Lu, Yuan; Savin, Stefan; Cowan, Melanie J.; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Chirita-Emandi, Adela; Hayes, Alison J; Katz, Joanne; Kelishadi, Roya; Kengne, André Pascal; Khang, Young-Ho; Laxmaiah, Avula; Li, Yanping; Ma, Jun; Miranda, J. Jaime; Mostafa, Aya; Neovius, Martin; Padez, Cristina; Rampal, Lekhraj; Zhu, Aubrianna; Bennett, James E.; Danaei, Goodarz; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.; Ezzati, Majid; Abarca-Gómez, Leandra; Abdeen, Ziad A.; Hamid, Zargar Abdul; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.; Acosta-Cazares, Benjamin; Acuin, Cecilia; Adams, Robert J.; Aekplakorn, Wichai; Afsana, Kaosar; Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A.; Agyemang, Charles; Ahmadvand, Alireza; Ahrens, Wolfgang; Ajlouni, Kamel; Akhtaeva, Nazgul; Al-Hazzaa, Hazzaa M.; Al-Othman, Amani Rashed; Al-Raddadi, Rajaa; AlBuhairan, Fadia S.; AlDhukair, Shahla; Ali, Mohamed M; Ali, Osman; Alkerwi, Ala'a; Alvarez-Pedrerol, Mar; Aly, Eman; Amarapurkar, Deepak N.; Amouyel, Philippe; Amuzu, Antoinette; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Andrade, Dolores S; Ängquist, Lars; Anjana, Ranjit Mohan; Aounallah-Skhiri, Hajer; Araújo, Joana; Ariansen, Inger Kristine; Aris, Tahir; Arlappa, Nimmathota; Arveiler, Dominique; Aryal, Krishna; Aspelund, Thor; Assah, Felix K.; Assunção, Maria Cecília; Aung, May Soe; Avdicová, Mária; Azevedo, Ana; Azizi, Fereidoun; Babu, Bontha V; Bahijri, Suhad; Baker, Jennifer L.; Balakrishna, Nagalla; Bamoshmoosh, Mohamed; Banach, Maciej; Bandosz, Piotr; Banegas, Jose R; Barbagallo, Carlo M.; Barcelo, Alberto; Barkat, Amina; Barros, Aluisio J.D.; Barros, Mauro V.G.; Bata, Iqbal; Biehl, Anna Månsson; Bjertness, Espen; Bjertness, Marius Bergsmark; Ekelund, Ulf; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Janszky, Imre; Kolle, Elin; Krokstad, Steinar; Laugsand, Lars Erik; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Meisfjord, Jørgen Rajan; Meyer, Haakon E; Sen, Abhijit; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Vatten, Lars Johan; Wilsgaard, Tom (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide trends in mean body-mass index ...
    • 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 

      Glette, Malin Knutsen; Kringeland, Tone Åslaug; Røise, Olav; Wiig, Siri (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 ...
    • Written Argumentation for Different Audiences. A Study of Addressivity and the Uses of Arguments in Argumentative Student Texts 

      Myklebust, Hege; Høisæter, Sissel M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      In this article we investigate how students in upper secondary school argue in writing in two different communicative situations and how the intended audience may influence how the students construct their arguments. A ...