Browsing Høgskulen på Vestlandet by Journals "PeerJ"
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A cross-sectional study of self-reported general health, lifestyle factors, and disease: the Hordaland Health Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background. Information on self-reported health is important for health professionals, and the aim of this study was to examine associations between lifestyle factors and self-reported health and the mediating effect of ... -
Detection of linear features including bone and skin areas in ultrasound images of joints.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Identifying the separate parts in ultrasound images such as bone and skin plays a crucial role in the synovitis detection task. This paper presents a detector of bone and skin regions in the form of a classifier which is ... -
Employment status and sick-leave following obesity surgery: A five-year prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background. Severe obesity is a risk factor for lower participation in paid work, but whether employment increases and sick leave decreases after obesity surgery is not well documented. Methods. We assessed 224 ... -
Factors and associations for physical activity in severely obese adults during a two-year lifestyle intervention
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Objective. This study of severely obese adults participating in a two-year lifestyle intervention investigates associations between the independent variables: change in self-efficacy for physical activity (PA) in the ... -
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 ... -
Psychosocial functioning before and after surgical treatment for morbid obesity: reliability and validation of the Norwegian version of obesity-related problem scale
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background. The aims of this study were to translate the Obesity-Related Problem scale (OP scale) into the Norwegian language and test its reliability, validity and responsiveness in a Norwegian sample. Method. The ... -
Stress, sense of coherence and quality of life among Norwegian nurse students after a period of clinical practice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background. Previous research has found that sense of coherence is significantly related to aspects of health, but studies on nurse students with a salutogenic approach are limited. Objectives. To investigate (1) if ... -
Stress, sense of coherence and quality of life among Norwegian nurse students after a period of clinical practice
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Translation, adaptation, validation and performance of the American Weight Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire Short Form (WEL-SF) to a Norwegian version: a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background. Researchers have emphasized a need to identify predictors that can explain the variability in weight management after bariatric surgery. Eating self-efficacy has demonstrated predictive impact on patients’ ...