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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)
Masteroppgaven består av to deler; artikkel og refleksjonsoppgave.
Hensikt: Studiens formål var å undersøke sykepleieres erfaringer med nytteverdi og hensiktsmessighet for et kartleggingsinstrument for trykksår (TS), ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background
Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a challenging condition for clinicians, and research has yet not proven the superiority of one specific treatment approach. However, manual therapy (elbow mobilization) ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
(Master thesis, Group thesis / Masteroppgave, Gruppeoppgave, 2016)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Introduction
Pulmonary involvement is a known manifestation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). However, previous studies have been based on small samples and the reported prevalence and associations ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Background
Introducing interprofessional education (IPE) in healthcare curricula can prepare students for healthcare practices that have become increasingly complex. The use of simulation is promoted to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale is a widely used measure of depressive symptoms, but its psychometric properties have not been adequately evaluated among adults with HIV/AIDS. This study ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Rates of revision surgery due to deep infection following total hip arthroplasty (THA) increased at a Norwegian hospital following implementation of fast-track procedures. The purpose of this study was to determine whether ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
Electronic-health (e-health) provides opportunities for quality improvement of healthcare, but implementation in low and middle income countries is still limited. Our aim was to describe the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background: Laparoscopic aortobifemoral bypass (LABFB) surgery has become an established treatment procedure for aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD), Trans-Atlantic Inter-Society Consensus II (TASC II), type D lesions. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to investigate stages of change for physical activity and dietary habits using baseline data from persons with type 2 diabetes included in a mobile health intervention. We ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)
BACKGROUND: Internationally, Norway is a welfare society with unique social security benefits. The increased health care expenditures that are not expected to decrease in the coming decades are presenting Norway and the ...
Unstable terminality: negotiating the meaning of chronicity and terminality in motor neurone disease
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
This paper explores the meaning of chronicity and terminality in motor neurone disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). There is no known cause or cure for MND, and expected survival is 2–5 years, ...
Characteristics of worse than death responses in time trade-off: Findings from an investigation using EQ-5D-5L Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Background: Antibiotic resistance is an increasingly important issue, with many authors and public health organizations emphasizing the urgent need for action. Antibiotic resistance is a negative externality and relevant ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Formålet med masteroppgaven er å undersøke hvilke erfaringer helsesøstre har i møte med overvektige barn og deres foreldre. Jeg ser nærmere på hvordan helsesøstre erfarer å veie barn og å formidle måleresultatet til foreldre. ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
Amyotrofisk lateral sklerose (ALS) er en sykdom som fører til gradvis muskelsvinn. Forventet levetid varierer mellom 2 til 5 år, men enkelte kan leve betydelig lengre. Det er ingen kjent kur. Avhandlingen følger ALS gjennom ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
The study objectives were to (a) describe steps and moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) from pregnancy and postpartum across ethnic groups, (b) test prognostic factors for early identification of pregnant ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Introduction: Fatigue is a common complaint after stroke and may be assumed to be related to older age. Contradictory findings on the relationship between age and post-stroke fatigue have been reported in the rehabilitation ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background: Personal factors are key elements to understand peoples' health behavior. Studies of such factors are important to develop targeted interventions to improve health. The main purpose of this study is to explore ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
I denne litteraturstudien ønsker jeg å kartlegge bruken av RVUs som basis for statistikk innen fagfeltet radiologi i USA og analysere hvilke anvendelsesområder denne har som styringsverktøy for ledere ved radiologiske ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2010)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background
Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability, but its overall association with health remains complex given the possible protective effects of moderate alcohol consumption on some conditions. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Improving survival and extending the longevity of life for all populations requires timely, robust evidence on local mortality levels and trends. The Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study (GBD 2015) provides a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) provide summary measures of health across geographies and time that can inform assessments of epidemiological patterns and health system ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
A qualitative study of the quality of life of parents of children with diabetes type 1 and their coping experiences
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Objective
To investigate whether exposure to hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is associated with increased maternal long-term mortality.
Results
Of 999 161 women with singleton births, 13 397 (1.3%) experienced HG. During a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
The article aims to describe the association between midlife body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular disease (CVD)- and all-cause mortality, and to use early adulthood BMI as an instrumental variable for midlife BMI, in ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Bakgrunn: Denne masteroppgaven er resultatet av at jeg fikk muligheten til å delta i et pågående forskningsprosjekt om ” End-of-life Communication (EOL) in Nursing Homes. Patients Preferences and Participation” ved Senter ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
Fair prioritization of healthcare resources has been on the agenda for decades, but resource allocation dilemmas in clinical practice remain challenging. Can clinical ethics committees (CECs) be ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
This study explored the applicability of the idea of Patient Focused Care (PFC) in psychiatric care with focus on immigrants within the healthcare system of Norway. PFC has been defines as health care that meets patients’ ...
The Effect of Hospital Waiting Time in Norway On Costs and Efficiency Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Nasjonale kvalitetsindikatorer ble innført i spesialisthelsetjenesten i Norge i 2003. Helsedirektoratet har siden 2012 hatt oppgaven med å utvikle, formidle og vedlikeholde disse, og dette er nedfelt i Lov om spesialisth ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Formål: Utforske og beskrive sykepleierens kommunikasjon til foreldre med fokus på hud-mot-hud omsorg i en familiesentrert nyfødt intensiv avdeling. Teoretisk forankring: Rådende litteratur om kommunikasjon, samt familiesentrert ...
Symptom cluster hos pasienter med kreftsykdom Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Symptom cluster hos pasienter med kreftsykdom
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Revmakirurgi er ortopedisk kirurgisk behandling av forandringer i bevegelsesapparatet som er forårsaket av inflammatorisk leddsykdom. De vanligste inflammatoriske leddsykdommene er revmatoid artritt (RA), psoriasisartritt ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Bakgrunn: Temaet for denne oppgaven er rekruttering av sykepleiere i Oslo universitetssykehus HF. Oppgaven vil studere rekruttering som oppgave i sykehuset og analysere rekrutteringsprosessen i lys av Henry Mintzbergs ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Background – Ghana ranks among the countries most affected by glaucoma in the world. Glaucoma is estimated to account for 20.6% of all cases of blindness in the country. In recent years, there has been a growing concern ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
ABSTRACT The title of this research project is the international recruitment of healthcare workers in Japan and Norway: A case study. Japan and Norway have a future projection of the shortage of healthcare workers. Since, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Background
In Ethiopia, little is known about postoperative pain trajectories and possible predictive factors associated with them in patients undergoing surgery following traumatic fractures.
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Formål: Beskrive og utforske mestringsressurser (SOC-13) og opplevd arbeidsevne for personer med varierende tilknytning til arbeidslivet og ulike helseutfordringer, som har deltatt på et kurs i mestring av belastning (KIB). ...
Patient Physician Communication- challenges in information comprehension Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Bakgrunn og formål: Det er gjort lite forskning på det fysiske aktivitetsnivået til personer med Huntingtons sykdom (HS), men det foreligger studier som indikerer at fysisk aktivitet har sammenheng med bedre helserelatert ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background: It is indicated that healthcare personnel’s perceptions of the work environment may reflect the clinical outcomes for the patients they care for. However, the body of evidence is inconsistent when it comes to ...
Costs of human papillomavirus-related cancers in Norway - A registry based study of the direct medical costs, 2012-2014 Restricted Access
(Master thesis, Group thesis / Masteroppgave, Gruppeoppgave, 2017)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a known carcinogen for cancer of the cervix, vagina, vulva, penis, anus and oropharynx, and accounts for approximately 5% of all cancer cases globally. The inclusion of the HPV vaccine in the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
A person’s sense of coherence (SOC) reflects their perception that the world is meaningful and predictable, and impacts their ability to deal with stressors in a health-promoting manner. A valid, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Formål: Studiens mål var å finne svar på hva sykepleiere oppgir som grunner for at de blir værende på sykehjem. Refleksjonsoppgavens hensikt var å reflektere over utfordringer i rekrutteringen av deltakere til studien, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
Problemstilling. Formålet er å vurdere hvordan målet om å styrke det forebyggende arbeidet i den kommunale helsetjenesten er foreslått konkretisert i tiltak, prioritet og ivaretatt. Bakgrunn. Sykdomsbildet er endret med ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background The prevalence of depression is high and the elderly have an increased risk of developing chronic course. International data suggest that depression in the elderly is under-recognised, the latency before clinicians ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
Disability in older adults is associated with loss of independence, institutionalization, and death. The aim of this study was to study the association between the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test and all-cause ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Objective: It is logical that tailoring implementation strategies to address identified determinants of adherence to clinical practice guidelines should improve adherence. This study aimed to identify and prioritize ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Grip strength has consistently been found to predict all-cause mortality rates. However, few studies have examined cause-specific mortality or tested age differences in these associations.
Methods
In 1994, ...
Samhandling med apatiske pasienter : Hvordan sykepleiere forstår apati og hvordan de handler i møte med pasientene Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)
Formål:
Hensikten med studien var å belyse sykepleieres forståelse av apati hos førstegangspsykotiske pasienter og deres handlinger i møte med pasientgruppen. Sentrale spørsmål i studien var: Hvilke oppfatninger, verdier ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
BACKGROUND: To improve adherence to evidence-based recommendations, it is logical to identify determinants of practice and tailor interventions to address these. We have previously prioritised six recommendations to improve ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Introduction: In this article, we present a methodological design for qualitative investigation of knowledge translation (KT) between participants in a participatory research project. In spite of a vast expansion of ...
MDs, Models and Medians in the OR: A computer simulation study to study the effect of different surgery duration prediction models on operating room utilization Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Rapid advances in microarray and sequencing technologies are making genotyping and genome sequencing more affordable and readily available. There is an expectation that genomic sequencing technologies improve personalized ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background
Doctors have a low prevalence of sickness absence. Employment status is a determinant in the multifactorial background of sickness absence. The effect of doctors’ employment status on sickness ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Objective An increasing number of cancer patients place a significant workload on hospital outpatient clinics, and health authorities are considering alternative follow-up regimens. It has been suggested that follow-up of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background
Despite the increasing prevalence of diabetes and other health consequences of obesity, little is known on the metabolic profile across categories of body mass index (BMI) among African populations. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background
National estimates for the occurrence of diabetes are difficult to obtain, particularly time trends in incidence. The aim was to describe time trends in prevalent and incident use of blood ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Preconception predictors of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia may identify opportunities for early detection and improve our understanding of the pathogenesis and life course epidemiology of these conditions. Female ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
In Ethiopia, conscientious objection (CO) to abortion provision is not allowed due to government regulations. We here report findings from a qualitative interview study of 30 healthcare professionals from different professions ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background
General Practitioners (GPs) play an important role in the follow-up of patients after deliberate self-poisoning (DSP). The aim was to examine whether structured follow-up by GPs increased the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background
Armed conflict potentially poses serious challenges to access and quality of maternal and reproductive health (MRH) services, resulting in increased maternal morbidity and mortality. The effects ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2014)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Sammendrag: Formål: Studien utforsker overordnede aspekter ved opplevelse av stigmatisering hos personer med kjønnsinkongruens. Formålet er å bidra til økt kunnskap, forståelse og aksept av denne befolkningsgruppen både ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder with a prevalence of 6 per 100.000. Despite increasing research activity on HD, evidence on healthcare utilization, patients’ needs ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
A subgroup of patients continue to report pain with walking 12 months after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The association between walking pain and self-rated health (SRH) after TKA is not known. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Emergency room (ER) use is increasing in several countries. Variability in the proportion of non-urgent ER visits was found to range from 5 to 90 % (median 32 %). Non-urgent emergency visits are ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background
Extensive studies have documented the complex and comprehensive psychosocial consequences of stroke. Psychosocial difficulties significantly affect long-term functioning and quality of life. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background
Maternal death auditing is widely used to ascertain in-depth information on the clinical, social, cultural, and other contributing factors that result in a maternal death. As the 2015 deadline ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background
Competence and attitudes to suicidal behaviour among physicians are important to provide high-quality care for a large patient group. The aim was to study different physicians’ attitudes towards ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background
Although uncomplicated cystitis is often self-limiting, most such patients will be prescribed antibiotic treatment. We are investigating whether treatment of cystitis with an NSAID is as effective ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background
Self-management of long term conditions can promote quality of life whilst delivering benefits to the financing of health care systems. However, rarely are the meso-level influences, likely to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
I debatten om fastlegers adgang til reservasjon mot henvisning til abort hevdet noen at reservasjonslegenes ønske er selvmotsigende og utilstrekkelig begrunnet. Det ble hevdet at reservasjonslegenes foreslåtte balansegang ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Traveling to Tibet implies a risk for developing acute mountain sickness (AMS), and the size of this problem is likely increasing due to the rising number of tourists. No previous study on AMS ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)
Formål: At belyse sammenhænge mellem operationstype, efterbehandling og prævalens af senfølger som skulder/arm bevægelighed, smert, tyngdefornemmelse og føleforstyrrelser, samt i hvilket omfang disse faktorer er associeret ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background Underweight and severe and morbid obesity are associated with highly elevated risks of adverse health outcomes. We estimated trends in mean body-mass index (BMI), which characterises its population distribution, ...
Association between pregnancy exposure to air pollution and birth weight in selected areas of Norway
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background Exposure to air pollution has adverse effects on cardiopulmonary health of adults. Exposure to air pollution in pregnancy may affect foetal development. However, the evidence of such effect remains inconsistent. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Objectives Previously, we identified a 10-year cohort of protocols from applications to the Norwegian Medicines Agency 1998–2007, consisting of 196 drug trials in general practice. The aim of this study was to examine ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background Nearly all persons with dementia will experience neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) during the course of their disease. Clinicians and researchers emphasize the need for an evidence-informed standardized approach ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background The Global Roadmap for Health Measurement and Accountability sees integrated systems for health information as key to obtaining seamless, sustainable, and secure information exchanges at all levels of health ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
(Master thesis, Group thesis / Masteroppgave, Gruppeoppgave, 2016)
Bakgrunn: Ny lovgiving, innføring av enhetlig ledelse, overgang til foretaksstyring, mer fokus på økonomi, retningslinjer og kvalitetsregistre, samt fusjon og fisjon av sykehus er blant faktorene som har påvirket overlegers ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Bakgrunn: Rygglidelser representerer et stort helse- og samfunnsmedisinsk problem og er en utfordring for klinikerne som skal håndtere ryggpasienter. Mange ryggpasienter har et sammensatt bilde av somatiske, psykologiske ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Dental sleep medicine is a relatively new field and oral appliances were recently acknowledged as a treatment option for obstructive sleep apnea. Oral appliances are best produced by qualified dentists, thus there is a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background: Our study aimed to explore how survivors of osteosarcoma of the lower extremity experience physical and psychosocial late effects several years after undergoing arduous treatment. A qualitative, phenomenological ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
The aim of this master thesis is to investigate if there is a need for transfer pricing in Norwegian hospitals, and which transfer pricing methods should be considered if such a need exists. As divisions in Norwegian ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion, 2015)