Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug"

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  • "A bit of everything": Health literacy interventions in chronic conditions- a systematic review 
    Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Mengshoel, Anne Marit; Andersen, Marit Helen; Borge, Christine Råheim; Ahlsen, Birgitte; Dahl, Kari Gire; Eik, Hedda; Holmen, Heidi; Lerdal, Anners; Mariussen, Kari; Thoresen, Lisbeth; Tschamper, Merete Kristin; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Vidnes, Tone Karine; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Objective To systematically evaluate health literacy (HL) interventions in chronic conditions by exploring theoretical perspectives, intervention content and effectiveness. Method We searched MEDLINE, Cochrane, ...
  • A cross-sectional study of health literacy in patients with chronic kidney disease: Associations with demographic and clinical variables 
    Stømer, Une Elisabeth; Gøransson, Lasse; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Aim The aim of this study was to investigate health literacy in patients with chronic kidney disease in a multidimensional perspective. Design A descriptive, cross‐sectional study. Methods Patients with chronic ...
  • A systematic review of quality of life research in medicine and health sciences 
    Haraldstad, Kristin; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Andenæs, Randi; Andersen, John Roger; Andersen, Marit Helen; Beisland, Elisabeth Grov; Borge, Christine Råheim; Engebretsen, Eivind; Eisemann, Martin; Halvorsrud, Liv Torill; Hanssen, Tove Aminda; Haugstvedt, Anne; Haugland, Trude; Johansen, Venke A; Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Løvereide, Lise; Løyland, Borghild; Kvarme, Lisbeth Gravdal; Moons, P; Norekvål, Tone M.; Ribu, Lis; Rohde, Gudrun E.; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Helseth, Sølvi (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Purpose Quality of life (QOL) is an important concept in the field of health and medicine. QOL is a complex concept that is interpreted and defined differently within and between disciplines, including the fields of ...
  • Changes in Health Literacy during the first year following a kidney transplantation: Using the Health Literacy Questionnaire 
    Dahl, Kari Gire; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Falk, Ragnhild Sørum; Andersen, Marit Helen (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Objectives The study aimed to identify changes in health literacy (HL) and associated variables during the first year following a kidney transplantation. Methods A total of 196 transplant recipients were included ...
  • Definitions and measurement of health literacy in health and medicine research: A systematic review 
    Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Andersen, Marit Helen; Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Borge, Christine Råheim; Helseth, Sølvi; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Objectives The way health literacy is understood (conceptualised) should be closely linked to how it is measured (operationalised). This study aimed to gain insights into how health literacy is defined and measured in ...
  • Health literacy in kidney disease, associations with quality of life and adherence 
    Stømer, Une Elisabeth; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Gøransson, Lasse; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Background Health literacy (HL) is a multidimensional concept with significance for self‐management and health outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, research with a multidimensional perspective ...
  • How does a new patient education programme for renal recipients become situated and adapted when implemented in the daily teaching practice in a university hospital? An ethnographic observation study 
    Lillehagen, Ida; Andersen, Marit Helen; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Engebretsen, Eivind (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Objective To understand how a new patient education programme for renal recipients becomes situated and adapted when implemented in daily hospital teaching practice. The analysis focuses in particular on how principles of ...
  • Implementing a tailored education programme: renal transplant recipients’ experiences 
    Andersen, Marit Helen; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Engebretsen, Eivind; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Background Patient‐centred education is a key element in the care of patients undergoing kidney transplantation. We implemented a tailored, evidence‐based education programme for the post‐transplant phase. Objective The ...
  • Intervening on health literacy by knowledge translation processes in kidney transplantation: A feasibility study 
    Andersen, Marit Helen; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Henrichsen, Gina Fraas; Engebretsen, Eivind; Ødemark, John; Stenehjem, Aud Eldrid; Reisæter, Anna Varberg; Nordlie, Arve; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Background Patients awaiting kidney transplantation need to be prepared ahead of the upcoming transplantation by developing targeted pre- and post-transplant knowledge. On this background, we designed a new health literacy ...
  • Patient Education for Renal Transplant Recipients 
    Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug (Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2013)
    Background: Renal recipients’ knowledge about post-transplant aspects is essential in terms of coping with short-term problems posed by transplantation and the long-term outcome. This requires patient education programs ...
  • The Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ): Initial validity testing in a Norwegian sample. 
    Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Andenæs, Randi; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Kvarme, Lisbeth Gravdal; Helseth, Sølvi; Moum, Torbjørn Åge (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Background: The Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) is a multidimensional generic questionnaire developed to capture a wide range of health literacy needs. There is a need for validation evidence for the Norwegian version ...
  • The importance of shared meaning-making for sustainable knowledge translation and health literacy 
    Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Andersen, Marit Helen; Ødemark, John; Reisæther, Anna; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Engebretsen, Eivind (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    The aim of the present paper is to describe and discuss how recent theories about translation, bridging medical and humanistic understandings of knowledge translation, in the medical humanities can bring about a new ...
  • The trigger-information-response model: Exploring health literacy during the first six months following a kidney transplantation 
    Dahl, Kari Gire; Engebretsen, Eivind; Andersen, Marit Helen; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    The main objective of this study was to explore how kidney transplant recipients find, understand, and use health information, and make decisions about their health—also known as health literacy. Kidney transplant recipients ...