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Family carers' experiences of attending a multicomponent psychosocial intervention program for carers and persons with dementia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background: Psychosocial interventions for persons with dementia and their primary family carers are promising approaches to reducing the challenges associated with care, but, obtaining significant outcomes may be difficult. ... -
Health care personnel’s perception of guideline implementation for musculoskeletal imaging: a process evaluation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The increasing complexity and variability in radiology have significantly fueled the need for guidelines. There are many methods for disseminating and implementing guidelines however; and obtaining lasting ... -
Patients with non-Sjögren's sicca report poorer general and oral health-related quality of life than patients with Sjögren's syndrome: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Understanding the impact of the disease on quality of life is crucial in patient management. In this cross-sectional study, general and oral health-related quality of life questionnaires, and thorough examinations of oral ... -
The Professional Nurse Self-Assessment Scale: Psychometric testing in Norwegian long term and home care contexts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background Nurses’ clinical competence is vital to ensure safe and high quality care, and the continuous assessment of nurses’ clinical competence is of major concern. A validated instrument for the self-assessment of ... -
Nursing students’ experiences with clinical placement in a marginal Norwegian nursing home learning environment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Nursing homes are core clinical placement arenas in nursing education. For a range of reasons, however, they are marginally staffed and face recruiting challenges. These issues threaten the educational quality ... -
Implementation of eHealth Technology in Community Health Care: the complexity of stakeholder involvement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The implementation of any technology in community health care is seen as a challenge. Similarly, the implementation of eHealth technology also has challenges, and many initiatives never fully reach their ... -
Developing dementia: The existensial experience of the quality of life With young-onset dementia- A longitudinal case study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background Cognition and the ability to take care of daily activities and oneself gradually declines among people with dementia. Studies are scarce, especially regarding how people with young-onset dementia (YOD) (<65 ... -
Powerless yet powerful: The duality of everyday life of partners of persons with gambling problems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This study explores how partners of persons with gambling problems experience the family’s everyday life, focusing on family relations and parenting. Problem gambling creates a serious impact on household finances, social ... -
«Åpen dialog bak lukkede dører» Behandleres erfaringer med Åpen Dialog i nettverksmøter ved en lukket psykiatrisk avdeling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Åpen dialog er en relasjonsorientert og dialogbasert tilnærming som tilbys alle pasienter og deres nettverk på en lukket psykiatrisk avdeling. Tidligere forskning om Åpen dialog fokuserer på akutte psykiske kriser med den ... -
Faser under sykehusoppholdet - sykepleieres erfaringer med delirium blant gamle med brudd
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Bakgrunn: Hensikten med studien var å undersøke sykepleieres erfaringer med identifisering, forebygging og behandling av delirium blant gamle som innlegges for ortopedisk kirurgi i ulike faser i et sykehusopphold. Studien ... -
I don't love my baby?! A descriptive phenomenological analysis of disturbances in maternal affection
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Many new mothers question the nature of their motherly love after birth. This affectionate relationship towards the infant is commonly called bonding in everyday speech, clinical practice and research. Bonding may not ... -
Kom inn i skolesamfunnet
(Chapter, 2019)Innledning I dagens samfunn er kompetanse en kilde til selvstendighet, sosial mobilitet, likeverdig deltakelse og motvirking av utenforskap (Kunnskapsdepartementet, 2016). Frafall fra videregående skole blir derfor av ... -
Utdanning og danning
(Chapter, 2019)Innledning Høyere utdanning har gjennomgått store endringer de siste tiårene. Et sentralt utviklingstrekk er bevegelsen fra en eliteutdanning som var forbeholdt de få, til en utdanning for de mange. Dette blir omtalt ... -
Solo Mothers After Assisted Conception and Their Experiences With Postnatal Care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose: To explore solo mothers’ postnatal caring experiences. Patients and Methods: A qualitative interview study including nine solo mothers living in six different counties in Norway. The mothers had a total of twelve ... -
The Use of Expectancy and Empathy When Communicating With Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer; an Observational Study of Clinician–Patient Consultations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Information provision about prognosis, treatments, and side-effects is important in advanced cancer, yet also associated with impaired patient well-being. To counter potential detrimental effects, communication ... -
Evaluation and Implementation of ListeningTime: A Web-Based Preparatory Communication Tool for Elderly Patients With Cancer and Their Health Care Providers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Effective patient-provider communication is an important condition to deliver optimal care and it supports patients in coping with their disease. The complex and emotionally loaded setting of oncology care ... -
Dementia and patient safety in the community: a qualitative study of family carers’ protective practices and implications for services
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background Dementia is a cause of disability and dependency associated with high demands for health services and expected to have a significant impact on resources. Care policies worldwide increasingly rely on family ... -
Effective information provision about the side effects of treatment for malignant lymphoma: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial using video vignettes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Informing patients with cancer about the possible implications of prospective treatment is a crucial yet challenging task. Unfortunately, patients’ recall of medical information is generally poor and their ... -
Implicit and explicit attitudes towards disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs as possible target for improving medication adherence
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective This study aims to explore the contribution of implicit attitudes and associations towards conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (cDMARDs), alongside explicit measures, on medication-taking behaviour ... -
‘Thinking outside the box’: advanced geriatric nursing in primary health care in Scandinavia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background:Older people are frequent users of primary health care (PHC) services. PHC services have been critiqued, mainly regarding limited accessibility and continuity of care. In many countries, investment in nurse ...
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