Institutt for helse-, sosial- og velferdsfag
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School`s out with fever: service provider perspectives of youth with mental health struggles
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Youth struggling with mental health issues is a major concern in Norway and other Western countries. As is the increasing rate of youth unemployment combined with high rates of disengagement from ducation. Rather than ... -
Editorial: networks, dynamics, and innovation in the Tourism industry
(Others, 2018)In recent years, networks and networking between tourism actors have been of increasing scholarly interest (Baggio, Scott, & Cooper, 2010 Baggio, R., Scott, N., & Cooper, C. (2010). Network science: A review focused on ... -
Kan klient- og resultatstyrt prakis (KOR) bidra til økt brukermedvirkning og med dette til bedrings- og mestringsprosesser i terapi?
(Journal article, 2018)Formålet med denne artikkelen er å undersøke om klientstyrt, resultatbasert terapi (PCOMS), kjent i Norge under forkortelsen KOR, kan øke brukerens muligheter til å delta i terapien. Forskning viser at bruk av PCOMS kan ... -
The Relational Essence of Natural Recovery: Natural Recovery as Relational Practice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This article offers a relational practice view to conceptualize natural recovery from addiction concerns. Through the lens of a social practice framework, the processes of natural recovery are seen as specific relational ... -
Helpful support to promote participation in school and work – subjective experiences of people with mental health problems: a literature review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This article provides an overview over current knowledge regarding helpful support to promote participation in education and work among people with mental health problems. Based on 14 studies gleaned from a systematic ... -
“I now have a life!” Lived experiences of participation in music and theater in a mental health hospital
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Participation in activities perceived to be meaningful is of importance in recovery processes among people with mental illness. This qualitative study explored experiences of participation in music and theater among people ... -
A participatory discourse analysis of service users’ accounts of meeting places in Norwegian community mental health care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Since the 1960s, deinstitutionalisation has been salient in mental health reforms across the West. In Norway, this culminated in the National Action Plan for Mental Health (1999-2008), where meeting places in community ... -
Cross-cultural adaptation of the Work Role Functioning Questionnaire 2.0 to Norwegian and Danish
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)BACKGROUND: A healthy and productive working life has attracted attention owing to future employment and demographic challenges. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to translate and adapt the Work Role Functioning Questionnaire (WRFQ) ... -
Health promotion at local level in Norway: The use of public health coordinators and health overviews to promote fair distribution among social groups
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Abstract Background: Norway is internationally known today for its political and socio-economic prioritization of equity. The 2012 Public Health Act (PHA) aimed to further equity in the domain of health by addressing the ... -
There are three of us: parents’ experiences of the importance of teacher-student relationships and parental involvement in upper secondary school
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The aim of this study was to obtain parents’ perspectives on the development and importance of teacher-student relationships (TSR) and parental involvement in upper secondary school. The study had a qualitative approach ... -
Lived Space and Support as Interrelated Phenomena in the Context of Young People with Mental Health Problems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The Norwegian welfare system due to human rights is in charge of providing necessary support of life to every citizen in terms of a safe place to live, the opportunity to education or employment and meaningful life ... -
New mothers' struggles to love their child. An interpretative synthesis of qualitative studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose: New mothers may question the nature of their motherly love after the birth. Most mothers find that feelings of affection come within a week from birth. However, some mothers are still struggling with this after ... -
Effect of Reassuring Information About Musculoskeletal and Mental Health Complaints at the Workplace: A Cluster Randomized Trial of the atWork Intervention
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible difference between the Modified atWork intervention (MAW) and the Original atWork intervention (OAW) on sick leave and other health related outcomes. atWork ... -
“Sorting things out together”: Young adults’ experiences of collaborative practices in mental health and substance use care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Many countries have sought reforms aimed at maximizing the potential of service users to regain as much control as possible over care decisions and through the trajectory of care. There is a robust research literature ... -
Cognitive Interventions and Nutritional Supplements (The CINS Trial): A Randomized Controlled, Multicenter Trial Comparing a Brief Intervention with Additional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Seal Oil, and Soy Oil for Sick-Listed Low Back Pain Patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)STUDY DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a tailored and manualized cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) or nutritional supplements of seal oil and soy oil had any ... -
Work and mental complaints: are response outcome expectancies more important than work conditions and number of subjective health complaints?
(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 ... -
Brief intervention, physical exercise and cognitive behavioural group therapy for patients with chronic low back pain (The CINS trial)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background and Objective: Cognitive‐behavioural treatments (CBT) and physical group exercise (PE) have both shown promising effects in reducing disability and increasing work participation among chronic low back pain (CLBP) ... -
Person-centredness – the ‘state’ of the art
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)While there is a growing body of development and research activity in the field, there is increased recognition of the need for further advances in the body of existing knowledge. This is reflected in the different approaches ... -
Rituals that helped heal a nation after a terror attack
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In this article, the authors describe rituals that helped the Norwegian society heal after a terror attack. Through a brief review of the international research literature and a qualitative document analysis of Norwegian ... -
Associations Between the Readiness for Return to Work Scale and Return to Work: A Prospective Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose To explore the usefulness of the Readiness for return to work scale in individuals participating in occupational rehabilitation, by assessing the association between the scale and return to work (RTW), and comparing ...
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