Blar i Institutt for helse-, sosial- og velferdsfag på forfatter "Torp, Steffen"
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Addressing the social determinants of health at the local level: Opportunities and challenges
Fosse, Elisabeth; Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Hagen, Susanne; Torp, Steffen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Aims: The gradient in health inequalities reflects a relationship between health and social circumstance, demonstrating that health worsens as you move down the socio-economic scale. For more than a decade, the Norwegian ... -
Comparing Approaches to Research in Global and International Health: An Exploratory Study
Yiu, Kristy; Solum, Eva Merethe; DiLiberto, Deborah D.; Torp, Steffen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Global health is a term often used interchangeably with international health due to overlapping similarities and unclear distinctions. While some international health supporters argue that global health as a ... -
Exploring work engagement in the context of person-centred practices: a qualitative study in municipal long-term care facilities for older people
Midje, Hilde Hovda; Øvergård, Kjell Ivar; Torp, Steffen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: To provide high-quality and cost-effective person-centred care, organisations need employees who are committed to perform at their best. Employee work engagement, defined as a positive, fulfilling approach to ... -
A five-phase process model describing the return to sustainable work of persons who survived cancer: A qualitative study
Brusletto, Birgit; Torp, Steffen; Ihlebæk, Camilla; Vinje, Hege Forbech (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Abstract Purpose We investigated persons who survived cancer (PSC) and their experiences in returning to sustainable work. Methods Videotaped, qualitative, in-depth interviews with previous cancer patients were analyzed ... -
From shaky grounds to solid foundations: a salutogenic perspective on return to work after cancer
Brusletto, Birgit; Ihlebæk, Camilla; Mjøsund, Nina Helen; Torp, Steffen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Almost a third of employed individuals of working age fall out of work after cancer treatment. Aim: To explore cancer survivors’ successful return to work, focusing on assets and resources utilized to resolve ... -
Globalization, Work, and Health: A Nordic Perspective
Torp, Steffen; Reiersen, Jon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The Nordic countries are among the world’s leading countries in international rankings on prosperity, productivity, social equity, trust, and health. Such positive results may be linked to how these countries have organized ... -
Health promotion at local level in Norway: The use of public health coordinators and health overviews to promote fair distribution among social groups
Hagen, Susanne; Øvergård, Kjell Ivar; Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Fosse, Elisabeth; Torp, Steffen (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 ... -
Kan folkehelsearbeidet bidra til enstyrking av velferdsstaten?
Fosse, Elisabeth Minda; Torp, Steffen (Chapter, 2022)Samfunnet bruker store ressurser på å behandle sykdommer for at folk skal kunne leve gode liv, og vi oppfordres til å forebygge sykdommer gjennom bl.a. å spise sunt og holde oss fysisk aktive. Likevel vet vi at de grunnleggende ... -
Labor-force participation and working patterns among women and men who have survived cancer: A descriptive 9-year longitudinal cohort study
Brusletto, Birgit; Nielsen, Roy A.; Engan, Harald; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Ihlebæk, Camilla; Mjøsund, Nina Helen; Torp, Steffen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aims: Our aim was to investigate labor-force participation, working hours, job changes, and education over 9 years among persons who have survived more than 10 years after cancer, and compare it to controls. Methods: ... -
Long-term work outcomes and the efficacy of multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs on labor force participation in cancer patients - a protocol for a longitudinal prospective cohort study
Engan, Harald; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Bertheussen, Gro F.; Gaarder, Martine H.; Nielsen, Roy; Paraponaris, Alain; Stene, Guro B.; Sandmæl, Jon A.; Tandstad, Torgrim; Torp, Steffen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Many cancer survivors experience late effects of cancer treatment and therefore struggle to return to work. Norway provides rehabilitation programs to increase labor force participation for cancer survivors ... -
Management and Leadership Approaches to Health Promotion and Sustainable Workplaces: A Scoping Review
Eriksson, Andrea; Orvik, Arne; Strandmark, Margaretha; Nordsteien, Anita; Torp, Steffen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Whole-system approaches linking workplace health promotion to the development of a sustainable working life have been advocated. The aim of this scoping review was to map out if and how whole-system approaches to workplace ... -
The Nordic Income Equality Model in Health Promotion
Reiersen, Jon; Torp, Steffen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)We highlight and analyze an important channel for redistribution of income in the Nordic countries, often underemphasized in the scholarly literature that analyze the relationship between income equality and public health. ... -
The role of working environment and employee engagement in person-centred processes for older adults in long-term care services
Midje, Hilde Hovda; Torp, Steffen; Øvergård, Kjell Ivar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Assuring high-quality, person-centred practice in long-term care organisations requires attention to the wellbeing of the staff who deliver it – a factor sometimes overlooked amid the increasing challenges such ... -
Sense of coherence in a general adult population in Northern Norway and its associations with oral health
Mathisen, Kine Margrethe; Holde, Gro Eirin; Torp, Steffen; Jönsson, Birgitta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Sense of coherence (SOC) is a global orientation to life that may affect a person’s way of acting and living within his or her life context, which can have an impact on general and oral health. The aims of this ... -
Work Experiences During and After Treatment Among Self-Employed People with Cancer
Torp, Steffen; Brusletto, Birgit; Withbro, Tina; Nygaard, Bente; Sharp, Linda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Purpose The proportion of self-employed people in the workforce is growing. However, most research on work participation among cancer survivors has focused on salaried workers. We aimed to explore how self-employed people ...