Institutt for helse-, sosial- og velferdsfag: Recent submissions
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Inner and Outer Voices in Research: How Dialogical Approaches Can Enhance Knowledge Development in Mental Healthcare
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article contributes methodological reflections on how dialogical and reflective approaches can enhance many voices in research. An epistemological assumption in research with a participatory design is that knowledge ... -
‘Not at all what I had expected’: Discontinuing treatment with extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX): A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX), an opioid antagonist, has demonstrated equal treatment outcomes, in terms of safety, opioid use, and retention, to the recommended OMT medication buprenorphine. However, ... -
Part I: Dynamics of Recovery: A Meta-Synthesis Exploring the Nature of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Recovery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Recovery-oriented care has become a leading vision across countries. To develop services and communities in more recovery-oriented directions, enhanced understandings of recovery in terms of personal and social contexts ... -
Theory-based capacity building intervention for intersectoral action for health at local governments: An exploratory pilot study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Aim: To design, implement and evaluate a nurse-led capacity building intervention (PromoGOB) for intersectoral action for health at local governments. Design: The programme was based on theories of the policy process and ... -
Shifting the eating disorder into the background—Friluftsliv as facilitating supportive strategies in everyday life recovery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The aim of this qualitative study was to explore subjective experiences of howfriluftsliv can support processes of recovery for persons living with eating disorders. Eight participants with experiences with bulimia nervosa ... -
Metaphors for the meaning of caring for a spouse with dementia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Spouses of people with young-onset frontotemporal dementia (YO-FTD) (age 65 years or younger) encounter special challenges. The diagnosis is scarcely known; the early onset is unexpected; and the disease is ... -
Young migrant students’ motivators and drive for obtaining education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article investigates how students from migrant backgrounds describe their motivators and drive for obtaining an education. It is based on a qualitative study of 17 young people aged 16-24. All are students in combination ... -
Does rehabilitation setting influence risk of institutionalization? A register-based study of hip fracture patients in Oslo, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Reducing the economic impact of hip fractures (HF) is a global issue. Some efforts aimed at curtailing costs associated with HF include rehabilitating patients within primary care. Little, however, is known ... -
Universitetslæreres erfaringer med digitalisering i et pedagogisk utviklingsprosjekt
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)I denne artikkelen undersøker vi universitetslæreres erfaringer med å utvikle og iverksette et teknologiintensivt prosjekt i UH-sektoren. Det rettes et særlig fokus mot hvilke spenninger, relasjoner og mekanismer aktørene ... -
A Cross-European Study of Informal Carers’ Needs in the Context of Caring for Older People, and their Experiences with Professionals Working in Integrated Care Settings
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction: Informal carers are increasingly relied on for support by older people and the health and social care systems that serve them. It is therefore important that health and social care professionals are knowledgeable ... -
Health outcomes in young adulthood among former child refugees in Denmark, Norway and Sweden: A cross-country comparative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Aims: This study aimed at comparing several health outcomes in young adulthood among child refugees who settled in the different immigration and integration policy contexts of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Methods: The study ... -
A tale from the Glass Dome: A narrative analysis of social housing, living conditions and recovery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This article explores how housing circumstances in Norway may influence recovery for persons experiencing co-occurring mental health and substance abuse problems. In Norway, the provision of housing for people who are ... -
Solidarity now? Other stories about researchers, otherness, and polyphony in research
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)We are three researchers within the field of mental health. For the past 3 years, we have collaborated with colleagues in Greece on evaluating the pilot project Refugee Outreach Mental Health Team. Part of our role has ... -
‘No service is an island’: experiences of collaboration with crisis resolution teams in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Crisis resolution teams (CRTs) are a community-based service targeting adults experiencing acute mental health crises. The rationale for the development of CRTs is both value and efficacy based, suggesting that CRTs should ... -
Uses and Misuses of Recorded Mental Health Lived Experience Narratives in Healthcare and Community Settings: Systematic Review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Mental health lived experience narratives are first- person accounts of people with experience of mental health problems. They have been published in journals, books and online, and used in healthcare interventions and ... -
Comparing two interdisciplinary occupational rehabilitation programs for employees on sick leave: a mixed-method design study protocol
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and common mental disorders (CMDs) are the most frequent reasons for long-term sick leave and work disability. Occupational rehabilitation programs are used to help employees ... -
Promoting Salutogenic Capacity in Health Professionals
(Chapter, 2022)From a salutogenic perspective, relational and reflective competencies are key to the success of competence building. Reflecting on and exploring one’s (life) experience in a continuous learning process can enhance salutogenic ... -
Implementing individual placement and support (IPS): the experiences of employment specialists in the early implementation phase of IPS in Northern Norway. The IPSNOR study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: For decades there has been a continuous increase in the number of people receiving welfare benefits for being outside the work force due to mental illness. There is sufficient evidence for the efficacy of ... -
A systematic review of self-report measures used in epidemiological studies to assess alcohol consumption among older adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: There is a lack of standardization regarding how to assess and categorize alcohol intake in older adults. The aim of this study was to systematically review methods used in epidemiological studies to define ... -
Mutual learning: exploring collaboration, knowledge and roles in the development of recovery-oriented services. A hermeneutic-phenomenological study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose: The concept of recovery is commonly described as multifaceted and contested in the field of mental health and substance abuse. The aim of this study is to explore how understandings of recovery and recovery ...