Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Issue Date
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Healthy Life Centre participants’ perceptions of living with overweight or obesity and seeking help for a perceived “wrong” lifestyle - a qualitative interview study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Overweight and obesity are complex conditions, associated with a wide range of serious health issues. In contemporary society, body size is an important part of a person’s self-representation. Lifestyle changes ... -
Motivasjon til livsstilsendring hos pasienter med diabetes type 2- en kvalitativ studie om gruppeundervisning
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HV/2018;, Master thesis, 2018)Diabetes type 2 er en kronisk sykdom som stiger i omfang. Behandlingen foregår i stor grad gjennom egenhåndtering, som ofte innebærer livsstilsendring. Pasientopplæring er et viktig tiltak for egenhåndtering, samtidig som ... -
Depth-hermeneutics: a psychosocial approach to facilitate teachers’ reflective practice?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)In this article we present and outline depth-hermeneutics as a new application of a theoretically founded psychosocial approach, with the ambition of inspiring teachers to explore challenging aspects of their relational ... -
Quality measurement in physician-staffed emergency medical services: a systematic literature review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Purpose Quality measurement of physician-staffed emergency medical services (P-EMS) is necessary to improve service quality. Knowledge and consensus on this topic are scarce, making quality measurement of P-EMS a high-priority ... -
Systematic reporting to improve the emergency medical response to major incidents: A pilot study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01)Background: Major incidents affect us globally, and are occurring with increasing frequency. There is still no evidence-based standard regarding the best medical emergency response to major incidents. Currently, reports ... -
Semiprone position is superior to supine position for paediatric endotracheal intubation during massive regurgitation, a randomized crossover simulation trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01)Background Endotracheal intubation of patients with massive regurgitation represents a challenge in emergency airway management. Gastric contents tend to block suction catheters, and few treatment alternatives exist. Based ... -
Symptom burden and self-management in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01)Purpose: Self-management is crucial for effective COPD management. This study aimed at identifying associations between self-management and sociodemographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, and symptom burden in ... -
Shared Decision-Making—Balancing Between Power and Responsibility as Mental HealthCare Professionals in a Therapeutic Milieu
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01)Abstract Background: Shared decision-making (SDM) is supposed to position patient and expert knowledge more equal, in which will have an impact on how mental healthcare professionals relate to their patients. As SDM has ... -
Reversed gender ratio of autism spectrum disorder in Smith-Magenis syndrome
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01)Background: A substantial amount of research shows a higher rate of autistic type of problems in males compared to females. The 4:1 male to female ratio is one of the most consistent findings in autism spectrum disorder ... -
Patient safety in transitional care of the elderly: effects of a quasi-experimental interorganisational educational intervention
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01)Objective The study objective was to assess the effects of an interorganisational educational intervention called the ‘Meeting Point’ on patient safety culture among staff in hospital and nursing home wards. Design The ... -
Written reflection in an eHealth intervention for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01)Background: Individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are responsible for the daily decisions and actions necessary to manage their disease, which makes self-management the cornerstone of diabetes care. Many patients ... -
Seasonality in trauma admissions - Are daylight and weather variables better predictors than general cyclic effects?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02)Trauma is a leading global cause of death, and predicting the burden of trauma admissions is vital for good planning of trauma care. Seasonality in trauma admissions has been found in several studies. Seasonal fluctuations ... -
"I was relieved to know that my baby was safe": women's attitudes and perceptions on using a new electronic fetal heart rate monitor during labor in Tanzania
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02)To increase labor monitoring and prevent neonatal morbidity and mortality, a new wireless, strap-on electronic fetal heart rate monitor called Moyo was introduced in Tanzania in 2016. As part of the ongoing evaluation of ... -
Pre-hospital advanced airway management by anaesthetist and nurse anaesthetist critical care teams: a prospective observational study of 2028 pre-hospital tracheal intubations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02)Background: Pre-hospital tracheal intubation success and complication rates vary considerably among provider categories. The purpose of this study was to estimate the success and complication rates of pre-hospital tracheal ... -
Written reflection in an eHealth intervention for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02)Background: Individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are responsible for the daily decisions and actions necessary to manage their disease, which makes self-management the cornerstone of diabetes care. Many patients ... -
Distinct pain profiles in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03)Background: Few studies have examined changes in the pain experience of patients with COPD and predictors of pain in these patients. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to examine whether distinct groups of COPD ... -
A Longitudinal Study of Neurocognition in Dementia with Lewy Bodies Compared to Alzheimer`s Disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03)Introduction: There are relatively few longitudinal studies on the differences in cognitive decline between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and the majority of existing studies have suboptimal ... -
Physically active academic lessons; Acceptance, barriers and facilitators for implementation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03)Background To improve health and academic learning in schoolchildren, the Active School programme in Stavanger, Norway has introduced physically active academic lessons. This is a teaching method combining physical activity ... -
New Possibilities in Life with Type 2 Diabetes: Experiences from Participating in a Guided Self-Determination Programme in General Practice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03)Research suggests that guided self-determination programmes can support self-management of diabetes by empowering self-determined goal setting and competence building. As most research in this area has focused on people ... -
Living a meaningful life with chronic pain - further follow-up
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03)Living a meaningful life with chronic pain seems to depend on the patient having the leading role in their own life. Adequate assistance from healthcare professionals should be balanced during changing circumstances. ...