Blar i UiS Brage på forfatter "Dysvik, Elin"
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Living with unexplained chest pain: Experiences of information needs and physical activities
Røysland, Ingrid Ølfarnes (PhD thesis UiS;481, Doctoral thesis, 2020-03)Background: Unexplained chest pain is a common condition in medical settings. A large number of these patients will continue to suffer from chest pain after medical examination with negative findings. Unexplained chest ... -
Loneliness, loss and social support among cognitively intact older people with cancer, living in nursing homes - a mixed-methods study
Drageset, Jorunn; Eide, Geir Egil; Dysvik, Elin; Furnes, Bodil; Hauge, Solveig (Journal article, 2015-05)Background: Loneliness is a significant psychosocial effect following a cancer diagnosis and may prevent people from engaging in social activities, thus creating difficulties in interpersonal relationships. This study ... -
Loneliness, loss, and social support among cognitively intact older people with cancer, living in nursing homes – a mixed-methods study
Drageset, Jorunn; Eide, Geir Egil; Dysvik, Elin; Furnes, Bodil; Hauge, Solveig (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09)Background: Loneliness is a significant psychosocial effect following a cancer diagnosis and may prevent people from engaging in social activities, thus creating difficulties in interpersonal relationships. This study ... -
Low-flow anestesi - anbefalinger for trygg bruk. En kunnskapsbasert fagprosedyre for low-flow inhalasjonsanestesi.
Andreassen, Børge; Myrstad, Øystein (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05)Vi har undersøkt anbefalinger for bruk av low-flow inhalasjonsanestesi. Gjennomgang av forskning avdekket sprikende anbefalinger. Vi erkjente et behov for å oppsummere og kvalitetsvurdere forskningskunnskapen, og i tverrfaglig ... -
A man could never do what women can do : mental health care and the significance of gender
Dysvik, Elin; Sommerseth, Rita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Objective: The basic aim of this paper is to examine how women and men in mental health care understand their own strengths and weaknesses and those of the other gender. Method: This is a qualitative study based on individual ... -
Mind the Gaps: A Qualitative Study Combining Patients’ and Nurses’ Reflections on Pain Care
Gjesdal, Kine; Dysvik, Elin; Furnes, Bodil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08)Chronic noncancer pain is a serious health problem, one that is often associated with physical debility and emotional suffering. Although chronic noncancer pain is one of the primary reasons that people seek medical care, ... -
Narrative Approach for Identifying Movements of Change and the Value of Therapeutic Writing Related to Chronic pain Management
Dysvik, Elin; Drageset, Jorunn; Furnes, Bodil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-12)In this study, we examined extensive narratives prepared by participants who attended a chronic pain management programme where therapeutic writing was included. The aim was to explore how narrators experience the contexts ... -
Nurses’ experiences with health care in pain clinics: A qualitative study
Gjesdal, Kine; Dysvik, Elin; Furnes, Bodil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04)Background Recent research has focused on the effectiveness of different treatment regimens in pain clinics, where a call for more multifaceted treatment has been highlighted. Less attention has been paid to improvements ... -
Older patients’ experiences during care transition
Rustad, Else Cathrine; Furnes, Bodil; Cronfalk, Berit Seiger; Dysvik, Elin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-05)Background: A fragmented health care system leads to an increased demand for continuity of care across health care levels. Research indicates age-related differences during care transition, with the oldest patients having ... -
Patients' experience of attending a binge eating group treatment program - qualitative evaluation of a pilot study
Rørtveit, Kristine; Furnes, Bodil; Dysvik, Elin; Ueland, Venke Irene (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)We developed a group program for patients with binge eating disorders (BED), comprising cognitive therapy, affect consciousness, and therapeutic writing. We wished to investigate how therapeutic writing and affect consciousness ... -
Putting life on hold: lived experiences of people with obesity
Haga, Britt Marit; Furnes, Bodil; Dysvik, Elin; Ueland, Venke Irene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10)Obesity presents challenges in everyday life, one of which involves the existential aspects of living life as a person with obesity. There is a need for understanding the existential experiences, but there is limited ... -
Suffering and mental health among older people living in nursing homes—a mixed-methods study
Drageset, Jorunn; Dysvik, Elin; Espehaug, Birgitte; Natvig, Gerd Karin; Furnes, Bodil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07)Background. Knowledge about mixed-methods perspectives that examine anxiety, depression, social support, mental health and the phenomenon of suffering among cognitively intact NH residents is scarce.We aimed to explore ... -
Systematisk litteraturoversikt over effekten av preoperativ oppvarming med varmluftsteppe - Anestesisykepleierens forebyggende funksjon
Broback, Bjørg Eli; Skutle, Gjertrud Øvsthus (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05-09)Bakgrunn: En sentral oppgave som anestesisykepleier er å forebygge utilsiktet hypotermi hos operasjonspasienten. Da operasjonspasienten utsettes for varmetap i forbindelse med kirurgi, kan det tenkes at preoperativ oppvarming ... -
Teamwork in robotic assisted surgery - experiences from the anaesthetic staff members' perspective
Storheim, Håkon; Hartvik, Mikaela; Myklebust Voilås, Monica (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-04-27)Studiens tema er teamarbeid under robotassistert kirurgi. Etter at roboter ble introdusert som hjelpemidler i minimal invasiv kirurgi, har det oppstått nye utfordringer for teamarbeid på operasjonsstuen. I praksis opplever ... -
Therapeutic elements in a self-management approach: Experiences from group participation among people suffering from chronic pain
Furnes, Bodil; Natvig, Gerd Karin; Dysvik, Elin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-08)Objective: Chronic pain is a complex, multifaceted subjective experience that involves the whole person. Self-management is the dynamic and continuous process of adapting one’s situation to the cognitive, behavioral, and ... -
Value of research-based master's degree thesis, competence building for the future in anesthesia, critical care, and operating room nursing
Hansen, Britt Sætre; Dysvik, Elin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: New types of expertise in advanced nursing is required to meet the rapid changes in health services and technologies. To meet these challenges, different master’s degree programs are evolving, which will provide ...