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Conducting rehabilitation groups for people suffering from chronic pain
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)The aim of this study was to offer guidelines for counsellors who work with rehabilitation groups of patients with chronic pain. The sample involved nine counsellors engaged in a multidisciplinary pain management programme. ... -
Continuity of care during care transition: Nurses´ Experiences and challenges.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-02)The aim of this study was to gain increased knowledge about nurses’ experiences of care transition of older patients from hospital to municipal health care, based on two research questions: How is nurses’ experience ... -
Continuity of care from hospital to municipal health care. Experiences of older patients, next of kin and nurses
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2017-12)Background: A successful care transition from hospital to municipal health care involves coordination and management of multiple factors tied to the patient’s treatment and care. Due to a fragmented health care system in ... -
Contributions to Risk Management in the Public Sector
(PhD thesis UiS;48, Doctoral thesis, 2008)Accidents and threats have always been present in society, but the increasing complexity and interconnectedness within society, including the public sector, contribute to the emergence of new types of risk and more ... -
Coping styles among adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2002)This study identified and compared different coping styles among adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. A sample comprising 534 Norwegian adults with both types of diabetes aged between 25–70 participated in the study. ... -
Cross-cultural validation and psychometric testing of the Norwegian version of the TeamSTEPPS® teamwork perceptions questionnaire
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12)Background: Teamwork is an integrated part of today’s specialized and complex healthcare and essential to patient safety, and is considered as a core competency to improve twenty-first century healthcare. Teamwork measurements ... -
Cytokine network in adults with falciparum malaria and HIV-1: increased IL-8 and IP-10 levels are associated with disease severity
(Journal article, 2014-12)Background: Co-infection with malaria and HIV increases the severity and mortality of both diseases, but the cytokine responses related to this co-infection are only partially characterised. The aim of this study was ... -
Dagleg fysisk aktivitet i barneskulen og effektar på aktivitetsnivå og aerob kapasitet. Aktiv skole: Ein klyngerandomisert, kontrollert studie.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05-26)Denne studien undersøkte kva effektar intervensjonen i Aktiv Skole hadde på fysisk aktivitetsnivå og aerob kapasitet. Metode: Aktiv skole var ein klyngerandomisert, kontrollert studie som inkluderte elevar ved 5. trinn frå ... -
”De gør noget med os” - et kvalitativt studie af miljøterapeuters erfaringer med mestring af egne følelser i arbejdet med voksne patienter med diagnosen emotionel ustabil personlighedsforstyrrelse
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Dette studie undersøger miljøterapeuters erfaringer med mestring af egne følelser i arbejdet med voksne patienter med emotionel ustabil personlighedsforstyrrelse. Studiet ønsker at kortlægge, hvilke strategier miljøterapeuterne ... -
Defective mitochondrial DNA homeostasis in the substantia nigra in Parkinson disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-11)Increased somatic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutagenesis causes premature aging in mice, and mtDNA damage accumulates in the human brain with aging and neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson disease (PD). Here, we ... -
Defective mitochondrial DNA homeostasis in the substantia nigra in Parkinson disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-11)Increased somatic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutagenesis causes premature aging in mice, and mtDNA damage accumulates in the human brain with aging and neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson disease (PD). Here, we ... -
Den erfarne sykepleier- en verdifull ressurs i den kommunale helseomsorgen
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-29)Bakgrunn: Demografiske data viser at antall eldre og syke vil øke betraktelig de neste tiår, samtidig som det er forventet en mangel på sykepleiere verden over. Etterspørsel etter kvalifiserte sykepleiere vil bli forsterket ... -
Depressive symptomer og helserelatert livskvalitet i tidlig fase av Parkinson sykdom
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-05)Det anslås at ca. 8000 mennesker lever med Parkinson sykdom i Norge per i dag. Parkinson sykdom er en progredierende nevrodegenerativ sykdom, og assosieres med motoriske symptomer som tremor, rigiditet og bradykinesi. ... -
Design and evaluation of an electronic triage system for prehospital monitoring of patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09)Prehospital emergency triage involves prioritising patients and deciding who are in the most urgent need of treatment and medical intervention. Currently used triage methods do not support simple sharing of patient-related ... -
"Det er ikke jobben i seg selv som er slitsom, men alt jeg ikke har tid til å gjøre". En kvalitativ studie om hvilke belastninger saksbehandlere i kommunal barneverntjeneste opplever i sin arbeidshverdag, og hvilke strategier som anvendes for å mestre belastningene.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-01)Kommunal barneverntjeneste anses å være et av velferdsstaten Norges mest kompliserte arbeidsfelt. Saksbehandlere i kommunal barneverntjeneste har krevende saker å forvalte, tar del i de mest sårbare barnas vanskelige liv ... -
"Det er oss og kongen" - en kvalitativ studie om brukermedvirkning og psykisk helse i fengsel
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-05-30)Når man dømmes til straff i Norge er det selve frihetsberøvelsen som er straffen, noe som innebærer at innsatte har samme rettigheter som samfunnets øvrige borgere. I et lukket fengsel må imidlertid alltid hensynet til ... -
Developing quality indicators for physician-staffed emergency medical services: a consensus process
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-02)Background There is increasing interest for quality measurement in health care services; pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) included. However, attempts of measuring the quality of physician-staffed EMS (P-EMS) ... -
Development of family and dietary habits questionnaires: the assessment of family processes, dietary habits and adolescents’ impulsiveness in Norwegian adolescents and their parents
(Journal article, 2014)Background: There is a need for valid and comprehensive measures of parental influence on children’s energy balance-related behaviours (EBRB). Such measures should be based on a theoretical framework, acknowledging the ... -
The diagnostic differentiation challenge in acute appendicitis: How to distinguish between uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis in adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)(1) Background: How to best define, diagnose and differentiate uncomplicated from complicated acute appendicitis remains debated. Hence, the aim of this review was to present an overview of the current knowledge and emerging ... -
Distinct symptom experiences in subgroups of patients with COPD
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-08)Background: In addition to their respiratory symptoms, patients with COPD experience multiple, co-occurring symptoms. Objectives: The aims of this study were to identify subgroups of COPD patients based on their ...