Blar i Department of Health Studies på forfatter "Dysvik, Elin"
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A cross-sectional study of self-reported general health, lifestyle factors, and disease: the Hordaland Health Study
Jepsen, Randi; Dogisso, Tadesse Washo; Dysvik, Elin; Andersen, John Roger; Natvig, Gerd Karin (Journal article, 2014-10)Background. Information on self-reported health is important for health professionals, and the aim of this study was to examine associations between lifestyle factors and self-reported health and the mediating ... -
A narrative approach to explore grief experiences and treatment adherence in people with chronic pain after participation in a pain-management program: a 6-year follow-up study
Dysvik, Elin; Natvig, Gerd Karin; Furnes, Bodil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08)Objective: The aim of this study was to explore grief caused by chronic pain and treatment adherence, and how these experiences are integrated into ongoing life stories. Methods: A 6-year follow-up using a ... -
Anestesisykepleiers pre-, per- og postoperative erfaringer med intranasal Dexmedetomidine som premedikasjon til barn som skal ha narkose
Berland, Linn Kristin (Master thesis, 2017-04-27)Formål: Medikamentet Dexmedetomidine er i økende bruk som sedasjon ogm premedikasjon til barn. Formålet med studien er utforske anestesisykepleieres erfaringer og bidra med ny kunnskap om Dexmedetomidines egenskaper og ... -
Cancer survivorship: existential suffering
Ueland, Venke; Dysvik, Elin; Hemberg, Jessica; Furnes, Bodil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11)Purpose This study aimed to explore and describe existential experiences after cancer treatment. Method An exploratory phenomenological hermeneutical design was used following in-depth interviews with 21 people. ... -
Conducting rehabilitation groups for people suffering from chronic pain
Dysvik, Elin; Stephens, Paul (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.
Rustad, Else Cathrine; Seiger, Berit E. Cronfalk; Furnes, Bodil; Dysvik, Elin (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
Rustad, Else Cathrine (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 ... -
Ekstubasjon - En kunnskapsbasert fagprosedyre
Bratland, Guri; Klette, Anita (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05)Bakgrunn: Risikoen for at det oppstår luftveiskomplikasjoner i forbindelse med ekstubasjon er tre ganger så stor som ved intubasjon og induksjon. De fleste problemer som oppstår er av et mindre omfang. Et lite, men likevel ... -
Expanding the theoretical understanding in Advanced Practice Nursing: Framing the future
Hansen, Britt Sætre; Dysvik, Elin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Aim We aimed to discuss the importance of the integration of nursing theories in advanced nursing to meet future demands. Background Nursing studies reporting a lack of professional care have increased in recent years ... -
Exploring the information needs of patients with unexplained chest pain
Røysland, Ingrid Ølfarnes; Dysvik, Elin; Furnes, Bodil; Friberg, Febe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-09)Background: Unexplained chest pain is a common condition. Despite negative findings, a large number of these patients will continue to suffer from chest pain after being investigated at cardiac outpatient clinics. Unexplained ... -
Living with obesity — existential experiences
Ueland, Venke Irene; Furnes, Bodil; Dysvik, Elin; Rørtveit, Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08)Aims and objectives: The aim was to gain in-depth understanding about individuals’ existential experiences of living with obesity. Background: People living with obesity face great vulnerability and existential challenges. ... -
Living With Obesity: Expressions of Longing
Ueland, Venke Irene; Dysvik, Elin; Furnes, Bodil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01)Abstract Those who are obese experience complex moral distress. The norm in Western societies is to be slim, and people living with obesity experience challenges under the gaze of society. They feel great vulnerability and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...