Browsing Vitenskapelige publikasjoner (SV-IH til 2017) by Title
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Impact of clinical leadership in teams’ course on quality, efficiency, responsiveness and trust in the emergency department: study protocol of a trailing research study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-07)Introduction Clinical leadership has long been recognised as critical for optimising patient safety, quality of care and interprofessional teamwork in busy and stressful healthcare settings. There is a need to compensate ... -
Impact of exercise programs among helicopter pilots with transient LBP
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06)Background Flight related low back pain (LBP) among helicopter pilots is frequent and may influence flight performance. Prolonged confined sitting during flights seems to weaken lumbar trunk (LT) muscles with associated ... -
Impact of multi-professional, scenario-based training on postpartum hemorrhage in Tanzania: A quasi-experimental, pre- vs. post-intervention study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09)Background Tanzania has a relatively high maternal mortality ratio of 410 per 100,000 live births. Severe postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal deaths, but in most cases, it is preventable. However, ... -
Implementing a template for major incident reporting: experiences from the first year
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08)Major incidents are resource-demanding situations that require urgent and effective medical management. The possibility to extract learning from them is therefore important. Comparative analysis of information based on ... -
Implementing simulation in a nursing education programme: a case report from Tanzania
(Journal article, 2017-10)This paper presents a description of, and some reflections around, the experience of implementing simulation-based education within a nursing education programme in a low-income context. The students in the nursing education ... -
Improving quality and safety in nursing homes and home care: the study protocol of a mixed-methods research design to implement a leadership intervention
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02)Introduction Nursing homes and home care face challenges across different countries as people are living longer, often with chronic conditions. There is a lack of knowledge regarding implementation and impact of quality ... -
Improving the quality of the fracture liaison service through the implementation of a structured health record
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective According to the best practice framework for secondary fracture prevention, all patients aged ≥50 years with a fracture should be assessed for osteoporosis within the fracture liaison service (FLS). The framework ... -
Individuell plan i helse- og omsorgstjenesten – behov for endringer og ansvarliggjøring?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Pasient eller bruker som har behov for langvarige og koordinerte helse- og omsorgstjenester har et rettskrav på å få utarbeidet individuell plan. Helseforetak og kommuner har en tilsvarende plikt til slik utarbeidelse. ... -
Influence of pre-operative oral carbohydrate loading vs. standard fasting on tumor proliferation and clinical outcome in breast cancer patients - a randomized trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11)Background Conflicting results have been reported on the influence of carbohydrates in breast cancer. Objective To determine the influence of pre-operative per-oral carbohydrate load on proliferation in breast ... -
Interprofessional simulation to improve patient participation in transitional care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-07)Background: Educating and training healthcare professionals is known to improve the quality of transitional care for older adults. Arranging interprofessional meetings for healthcare professionals might be useful to improve ... -
Investigation of perioperative work processes in provision of antibiotic prophylaxis: a prospective descriptive qualitative study across surgical specialties in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06)Abstract Objective: Surgical site infections are known postoperative complications, yet the most preventable of healthcare-associated infections. Correct provision of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is crucial. Use ... -
Job demands and decision control predicted return to work: the rapid-RTW cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-02)Background: In order to help workers with long-term sickness absence return to work (RTW), it is important to understand factors that either impede or facilitate employee’s reintegration into the labour force. The aim of ... -
Knowledge and Reality: Essays in Honor of Alvin Plantinga [review]
(Journal article, 2009)According to the Philosophical Lexicon, to ‘planting’ is to ‘use twentieth-century fertilizer to encourage new shoots from eleventh-century ideas which everyone thought had gone to seed.’ Although the prominent US philosopher ... -
Learning to practise the Guided Self-Determination approach in type 2 diabetes in primary care. A qualitative pilot study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-02)Aim: To describe how diabetes nurses in primary care experience the process of learning to practise the person-centred counselling approach Guided Self-Determination among adults with type 2 diabetes. Design: A descriptive ... -
Lederen som innovatør og balansekunstner : en kvalitativ studie av lederes erfaringer fra forskningssamarbeid mellom helse- og velferdstjenestene og høyere utdanning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The manager as innovator and equilibrist: a qualitative study of the experiences of Norwegian managers in health and welfare service taking part in research partnership with higher education Managers in health and welfare ... -
Living with obesity — existential experiences
(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
(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
(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
(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 ... -
Long-term follow-up and survivorship after completing systematic surveillance in stage I–III colorectal cancer: who is still at risk?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-04)Purpose In patients with a high life expectancy at the time of surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC), the long-term outcome may be influenced by factors other than their cancer. We aimed to investigate the long-term ...