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Creating Effective, Evidence-Based Video Communication of Public Health Science (COVCOM Study): Protocol for a Sequential Mixed Methods Effect Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Abstract Background: The nonlinear nature of contagious diseases and the potential for exponential growth can be difficult to grasp for the general public. This has strong implications for public health communication, which ... -
Creativity at the margins: A cross-country case study on how Dutch and Norwegian peripheries address challenges to quality work in care for older persons
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Peripheral areas are often overlooked in health-care research but they in fact deserve specific attention. Such areas struggle to maintain access to good quality health-care services due to their geographical ... -
A cross-sectional study of health literacy in patients with chronic kidney disease: Associations with demographic and clinical variables
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07)Aim The aim of this study was to investigate health literacy in patients with chronic kidney disease in a multidimensional perspective. Design A descriptive, cross‐sectional study. Methods Patients with chronic kidney ... -
Crossing boundaries: Establishing a framework for researching quality and safety in care transitions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Despite the breadth and diversity of research and policies on care transitions, research studies often report similar components that affect the quality and safety of care, including communication across ... -
Cultural differences in simulation debriefing: A qualitative analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Context Simulation is a social practice impacted by norms, values, and beliefs. We seek to explore the relationship between cultural factors and participant behaviour patterns as perceived by debriefers during healthcare ... -
Current practices and perceived implementation barriers for working with alcohol prevention in occupational health services: The WIRUS OHS study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06)Background Alcohol is associated with detrimental health and work performance outcomes, and one to three out of ten employees may benefit from interventions. The role of occupational health services (OHS) in alcohol ... -
Da kveldsvaktene gikk hjem, føltes avdelingen veldig mørk og tom
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HV/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-05-31)Helseyrket har størst sykemelding i Norge, hvor Per Isdal (2017) antar at det er på grunn av arbeidsbelastninger. Arbeidsbelastninger over tid kan gi flere plager og sykdommer, noe som blir forverret når man jobber nattevakt. ... -
Data entry quality of double data entry vs automated form processing technologies: A cohort study validation of optical mark recognition and intelligent character recognition in a clinical setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background and Aims: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly used in health services. Paper forms are still often used to register such data. Manual double data entry (DDE) has been defined as the gold ... -
Data quality of Glasgow Coma Scale and Systolic Blood Pressure in scientific studies involving physician-staffed emergency medical services: Systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)Background Emergency physicians on‐scene provide highly specialized care to severely sick or injured patients. High‐quality research relies on the quality of data, but no commonly accepted definition of EMS data quality ... -
Days at home in the last three months of life: patterns-of-care analysis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: To calculate the number of days patients with terminal non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) spent at home in the last 3 months of life, and to identify factors that predict a lower proportion of days at ... -
Days at home in the last three months of life: patterns-of-care analysis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: To calculate the number of days patients with terminal non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) spent at home in the last 3 months of life, and to identify factors that predict a lower proportion of days at home. ... -
Debriefing in facilitator-led and student-led healthcare simulation – a comparative analysis
(Master thesis, 2022)Background. Healthcare simulation is method of training healthcare professionals to gain knowledge and skill in an experiential way through mock-patient encounters. Costs associated with simulations are amongst others ... -
Deciphering the inflection points to achieve proficiency for each procedure step during training in laparoscopic appendicectomy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)Background Laparoscopic appendicectomy is a common procedure early in surgical training. A minimum number is usually required for certification in general surgery. However, data on proficiency are scarce. This study aimed ... -
Deep learning for an improved diagnostic pathway of prostate cancer in a small multi-parametric magnetic resonance data regime
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-06)Prostate Cancer (PCa) is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among men, with an estimated incidence of 1.3 million new cases worldwide in 2018. The current diagnostic pathway of PCa relies on prostate-specific antigen ... -
Deep learning in radiology: ethics of data and on the value of algorithm transparency, interpretability and explainability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)AI systems are quickly being adopted in radiology and, in general, in healthcare. A myriad of systems is being proposed and developed on a daily basis for high-stake decisions that can lead to unwelcome and negative ... -
A deeper understanding of service users’ needs, self-management support and user involvement in Healthy Life Centres: A qualitative study on lifestyle change in persons with overweight or obesity
(PhD thesis UiS;520, Doctoral thesis, 2020-06)Background: Worldwide, including Norway, overweight and obesity present some of the greatest health challenges. Since the 1980s, the incidence has tripled, leading to a subsequent high prevalence of chronic lifestyle ... -
Defining adaptive capacity in healthcare: A new framework for researching resilient performance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Resilience principles show promise for improving the quality of healthcare, but there is a need for further theoretical development to include all levels and scales of activity across the whole healthcare system. Many ... -
Defining core data for continuous benchmarking in pre-hospital critical care
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-02)The aim of medical research is to improve patient care through evidence-based practice. Currently, the evidence base in physician-staffed emergency medical services (p-EMS) is weak and we remain uncertain for which patients ... -
Defining the boundaries and operational concepts of resilience in the resilience in healthcare research program
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)Background Understanding the resilience of healthcare is critically important. A resilient healthcare system might be expected to consistently deliver high quality care, withstand disruptive events and continually adapt, ... -
Definitions and measurement of health literacy in health and medicine research: A systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives The way health literacy is understood (conceptualised) should be closely linked to how it is measured (operationalised). This study aimed to gain insights into how health literacy is defined and measured in ...