• Life after cancer treatment – existential experiences of longing 

      Ueland, Venke Irene; Rørtveit, Kristine; Dysvik, Elin; Furnes, Bodil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10)
      Purpose: The study aimed to gain insight into existential longing as experienced by people treated for cancer. Method: An exploratory phenomenological–hermeneutical design was used, and data were collected through in-depth ...
    • Life has given me suffering and desire – A study of older men’s lives after the loss of their life partners 

      Koskinen, Camilla Ann-Louise; Nyman, Gun-Britt; Nyholm, Linda (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background and aim All human beings have the need to feel connected with others. However, researchers have found that for those aged 80+, loneliness markedly increases and that such loneliness is often linked to life ...
    • Life pushing through: Coming to writing and mining for deep reflexivity 

      Gripsrud, Birgitta Haga (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      As a researcher, three of my fields of interest have been the breast, breast cancer and death. In 2020, life interrupted as my mother phoned to say that a CT-scan had revealed a small growth in her left breast. Having just ...
    • Linking resilience and regulation across system levels in healthcare – a multilevel study 

      Øyri, Sina Furnes; Wiig, Siri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04)
      Background The Quality Improvement Regulation was introduced to the Norwegian healthcare system in 2017 as a new national regulatory framework to support local quality and safety efforts in hospitals. A research-based ...
    • Linking transformational leadership, patient safety culture and work engagement in home care services 

      Ree, Eline; Wiig, Siri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Aim To assess the relationship between transformational leadership, job demands, job resources, patient safety culture and work engagement in home care services. Design Cross-sectional survey. Methods Healthcare ...
    • Liquid Biopsies in Solid Cancers: Implementation in a Nordic Healthcare System 

      Nordgård, Oddmund; Forthun, Rakel Brendsdal; Lapin, Morten; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Kalland, Karl Henning; Kopperud, Reidun Kristin; Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Tjensvoll, Kjersti; Gilje, Bjørnar; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore; Hovland, Randi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04)
      Liquid biopsies have emerged as a potential new diagnostic tool, providing detailed information relevant for characterization and treatment of solid cancers. We here present an overview of current evidence supporting the ...
    • Litteraturstudie om prehospitalt laktatmål hos traumepasienter 

      Espedal, Elina (Bachelor thesis, 2022)
    • Lived Experience-Led Research Agenda to Address Early Death in People With a Diagnosis of a Serious Mental Illness: A Consensus Statement 

      Fortuna, Karen L.; Lebby, Stephanie; Geiger, Pamela; Johnson, Diane; MacDonald, Sandi; Chefetz, Ilana; Ferron, Joelle C.; St George, Lisa; Rossom, Rebecca; Kalisa, Joseph; Mestrovic, Tomislav; Nicholson, Joanne; Pringle, Willie; Rotondi, Armando J.; Sippel, Lauren M.; Sica, Amie; Solesio, Maria E.; Wright, Maggie; Zisman-Ilani, Yaara; Gambee, David; Hill, Julia; Brundrett, Alison; Cather, Corinne; Rhee, Taeho Greg; Daumit, Gail L.; Angel, Jessica; Manion, Ian; Deegan, Patricia E.; Butler, Jason A.; Pitts, Nakristia; Brodey, Denise E.; Williams, Aaron M.; Parks, Joseph; Reimann, Brie; Wahrenberger, J Todd; Morgan, Oscar; Bradford, Daniel W.; Bright, Nicole; Stafford, Elizabeth; Bohm, Andrew R.; Carney, Tracy; Haragirimana, Claver; Gold, Alisa; Storm, Marianne; Walker, Robert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Importance People with serious mental illness (SMI), defined as a diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, or disabling major depressive disorder) die approximately 10 to 25 years earlier than the ...
    • Lived experiences as a resource for scaffolding metapragmatic understandings with young language learners 

      Savic, Milica; Myrset, Anders; Economidou-Kogetsidis, Maria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-29)
      The present study explores the ways in which young EFL learners draw on lived experiences, viewed as interactional experiences in L1 or L2 which they have participated in or observed, to ground their metapragmatic ...
    • Livet etter mastektomi: En ny hverdag 

      Andresen, Alf Sebastian; Becker, Julia (Bachelor thesis, 2023)
      Bakgrunn Omtrent 3500 kvinner i Norge får årlig diagnosen brystkreft. Dette medfører ofte store fysiske og psykiske endringer. Mental helse kan være et spesielt følsomt og lite diskutert tema knyttet til kreftbehandling ...
    • Livet etter mastektomi: En ny hverdag 

      Becker, Julia; Andresen, Alf Sebastian (Bachelor thesis, 2023)
      Bakgrunn Omtrent 3500 kvinner i Norge får årlig diagnosen brystkreft. Dette medfører ofte store fysiske og psykiske endringer. Mental helse kan være et spesielt følsomt og lite diskutert tema knyttet til kreftbehandling ...
    • Livet med psykisk sykdom i familien - En metaetnografi om pårørendes erfaringer 

      Velde, Ann Mari (Master thesis, 2023)
      Bakgrunn: Pårørende til mennesker med psykiske lidelser står i komplekse situasjoner som krever innsats utenom det vanlige, av helt vanlige folk. Å være pårørende til noen som får en psykisk lidelse er noe mange av oss vil ...
    • Living a meaningful life with chronic pain - further follow-up 

      Dysvik, Elin; Furnes, Bodil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03)
      Living a meaningful life with chronic pain seems to depend on the patient having the leading role in their own life. Adequate assistance from healthcare professionals should be balanced during changing circumstances. ...
    • “Living Between Two Different Worlds”: Experiences of Leaving a High‑Cost Religious Group 

      Björkmark, Maria; Nynäs, Peter; Koskinen, Camilla Ann-Louise (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08)
      The aim of this interdisciplinary study is to gain a comprehensive understanding of individuals’ subjective experiences after leaving a high-cost religious group and how these experiences have affected their lives. In-depth ...
    • Living with chronic pain: Patients' experiences with healthcare services in Norway 

      Gjesdal, Kine; Dysvik, Elin; Furnes, Bodil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04)
      Aim: To explore the experiences with healthcare received by people living with chronic nonmalignant pain in Norway. Design: A descriptive and explorative qualitative design. Methods: A total of 18 individual semistructured ...
    • Living with chronic pain: Patients' experiences with healthcare services in Norway 

      Gjesdal, Kine; Furnes, Bodil; Dysvik, Elin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05)
      Aim To explore the experiences with healthcare received by people living with chronic nonmalignant pain in Norway. Design A descriptive and explorative qualitative design. Methods A total of 18 individual ...
    • 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 ...
    • Livmorhalskreft og seksuell helse 

      Haugsland, Theoline; Kristiansen, Stine (Bachelor thesis, 2023)
      Sammendrag Bakgrunn I 2021 fikk 345 kvinner livmorhalskreft i Norge (Kreftregisteret, u.å.). Forskning viser at denne pasientgruppen ofte ikke er tilfreds med informasjonen de får, omhandlende endringer som kan oppstå i ...
    • Livmorhalskreft og seksuell helse 

      Kristiansen, Stine; Haugsland, Theoline (Bachelor thesis, 2023)
      Sammendrag Bakgrunn I 2021 fikk 345 kvinner livmorhalskreft i Norge (Kreftregisteret, u.å.). Forskning viser at denne pasientgruppen ofte ikke er tilfreds med informasjonen de får, omhandlende endringer som kan oppstå i ...
    • Livshistorier i omsorgsarbeid. Utfordringer og muligheter ved bruk av livshistoriedokumentasjon på sykehjem 

      Hellstrand, Ingvil Førland; Simonhjell, Nora; Gripsrud, Birgitta Haga; Michaelsen, Ragnhild Margrete Finnesand; Ramvi, Ellen; Leiknes, Ingrid Margrethe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Nyere helse- og omsorgspolitiske dokumenter løfter fram livshistorier som en viktig kilde til kunnskap i eldreomsorgen, og et relevant verktøy for profesjonelt omsorgsarbeid på sykehjemmet. Men hvilke utfordringer og ...