Faculty of Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Paramedisineres håndtering av situasjoner med voldelige og truende pasienter ved bruk av hensiktsmessige kommunikasjonsteknikker.
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn Vold og trusler rettet mot ambulansepersonell er av økende trend, og voldshendelser som utspiller seg blir stadig grovere. Vi som paramedisinere skal yte helsehjelp selv i truende og voldelige situasjoner, noe som ... -
The ePark study protocol: A decentralized trial of individual video-assisted cognitive behavioural therapy for depressive disorder in Parkinson's disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-04)Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting 1.2 million Europeans [1]. The prevalence of PD in people over 60 is about 1%, increasing to 4% in people 80 years and older [2]. ... -
The assessment of qualitative olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review of tools and their content validity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: There is a lack of overview of the tools used to assess qualitative olfactory dysfunction, including parosmia and phantosmia, following COVID-19 illness. This could have an impact on the diagnosis and treatment ... -
How nursing care is expressed among nurse anaesthetists in the perioperative context: A meta-ethnographic synthesis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim To develop a conceptual framework describing nursing care from the anaesthesia nurse's perspective in the perioperative context. Background Surgical patients find themselves in a vulnerable situation in need of ... -
The effect of full-time culture on quality and safety of care – a literature review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose The purpose of this study is to increase knowledge and understanding of the relationship between full-time-culture and the outcome for quality and safety of care. Design/methodology/approach The paper is a ... -
Investigating attitudes, skills, and use of evidence-based practice among Norwegian chiropractors; a national cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Evidence-based practice (EBP) is essential in improving the quality of healthcare and of importance for all health care personnel. No study in Norway has investigated attitudes, skills and use related to EBP ... -
Palliative appropriateness criteria: external validation of a new method to evaluate the suitability of palliative radiotherapy fractionation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Recently, the palliative appropriateness criteria (PAC) score, a novel metric to aid clinical decision-making between different palliative radiotherapy fractionation regimens, has been developed. It includes ... -
Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer: Clinical Premonitions, Timely Precursor Detection and Increased Curative-Intent Surgery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background The overall poor prognosis in pancreatic cancer is related to late clinical detection. Early diagnosis remains a considerable challenge in pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately, the onset of clinical symptoms in ... -
Nurse educators' suggestions for a digital educational resource suitable for undergraduate student nurses' placement studies: Qualitative empirical research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aims To explore and describe nurse educators' suggestions regarding a digital educational resource addressing quality in placement studies for first-year student nurses in nursing homes. Design A qualitative, explorative, ... -
The course of depressive symptoms in Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Depressive symptoms frequently affect patients with neurocognitive disorders. In cross-sectional studies, patients with Lewy body dementia (DLB) showed higher levels of depressive symptoms than those with ... -
Problematisk alkoholbruk etter fedmekirurgi – en kvalitativ studie
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)BAKGRUNN Forskning viser at det er økt risiko for alkoholbrukslidelser etter fedmekirurgi. Hensikten med studien var å få innsikt i hva fedmeopererte i rusbehandling selv tenker om mulige årsaker til utvikling av problematisk ... -
Designing a future eHealth service for posthospitalization self-management support in long-term illness: Qualitative interview study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: For patients with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs; eg, heart failure [HF] and colorectal cancer [CRC]), eHealth interventions could meet their posthospital discharge needs and strengthen their ability to ... -
Empirical Phenomenological Inquiry: Guidance in Choosing Between Different Methodologies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Empirical phenomenological inquiry and analyses are of high relevance and applicability for nursing and health care. Phenomenology has clear roots in philosophy, which needs to be brought into an empirical phenomenological ... -
Person-centred conversations in nursing and health: A theoretical analysis based on perspectives on communication
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In this paper we use the concept of the person to examine person-centred dialogue and show how person-centred dialogue is different from and significantly more than transfer of information, which is the dominant notion in ... -
Interprofessional collaboration in a community virtual ward: A focus group study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: The problem of a lack of nurses is expected to worsen in the future. With an ever-increasing number of elderly patients with multimorbidity and a shortage of healthcare professionals, primary care must innovatively ... -
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 ... -
University teachers’ experience of students interprofessional education: Qualitative contributions from teachers towards a framework
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Health and social care professionals need to be equipped to work together. Universities have a duty of care to their students to incorporate interprofessional education into the curricula. Here, we present ... -
Co-creating public health measures with adolescents in municipalities: municipal actors’ views on inhibitors and promoters for adolescent involvement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim: To explore what municipal actors consider as inhibiting and promoting adolescents’ involvement in public health measures in municipalities. Methods: A qualitative study with individual and group interviews was ... -
Early death after palliative radiation treatment: 30-, 35- and 40-day mortality data and statistically robust predictors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background This study analyzed mortality after radiotherapy for bone metastases (287 courses). Endpoints such as treatment in the last month of life and death within 30, 35 and 40 days from start of radiotherapy were ... -
Mental disorder prevalence in chronic pain patients using opioid versus non-opioid analgesics: A registry-linkage study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Chronic pain and mental disorders are leading causes of disability worldwide. Individuals with chronic pain are more likely to experience mental disorders compared to individuals without chronic pain, but ...