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An eHealth intervention based on the Guided Self-determination program for adults with type 2 diabetes in general practice.
(PhD thesis;415, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Background: Type 2 diabetes is a chronic, progressive condition, requiring each person to manage their symptoms, treatment and physical and psychosocial consequences of the condition, as well as to engage in healthy ... -
Benken – et sted å være? En etnografisk studie i et åpent illegalt rusmiljø.
(PhD thesis UiS;;398, Doctoral thesis, 2018-05)Denne avhandlingen søker å forstå hvorfor noen personer «velger» å oppholde seg på åpne illegale rus-scener. En rus-scene er et sted der det brukes og formidles illegale rusmidler, og der personene er synlige for omgivelsene. ... -
Adherence to treatment with antipsychotics in patients with first-episode psychosis: A Multi-Method Approach
(PhD thesis UiS;431, Doctoral thesis, 2019-02)Adherence to treatment recommendations is a crucial aspect of health care in general, and especially in mental health care. However, it has been given less concern in everyday clinical practice than needed. In inpatients ... -
Informing an assistive living technology intervention to prevent hospitalisations for home-dwelling older persons
(PhD thesis;446, Doctoral thesis, 2019-04)This thesis describes the process of planning an assistive living technology intervention for home-dwelling older persons receiving community care. The use of such technologies in the community care setting is heralded as ... -
Parental involvement in children’s healthcare decisions at the hospital: A health-promoting perspective
(PhD thesis UiS;463, Doctoral thesis, 2019-06)Background: In many Western countries, parents have a legal right to be involved and influence children’s healthcare decisions, ensuring that children’s healthcare is shaped and customised as far as possible to meet the ... -
Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson’s disease
(PhD thesis;465, Doctoral thesis, 2019-06)Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting 1% of the population aged over 60. PD is characterized by the presence of several motor symptoms, which often are accompanied by a range ... -
Assessment of foetal heart rate monitoring devices in referral hospitals in Tanzania: Towards improved quality of intrapartum care
(PhD thesis;482, Doctoral thesis, 2019-11)Background: There are 2.5 million neonatal deaths that occur globally each year: 25% of them secondary to labour complications (intrapartum related). In addition, 2.6 million stillbirths occur globally each year, 40% of ... -
Living with unexplained chest pain: Experiences of information needs and physical activities
(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 ... -
A Human Factors approach to medication administration in nursing homes
(PhD thesis UiS;470, Doctoral thesis, 2020-05)Medication administration causes a significant number of healthcare-related adverse events in primary care. In recognition of this, the World Health Organization has instigated a worldwide effort to reduce avoidable medically ... -
The Meaning of Shared Decision-Making in Mental Care –A Hermeneutical Study
(PhD thesis UiS;521, Doctoral thesis, 2020-05)Background: Shared decision-making is understood to be a process where the patients and the mental healthcare professionals are engaged in a dialogue of information in order to understand each other’s preferences and values ... -
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 ... -
The bystander in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Preconditions for and consequences of providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-06)Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major cause for death in the Western world. To optimise survival after OHCA incidents, health care systems depend on bystanders, who are not a part of an organised ... -
Positive pressure ventilation at birth and potential pathways to newborn deaths in rural Tanzania
(PhD thesis UiS;534, Doctoral thesis, 2020-09)Background: There are 2.6 million neonatal deaths that occur globally each year, with more than 80% of these deaths occurring in low-income countries. In Tanzania, available estimates report that approximately 40,000 newborn ... -
Discovery and Validation of Biomarkers in Breast Cancer
(PhD thesis UiS;546, Doctoral thesis, 2020-09)Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women, and although treatment and prognosis have improved substantially over the last decades, for some patients the risk of recurrence remains for several years ... -
Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain: Prognosis, risk factors, consequences, and chiropractic management
(PhD thesis UiS;541, Doctoral thesis, 2020-09)Background Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) is a common musculoskeletal disorder during pregnancy; affected women experience various degrees of pain, disability, and reduced quality of life. In addition, PGP is a frequent cause ... -
Safe clinical practice for patients hospitalised in mental healthcare during a suicidal crisis
(PhD thesis UiS;542, Doctoral thesis, 2020-10)Preventing suicides is a major issue for patient safety in mental health wards. Safety is assumed to be achieved for suicidal inpatients in clinical practice when procedures are well implemented, without any gaps between ... -
Existential experiences of living with obesity – perspectives from the views of individuals and health professionals: A qualitative study.
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-11)Background Obesity is a serious health challenge around the world. It imposes great limitations upon everyday activities, evokes stigmatisation and discrimination and creates a sense of failure. For many of those affected, ... -
Home-dwelling persons with dementia. The impact of individual and organizational factors on the use of health resources and quality of life.
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-11)Background and aim The prevalence of dementia increases with age, and as the world’s population is growing older, the number of people with dementia is rising rapidly. Dementia is a progressive disease causing the affected ... -
Resuscitation of term and near-term newborns in low-resourced settings : Studies of positive end-expiratory pressure and expired CO2 during bag-mask ventilation at birth
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Background: An estimated 0.7 million newborns die due to perinatal asphyxia each year, most are born at or near term. The major burden of preventable newborn deaths occur in low-resourced settings. A self-inflating bag is ... -
Inn i det ukjente: En sosiologisk analyse av fortellinger om avhengighet, endring og anerkjennelse
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-01)Egenskaper ved de relasjonelle og sosiale sammenhengene mennesker inngår i, har stor betydning for hvordan mennesker gjør endringsprosesser for å løse problemer knyttet til et liv dominert av rusmiddelbruk. Denne avhandlingen ...