Browsing PhD theses (HV) by Title
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From hospital to home: modelling and evaluation of the feasibility of a nurseassisted eHealth service to support selfmanagement in patients with noncommunicable diseases
(PhD thesis UiS;831, Doctoral thesis, 2025)Background: Global healthcare systems are facing challenges in managing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Heart failure (HF) and colorectal cancer (CRC) are two common long-term illnesses and examples of NCDs. Despite ... -
From increased user participation to co-creation leadership: An action research case study in public specialised mental health and substance abuse services
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-04)The main aim in this thesis has been to develop a ‘user participation method’ that ensures both service user and service provider impact on service development. An action research single case study was conducted in a ... -
Healthcare Regulation and Resilience - a Norwegian Multilevel Case Study
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-08)Introduction: A new regulatory framework (the Quality Improvement Regulation) to support local, management-based quality and safety efforts in hospitals was introduced to the Norwegian healthcare system in 2017. This thesis ... -
Helicopter emergency medical services in sudden-onset major incidents: Patterns of use.
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-05)Major incidents happen infrequently and challenge the health care system by demanding more resources than are readily available. Critically injured patients need rapid treatment and swift transport to the right hospital ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Information needs, psychological distress, and coping during the diagnostic phase of prostate cancer : A Mixed-methods study
(PhD thesis UiS;783;, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Background: Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer in men worldwide, accounting for about 15% of all cancers among men. In Norway, patients are referred to specialist healthcare services for diagnostic ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Interactions between platelets and hematopoietic cells
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-04)In addition to their primary role in hemostasis, platelets are increasingly recognized as important participants in numerous biological processes. Their ability to adhere to and communicate with different immune cells, ... -
Interprofessional Teamwork in Hospital Units: A human factors approach to patient safety
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Introduction Human factors, such as teamwork and communication, have an important impact on patient safety in hospitals. Hospitals have a patient safety problem, with more than every 10th patient experiencing errors and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Municipal postnatal healthcare : The perspectives of parents and nurses
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Background: Postnatal healthcare is a key component of the maternal, newborn and childcare continuum and contributes to improved health outcomes for women, babies and their families in the first six weeks after birth. The ... -
National implementation of whole crew on-call in situ simulation in Norwegian HEMS; feasibility, challenges, and possibilities : An implementation study
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-10)This research project is a PhD-project on implementing medical orientated in situ simulation for on-call air ambulance crews in Norway, and the alternative use of “observed clinical practise” in real-life missions when ... -
Neural networks dysfunction: From resting-state electroencephalography to dementia diagnosis
(PhD thesis UiS;788, Doctoral thesis, 2024)This thesis proposes an integrative approach to analyse resting-state electroencephalography (rsEEG) signals in multi-centric studies, aiming to overcome methodological challenges towards the potential application of rsEEG ... -
Nursing students’ clinical learning: Combining simulation training with nursing home practice
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023-02)Background: The traditional clinical practice model for first-year nursing students in Norwegian nursing education is placement in nursing homes for six to eight weeks supervised by on-site registered nurses. In nursing ... -
Optimizing Helping Babies Breathe implementation in a resource limited setting to improve perinatal outcome
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-09)Globally, deaths around the time of birth are unacceptably high of which there are about 2.7 million neonatal deaths and 2.6 million stillborn annually. Perinatal mortality accounts for deaths after 28 weeks of gestation ... -
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 ...