Browsing PhD theses (HV) by Title
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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 ... -
Adult-Child Caregivers’ Motivations when Caring for Home-Dwelling Parents with Dementia
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-06)Background It is often seen as demanding to be an informal caregiver of a home-dwelling relative or friend with a long-term illness. Adult-child caregivers are important resources for both their ill parents and their ... -
Alcohol-related Problems and Sick Leave. Do Attitudes towards Drinking matter?
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-05)Background: Drinking alcohol is integrated into people’s social- and work lives. Drinking attitudes and norms stand out as significant predictors of drinking alcohol but few studies have been focused on working populations. ... -
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 ... -
Assessing patient safety challenges in the initial care of older trauma patients in Norway
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Denne avhandlingen bygger på ett enkelt premiss: eldre pasienter har rett til akuttbehandling av høy kvalitet når de blir alvorlig syke eller skadde. Traumesystemer gir pasienter de beste sjansene for å overleve med god ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Bridging the clinical experience gap: –using simulation to improve ventilation performance during neonatal resuscitation in a high-resource setting
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Background: Up to 10% of newborn babies need help to establish regular breathing at birth. Those who do breathe, and who are not fortunate enough to receive prompt and effective help, will die. The burden of neonatal ... -
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 ... -
Clinical and neuroimaging prognostic markers in Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia: The role of muscle status and nutrition
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy body dementia are the two most common neurodegenerative dementias. They have a progressive course with devastating consequences for the people living with these diseases and their families, but ... -
Clinical observation of deteriorating frail older patients: Improving the competence of homecare professionals
(PhD thesis UiS;705, Doctoral thesis, 2023-08)Introduction: Homecare services are providing care to an increasing number of frail older patients with complex care needs. These patients are in a vulnerable state and have an increased risk of deterioration, and the ... -
The complexity of lifestyle change, motivation, and health among participants in a Healthy Life Centre
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-06)Background: Physical inactivity and unhealthy diet are lifestyle behaviours known to increase risk for non-communicable diseases and mental health problems, but many people struggle to overcome this lifestyle. Norway has ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Exploring Adaptive Capacity in Hospital Teams : A Multiple Case Study
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Introduction: There has been performed extensive research to understand the components of what constitutes high quality healthcare. Despite efforts to improve quality the rate of change is slow, with a steady rate of ... -
Exploring the role of managers in quality and safety work in nursing homes and homecare services: A multiple case study
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Introduction: Working on quality and safety in nursing home and homecare services is difficult. Ever-increasing demands from an ageing population and political pressure to keep patients at home are among the challenges ... -
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 ...