PhD theses (HV): Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ...