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I forkant?
(Chronicle; Kronikk, 2013-02-11)Kronikken er skrevet på bakgrunn av fem års arbeid i virtuelle verdener. Den berører i hovedsak virtuelle verdeners muligheter innen høyere undervisning og konferanser, spesielt med tanke på hvilken nytte UiT kan ha av dette, men også med et videre siktemål da dette er ganske nye tanker i Norge. Den nevner også en ny metodikk for rehabilitering. -
I learned to trust myself. An oral history of professional nurses' wartime practice in Finnmark
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015)As we can see in war areas today, health care systems and especially hospitals can be considered as a safety net for the civilian population. This was also the case of civilian health care institutions, nurses and medical practitioners in the sparsely populated areas in Finnmark and Northern part of Troms during World War II. Nurses are, and were, the largest group of health professionals. Most ... -
" I want to go home, but I need to stay": The transition to become ready for discharge from acute psychiatric wards, as narrated by persons who experienced acute psychotic illness
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-04-11)<p><i>Background:</i> Discharge planning for persons with psychotic illness who are admitted to acute psychiatric wards is critical for decreasing the well-known risk of new phases of psychosis and early readmissions after discharge from the ward. There is limited knowledge about admitted persons’ experience of their readiness for discharge from acute psychiatric wards. This study aims to describe ... -
ICU nurses and physicians dialogue regarding patients clinical status and care options : a focus group study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-05)Nurses and physicians work side-by-side in the intensive care unit (ICU). Effective exchanges of patient information are essential to safe patient care in the ICU. Nurses often rate nursephysician communication lower than physicians and report that it is difficult to speak up, that disagreements are not resolved and that their input is not well received.<p> <p>Therefore, this study explored ... -
Identity-supportive nursing of patients with dementia in nursing homes
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-03)This article aims to explore how nursing can support a sense of continuity and identity in patients with advanced dementia disease, living in nursing homes. Fourteen carers and managers in two nursing homes in northern Norway were interviewed. The analysis and discussion are based on the theoretical concepts of identity, continuity and person-centred nursing. This study concludes that an awareness ... -
Ikke som jeg gjør, men som jeg sier
(Chronicle; Kronikk, 2013)Om "nyere" syntetiske rusmidler - kalt "Legal Highs" - og deres samfunnsmessige betydning. Kort analyse av muligheter samfunnet har til å møte dem, med vekt på primærforebyggende tiltak. -
Impact of multimodal interventions targeting behavior change on hand hygiene adherence in nursing homes: An 18-month quasi-experimental study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2023-07-25)Background - Nursing home residents are vulnerable and frail, and hand hygiene adherence is often too low to prevent transmission of infections. This study’s aim was to investigate whether interventions targeting behavior change can improve hand hygiene adherence in nursing homes.<p> <p>Methods - Over 18 months, 22 nursing home wards participated in this quasi-experimental study. Three intervention ... -
Impact of Osteoporotic Fracture Type and Subsequent Fracture on Mortality: The Tromsø Study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-26)<i>Summary</i> - Less is known about the impact of non-hip non-vertebral fractures (NHNV) on early death. This study demonstrated increased risk of dying following hip and NHNV fractures which was further increased by a subsequent fracture. This highlights the importance of early intervention to prevent both initial and subsequent fractures and improve survival.<p> <p><i>Introduction</i> - ... -
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer incidence and tumor stage in the Netherlands and Norway: A population-based study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-27)Background - Comparing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of newly diagnosed breast tumors and their tumor stage between the Netherlands and Norway will help us understand the effect of differences in governmental and social reactions towards the pandemic.<p< <p>Methods - Women newly diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017–2021 were selected from the Netherlands Cancer Registry and ... -
Impact of total hip replacements on the incidence of hip fractures in Norway during 1999-2019. A NOREPOS study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-25)The knowledge about why hip fracture rates in Norway have declined is sparse. Concurrent with decreasing hip fracture rates, the rates of total hip replacements (THRs) have increased. We wanted to investigate if hip fracture rates continued to decline, and whether the increase in THRs had any influence on this decline, assuming that living with a hip prosthesis precludes fracture of the operated ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on level of physical activity and health in home-dwelling older adults in Norway
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-09)Background - The spread of the coronavirus in spring 2020 led to a lockdown of physical activity (PA) offers. The aim of this study was to investigate how PA, as well as general and mental health, in community-dwelling older adults were affected by the COVID-19 restrictions in Norway.<p> <p>Methods - Invitation to participate in the study was sent via Facebook and the Norwegian Pensioners’ ... -
Implementing Electronic Health Records – Cases, Concepts, Questions
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023)Learning is inherently social. This raises several questions that relate to how contexts and spaces can mediate co-creative learning. In this workshop proposal, we refer to the interrelated aspects of space, learning, and embodiment and how these aspects mediate the human-robot interaction. Our assumption is that robots are interpreted variously and used in different ways. We are interested in the ... -
The importance of hope in the context of healing – Narratives on hope after serious brain damage
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The Importance of Untold and Unheard Stories in Narrative Gerontology: Reflections on a Field Still in the Making from a Narrative Gerontologist in the Making
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016)In this essay, I consider the limitations and possibilities of narrative gerontology. I reflect upon narrative gerontology’s fundamental dependence on people’s narrative willingness. I discuss both the reasons that stories remain untold and the reasons they remain unheard. Furthermore, I suggest that narrative gerontology would benefit from a stronger focus on the act and context of storytelling ... -
Important Factors When Communicating with Sami Patients About Health, Illness and Care Issues
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-21)<i>Norwegian abstract</i>: Kommunikasjon er viktig i utøvelsen av god omsorg. Formålet med denne studien er å utforske hvordan samer beskriver kommunikasjon i møte med helsepersonell når de snakker om helse, sykdom og omsorg og i tillegg hvilke faktorer de utpeker som viktige i denne konteksten. Elleve semi-strukturerte intervju ble gjennomført på samisk og transkribert til norsk. Det var både menn ... -
Improved Cardiac Metabolism Following in Vivo Treatment of Type 2 Diabetic Mice with Fenofibrate Depends on Reduction of Plasma Lipids, as Well as Glucose
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2009-01-16)The plasma supply of energy substrates plays a key role in determining the cardiac metabolic phenotype. In diabetes, a high plasma supply of fatty acids (FA) leads to a predominant oxidation of FA for energy production, while glucose oxidation is markedly suppressed. The db/db mouse is a well accepted model of type 2 diabetes, showing hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and hyperinsulinemia. Hearts from ... -
Improvement of personality functioning among people treated within personality disorder mental health services. A longitudinal, observational study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-09)Objective: Evidence-based personality disorder (PD) treatments are dominated by interventions targeting Borderline PD, although clinical populations characteristically include different PD features and severity. Personality functioning is a new concept intended to capture common features across PDs. This study aimed to investigate longitudinal improvement of personality functioning in a clinical ... -
Improving professional practice by using the Internet
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2009)The paper recounts the use of a tool, called Physio-net, that integrates text and video as an aid to reflection and which has been developed for a course on professional practice. Practitioners develop video for viewing by students and can then use these as a developing dialogue between students and teachers, clinicians and physiotherapists. <br>Initial research into the effectiveness of the tool ... -
Improvised use of a digital tool for social interaction in a Norwegian care facility during the COVID-19 pandemic: an exploratory study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-01)Background: Digital tools for social communication have been deployed in care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate social connectedness between older people and their next of kin in a safe manner. This study explores how and why health care professionals facilitate the ad hoc and prompt use of a technology for social communication, known as KOMP, in care facilities in western ... -
In need of percutaneous coronary intervention in an arctic setting– patients’ experience of safety and quality of care: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-29)Patients with coronary heart disease need timely treatment for survival and optimum prognosis. There is limited research exploring patients’ experience regarding distance to percutaneous coronary intervention. The aim was to explore patients’ experiences of aspects contributing to safety and quality of care regarding health services following percutaneous coronary intervention in Northern Norway. A ...
