<i>Background</i>: Physiotherapists (PTs) in primary health care provide services to preterm infants and their parents after hospital discharge. The service should be collaborative and individualized to meet the family’s needs. In this study, we analyze pediatric PTs’ collaborative work in the clinical setting and investigate the PTs’ emerging clinical reasoning (CR) in interaction with the infant ...

Purpose - Breast cancers detected at screening need less aggressive treatment compared to breast cancers detected due to symptoms. The evidence on the quality of life associated with screen-detected versus symptomatic breast cancer is sparse. This study aimed to compare quality of life among Norwegian women with symptomatic, screen-detected and interval breast cancer, and women without breast cancer ...

Bachelor's degree in radiography is a high-tech health education. The subject nuclear medicine has been characterized by traditional and passive teaching methods with demotivated and inactive radiography students. As a tool to promote student activity, motivation, and learning, we developed and applied a new digital online teaching module in the subject nuclear medicine. In this study, we seek answers ...

Det ble innledet SAK-samarbeid mellom sykepleierutdanningene i Tromsø, Harstad og Hammerfest. Målet med dette samarbeidet var å styrke utdanningen av sykepleiere spesielt til kommunehelsetjenesten i landsdelen. Alle tre institusjoner hadde etablert deltidsstudier eller desentraliserte deltidsstudier med innslag av nettstøttet undervisning. Ønske om å styrke samarbeidet innenfor sykepleierutdanning ...

Abstract Rationale The number of torture survivors is on the rise, posing issues for their care in healthcare settings. Even healthcare experts with training in refugee care are unaware of the health difficulties faced by torture survivors. Any medical evaluation or treatment has the potential to re-traumatize torture survivors, thereby reactivating trauma symptoms without applicable guidelines ...

<i>Introduction</i> - While shared decision‐making (SDM) training programmes for health professionals have been developed in several countries, few have been evaluated. In Norway, a comprehensive curriculum, “klar for samvalg” (ready for SDM), for interprofessional health‐care teams was created using generic didactic methods and guidance to tailor training to various contexts. The programmes adapted ...

<p><i>Background</i>: Most motor function improvements in people who have experienced strokes occur within the first 3 months. However, individuals showing complete or nearly complete arm function recovery, as assessed using clinical scales, still show certain movement kinematic deficits at 3 months, post-stroke. This study evaluated the changes in upper extremity kinematics, in individuals demonstrating ...

Artikkelen handler om hvorvidt, og på hvilken måte refleksjonsgrupper med sykepleierstudenter og sykepleielærer i spesialisthelsetjenesten er virksomme i oppøving til å bli en kyndig sykepleier. Studentenes ukentlige refleksjonsmøter i løpet av deres medisinske praksisperiode er blitt til i løpet av et pedagogisk aksjonsforskningsprosjekt (2006 – 2009), kalt ”Når praksisfelt og skole flyter sammen”. ...

Background - Research shows a lack of continuity in service provision during the transition from hospital to home for people with acquired brain injuries (ABI). There is a need to gather and synthesize knowledge about services that can support strategies for more standardized referral and services supporting this critical transition phase for patients with ABI. We aimed to identify how rehabilitation ...

Hensikten med artikkelen er å belyse en kommunes erfaringer med å samhandle og vurdere behov for pleie- og omsorgstjenester for samiske pasienter som tilhører reindriften og kommer til sommerhjemmet. Dette er en viktig problemstilling med tanke på reindriftssamenes rett til likeverdige helsetjenester uavhengig av hvor de oppholder seg.