Purpose - Understanding students’ preferences for teaching and course design is important for educators in higher education when planning courses and teaching activities. The purpose of this study was to explore changes in occupational therapy students’ preferences for teaching and courses across the three-year study program. <p> <p>Design/methodology/approach - A total of 263 students participated ...

Objective: Several studies have found that Healthcare workers are vulnerable to mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, few studies have made comparisons of healthcare workers (HCWs) and nonHCWs. The current study aimed to compare mental health problems among HCWs with non-HCWs during the initial lockdown of COVID 19.<p> <p>Study design: A population-based cross-sectional ...

Aims: To describe lived experiences of spirituality from the perspective of people who have been subject to inpatient psychiatric care and to interpret these experiences from an understanding of health as dialectical.<p> <p>Methods: After approval from a regional ethical board, eleven participants were recruited from two organisations for people with mental health problems. Participants were ...

Objective: To explore the competence areas of public health nurses in Norway. Design: A qualitative and comparative design was employed. Sample: A purposive sample of 41 public health nurses participated. Measurements: Data were gathered from focus groups and individual interviews. The interviews centered around an open question about public health nurses’ knowledge. They also discussed 10 ...

The study's rationale: The Scandinavian nursing tradition is based on caring science as the ontological backdrop. This means that meeting the patient with openness and respect is essential in care. The experiences of an elderly woman receiving home nursing provide insight into a world many healthcare workers need to understand; meaning what is important in the encounter with the fragile old patient ...

During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, public health has issued three interrelated dominant narratives through social media and news outlets: First, to care for others, we must keep physically distant; second, we live in the same world and experience the same pandemic; and third, we will return to normal at some point. These narratives create complexities as they collide with the authors' ...

The aim of this study was to (a) investigate community women's knowledge and experiences of women's health community services in northern rural and regional New South Wales, Australia; (b) identify any existing gaps in community women's health programs in this region and (c) to contribute to service provision, strategic planning, and industry professional development of community nurse researchers ...

Bakgrunn: Brannskader hos barn er et globalt folkehelseproblem. Spesielt utsatt er barn 0-4 år. Helsesøstres erfaringer med å forebygge brannskader fra et kommunebasert brannskadeforebyggende program vil bidra til en dypere forståelse av forebygging av brannskader. <p> <p>Hensikt: Å utforske og beskrive helsesøstres erfaringer med forebygging av brannskader hos småbarn. Metode: Studien har en ...

<p><i>Background</i> The Prechtl General Movement Assessment (GMA) is a reliable tool for the functional assessment of the young nervous system. It is based on a global assessment of the quality of infants' movements. In addition, detailed steps of assessment have been developed – one for preterm and term age, and one for use between 3 and 5 months. One potential benefit of such a detailed analysis ...

<p><i>Innledning:</i> Radiografi er et ungt fag der dokumentasjon av historien og utviklingen i Norge er begrenset. I Norge ble de første radiografene utdannet tidlig på 1970 tallet. Bakgrunnen for å starte utdanningen var mangel på røntgenassistenter, dårlig rekruttering av sykepleiere til ledige stillinger og at andre land i Vest Europa hadde startet å utdanne teknisk personale for å arbeide på ...