<b>Background</b> Grip strength has consistently been found to predict all-cause mortality rates. However, few studies have examined cause-speci fi c mortality or tested age differences in these associations. <b>Methods</b> In 1994, grip strength was measured in the population-based Tromsø Study, covering the ages 50 – 80 years (N=6850). Grip strength was categorised into fi fths, and ...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To describe what nurses want to accomplish in relationships with patients who are hospitalised in forensic psychiatric settings. BACKGROUND: Relationships between staff and patients in forensic psychiatric settings should be grounded in trust and confidence, and the patients need opportunities for emotional reconciliation. However, relationships can be challenging for nurses, ...

Summary: <br> This study describes childhood fracture rates in Norway, a country known for high fracture rates in the adult population. Fracture rates correspond with other reports from Scandinavia, although with a slightly higher proportion in girls. Indications of increased vulnerability during stages of puberty require further exploration. <p>Introduction: Fractures are common injuries during ...

<p><i>Background:</i> It is important that mental health nurses meet the safety, security and care needs of persons suffering from psychotic illness to enhance these persons’ likelihood of feeling better during their time in acute psychiatric wards. Certain persons in care describe nurses’ mental health care as positive, whereas others report negative experiences and express a desire for improvements. ...

Denne oppsummeringen gir et innblikk i brukermedvirkning i psykisk helsearbeid i en norsk kontekst, med en særlig vekt på helse- og omsorgstjenestene i kommunene. Brukerne er voksne personer (over 18 år) som mottar tjenester direkte, eller personer som blir berørt av tjenesten indirekte. Oppsummeringen beskriver forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid, lover og forskrifter, offentlige dokument og annet ...

The purpose of this text is to describe the beginning of a qualitative study related to user participation and insight among mentally ill individuals. The term ‘user’ describes a patient who is not a passive recipient, but an active user of services. The study uses a narrative methodology and includes 30 in-depth interviews with consenting participants who have experienced serious changes in their ...

<b>Background:</b> This study aims to investigate the prevalence of self-reported food hypersensitivity, (SFH), the characteristics of women with SFH, and whether SFH is associated with multiple health complaints among the participants of the Norwegian Women and Cancer study (NOWAC).<br> <b>Methods:</b> We conducted a cross-sectional study among 64,316 women aged 41–76 years. The women were ...

Nasjonale føringer vektlegger at omsorgstjenestene i større grad skal legge til rette for at pasientene skal kunne benytte sine egne ressurser best mulig, og sørge for å unngå å gjøre dem til passive mottakere av helsetjenester. Dette fordrer at sykepleiere må ha et større fokus på den rehabiliterende funksjonen i kommunehelsetjenesten.

Scandinavian health policy supports prolonged home-based care for people with dementia. User participation is expected to reduce family burden. The aim of this study was to explore how formal and family caregivers experience collaboration while providing home-based dementia care, with a focus on user participation. Seventeen qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted among formal and family ...

Western health care policy emphasizes continuity of care for people with dementia. This paper presents formal and family caregivers’ descriptions of collaboration in home-based dementia care and explores whether this collaboration inhibits or enables continuity of care and the use of the statutory individual plan. Empirical data were derived from 18 in-depth interviews with formal and family caregivers ...