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    • "We own the illness”: a qualitative study of networks in two communities with mixed ethnicity in Northern Norway 

      Larsen, Anette Iren Langås; Salamonsen, Anita; Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Hamran, Torunn; Evjen, Bjørg; Stub, Trine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-21)
      Background: When people in Northern Norway get ill, they often use traditional medicine. The global aim of this study was to examine the extended family networks’ function and responsibility in cases of illness in the family, in two Northern Norwegian communities with a population of mixed ethnicity.<p> Methods: Semi-structured individual interviews with 13 participants and 4 focus group interviews ...

    • Which risk understandings can be derived from the current disharmonized regulation of complementary and alternative medicine in Europe? 

      Wiesener, Solveig; Salamonsen, Anita; Fønnebø, Vinjar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-10)
      Background: Many European citizens are seeking complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). These treatments are regulated very differently in the EU/EFTA countries. This may demonstrate differences in how risk associated with the use of CAM is perceived. Since most CAM treatments are practiced fairly similarly across Europe, differing risk understandings may influence patient safety for European ...

    • Why and how should we integrate biomarkers into complex trials? A discussion on paradigms and clinical research strategies 

      Musial, Frauke; Mist, Scott; Warber, Sarah; Kreitzer, Mary Jo; Ritenbaugh, Cheryl; Kessler, Christian (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-11)
      <i>Background</i>: Research in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) encounters a variety of challenges, such as potentially synergistic, multimodal, and complex interventions which are often dependent on the relationship between practitioner and patient, on specific settings, and on patients’ individual preferences, expectations, beliefs, and motivations. Moreover, patients seeking CAM care ...

    • Yoik experiences and possible positive health outcomes: An explorative pilot study 

      Hämäläinen, Soile; Musial, Frauke; Graff, Ola; Olsen, Torjer Andreas; Salamonsen, Anita (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-19)
      Background: Yoik is an old vocal music tradition of Sami, the indigenous people inhabiting Northern Fennoscandia and Kola peninsula in Russia. Studies of music therapy (MT) and especially singing have documented improvements in social and overall functioning in people With severe mental disorders and positive effect on depressive symptoms and sleep quality. Possible connections between yoik and ...

    • Yoik in Sami elderly and dementia care – A potential for a culture sensitive music therapy? 

      Hämäläinen, Soile Päivikki; Salamonsen, Anita; Mehus, Grete; Schirmer, Henrik; Graff, Ola; Musial, Frauke (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-17)
      <p><i>Introduction:</i> The positive impact of familiar, individualized and patient-preferred music in dementia care is acknowledged in the literature. However, traditional indigenous music practices in care contexts are less studied. This study focuses on yoik, a traditional vocal music of the indigenous Sami people of Fennoscandia. The aims of this exploratory study were to investigate key ...