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    • Ethical and methodological issues in research with Sami experiencing disability 

      Melbøe, Line; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Johnsen, Bjørn-Eirik; Fedreheim, Gunn Elin; Dinesen, Tone Åshild; Minde, Gunn-Tove; Rustad, Marit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-07-06)
      Background: A study of disability among the indigenous Sami people in Norway presented a number of ethical and methodological challenges rarely addressed in the literature. <p>Objectives: The main study was designed to examine and understand the everyday life, transitions between life stages and democratic participation of Norwegian Sami people experiencing disability. Hence, the purpose of this ...

    • Ethical aspects of registry-based research in the Nordic countries 

      Ludvigsson, Jonas F.; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Knudsen, Gun Peggy; Lafolie, Pierre; Zoega, Helga; Sarkkola, Catharina; von Kraemer, Stephanie; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Nørgaard, Mette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-23)
      National health care registries in the Nordic countries share many attributes, but different legal and ethical frameworks represent a challenge to promoting effective joint research. Internationally, there is a lack of knowledge about how ethical matters are considered in Nordic registry-based research, and a lack of knowledge about how Nordic ethics committees operate and what is needed to ...

    • Ethical challenges experienced by public health nurses related to adolescents' use of visual technologies 

      Laholt, Hilde; McLeod, Kim; Guillemin, Marilys; Beddari, Ellinor; Lorem, Geir F (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-12)
      <i><p>Background</i>: Visual technologies are central to youth culture and are often the preferred communication means of adolescents. Although these tools can be beneficial in fostering relations, adolescents’ use of visual technologies and social media also raises ethical concerns.</p> <i><p>Aims</i>: We explored how school public health nurses identify and resolve the ethical challenges involved ...

    • Ethical challenges in home mechanical ventilation : a secondary analysis 

      Dybwik, Knut; Nielsen, Erik Waage; Brinchmann, Berit Støre (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      The aim of this study was to explore the ethical challenges in home mechanical ventilation based on a secondary analysis of qualitative empirical data. The data included perceptions of healthcare professionals in hospitals and community health services and family members of children and adults using home mechanical ventilation. The findings show that a number of ethical challenges, or dilemmas, ...

    • Ethical Issues of Social Media Usage in Healthcare 

      Denecke, Kerstin; Bamidis, Panagiotis D.; Bond, Carol; Gabarron, Elia; Househ, M; Lau, A. Y. S.; Mayer, Miguel A.; Merolli, Mark; Hansen, Margareth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-13)
      OBJECTIVE: Social media, web and mobile technologies are increasingly used in healthcare and directly support patientcentered care. Patients benefit from disease self-management tools, contact to others, and closer monitoring. Researchers study drug efficiency, or recruit patients for clinical studies via these technologies. However, low communication barriers in socialmedia, limited privacy and ...

    • Ethnic difference in the prevalence of angina pectoris in Sami and non-Sami populations: the SAMINOR study 

      Eliassen, Bent-Martin; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Melhus, Marita; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Objective: To assess the population burden of angina pectoris symptoms (APS), self-reported angina and a combination of these, and explore potential ethnic disparity in their patterns. If differences in APS were found between Sami and non-Sami populations, we aimed at evaluating the role of established cardiovascular risk factors as mediating factors. Design: Cross-sectional population-based ...

    • Ethnic difference in the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus in regions with Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway – The SAMINOR1 study 

      Naseribafrouei, Ali; Eliassen, Bent-Martin; Melhus, Marita; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-08)
      <p><i>Objective - </i>The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus in rural populations of Norway, as well as to explore potential ethnic disparities with respect to dysglycaemia in Sami and non-Sami populations. <p><i>Design - </i>Cross-sectional population-based study. <p><i>Methods - </i>The SAMINOR1 study was performed in 20032004. The study took ...

    • Ethnic differences in the incidence of cancer in Norway 

      Vik, Kirsti Lund; Qureshi, Samera Azeem; Møller, Bjørn; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Deapen, Dennis; Kumar, Bernadette. N; Ursin, Giske (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-24)
      Traditionally there have been differences in cancer incidence across geographic regions. When immigrants have moved from low-income to high-income countries, their incidence have changed as they have adapted to the lifestyle in the new host country. Given worldwide changes in lifestyle factors over time, we decided to examine cancer incidence in immigrant groups in Norway, a country with a recent ...

    • Ethnic discrimination and bullying in relation to self-reported physical and mental health in Sami settlement areas in Norway : The SAMINOR study 

      Hansen, Ketil Lenert (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2011-03-25)
      Vitenskapelig kunnskap om de norske samenes helse og levekår har økt de siste årene, spesielt etter at Senter for samisk helseforskning ble etablert i 2001. Forut for oppstarten av virksomheten ved senteret ligger ulike offentlige dokumenter til grunn. Fra 1995 foreligger NOU 1995:6 Plan for helse- og sosialtjenester for den samiske befolkningen i Norge. Dette dokumentet er det første offentlige ...

    • Ethnic discrimination and health: the relationship between experienced ethnic discrimination and multiple health domains in Norway's rural Sami population 

      Hansen, Ketil Lenert (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-13)
      Objective. Self-reported ethnic discrimination has been associated with a range of health outcomes. This study builds on previous efforts to investigate the prevalence of self-reported ethnic discrimination in the indigenous (Sami) population, and how such discrimination may be associated with key health indicators. Study design. The study relies on data from the 2003/2004 (n=4,389) population-based ...

    • Ethnic discrimination and mental health in the Sámi population in Sweden: The SámiHET study 

      La Parra-Casado, Daniel; San Sebastian, Miguel; Stoor, Jon Petter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-08)
      Aims: To assess the association between experiences of discrimination and mental health among the Sámi population in Sweden.<p> <p>Methods: Cross-sectional study among the self-identified Sámi population living in Sweden in 2021, registered in the electoral roll of the Sámi Parliament, the reindeer mark register and the ‘Labour statistics based on administrative sources’. The analysis was based ...

    • Ethnic identity and eating disorders in adolescence and mental health in young adulthood 

      Niia, Katarina Sofie Holmlund (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-31)
      <p>Background: How the Sami ethnicity, ethnic factors and ethnic discrimination are related to mental health has been investigated previously. An interesting, and as far as I know until now unexplored topic of research is the relationship between adolescence eating disorders, ethnic factors, and mental health outcome in young adulthood. The aims of the study was to investigate the relationship between ...

    • Ethnic identity negotiation among Sami youth living in a majority Sami community in Norway 

      Nystad, Kristine; Spein, Anna Rita; Balto, Asta Mitkijá; Ingstad, Benedicte (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-03)
      Background: This study was part of the international research project “Circumpolar Indigenous Pathways to Adulthood” (CIPA).<p> Objectives: To explore ethnic identity negotiation, an unexplored theme, among indigenous North Sami youth living in a majority Sami community context in Arctic Norway.<p> Methods: A qualitative design was followed using open-ended, in-depth interviews conducted in ...

    • Etikk og farmasøytisk praksis i apotek 

      Johannessen, Karen Øvrebø (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2021-04-26)
      Etikkrådet for farmasøyter i Norge har en visjon om at alle farmasøyter skal være etisk reflekterte yrkesutøvere. Etiske dilemma oppstår når ulike verdier kommer i konflikt med hverandre og ikke kan forenes i en og samme handling. Apotekene i Norge har i de siste årene forandret seg i takt med nye lover og regler og farmasøytene har etter hvert fått utvidede oppgaver som setter andre krav til yrket. ...

    • Etniske forskjeller i risiko for kroniske muskel- og skjelettsmerter blant en befolkning i Nord-Norge: SAMINOR-undersøkelsen 

      Aleksandersen, Risten Turi (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-08-29)
      Bakgrunn: Muskel- og skjelettplager er en av de hyppigste årsakene til sykefravær og uføretrygd i Norge. Det finnes lite forskning om muskel- og skjelettsmerter blant urfolk, både internasjonalt og i Arktiske områder. Formål: Se på risiko for kroniske muskel- og skjelettsmerter blant ulike etniske grupper i en Nordnorsk befolkning. Analysere om sosioøkonomiske faktorer kan påvirke til eventuelle ...

    • Ett øye innover, ett øye utover - Psykomotoriske fysioterapeuters bevissthet om og regulering av egne følelser i krevende pasientmøter 

      Hia, Sindre (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2020-05-12)
      Målet med studien var å undersøke psykomotoriske fysioterapeuters bevissthet om egne følelser og regulering av disse i forbindelse med krevende pasientmøter. Tre psykomotoriske fysioterapeuter med arbeidssted i psykiatri og privat praksis ble intervjuet med semistrukturerte kvalitative intervjuer. I analysen av materialet ble tematisk analyse benyttet. Studiens funn viser at de intervjuede psykomotoriske ...

    • Etterkontroll av kvinner med svangerskapsdiabetes – blir retningslinjene fulgt? 

      Endresen, Johannes Hammer; Ilstad, Daniel Olaussen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-28)
      Formål: Kvinner med gjennomgått svangerskapsdiabetes har en betydelig økt risiko for utvikling av type 2-diabetes senere i livet. Norske retningslinjer sier at disse kvinnene skal bli etterundersøkt med tanke på diabetes 6-12 uker etter fødsel for å se om de har utviklet en manifest diabetes (1). Dette presiseres også i epikrisene fra diabetespoliklinikken ved Nordlandssykehuset. Denne etterkontrollen ...

    • Etterlevelse av retningslinjer for antibiotikaprofylakse ved keisersnitt og hofteprotesekirurgi 

      Seppola, Helen Cecilie (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-09-11)
      Bakgrunn for studien: Internasjonale retningslinjer og litteratur for profylaktisk antibiotikabruk og er kun delvis overførbart til norske forhold grunnet langt lavere problematikk med resistente mikrober hos oss. På de fleste sykehus har man tidligere hatt lokale og regionale retningslinjer som har vært implementert med vekslende engasjement. Etter innføring av nasjonal faglig retningslinje i juli ...

    • Etterlevelse av retningslinjer for utredning og behandling av urinveisinfeksjon i sykehjem i Troms og Finnmark 

      Olsen, Enja Zhang; Nilssen, Sofie Elarjoun (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-06-03)
      <p>Background: Studies have shown an overtreatment of assumed urinary tract infection (UTI) in elderly patients in nursing homes. Two factors to be considered in this aspect is the high prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in nursing homes, and non-specific signs and symptoms influencing the diagnostic evaluation of possible UTI. <p>Method: A retrospective chart review of suspected UTIs in eight ...

    • Etterlevelse av retningslinjer i sykehus – en kvalitativ studie. ”En litt sånn egen verden” 

      Evenstad, Berit (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-11-02)
      <i>Bakgrunn</i>: Faglige retningslinjer er anbefalinger og råd som bygger på forskningsbasert kunnskap, og som skal bidra til en faglig forsvarlig helsetjeneste av god kvalitet. Avstanden fra forskningsresultater til praksis er imidlertid stor. En hensiktsmessig implementeringsprosess er nødvendig for at helsepersonell skal etterleve retningslinjer. Min studie tar utgangspunkt i et avsluttet ...