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    • Applications of telemedicine in dentistry. Review of literature 

      Elmokadem, Mohamed Said Elsayed (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-08-14)
      The aim of this study was to review the different papers and articles that discuss applications of telemedicine in the dental field. This study is qualitative narrative review of literature Research of teledentistry literature was conducted in order to identify the relevant articles. The research focused on the electronic database of US National library of medicine .National institute of health ...

    • Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings–paper 7: understanding the potential impacts of dissemination bias 

      Booth, Andrew; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Glenton, Claire; Munthe-Kaas, Heather Menzies; Toews, Ingrid; Noyes, Jane; Rashidian, Arash; Berg, Rigmor; Nyakang’o, Brenda; Meerpohl, Jörg J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-25)
      <p><i>Background</i>: The GRADE-CERQual (Confidence in Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research) approach has been developed by the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) Working Group. The approach has been developed to support the use of findings from qualitative evidence syntheses in decision-making, including guideline development and policy formulation. ...

    • Applying speech technologies to assess verbal memory in patients with serious mental illness 

      Holmlund, Terje Bektesevic; Chandler, Chelsea; Foltz, Peter W.; Cohen, Alex S.; Cheng, Jian; Bernstein, Jared C.; Rosenfeld, Elizabeth P.; Elvevåg, Brita (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-11)
      Verbal memory deficits are some of the most profound neurocognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia and serious mental illness in general. As yet, their measurement in clinical settings is limited to traditional tests that allow for limited administrations and require substantial resources to deploy and score. Therefore, we developed a digital ambulatory verbal memory test with automated ...

    • Appraising the causal relevance of DNA methylation for risk of lung cancer 

      Battram, Thomas; Richmond, Rebecca C.; Baglietto, Laura; Haycock, Philip C.; Perduca, Vittorio; Bojesen, Stig E.; Gaunt, Tom R.; Hemani, Gibran; Guida, Florence; Carreras-Torres, Robert; Hung, Rayjean; Amos, Christopher I.; Freeman, Joshua R.; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Nordestgaard, Børge G.; Teschendorff, Andrew E.; Polidoro, Silvia; Vineis, Paolo; Severi, Gianluca; Hodge, Allison M.; Giles, Graham G; Grankvist, Kjell; Johansson, Mikael B.; Johansson, Mattias; Smith, George Davey; Relton, Caroline L. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-24)
      <i>Background</i> - DNA methylation changes in peripheral blood have recently been identified in relation to lung cancer risk. Some of these changes have been suggested to mediate part of the effect of smoking on lung cancer. However, limitations with conventional mediation analyses mean that the causal nature of these methylation changes has yet to be fully elucidated.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - We ...

    • Approaches to Studying: A Cross-Sectional Comparison of Occupational Therapy Students in Six Education Programs in Norway 

      Gramstad, Astrid; Åsli, Lene Angel; Johnson, Susanne Grødem; Magne, Trine A; Carstensen, Tove; Mørk, Gry; Stigen, Linda; Bonsaksen, Tore (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04)
      Students’ approaches to studying have been associated with their academic performance. Although previous research suggests that the cultural and educational context may influence approaches to studying, few studies have investigated differences in study approaches across education programs. The aim of this study was to examine whether approaches to studying differed among occupational therapy students ...

    • Approaches to studying: changes during a three-year undergraduate study program 

      Mørk, Gry; Gramstad, Astrid; Åsli, Lene Angel; Stigen, Linda; Johnson, Susanne Grødem; Magne, Trine A; Carstensen, Tove; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Bonsaksen, Tore (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-21)
      Whether higher education students’ approaches to studying are amenable to change, is disputed. In this study, Norwegian occupational therapy students’ (n = 263) approaches to studying were assessed annually across the three-year course, with the aim of exploring changes during the undergraduate study program. Sociodemographic information and the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students ...

    • Approaching a collaborative research agenda for health systems performance in circumpolar regions 

      Chatwood, Susan; Bytautas, Jessica; Darychuk, Anthea; Bjerregaard, Peter; Brown, Adalsteinn; Cole, Donald; Hu, Howard; Jong, Micheal; King, Malcolm; Kvernmo, Siv; Veillard, Jeremy (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Health care in Canada's north and circumpolar regions faces considerable challenges with the remote and widely dispersed population, harsh environmental conditions, and human resource challenges. Despite per capita expenditures that are among the highest in the world, health outcomes continue to lag behind the rest of Canada, and health disparities between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations ...

    • Approaching Etuaptmumk - introducing a consensusbased mixed method for health services research 

      Chatwood, Susan; Paulette, Francois; Baker, Ross; Eriksen, Astrid M.A.; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Eriksen, Heidi; Hiratsuka, Vanessa; Lavoie, Josée Gabrielle; Lou, Wendy; Mauro, Ian; Orbinski, James; Pabrum, Nathalie; Retallack, Hanna; Brown, Adalsteinn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-05-22)
      With the recognized need for health systems’ improvements in the circumpolar and indigenous context, there has been a call to expand the research agenda across all sectors influencing wellness and to recognize academic and indigenous knowledge through the research process. Despite being recognized as a distinct body of knowledge in international forums and across indigenous groups, examples of ...

    • Approaching Health in Landscapes: An Ethnographic Study with Chronic Cancer Patients from a Coastal Village in Northern Norway 

      Skowronski, Magdalena; Risør, Mette Bech; Foss, Nina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-01)
      Chronic cancer patients (CCPs) pay attention and act in response to diverse bodily sensations they experience in everyday life after a cancer episode. Here, we analyse how North Norwegian CCPs use their familiar surroundings in an effort to counter bad mood, anxiety and symptoms of relapse and to strengthen their health. The core participants of the anthro- pological fieldwork over the course of one ...

    • Appropriate antibiotic prescribing in Community-Acquired Pneumonia in a Norwegian hospital setting 

      Høgli, June (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2015-10-01)
      Appropriate antibiotic prescribing is associated with favourable levels of antimicrobial resistance and clinical outcomes. Literature has indicated that antibiotic treatment of hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), the leading cause of death due to infection in adults worldwide, have potential for improvement. The overall aim of this PhD-work has been to promote appropriate ...

    • Appropriate Time for Test-of-Cure when Diagnosing Gonorrhoea with a Nucleic Acid Amplification Test 

      Hjelmevoll, Stig Ove; Olsen, Merethe Elise; Sollid, Johanna U Ericson; Haaheim, Håkon; Melby, Kjetil K.; Moi, Harald; Unemo, Magnus; Skogen, Vegard (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)

    • The approval of clinical research by an independent ethics committee – a compulsory requirement and not a matter of the investigator's choosing 

      Jokstad, Asbjørn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2017)

    • Arbeid - en arena for bedring hos mennesker med psykiske lidelser? 

      Selseng, Margrete (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-14)
      Studien har utgangspunkt i den store andelen av personer med psykiske lidelser som er utenfor arbeidslivet, til tross for at mange i denne gruppen ønsker jobb. Forskning støtter opp om at arbeid har positiv effekt på helse og livskvalitet. Det er imidlertid færre studier som har fått frem de subjektive erfaringene ved arbeid hos mennesker med psykiske lidelser, og særlig på norske forhold. Hensikten ...

    • Arbeid og utviklingshemming - "If there is a will, there is a way"! Arbeidsgivernes erfaringer med inkludering av mennesker med utviklingshemming i ordinære bedrifter. 

      Myhre, Hanne (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-15)
      Etter avviklingen av HVPU-omsorgen i Norge på 1990-tallet, har det vært store visjoner om at målet om høy arbeidsdeltakelse også skal gjelde for mennesker med utviklingshemming. Til tross for innsats og politiske mål, viser forskning at arbeidsdeltakelse for denne gruppen er synkende. Bare 25 prosent av voksne med utviklingshemming er i dag i arbeid, men de arbeider hovedsakelig i skjermede virksomheter ...

    • Arbeidsglede i hjemmesykepleien 

      Glad, Tone (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-26)
      This essay is a reflection on work enjoyment in home care nursing. Nurses describe working days that provide little pleasure. Work enjoyment tends to be the result of nurses’ relationship with colleagues and the people they are in contact with and care for. In interviews, home nurses describe busy days of physical and mental pressure to complete all their tasks. There is little enjoyment and a feeling ...

    • Arbeidsinkludering for personer med utviklingshemming 

      Reinholtsen, Camilla Iselin (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-18)
      Tema for denne masteroppgaven er arbeidsinkludering for personer med utviklingshemming. Studien omhandler elever med utviklingshemming i videregående skoler, og den tilretteleggingen som gjøres for deres fremtidige arbeidsdeltakelse. Problemstillingen «Hvordan tilrettelegger videregående skole for fremtidig arbeidsdeltakelse for elever med utviklingshemming» ble besvart ved bruk av kvalitativ ...

    • Arbeidsmiljø og helse i fiskeflåten - utfordringer og helsefremmende faktorer 

      Thorvaldsen, Trine; Sandsund, Mariann; Holmen, Ingunn Marie; Aasmoe, lisbeth; Sønvisen, Signe Annie; Øren, Anita; Heidelberg, Cecilie Thon; Bang, Berit (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2018-03)
      Fiskere kan være eksponert for en rekke ugunstige arbeidsforhold og har høyere risiko for å bli utsatt for skader enn andre yrkesgrupper. Rapporten oppsummerer funn fra prosjektet "Working environment and health in the Norwegian fishing fleet – challenges and health promoting factors" hvor målet har vært å se på samspillet mellom arbeidsmiljø og helse for å bidra med ny kunnskap om både negative og ...

    • Arctic food biographies. An ethnographic study of food and health in everyday life of elderly Arctic women 

      Kvitberg, Trine (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2020-12-04)
      <p>The aim of the ethnographic study described was to listen sensitively and give voice to elderly Arctic women’s personal food biographies and everyday experiences of living in small coastal towns and inland areas of Norway’s Circumpolar North, North West Russia and Greenland. These specified geographical contexts were selected because they have been the focus of the Arctic and Global Health research ...

    • Are adolescent elite athletes less psychologically distressed than controls? A cross-sectional study of 966 Norwegian adolescents 

      Rosenvinge, Jan H; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn; Pettersen, Gunn; Martinsen, Marianne; Stornæs, Annett Victoria; Pensgaard, Anne Marte (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-16)
      <p><i>Introduction</i>: Psychological distress is increasing among adolescents and clusters with other mental health problems such as eating problems. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of psychological distress among young elite athletes and age-matched controls and whether prevalence figures may be attributed to perfectionism and eating problems.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: ...

    • Are attitudes in employees of public employment service in line with the principles of individual placement and support? A questionnaire-based survey 

      Brinchmann, Beate; Rinaldi, Miles; Sandtorv, Elisabeth; Moe, Cathrine Fredriksen; McDaid, David; Killackey, Eóin; Mykletun, Arnstein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-13)
      A high proportion of people with severe mental illness (SMI) want to work, consider it essential for recovery, yet employment rates are low. Many employees in public employment services (PES) work according to traditional attitudes that people with SMI are unable to work and if they do, risk harm from work-related stress. These attitudes conflict with principles in evidence based vocational ...