• Finding ways to carry on : stories of vulnerability in chronic illness 

      Synnes, Oddgeir; Orøy, Aud Jorun; Råheim, Målfrid; Bachmann, Liv; Ekra, Else Mari Ruberg; Gjengedal, Eva; Høie, Magnhild; Jørgensen, Else; Michaelsen, Ragnhild Karen Astad; Sundal, Hildegunn; Vatne, Solfrid; Lykkeslet, Else (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-20)
      <i>Purpose</i>: In this study, we explore the lived experiences of chronic illness in four groups of patients; children with asthma, adolescents with diabetes, young adults with depression, and adult patients with chronic, obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Persons living with chronic illness are often designated as vulnerable. This study builds on the assumption that being vulnerable belongs to ...
    • ICU nurses and physicians dialogue regarding patients clinical status and care options : a focus group study 

      Kvande, Monica; Lykkeslet, Else; Storli, Sissel Lisa (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-05)
      Nurses and physicians work side-by-side in the intensive care unit (ICU). Effective exchanges of patient information are essential to safe patient care in the ICU. Nurses often rate nursephysician communication lower than physicians and report that it is difficult to speak up, that disagreements are not resolved and that their input is not well received.<p> <p>Therefore, this study explored ...