• Achievements of primary prevention targets in individuals with high risk of cardiovascular disease: an 8-year follow-up of the Tromsø study 

      Hagen, Amalie Nilsen; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann; Hanssen, Tove Aminda; Lappegård, Knut Tore; Eggen, Anne Elise; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Njølstad, Inger; Wilsgaard, Tom; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-22)
      Aims To study change over 8 years in cardiovascular risk, achievement of national guideline-based treatment targets of lipids, blood pressure (BP) and smoking in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), medication use, and characteristics associated with target achievement among individuals with high CVD risk in a general population.<p> <p>Methods and results We followed 2524 women ...
    • Cardiac troponin I and T for ruling out coronary artery disease in suspected chronic coronary syndrome 

      Tveit, Sjur Hansen; Myhre, Peder Langeland; Hanssen, Tove Aminda; Forsdahl, Signe Helene; Iqbal, Amjid; Omland, Torbjørn; Schirmer, Henrik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-18)
      To compare the performance of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and T (hs-cTnI; hs-cTnT) in diagnosing obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD<sub>50</sub>) in patients with suspected chronic coronary syndrome (CCS). A total of 706 patients with suspected CCS, referred for Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography, were included. cTn concentrations were measured using the Singulex hs-cTnI ...
    • Change in cardiovascular risk assessment tool and updated Norwegian guidelines for cardiovascular disease in primary prevention increase the population proportion at risk: The Tromsø Study 2015-2016 

      Nilsen, Amalie; Hanssen, Tove Aminda; Lappegård, Knut Tore; Eggen, Anne Elise; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Selmer, Randi Marie; Njølstad, Inger; Wilsgaard, Tom; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-30)
      Aims - To compare the population proportion at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) using the Norwegian NORRISK 1 that predicts 10-year risk of CVD mortality and the Norwegian national guidelines from 2009, with the updated NORRISK 2 that predicts 10-year risk of both fatal and non-fatal risk of CVD and the Norwegian national guidelines from 2017.<p> <p>Methods - We included participants ...
    • Employment status three years after percutaneous coronary intervention and predictors for being employed: A nationwide prospective cohort study 

      Olsen, Siv Jorunn Storli; Schirmer, Henrik; Wilsgaard, Tom; Bønaa, Kaare Harald; Hanssen, Tove Aminda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-01)
      <i>Background</i> - Vocational support is recommended for patients in cardiac rehabilitation (CR), as returning to work is important in patients social readjusting after an acute coronary event. Information is lacking on whether CR leads to higher long-term employment after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).<p> <p><i>Aims</i> - The aims of this study were to determine employment status ...
    • Evaluering av den helse­faglige forsknings­satsingen i Helse Nord 

      Hanssen, Tove Aminda; Evensen, Elin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-29)
      <p>Background: At the beginning of the 2000s, Norwegian research in nursing and allied health disciplines was described as weak. Since 2007, the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority has had a strategic focus on enhancing health research. <p>Objective: The objective of this project was to evaluate whether the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority’s research investment has given results. ...
    • In need of percutaneous coronary intervention in an arctic setting– patients’ experience of safety and quality of care: a qualitative study 

      Krane, Anette; Pettersen, Gunn; Lappegård, Knut Tore; Hanssen, Tove Aminda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-29)
      Patients with coronary heart disease need timely treatment for survival and optimum prognosis. There is limited research exploring patients’ experience regarding distance to percutaneous coronary intervention. The aim was to explore patients’ experiences of aspects contributing to safety and quality of care regarding health services following percutaneous coronary intervention in Northern Norway. A ...
    • Kombinerte stillingers betydning for sykepleiere som veileder studenter i praksisstudier 

      Grongstad, Marta; Olsen, Kari Birkelund; Hanssen, Tove Aminda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-07)
      <i>Bakgrunn</i>: Universitetet i Tromsø, Norges arktiske universitet, i samarbeid med Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge etablerte i 2011 kombinerte stillinger innen sykepleie. Hovedmålet med etableringen var å imøtekomme endringer i helsetjenesten, styrke samarbeidet mellom sykepleierutdanningen og sykehuset om studentenes kliniske praksisstudier og knytte ansatte i begge institusjonene tettere sammen ...
    • Midwives' experiences of labour care in midwifery units. A qualitative interview study in a Norwegian setting 

      Skogheim, Gry; Hanssen, Tove Aminda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-05-13)
    • The Neonatal behavioral observation system: A tool to enhance the transition to motherhood 

      Cheetham, Nina Bøhle; Hanssen, Tove Aminda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-12)
      Background: Shorter hospitalisation after childbirth raises new challenges in the transition to parenthood. Aim: This paper reports a study designed to identify first-time mothers’ experience with The Neonatal Behavioral Observation System (NBO) as a guiding model. Method: A phenomenological qualitative study sampling four first-time mothers who received guidance from the NBO-specialist nurse ...
    • A new treatment for eating disorders combining physical exercise and dietary therapy (the PED-t): experiences from patients who dropped out 

      Bakland, Maria; Rosenvinge, Jan H; Wynn, Rolf; Sørlie, Venke; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn; Mathisen, Therese Fostervold; Hanssen, Tove Aminda; Jensen, Franziska; Innjord, Kjersti; Pettersen, Gunn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-21)
      <i>Purpose</i>: Eating disorders (ED) are complex and severe illnesses where evidence-based treatment is needed to recover. However, about half of the patients with ED do not respond to treatments currently available, which call for efforts to expand the portfolio of treatments. The aim of this study was to explore experiences from patients who dropped out of a new treatment for bulimia nervosa and ...
    • Oversettelse og psykometrisk testing av The Family Collaboration Scale 

      Moholt, Jill-Marit; Hanssen, Tove Aminda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-15)
      Bakgrunn: <br>Instrumentet The Family Collaboration Scale (FCS) er utviklet for å undersøke pårørendes opplevelser rundt samarbeid med pleiepersonalet når svekkete eldre er akutt innlagt i sykehus. <br>Hensikt: <br>Studiens hensikt var å oversette FCS fra dansk til norsk. Vi ønsket også å teste de måletekniske egenskapene til den oversatte versjonen på et utvalg pårørende til svekkete eldre ...
    • Patient and public involvement in health research from researchers' perspective 

      Røssvoll, Toril Beate; Rosenvinge, Jan H; Liabø, Kristin; Hanssen, Tove Aminda; Pettersen, Gunn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-08-21)
      Background: Patient and public involvement (PPI) is increasingly considered an integral part of health research, and the focus has shifted from why we need PPI to how users can be involved in a meaningful way. The rationale for investigating experiences with PPI from the perspective of occupational therapy (OT)‐trained researchers' originates in the interrelationship between the inclusive approach ...
    • Patient and Public Involvement in Occupational Therapy Health Research: A Scoping Review 

      Røssvoll, Toril Beate; Hanssen, Tove Aminda; Rosenvinge, Jan H; Liabø, Kristin; Pettersen, Gunn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-13)
      Patient and public involvement (PPI) in research has the potential to improve research validity and relevance. Objectives: To explore how PPI has been carried out and how its impacts have been reported in occupational therapy (OT) health research. Methodology: Scoping review based on a search in four databases for OT research with descriptions of PPI, published between 2010 and 2020. Results: Across ...
    • Patients' views on a new treatment for Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder combining physical exercise and dietary therapy (the PED-t). A qualitative study 

      Bakland, Maria; Rosenvinge, Jan H; Wynn, Rolf; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn; Mathisen, Therese Fostervold; Liabø, Kristin; Hanssen, Tove Aminda; Pettersen, Gunn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-21)
      A new group based treatment for patients with bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED), combining guided Physical Exercise and Dietary therapy (PED-t), has shown the capacity to alleviate BN and BED symptoms. The PED-t is run by therapists with a professional background in sport sciences and nutrition, which in many clinical settings is an uncommon group of professionals. The symptom ...
    • Quality of life following renal sympathetic denervation in treatment-resistant hypertensive patients: a two-year follow-up study 

      Hanssen, Tove Aminda; Subbotina, Anna; Miroslawska, Atena; Solbu, Marit Dahl; Steigen, Terje (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-10)
      Objective. Hypertension is a significant health burden. In the last 10 years, renal sympathetic denervation has been tested as a potential treatment option for a select group of patients with treatmentresistant hypertension. The aim of this study was to broadly assess the quality of life in patients undergoing renal sympathetic denervation with two years’ follow-up. Materials and methods. Patients ...
    • The Second Triennial Systematic Literature Review of European Nursing Research: Impact on Patient Outcomes and Implications for Evidence-Based Practice 

      Richards, David A; Hanssen, Tove Aminda; Borglin, Gunilla (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-20)
      <p><i>Background</i>: European research in nursing has been criticized as overwhelmingly descriptive, wasteful and with little relevance to clinical practice. This second triennial review follows our previous review of articles published in 2010, to determine whether the situation has changed.</p> <p><i>Objective</i>: To identify, appraise, and synthesize reports of European nursing research ...
    • The state of mixed methods research in nursing: A focused mapping review and synthesis 

      Irvine, Fiona E.; Clark, Maria T.; Efstathiou, Nikolaos; Herber, Oliver R.; Howroyd, Fiona; Gratrix, Lesley; Sammut, Dana; Trumm, Aile; Hanssen, Tove Aminda; Taylor, Julie; Bradbury-Jones, Caroline (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-08)
      <i>Aims</i> - To consider the scope and quality of mixed methods research in nursing.<br><br> <i>Design</i> - Focused mapping review and synthesis (FMRS).<br><br> <i>Data sources</i> - Five purposively selected journals: <i>International Journal of Nursing Studies, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing</i>, and <i>Journal of Mixed ...
    • A systematic review of quality of life research in medicine and health sciences 

      Haraldstad, Kristin; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Andenæs, Randi; Andersen, John Roger; Andersen, Marit Helen; Beisland, Elisabeth Grov; Borge, Christine Råheim; Engebretsen, Eivind; Eisemann, Martin; Halvorsrud, Liv Torill; Hanssen, Tove Aminda; Haugstvedt, Anne; Haugland, Trude; Johansen, Venke A; Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Løvereide, Lise; Løyland, Borghild; Kvarme, Lisbeth Gravdal; Moons, P; Norekvål, Tone M.; Ribu, Lis; Rohde, Gudrun E.; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Helseth, Sølvi (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-11)
      <i>Purpose</i>: Quality of life (QOL) is an important concept in the feld of health and medicine. QOL is a complex concept that is interpreted and defned diferently within and between disciplines, including the felds of health and medicine. The aims of this study were to systematically review the literature on QOL in medicine and health research and to describe the country of origin, target groups, ...