• An emotional roller coaster - family members’ experiences of being a caregiver throughout a cancer trajectory 

      Solberg, Monica; Berg, Geir Vegard; Andreassen, Hege Kristin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-20)
      <b><p>Purpose</b> To explore family members’ experiences of caregiving throughout a cancer trajectory from diagnosis until around one year after chemotherapy and radiation treatment ended. <b><p>Method</b> We conducted a longitudinal qualitative study using in-depth interviews with 13 family members at one to three points of time: before, during, and after treatment. To analyse the interviews, ...
    • In Limbo: Seven Families` Experiences of Encounter with Cancer Care i Norway 

      Solberg, Monica; Berg, Geir Vegard; Andreassen, Hege Kristin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-26)
      Introduction: Like many other countries, Norway has seen a shift from inpatient to outpatient cancer care, with pathways aimed at improving the integration and coordination of health services. This study explores the perspectives of seven patients and their family members in light of this change. We focus on one particular phase of the pathway: the first encounter. Our interviews were set in the ...
    • Lost in the loop - A qualitative study on patient experiences of care in standardized cancer patient pathways 

      Solberg, Monica; Berg, Geir Vegar; Andreassen, Hege Kristin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-07)
      Background: The Norwegian health authorities introduced standardized cancer patient pathways (CPPs) in 2015, aiming to reduce practice variations across hospitals and regions, and improve the continuity, coordination and overall quality of the health care service provided to cancer patients. There has been few studies investigating this change, and that have looked into the organisational and economic ...