A qualitative study was undertaken to explore pediatric phy-siotherapists’perceptions and experiences of supervising dedi-cated aides responsible for the daily care of preschool childrenwith cerebral palsy. Data were collected using individual semi-structured interviews. A theme-based content analysis yieldedthree major themes. Supervision and therapy were provided simul-taneously, giving supervision ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between physical activity, personality and mental distress in an adolescent sample. We also investigated if the relationship between physical activity and mental distress is dependent on personality. Analyses were based on data from the second wave of the Tromsø study – Fit Futures. An objective measure of physical activity was used, in ...

Romanticisms, not colonialisms, drive the indigenizing and the religionizing in the cases described and analyzed in this special issue. In what follows, I shall explain what I mean by this observation and suggest ways to think about it critically. The task of this essay is to highlight entangled methodological and political contexts for the discussion about “indigenizing” that Graham Harvey opened ...

Synchronized demographic and behavioral patterns among distinct populations is a well-known, natural phenomenon. Intriguingly, similar patterns of synchrony occur among prehistoric human populations. However, the drivers of synchronous human ecodynamics are not well understood. Addressing this issue, we review the role of environmental variability in causing human demographic and adaptive responses. ...

Sammendrag Bakgrunn og hensikt: Utfordrende atferd er et område innenfor demensomsorgen der helsepersonell kan mangle kunnskap om hvordan de skal gå fram for å ivareta pasienter med en atferd som kan være vanskelig å forholde seg til. Hensikten med studien er å få kunnskap om hvordan sykepleiere møter personer med demens med utfordrende atferd i forsterket skjermet enhet på sykehjem. Problemstilling: ...

Bakgrunn og hensikt: I Norge har små kommuner det samme ansvaret for å tilby koordinerte, helhetlige tjenester innen psykisk helse som store kommuner. Små kommuner har begrensede ressurser og få ansatte tilgjengelig til å utføre de mange tjenestene kommunen har ansvaret for. Hvilke erfaringer den enkelte psykiske helsearbeideren har med å jobbe i små kommuner er ikke så godt belyst i Norge. ...

This paper analyses the nature and complexity that characterize the broader policy and political conditions of teachers’ initial learning within and across three different national settings. Drawing upon the transnational notion of ‘fast policy’, we show how neoliberal policies and associated policy artefacts constitute specific, national initial teacher education policies in Norway, Australia and ...

<i>Objectives, Purpose, or Aim</i>: This article investigates whether the physical environment in which childbirth occurs impacts the intrapartum intervention rates and how this might happen. The study explores the spatial physical characteristics that can support the design of spaces to promote the health and well-being of women, their supporters, and maternity care professionals.<p><p> <i>Bac ...

Nenets reindeer herders of the Russian arctic are described by researchers as the most successful, in terms of the number of their reindeer and the number of people involved in this unique way of life. However, the continuation of this unique form of nomadic culture is at immediate risk. There is a problem, the recruitment and training of future generations of nomadic Nenets reindeer herders, in ...

Sammendrag Bakgrunn: I dag lever flere personer med cerebral parese lenger, deltar i en voksen rolle og har behov for omfattende oppfølging fra helsevesenet, deriblant fysioterapi. For voksne med CP er det mindre spesifikke tjenester, til tross for at både forskning og klinisk erfaringen rapporterer om progressive endring og funksjonstap i et livsløpsperspektiv. Per dags dato finnes det i Norsk ...