<p><i>Aim</i>: This study aimed to assess the perceived influence that community-working occupational therapists in Norway have on the service goals of their respective organizations. In addition, we aimed to assess sociodemographic and work-related factors associated with the perceived level of influence.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: A cross-sectional survey was distributed to occupational therapists ...

Why are bodily washing practices the way they are in nursing? Michel Foucault argues that modern democratic societies discipline human bodies in accordance with political interests. In the extension of that argumentation we will show that bodily cleanliness in modern nursing may have been used as a disciplining tool. The first part of our discussion takes as its point of departure the second half ...

Aims: Are potentially traumatic events associated with subsequent disability pension? Traumatic exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may represent a disabling state with both personal and professional consequences for the affected individual. Despite this, there is a scarcity of research studying the effects of traumatic exposure on disability pension. This study examined the differences ...

<i><p>Background</i>: Brief measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) that assess both patient-reported functioning and well-being after stroke are scarce. The objective of this study was to examine reliability and validity of one of these measures, the patient-reported Quality of Life after Brain Injury–Overall Scale (QOLIBRI-OS), in patients after stroke.</p> <i><p>Methods</i>: Stroke ...

Bakgrunn: Pårørende som har vært involvert i hjelp og pleie til syke eldre forut for innleggelse i sykehus har ofte tilegnet seg viktig kunnskap om den eldres funksjonsnivå, behov og ønsker. De anses som en viktig støtte under sykehusoppholdet, men pårørende kan også være delaktig i forhold til informasjon og beslutninger om pleie og behandling dersom pasienten ønsker det. Dette krever at ...

<i>Introduction</i>: Jeg har møtt Oddrun Sortland. Oddrun er sykepleier, med mange års fartstid i kommunal eldreomsorg. Oddrun er tilknyttet Senter for omsorgsforskning, vest og arbeider med et doktorgradsprosjekt knyttet til samspillet mellom eldre hjelpetrengende og deres familier og kommunale helsetjenester. Pårørende blir møtt på så mange ulike måter i tjenesten, og det ser ut til å være liten ...

<p><i>Background</i>: Stroke is a major public health threat globally. Psychosocial well-being may be affected following stroke. Depressive symptoms, anxiety, general psychological distress and social isolation are prevalent. Approximately one third report depressive symptoms and 20% report anxiety during the first months or years after the stroke. Psychosocial difficulties may impact significantly ...

Historien om de finske flyktningene i Norge under vinterkrigen i Finland er lite omtalt, både i Finland og i Norge. Noe av deres historie har jeg funnet i arkiv, historisk litteratur, Olav Beddaris fremstillinger og Petsamo- Seuras publikasjoner. En viktig kilde har vært samtaler med familiemedlemmer til de evakuerte og noen av de som opplevde evakueringen som barn.

<p><i>Background</i>: Health care systems in Norway and the western world have experienced extensive changes due to patients living longer with complex conditions that require coordinated care. A Norwegian healthcare reform has led to significant restructuring in service delivery as a devolution of services to municipalities.</p> <p><i>Action Research Design</i>: Partners from three rural healthcare ...

<p><i>SUMMARY</i>: Childhood fracture may predict persistent skeletal fragility, but it may also reflect high physical activity which is beneficial to bone development. We observe a difference in the relationship between previous fracture and bone outcome across physical activity level and sex. Further elaboration on this variation is needed.</p> <p><i>PURPOSE</i>: Childhood fracture may be an ...