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norskArtikler, rapporter og annet (helse- og omsorgsfag): Recent submissions
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“They take care of their own”: Healthcare professionals’ constructions of Sami persons with dementia and their families’ reluctance to seek and accept help through attributions to multiple contexts
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-06)Background: Norwegian government white papers have stated that the Sami population is reluctant to seek help from healthcare services and has traditions of self-help and the use of local networks. <br>Objective: In this article we explore healthcare professionals’ discursive constructions of Sami persons with dementia and their families’ reluctance to seek and accept help from healthcare services. ... -
Therapists’ experiences with a new treatment combining physical exercise and dietary therapy (the PED-t) for eating disorders: an interview study in a randomised controlled trial at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018)<i>Objectives</i>: The aim of the current study is to explore how therapists running a guided physical exercise and dietary therapy programme (PED-t) experience their contribution to the treatment of patients with bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: Ten therapists running the PED-t were semistructurally interviewed and the transcribed interviews were analysed using a ... -
To be present, share and nurture: a lifeworld phenomenological study of relatives’ participation in the suicidal person’s recovery
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-28)In today’s health care, participation is acknowledged as important. However, there is limited research on how relatives of patients at risk of suicide experience their opportunities to participate in care during periods when their close ones are subject to inpatient care. The aim of this study was to describe the phenomenon of participation, as experienced by relatives of persons who are subject to ... -
"The Old Sami" - who is he and how should he be cared for? A discourse analysis of Norwegian policy documents regarding care services for elderly Sami
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013-02-25)This study examined four policy documents published by the Norwegian government from 1995 to 2009 describing issues regarding the provision of public services to elderly Sami in Norway. Adopting a Foucauldian discourse analytic approach, we explored how the statements regarding elderly Sami and care services in these documents are situated within contemporary ethno-political and healthcare discourses. ... -
Ageing and mental health: Changes in self-reported health due to physical illness and mental health status with consecutive cross-sectional analyses
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-18)Objectives: It is known that self-reported health (SRH) declines with increasing age and that comorbidity increases with age. We wished to examine how age transfers its effect to SRH through comorbid disease and mental illness and whether these processes remained stable from 1994 until 2008. The hypothesis is that ageing and/or the increased age-related burden of pathology explains the declining ... -
What is the impact of underweight on self-reported health trajectories and mortality rates: a cohort study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-02)Background: Utilizing a cohort study design combining a survey approach with repeated physical examinations, we examined the independent effects of BMI on mortality and self-reported health (SRH) and whether these independent effects change as people grow older. <br>Methods: The Tromsø Study consists of six surveys conducted in the municipality of Tromsø, Norway, with large representative ... -
The Importance of Untold and Unheard Stories in Narrative Gerontology: Reflections on a Field Still in the Making from a Narrative Gerontologist in the Making
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016)In this essay, I consider the limitations and possibilities of narrative gerontology. I reflect upon narrative gerontology’s fundamental dependence on people’s narrative willingness. I discuss both the reasons that stories remain untold and the reasons they remain unheard. Furthermore, I suggest that narrative gerontology would benefit from a stronger focus on the act and context of storytelling ... -
Allocation of home care services by municipalities in Norway: a document analysis
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: In Norway, elder care is primarily a municipal responsibility. Municipal health services strive to offer the ‘lowest level of effective care,’ and home healthcare services are defined as the lowest level of care in Norway. Municipalities determine the type(s) of service and the amount of care applicants require. The services granted are outlined in an individual decision letter, which ... -
Rapport fra SAK-prosjektet "Legemiddelhåndtering og medikamentregning - Nettstøttet emne i sykepleierutdanningen"
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2016-09-20)Det ble innledet SAK-samarbeid mellom sykepleierutdanningene i Tromsø, Harstad og Hammerfest. Målet med dette samarbeidet var å styrke utdanningen av sykepleiere spesielt til kommunehelsetjenesten i landsdelen. Alle tre institusjoner hadde etablert deltidsstudier eller desentraliserte deltidsstudier med innslag av nettstøttet undervisning. Ønske om å styrke samarbeidet innenfor sykepleierutdanning ... -
Behov for ferdighets- og simuleringstrening ved FOSS for utdanningene ved UiT Norges Arktiske universitet
(Working paper; Arbeidsnotat, 2017-05)UiT Norges arktiske universitet (UiT) har i samarbeid med Universitetssykehuset i Nord-Norge (UNN) etablert et ferdighets- og simuleringssenter for å tilby egnede lokaler og egnet utstyr som studenter og ansatte kan benytte for å trene på kliniske ferdigheter og prosedyrer. FOSS Tromsø ble etablert i 2012, med bakgrunn i at to ulike arenaer; Ferdighetssenter for grunnutdanning i medisin, og ... -
Changes in self-reported health trajectories with focus on ageing in the Tromsø study
(Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2016)Aim: We aim to describe factors that affect self-reported health (SRH) and to describe differences in trajectories in an ageing cohort according to comorbid diseases, mental health, physical condition, education, and physical activity. Methods: Prospective cohort study of a general population in Norway utilizing repeated surveys and physical examinations (1986-2008). We included 16 745 men and ... -
The relation between birthweight, childhood body mass index, and overweight and obesity in late adolescence: a longitudinal cohort study from Norway, The Tromsø Study, Fit Futures
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-22)<i>Objectives</i>: Childhood overweight/obesity is associated with later overweight/obesity. However, the association between birth weight and later overweight/obesity has not been established. The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between both birth weight and childhood body mass index (BMI), and adolescent overweight/obesity in a Norwegian population.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: ... -
Studielån på Blå Rock
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Ny veileder om pårørende i helse- og omsorgstjenesten
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2017)Senter for omsorgsforskning, nord har deltatt i ressursgruppen til utarbeidelsen av en ny veileder for pårørende i helse- og omsorgstjenesten. Denne veilederen er nå publisert. -
Koordinatorordning med kontinuitet som mål. Diskusjon av ordningen koordinator i spesialisthelsetjenesten i lys av forskning omkring continuity of care
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2015)Pasienter og brukere med langvarige behov for ulike helse- og omsorgstjenester rapporterer ofte om manglende sammenheng i tjenestene, usikkerhet omkring hva som skal skje videre og hvem som tar ansvaret for hva. En stadig økende spesialisering har ført til at spesialisthelsetjenestene er blitt mer oppdelt, og at ansvarsområdet for den enkelte enhet snevres inn. Liggetiden i sykehusene har blitt ... -
Mobility as a predictor of all-cause mortality in older men and women: 11.8 year follow-up in the Tromso study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-10)Background: Disability in older adults is associated with loss of independence, institutionalization, and death. The aim of this study was to study the association between the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test and all-cause mortality in a population-based sample of older men and women. <p> Methods: Our study population was home dwellers aged 65 and above, who participated in the fifth wave of the Tromsø ... -
Living with disabled children in Malawi: Challenges and rewards
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-24)Background:<br>Rehabilitation personnel need to be sensitive to the cultural aspects that constitute the environment of a disabled child’s family life.<br> Objectives:<br>The aim of this study was to gain insight on how families experience parenting of disabled children and how the families experience the support provided by the rehabilitation system in Malawi.<br> Method:<br>An anthropological ... -
Shared decision making from the service users’ perspective. A narrative study from community mental health centers in Northern Norway.
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-15)This article aims to contribute to the understanding of shared decision making as an important aspect of user involvement in mental health care from the perspectives of service users. A thematic analysis of interviews with 25 individual service users in three different community mental health centers in Norway identified different understandings of shared decision making. Shared decision making ... -
Lederen som innovatør og balansekunstner : en kvalitativ studie av lederes erfaringer fra forskningssamarbeid mellom helse- og velferdstjenestene og høyere utdanning
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016)Managers in health and welfare services have overall responsibility to develop the services according to official regulations and the needs of society. They are expected to provide high quality, research based services. Higher education is expected to transform education and research that improve the services, and to develop research collaborating with the practical field. This study investigates ... -
Changes in the body image of bone sarcoma survivors following surgical treatment - A qualitative study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-29)<b>Background and Objectives:</b> Among several long-term effects, people treated for cancer may experience an altered appearance. Our study aims to identify how visible body changes following surgical treatment affect the life and identity of primary bone sarcoma survivors 3–10 years after diagnosis. A qualitative, phenomenological, and hermeneutic design was applied. <b> Methods:</b> Sarcoma ...
