Sickness absence is of great concern in most Western societies and has huge economic and social consequences. The Scandinavian countries, especially Norway, have high sickness absence rates. In both Norway and Denmark, the highest sickness absence rates are found in the health and care sector. The aims of this doctoral thesis are to compare the sickness absence patterns of municipal employees in the ...

<p>Background: Smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) seem to be a special subgroup of smokers that have a more urgent need to quit smoking but might find it more difficult to do so. This study aimed to explore which justifications for tobacco smoking and experiences of quitting were commonly shared in smokers with and without COPD, and which, if any, were specific to smokers ...

Artikkelen analyserer revidert studieplan for profesjonsstudiet i medisin ved Universitetet i Tromsø, Norges arktiske universitet. Vi spør i hvilken grad og på hvilken måte den nye studieplanen ivaretar profesjonalitet. Praktiske synteser og koherens samt kunnskapskoder og kunnskapsformer danner et begrepsmessig utgangspunkt for analysen. Søkelyset rettes mot ulike kunnskapskoder der en ...

<p>Background: Over the recent decades complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use within and outside of the public health care system in Norway has increased. The aim of this study is to describe to what extent CAM is offered in Norwegian hospitals in 2013 and investigate possible changes since 2008. <p>Methods: In January 2013 a one-page questionnaire was sent to the medical director of ...

Min masteroppgave studerer om ikke-faglige medier er en pålitelig kilde for informasjon og valg av behandlingsalternativ(er) for meslinger. Det er et interessant tema fordi ny forekomst av meslinger indikerer at vaksinedekningen ikke er tilfredsstillende, på tross av at det eksisterer en effektiv og veldokumentert MMR-vaksine. Fremgangsmåten for å besvare problemstillingen er gjort med utgangspunkt ...

Background: Social workers work directly with the substance abusers in the frontline level and use harm reduction principles. Currently, there are no studies conducted in Nepal concerning social workers’ beliefs towards harm reduction. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted which covered 101 social workers from NGOs currently involved in two components of harm reduction program. Substance ...

Background: Antipsychotic drugs are primarily used in the treatment of Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder while they are also used in the management of severe depression and anxiety disorder. Despite the prevalent use of the antipsychotic medication in the Scandinavian countries, studies about the prescription pattern are scarce. Objective: To explore the utilization pattern of antipsychotic drugs ...

This study looks at the daily routines and self-care practices among patients living with multiple sclerosis who have experienced positive health outcomes related to their self-initiated efforts and the various strategies used by them to live better with their disease.

Modern human lifestyle depends on a great number of synthetic chemicals and many designated as persistent organic pollutants (POPs). There are concerns for harmful health effects of POPs even for the background exposure experienced by the general population and especially for foetuses and children. The overarching aim of this thesis was to enhance our understanding of how human concentrations of ...

Persistent pain is reported to be a frequent complication from surgery. Among the proposed risk factors are perioperative nerve injury and individual differences in pain sensitivity. The 6th Tromsø Study, a cross-sectional survey and medical examination, provided questionnaire data on persistent pain in general and persistent pain following surgery in particular. Participants performed tests of ...