Arbeidet med å implementere nye arenaer for tverrprofesjonell praksis er under stadig utvikling og gjenstand for omfattende forskning. I dette kapittelet diskuterer jeg tverrprofesjonell samarbeidslæring (TPS) i utdanning av helsefagstudenter. Ved hjelp av datamateriale fra to tverrprofesjonelle prosjekter, ett i en barneavdeling og ett i to distriktskommuner, utforskes medisin- og sykepleierstudenters ...

Online social media, such as the microblogging site Twitter, have become a space for speedy exchange of information regarding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), presenting a potential risk environment for how STDs are portrayed. Examining the types of “tweeters” (users who post messages on Twitter) and the nature of “tweet” messages is important for identifying how information related to STDs is ...

Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM)/lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) is a rare, chronic B-cell lymphoma with high heritability. We conduct a two-stage genome-wide association study of WM/LPL in 530 unrelated cases and 4362 controls of European ancestry and identify two high-risk loci associated with WM/LPL at 6p25.3 (rs116446171, near EXOC2 and IRF4; OR = 21.14, 95% CI: 14.40–31.03, P = 1.36 × 10<s ...

<i>Background</i> - There is a high prevalence of pain and post-traumatic symptoms among refugees and feasible interventions to manage these are needed. However, knowledge about the effect of physiotherapy and psychological group interventions among refugees is scarce. Our aim is to determine whether two different interventions, the Physiotherapy Activity and Awareness Intervention (PAAI) and ...

<b>Objectives:</b> We outline a two-stage heuristic account for the pathogenesis of the positive symptoms of psychosis. <b>Methods:</b> A narrative review on the empirical evidence of the liberal acceptance (LA) account of positive symptoms is presented. <b>Hypothesis:</b> At the heart of our theory is the idea that psychosis is characterized by a lowered decision threshold, which results in ...

<p>Objective: The primary aim of this thesis is to contribute novel insights into the distinctive attributes of ICT systems, with a particular emphasis on features preferred by users in the realm of mobile health (mHealth) applications and devices. The study aimed at identifying motivational factors that enhance and sustain the usage and adaption of mHealth applications, wearables, and trackers among ...

Knowing what the conversation on Twitter regarding type 1 diabetes (T1D) is about can help in understanding the kind of information relevant to the individuals affected by the disease. The profile of Twitter users posting on T1D was collected and classified. The number of re-tweets was also registered. The tweets posted by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), communication media, and individuals ...

Mitochondria are the center for energy production, cell fate determination and synthesis of essential biomolecules in cells. Hence, mitochondrial quality control mechanisms are essential for cellular health. Failure of these control mechanisms may lead to damaged mitochondria that represent a threat to cell survival. Mitophagy is a selective autophagy process that removes damaged mitochondria ...

Oppgaven tar for seg 132 pasienter med moderat til alvorlig Ulcerøs kolitt som har fått Infliximab-behandling ved UNN-Tromsø i perioden 2002-2011. 29 pasienter av disse 132 har endt opp med kolektomi. Studien undersøker om det er noen mulige riskofaktorer/prediktorer før og etter behandling med Infliximab som er karekteristisk for gruppen som kolektomeres. Det har blitt tatt utgangspunkt i ...