Browsing Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet by Author "Evjen, Bjørg"

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    • "There are more things in heaven and earth!" How knowledge about traditional healing affects clinical practice: Interviews with conventional health personnel 

      Larsen, Anette Iren Langås; Salamonsen, Anita; Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Hamran, Torunn; Evjen, Bjørg; Stub, Trine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-12)
      People with Sami and Norwegian background are frequent users of traditional folk medicine (TM). Traditional healing, such as religious prayers of healing ( reading ) and the laying on of hands, are examples of commonly used modalities. The global aim of this study is to examine whether health personnel ’ s knowledge, attitudes and experiences of traditional healing affect their clinical practice. ...

    • "We own the illness”: a qualitative study of networks in two communities with mixed ethnicity in Northern Norway 

      Larsen, Anette Iren Langås; Salamonsen, Anita; Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Hamran, Torunn; Evjen, Bjørg; Stub, Trine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-21)
      Background: When people in Northern Norway get ill, they often use traditional medicine. The global aim of this study was to examine the extended family networks’ function and responsibility in cases of illness in the family, in two Northern Norwegian communities with a population of mixed ethnicity.<p> Methods: Semi-structured individual interviews with 13 participants and 4 focus group interviews ...