Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Espnes, Geir Arild"
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Har arbeidsmiljøfaktorer og personlig ressursfaktor betydning for helseutfall?
Løe, Ida Camilla (Master thesis, 2018)The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the relation between job demands, job resources and personal resource factor in relationship to mental health and work engagement. As personal resource factor was ... -
Healthy cities and healthy urban design
Drevland, Ingvill S. (Master thesis, 2016)As an occupational therapist, I have always found the interaction between humans, their environment and their activities interesting, and how the environment can influence what we do and our occupational patterns is ... -
Hva er helsefremmende nærmiljø - En studie av fritidsaktiviteters betydning for ungdoms helse og tilfredshet med livet
Lundervold, Pernille Holtan (Master thesis, 2017)Bakgrunn: Etablering av helsefremmende tiltak er viktig for at befolkningen skal forbedre sin helse. Vi trenger derfor kunnskap om hvilke tiltak og for hvem tiltakene er effektive for. Ungdom har mye fritid i løpet av en ... -
Hvilken betydning har resiliens, jobbressurser og jobbkrav for jobbengasjement, angst og depresjon?
Rokne, Marita (Master thesis, 2018)The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the relationship between resilience, job resources, job demands, engagement and mental health, defined as depression and anxiety. The study investigated the correlation ... -
Interactive Effects of Quality of Life and Related Factors on Alcohol Use Outcomes.
Santora, Lidia; Byrne, Don G.; Kløckner, Christian; Espnes, Geir Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This investigation derives its impetus from public health concerns around detecting, mitigating, and preventing the deleterious effects that alcohol use can cause particularly in advanced age. We aim to complement ... -
Jakten på helsefremmende faktorer i epidemiologisk forskning: Eksempler fra Helseundersøkelsen i Nord-Trøndelag (HUNT)
Holmen, Jostein; Espnes, Geir Arild; Håpnes, Odd; Rangul, Vegar; Svebak, Sven; Sørensen, Torgeir; Theorell, Töres (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Epidemiologisk forskning har tradisjonelt hatt fokus på å studere utbredelsen av sykdommer, risikofaktorer og årsaksfaktorer, og med forebygging som et hovedmål. Forskning på helsefremming har som hensikt å under-søke ... -
Joy of life in nursing homes: A qualitative study of what constitutes the essence of joy of life in elderly individuals living in Norwegian nursing homes
Rinnan, Eva; Andre, Beate; Drageset, Jorunn; Garåsen, Helge; Espnes, Geir Arild; Haugan, Gørill (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Finding new approaches to increase positive health and well-being of elderly individuals living in nursing homes (NH) is highly warranted. Several Norwegian municipalities have implemented the certification ... -
Kultur og helse i HUNT – En metodeevaluering
Holmen, Jostein; Nguyen, Camilla; Håpnes, Odd; Rangul, Vegar; Espnes, Geir Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Flere studier har indikert at det er sammenheng mellom kulturdeltagelse og helse, men mange av studiene har vesentlige svakheter. Befolkningsstudier med et stort antall deltagere har flere fordeler, bl.a. er det mulig å ... -
Lived experiences of self-care among older physically active urban-living individuals
Sundsli, Kari; Espnes, Geir Arild; Söderhamn, Olle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: Promoting physical activity is a public health priority in most industrial countries, and physical function is an important factor when taking into consideration older people’s self-care and health. Despite the ... -
Lived experiences of self-care among older, home-dwelling individulas identified to be at risk of undernutrition
Tomstad, Solveig Thorbjørnsen; Söderhamn, Ulrika; Espnes, Geir Arild; Söderhamn, Olle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Introduction: In a society where most older people live in their own homes, it may be expected of older individuals to exercise their potential to take care of themselves in daily life. Nutrition is a central aspect of ... -
Living alone, receiving help, helplessness, and inactivity are strongly related to risk of undernutrition among older home-dwelling people
Tomstad, Solveig Thorbjørnsen; Söderhamn, Ulrika; Espnes, Geir Arild; Söderhamn, Olle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: Being at risk of undernutrition is a global problem among older people. Undernutrition can be considered inadequate nutritional status, characterized by insufficient food intake and weight loss. There is a lack ... -
Loneliness in the Norwegian adolescent population: prevalence trends and relations to mental and self-rated health
Parlikar, Nayan Deepak; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Strand, Linn B; Espnes, Geir Arild; Moksnes, Unni Karin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Loneliness has become a significant public health problem and should be addressed with more research over a broader period. This study investigates the variations in the prevalence of loneliness among a ... -
Mental Health among Norwegian Adolescents - The Impact of Social Support, Bullying and School-related Stress
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Non-completion of upper secondary education and disability pensions in young adulthood: The matter of individual and contextual characteristics
Myhr, Arnhild (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2018:214, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Frafall fra videregående skole og uførepensjon i ung voksen alder: betydningen av individuelle og kontekstuelle faktorer Avhandlingen retter søkelyset på betydningen av individuelle sosiodemografiske faktorer og familie- ... -
Nursing staff interactions during the older residents' transition into long-term care facility in a nursing home in rural Norway: an ethnographic study
Eika, Marianne; Dale, Bjørg; Espnes, Geir Arild; Hvalvik, Sigrun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Future challenges in many countries are the recruitment of competent staff in long-term care facilities, and the use of unlicensed staff. Our study describes and explores staff interactions in a long-term care ... -
Nursing staff's actions during older residents' transition into long-term care facility in a nursing home in rural Norway
Eika, Marianne; Espnes, Geir Arild; Hvalvik, Sigrun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Working in long-term care units poses particular staff challenges as these facilities are expected to provide services for seriously ill residents and give help in a homelike atmosphere. Licensed and unlicensed personnel ... -
Nutritional self-care in two older Norwegian males - A case study
Tomstad, Solveig Thorbjørnsen; Söderhamn, Ulrika; Espnes, Geir Arild; Söderhamn, Olle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Introduction: How to support nutritional self-care among older vulnerable individuals living in their own homes can be considered important knowledge for health care professionals. Aim: The aim of this case study was to ... -
The overarching concept of salutogenesis in the context of health care
Espnes, Geir Arild; Moksnes, Unni Karin; Haugan, Gørill (Chapter, 2021)Two concepts that widely impact on our ways to work with health is health promotion and salutogenesis (For a quick overview of the concept of salutogenesis, read Lindström B. & Eriksson M. (2010). The Hitchhiker’s Guide ... -
Perspectives on salutogenesis of scholars writing in norwegian
Bull, Torill; Espnes, Geir Arild; Nordsteien, Anita; Santora, Lidia (Chapter, 2016)Salutogenesis has been an increasingly used theoretical framework for health research in Norway during the last years, with an increase in literature in Norwegian. In spite of this, the majority of research from Norway is ... -
Positive mental health - from what to how A study in the specialized mental healthcare service
Mjøsund, Nina Helen (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:170, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Abstract Background: The reorientation of the health services in a health promotion direction has been requested since 1986 when the Ottawa charter (WHO) was launched. A theoretical framework based on salutogenesis is ...