Blar i Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap (MH) på tidsskrift "Healthcare"
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Associations between Measured and Patient-Reported Physical Function and Survival in Advanced NSCLC
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: There is a lack of tools for selecting patients with advanced lung cancer who benefit the most from systemic treatment. Patient-reported physical function (PRPF) has been identified as a prognostic factor in ... -
Coping and Social Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Follow-Up Study among Healthcare Workers in Norwegian Public In-Home Services. Shared first authorship
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are central and serve in the frontlines when epidemics threaten public health. Thus, certain communities may be hardest hit by these challenges. Interventions supporting HCWs are ... -
Designing and Developing a Mobile Smartphone Application for Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Followed-Up at Diabetes Outpatient Clinics in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is increasing worldwide. Controlling blood sugar levels is fundamental to the management of GDM. Current practice in Norway includes patients registering blood sugar ... -
Efforts of a Mobile Geriatric Team from a Next-of-Kin Perspective: A Phenomenographic Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Many older adults with complex illnesses are today cared for by their next of kin in their own homes and are often sent between different caregivers in public healthcare. Mobile Geriatric Teams (MGTs) are a healthcare ... -
Experience Measures after Radical Prostatectomy: A Register-Based Study Evaluating the Association between Patient-Reported Symptoms and Quality of Information
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Patient-reported data are important for quality assurance and improvement. Our main aim was to investigate the association between patient-reported symptoms among patients undergoing radical prostatectomy and their perceived ... -
How Is Quality of Care in Home Healthcare Created? A Qualitative Study of Health Professionals’ Perspectives
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The demographic challenges with an increase in older adults in need of nursing care has put home healthcare services under pressure. However, research on what constitutes quality of home healthcare services and what factors ... -
Informal Caregivers’ Experiences with Performing Telemonitoring in Heart Failure Care at Home—A Qualitative Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Informal caregivers have an important role in caring for family members at home. Supporting persons with a chronic illness such as heart failure (HF) in managing their self-care is reported to be a challenge and telemonitoring ... -
Making Neglect Invisible: A Qualitative Study among Nursing Home Staff in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Research shows that nursing home residents’ basic care needs are often neglected, potentially resulting in incidents that threaten patients’ safety and quality of care. Nursing staff are at the frontline for ... -
The Quality in Psychiatric Care–Inpatient Staff Instrument: A Psychometric Evaluation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Much work has focused on the development of instruments that measure the quality of care, but few studies have been published for staff assessment of the quality of care provided by inpatient psychiatric care. Therefore, ... -
Senior Immigrant Women and Participation in Voluntary Services in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In Norway, there is a rising trend in the number of senior immigrants. Engagement in society is known to be crucial to their well-being and health, with participation in voluntary activities being one way of partaking in ... -
To Consent or Not to Consent to Screening, That Is the Question
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The objective of this article is to address the controversial question of whether consent is relevant for persons invited to participate in screening programs. To do so, it starts by presenting a case where the provided ... -
Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Evaluation of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of the Quality in Psychiatric Care—Outpatients Instrument
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Measuring the quality of care received by patients of mental health services is necessary to determine the effectiveness of prevention programs and mental health treatment. This study translated the original Swedish Quality ... -
Visualizing the Invisible: InvisibleWaste in Diagnostic Imaging
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)There is extensive waste in diagnostic imaging, at the same time as there are long waiting lists. While the problem of waste in diagnostics has been known for a long time, the problem persists. Accordingly, the objective ... -
Zero Tolerance for Coercion? Historical, Cultural and Organisational Contexts for Effective Implementation of Coercion-Free Mental Health Services around the World
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Coercion of service users/patients when receiving care and treatment has been a serious dilemma for mental health services since at least the 18th century, and the debate about how best to minimise or even eradicate ...