Browsing Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap (MH) by Journals "Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences"
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Associations between nurse managers’ leadership styles, team culture and competence planning in Norwegian municipal in-patient acute care services: A cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Increased complexity in the primary healthcare services has followed in the wake of health reforms and reveals the need for competence enhancement in the nursing services. Effective and visionary leadership, ... -
Attitudes, beliefs and self-reported competence about postoperative pain among physicians and nurses working on surgical wards
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A balancing act—midwives' and public health nurses' experiences with breastfeeding counselling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aims and Objectives To explore midwives' and public-health nurses' experiences of breastfeeding counselling in order to provide a deeper insight into breastfeeding counselling. Methodological Design and Justification A ... -
Catalysts for change: A qualitative study of middle managers' perception of nursing professional competence in primary healthcare
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Aim: This study aims to explore middle managers' perception of nursing professional competence within the Norwegian primary healthcare service, a sector vital for managing complex patient needs. Design/Methods: Semi-structured ... -
Development and psychometric properties of the Joy-of-Life-Scale in cognitively intact nursing home patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Aim To develop and psychometrically test the Joy‐of‐Life Scale. The research question addressed evidence related to the dimensionality, reliability and construct validity, all of which considered inter‐related measurement ... -
Experiences and needs of spouses of persons with young-onset frontotemporal dementia during the progression of the disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Two of the most common types of young-onset dementia (<65 years old) are Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobe dementia (FTLD). A limited amount of research that focuses on the needs of spouses of persons ... -
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
(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 ... -
Joy-of-life in cognitively intact nursing home patients: the impact of the nurse-patient interaction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background The nursing‐home population is at a high risk of declined well‐being and quality of life. Finding approaches to increase well‐being among older adults in nursing‐homes is highly warranted. Responding to this ... -
Life satisfaction in association with self-efficacy and stressor experience in adolescents – self-efficacy as a potential moderator
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Aim This paper reports associations among socio‐demographic variables, stressor experience, self‐efficacy and life satisfaction among Norwegian adolescents aged 15–21 years and the potential moderating role of self‐efficacy ... -
The meaning of ethically charged encounters and their possible influence on professional identity in Norwegian public health nursing: A phenomenological hermeneutic study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Background In today's health care, new health reforms focus on market values and demands of efficiency influence health workers' professional practice. Norwegian public health nurses work mainly with healthy populations, ... -
Meanings of knowledge and Identity in public health nursing in a time of transition : interpretations of public health nurses' narratives.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background A changing healthcare system affects the professional identity of nursing groups. Public health nursing has experienced challenges in balancing the paternalistic expert ideology and the empowerment participation ... -
Patient experience with early discharge after total knee arthroplasty: a focus group study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Background Total knee arthroplasty is experienced as a painful procedure, and pain after surgery seems to be the most limiting factor for early mobilisation. Physical exercise is of utter importance for avoiding complications ... -
The Professional Nurse Self-Assessment Scale II – Translation and cultural adaptation for Nordic countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: It is important to map the clinical competence of newly graduated nurses in Nordic countries. The use of a common Nordic instrument could provide insights into nurses' levels of self-assessed clinical competence ... -
Self-transcendence among adults 65 years and older: A meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction Self-transcendence is a human capacity for wellbeing by expanding one's personal boundaries and may act as a health-promoting resource among adults ≥65 years. Therefore, the objectives of this meta-analysis ... -
Trends in the use of home care services among Norwegians 70+ and projections towards 2050: The HUNT study 1995–2017
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Life expectancy (LE) is increasing worldwide, while there is lack of information on how this affects older individuals' use of formal home care services. Aim We aimed to decompose LE into years with and without home care ...