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Health care providers' perceptions of using misoprostol in the treatment of incomplete abortion in Malawi.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background In Malawi, abortion is only legal to save a pregnant woman’s life. Treatment for complications after unsafe abortions has a massive impact on the already impoverished health care system. Even though manual ... -
Health care providers’ perceptions of using misoprostol in the treatment of incomplete abortion in Malawi
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background In Malawi, abortion is only legal to save a pregnant woman’s life. Treatment for complications after unsafe abortions has a massive impact on the already impoverished health care system. Even though manual ... -
Health care services and costs after hip fracture, comparing conventional versus standardised care: A retrospective study with 12-month follow-up
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Aims: To compare costs related to a standardised versus conventional hospital care for older patients after fragility hip fracture and determine whether a shift in hospital care led to cost-shifts between specialists and ... -
Health care utilization and cost after discharge from a mental health hospital; an RCT comparing community residential aftercare and treatment as usual
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Community residential aftercare (step-down) services can ease the transition after a mental health hospital stay for patients with severe mental illness (SMI). Aims To investigate use of community and ... -
Health in coastal communities: Generational and social inequalities in health during times of societal restructuring. The HUNT Study, Norway
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:102, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Background and aims: In the latter decades of the 20th century, many small-scale fisheries worldwide have decreased or disappeared. Important driving forces behind this development are overfishing, climate change and ... -
Health professionals’ experience of nursing home residents‘ consumption of alcohol and use of psychotropic drugs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background:Nursing home (NH) residents are in most cases in older ages and use prescriptiondrugs. As alcohol interacts with many commonly prescribed drugs, NH residents may be morevulnerable to the effects of alcohol.Aim:To ... -
Health professionals’ experiences regarding alcohol consumption and its relation to older care recipient’s health and well-being
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Alcohol consumption among older people is expected to increase in the years ahead. Health professionals’ experiences of, and reflections on, alcohol consumption and its relation to well-being are thus important ... -
Health professionals’ experiences with the implementation of a digital medication dispenser in home care services – a qualitative study.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Implementing digital technology in home care services challenges care arrangements built on face-to-face encounters. Digital welfare technology has been suggested as a solution to increasing demands on health ... -
Health Promotion Among Long-Term ICU Patients and Their Families
(Chapter, 2021)Few patients are as helpless and totally dependent on nursing as long-term intensive care (ICU) patients. How the ICU nurse relates to the patient is crucial, both concerning the patients’ mental and physical health and ... -
Health promotion and Identity Construction in Norwegian Kindergartens - A qualitiative Study in Children with and without Disabilities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This article focuses on how children, independent of abilities, create healthy identities and spaces in kindergarten, and is based on a qualitative CGT-study carried out in Norwegian Kindergartens. Data sources include ... -
Health Promotion in Health Care - Vital Theories and Research
(Book, 2021)This Open Access textbook represents a vital contribution to global health education, offering insights into health promotion as part of patient care for bachelor’s and master’s students in health care (nurses, occupational ... -
Health Related Quality of Life before, during and after pregnancy in Norwegian women with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
(Master thesis, 2013)Background: There is a known interaction between pregnancy and rheumatic disease. Women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are concerned about the potential impact of a pregnancy. ... -
Health risk modifiers of exposure to persistent pollutants among indigenous peoples of Chukotka
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The aim of the study was to assess temporal trends in health risks related to most common persistent contaminants, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethanes (DDTs), lead (Pb), as well ... -
Health services under pressure: General practitioners´ workload, gatekeeping, and patient safety
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2022:157, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Norsk sammendrag Bakgrunn Med en økende og aldrende befolkning verden over øker presset på helsevesenet og kapasiteten utfordres. Helsevesenet i Norge er rangert som et av verdens beste, og har en universell utforming ... -
Health status and self‐management in patients with inflammatory arthritis—A five‐year follow‐up study after nurse‐led patient education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aim The aim of this study was to investigate changes in patients' self‐management and health status five years after nurse‐led patient education. Design A longitudinal study. Methods We collected self‐reported ... -
Health, school and family factors in adolescence and labour market integration problems in young adulthood : the HUNT study
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:183, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Background In Norway and other western countries many young people experience labour market integration problems, as demonstrated by high rates of unemployment, sickness, disability and welfare dependence. Factors leading ... -
Health, Work, and Family Strain – Psychosocial Experiences at the Early Stages of Long-Term Sickness Absence
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Knowledge about the psychosocial experiences of sick-listed workers in the first months of sick leave is sparse even though early interventions are recommended. The aim of this study was to explore psychosocial ... -
Health-promoting behaviors in older adulthood and intrinsic capacity 10 years later: the HUNT study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: With the global population growing older, there is a need for more knowledge of how to improve and/or maintain functional capacities to promote healthy ageing. In this study we aimed to assess the effect of ... -
Health-related quality of life and intensity-specific physical activity in high-risk adults attending a behavior change service within primary care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objectives Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important outcome for health interventions, such as physical activity (PA) promotion among high-risk populations. The aim of this study was to investigate levels of ... -
Health-related quality of life and physical activity level after a behavior change program at Norwegian healthy life centers: a 15-month follow-up
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose The long-term impact of primary care behavior change programs on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and physical activity (PA) level is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate changes in HRQoL and ...