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Exploring lifestyle and risk in preventing type 2 diabetes-a nested qualitative study of older participants in a lifestyle intervention program (VEND-RISK)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Lifestyle intervention may reduce the development of type 2 diabetes among high-risk individuals. The aim of this study was to explore how older adults perceived their own lifestyle and being at increased ... -
Exploring MEST: a new universal teaching strategy for school health services to promote positive mental health literacy and mental wellbeing among Norwegian adolescents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Mental health among adolescents is an important public health challenge. School health services perform central public health functions in Norwegian municipalities, where school nurses are uniquely positioned ... -
Exploring nursing staffs communication in stressful and non-stressful situations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Aim: To explore the factors that characterise the work environment, focusing on communication among nurses in stressful and non-stressful situations. Background: Nursing is often described as a stressful occupation. ... -
Exploring Pain Reduction through Physical Activity: A Case Study of Seven Fibromyalgia Patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease that affects a considerable fraction of the global population, primarily women. Physical activity is often recommended as a tool to manage the symptoms. In this study, we tried to replicate ... -
Exploring Quality of Life Reported by Norwegian Older Adults Using Classification Tree Approach on Group Profiles
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This study aims to explore the variation between- and within subgroups of older adults with regard to low, medium, and high levels of self-reported quality of life (QoL) measured by the WHOQOL-BREF scale. The contribution ... -
Exploring the relationship between perceptions of neighbourhood-resources, sense of coherence and health for different groups in a Norwegian neighbourhood
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background. Health and conditions for health are unevenly distributed across neighbourhoods. Within a salutogenic perspective, neighbourhood-resources can be internalised, and become generalised resistance resources. This ... -
Exploring use of activity monitors for patients with obesity during weight-loss treatment - a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Obesity is a major health concern in western countries. In Norway, patients with obesity can attend weight-loss programmes, which focus on changes in dietary and physical activity habits. Use of self-monitoring ... -
Exploring variation in timely reperfusion treatment in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in Norway: A national register-based cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objectives This study aimed to investigate determinants of reperfusion within recommended time limits (timely reperfusion) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients, exploring the impact of geography, patient ... -
Exposure to domestic violence influences pregnant women's preparedness for childbirth in Nepal: A cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objective This study aimed to evaluate if domestic violence affected women’s ability to prepare for childbirth. Birth preparedness and complication readiness (BP/CR) includes saving money, arranging transportation, ... -
External validation of prediction models for patient-reported outcome measurements collected using the selfBACK mobile app
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Facilitators and barriers to hypertension management in urban Nepal: Findings from a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction In Nepal, one-fourth of the adult population has hypertension. Despite provision of comprehensive hypertension services through the primary healthcare system, huge gaps in treatment and control of hypertension ... -
Facilitators for the development and implementation of health promoting policy and programs - A scoping review at the local community level
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background Health promotion, with a focus on multidimensional upstream factors and an ecological, life-course approach, is establishing itself as the guiding philosophy for addressing public health. Action at the political ... -
Factors associated with alcohol consumption and prescribed drugs with addiction potential among older women and men – the Nord-Trøndelag health study (HUNT2 and HUNT3), Norway, a population-based longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Little is known about factors associated with alcohol consumption and use of drugs with addiction potential in older adults. The aim of this study was to explore the association between socio-demographic ... -
Factors associated with basic and instrumental activities of daily living in elderly participants of a population-based survey: The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objectives To investigate factors associated with the need for assistance in basic and instrumental activities of daily living in Norwegian elderly. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting The Nord-Trøndelag ... -
Factors associated with consumption of alcohol in older adults - a comparison between two cultures, China and Norway: the CLHLS and the HUNT-study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background There is little knowledge about the consumption of alcohol among Chinese and Norwegian older adults aged 65 years and over. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and factors related to alcohol ... -
Factors associated with elevated consumption of alcohol in older adults-comparison between China and Norway: the CLHLS and the HUNT Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objectives The primary objective was to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with elevated alcohol consumption among older adults 65 years and above in China and Norway. The secondary objective was to compare ... -
Factors associated with internalizing or somatic symptoms in a cross-sectional study of school children in grades 1-10
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background: School related factors that may contribute to children’s subjective health have not been extensively studied. We assessed whether factors assumed to promote health and factors assumed to have adverse effects were ... -
Factors associated with maternal serum levels of perfluoroalkyl substances and organochlorines: A descriptive study of parous women in Norway and Sweden
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Introduction: Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and organochlorines (OCs) are ubiquitous and persistent in the environment and proposed endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). They can be transferred across the placenta ... -
Factors associated with staff-to-resident abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Elder abuse is a public health problem that is gaining attention due to its serious impacts on people’s health and well-being, and it is predicted to increase along with the world’s rapidly ageing population. ... -
Factors associated with subjective burden among informal caregivers of home-dwelling people with dementia: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background It is estimated that more than 57 million people have dementia worldwide, and it is one of the leading causes of care dependency in old age. Relatives and other informal caregivers are the most important support ...