Institutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie
Recent Submissions
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Staff experiences with implementing a case conferencing care model in nursing homes: a focus group study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background A majority of nursing home residents have dementia, and many develop neuropsychiatric symptoms. These symptoms are often caused by neuropathological changes in the brain, but modifiable factors related to ... -
Livreddende rusterapeuter
(Master thesis, 2019)Sammendrag Bakgrunnen for denne studien: Selvmord utgjør et betydelig folkehelseproblem både i verden og i Norge. På grunn av ringeffektene selvmord kan ha, bør mange mennesker ha kunnskap om å avverge selvmord. Rusavhengige ... -
Service users’ experiences and views of aggressive situations in mental health care: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Aggressive situations occurring within mental health services can harm service users, staff, and the therapeutic environment. There is a consensus that the aggression phenomenon is multidimensional, but the ... -
Norwegian social epidemiology during 200 years
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Social epidemiology has been defined as The branch of epidemiology that studies the social distribution andsocial determinants of states of health (1). Whereastraditional epidemiology is primarily concerned with health ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder seven years after the conflict in three districts in northern Uganda (The Wayo-Nero Study)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Research on the prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is still limited in low income countries yet PTSD can be a public health problem in post conflict areas. In order to respond to the burden ... -
Women’s health and gender perspectives in the history of modern Norwegian epidemiology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)In this chapter, we will discuss selected aspects of the impact of women’s movement on the development of modern epidemiology in Norway based on the experiences of leading a research program in Women’s Health (RPWH, ... -
Aerobic and cardiovascular autonomic adaptations to moderate intensity endurance exercise in patients with fibromyalgia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objective: To investigate whether moderate intensity endurance exercise has similar effects on cardiovascular fitness and autonomic function in patients with fibromyalgia and healthy controls. Design: Case-control ... -
Effectiveness of psychoeducation in reducing sickness absence and improving mental health in individuals at risk of having a mental disorder: A randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of psychoeducation on return to work as an adjunct to standard case management in individuals on sick leave at risk of having a mental disorder. The participants ... -
Fast food increases postprandial cardiac workload in type 2 diabetes independent of pre-exercise: A pilot study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Type 2 diabetes aggravates the postprandial metabolic effects of food, which increase cardiovascular risk. We investigated the acute effects of fast food on postprandial left ventricular (LV) function and the ... -
Monitoring quality of care for peripheral intravenous catheters; feasibility and reliability of the peripheral intravenous catheters mini questionnaire (PIVC-miniQ)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) account for a mean of 38% of catheter associated bloodstream infections (CABSI) with Staphylococcus aureus, which are preventable if deficiencies in best practice are ... -
How to become an expert educator: a qualitative study on the view of health professionals with experience in patient education Approaches to teaching and learning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Health professionals with the level of competency necessary to provide high-quality patient education are central to meeting patients’ needs. However, research on how competencies in patient education should ... -
Potential causal associations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D with lipids: a Mendelian randomization approach of the HUNT study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Observational studies have shown consistent associations between higher circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels and favorable serum lipids. We sought to investigate if such associations were causal. ... -
Circulating markers of cellular immune activation in pre-diagnostic blood sample and lung cancer risk in the Lung Cancer Cohort Consortium (LC3)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Cell‐mediated immune suppression may play an important role in lung carcinogenesis. We investigated the associations for circulating levels of tryptophan, kynurenine, kynurenine:tryptophan ratio (KTR), quinolinic acid (QA) ... -
Developmental course of anxiety and depressive disorders from adolescence to young adulthood in a prospective Norwegian clinical cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Anxiety and depression are often co-occurring disorders, reflecting both homotypic and heterotypic continuity as possible developmental pathways. The present study aimed to examine homotypic and heterotypic continuities ... -
Beyond Expectations: Why Do Aboriginal and Euro-Canadian Patients with Type 2 Diabetes on a Northern, Rural Island Demonstrate Better Outcomes for Glycemic, Blood Pressure and Lipid Management than Comparison Populations?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)OBJECTIVE To determine differences in type 2 diabetes screening, control and management of glycemic levels, blood pressure and lipids between Aboriginal and Euro- Canadian residents of a rural island in Ontario, ... -
Longitudinal ultrasound measures of fetal growth and offspring outcomes
(Journal article, 2017)Purpose of Review In this narrative review, we outline recent evidence relating longitudinal ultrasound (US) measurements to offspring outcomes in the perinatal period and in childhood, with an emphasis on the methodological ... -
Agreement between self-reported and registry-based use of sleep medications and tranquilizers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose The purpose of the present study was to assess the agreement between self‐reported use of sleep medications and tranquilizers and dispensed hypnotics and anxiolytics. Methods Self‐reported medication use was ... -
The significance of communities of practice: Norwegian nursing students' experience of clinical placement in Bangladesh
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Abstract Aim; The purpose of this study was to gain understanding of Norwegian students' experience of learning in clinical placement in Bangladesh without formal one-to-one supervision, by a personal mentor in the ward. ... -
A 36-month follow-up of decline in activities of daily living in individuals receiving domiciliary care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background There have been few studies of how personal and instrumental activities of daily living (P-ADL and I-ADL) develop over time in older people receiving domiciliary care. This study aimed at assessing variables ... -
Predictors for Assessing Electronic Messaging Between Nurses and General Practitioners as a Useful Tool for Communication in Home Health Care Services: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Nurses providing home health care services are dependent on access to patient information and communicating with general practitioners (GPs) to deliver safe and effective health care to patients. Information ...
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