Institutt for helsevitenskap Ålesund
Recent Submissions
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An efficient and lightweight multiperson activity recognition framework for robot-assisted healthcare applications
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Aging is inevitably associated with a decline in physical abilities and can pose challenges to the social lives of elderly individuals. In long-term care facilities, group exercise is instrumental for keeping elderly ... -
Effects of the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention: A prospective meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim The aim of this prospective meta-analysis was to synthesize the results of three cluster-randomized trials of an intervention designed to teach lower-secondary school students (age 14–16) to think critically about ... -
Effects of the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention on the ability of students in Rwanda to think critically about health choices: A cluster-randomized trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim The aim of this trial was to evaluate the effects of the Informed Health Choices intervention on the ability of students in Rwandan to think critically and make Informed Health Choices. Methods We conducted a ... -
Use of the informed health choices educational intervention to improve secondary students’ ability to think critically about health interventions in Uganda: A cluster-randomized trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim: The aim was to evaluate the effect of the Informed Health Choices (IHC) educational intervention on secondary students’ ability to assess health-related claims and make informed choices. Methods: In a ... -
Om hvorfor vi fremdeles ikke benytter sosiale roboter i omsorg: innsikter fra antropologiske studier av språkbruk
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Vi omgir oss i dag med en rekke kunstige taleagenter (chatbots). Det er også forventninger knyttet til kroppsliggjøringen av slike dialogsystemer i form av sosiale roboter; autonome maskiner i en humanoid innpakning som ... -
Physical activity in the first postoperative week in 132 knee arthroplasty patients randomized to 3 different analgesic regimens
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: The aim of this study was to investigate whether objectively recorded physical activity in the first week after surgery in total knee arthroplasty patients differed between patients allocated to 3 different ... -
Physicians' narratives of communication with patients and their relatives in different phases of the palliative pathway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Download PDFPDF Palliative care Original research Physicians’ narratives of communication with patients and their relatives in different phases of the palliative pathway http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6558-3129Bodil ... -
Surgical approach had minor association with femoral stem migration in total hip arthroplasty: radiostereometric analysis of 61 patients after 5-year follow-up
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background and purpose: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is usually performed using 1 of 3 surgical approaches: direct lateral (DLA), posterior (PA), or anterior (AA). AA is different from DLA and PA owing to limited intraoperative ... -
Nurses’ discursive construction of older adult immigrant patients in hospitals
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Barriers to Organ Donation - A qualitative study of intensive care nurses’ experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background An increasing number of patients affected by organ failure can be treated with organ transplantation. The need for organs available for transplantation is critical and patients die while on the transplant list. ... -
Leader–member exchanges with leaders who have worked for 25 years in health institutions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aim: The aim is to investigate long-term leader experiences with leader– member exchanges (LMX) over 25 years. Leader–member exchanges focus on relational power and communication exchanges between leaders and employees ... -
Outcomes of patients aged ≥80 years with respiratory failure initially treated with non-invasive ventilation in European intensive care units before and during COVID-19 pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been commonly used to treat acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19. In this study we aimed to compare outcomes of older critically ill patients treated with NIV before ... -
Strengthening primary care for diabetes and hypertension in Eswatini: study protocol for a nationwide cluster-randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Diabetes and hypertension are increasingly important population health challenges in Eswatini. Prior to this project, healthcare for these conditions was primarily provided through physician-led teams at ... -
Promoting social interaction for older adults in long-term care through technologymediated communication: Experiences, practices, and value
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:348, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Technology-mediated communication has played a crucial role in maintaining social contact between older adults and their friends and relatives, despite health-related disabilities. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has compelled ... -
The use of GRADE-CERQual in qualitative evidence synthesis: an evaluation of fidelity and reporting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background GRADE-CERQual (Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative Research) is a methodological approach to systematically and transparently assess how much confidence decision makers can place in individual ... -
Psykisk helse, mestring og bruk av helsesykepleier - en kvantitativ studie om kjønnsforskjeller blant ungdomsskoleelver
(Master thesis, 2023)Hensikt: De siste årene har det vært en økning i ungdommers opplevelser av krav og utfordringer. Koronapandemien har i betydelig grad påvirket ungdommers psykiske helse. Hensikten med denne studien er å undersøke om det ... -
Together, at a distance: experiences with a novel technology for social contact among older people and their relatives in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background The recognition that people are social beings is fundamental for person-centered care. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the lives of older people were restricted in ways that dramatically reduced their opportunities ... -
Hvordan opplever kvinner seksualitet etter gjennomgått behandling for gynekologisk cancer?
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn: I 2022 ble 1770 kvinner diagnostisert med kreft i kjønnsorganene (Cancer Registry of Norway, 2023, s. 45). I tillegg viser tall fra Kreftregisteret (2023) at stadig flere overlever kreftsykdommen, noe som vil si ... -
Hvordan kan sykepleiere ivareta barn som pårørende til foreldre med psykiske lidelser?
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn: Barn som har foreldre med psykiske lidelser blir fort “usynlige”. I 2010 kom det en lovendring som pålegger helseinstitusjoner å utnevne barneansvarlig helsepersonell for å koordinere og fremme helsepersonells ... -
Endringer i klageregler : stor økning i klager etter samhandlingsreformen?
(Chapter, 2018)Vi diskuterer rettssikkerhetsmessige aspekter ved endringene i klageregler for pasienter i primærhelsetjenestene. Endringene synes ikke å ha ført til økt rettssikkerhet for pasienter.
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