Institutt for helsevitenskap Ålesund
Recent Submissions
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Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health: identification and treatment of wasting in children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Since the early 2010s, there has been a push to enhance the capacity to effectively treat wasting in children through community‐based service delivery models and thus reduce morbidity and mortality. Objectives To ... -
End-of-life care at home: Dignity of family caregivers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Healthcare services are increasingly being shifted to home settings for patients nearing end-of-life. Consequently, the burden on family caregivers is significant. Their vulnerable situation remains poorly ... -
Reviewing simulator-based training and assessment in maritime education: a topic modelling approach for tracing conceptual developments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study reviews literature of simulation-based training and assessment to trace conceptual developments in maritime education and training (MET). Our aim is to highlight and examine the historical trajectory of salient ... -
Pasienters rapporterte kvalitet på perioperativ sykepleie - En tverrsnittsundersøkelse med fokus på aldersforskjeller
(Master thesis, 2023)Introduksjon og bakgrunn: Kvalitetssikring av sykepleien som utføres ved operasjonsavdelingene er et viktig ledd i utviklingen av tjenestene i helsevesenet vårt, og da er det behov for validerte måleverktøy. Hensikten med ... -
Barrierer for tilførsel av enteral ernæring til intensivpasienten - En kvantitativ tversnittsstudie ved bruk av pre- strukturert spørreskjema
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn Intensivpasienter er særlig utsatt for feilernæring og dette assosieres med økt risiko for infeksjoner, forlenget respiratortid, lengre sykehusopphold, og økt dødelighet. European society of clinical nutrition and ... -
Barrierer for tilførsel av enteral ernæring til intensivpasienten - En kvantitativ tversnittsstudie ved bruk av pre- strukturert spørreskjema
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn Intensivpasienter er særlig utsatt for feilernæring og dette assosieres med økt risiko for infeksjoner, forlenget respiratortid, lengre sykehusopphold, og økt dødelighet. European society of clinical nutrition and ... -
Kommunikasjon ved trygg kirurgi time-out på operasjonsstuen
(Master thesis, 2023)Sammendrag Bakgrunn: Teamkommunikasjon er en forutsetning for gjennomføring av kirurgisk behandling. WHO sin sjekkliste for trygg kirurgi har vist å redusere dødelighet, komplikasjoner og liggetid på sykehus. I tillegg ... -
Kartlegging av anestesisykepleieres holdninger til og erfaringer med intraossøs tilgang
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn: Perifere venekatetre (PVK) er som regel førstevalget for å etablere intravenøs tilgang, men i noen situasjoner er innlegging av PVK vanskelig, tidkrevende eller umulig. Intraossøs tilgang (IO) er en trygg og rask ... -
Avdelingsleiarar sine utfordringar med ferieavvikling på sjukeheim gjennom sommarmånadane: usynleg arbeid, pasienttryggleik og relasjonar
(Master thesis, 2023)Hensikta med denne masteroppgåva er å gjere greie for korleis avdelingsleiarar på kommunale sjukeheimar sjølv opplever arbeidskvardagen og dei utfordringane dei møter i forbindelse med ferieavvikling, med utgangspunkt i ... -
The effect of using desktop VR to practice preoperative handovers with the ISBAR approach: a randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim The aim was to investigate whether second-year undergraduate nursing students practicing the Identification-Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (ISBAR) communication approach in a desktop virtual reality ... -
Transitioning from the “Three Delays” to a focus on continuity of care: a qualitative analysis of maternal deaths in rural Pakistan and Mozambique
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background The Three Delays Framework was instrumental in the reduction of maternal mortality leading up to, and during the Millennium Development Goals. However, this paper suggests the original framework might be ... -
Kvinners erfaringer med abortnemnder
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Media Representations of Healthcare Robotics in Norway 2000-2020: A Topic Modeling Approach
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Sky-High Safety? A Qualitative Study of Physicians’ Experiences of Patient Safety in Norwegian Helicopter Emergency Services
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Patients treated and transported by Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) are prone to both flight and medical hazards, but incident reporting differs substantially between flight organizations and health ... -
The challenges of change processes for nurse leaders—a qualitative study of long-term leaders' experiences over 25 years
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim: This study aimed to map what experiences nurse leaders have encountered concerning the change work that political decisions and reforms have created within the healthcare sector in the last 25 years. Design: A qualitative ... -
General practitioners’ description of functioning in sickness certificates
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In Norway, general practitioners (GPs) are the gatekeepers who provide written assessment of patients' functional ability to provide documentation for the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration for decisions about ... -
A qualitative study of supervisors' experiences with nursing students in practice, a new guidance model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction Clinical practice stimulates students to use their critical thinking skills for problem solving. Collaboration between educational institutions and practices can also be challenging. Aim This study aimed to ... -
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 ... -
Assessing the Potential of Small Peptides for Altering Expression Levels of the Iron-Regulatory Genes FTH1 and TFRC and Enhancing Androgen Receptor Inhibitor Activity in In Vitro Prostate Cancer Models
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Recent research highlights the key role of iron dyshomeostasis in the pathogenesis of prostate cancer (PCa). PCa cells are heavily dependent on bioavailable iron, which frequently results in the reprogramming of iron uptake ... -
Exploring scientific writing as part of a learning model for interprofessional higher health education : a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study investigated how students in interprofessional higher education experienced learning with a model including essay writing and perceived the effect on their learning outcomes. The study occurred at an institute ...