Browsing St. Olavs hospital by Journals "BMC Health Services Research"
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Admissions and surgery as indicators of hospital functions in Sierra Leone during the west-African Ebola outbreak
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background In an attempt to assess the effects of the Ebola viral disease (EVD) on hospital functions in Sierra Leone, the aim of this study was to evaluate changes in provisions of surgery and non-Ebola admissions during ... -
Collecting core data in physician-staffed pre-hospital helicopter emergency medical services using a consensus-based template: international multicentre feasibility study in Finland and Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background - Comparison of services and identification of factors important for favourable patient outcomes in emergency medical services (EMS) is challenging due to different organization and quality of data. The purpose ... -
Cost consequences of task-shifting intravitreal injections from physicians to nurses in a tertiary hospital in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor is a medicine administered intravitreally by an injection to maintain visual acuity in patients with a variety of retinal diseases. The demand for this treatment has ... -
eHealth literacy among hospital health care providers: a systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background - eHealth literacy is a key concept in the implementation of eHealth resources. However, most eHealth literacy definitions and frameworks are designed from the perceptive of the individual receiving eHealth care, ... -
Elder abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Elder abuse is a global public health and human rights problem that is predicted to increase as many countries experience a rapid growth in their population of older adults. Elder abuse undermines an older ... -
Evaluation of the nurse-assisted eHealth intervention ‘eHealth@Hospital-2-Home’ on self-care by patients with heart failure and colorectal cancer post-hospital discharge : protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Patients with heart failure (HF) and colorectal cancer (CRC) are prone to comorbidity, a high rate of readmission, and complex healthcare needs. Self-care for people with HF and CRC after hospitalisation can ... -
Exploring drug cost and disease outcome in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs in Norway in 2010–2019 – a country with a national tender system for prescription of costly drugs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background In Norway, an annual tender system for the prescription of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) has been used since 2007. This study aimed to explore annual ... -
Exploring the impact of the national tender system on the use of costly drugs treating rheumatoid arthritis patients in ten rheumatology centers in Norway (2010–2019)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) are highly effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), albeit high drug cost has restricted their use in many countries. ... -
Fighting the waves; Covid-19 family life interference in a neurodevelopmental disorder-caregiver population
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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 ... -
How older adults recovering from substance use problems experience mattering
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim: Mattering is a fundamental human experience promoting crucial components to later-life recovery processes. Today, the largest population of older adult persons with substance use problems, so far, is on a steep rise ... -
Improving the transition process to independent living for adolescents with profound intellectual disabilities. Experiences of parents and employees
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background The transition process from the family home to independent living for young adults with profound intellectual disability (PID) becomes delayed. Those families face challenges that exceed those of typical ... -
Interest in using patient portals among adolescents in mental health care - a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction Adolescents in mental health care may benefit from using patient portals to access personalised information about their health and treatment. While no studies have considered the interest in using patient ... -
The introduction of a regional Norwegian HEMS coordinator: an assessment of the effects on response times, geographical service areas and severity scores
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Due to unwanted delays and suboptimal resource control of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS), regional HEMS coordinators have recently been introduced in Norway. This may represent an unnecessary ... -
Modes of e-Health delivery in secondary prevention programmes for patients with coronary artery disease: A systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Electronic health (e-Health) interventions are emerging as an effective alternative model for improving secondary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study was to describe the effectiveness ... -
Nurses experience increased clinical and organisational competence by working with a medical quality register, RevNatus – a qualitative study.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background RevNatus is a consent-based, nationwide medical quality register that collects data on patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases during pregnancy and one year postpartum. The entering of data takes place ... -
Nursing-sensitive quality indicators for quality improvement in Norwegian nursing homes – a modified Delphi study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Use of nursing-sensitive quality indicators (QIs) is one way to monitor the quality of care in nursing homes (NHs). The aim of this study was to develop a consensus list of nursing-sensitive QIs for Norwegian ... -
Pain and quality of life in nursing home residents with dementia after admission – a longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Pain in nursing home (NH) residents with dementia is commonly reported and may affect Quality of Life (QoL) negatively. Few longitudinal studies have explored how pain and QoL develop in NH residents with ... -
Pain and quality of life in nursing home residents with dementia after admission – a longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Pain in nursing home (NH) residents with dementia is commonly reported and may affect Quality of Life (QoL) negatively. Few longitudinal studies have explored how pain and QoL develop in NH residents with dementia starting ...