• Effectiveness of a resistance training program on physical function, muscle strength, and body composition in community-dwelling older adults receiving home care: A cluster-randomized controlled trial 

  Bårdstu, Hilde Bremseth; Andersen, Vidar; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Aasdahl, Lene; Raastad, Truls; Cumming, Kristoffer Toldnes; Sæterbakken, Atle Hole (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Background: Aging is associated with reduced muscle mass and strength leading to impaired physical function. Resistance training programs incorporated into older adults’ real-life settings may have the potential to counteract ...

• COVID-19 PANDEMIEN – STATSFORVALTERENS ROLLE En gjennomgang av hvordan statsforvalterne i Norge håndterte innføring av omfattende nasjonale smitteverntiltak som følge av covid-19 pandemien våren 2020. 

  Ese, Jo; Bjørkquist, Catharina; Fineide, Mona Jerndahl; Hansen, Gunnar Vold; Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Ramsdal, Helge (Oppdragsrapport (Høgskolen i Østfold);2021:2;, Report, 2021)

  Covid-19 pandemien har satt den norske forvaltningen under et press som man aldri før har sett i fredstid. Det har skapt et behov for en samlet offentlig innsats som igjen har krevd et omfattende samarbeid mellom offentlige ...

• Acute Effects of Elastic Bands as Resistance or Assistance on EMG, Kinetics, and Kinematics During Deadlift in Resistance-Trained Men 

  Andersen, Vidar; Pedersen, Helene; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Shaw, Matthew Peter; Solstad, Tom Erik Jorung; Stien, Nicolay; Cumming, Kristoffer Toldnes; Sæterbakken, Atle Hole (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  The aim of the study was to compare neuromuscular activation, kinetics and kinematics in three variations of the deadlift: (1) free weights, (2) free weights with elastic bands as resistance (bands anchored to the ground) ...

• Body figure idealization and body appearance pressure in fitness instructors 

  Mathisen, Therese Fostervold; Aambø, Jenny Malene; Bratland-Sanda, Solfrid; Sundgot-Borgen, Christine; Svantorp-Tveiten, Kethe Marie Engen; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Purpose: The fitness centers are settings for health promotion, yet may serve as a stage for counterproductive figure idealization. Such idealization may take the form of a drive toward the thin, the muscular, or lean body ...

• Underdetermination and evidence-based policy 

  Andersen, Fredrik; Rocca, Elena (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Safety assessment of technologies and interventions is often underdetermined by evidence. For example, scientists have collected evidence concerning genetically modified plants for decades. This evidence was used to ground ...

• Exploring responses to body weight criticism: Defensive avoidance when weight is seen as controllable 

  Täuber, Susanne; Flint, Stuart W.; Gausel, Nicolay (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  In Western society, weight moralization is reflected in the belief that weight is controllable across the weight spectrum. However, the effect of holding such beliefs is unclear. We therefore propose that these beliefs ...

• Pain in intensive care unit patients—A longitudinal study 

  Olsen, Brita Fosser; Valeberg, Berit Taraldsen; Jacobsen, Morten; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Puntillo, Kathleen; Rustøen, Tone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Aim: To assess occurrence of pain during the first 6 days of intensive care unit (ICU) stay and evaluate associations between occurrence of pain and selected patient‐related variables. Design: A longitudinal study. Methods: ...

• Double perspective narrating time, life and health 

  Wilson, Shawn Stanley; Svalastog, Anna Lydia; Gaski, Harald; Senior, Kate; Chenhall, Richard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  The goal of this article is to explain the concept of double perspective and the impact this may be having on the health of Indigenous people. In inter-cultural communication, there are sets of meanings that are discernible ...

• Utfordrende atferd hos personer med demens i forsterket enhet på sykehjem - sykepleieres erfaringer 

  Simonsen, Marianne; Helgesen, Ann Karin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Bakgrunn og hensikt: Utfordrende atferd er hyppig forekommende på sykehjem. Hensikten med studien er å få kunnskap om sykepleieres erfaringer med utfordrende atferd hos personer med demens i forsterket skjermet enhet på ...

• Horisontal og vertikal samordning mellom regionale og kommunale aktører i arbeidet mot barnefattigdom – Kan Velferdspiloten vise vei? 

  Arvesen, Petter; Helgesen, Marit K.; Fineide, Mona Jerndahl; Ørmen, Nita (Oppdragsrapport (Høgskolen i Østfold);2021:1;, Research report, 2021)

  Velferdspiloten er initiert og drevet av Fylkesmannen i Oslo og Viken med deltakere fra NAV, Bufetat Øst, Husbanken Øst og Viken Fylkeskommune. Kommunene som deltar er Fredrikstad, Indre Østfold, Sarpsborg og Halden. ...

• The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown during spring 2020 on Personal Trainers’ Working and Living Conditions. 

  Bratland-Sanda, Solfrid; Mathisen, Therese Fostervold; Sundgot-Borgen, Christine; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn; Tangen, Jan Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Purpose: The aim of this study was to map changes in working and living conditions of Norwegian personal trainers (PTs) during the Covid-19 lockdown spring 2020. Methods: A total of 150 PTs (mean (SD) age 35.5 (8.4) years, ...

• Labor-force participation and working patterns among women and men who have survived cancer: A descriptive 9-year longitudinal cohort study 

  Brusletto, Birgit; Nielsen, Roy A; Engan, Harald; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Ihlebæk, Camilla; Mjøsund, Nina Helen; Torp, Steffen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Aims: Our aim was to investigate labor-force participation, working hours, job changes, and education over 9 years among persons who have survived more than 10 years after cancer, and compare it to controls. Methods: ...

• Building relationships in inclusive research in diverse contexts 

  Chalachanova, Anna; Nind, Melanie; Østby, May; Power, Andrew; Tilley, Liz; Walmsley, Jan; Westergård, Britt-Evy; Heia, Torill; Gerhardsen, Alf Magne; Oterhals, Ole Magnus; King, Matthew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  This article explores relationships between academics and people with intellectual disabilities collaborating in inclusive research. The authors present and reflect upon narrative accounts from Norway and England from both ...

• EUPRON: nurses' practice in interprofessional pharmaceutical care in Europe. A cross-sectional survey in 17 countries. 

  De Baetselier, Elyne; Van Rompaey, Bart; Batalha, Luis M; Bergqvist, Monica; Czarkowska-Paczek, Bozena; De Santis, Alberto; Dijkstra, Nienke E; Fernandes, Maria I; Filov, Izabela; Grøndahl, Vigdis Abrahamsen; Heczkova, Jana; Helgesen, Ann Karin; Isfort, Michael; Jordan, Susan; Karnjus, Igor; Keeley, Sarah; Kolovos, Petros; Langer, Gero; Lillo-Crespo, Manuel; Logan, Vera; Malara, Alba; Meyer, Gabriele; Olah, Andras; Padysakova, Hana; Prosen, Mirko; Pusztai, Dorina; Sino, Carolien G; Tziaferi, Styliani; Ziakova, Elena; Dilles, Tinne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Objectives. Safe pharmaceutical care (PC) requires an interprofessional team approach, involving physicians, nurses and pharmacists. Nurses’ roles however, are not always explicit and clear, complicating interprofessional ...

• Kan aksept- og forpliktelsesterapi øke psykologisk fleksibilitet hos personer med autismespekterforstyrrelser? 

  Orm, Stian; Løkke, Jon Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Aksept- og forpliktelsesterapi (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: ACT) er en tredjegenerasjons kognitiv atferdsterapi som i økende grad benyttes i behandlingen av psykiske lidelser og livsvaneproblemer. Et hovedformål i ...

• Vitamin D and stress urinary incontinence in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study 

  Stafne, Signe Nilssen; Mørkved, Siv; Gustafsson, Miriam Katarina; Syversen, Unni; Stunes, Astrid Kamilla; Salvesen, Kjell Å; Johannessen, Hege Hølmo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Objective To assess the association between levels of vitamin D and urinary incontinence (UI) in pregnancy. Design A cross‐sectional study. Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Setting Two university ...

• Hospital physicians' experiences with procalcitonin - implications for antimicrobial stewardship; a qualitative study. 

  Christensen, Ingrid; Haug, Jon Birger; Berild, Dag; Bjørnholt, Jørgen Vildershøj; Jelsness-Jørgensen, Lars-Petter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-16)

  Background. Procalcitonin is an inflammatory biomarker that is sensitive for bacterial infections and a promising clinical decision aid in antimicrobial stewardship programs. However, there are few studies of physicians’ ...

• Fatigue after initiating rivaroxaban for venous thromboembolism 

  Karlsvik, Tina Margrethe; Borgenvik, Thore Langfeldt; Aadalen, Mirjam; Utne, Kristin Kornelia; Førsund, Eli; Jørgensen, Camilla Tøvik; Holst, René; Jelsness-Jørgensen, Lars-Petter; Ghanima, Waleed Khalid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03-09)

  Background. Rivaroxaban was the first new oral anticoagulant approved for treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Clinical trials have shown that rivaroxaban is noninferior to conventional anticoagulation for VTE in ...

• Development of a short form of the questionnaire quality from the patient’s perspective for palliative care (QPP-PC) 

  Sandsdalen, Tuva; Grøndahl, Vigdis Abrahamsen; Larsson, Bodil Wilde (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Purpose: Patients’ views on quality are important to improve person-centered palliative care. There is a lack of short, validated instruments incorporating patients’ perspectives of the multidisciplinary palliative care ...

• Patient experiences with technology enabled care across healthcare settings- a systematic review 

  Leonardsen, Ann-Chatrin Linqvist; Hardeland, Camilla; Helgesen, Ann Karin; Grøndahl, Vigdis Abrahamsen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08-24)

  Background - Healthcare services are facing extensive challenges due to the increased proportion of elderly persons and persons with chronic disease. Technology enabled care (TEC) is a collective term for telecare, telehealth, ...

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