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What if something happens tonight? A qualitative study of primary care physicians’ perspectives on an alternative to hospital admittance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Due to demographic changes, hospital emergency departments in many countries are overcrowded. Internationally, several primary healthcare models have been introduced as alternatives to hospitalisation. In Norway, ... -
Body appreciation and body appearance pressure in Norwegian university students comparing exercise science students and other students
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Body image is considered a core issue for public health and associates with university students’ overall health. Due to positive associations between exercise and body image, it has been suggested that students ... -
What factors are associated with health‐related quality of life among patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain? A cross‐sectional study in primary health care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) affects daily life function and is the most prevalent disorder in primary health care. The primary objective was to examine demographic factors and pain characteristics ... -
Impact of initial emotional states and self-efficacy changes on nursing students’ practical skills performance in simulation-based education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Training through simulation has shown to increase relevant and specific skills sets across a wide range of areas in nursing and related professions. Increasing skills has a reciprocal relation to the development of ... -
Use of the Hospital Survey of Patient Safety Culture in Norwegian Hospitals: A Systematic Review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This review aims to provide an overview of empirical studies using the HSOPSC in Norway and to develop recommendations for further research on patient safety culture. Oria, an online catalogue of scientific databases, was ... -
Description of call handling in emergency medical dispatch centres in Scandinavia: recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and dispatcher-assisted CPR
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background The European resuscitation council have highlighted emergency medical dispatch centres as an important key player for early recognition of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) and in providing dispatcher ... -
“Falling off the wagon”: older adults’ experiences of living with frailty in rural arctic communities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Most populations around the world are ageing. The proportion of older adults in the population is larger and is growing more rapidly in rural communities than in urban areas. Longevity increases the risk of frailty. Our ... -
Prehospital assessment and management of postpartum haemorrhage– healthcare personnel’s experiences and perspectives
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a serious obstetric emergency, and one of the top five causes of maternal mortality globally. The most common causes of PPH include uterine atony, placental disorders, birth trauma ... -
The neurostructural and neurocognitive effects of physical activity: A potential benefit to promote eating disorder recovery.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Accumulating evidence suggests that supervised and adapted physical activity pro-vides cognitive benefits for individuals with eating disorders (EDs). The mechanismsunderlying the benefits of physical activity are poorly ... -
Pain in intensive care unit patients—A longitudinal study
(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: ... -
A blended learning teaching strategy strengthens the nursing students’ performance and self-reported learning outcome achievement in an anatomy, physiology and biochemistry course – A quasi-experimental study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In nursing, bioscience is regarded as one of the cornerstones of nursing practice. However, bioscience disciplines as anatomy, physiology and biochemistry are considered challenging for students and the failure rate is ... -
Compulsive exercise and mental health challenges in fitness instructors; presence and interactions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Some physically active people exercise compulsively, which can be associated with several mental health challenges. Fitness instructors are considered important role models for an active, healthy lifestyle; yet ... -
The Swedish version of the TeamSTEPPS® teamwork attitudes questionnaire (T-TAQ): A validation study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Effective teamwork is essential for delivering safe health care. It is important to increase patient safety in healthcare by conducting interprofessional team training with both healthcare professionals and ... -
A scoping review—Missed nursing care in community healthcare contexts and how it is measured
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Aim To examine the extent and nature of missed nursing care in elderly care in community healthcare contexts from the perspective of healthcare staff, and to identify instruments used to measure missed nursing care and the ... -
Characteristics, management and survival of ICU patients with coronavirus disease-19 in Norway, March-June 2020. A prospective observational study.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Norwegian hospitals have operated within capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. We present patient and management characteristics, and outcomes for the entire cohort of adult (>18 years) COVID-19 patients ... -
Hvilken betydning har introduksjon av VIPS praksismodell for personsentrert omsorg og for arbeidsmiljø?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Hvilken betydning har introduksjon av VIPS-praksismodell for personsentrert omsorg og for arbeidsmiljø? Bakgrunn VIPS-praksismodell og fagmøter ble innført på 9 sykehjem i en kommune. Denne modellen omhandler den enkeltes ... -
Treatment of urinary incontinence in women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—a randomised controlled study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Little is known regarding treatment of urinary incontinence (UI) in women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of the study was to explore the efficacy of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) ... -
Time to care - An ethnographic study of how temporal structuring affects caring relationships in clinical nursing
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article explores how temporal structuring of clinical activities affects nurses' establishment of caring relationships with patients, based on an ethnographic study in a Norwegian cancer ward in January–June 2017. By ... -
Long extensions with varicosity-like structures in gonadotrope Lh cells facilitate clustering in medaka pituitary culture
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Accumulating evidence indicates that some pituitary cell types are organized in complex networks in both mammals and fish. In this study, we have further investigated the previously described cellular extensions formed by ...