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QB-Gest: Qwerty bimanual gestural input for eye-free smartphone text input
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;Volume 12188, Conference object, 2020-07-10)We developed QB-Gest, a bimanual text entry method based on simple gestures where users drag their thumbs in the direction of the desired letter while visualizing the Qwerty-layout. In an experiment with four sessions of ... -
Qualification requirements in Norwegian public libraries - an analysis of job advertisements
(Information research;Vol. 26, No. 1, March, 2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction: For some years practitioners have observed a tendency that local government authorities advertising vacant professional positions in public libraries do not specify an educational background from library and ... -
A qualitative study exploring physical therapists’ views on the Otago Exercise Programme for fall prevention: a stepping stone to “age in place” and to give faith in the future
(Physiotherapy Theory and Practice;Published online 24 Feb 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-16)Background: One of the most effective interventions to prevent falls is exercise. A commonly used program that prevents falls is the Otago Exercise Programme (OEP). Despite this, user-based knowledge of its applicability ... -
A qualitative study of old patients’ experiences of the quality of the health services in hospital and 30 days after hospitalization
(BMC Health Services Research; 20, Article number: 446 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-20)Background: The number of people aged 80 years and above is projected to triple over the next 30 years. People in this age group normally have at least two chronic conditions. The impact of multimorbidity is often ... -
A qualitative study of public health nurses' experiences detecting and preventing child maltreatment in primary care settings
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim: To explore how public health nurses in child and family health centres experi- ence detecting and preventing child maltreatment. Design: Qualitative study. Methods: Fourteen semi-structured individual interviews ... -
A Qualitative Study on How Younger Women Experience Living with an Ostomy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)here is a growing demand that ostomy patients receive more systematic and individualised follow-up by ostomy nurses. The purpose of the study was to explore how younger women experience everyday life after an ostomy and ... -
Quality assessment of fresh meat cuts as a performance indicator of knives specifically adapted for robot-assisted operations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Manual labour in slaughterhouses is hazardous work. Workers suffer from injuries and occupational illnesses resulting from repetitive movements with sharp knives. There is a need for a robotic tool which can perform versatile ... -
Quality improvement in emergency service delivery: Assessment of knowledge and skills amongst emergency nurses at Connaught Hospital, Sierra Leone
(African Journal of Emergency Medicine;Volume 7, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-16)Introduction: The ability to deliver quality emergency care services is reliant on a well-trained workforce. Since Sierra Leone was declared Ebola free in December 2015, the country has now moved into the postEbola ... -
Quality information on the internet: Norwegian library students on the search
(New Library World;107 (7/8), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)Purpose In the autumn of 2006, two groups of students from the Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science at Oslo University College participated in a cooperative project with the Norwegian online reference ... -
Quality labels lost in everyday food consumption
(Prosjektnotat nr. 8-2018, Working paper, 2018)De siste årene har antallet kvalitetsmerker for mat (KFM), som viser til særegne kvaliteter som smak og opprinnelse, økt i norske matbutikker. Disse merkene skal hjelpe forbrukere til å gjøre informerte valg når de handler ... -
Quality of clinical education A three-year follow-up among undergraduate nursing students in Finland and Sweden
(Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education;15(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The purpose of this study was to compare the experiences of a group of Swedish and two Finnish groups of student nurses (n=86) on the quality of clinical education over time. The data was collected using an instrument ... -
Quality of information in news media reports about the effects of health interventions: Systematic review and meta-analyses
(F1000Research;10:433, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-01)Background: Many studies have assessed the quality of news reports about the effects of health interventions, but there has been no systematic review of such studies or meta-analysis of their results. We aimed to fill this ... -
Quality of life and associated factors among Norwegian public health nurse students during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The main objective of this study was to investigate the association between quality of life (QOL) and civil status, self-efficacy, loneliness, and physical and mental health among pub- lic health nurse (PHN) students during ... -
Quality of life and fear of COVID-19 in 2600 baccalaureate nursing students at five universities: a cross-sectional study
(Health and Quality of Life Outcomes;19, Article number: 198 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-19)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused signifcant disruptions in the implementation of programs across educational institutions. Nursing students, being both young adults and by practical training, part of the health ... -
Quality of life and sexuality of Norwegian women with locally advanced cervical cancer
(Master thesis, 2020)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate self-reported quality of life (QOL) and sexuality of women with locally advanced cervical cancer, prior to treatment with chemoradiotherapy. Methods and sample: Baseline ... -
Quality of life in Norwegian pregnant women and men with pregnant partners, and association with perception of sleep and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Pregnant women and men with pregnant partners experience variations in quality of life (QoL) dur‐ ing pregnancy, a period characterized by physical, psychological, and social changes. Pregnancy is associated ... -
Quality of life in patients with vascular malformations outside the central nervous system: Comparison with the general Norwegian population
(Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery;72(12), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in a population of patients with vascular malformations outside the central nervous system (CNS) and to compare the results with data ... -
Quality of life of older gynecologic oncology patients at the initiation of chemotherapy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim To evaluate older gynecologic oncology patients' quality of life (QOL) at the initiation of chemotherapy and compare their QOL scores with a female age-matched general population (GP) sample. Design Cross-sect ... -
Quality of life of people undergoing hemodialysis in Nepal and Norway
(Master thesis, 2022)Introduction Chronic kidney disease is increasing day by day in the world and it has become one of the leading reasons for mortality over the world. Currently, in the world, it is estimated that nearly 13.4% of people ... -
The quality of life when a partner has substance use problems: a scoping review
(Health and Quality of Life Outcomes;16:219, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-20)Objective: To examine the existing body of knowledge on quality of life (QoL) in partners of people with substance use problems (PP-SUPs) to provide a synthesized summary of the evidence and identify gaps in our knowledge ...