Blar i Fakultet for helsevitenskap (HV) på tittel
Viser treff 2550-2569 av 4070
-
The Norwegian degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis (NORDSTEN) study: study overview, organization structure and study population
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose To provide an overview of the The Norwegian Degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis (NORDSTEN)- study and the organizational structure, and to evaluate the study population. Methods The NORDSTEN is a ... -
Norwegian Enough? The Significance of The Body in Recruitment of Immigrants in Physiotherapy Education
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-12)Why are immigrants underrepresented in physiotherapy education? Based on fieldwork in a physiotherapy education, I explore how immigrants' understanding of body can affect their study choices. The study indicates that ... -
The Norwegian General Motor Function assessment as an outcome measure for a frail elderly population: A validity study
(Geriatrics & Gerontology International;16(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-05-08)Aim To establish the validity of the Norwegian General Motor Function (NGMF) assessment scale. Method To establish construct and criteria validity, Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were calculated for the NGMF, and ... -
Norwegian midwives' opinion of their midwifery education - a mixed methods study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Midwifery education in Norway has undergone radical reforms in the past few decades. In 2004, the compulsory year of paid internship was removed from the requirement to become an authorised midwife. Since ... -
Norwegian midwives' perceptions of empowerment
(Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare;2015, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-12)Introduction: Midwives are educated to care for women during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. For midwives to be able to fulfill their professional role they need to be empowered to do so. Aim of the study: To ... -
Norwegian midwives' perceptions of their practice environment: A mixed Methods study
(Nursing Open;Volume 6, Issue 4 October 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-15)Aim: To investigate Norwegian midwives’ perceptions of their working environment. Design: A nationwide postal survey in 2014 collected information from 489 midwives, including the Practice Environment Scale and seven ... -
The Norwegian Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ11-N) – Development and pilot study
(Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy;Volume 26, 2019 - Issue 7, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-13)Background: The concept occupational balance has been linked with health and well-being, and it is therefore viewed as an important concept for occupational therapy practice, theory and research. To operationalize and ... -
The Norwegian Occupational Wholeness Questionnaire (N-OWQ): Scale development and psychometric properties
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Occupational therapy has long emphasized the concepts doing, being, becoming and belonging, and a notion of balance between them. Measures of these concepts are in a developing stage. Aim: This study aimed ... -
Norwegian reference values for the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB): the Tromso Study
(BMC Geriatrics;19, Article number: 216 (2019), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-30)Background: The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is a common well-established instrument to measure physical performance. It involves a timed 4-m walk, timed repeated chair sit-to-stand test, and 10-s balance tests ... -
Norwegian reference values for the Short-Form Health Survey 36: development over time
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose Reference values for patient-reported outcome measures are useful for interpretation of results from clinical trials. The study aims were to collect Norwegian SF-36 reference values and compare with data from ... -
Norwegian Soils and Waters Contain Mesophilic, Plastic-Degrading Bacteria
(Microorganisms;Volume 9, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-03)Plastic pollution has become one of the most critical environmental issues, as rapidly increasing production, compounded by persistence of plastic wastes in the environment, are outpacing efforts to keep ecosystems ... -
Norwegian soldier's acceptance for allied nations field rations during field exercise: behaviour, nutrition, interoperability
(Master thesis, 2010)Introduksjon. Enkelte feltrasjoner er designet for å være den eneste kilden til energi og næringsstoffer for en soldat i 24 timer. Forskning er nødvendig i forhold til hvor godt soldater fra ett NATO-land vil opprettholde ... -
Norwegian Version of the Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool (CPAx-NOR): Translation, Face Validity, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Inter-Rater Reliability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Assessment of physical and respiratory function in the intensive care unit (ICU) is useful for developing an individualized treatment plan and evaluating patient progress. There is a need for measurement tools ... -
The Norwegian version of the scale to assess the therapeutic relationship (N-STAR) in community mental health care: Development and pilot study
(International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation;22(5), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background/Aims: Psychotherapy research has continually placed emphasis on the role of the therapeutic relationship. The current provision of mental health care, however, is often carried out in a variety of contexts and ... -
Not at all what I had expected: Discontinuing treatment with extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX): A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX), an opioid antagonist, has demonstrated equal treatment outcomes, in terms of safety, opioid use, and retention, to the recommended OMT medication buprenorphine. However, ... -
Notasjon av de grunnleggende termene og operasjonene i atferdsanalyse: et pedagogisk virkemiddel
(Norsk tidsskrift for atferdsanalyse;37(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)De grunnleggende begrepene, termene, operasjonene eller måtene å arrangere miljøbetingelsene på, fremstilles i den atferdsanalytiske litteraturen med ulike forkortelser eller notasjoner. Notasjon med bokstaver og symboler ... -
A Novel Design of an Optical Probe for Detecting Perfusion Changes in Buccal Tissue
(IEEE Sensors Journal;PP (99), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-11-22)Measuring the blood perfusion and microcirculation at a specific depth in human tissue is an important method to monitor oxygenation in critically ill patients. The optical probes that are currently available in the market ... -
A novel instrument for ligament balancing: a biomechanical study in human cadaveric knees
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose: Ligament balancing is a prerequisite for good function and survival in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Various balancing techniques exist, but none have shown superior results. The pie-crusting technique by Bellemans ... -
A novel method for the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of health-related quality of life patient-reported outcome measurements
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background This paper presents a novel methodology for translation and cross-cultural adaptation of health-related quality-of-life patient-reported outcome measures, incorporating the Delphi method. Specifically, we ... -
A novel MRI index for paraspinal muscle fatty infiltration: reliability and relation to pain and disability in lumbar spinal stenosis: results from a multicentre study
(European Radiology Experimental;6, Article number: 38 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07-20)Background: Fatty infiltration of the paraspinal muscles may play a role in pain and disability in lumbar spinal stenosis. We assessed the reliability and association with clinical symptoms of a method for assessing fatty ...