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A 1-year follow-up study exploring the associations between perception of Illness and health-related quality of life in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(Dove Medical Press, 2013-12-19)Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive respiratory disease with an increasing prevalence worldwide. Its potential consequences, including reduced function and reduced social participation, are likely ... -
Adaptation of human skeletal muscle to nine weeks of intermittent resistance training
(University of Tartu Press, 2001)Twelve persons were randomly assigned to a training group (n=6) or a control group (n=6). The training consisted of intensive, intermittent elbow extensions three times a week at 55 per cent of 1RM for nine weeks. Needle ... -
Adiposity and hyperglycaemia in pregnancy and related health outcomes in European ethnic minorities of Asian and African origin: a review.
(Co-Action Publishing, 2013)Background: Ethnic minorities in Europe have high susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and, in some groups, also cardiovascular disease (CVD). Pregnancy can be considered a stress test that predicts future morbidity ... -
Age, gender, and approaches to studying predict academic performance among Norwegian occupational therapy students
(Norsk Ergoterapeutforbund, 2018)Background: Students' academic outcomes may be a result of several factors including the students' personal characteristics, their study behaviors, and characteristics of the learning environment. This study examined ... -
Approaches to studying predict academic performance in undergraduate occupational therapy students: a cross-cultural study
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background Learning outcomes may be a result of several factors including the learning environment, students’ predispositions, study efforts, cultural factors and approaches towards studying. This study examined the ... -
Approaches to studying: A cross-sectional comparison of occupational therapy students in six education programs in Norway
(Western Michigan University, 2020-04-15)Students’ approaches to studying have been associated with their academic performance. Although previous research suggests that the cultural and educational context may influence approaches to studying, few studies have ... -
Are individual student characteristics and -performance associated with group-level functioning in educational groups? An exploratory study
(Norsk ergoterapeutforbund, 2017)Background : The recently developed Social Profile assessment allows for classifying a group’s interaction behaviors within five levels. However, empirical associations between the levels, and factors related to an ... -
Assessing mobility for persons with lower limb amputation: the Figure-of-Eight Walk Test with the inclusion of two novel conditions
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-08-28)Purpose: To investigate the internal consistency, convergent and known-groups construct validity of the Figure-of-Eight Walk Test with two novel conditions in persons with lower limb amputation, and to examine differences ... -
Assessment of aerobic capacity and walking economy of transfemoral amputees
(Sage, 2013-06-24)Background: Studies of the maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) of transfemoral amputees have mostly used protocols that activate a relatively small muscle mass. Consequently, transfemoral amputee VO2max may be systematically ... -
Assessment of clients with cognitive impairments:A survey of Norwegian occupational therapists inmunicipal practice
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Background: With the Coordination Reform Act initiated in 2012, Norwegian occupational therapists in municipal practice have been given responsibilities concerning clients with cognitive impairments. With emphasis on ... -
Association between alcohol consumption and impaired work performance (presenteeism): A systematic review
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-07-16)Objectives: The aim of this review was to explore the notion of alcohol-related presenteeism; that is, whether evidence in the research literature supports an association between employee alcohol consumption and impaired ... -
The association between having a coordinator and return to work: the rapid-return-to-work cohort study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-02-18)Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess if the reported provision of a coordinator was associated with time to first return to work (RTW) and first full RTW among sick-listed employees who participated in different ... -
The associations between employees' risky drinking and sociodemographics, and implications for intervention needs
(BMC, 2018-06-14)Background: Harmful alcohol consumption is a major risk factor for ill-health on an individual level, a global public health challenge, and associated with workplace productivity loss. This study aimed to explore the ... -
Associations between learning environment factors and student satisfaction among occupational therapy students
(Emerald Publishing, 2020-04-20)Purpose: Student satisfaction is an important indicator of educational quality in higher education institutions. Learning environment factors are assumed to play a role in determining student satisfaction. The purpose of ... -
Associations between learning environment variables and students’ approaches to studying: a cross-sectional study
(BMC, 2020-04-20)Background: Aspects of the learning environment may be related to students` approaches to studying, but few studies have investigated these relationships in the context of occupational therapy education. Objective: To ... -
Associations Between Occupational Therapy Students’ Approaches to Studying and Their Academic Grade Results: A Cross-Sectional and Cross-Cultural Study
(Eastern Kentucky University, 2020-01-16)Students’ approaches to studying are generally viewed as essential for their learning outcomes and are often described as being either deep, strategic or surface. However, research on associations between study approaches ... -
Associations between self-esteem, general self-efficacy and approaches to studying in occupational therapy students: A cross-sectional study
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)The aim of this study was to explore associations between self-esteem, general self-efficacy, and the deep, strategic, and surface approaches to studying. Norwegian occupational therapy students (n = 125) completed ... -
Biographical disruption, adjustment and reconstruction of everyday occupations and work participation after mild traumatic brain injury. A focus group study
(2016)Purpose: To explore traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a biographical disruption and to study the reconstruction of everyday occupations and work participation among individuals with mild TBI. Methods: Seven focus groups ... -
Carbohydrate and Fat Oxidation in Persons With Lower Limb Amputation During Walking With Different Speeds
(SAGE Publications, 2017)Background: Studies suggest that the energy expenditure of healthy persons (control) during walking with the preferred walking speed in steady-state conditions is dominated by fat oxidation. Conversely, carbohydrate and ... -
Cardiovascular disease by diabetes status in five ethnic minority groups compared to ethnic Norwegians
(BioMed Central, 2011-07-13)Background The population in Norway has become multi-ethnic due to migration from Asia and Africa over the recent decades. The aim of the present study was to explore differences in the self-reported prevalence of ...
