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The importance of a good therapeutic alliance in promoting exercise motivation in a group of older Norwegians in the subacute phase of hip fracture; a qualitative study
(BMC Geriatrics;20, Article number: 118 (2020), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03-30)Background: Hip fractures represent a global public health issue that demands high cost both from the patient and from the society. Functional exercise in the subacute phase of a hip fracture is essential in reducing these ... -
The importance of a good therapeutic alliance in promoting exercise motivation in a group of older Norwegians in the subacute phase of hip fracture; a qualitative study
(BMC Geriatrics;20, Article number: 118 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-12)Background: Hip fractures represent a global public health issue that demands high cost both from the patient and from the society. Functional exercise in the subacute phase of a hip fracture is essential in reducing these ... -
The importance of moral sensitivity when including persons with dementia in qualitative research
(Nursing ethics;20(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-11-19)Abstract The aim of this article is to show the importance of moral sensitivity when including persons with dementia in research. The article presents and discusses ethical challenges encountered when a total of 15 persons ... -
The importance of parkinsonian signs for gait and balance in patients with Alzheimer's disease of mild degree.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Parkinsonian signs are common in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) of mild degree and predict functional decline, but their relationship with gait speed and balance is unclear. The aims of this study were to describe ... -
Important periods of weight development in childhood: a population-based longitudinal study
(BMC Public Health;14 (160), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Identifying important ages for the development of overweight is essential for optimizing preventive efforts. The purpose of the study was to explore early growth characteristics in children who become overweight ... -
'Imprisoned' in pain: analyzing personal experiences of phantom pain
(Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy;17(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-03-20)This article explores the phenomenon of “phantom pain.” The analysis is based on personal experiences elicited from individuals who have lost a limb or live with a paralyzed body part. Our study reveals that the ways in ... -
Improvement in Quality of Life Following a Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Program for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
(Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare;Volume 2019:12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-20)Background: Parkinson’s disease follows a chronic course, and therefore quality of life is important to assess in relation to rehabilitation programs for persons with the disease. Aim: To examine whether a brief rehabilitation ... -
Improving cardiovascular health through nudging healthier foodchoices: A systematic review
(Nutrients;Volume 11, Issue 10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-15)Obesity and metabolic syndrome are considered major public health problems, and their negative impact on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) is profound. Targeting modifiable risk factors such ... -
Improving Documentation of Nutritional Care in A Nursing Home: An Evaluation of A Participatory Action Research Project
(Geriatrics;Volume 4, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-16)Background: Nursing home patients at nutritional risk are often not identified, nor given entitled nutritional treatment. One approach proven suitable to facilitate change in clinical practise is participatory action ... -
Improving fruit and vegetable intake among Norwegian first graders through reinforcement, modelling, and peer advice: A feasibility study
(MAEH;2017, Master thesis, 2017)Background: According to the national dietary survey Ungkost 3, Norwegian children’s fruit and vegetable consumption is low. Several interventions have been implemented to increase consumption, but the effects have been ... -
Improving gait after stroke – treadmill or walking; quantity or quality
(Journal of CyberTherapy & Rehabilitation;2,(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)The main aim with he present study was to evaluate treadmill training versus walking outdoor in order to improve quality aspects like step length, step width, cadence and quantitative aspects like endurance, walking speed ... -
Improving Health for People Living With Heart Failure: Focus Group Study of Preconditions for Co-Production of Health and Care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Co-production of health and care involving patients, families of patients, and professionals in care processes can create joint learning about how to meet patients’ needs. Although barriers and facilitators to ... -
Improving Maternal and Neonatal Health by a Midwife-led Continuity Model of Care - An Observational Study in One Governmental Hospital in Palestine.
(EClinicalMedicine;Volume 10, April 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-16)Background: From 2013 a midwife-led continuity model of care was implemented in the Nablus region in occupied Palestine, involving a governmental hospital and ten rural villages. This study analysed the relation between the ... -
Improving measurement in nutrition literacy research using Rasch modelling: examining construct validity of stage-specific ‘critical nutrition literacy’ scales
(Public health nutrition;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-03-11)Objective Critical nutrition literacy (CNL), as an increasingly important area in public health nutrition, can be defined as the ability to critically analyse nutrition information, increase awareness and participate in ... -
Improving reading fluency: a literature review and an empirical study
(MALKS;2011, Master thesis, 2011)In a modern society it is important to know how to read since reading is an essential part of almost every aspect of daily life. Despite increased literacy in Western Europe the last decades many children never become ... -
Improving Safety Among Pregnant Women Reporting Domestic Violence in Nepal—A Pilot Study
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 17, Issue 7, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-24)Introduction: Domestic violence (DV) during pregnancy is associated with poor health outcomes for both the mother and newborn, and sometimes death. In a low-income country like Nepal, women have few options to leave abusive ... -
Impulsivitet og diskontering: En litteraturgjennomgang og en pilotstudie av et testverktøy
(MALKS;2019, Master thesis, 2019)Temporal diskontering er den subjektive devalueringen av en forsterker utsatt i tid. Grupper som gamblere, matavhengige, kriminelle og rusavhengige har vist seg å ha høyere diskonteringsrater enn andre. På bakgrunn av dette ... -
Impulsivity in Parkinson’s disease patients treated with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation—An exploratory study
(PLOS ONE;16(3): e0248568, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-12)Background: Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) is a recognized treatment in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Knowledge is still limited regarding the possible impact of STN-DBS on personality traits and ... -
In search of the changeable: An analysis of visual representations of nursing in Norwegian and Danish professional nursing journals, 1965–2016
(Nursing Inquiry;2020; 00: e12340, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-03)In this study, we demonstrate how perceptions of nursing are constructed in close connection with the development of the Nordic welfare states. Drawing on Gillian Rose's framework for analysing the social and political ... -
In vivo distribution of cerebrospinal fluid tracer in human upper spinal cord and brain stem
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)BACKGROUND. Intrathecal injection is an attractive route through which drugs can be administered and directed to the spinal cord, restricted by the blood-spinal cord barrier. However, in vivo data on the distribution of ...