Blar i Fakultet for helsevitenskap (HV) på emneord "Health care"
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Dementia and Migration: Family Care Patterns Merging With Public Care Services
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This article focuses on cognitive impairment and dementia in the context of transnational migration. Based on data from focus group discussions and interviews, we conclude that to adjust to the needs of care within ... -
Ethnic boundary-making in health care: Experiences of older Pakistani immigrant women in Norway
(Social Science and Medicine;Volume 239, October 2019, 112555, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-12)Older immigrant women experience several barriers in accessing health care. In this study, we explored how older Pakistani women are met with, and respond to, barriers to health care in Norway, using an ethnic boundary-making ... -
Helsepersonells erfaringer med å implementere kunnskapsbasert praksis på et sykehus i Norge
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Bakgrunn: Helsetjenester skal være kunnskapsbaserte, men å omsette forskningsfunn til klinisk praksis beskrives gjennomgående som komplekst og utfordrende. Studien som presenteres i denne artikkelen var første del av et ... -
Individualizing standardized tests: physiotherapists and occupational therapists' test practices in a geriatric setting
(Qualitative Health Research;23(9), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)In assessing geriatric patients’ functional status, health care professionals use a number of standardized tests. These tests have defined administration procedures that restrict communication and interaction with patients. ... -
Mobile Health Care and Health Behavior Change : Development of a System for Virtual Counseling based on Written Diary Questionnaires and Situational Feedback
(The proceedings of Unitech : International Conference on Universal Technologies;2010, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2010)In the future virtual e-health counseling through the mobile phones will be an important feature of health care. Patients are shortly in face to face contact with health care personal. Many patients face challenges living ... -
Naked in the eyes of the public: A phenomenological study of the lived experience of suffering from burnout while waiting for recognition to be ill
(Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice;Volume 25, Issue 6, December 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-14)Although there has been a focus on problematic issues related to health care services and complaints made by patients, individuals who suffer from medically unexplained syndromes continue to report being epistemically ... -
Phenomenology of Professional Practices in Education and Health Care: An Empirical Investigation
(Phenomenology & Practice;Volume 12 (2018), No. 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In this article a group of professionals working in education and health care explore professional practices and interactions from a phenomenological perspective, drawing on Max van Manen’s conceptualization of the ... -
Providing Patient-Centered and Coordinated Care: A Qualitative Study of Norwegian Cancer Coordinators’ Experiences of Enacting Their Role in Primary Health Care
(Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2018)The cancer coordinator (CC) role was initiated by the Norwegian Cancer Society to meet the growing need for patient-centered and coordinated care in primary health care. Norwegian CCs shall adopt a dual focus on both ... -
Reablement in community-dwelling adults: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(BMC geriatrics;14(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-11-18)Background As a result of the ageing population, there is an urgent need for innovation in community health-care in order to achieve sustainability. Reablement is implemented in primary care in some Western countries ... -
The Service User Technology Acceptability Questionnaire: Psychometric Evaluation of the Norwegian Version
(JMIR Human Factors;Vol 5, No 4 (2018): Oct-Dec, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-21)Background: When developing a mobile health app, users’ perception of the technology should preferably be evaluated. However, few standardized and validated questionnaires measuring acceptability are available. Objective: ... -
Utilization of somatic specialist services among psychiatric immigrant patients: the Norwegian patient registry study
(BMC Health Services Research;2018 18:852, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-13)Background: Amongst psychiatric patients, the leading causes of reduced quality of life and premature death are chronic viral infections and cardiovascular diseases. In spite of this, there are extremely high levels of ... -
Working with Individual Plans: users' perspectives on the challenges and conflicts of users' needs in health and social services
(Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-05-23)In Norway, an Individual Plan (IP) is a statutory right and a tool for cooperation between the client in need of long-term, coordinated services and the public services. This study analyses the explicit needs of users, how ...