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Approaches to minimum-income protection in old age: comparing the three Scandinavian countries
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Are immigrant youth involved in voluntary organizations more likely than their non-immigrant peers to be engaged in politics? Survey evidence from Norway
(Acta Sociologic;Volume: 63 issue: 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-06)The aim of this paper is to examine the link between associational involvement and political participation among youth in Norway and how this link varies between boys and girls of an immigrant or non-immigrant background. ... -
Are there educational disparities in health and functioningamong the oldest old? Evidence from the Nordic countries
(European Journal of Ageing;December 2019, Volume 16, Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-17)With the ageing of the population and recent pressures on important welfare state arrangements, updated knowledge on the linkage between socioeconomic status and health in old age is pertinent for shedding light on emerging ... -
An “Army of Volunteers”? Engagement, Motivation, and Barriers to Volunteering among the Baby Boomers
(Journal of Gerontological Social Work;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-04)Aging baby boomers are expected to provide a large reservoir for the nonprofit sector. We find evidence which while broadly supportive of this idea also suggest limitations as to what can realistically be expected. Using ... -
The association between hospital nurses’ perspectives on their information practices and quality of care transitions in older patients: A nation-wide cross-sectional study
(Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning;Årgang 7, nr. 2-2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-24)Background: The main aim of the current study is to provide updated knowledge on hospital nurses’ assessments of quality of care transitions in older patients in Norway. A secondary aim is to analyse to what extent these ... -
The association between socioeconomic status and pandemic influenza: Systematic review and meta-analysis
(PLOS ONE;16(9): e0244346, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-07)Background: The objective of this study is to document whether and to what extent there is an association between socioeconomic status (SES) and disease outcomes in the last five influenza pandemics. Methods/principle ... -
Associations between paid and unpaid work among Norwegian seniors: competition, complementarity or continuity?
(European Journal of Ageing;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-22)A key issue in policy debates on active ageing is how to increase older people’s participation in both paid and unpaid work. This combined goal raises the question of whether the different activities compete for seniors’ ... -
Assuring patient participation and care continuity in intermediate care: Getting the most out of family meetings using the four habits model
(Health Expectations;Volume 25, Issue 5, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction: As a transitional care intervention, intermediate care (IC) bridges the pathway for older patients from hospital to home. Within family meetings in IC, the older patient, his or her relatives, the interdisciplinary ... -
Attrition in an Online Loneliness Intervention for Adults Aged 50 Years and Older: Survival Analysis
(Journal of Medical Internet Research Aging;vol. 2, iss. 2 (2019): Jul-Dec, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-08)Background: Online interventions can be as effective as in-person interventions. However, attrition in online intervention is high and potentially biases the results. More importantly, high attrition rates might reduce the ... -
Autonomy, democracy and solidarity. The defining principles of collaborative civil society housing and some mechanisms that may challenge them
(Urban Research and Practice;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-04)This theoretical paper introduces a conceptual framework for empirical study and comparison of collaborative civil society housing (CSH). We suggest that CSH communities satisfy four criteria to a lesser or higher extent: ... -
Awareness of dementia and coping to preserve quality of life: a five-year longitudinal narrative study
(International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being;Volume 15, 2020 - Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-11)Purpose: To examine how people (<65 years) with young-onset dementia (YOD) express awareness of dementia and how they seem to handle awareness as a strategy to preserve quality of life over time.Method: A longitudinal ... -
'Å holde hverdagslivet sammen'. Hjem, familie og tilhørighet blant etterkommere av innvandrere fra India og Pakistan
(Norsk Antropologisk Tidsskrift;Årgang 31, nr. 1–2-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-23)Med utgangspunkt i Gullestads analyser av hjem, hverdagsliv og de store samfunnstransformasjoner fra 1970-tallet og fremover, diskuterer denne artikkelen forståelser og praksiser knyttet til hjem, familie og hverdagsliv i ... -
A balancing act: The employer perspective on disability disclosure in hiring
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)BACKGROUND: How to disclose an impairment during the hiring process is an important question for disabled people, yet the associated employer perspective remains overlooked in the literature. OBJECTIVE: The article ... -
Balancing standardisation and individualisation in transitional care pathways: a meta-ethnography of the perspectives of older patients, informal caregivers and healthcare professionals
(BMC Health Services Research;22, Article number: 430 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-01)Background: Transitional care implies the transfer of patients within or across care settings in a seamless and safe way. For frail, older patients with complex health issues, high-quality transitions are especially important ... -
Barnehagelærere - Fra mangel til overskudd
(Søkelys på arbeidslivet;Årgang 35, nr. 1-2-2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-08)I dag går over 90 prosent av barn under skolealder i barnehage. På begynnelsen av 1970-tallet var andelen knapt tre prosent. Mens det lenge var stor mangel på barnehagelærere og mange forlot yrket etter kort tid, er det ... -
Basic human values and sick leave: A study combining two-wave survey data with longitudinal register data
(Scandinavian Journal of Psychology;Volume 63, Issue 6, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07-07)There is growing recognition that dispositional factors and social norms can predict work absence. Human values have been linked to related concepts, including work commitment and receipt of disability pension; however, ... -
Bemanningsnorm i sykehjem
(Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning;1(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)En rekke undersøkelser har avdekket mangler og ulikheter i eldreomsorgen. Derfor diskuterer sentrale helsemyndigheter hvorvidt det skal innføres en bemanningsnorm som skal gjelde alle norske sykehjem. I denne ... -
Betydningen av opphold i fosterhjem for livet som voksen - en kunnskapsoversikt
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Denne artikkelen utforsker hvilke reaksjoner, støttende og ikke støttende, utsatte for seksuelle overgrep får fra sitt uformelle nettverk etter at de har vært utsatt for et overgrep. Positiv støtte bidrar til at de utsatte ... -
Big five personality traits and physician-certified sickness absence
(European Journal of Personality;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-03)Although several studies show that personality traits are associated with absenteeism, few large-scale studies have examined these relationships prospectively, integrating survey data and register data on sickness absence. ... -
Binge drinking, cannabis and tobacco use among ethnic Norwegian and ethnic minority adolescents in Oslo, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)The aim of the study was to assess prevalence and factors associated with binge drinking, cannabis use and tobacco use among ethnic Norwegians and ethnic minority adolescents in Oslo. We used data from a school-based ...