Recent Submissions

  • Self-reported competence among advanced practice nursing students in Denmark, Finland and Norway: a cross-sectional multicentre study 

    Martinsen, Randi; Søvde, Sigrid Ahlin; Grov, Ellen Karine; Andersson, Ewa K; Gardulf, Ann (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Background The health care systems in the Nordic countries and worldwide are under pressure due to increasedlongevity and a shortage of nurses. Providing nurses with a high level of education, such as advanced practicenursing, ...
  • Can digital storytelling improve health outcomes for immigrant and refugee populations? A scoping review 

    Kisa, Sezer; Kisa, Adnan (BMC Public Health;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)
    Background: Digital storytelling (DST) combines narrative art with digital technology, and in doing so provides a medium for individuals, especially those within immigrant and refugee communities, to share their health ...
  • Clinical Placement Studies on Early Nursing Education with a Focus on Pedagogical Methods: Qualitative Document Analysis 

    Solberg, Marianne Trygg; Sjølie, Berit Mosseng; Sætra, Mette K Ragnhildstveit; Bingen, Hanne Maria S; Christiansen, Bjørg; Strand, Ingrid Rachel; Ravik, Monika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)
    The present study aimed to explore and describe how pedagogical methods are communicated within formal documents pertaining to clinical placement studies in the first year of nursing education. Developing professional ...
  • Quality of Life and Relationships in Caregivers of People With Dementia. A Gender Perspective 

    Bjørge, Heidi; Kvaal, Kari; Ulstein, Ingun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Home-dwelling people with dementia rely on their family members to be able to stay at home. This affects the family caregivers’ quality of life (QoL). However, less is known about how male and female caregivers differ in ...
  • Expert opinions on improving coercion data collection across Europe: a concept mapping study 

    Lickiewicz, Jakub; Efkemann, Simone Agnes; Husum, Tonje Lossius; Lantta, Tella; Pingani, Luca; Whittington, Richard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Introduction: Coercion is frequently used in mental health practice. Since it overrides some patients’ fundamental human rights, adequate use of coercion requires legal and ethical justifications. Having internationally ...
  • The anatomy of safe surgical teams: an interview-based qualitative study among members of surgical teams at tertiary referral hospitals in Norway 

    Vikan, Magnhild; Deilkås, Ellen Catharina Tveter; Valeberg, Berit Taraldsen; Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin; Husby, Vigdis Kvitland Schnell; Haugen, Arvid Steinar; Danielsen, Stein Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Background In spite of the global implementation of surgical safety checklists to improve patient safety, patients undergoing surgical procedures remain vulnerable to a high risk of potentially preventable complications ...
  • Predictors of maternal pertussis vaccination acceptance among pregnant women in Norway 

    Hansen, Bo Lars Thorvald Terning; Askeland Winje, Brita; Stålcrantz, Jeanette; Greve-Isdahl, Margrethe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Maternal vaccination against pertussis is safe and provides effective protection against pertussis for the newborn, but the vaccine coverage rate remains generally low. Norway is currently planning for introduction of ...
  • Detecting and preventing child maltreatment in primary care and PHNs’ role—a cross-sectional study 

    Midtsund, Astrid Durdei; Henriksen, Lena; Lukasse, Mirjam; Valla, Lisbeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Background Child maltreatment is a global problem that puts children at risk of mental illness, substance abuse, and premature death. Interdisciplinary collaboration is important in preventing and detecting child maltreatment. ...
  • Cost minimisation analyses of birth care in low-risk women in Norway: a comparison between planned home birth and birth in a standard obstetric unit 

    Joranger, Pål; Huitfeldt, Anette Schaumburg; Bernitz, Stine; Blix, Ellen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Background Evidence exists that planned home births for low-risk women in settings in which they have access to hospital transfer if needed are safe. The costs of planned home births, compared to low-risk births in obstetric ...
  • Traumatic events, posttraumatic states, and the debate on aetiology 

    Jović, Vladimir; Varvin, Sverre (Scandinavian Psychoanalytic Review;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Concept of psychological trauma implies causal relation between the traumatic event and subsequent psychopathology. Difficulties in defining the characteristics of causal agent and establishing its firm correlation with ...
  • Polske kvinners opplevelse av Mammografiprogrammet 

    Bhargava, Sameer; Chakron, Mona; Halvorsrud, Liv; Czapka, Elżbieta; Hofvind, Solveig Sand-Hanssen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Bakgrunn: Mammografiprogrammet tilbyr screening for brystkreft til alle kvinner i Norge som er i alderen 5069 år. Innvandrere født i Polen har betydelig lavere oppmøte enn norskfødte kvinner. Polske innvandrere representerer ...
  • Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

    Steel, Nicholas; Clarissa Maria Mercedes, Bauer-Staeb; Ford, John A; Abbafati, Cristiana; Altigani Abdalla, Mohammed; Abdelkader, Atef; Abdi, Parsa; Abeldaño Zuñiga, Roberto Ariel; Abiodun, Olugbenga Olusola; Abolhassani, Hassan; Asaduzzaman, Muhammad; Agardh, Emilie E.; Allebeck, Peter; Dadras, Omid; Bjørge, Tone; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Hoven, Hanno; Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood; Nauman, Javaid; Kisa, Adnan; Kisa, Sezer; Knudsen, Ann Kristin Skrindo; Pereira, Gavin Francis; Schwinger, Catherine Monika; Vollset, Stein Emil; Wojewodzic, Marcin Wlodzimierz; Hay, Simon I; Murray, Christopher J.L.; Wolf, Axel Walter; Wyper, Grant M A; Xu, Xiaoyue; Yasufuku, Yuichi; Yaya, Sanni; Yezli, Saber; Yiğit, Arzu; Yon, Dong Keon; Yu, Chuanhua; Zakham, Fathiah; Zanghì, Aurora; Zastrozhin, Michael; Zeariya, Mohammed G M; Zhang, Liqun; Zhang, Zhiqiang; Zhong, Claire Chenwen; Zhu, Bin; Ziafati, Makan; Zielińska, Magdalena; Zweck, Elric; Zyoud, Sa'ed H; Newton, John N (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)
    Background Decades of steady improvements in life expectancy in Europe slowed down from around 2011, well before the COVID-19 pandemic, for reasons which remain disputed. We aimed to assess how changes in risk factors and ...
  • Worldwide trends in the underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3,633 population-representative studies with 222 million school-aged children, adolescents, and adults 

    Ostojic, Sergej; Phelps, Nowell H.; Singleton, Rosie K.; Zhou, Bin; Heap, Rachel; Mishra, Anu; Bennett, James B.; Paciorek, Christopher J; Lhoste, Victor P.F.; Carillo-Larco, Rodrigo; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea; Bixby, Honor; Bentham, James; Danaei, Mariachiara; Rayner, Archie; Barradas-Pires, Ana; Cowan, Melanie J; Savin, Stefan; Riley, Leanne M; Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos; Aryal, Krishna Kumar; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Bere, Elling Tufte; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Bjertness, Espen; Bjertness, Marius Bergsmark; Ekelund, Ulf; Gerdts, Eva; Grøholt, Else Karin; Haugsgjerd, Teresa Risan; Htet, Aung Soe; Igland, Jannicke; Janszky, Imre; Kjerpeseth, Lars Jøran; Kolle, Elin; Krokstad, Steinar; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Meisfjord, Jørgen Rajan; Meyer, Haakon Eduard; Sen, Abhijit; Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen; Sparboe-Nilsen, Bente; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Steinsbekk, Silje; Sulo, Gerhard; Tell, Grethe S.; Torheim, Liv Elin; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Wichstrøm, Lars; Wilsgaard, Tom (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Background Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from ...
  • Prehospital seizure management protocols need standardized guidelines. A descriptive study from Norway 

    Olsen, Ingrid Anette Hustad; Horn, Morten Andreas; Rehn, Marius; Taubøll, Erik; Hov, Maren Ranhoff (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Background: Patients with convulsive seizures constitute a significant group in acute neurology. No common European clinical practice guidelines on prehospital seizure management exist, and today most patients are brought ...
  • Users' Perspectives on the Organization of Rehabilitation Services – A Focus Group Study of User Organization Representatives in Norway 

    Søberg, Helene L.; Koren Solvang, Per; Andelic, Nada; Røe, Cecilie; Kirkevold, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Background: User organizations for people with disabilities in Norway work for social equality and participation, and quality of health services for people with disabilities, chronic illnesses and reduced functional capacity. ...
  • Patient-Centerdness in the Perioperative Period—A Rapid Review of Current Research 

    Leonardsen, Ann-Chatrin Linqvist; Wolf, Axel; Nilsson, Ulrica (Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Purpose: The indication of surgery is a critical moment in a person’s life implying different needs, feelings, or fears. The aim of the current literature review was to elucidate the prevailing utilization of the concepts ...
  • Effects of Individualized Follow-Up With an App Postcardiac Rehabilitation: Five-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial 

    Lunde, Pernille; Bye, Asta; Grimsmo, Jostein; Pripp, Are Hugo; Ritschel, Vibeke Nordmo; Jarstad, Even; Nilsson, Birgitta Blakstad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)
    Background: Adherence to healthy behaviors initiated or adapted during cardiac rehabilitation (CR) remains a significant challenge, with few patients meeting guideline standards for secondary prevention. The use of mobile ...
  • Hypothetical mechanisms driving physical activity levels in ethnic minority groups living in Europe: a systematically identified evidence-based conceptual systems model 

    Sawyer, Alexia D. M.; van Lenthe, Frank; Kamphuis, Carlijn; Bengoechea, Enrique Garcia; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Terragni, Laura; Volf, Kevin; Roos, Gun; Woods, Catherine; Forberger, Sarah; Scheidmeir, Marie; Langøien, Lars Jørun; Neumann-Podczaska, Agnieszka; Wieczorowska-Tobis, Katarzyna; Stronks, Karien (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Background In Europe, physical activity levels tend to be lower in ethnic minority groups than the general population. Interventions and policies based on research examining isolated determinants of physical activity have ...
  • It's about living a normal life: parents' quality of life when their child has a life-threatening or life-limiting condition - a qualitative study 

    Kittelsen, Trine Brun; Bruun Lorentsen, Vibeke; Castor, Charlotte; Lee, Anja; Kvarme, Lisbeth Gravdal; Winger, Anette (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    Background Pediatric palliative care (PPC) seeks to enhance the quality of life (QoL) for both children and their families. While most studies within PPC have focused on the ill child’s QoL, less is known about parents’ ...
  • Domestic violence and pregnancy intendedness: A cross-sectional study in Nepal 

    Chalise, Pratibha; Infanti, Jennifer Jean; Pun, Kunta Devi; Simpson, Melanie Rae; Henriksen, Lena; Lukasse, Mirjam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)
    Background Research indicates that women’s control over their fertility may be impacted by intimate partner and domestic violence. This study aimed to investigate the association between domestic violence and unintended ...

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