Browsing Department of Health Promotion and Development by Subject "VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800"
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Adaptation and health in extreme and isolated environments: From 78ºN to 75ºS
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-06-07)The main purpose of this thesis was to explore the variation in health, diurnal cortisol rhythm, and performance related to working and living in extreme and isolated environments. The thesis consists of three papers that ... -
A Case Study of NGO Collaboration in the Norwegian Alcohol Policy Arena
(Master thesis, 2007-12)The purpose of this study was to increase the knowledge base on the processes through which health promotion partnerships function by testing a newly developed model, The Bergen Model of Collaborative Functioning. The ... -
Character strengths, life satisfaction and orientations to happiness - a study of the Nordic countries
(Master thesis, 2011-12-14)Health promotion and positive psychology both focus on the positive aspects of health, and share a view in which the prevention of health problems are as important as repairing damage. Whereas much is known about how to ... -
Ethnic Minorities in Central Europe: What predicts civic engagement and the feeling of being socially integrated?
(Master thesis, 2011-05-19)Introduction: This thesis investigated how demographic variables affected the social well-being amongst ethnic minorities in Central Europe, building on acculturation and social capital theory. Method: The sample consisted ... -
Factors and Processes that Facilitate Collaboration In a Complex Organisation: A Hospital Case Study
(Master thesis, 2009-03-01)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to increase the knowledge on the processes and factors that facilitate and/or hinder collaborative functioning, by testing the utility of a newly developed model: The Bergen Model of ... -
Helsefremmende perspektiv på rusforebygging i arbeidsfellesskap gjennom programmet AV-OG-TIL-Prat
(Master thesis, 2009-05-19)Alkoholbruk kan ha både konstruktive og destruktive sider. Arbeidsrelatert alkoholbruk øker i det norske arbeidsliv, og det er en økende grad av bekymringsfullt alkoholkonsum. Flere studier har konkludert med at det er ... -
Kvinners psykiske helse i overgangen til foreldreskapet. Betydningen av mestringsforventning for tilfredshet i parforholdet og fødselsdepresjon.
(Master thesis, 2011-02-01)The transition to parenthood (TTP) affects women's mental health in different ways. TTP can be a challenging transition, especially for relationship satisfaction which has shown to decrease. In addition, an increasing ... -
The Luo co-wives of Kenya: Using Resistance Resources to Achieve an Empowered Quality of Life
(Master thesis, 2012-05-21)Health is an abstract, hazy and contested concept that means different things to different people. One of the most persistent confusions between definitions of health has been whether to focus on wellness or on the absence ... -
Mestring, sosioøkonomisk status og subjektive helseplager hos pasienter med uspesifikke ryggplager
(Master thesis, 2011-05-20)Background: According to the cognitive activation theory of stress, sustained activation due to lack of positive response outcome expectancies, may lead to bad health and subjective health complaints. Sensitization mechanisms ... -
Norwegian policies to reduce social inequities in health: Developments and challenges. A qualitative case study
(Master thesis, 2012-05-09)Although health inequities have increasingly been acknowledged as an urgent public health challenge in all European countries, the health gap still widens, while there remains a lack of knowledge about how to effectively ... -
Promoting public health in Norway: A case study of NGO - public sector partnership using The Bergen Model of Collaborative Functioning
(Master thesis, 2011-05-20)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to further test the applicability of the Bergen Model of Collaborative Functioning (BMCF). Experiences in working in a newly established partnership venturing on an unclear mission ... -
Rehabilitering og medverknad i eit helsefremmande perspektiv. Ei kasus studie med ni pasientar i to ulike rehabiliteringsopplegg.
(Master thesis, 2010-06-04)Purpose: To measure the status and change of performance of Activities of daily living (ADL) in stroke patients receiving home-based rehabilitation (HR) compared to patients receiving hospital-based rehabilitation (Usual ... -
Social Determinants of Chronic Child Malnutrition in Peru: Comparison of a National Sample to a Sample from the Rural Andes from the Peru 2006-2008 Measure DHS Project.
(Master thesis, 2010)Introduction: This study explored social determinants of chronic child malnutrition on national level and in very poor ruralities in the Andean region in Peru. Methods: Two samples were studied, a national sample, (n = ... -
Sosialisering til fysisk aktivitet av venner og foreldre. Ein longitudinell studie om fysisk aktivitet frå ungdom til vaksen.
(Master thesis, 2011-05-19)Background: Few previous studies have investigated the associations between socialization factors during youth and physical activity in adult life. Therefore, the aim of this thesis was to investigate the relationship ... -
Velferdsholdninger og sosiale verdier i europeiske velferdsregimer: En tverrnasjonal undersøkelse av sosiale verdiers betydning for holdninger til velferdsstaten i tre ulike velferdsregimer
(Master thesis, 2011-05-13)Background: Welfare states and the welfare policies in practice in welfare states have implications for population health. Studies have shown that attitudes towards welfare and welfare policies vary between welfare regimes, ...