Blar i Department of Health Promotion and Development på utgivelsesdato
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Employment status and perceived health in the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-08-29)Background: Most western countries have disability benefit schemes ostensibly based upon requiring (1) a work inhibiting functional limitation that (2) can be attributed to a diagnosable condition, injury or disease. The ... -
General practitioners' self-perceived ability to recognize severity of common mental disorders: an underestimated factor in case identification?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-08-30)Background: Several studies have shown that general practitioners (GPs) under-diagnose common mental disorders, and that training courses hardly improve this practice. The influence of GPs' self-perceived ability to recognize ... -
The nature of subjective health complaints in adolescence: Dimensionality, stability, and psychosocial predictors
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-09-12)Despite the fact that adolescence is regarded as a period in life with good health and where severe illness is uncommon, many adolescents struggle with different kinds of health complaints in their daily lives. From a ... -
Voluntary HIV counselling and testing service uptake among primary school teachers in Mwanza, Tanzania: assessment of socio-demographic, psychosocial and socio-cognitive aspects
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-10-04)HIV/AIDS presents a major crisis that is increasingly affecting the most productive segments of the population across development sectors in Tanzania. The basic education sector, which is vital to the creation and enhancement ... -
Mortality and work-related disability as long-term consequences of anxiety and depression: historical cohort designs based on the HUNT-2 study
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-10-12)Objective: Over the last decades, quality epidemiological studies have repeatedly shown that the prevalence of mental illness is substantial, but still largely under-recognised and undertreated. Under-recognition in general ... -
Faktorer som influerer på ansattes trivsel og velvære - En intervju undersøkelse i et forsikringsselskap -
(Master thesis, 2007)The purpose of this study was to explore employees’ experiences of job-satisfaction and well-being to gain knowledge concerning the factors that influence job satisfaction and well-being. This is a study that used qualitative ... -
Hvilken betydning har personlige og strukturelle faktorer for gjennomføring av mastergrad?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)Med innføring av Kvalitetsreformen fra 2003 har det blitt sterkere fokus på gjennomføring av høyere grad. I denne artikkelen undersøker vi betydning av personlig motivasjon, strukturelle forhold og veileders engasjement ... -
Fra bekymring til handling. Hvilke vurderinger ligger til grunn for at fagfolk i skolen melder bekymring om seksuelle overgrep og vold mot barn til konsultasjonsteamene
(Master thesis, 2007)Svært mange barn utsettes for seksuelle overgrep og vold i nære relasjoner. Overgrep mot barn er fremdeles et skjult, tabu- og skambelagt område i samfunnet vårt, noe som gjør det vanskelig å oppdage. For disse barna er ... -
Brukermedvirkning i barnevernets beslutningsprosesser. Familiers opplevelse av brukermedvirkning i undersøkelsesfasen i en barnevernsak
(Master thesis, 2007)Målsetningen er å studere fenomenet brukermedvirkning i barneverntjenesten, med særlig fokus på beslutningsprosesser, for å se hvilke kriterier som bør ligge til grunn for at brukerne selv skal kunne oppleve medvirkning. ... -
Kunnskapsstatus om forskning på modeller for samlivskurs
(HEMIL-report; 1-2007, Research report, 2007)Samlivskurs er et forebyggende samlivsstyrkende tiltak, der en ved å formidle informasjon og ferdighetstrening gir par kunnskap og verktøy til å opprettholde og forbedre parforholdet. Den foreliggende rapporten har som ... -
Fra spørreskjemakonstruksjon til multivariat analyse av data: En innføring i survey-metoden
(HEMIL-report; 2-2007, Research report, 2007)Leseren skal få en forståelse av hvordan surveys kan planlegges og gjennomføres. Leseren skal også få en forholdsvis grundig innføring i den elementære statistikken og en del smakebiter på multivariat statistikk.Innledni ... -
Sick Leave and Subjective Health Complaints
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-01-06)The aims of this thesis were to identify risk factors for high levels of sick leave and investigate what – if anything – can be done to reduce sick leave. What is the role of “subjective health complaints”, coping, and ... -
Returning disability pensioners with back pain to work
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-03-15)The main purpose of this thesis was to investigate whether a group of disability pensioners with back pain would have a potential for a successful return to work. Perceived barriers against work, physical and mental ... -
Work & Health. Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress applied in an organisational setting
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-08-21)Most models of occupational stress propose that stressors in the work environment lead to negative psychological, physical, and behavioural changes in the individual employee (Jex & Bliese, 1999). This thesis focuses on ... -
Age-specific prevalence of the metabolic syndrome defined by the International Diabetes Federation and the National Cholesterol Education Program: the Norwegian HUNT 2 study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-08-29)Background: The 2005 International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definition of the metabolic syndrome was designed to be useful worldwide, but to date few prevalence studies have used that definition in European populations. ... -
Mental health and impairment in disability benefits. Studies applying linkages between health surveys and administrative registries
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-09-19)Objective: An increasing number of people in Norway and most other western countries leave the workforce earlier than retirement age and depend on disability benefits for income security. There is no consensus concerning ... -
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 ... -
Thriving despite adversity: Job engagement and self-care among community nurses
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-12-13)Background: Community nursing in Norway has become an increasingly stressful occupation and many nurses who experience symptoms of burnout leave the profession. Yet others manage to cope with the adversity of nursing. This ... -
Nærvær i arbeidslivet - en survey undersøkelse av forpleiningsansatte i Nordsjøen. Er der sammenhenger mellom langtidsnærvær på jobben og mestring, jobbengasjement, organisatorisk rettferdighet, krav, kontroll og sosial støtte?
(Master thesis, 2008)Both at the workplace and within the legislation in Norway there have been a focus change in recent years where emphasis on the functioning and presenteeism of the employees have gained more attention rather than the ... -
Prognostic factors associated with return to work following multidisciplinary vocational rehabilitation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008)OBJECTIVES: The number of people in Western countries on long-term sick-leave and disability pension due to musculoskeletal complaints and psychological health problems is increasing. The main objective of this study was ...