Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på tittel
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Patterns of ‘balancing between hope and despair’ in the diagnostic phase: a grounded theory study of patients on a gastroenterology ward
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-04)Aim: The aim of the study was to learn how patients going through the diagnostic phase experienced and handled their situation. Background: Many studies report about the stressful diagnostic phase; however, none has presented ... -
Pårørende i sykepleiefaget - "Fra ansvarsfraskrivende slektning til samarbeidspartner". Distinksjonen mellom betalt og ubetalt hjelp til hjemmeboende eldre. En dokumentanalyse av sykepleiefaglige tidsskrift og lærebøker fra tidsperioden 1945-2017 om deres omtale av pårørendes posisjon analysert med en praxeologisk optikk
(Master thesis, 2018-06-19)This master thesis is a result of a concern, that the Norwegian government is giving the next of kin a too big of a role, in the care of the elderly. In Norway, the state has a legal responsibility to provide care for the ... -
Pårørendes opplevelse og erfaring med intensivdagbok når pasienten dør
(Master thesis, 2018-08-30)Background: Research has shown that families of intensive care patients, are at risk of developing anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Moreover, diaries written for the patients in intensive care have ... -
Påverknad av muskelfatigue i testprosedyre for retur til idrett etter rekonstruksjon av fremre korsband
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“The Peer Educator Is the Game-Changer of My Life”: Perceptions of Adolescents Living with HIV in DR Congo on Involving Peer Educators in the Process of HIV Disclosure
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Several approaches to the disclosure of HIV status to children and adolescents have been described. Each of these places particular emphasis on the role of parents and health care workers (HCWs) to mitigate the impact of ... -
Peer Teaching in Undergraduate Medical Education: What are the Learning Outputs for the Student-Teachers? A Systematic Review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: To achieve quality in medical education, peer teaching, understood as students taking on roles as educators for peers, is frequently used as a teaching intervention. While the benefits of peer teaching for ... -
Pelvic organ prolapse surgery and health-related quality of life: a follow-up study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Symptomatic prolapse impairs quality of life. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is considered an important outcome of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery. However, it is rarely reported, and measures are ... -
The pendulum time of life: the experience of time, when living with severe incurable disease—a phenomenological and philosophical study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05)The aim of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the experience of time when living with severe incurable disease. A phenomenological and philosophical approach of description and deciphering were used. In our ... -
Perceived barriers and facilitators in providing palliative care for people with severe dementia : the healthcare professionals' experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-09-12)Background: Dementia has become a major public health issue worldwide due to its rapidly increasing prevalence and an increasing number of dementia-related deaths in long-term care facilities. The aim of this study was to ... -
Perceived food intolerance and irritable bowel syndrome in a population 3 years after a giardiasis-outbreak: a historical cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-19)Background: Studies have shown an increased prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) after acute gastroenteritis. Food as a precipitating and perpetuating factor in IBS has gained recent interest, but food intolerance ... -
Perceived unfairness in working conditions: the case of public health services in Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-02-12)Background: The focus on the determinants of the quality of health services in low-income countries is increasing. Health workers’ motivation has emerged as a topic of substantial interest in this context. The main objective ... -
Perception of Health professions students of their role model status in Tombak cessation: A cross sectional study from Sudan
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: Health professionals are to play an essential and effective role in tobacco control. Toombak is a popular form of smokeless tobacco, locally made and used among Sudanese. It is associated with oral and systemic ... -
Perception of the Professional Knowledge of and Education on the Medical Technology Products among the Pharmacists in the Baltic and Nordic Countries—A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-10-13)With increased development of medical technology (MT), new challenges emerge related to education and training of pharmacists and other healthcare specialists. Currently, only a few universities in the EU promote MT education ... -
Perceptions and beliefs on tuberculosis and the influence on health seeking behaviour. A qualitative study in Kinondoni district, Dar es Salaam.
(Master thesis, 2010-05-17)Background and goal Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major health problems in the world. Early passive case detection and high treatment compliance is important for obtaining a successful TB control. One of the factors early ... -
Perceptions and experiences of access to public healthcare by people with disabilities and older people in Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-08)Introduction: In the year 2000, a set of eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were presented as a way to channel global efforts into the reduction of poverty and the promotion of social development. A global discussion ... -
Perceptions and practices related to home based and facility based birth. A qualitative study from Agemssa, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2011-12-16)Introduction Despite the indications of sharp declines in maternal mortality rate the past few years, maternal mortality still remains unacceptably high, and many countries are not on track to achieve the aims of the ... -
Perceptions of mental illness among non-specialized healthcare professionals in Kathmandu, Nepal
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Perfectionism as a predictor of change in digital self-guided interventions for public speaking anxiety in adolescents: A secondary analysis of a four-armed randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA) interventions targeting adolescents exist; however, not all gain improvement. This exploratory study investigated whether PSA interventions resulted in a decrease in perfectionism and whether ... -
Performance and user-friendliness of the rapid antigen detection tests QuickVue Dipstick Strep A test and DIAQUICK Strep A Blue Dipstick for pharyngotonsillitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in primary health care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Sensitivity and specificity of rapid antigen detection tests (RADTs) for detection of group A hemolytic streptococcus (GAS) vary. The purpose is to present the first SKUP (Scandinavian evaluation of laboratory equipment ... -
Performance of Afinion HbA1c measurements in general practice as judged by external quality assurance data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: It has been debated whether point-of care (POC) glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) measurements methods can be used for diagnosing persons with diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the analytical ...