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Are the voices of parents heard? A scoping review of satisfaction in parenting programs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Parenting programs are an effective approach to promote positive parenting. In evidence-based practice, client’s values and preferences contribute to promoting quality, and are a crucial component of service evaluation. ... -
Are virtues national, supranational, or universal?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-02)Many studies investigated cultural differences in values, most notably by Hofstede and Schwarz. Relatively few have focused on virtues, a related and important concept in contemporary social science. The present paper ... -
‘Are we going to do that now?’ Orientations and response-abilities in the embodied classroom
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Asking ‘How do spatial and bodily processes produce teaching as a phenomenon?’ this paper approaches ‘teaching’ as a relational, spatial and bodily encounter. Findings from a video-based ethnographic account of everyday ... -
Arterial spin labelling shows functional depression of non-lesion tissue in chronic Wernicke's aphasia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-07)Behavioural impairment post-stroke is a consequence of structural damage and altered functional network dynamics. Hypoperfusion of intact neural tissue is frequently observed in acute stroke, indicating reduced functional ... -
Aspects of using physical training on patients with substance dependence and additional mental distress
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-06-16)Physical fitness and mental health were assessed in 47 persons with substance dependence and additional mental distress when they started on a training project. After an average of 11 months in the project, the 36 remaining ... -
Aspirations and realities in a North-South partnership for health promotion: lessons from a program to promote safe male circumcision in Botswana
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07-28)Background: International donors support the partnership between the Government of Botswana and two international organisations: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Africa Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnership ... -
ASSERT - The Autism Symptom SElf-ReporT for adolescents and adults: Bifactor analysis and validation in a large adolescent population
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-12)With a view to developing a brief screening instrument for autism symptoms in a general population of adolescents, seven items from the Asperger syndrome (and high-functioning autism) diagnostic interview were adapted for ... -
Assessing brain structural associations with working-memory related brain patterns in schizophrenia and healthy controls using linked independent component analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Schizophrenia (SZ) is a psychotic disorder with significant cognitive dysfunction. Abnormal brain activation during cognitive processing has been reported, both in task-positive and task-negative networks. Further, structural ... -
Assessing Harmful Sexual Behaviour Among Youth: Does Professional Background Affect AIM3 Scoring?
(Master thesis, 2022-05-19)Denne kvantitative masteroppgaven handler om AIM3, som står for «assessment/intervention/moving on» og er den tredje versjonen av dette kartleggingsverktøyet. AIM3 er et kartleggingsverktøy for barn som har, eller er ... -
Assessing levels of knowledge, compliance with preventive measures and behavioral adjustments to the ‘new normal’ of COVID-19: Empirical evidence from Ghana
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Countries have managed COVID-19 infection and mortality differently. Ghana, a resource-constrained country, with a poorer healthcare system, had fewer infections and more recoveries than high-income countries. Although an ... -
Assessing Momentary Well-Being in People Living With Dementia: A Systematic Review of Observational Instruments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-23)Optimizing the possibility to lead good lives is at the core of treatment and care for people with dementia. This may be monitored by assessing well-being and quality of life. However, cognitive impairment following dementia ... -
Assessing Risk in Child Protection and Child Welfare Services: a scoping review
(Master thesis, 2020-06-23)Background and objectives: Risk assessments in child protection and child welfare services are designed to strategically evaluate and analyze children who are at greatest risk of maltreatment and neglect. Norway does not ... -
Assessing Workplace Bullying and Its Outcomes: The Paradoxical Role of Perceived Power Imbalance Between Target and Perpetrator
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This study investigates the role of perceived power relation between target and perpetrator regarding victimization and turnover intent following exposure to bullying behavior at the workplace. We hypothesized that (1) ... -
Assessment of Chronic Social Stress and Related Psychological Distress at the Community Level
(HEMIL-report; 5-2001, Research report, 2001)This is a technical report from a research programme at the University of Bergen, on the influence of the near social environment on individuals’ physical and mental health. The aim of the report is to provide background ... -
The assessment of developmental status using the Ages and Stages questionnaire-3 in nutritional research in north Indian young children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-23)Objective and background: For large epidemiological studies in low and middle-income countries, inexpensive and easily administered developmental assessment tools are called for. This report evaluates the feasibility of ... -
Assessment of executive function in patients with substance use disorder: A comparison of inventory- and performance-based assessment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07)Introduction Chronic polysubstance abuse (SUD) is associated with neurophysiological and neuroanatomical changes. Neurocognitive impairment tends to affect quality of life, occupational functioning, and the ability to ... -
The assessment of ongoing community-based interventions to prevent obesity: lessons learned
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-04)Background The assessment of real-life, community-based interventions to tackle obesity is an important step in the development of effective policies. Especially multi-level interventions have a high likely effectiveness ... -
Assessment of Self-Reported Executive Function in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome Using a Machine-Learning Framework
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is characterized as a disorder of the gut–brain interaction (DGBI). Here, we explored the presence of problems related to executive function (EF) in patients with IBS and tested ... -
The association between cytokines and psychomotor speed in a spectrum of psychotic disorders: A longitudinal study
(Journal article, 2021)Background In schizophrenia, impaired psychomotor speed is a common symptom predicting worse functional outcome. Inflammation causes changes in white matter integrity, which may lead to reduced psychomotor speed. Therefore, ...