Browsing Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences by Title
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“Finding my own motivation” – A Mixed Methods Study of Exercise and Behaviour Change Support During Oncological Treatment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
Finding ways to carry on : stories of vulnerability in chronic illness
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Firstborns buy better for the greater good: Birth order differences in green consumption values
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Despite multiple studies on the role of birth order in shaping human personality, marketing literature has largely neglected its role in shaping consumer behavior. We conducted a high-powered birth-order study on several ... -
Five-year results of a treatment program for chronic hepatitis B in Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In sub-Saharan Africa, less than 1% of treatment-eligible chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients receive antiviral therapy. Experiences from local CHB programs are needed to inform treatment guidelines and policies on the ... -
Flere øyne som ser
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne oppgaven handler om helsekonsultasjon av barn gjennomført i noen barnehager i Norge. Alle foreldre får tilbud om en slik helsekonsultasjon av barnet deres, og denne gjennomføres vanligvis på helsestasjonen. I flere ... -
"Flere øyne som ser" En kvalitativ studie om to års konsultasjonen i barnehagen.
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne oppgaven handler om helsekonsultasjon av barn gjennomført i noen barnehager i Norge. Alle foreldre får tilbud om en slik helsekonsultasjon av barnet deres, og denne gjennomføres vanligvis på helsestasjonen. I flere ... -
«Flest mulig, lengst mulig, best mulig» : En kvalitativ studie av trenere, spillere og foreldre som har hatt tilknytning til Bryne Fotballklubb G99
(Master thesis, 2019)Sports participation has for many led to positive youth development, while many want to be as good as possible in their sport. The purpose of this study is to investigate a soccer environment for boys whichhassucceeded in ... -
Fokus på brukeropplevelse av EPJ i mindre kommuner
(Master thesis, 2011)Introduksjon: Setesdalsregionen samarbeider om satsinger innen fremtidig helsevirksomhet. Et av delprosjektene er helsearbeideres dokumentasjon av helseopplysninger i EPJ systemet Profil. Prosjektbeskrivelsen belyser at ... -
Folkehelse og kommuneplanlegging : Koblingen mellom folkehelse og kommuneplanlegging igjennom systematisk folkehelsearbeid
(Master thesis, 2018)Title: The Public Health Law and municipal planning Objective: The Public Health Policy of 2011 is built on an expanded and comprehensive understanding of health. It introduces the systematic public health-work as a ... -
Folkehelsearbeid i norske kommuner : Hvilket folkehelseområde har høyest politisk prioritet i kommunene, og hvilke faktorer påvirker den politiske prioriteringen av dette området?
(Master thesis, 2020)In the process of planning the master project, we were several students who were interested in mapping the working and organizational conditions of the public health coordinators in the municipality. Therefore, we created ... -
Folkehelsekoordinator som endringsagent : Hva preger kommunale folkehelsekoordinatorers kontakt med toppledelse, øvrig administrasjon og sivilsamfunn, og hvilke forhold påvirker dette kontaktmønsteret?
(Master thesis, 2021)Background: The recommended procedure for achieving health promotion in Norwegian municipalities is a "Healt-in-All-Policies" approach. This is because the factors that affect the population's health also ... -
Food and chemical substances relevant for monitoring
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)At request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA), VKM has identified food groups and food items consumed by the Norwegian population that are relevant for monitoring regarding content of one or more undesirable ... -
Food and health teachers’ experience of online teaching of a practical school subject during the initial Corona lockdown
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)When the Norwegian authorities closed all schools with immediate effect on March 12th 2020 due to Coronavirus, teachers had to find new strategies for educating their pupils online. Food and health are a compulsory subject ... -
Food as medicine in psychiatric care: Which profession should be responsible for imparting knowledge and use of omega-3 fatty acids in psychiatry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)The effect of omega-3 fatty acids on depression is well documented. The purpose of this study was to determine if and how food is used as medicine in psychiatric care, especially how omega-3 fatty acids are used as a ... -
Food literacy and diet quality in young vegans, lacto-ovo vegetarians, pescatarians, flexitarians and omnivores
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: To investigate whether food literacy competencies and diet quality vary between 16-to-24-year-olds vegans, lacto-ovo vegetarians, pescatarians, flexitarians and omnivores and to assess whether food literacy is ... -
Food literacy competencies in youth – a mini-review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: Young people’s transition into adulthood is an opportunity in the life course to establish adequate eating behaviors, hence exploring food literacy competencies in this period of life is especially important. ... -
The Food4toddlers study-study protocol for a web-based intervention to promote healthy diets for toddlers : a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
Food4toddlers. Fostering healthy dietary habits through targeting toddlers' food and eating environment : The Food4toddlers study
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 324, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Aims and objectives: 1) to develop, implement, and evaluate an eHealth intervention, aiming to promote healthy dietary habits in toddlers by targeting parents’ awareness of their child’s food and eating environments, and ... -
Force velocity profiling for athletes
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder; no. 436, Doctoral thesis, 2023)The concept of force-velocity (FV) profiling is inspired by the fundamental properties of skeletal muscles, where there is an inverse relationship between force and velocity. The measurement of force and the corresponding ... -
The Force-Velocity Profile for Jumping: What It Is and What It Is Not
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: Force–velocity profiling has been proposed in the literature as a method to identify the overall mechanical characteristics of lower extremities. A force–velocity profile is obtained by plotting for jumps at ...