Scientific Publications in Health and Nursing Science
Recent Submissions
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Health‑related quality of life and its association with socioeconomic status and mental health in 5‑ to 7‑year‑old children: a cross‑sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Purpose Assessing socioeconomic status (SES), mental health, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in young children is crucial for making informed health care decisions and identifying areas of intervention. The ... -
Practice-based learning and innovation in nursing homes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose: This article investigates the conditions under which learning and innovation occur within nursing homes. It addresses the interplay between formal and informal learning situations and discusses how these processes ... -
«Mind the gap»: sykepleieres erfaringer med pasientoverganger fra sykehus til hjem for pasienter med uhelbredelig kreft
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Bakgrunn: Pasienter som lever med uhelbredelig kreftsykdom, har ofte behov for palliativ omsorg både fra kommune- og spesialisthelsetjenesten. Det er en sentral sykepleieoppgave å legge til rette for at pasientene skal ... -
Student nurses' experiences with a digital educational resource supporting learning in nursing home placements: A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Nursing education should improve clinical placements in nursing homes to foster and enhance student nurses' learning experiences. Initiatives for digital educational resource used to teach and supervise students ... -
Topical glaucoma medications − Possible implications on the meibomian glands
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)One of the most common causes of blindness on a global scale is glaucoma. There is a strong association between glaucoma and increased intraocular pressure (IOP). Because of this, adequate IOP-lowering is the most important ... -
‘A potentially ticking time bomb’ – barriers for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease in people with intellectual disabilities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Research suggests that people with intellectual disabilities have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease than the general population. The aim of this study was to identify barriers for the prevention, diagnosis, ... -
Clinical characteristics and factors affecting disease severity in hospitalized tick-borne encephalitis patients in Norway from 2018 to 2022
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Purpose To describe the clinical characteristics and factors associated with disease severity in a Norwegian cohort of hospitalized patients with tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). Methods This observational multicenter study ... -
Knowledge boundaries for implementation of quality improvement interventions; a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction: Implementation and adoption of quality improvement interventions have proved difficult, even in situations where all participants recognise the relevance and benefits of the intervention. One way to describe ... -
A meta-Ethnography on Parents’ Experiences of the Internet As a Source of Health Information
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The Internet is increasingly being used as a health information resource. This meta-ethnography aimed to synthesize the literature on how parents of children aged below 5 years’ experienced using the Internet for health ... -
Clinical, individual and environmental factors related to children’s health‑related quality of life following treatment under general anaesthetic for dental caries: a path analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective: To examine the impact of clinical, individual, and environmental factors on children’s oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and overall health-related quality of life (HRQoL) following dental caries ... -
Sense of coherence moderates the relationship between social capital and oral health‑related quality of life in schoolchildren: a 10-year cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background This study aimed to evaluate the moderating effect of sense of coherence (SOC) on the relationship between social capital and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among schoolchildren. Methods A ... -
Acceptability and usefulness of the EORTC ‘Write In three Symptoms/Problems’ (WISP): a brief open-ended instrument for symptom assessment in cancer patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: The use of open-ended questions supplementing static questionnaires with closed questions may facilitate the recognition of symptoms and toxicities. The open-ended ‘Write In three Symptoms/Problems (WISP)’ ... -
The Norwegian version of the nursing student mentors’ competence instrument (MCI): A psychometric validation study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Nurse mentors require competence to mentor nursing students in clinical practice, including specific knowledge and skills. Evaluating mentor competence is crucial in developing and ensuring the high-quality ... -
“It’s hard to keep a distance when you’re with someone you really care about”—A qualitative study of adolescents’ pandemic-related health literacy and how Covid-19 affects their lives
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose The aim of this study was to explore how adolescents accessed, understood, appraised, and applied information on pandemic preventive measures, how their lives were impacted by long-lasting regulations and how they ... -
Association between adverse childhood experiences and overweight, obesity and health related behaviors in adulthood- a cross sectional study among 28 047 adults from the general population.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The aim of the present study was to examine the associations between self-reported childhood difficulties, weight status, and lifestyle behaviors among a representative sample of Norwegian adults. This cross-sectional study ... -
Social capital and oral health in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives To systematically evaluate the association of individual and contextual social capital with oral health outcomes in children and adolescents. Methods Electronic searches were performed in PubMed/Medline, ... -
Attenuation of DNA base oxidation in post-surgery colorectal stage III patients at subsequent follow-ups
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)DNA damage caused by oxidative reactions plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer (CRC). In a previous cross-sectional study, CRC patients diagnosed with regional disease (stage III) exhibited a higher ... -
Physical Activity Enforces Well-being or Shame in Children and Adolescents With Asthma: A Meta-ethnography
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Asthma symptoms and experiences of dyspnea challenge participation in physical activity (PA). Therefore, in-depth understanding of experiences with PA is essential. In this meta-ethnography, we synthesized published ... -
The impact of orthognathic surgery on quality of life in individuals with oral clefts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background/objectives: To evaluate the relationships between individual, environmental, clinical factors and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP) following orthognathic ... -
Coming home: older patients’ and their relatives’ experiences of well-being in the transition from hospital to home after early discharge
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background This study aims to investigate the lived experience of well-being among older patients and their relatives in the transition from hospital to home after early discharge. Research has shown that the transition ...