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Stress, pain, and work affiliation are strongly associated with health-related quality of life in parents of 14-15-year-old adolescents
2022
Abstract Background For many adults, their role as a parent is a vital part of their lives. This role is likely to be associated with a parent’s health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The aim of this study was to explore the associations between gender, demographic and psychosocial variables, pain, and HRQOL in parents of 14–15-year-old adolescents. Methods This was a cross-sectional study that included 561 parents. Data on demographic, psychosocial variables and pain were collected using validated instruments. HRQOL was assessed using the RAND-36. Data were analysed using univariate and hierarchical multiple linear regression analyses. Results Four hundred and thirty-six (78%) mothers and…
“Now I Feel That I Can Achieve Something”: Young Tanzanian Women’s Experiences of Empowerment by Participating in Health Promotion Campaigns
2021
The United Nations (UN) emphasizes that health promotion, education, and empowerment of women are all goals that will help to end poverty. In eastern rural Tanzania, young women who dropped out of school now take an active part in health promotion campaigns in schools and villages through the youth program “Innovative and Productive Youth”, which is administered by the nongovernmental organization Hatua na Maendeleo (HAMA). The aim of this qualitative study was to explore how some of these young Tanzanian women experience participating in health promotion campaigns. A hermeneutic phenomenology design with focus group interviews was used. The study’s participants were nine young women betwee…
Possible paths to increase detection of child sexual abuse in child and adolescent psychiatry: a meta-synthesis of survivors’ and health professional…
2022
Background: Efforts are directed both towards prevention and early detection of Child sexual abuse (CSA). Yet, only about 50% of CSA survivors disclose before adulthood, and health professionals rarely are the first disclosure recipients. Increasing the detection rate of CSA within the context of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) therefore represents a significant secondary prevention strategy. However, facilitating CSA disclosure when the survivor is reluctant to tell is a highly complex and emotionally demanding clinical task. We therefore argue that efforts to increase detection rates of CSA within CAP need to rest on knowledge of how both survivors and health professionals experienc…
Global health security and islands as seen through COVID-19 and vaccination
2022
Since the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic in March 2020, significant research and attention has focused on countries’ abilities and interests in enacting response measures to the spread of the coronavirus including lockdowns, travel restrictions, and vaccination programmes to contain infections, hospitalisations, and deaths. As the pandemic has continued, much discussion has also centred on the ability of islands to control borders, enact public health measures, and keep the virus out or controlled, owing in part to presumed islandness characteristics of isolation and remoteness. Drawing from ongoing empirical examples of island experiences in the context of COVID-19, this article exa…
Walking a tightrope - as a next-of-kin to an adolescent or young adult with cancer facing eating difficulties
2022
Purpose: Eating difficulties cause reduced food intake and poor quality of life among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer. Therefore, next-of-kin eating support is crucial. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of being close to AYAs with cancer in the context of eating when they are at home between high-emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC) sessions. Method: In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 next-of-kin to AYAs (15–29 years old) with oncological or haematological diseases, treated with HEC. Van Manen’s hermeneutic-phenomenological approach guided the design. Results: The essential meaning of the next-of-kin experiences is reflected in the overarching t…
Kommunalt folkehelsearbeid for å redusere sosial ulikhet i helse : En kvalitativ studie av hvordan tre norske kommuner innretter det systematiske fol…
2019
Master's Thesis Public Health Science ME516 - University of Agder 2019 Background and aim: The purpose of this project was to study how municipalitieswork tooreducesocial inequalitiesin the local community.Studies have indicated that there exist a multitude of solutionsin how municipalities address thistopic.The last couple of years studies have indicated that an increasingnumberofmunicipalitiesaddress social determinants of health, compared to traditional lifestylessolutionsas nutrition, physical activityand drugs.A variety of studies have also indicated thatmunicipal structure, capacityand collaboration with external actors affects inwhat degree municipalities implement a systematic publi…
Prevalence and trends in screen time from 2014-2019, among Norwegian adolescents
2020
Master's thesis in Public health science (ME516)
Er det sammenheng mellom mors symptomer på depresjon eller angst og frekvensen av familiemåltider blant 1 år gamle barn?
2020
Master's thesis in Public health science (ME516) Background Family meals have a positive impact on the child's development of dietary habits, which in turn can affect the child's short-term and long-term health. Family meals have several health benefits, especially for the child's physical and mental development. Some research suggests that the frequency of family meals can be reduced if the mother has symptoms of depression or anxiety .In Norway, 8-10% of the population have significant symptoms of mental health problems. We know little about the relationship between parents' symptoms of anxiety and depression and the frequency of family meals. Purpose The purpose of this master thesis is …
Hvilke erfaringer har studenter med First Year Study Environment? – Sett i et folkehelseperspektiv
2021
Master's thesis in Public health science (ME516) Background: Education is the gradient used to the greatest extent in measurements of social inequality in health. People with higher education live longer, are more physically active, eat more fruit and vegetables, are less exposed for chronic diseases and mental challenges. In order to promote public health and even out social inequalities in health, it’s important for students to complete their education. In 2017 University of Agder started a student mentor program called First Year Study Environment (FYSE). This mentor program was supposed to promote well-being and lessen dropout for students starting their first year at the faculty for Te…
Ekspiratorisk flow avgrensingar under fysisk belastning hos ungdommar med astma : Før og etter 10 vekers intervensjon
2019
Masteroppgave folkehelsevitenskap ME516 - Universitetet i Agder 2019 Background:Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder associated with variable airflo w obstruction and bronchial hyperresponsivness. Asthma may interfere with the ability of childre n and adolescents to participatein physical activity, as well ascreatebarriers towards involvement. Physical activity is an important stimulus for asthma symptoms. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction is traditionally used when physical activity is the cause of asthma symptoms, but this is measured after exercise. There is little knowledge about flow limitat io n during exercise. Aim:The purpose of this study is to investigate expiratory flow l…