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Towards Improved Healthcare Performance: Examining Technological Possibilities and Patient Satisfaction with Wireless Body Area Networks
2009
Published version of an article from the journal: Journal of Medical Systems. he original publication is available at Springerlink. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10916-009-9291-8 This paper investigates the benefits of using less intrusive wireless technologies for heart monitoring. By replacing well established heart monitoring devices (i.e. Holter) with wireless ECG based Body Area Networks (BAN), improved healthcare performance can be achieved, reflected in (1) high quality ECG recordings during physical activities and (2) increased patient satisfaction. A small scale clinical trial was conducted to compare both technologies and the results illustrate that the wireless ECG monitor was able …
Why do Norwegian nurses leave the public health service to practice CAM?
2009
Accepted version of an article published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 15 (2009), 147-151 This paper explores a number of issues associated with the recent increase in nurses choosing to leave the Norwegian health care system in order to become independent practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The paper suggests that in Norway, nurses perceive medical hegemony continues to persist. Nurses perceive restrictions in their ability to develop their professional roles and status. CAM would appear to offer many nurses, the opportunity to develop their clinical skills in an autonomous, egalitarian and more holistic environment.
Ability for self-care in urban living older people in southern Norway
2012
- Published article -cc-by-nc Background: The number of older people living in urban environments throughout the world will increase in the coming years. There is a trend in most European countries towards improved health among older people, and increased life expectancy for both women and men. Norway has experienced less increase in life expectancy than some other European countries, and it is therefore important to investigate older urban Norwegian people’s health and ways of living in a self-care environment, with special regard to health promotion. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe self-care ability among home-dwelling older (65+ years) individuals living in urban areas in sout…
" Perfeksjonisme, opplevd ferdighet og potensielt frafallfra organisert idrett"
2009
Masteroppgave i idrettsvitenskap- Universitetet i Agder 2009 Med utgangspunkt i teoretisk rammeverk av Flett & Hewitt (2002), ble reliabilitet og validitet i en oversatt versjon av perfeksjonismemålingen Hewitt & Flett MPS (1991) testet på et norsk utvalg. Det ble også uforsket hvilke sammenhenger opplevd ferdighet i idrett og potensielt frafall har til en antatt positiv (eller adaptiv), og en antatt negativ (eller maladaptiv) dimensjon i denne skalaen. Utvalget, (N 175), var ungdom på idrettslinje ved Gimle videregående skole mellom 16 og 19 år som oppgav en hovedidrett, og at de var medlem av et idrettslag eller annen fast organisert aktivitet. Analyser av Hewitt & Flett MPS (1991) tydet …
Accessible eGovernment services : developing a parental benefit calculator with improved usability
2007
Masteroppgave i informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologi 2007 – Høgskolen i Agder, Grimstad An online parental benefit calculator offered earlier by the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisation (NAV) gave only simple estimates on how long a mother or father could take the parental leave and did not support assessment of scenarios allowing for combination of the leave with a part-time job, the so-called “graded withdrawal”-scenarios. To work out such scenarios, the parents-to-be had either to get acquainted with the regulations and work out the various scenarios manually or contact the local social security office for assistance. We present a prototype of a new version of the parental benef…
Implementering av internettbasert pasientjournal i en helseinstitusjon
2007
Masteroppgave i informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologi 2007 – Høgskolen i Agder, Grimstad Det utvikles stadig flere internettjenester som gir nye og bedre muligheter for kommunikasjon og utveksling av informasjon. Det norske helsevesen har merket en stor etterspørsel fra pasienter og helsepersonell etter internettbaserte helseløsninger som vil forenkle hverdagen. De første internettbaserte helsetjenestene eksisterer, men disse er helt i startfasen og det er nærmest uendelige muligheter for hva slags tjenester en skal kunne tilby i fremtiden. Sårbarhetene relatert til internett og det strenge lovverket i Norge gjør slike tjenester vanskelig å gjennomføre. Løsningene som skal tilby slike tj…
Det ekstra leddet? En kvalitativ studie om samarbeidet mellom kommunal psykisk helsetjeneste og ambulerende akutteam.
2015
Masteroppgave psykisk helsearbeid- Universitetet i Agder, 2015 Background: When crisis resolution team (CRT) was started up, there was meant to be a telephone number you called for an assessment of a user's need for admission. It has proved in hindsight that it is not the way it works. There is a decline in the number of hospital beds, and users should instead be offered home treatment. After a few years of experience, my view is that cooperation is not optimal between mental health workers in the municipality and CRT. Resarch question and aim: The purpose of this study is to examine how department managers in municipal mental health experience the cooperation with CRT:» what works well and…
På hvilken måte søker helsepersonell å hjelpe mennesker med psykiske lidelser til å mestre sin psykiske helse uten medikamenter?
2010
Masteroppgave i psyskisk helsearbeid- Universitetet i Agder 2010 In this study my goal has been to put the spotlight upon the knowledge and experience of health personnel with regards to the way in which they provide treatment to people in their care. The focus has been the way in which these health professionals seek to help their patients in coping with mental health problems without resorting to the use of drugs and to identify factors which can contribute beneficially. In order to collect the necessary data, a series of five qualitative research interviews were conducted. These interviews were with healthcare professionals representing different treatment locations in secondary level ca…
Brukermedvirkning i NAV
2010
Masteroppgave i psykisk helsearbeid- Universitetet i Agder 2010 In 1998 the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services initiated a national plan to increase the effort of public work on psychiatric health (Opptrappingsplanen for psykisk helse). The plan was to continue throughout 2006, but was prolonged throughout 2008. The goal of the plan was to promote independence and the ability to master own lives. An important thematic field within this goal was the perspective of the service user, and respectful and reciprocal co-operation (Proposition to the Storting no.63 (1997-1998)). With this goal in mind, together with the new NAV reform (Proposition to the Storting no. 46 (2004 - 2005)), …
KiD- en hjelp til selvhjelp : en kvalitativ studie av kurs i depresjonsmestring (KiD) sin innvirkning på studenter som kjente seg nedstemte / deprime…
2010
Masteroppgave i psykisk helsearbeid- Universitetet i Agder 2010 Background: Many students are suffering from depression /dejection. At the University of Agder students are offered a coping with depression course (named KiD in Norwegian), which is a self help course based on cognitive-behavioral theory. Quantative studies of similar courses have shown that the course has positive effect. Aim and research question: The dissertation uses a hermenutical-fenomenological approach, and its aim has been to explore experiences from students that have been participants on the course. The research question was: What personal experiences and acquired insight can students that have been participants in …