Search Results - "NORTVEDT, MONICA W."

Factors influencing the development of evidence-based practice among nurses: a self-report survey by Dalheim, Anne, Harthug, Stig, Nilsen, Roy M, Nortvedt, Monica W

“…Health authorities in several countries have decided that the health care services should be evidence-based. Recent research indicates that evidence-based…”
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Acute hospital admissions among nursing home residents: a population-based observational study by Graverholt, Birgitte, Riise, Trond, Jamtvedt, Gro, Ranhoff, Anette H, Krüger, Kjell, Nortvedt, Monica W

“…Nursing home residents are prone to acute illness due to their high age, underlying illnesses and immobility. We examined the incidence of acute hospital…”
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Patient safety in surgical environments: cross-countries comparison of psychometric properties and results of the Norwegian version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety by Haugen, Arvid S, Søfteland, Eirik, Eide, Geir E, Nortvedt, Monica W, Aase, Karina, Harthug, Stig

“…How hospital health care personnel perceive safety climate has been assessed in several countries by using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety (HSOPS). Few…”
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Sense of coherence as a resource in relation to health-related quality of life among mentally intact nursing home residents - a questionnaire study by Drageset, Jorunn, Nygaard, Harald A, Eide, Geir Egil, Bondevik, Margareth, Nortvedt, Monica W, Natvig, Gerd Karin

“…Sense of coherence (SOC) is a strong determinant of positive health and successful coping. For older people living in the community or staying in a hospital,…”
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Effect of the World Health Organization Checklist on Patient Outcomes: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial by Haugen, Arvid Steinar, Søfteland, Eirik, Almeland, Stian K, Sevdalis, Nick, Vonen, Barthold, Eide, Geir E, Nortvedt, Monica W, Harthug, Stig

“…OBJECTIVES:We hypothesized reduction of 30 daysʼ in-hospital morbidity, mortality, and length of stay postimplementation of the World Health Organizationʼs…”
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Towards evidence based research by Lund, Hans, Brunnhuber, Klara, Juhl, Carsten, Robinson, Karen, Leenaars, Marlies, Dorch, Bertil F, Jamtvedt, Gro, Nortvedt, Monica W, Christensen, Robin, Chalmers, Iain

“…To avoid waste of research, no new studies should be done without a systematic review of existing evidence, argue Hans Lund and colleagues…”
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Evidence based practice beliefs and implementation among nurses: a cross-sectional study by Stokke, Kjersti, Olsen, Nina R, Espehaug, Birgitte, Nortvedt, Monica W

“…Having a positive attitude towards evidence-based practice and being able to see the value of evidence-based practice for patients have been reported as…”
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Smoking is a risk factor for multiple sclerosis by RIISE, Trond, NORTVEDT, Monica W, ASCHERIO, Alberto

“…The authors determined the relationship between tobacco smoking and the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in a general population of 22,312…”
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Clinical Efficacy of Combined Surgical Patient Safety System and the World Health Organization's Checklists in Surgery: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial by Storesund, Anette, Haugen, Arvid Steinar, Flaatten, Hans, Nortvedt, Monica W, Eide, Geir Egil, Boermeester, Marja A, Sevdalis, Nick, Tveiten, Øystein, Mahesparan, Ruby, Hjallen, Bjørg Merete, Fevang, Jonas Meling, Størksen, Catrine Hjelle, Thornhill, Heidi Frances, Sjøen, Gunnar Helge, Kolseth, Solveig Moss, Haaverstad, Rune, Sandli, Oda Kristine, Søfteland, Eirik

“…Checklists have been shown to improve patient outcomes in surgery. The intraoperatively used World Health Organization surgical safety checklist (WHO SSC) is…”
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The association between history of diabetic foot ulcer, perceived health and psychological distress: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study by Iversen, Marjolein M, Midthjell, Kristian, Tell, Grethe S, Moum, Torbjørn, Ostbye, Truls, Nortvedt, Monica W, Uhlving, Sverre, Hanestad, Berit R

“…While the adverse impact of a history of a foot ulcer on physical health among persons with diabetes is well known, little is known about the association…”
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Occupation, Lifestyle Factors and Health-Related Quality Of Life: The Hordaland Health Study by Riise, Trond, Moen, Bente E., Nortvedt, Monica W.

“…Health-related quality of life was estimated using the physical and mental summary scores of the SF-12 Health Survey in a cross-sectional study of a general…”
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Effects of False-Positive Results in a Breast Screening Program on Anxiety, Depression and Health-Related Quality of Life by Hafslund, Bjorg, Espehaug, Birgitte, Nortvedt, Monica W

“…BACKGROUND:Decreased anxiety has been reported among women with false-positive results in mammography screening programs. No long-term effects have been fully…”
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Evidence based practice in clinical physiotherapy education: a qualitative interpretive description by Olsen, Nina R, Bradley, Peter, Lomborg, Kirsten, Nortvedt, Monica W

“…Health care undergraduate students are expected to practice evidence-based after they graduate. Previous research indicates that students face several problems…”
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Acute hospital admissions from nursing homes: predictors of unwarranted variation? by GRAVERHOLT, BIRGITTE, RIISE, TROND, JAMTVEDT, GRO, HUSEBO, BETTINA S., NORTVEDT, MONICA W.

“…Background: The geriatric nursing home population is frail and vulnerable to sudden changes in their health condition. Very often, these incidents lead to…”
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The impact of social support and sense of coherence on health-related quality of life among nursing home residents—A questionnaire survey in Bergen, Norway by Drageset, Jorunn, Eide, Geir Egil, Nygaard, Harald A., Bondevik, Margareth, Nortvedt, Monica W., Natvig, Gerd Karin

“…Few studies have examined the association between social support and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among nursing home residents and whether the sense…”
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The effect of salutogenic treatment principles on coping with mental health problems A randomised controlled trial by Langeland, Eva, Riise, Trond, Hanestad, Berit R, Nortvedt, Monica W, Kristoffersen, Kjell, Wahl, Astrid K

“…Although the theory of salutogenesis provides generic understanding of how coping may be created, this theoretical perspective has not been explored…”
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Low Health-Related Quality of Life among Abused Women by Alsaker, Kjersti, Moen, Bente E., Nortvedt, Monica W., Baste, Valborg

“…In a cross-sectional study, we sent a self-administered questionnaire to all the women's shelters in Norway to describe health-related quality of life among…”
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Sense of Coherence Predicts Change in Life Satisfaction among Home-Living Residents in the Community with Mental Health Problems: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study by Langeland, Eva, Wahl, Astrid K., Kristoffersen, Kjell, Nortvedt, Monica W., Hanestad, Berit R.

“…Objectives There is a call for a further investigation of Sense of Coherence (SOC), the central concept in salutogenesis, and its relation to health and life…”
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Mammography screening from the perspective of quality of life: a review of the literature by Hafslund, Bjørg, Nortvedt, Monica W.

“…Aims:  The purpose of this literature review was to explore how women attending a national mammography screening programme reacted to the screening process on…”
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An Educational Program to Transition Oncology Nurses at the Norwegian Radium Hospital to an Evidence-Based Practice Model: Development, Implementation, and Preliminary Outcomes by Bruheim, Marie, Woods, Kendra V., Smeland, Sigbjørn, Nortvedt, Monica W.

“…Increasingly, nurses are expected to systematically improve their practice according to principles of evidence-based practice (EBP). In 2009, the Norwegian…”
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