Artikler, kapitler og presentasjoner fra NORCE Helse og samfunn
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Legevaktkonsultasjoner for hodeskader blant eldre
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Hodeskader er en hyppig årsak til innleggelse i sykehus, og pasientene kommer ofte via legevakt. Denne studien ble gjennomført for å undersøke endringer i legevaktkonsultasjoner på grunn av hodeskader for pasienter ≥ 50 år. -
Self-injurious thoughts and behaviours as the reason for contact to Norwegian emergency primary care centres: an observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Objective To describe and compare contacts regarding self-injurious thoughts and behaviours to other contacts to emergency primary care. Design Observational study. Setting A sentinel network of seven emergency primary ... -
Developmental dyslexia in children with perinatal exposure to hypoxia: A systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Research on a health-related event at the stage of labour and the occurrence of adverse outcomes at the school age has provided inconclusive results. Thus far, no systematic reviews have been conducted. Thus, ... -
One size fits most: On the emergence of differentiated regional policy in Poland
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In recent years, Poland has experienced exceptional and consistently high levels of economic growth. An important component of this growth has been the role played by regional policy. However, while Polish regions generally ... -
Standardisation and diversification–policy tools to govern early childhood education and care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Policy tools have become widespread in education, which indicates efforts to standardise content and professional practices. However, such standardisation might be in contrast to Nordic early childhood education and care ... -
The effect of physical activity on anxiety symptoms among children and adolescents with mental health disorders: a research brief
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)ackground: Anxiety is prevalent among children and adolescents (termed youths), and leads to reduced quality of life, disability, loss of education and reduced life-span. Physical activity has shown promising effects on ... -
Sleep characteristics and changes in sleep patterns among infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objective Sleep undergoes major changes during the first year of life, but the characteristics of sleep among infants in low and middle-income countries are not well documented. This study describes sleep characteristics ... -
Social withdrawal behaviour in Nepalese infants and the relationship with future neurodevelopment; a longitudinal cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Social withdrawal in infants may be a signal of distress and a precursor for non-optimal development. Objective To examine the relationship between infant social withdrawal and neurodevelopment up to 4 years in ... -
The impact on primary care of a large waterborne campylobacter outbreak in Norway: a controlled observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objective: Document the impact of an outbreak of gastroenteritis on local primary health careservices, compared to a control period. Design: controlled observational study with data from the outbreak and a control period. ... -
Factors affecting communication during telephone triage in medical call centres: a mixed methods systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Telephone triage is used to optimise patient flow in emergency primary healthcare. Poor communication can lead to misunderstandings and compromise patient safety. To improve quality, a comprehensive understanding ... -
Experiences From Treatment for Anxiety and Depression Among Youth in Foster Care: A Qualitative Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Youth in foster care are at high risk of internalizing problems. However, research is scarce regarding their experiences of mental health treatment. This knowledge is important if mental health services are to meet their ... -
Short-term effectiveness of music therapy songwriting for mental health outcomes of at-risk parents in the NICU: a study protocol of an international multicenter mixed-methods trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Preterm birth contributes to adverse mental health outcomes of parents dealing with a premature neonate. The main objec-tive of this study is to determine whether music therapy (MT) songwriting during the ... -
Changes in primary care visits for respiratory illness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multinational study by the International Consortium of Primary Care Big Data Researchers (INTRePID)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objectives: The majority of patients with respiratory illness are seen in primary care settings. Given COVID-19 is predominantly a respiratory illness, the INTernational ConsoRtium of Primary Care BIg Data Researchers ... -
Remote Sensing Insights into Land Cover Dynamics and Socio-Economic Drivers:The Case of Mtendeli Refugee Camp, Tanzania (2016-2022)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The purpose of this article is to present the scope and the dynamics of the environmental changes unfolded in the vicinity of Mtendeli refugee camp. It presents a new method, which combines geospatial analysis of high-resolution ... -
Brukartilfredsheit i norske barnehagar: Eit spørsmål om offentleg, kommersielt eller ideelt eigarskap?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Denne artikkelen studerer kvalitetsskilnadar – målt som brukartilfredsheit – mellom norske barnehagar med ideelt, kommersielt og kommunalt eigarskap. Barnehagesektoren er prega av både utstrekt bruk og eit sterkt innslag ... -
“User participation? Isn’t that what i do all day?” Implementing user participation in Norwegian mental health outpatient clinics: a street-level bureaucrat perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)In 2019, care pathways for specialist mental health services were officially launched in Norway. These pathways were designed according to several goals to improve services. One of the overall goals was to increase user ... -
Primary care doctors in acute call-outs to severe trauma incidents in Norway – variations by rural-urban settings and time factors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background A severely injured patient needs fast transportation to a hospital that can provide definitive care. In Norway, approximately 20% of the population live in rural areas. Primary care doctors (PCDs) play an important ... -
Influencer responsibility in practice: The role of Instagram debates for individualised politics during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)During the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments discouraged citizens from travelling both within and outside the nation in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus. Still, some Scandinavian influencers, whose livelihood ... -
Is it enough to enable freight? Modes of governance for urban logistics in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Urban freight transport is central to urban societies, and yet urban authorities have traditionally left it to private actors to resolve freight challenges. Urban authorities rely on different governance strategies to ... -
Layering and institutional change: framework plan revision in Norwegian early childhood education and care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Central among a range of reforms and policy measures aimed at enhancing the quality and social cohesion of Norwegian early childhood education and care (ECEC) services is the 2017 Framework Plan for Kindergartens. In this ...