Communication and information needs about complementary and alternative medicine: a qualitative study of parents of children with cancer ﻿
Stub, Trine; Quandt, Sara A.; Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Jong, Miek; Arcury, Thomas A. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-08)
Background: Many parents choose support such as Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for themselves and their children who have cancer. The aim of this paper is to describe, how parents who have children with cancer communicated with conventional health care providers about CAM, and what types and sources of information they would like to receive about CAM when the child was ill.<p> <p>Method: ...
«Jeg har lyst til å være tynn» - En kvalitativ studie om erfaringer etter fedmekirurgi ﻿
Hauan, Sondre Tveit (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-10-25)
Bakgrunn: Sykelig overvekt anses å være en alvorlig langvarig sykdom som representerer risiko for ulike somatiske og psykiske tilleggslidelser. Kirurgi som behandlingsmetode er omdiskutert og kritisert i flere studier, som viser til at overvekt er et sammensatt problem som omfatter mer enn selve overvekten. Tilbudet av fedmekirurgi er svært tilgjengelig og økende, men pasienters egne erfaringer med ...
The mediating impact of lifestyle factors in the relationship between socioeconomic status and self-reported health in a Norwegian cohort of women ﻿
Neupane, Anup (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-12-01)
Introduction: Information on self-reported health (SRH) with a simple question on “How do you rate your health?” provides sufficient information to be a reasonable proxy of health. Socioeconomic inequalities in health are often monitored via SRH. Individuals with better socioeconomic status (SES) more likely to rate their SRH as good. The part of the effect of SES (income level and education) operates ...