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Coping with everyday reality: mental health professionals' reflections on the care provided in an acute psychiatric wardJ K Hummelvoll
Hedmark College, Department of Nursing Education, Elverum, Gjøvik College, Faculty of Health Studies, Gjøvik, Norway
Aust N Z J Ment Health Nurs 10:156-66. 2001..This study highlights the need for support to professionals and for establishing structures that will enable collaboration to take place. Taken together, this may contribute to enhancing the care of the patient and their families...
A slow life in hell or a fast life in heaven: demographic analyses of contrasting roe deer populationsErlend B Nilsen
Hedmark University College, Evenstad, Koppang 2480, Norway
J Anim Ecol 78:585-94. 2009..7. Our results shows that the plethora of environmental conditions faced by populations of large herbivores also induce high intraspecific variation in their ranking along the 'fast-slow' continuum of life-history tactics...
Disability pension is associated with the use of benzodiazepines 20 years later: a prospective studyIngeborg Hartz
Department of Health and Sports, Hedmark University College, Elverum, Norway
Scand J Public Health 37:320-6. 2009..Thus, the aim of the study was to describe the association between receipt of DP and later prescriptions of benzodiazepines among non-users at baseline...
Environmental shaping of ribosomal RNA nucleotide compositionKnut Rudi
Hedmark University College, Hamar, Norway
Microb Ecol 57:469-77. 2009..My conclusion is that environmental conditions and habitats have a major effect on rRNA nucleotide composition but that the effects may differ between the bacterial phyla...
Intensive care nurses' encounters with multicultural families in Norway: an exploratory studySevald Høye
Department of Nursing, Hedmark University College, N 2418 Elverum, Norway
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 24:338-48. 2008..To diminish cultural diversity the nurses strive for increased knowledge of different cultures and religions...
Viral suppressor proteins show varying abilities and effectiveness to suppress transgene-induced post-transcriptional gene silencing of endogenous Chalcone synthase in transgenic ArabidopsisWenche Johansen
Department of Natural Science and Technology, Faculty of Education and Natural Science, Hedmark University College, PO Box 4010, 2306 Hamar, Norway
Plant Cell Rep 27:911-21. 2008..In contrast to earlier reports, we also found that constitutive expression of p38 in transgenic Arabidopsis is correlated with morphological defects in leaves and flowers...
Aspects of statin prescribing in Norwegian counties with high, average and low statin consumption - an individual-level prescription database studyIngeborg Hartz
Faculty of Health Studies, Hedmark University College, Kirkeveieen 47, 2418 Elverum, Norway
BMC Clin Pharmacol 7:14. 2007..Our objective was to explore how differences in prevalences of use, dosing characteristics, choice of statin and continuity of therapy in individual patients adds new information to previous results...
Good nursing care to ICU patients on the edge of lifeReidun Hov
Hedmark University College, Faculty of Health Studies, Elverum, Norway
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 23:331-41. 2007..The study emphasises several consequences for future ICU nursing practice and education to enhance good nursing care to patients on the edge of life...
Knowledge about social networks and integration: a co-operative research projectArild Granerud
Nordic School of Public Health, Goteborg, Sweden
J Adv Nurs 58:348-57. 2007..This paper is a report of a study investigating how knowledge of social network and integration influenced mental health professionals' understanding and practice...
Being a nurse in nursing home for patients on the edge of lifeReidun Hov
Hedmark University College, Faculty of Health Studies, Elverum, Norway
Scand J Caring Sci 23:651-9. 2009..There is a need for formal involvement in end-of-life decisions from nurses, further education and support to nurses related to patients on the edge of life...
Protecting mental health clients' dignity - the importance of legal controlRagnfrid Eline Kogstad
Hedmark University College, Norway
Int J Law Psychiatry 32:383-91. 2009..Under this convention, the European Court of Human Rights has support for the application of the ECHR without exemptions for special groups of people...
Different length (DL) qPCR for quantification of cell killing by UV-induced DNA damageKnut Rudi
Hedmark University College, Lærerskolealleen 1, 2418 Elverum, Norway
Int J Environ Res Public Health 7:3376-81. 2010..We show that DL qPCR sensitivity and reproducibility are within the range of practical application to detect the effect of UV cell killing...
Forage quantity, quality and depletion as scale-dependent mechanisms driving habitat selection of a large browsing herbivoreFloris M van Beest
Faculty of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Hedmark University College, Evenstad, Koppang, Norway
J Anim Ecol 79:910-22. 2010..Moreover, resource depletion changed the winter selection criteria of free-ranging moose and we demonstrate how the behavioural response to such a dynamic process can be inferred from RSFs...
Professional and cultural conflicts for intensive care nursesSevald Høye
Department of Nursing, Hedmark University College, Elverum, Norway
J Adv Nurs 66:858-67. 2010..This paper is a report of a study exploring intensive care nurses' experiences of conflicts related to practical situations when they encounter culturally diverse families of critically ill patients...
Disability pension as predictor of later use of benzodiazepines among benzodiazepine usersIngeborg Hartz
Hedmark University College, Department of Health and Sports, 2418 Elverum, Norway
Soc Sci Med 70:921-5. 2010..Improved management of benzodiazepine use may be one alternative to get disability pensioners with the potential to work back into employment...
Multicultural family members' experiences with nurses and the intensive care context: a hermeneutic studySevald Høye
Department of Nursing, Hedmark University College, Kirkeveien 47, Elverum, Norway
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 26:24-32. 2010..An increasing migration from non-Western countries to Norway and potential double-stress for multicultural families experiencing critical illness are pre-understandings...
Ratios between Alpha-, Beta- and Gamma-proteobacteria in tap water determined by the ProteoQuant assayK Rudi
Hedmark University College, Hamar, Norway
Lett Appl Microbiol 50:1-6. 2010..It is therefore important to use high-throughput monitoring tools for tap water. Here, the high-throughput assay ProteoQuant was developed to quantify the main proteobacterial phyla in tap water...
A feeding induced switch from a variable to a homogenous state of the earthworm gut microbiota within a host populationKnut Rudi
Hedmark University College, Hamar, Norway
PLoS ONE 4:e7528. 2009..Since feeding represents a main perturbation of the gut microbiota, we determined the effect of a single dose of feed on the microbiota associated with an earthworm population in a simulated microenvironment...
An alternative design for small-scale school health experiments: does daily walking produce benefits in physical performance of school children?E Mønness
Faculty of Business Administration, Social Sciences and Computer Science ØSIR, Hedmark University College, Rena, Norway
Child Care Health Dev 35:858-67. 2009..There might be practical and ethical issues that make dividing school classes into an intervention and a control group impossible or undesirable, and there is a need to explore the validity of alternative designs and analyses...
Alignment-independent comparisons of human gastrointestinal tract microbial communities in a multidimensional 16S rRNA gene evolutionary spaceKnut Rudi
Hedmark University College, Holsetgt 31, 2306 Hamar, Norway
Appl Environ Microbiol 73:2727-34. 2007..Our density distribution analysis is also very efficient with respect to computer operation time, meeting the future requirements of large-scale screenings to understand the diversity and dynamics of microbial communities...
Methodological aspects of rigor in qualitative nursing research on families involved in intensive care units: a literature reviewSevald Høye
Faculty of Nursing, Hedmark University College, Elverum, Norway
Nurs Health Sci 9:61-8. 2007..In conclusion, there were strengths in procedural rigor and auditability, but also some limitations in the identification of theoretical development and the scientific tradition on which the article is based...
A study of collaboration inpatient treatment between the community psychiatric health services and a psychiatric hospital in NorwayH Holst
Hedmark University College, Faculty of Health Studies, Kirkeveien 47, N 2418 Elverum, Norway
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 10:650-8. 2003..In conclusion, the lack of continuity in the collaboration between health-care professionals may affect the quality of community health services because continuity is a vital component of care...
The new neighbor: experiences of living next door to people suffering from long-term mental illnessArild Granerud
Hedmark University College, Faculty of Health Studies, Elverum, Norway
Int J Ment Health Nurs 12:3-10. 2003..The grounded theory procedures as well as the constant comparative method were employed to analyse the findings. From the data, one main category was identified: the need for information...
Preserving integrity: experiences of people with mental health problems living in their own home in a new neighbourhoodArild Granerud
Hedmark University College, Elverum, Norway
Nurs Ethics 10:602-13. 2003..Integrity was a necessary condition in order for them to become equal citizens, experience autonomy and dignity, and have the opportunity to develop social contacts...
Levels of ochratoxin A and IgG against conidia of Penicillium verrucosum in blood samples from healthy farm workersMarit Aralt Skaug
Faculty of Health Studies, Hedmark University College, Elverum, Norway
Ann Agric Environ Med 10:73-7. 2003..Farm working, or increased inhalatory exposure to P. verrucosum, was not related to higher OTA serum levels. Inhalatory exposure to OTA from farm working seems to be of minor importance compared to dietary intake...
Spinal cord injured women's views of sexuality: a Norwegian surveyKaren Lysberg
Hedmark University College, Faculty of Health Studies, Norway
Rehabil Nurs 28:23-6. 2003..There is a need for studies of possible nursing interventions that will influence SCI women to recognize both their need for, and their right to, a satisfactory sexual life...
Gaining access to the life-world of women suffering from stroke: methodological issues in empirical phenomenological studiesKari Kvigne
Faculty of Social Work, Hedmark University College, Elverum, Norway
J Adv Nurs 40:61-8. 2002..The objectives of the discussion are: (1) to show what is involved in investigating changes in the life-world caused by illness and (2) to show what must be taken into consideration to obtain adequate descriptions of the changes...
Nursing staffs' perceptions of persons suffering from mania in acute psychiatric careJan Kåre Hummelvoll
Hedmark College, Department of Nursing Education, Elverum, Norway
J Adv Nurs 38:416-24. 2002..The aim of this study was to illuminate nursing staff perceptions of persons suffering from mania and how this influences the provision of nursing care...
Ochratoxin A in airborne dust and fungal conidiaM A Skaug
Department of Agriculture and Natural Science, Hedmark College, Ridabu, Norway
Mycopathologia 151:93-8. 2001..The results show that airborne dust and fungal conidia can be sources of OTA. Peak exposures to airborne OTA may be significant, e.g., in agricultural environments...
Parents' experiences of asthma: process from chaos to copingAnne Trollvik
Hedmark University College, Faculty of Health Studies, Elverum University of Oslo, Institute of Nursing Science, Oslo, Norway
Nurs Health Sci 6:93-9. 2004..In conclusion, this study emphasizes the importance of a mutual dialogue between healthcare professionals and parents to enable the parents to develop the competence necessary to care for their child...
Fighting back--struggling to continue life and preserve the self following a strokeKari Kvigne
Hedmark College, Faculty of Social Work, Hedmark University College, Elverum, Norway
Health Care Women Int 25:370-87. 2004..On the other hand, supporting them in transforming these roles may secure their sense of self and a continued meaningful life...
Demographic side effects of selective hunting in ungulates and carnivoresJos M Milner
Hedmark University College, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, N 2480 Koppang, Norway
Conserv Biol 21:36-47. 2007..Theoretical models investigating how strongly these effects influence population growth rates are also required...
Wolf reintroduction to Scotland: public attitudes and consequences for red deer managementErlend B Nilsen
Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis CEES, Department of Biology, University of Oslo, PO Box 1066 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
Proc Biol Sci 274:995-1002. 2007..Farmers hold more negative attitudes, but far less negative than the organizations that represent them...
Being an intensive care nurse related to questions of withholding or withdrawing curative treatmentReidun Hov
Faculty of Health Studies, Hedmark University College, Elverum, Norway
J Clin Nurs 16:203-11. 2007..The aim of the study was to acquire a deeper understanding of what it is to be an intensive care nurse in situations related to questions of withholding or withdrawing curative treatment...
The struggle for social integration in the community--the experiences of people with mental health problemsA Granerud
Nordic School of Public Health, Goteborg, Sweden
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 13:288-93. 2006....
Male turnover reduces population growth: an enclosure experiment on volesHarry P Andreassen
Faculty of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Hedmark University College, Koppang, Norway
Ecology 87:88-94. 2006..Our experimental results show how males may significantly shape population dynamics and suggest how predation and social factors interact mechanistically...
Researchers' experience of co-operative inquiry in acute mental health careJan Kåre Hummelvoll
Faculty of Health Studies, Hedmark University College, Elverum, Norway
J Adv Nurs 52:180-8. 2005....
Influence of an asthma education program on parents with children suffering from asthmaAnne Trollvik
Hedmark University College, Faculty of Health Studies, Elverum, Norway
Nurs Health Sci 7:157-63. 2005..Three themes were revealed: sharing experiences, accepting the illness, and partnership building. In conclusion, the parents in the study expressed that they promote increased self-understanding by meeting other parents in groups...
The nature of nursing care and rehabilitation of female stroke survivors: the perspective of hospital nursesKari Kvigne
Faculty of Nursing, Hedmark University College, Elverum, Norway
J Clin Nurs 14:897-905. 2005..The objectives were to uncover how the nurses perceived the care of female stroke survivors and to explore whether, and in what way, the nurses paid attention to the fact that the patients were women...
Contemporary temperature-driven divergence in a Nordic freshwater fish under conditions commonly thought to hinder adaptationKathryn D Kavanagh
Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland
BMC Evol Biol 10:350. 2010..These demes have common ancestors from a colonization event 22 generations ago. Consequently, we explore if diversification may occur under severely constraining conditions...
