Blar i VID:Open på forfatter "Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans"
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Chaplaincy in Northern Europe : an overview from Norway
Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans; Danbolt, Lars Johan; Frøkedal, Hilde (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Chaplaincy in Norway has changed considerably from the 1950s. The number of chaplaincy positions has increased, although if it is seen on the background of expansion in healthcare and other public services, the increase ... -
Deacons as conversation partners on existential issues with older people: An empirical study in Norway
Olafsson, Åsta Marie; Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans; Austad, Anne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Deacons within the Church of Norway constitute a professional group that can encounter older people’s need for existential conversations, but empirical research in this field is scarce. This study aims to explore professional ... -
Evaluering av Kirkelig ressurssenter mot vold og seksuelle overgrep
Gunnes, Gyrid; Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans; Sirris, Stephen; Østby, Lene; Nygaard, Marianne Rodriguez; Angell, Olav Helge; Haugen, Hans Morten; Sverdrup, Sidsel Muri (VID Rapport;2019/1, Research report, 2019)Det er all grunn til å understreke at KRS har gjort en stor innsats for å ivareta sitt diakonale oppdrag når det gjelder forholdet mellom seksuelle overgrep og kristen tro. KRS har opparbeidet spisskompetanse og bidratt ... -
Existential care in a modern society: pastoral care consultations in local communities in Norway
Danbolt, Lars Johan; Zock, Hetty; Austad, Anne; Grung, Anne Hege; Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Data from a recent survey on pastoral care consultations (PCC) in Norway (N=408) is presented, showing that PCC is a service priests and deacons provide for people in the municipality, independent of faith affiliation. The ... -
Existential group practice run by mental healthcare chaplains in Norway: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Frøkedal, Hilde; Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans; Ruud, Torleif; DeMarinis, Valerie; Gonzalez, Marianne Thorsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Existential groups run by healthcare chaplains within mental healthcare have a long tradition in Norway. By using a national cross-sectional survey design, this study explored and described both quantitatively and qualitatively ... -
Experiences of meaning in life in urban and rural Zambia
Austad, Anne; Cheyeka, Austin M.; Danbolt, Lars Johan; Kamanga, Gilbert; Mwale, Nelly; Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans; Sørensen, Torgeir; Schnell, Tatjana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Meaning in life has become an important topic in empirical research in the psychology of religion. Although it has been studied and found applicable in many different contexts, research on meaning in life and sources of ... -
Health care chaplaincy in the Nordic countries: Transformations and perspectives
Danbolt, Lars Johan; Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans (Chapter, 2020)In this article we present some developmental patterns in the 100 years long history of of health care chaplaincy in the Nordic countries, particularely in Norway. We argue that a shift is gradually taking place from what ... -
Innledning: Det eksistensielle
Austad, Anne; Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans; Borge, Lisbet; Rykkje, Linda (Chapter, 2020) -
Meaning in life for patients with severe Dementia: A qualitative study of healthcare professionals' interpretations
Isene, Tor-Arne; Haug, Sigrid Helene Kjørven; Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans; Danbolt, Lars Johan; Ødbehr, Liv Skomakerstuen; Thygesen, Hilde (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The need for meaning in life is a key aspect of being human, and a central issue in the psychology of religion. Understanding experience of meaning for persons with severe dementia is challenging due to the impairments ... -
Ny organisering av prestetjenesten ("Prostereformen") - evaluering
Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans; Angell, Olav Helge; Askeland, Harald; Schmidt, Ulla; Urstad, Sivert; Kinserdal, Frode (Rapport;2/2013, Research report, 2013)I hvilken utstrekning er prostereformens målsettinger nådd, og hvilke faktorer har hatt betydning for realisering eller uteblitt realisering av disse målsettingene? Prestene har ganske gode arbeidsvilkår, men det oppleves ... -
Porous pastoral care. Priests' and deacons' pastoral care conversations in local communities in Norway
Austad, Anne; Danbolt, Lars Johan; Grung, Anne Hege; Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Although local parishes are prominent arenas for pastoral care conversations (PCC) in Scandinavia, little empirical research has been conducted on this practice. The present study qualitatively investigates priests’ and ... -
Sjelesorg versus konverteringsterapi: Når vi ikke kan eller vil følge konfidenten dit konfidenten peker
Sødal, Jan Bjarne; Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans (Journal article, 2022)Artikkelen har sitt utgangspunkt i to presentasjoner som ble gitt under Sjelesorgsymposiet 23. mai 2022 av oss som skriver denne artikkelen. Temaet var «Kan homoterapi være sjelesorg?» -
Supporting carers: health care professionals in need of system improvements and education - a qualitative study
Røen, Ingebrigt; Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans; Grande, Gunn; Kaasa, Stein; Sand, Kari; Knudsen, Anne Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Abstract Background: Health care professionals should prevent and relieve suffering in carers of patients with advanced cancer. Despite known positive effects of systematic carer support, carers still do not receive ...