Blar i VID:Open på emneord "quality of life"
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«Det får frem mye følelser når man jobber med hester, synes jeg. Både triste og fine ting da» – En kvalitativ studie om tidligere stoffmisbrukeres erfaringer med rehabiliteringstiltaket dyreassisterte aktiviteter og veien mot økt livskvalitet
(Master thesis, 2019)Dyreassisterte aktiviteter er et tverrfaglig tiltak som er brukt i sosialt arbeid for å støtte utsatte grupper. Hensikten med denne studien er å belyse hvordan stoffmisbrukere i rehabilitering kan oppleve dyreassisterte ... -
The impact of New Families home visiting program on first-time mothers’ quality of life and its association with social support: a non-randomized controlled study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: The transition to motherhood is characterized by physical, psychological, social, and relational changes. Quality of life (QoL) changes substantially during this transition. Higher QoL is associated with social ... -
Improvement in quality of life following a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for patients with Parkinson’s Disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Parkinson’s disease follows a chronic course, and therefore quality of life is important to assess in relation to rehabilitation programs for persons with the disease. Aim: To examine whether a brief ... -
Mental health, quality of life, wellbeing, loneliness and use of social media in a time of social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak. A cross-country comparative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: The COVID-19 outbreak raised questions about how people experience their mental health, quality of life (QoL), wellbeing and loneliness in the context of social distancing, and the use of social media during ... -
People with dementia attending farm-based day care in Norway – Individual and farm characteristics associated with participants’ quality of life
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Farm-based day care for people with dementia is supposed to improve the partici-pants quality of life by using activities and resources of the farm environment to promote mental and physical health. In this paper, we ... -
Psychosocial interventions and quality of life for people with dementia living in care homes
(Master thesis, 2019)Background: Dementia is a major cause of disability and dependency among the older population and one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders among people in care homes. Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are common with ... -
Quality of life among patients living with advanced breast cancer receiving palliative care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The quality of life (QoL) of women living with metastatic breast cancer and receiving palliative care needs more attention. We reviewed published studies (1992–2019) examining QoL of women receiving palliative care. The ... -
Quality of life and nurse–patient interaction among NH residents: Loneliness is detrimental, while nurse–patient interaction is fundamental
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Symptoms of anxiety and depression are known to residents of nursing homes along with cognitive impairment, physical inactivity and low quality-of-life. Anxiety, depression and loneliness are found detrimental ... -
Quality of life in home-dwelling cancer patients aged 80 years and older: a systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objective: Quality of Life (QoL) in elderly cancer patients is a topic that has been little explored. This systematic review aims to identify, assess, and report the literature on QoL in home-dwelling cancer patients aged ... -
Rheumatoid arthritis, social networks and social support. A cross-sectional survey of female patients with rheumatoid arthritis and acontrolled trial of a social network intervention
(Doctoral thesis, 2003)Social networks have been described extensively as a very basic factor in our lives. We know their importance for health, longevity and quality of life (Cohen & Wills, 1985; Berkman, Glass, Brisette, & Seeman, 2000), which ... -
Sensory stimulation for persons with dementia: a review of the literature
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Aims and objectives: To provide an overview of available sensory stimulation interventions, and their effect on persons with dementia and to present theoretical and methodological characteristics of the studies included. ... -
Sexual health and quality of life in cancer survivors with pelvic radiation injuries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Little knowledge exists on how late radiation tissue injuries (LRTIs) affect sexual health and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in pelvic cancer survivors. Objective: To explore sexual health and HRQOL ... -
A systematic review of quality of life research in medicine and health sciences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Purpose : Quality of life (QOL) is an important concept in the feld of health and medicine. QOL is a complex concept that is interpreted and defned diferently within and between disciplines, including the felds of health ... -
Tidligere fosterbarns fortellinger om mangel på gode relasjoner, behov for tilhørighet og om å føle seg annerledes. En fenomenologisk-hermeneutisk undersøkelse
(Master thesis, 2019)Formålet med denne masteroppgaven er å få innsikt i hva fosterbarn selv har erfart og forteller at er viktige faktorer for god livskvalitet sett i et retroperspektiv. Slik kunnskap kan gi ny viten om fenomenet oppfølging ...