• Culturally congruent and linguistically correct translations of proms as a basis for communication in healthcare 

      Alpers, Lise-Merete; Hanssen, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are questionnaires used in clinical settings to provide information of a patient’s health status. In encounters with ethnic minority patients, translations of these are needed. ...
    • Helsepersonells erfaringer med selvmordsrisiko hos hjemmeboende eldre personer 

      Monsen, Anna Aure; Alpers, Lise-Merete (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Bakgrunn: I Norge vil andelen eldre i befolkningen øke betraktelig de kommende årene. Personer over 65 år mottar i mindre grad psykisk helsehjelp sammenliknet med resten av befolkningen. Det er en økning i antallet selvmord ...
    • Hospital food: When nurses’ and ethnic minority patients’ understanding of Islamic dietary needs differ 

      Alpers, Lise-Merete (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate how medical unit nurses assess their knowledge about Muslim patients' dietary preferences and needs and Muslim patients' needs regarding food. Design: Mixed-method design. Methods: ...
    • The importance of being a compassionate leader: The views of nursing and midwifery managers from around the world 

      Papadopoulos, Irena; Lazzarino, Runa; Koulouglioti, Christina; Aagard, Magdeline; Akman, Özlem; Alpers, Lise-Merete; Apostolara, Paraskevi; Araneda-Bernal, Julieta; Biglete-Pangilinan, Sylvia; Eldar-Regev, Orit; González-Gil, Maria Teresa; Kouta, Christiania; Krepinska, Radka; Lesińska-Sawicka, Malgorzata; Liskova, Miroslava; Lopez-Diaz, Alba Lucero; Malliarou, Maria; Martín-García, Ángel; Muñoz-Solinas, Mara; Nagórska, Malgorzata; Ngunyulu, Roinah Nkhensani; Nissim, Sara; Nortvedt, Line; Oconer-Rubiano, Florinda; Oter-Quintana, Cristina; Öztürk, Candan; Papp, Katalin; Piratoba-Hernandez, Blanca; Rousou, Elena; Tolentino-Diaz, Maria Ymelda; Tothova, Valerie; Zorba, Akile (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Introduction: Despite the importance of compassionate leadership in health care, many of the existing publications do not account for the effect of culture. The aim of this study is to explore the views of nursing and ...
    • Obstacles to compassion‐giving among nursing and midwifery managers: an international study 

      Papadopoulos, Irena; Lazzarino, R.; Koulouglioti, Christina; Aagard, Magdeline; Akman, ö.; Alpers, Lise-Merete (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Aim To explore nursing and midwifery managers’ views regarding obstacles to compassion‐giving across country cultures. Background The benefit of compassionate leadership is being advocated, but despite the fact that ...
    • Socially assistive robots in health and social care: Acceptance and cultural factors. Results from an exploratory international online survey 

      Papadopoulos, Irena; Wright, Steve; Koulouglioti, Christina; Ali, Sheila; Lazzarino, Runa; Martín-García, Ángel; Oter-Quintana, Cristina; Kouta, Christiana; Rousou, Elena; Papp, Katalin; Krepinska, Radka; Tothova, Valerie; Malliarou, Maria; Apostolara, Paraskevi; Lesińska-Sawicka, Małgorzata; Nagorska, Małgorzata; Liskova, Miroslava; Nortvedt, Line; Alpers, Lise-Merete; Biglete-Pangilinan, Sylvia; Oconer-Rubiano, Ma. Florinda; Chaisetsampun, Wireeporn; Wichit, Nutchanath; Ghassemi, Akhtar-Ebrahimi; Jafarjalal, Ezzat; Zorba, Akile; Kuckert-Wöstheinrich, Andrea; Malla, Rabin; Toda, Tomiko; Akman, Özlem; Öztürk, Candan; Puvimanasinghe, Teresa; Ziaian, Tahereh; Eldar-Regev, Orit; Nissim, Sara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Aim: This study explored the views of an international sample of registered nurses and midwives working in health and social care concerning socially assistive robots (SARs), and the relationship between dimensions of ...
    • Sykepleiere må ha kulturell kompetanse i møte med pasienter med etnisk minoritetsbakgrunn 

      Kolossa, Britta; Saren, Johanna; Alpers, Lise-Merete (Journal article, 2021)
      I den norske velferdsmodellen er det en overordnet verdi at helse- og omsorgstjenester skal være likeverdige og uavhengige av religion, kultur, etnisitet og kjønn. Det stiller krav til sykepleiere i møte med etniske ...
    • Views about perceived training needs of health care professionals in relation to socially assistive robots: an international online survey 

      Papadopoulos, Irena; Koulouglioti, C.; Lazzarino, R.; Ali, S.; Wright, S.; Martín-García, Á.; Oter-Quintana, C.; Kouta, C.; Rousou, E.; Papp, K.; Krepinska, R.; Tothova, V.; Malliarou, M.; Apostolara, P.; Lesińska-Sawicka, M.; Nagórska, M.; Liskova, M.; Nortvedt, Line; Alpers, Lise-Merete; Biglete-Pangilinan, S.; Oconer-Rubiano, M.F.; Chaisetsampun, W.; Ghassemi, A.-E.; Jafarjalal, E.; Zorba, A.; Kuckert-Wöstheinrich, A.; Malla, R.; Toda, T.; Wichit, N.; Akman, Ö.; Öztürk, C.; Puvimanasinghe, T.; Ziaian, T.; Eldar-Regev, O.; Nissim, S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: As Artificial Intelligence and social robots areincreasingly usedin health and social care, it is imperative to explore the training needs of the workforce, factoring in their cultural background. Objectives: ...