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A Balancing Act. An analysis of tension encountered by employees working in a diaconal organization
(Master thesis, 2015-11-17)The purpose of this study is to explore tension that occurs in a diaconal organization among its employees due to the difference in religious values between the organization, the employees, and the clients who benefit from ... -
A Maasai encounter with the Bible : nomadic lifestyle as a hermeneutical question
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)This study is a critical analysis of how Maasai informants read some selected Old Testament texts that are thought to have an appeal to people with semi-nomadic ways of life. The Maasai is a Nilotic ethnic group of ... -
A Psychometric Evaluation of the Threadgold Communication Tool for Persons with Dementia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-04)The objective of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Threadgold Communication Tool (TCT). Method: Internal consistency reliability was measured using Cronbach’s α coefficient and inter-item ... -
A qualitative study : a journey towards Hillsong Church : a Norwegian story
(Master thesis, 2018-05)Hillsong Norway, which have congregations in several of the larger cities in Norway. Hillsong Norway quite recently formally established through incorporation of an already existing comparable locally grown church network. ... -
A qualitative study of professional caregivers’ perceptions of processes contributing to mealtime agitation in persons with dementia in nursing home wards and strategies toattain calmness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Aim: Describe professional caregivers’ perceptions of factors and processes contributing to mealtime agitation and strategies for attaining and maintaining calm mealtimes. Design Qualitative and descriptive. Methods: A ... -
A qualitative study of women’s experiences of living with COPD
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Aim:To explore women's experiences of living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at home. Design An explorative and descriptive qualitative design. Methods: A consecutive sample of nine women with COPD living ... -
Abuse or underuse? Polish migrants' narratives of (not) claiming social benefits in the UK in times of Brexit
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The use of welfare support by EU migrants has dominated media coverage and political debates about EU migration in the UK for several years, regularly featuring claims about the negative effects of the presence of EU ... -
Accelerating curve of anxiousness: How a governmental quarantine-app feeds society with bugs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Daily, media reports on countries eagerly introducing advanced surveillance technology to counter the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g. Byers 2020, Doffman 2020; Holmes 2020, Stojanovski 2020). The critics and commentators focus – ... -
Acceptability of health professionals’ address of sexuality and erectile dysfunction - A qualitative interview study with men in cardiac rehabilitation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction: In the developing phase of the complex health intervention: Physical Activity to reduce Vascular Erectile Dysfunction (PAVED), it is crucial to explore whether men can accept the communicative component ... -
Access to, use of, and experiences with social alarms in home-living people with dementia: results from the LIVE@Home.Path trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Social alarms are considered an appropriate technology to ensure the safety and independence of older adults, but limited research has been conducted on their actual use. We, therefore, explored the access, ... -
Access Versus Incentives: Analysing Intellectual Property Policies in Four UN Specialized Agencies by Emphasizing the Role of the World Intellectual Property Organization and Human Rights
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Concerns have been expressed over the role of WIPO in influencing the intellectual property policies of other specialized agencies of the United Nations. This article reviews the policies of FAO, WHO and UNESCO, in addition ... -
Achieving fulfilment in life: Cultivating the mindset of gratitude among thai adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Gratitude plays a significant role in nurturing holistic health and wellbeing in adolescent. However, cultivating the mindset of gratitude is associated with several factors, in particular, culture and religion. Therefore, ... -
Acquiring a new understanding of illness and agency: a narrative study of recovering from chronic fatigue syndrome
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: The condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is poorly understood. Simplified medical models tend to neglect the complexity of illness, contributing to a terrain of ... -
Acta 6, 1-6
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Activistic citizenship in nursing homes: co-ownership in the mundane
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The traditional narrative of dementia, focused on cognition as constructive of personhood, has been challenged by person-centred care as well as a rights-based citizenship lens. However, reports of everyday discrimination ... -
Adaptation and validation of the arabic version of the university student engagement inventory (A-USEI) among sport and physical education students
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The present study validated the University Student Engagement Inventory (USEI) in the Arabic language (A) by assessing its factor structure, construct validity, reliability, and concurrent validity. A total of 864 Tunisian ... -
[Adapted from “Biblical and Theological Foundation of Diakonia”]
(Lecture, 2005-10-18)