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Citizenship for persons with dementia living in nursing homes: Becoming and co-ownership in the mundane
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 58, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Background: In recent years, scholars of citizenship internationally have argued that current dominant medical and care-based understandings position people with dementia solely as in need of care while not sufficiently ... -
Quality of Life in first-time parents during pregnancy and postpartum period: A study in the New Families research project
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University; no. 60, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Background: The transition to parenthood is characterized by physical, psychological, and social changes in both women and men. During this period, their Quality of Life (QoL), specifically related to physical, psychological, ... -
Faith-based and asset-based congregational diakonia in a Malagasy Lutheran context. A qualitative study of the use your talents project
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 64, Doctoral thesis, 2024)After decades of ignorance, scholars and international development actors have come to embrace faith–based organizations (FBOs) as important actors in poverty alleviation. FBOs have the potential to be important contributors ... -
Humanising support and follow-up after critical illness Aqualitative study of the experiences of former intensive care patients, their family members and intensiv care nurses
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 54, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This thesis explores the experiences of support and follow-up after critical illness and intensive care treatment. During the period in which this PhD study was undertaken, we went through a worldwide pandemic. With an ... -
Se, forstå og romme hele mennesket: en kvalitativ studie om beboere og helsepersonell sin forståelse av åndelig omsorg på sykehjem
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 62, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Denne avhandlingen er en kvalitativ studie om forståelse av åndelig omsorg sett fra helsepersonell og beboeres perspektiver på sykehjem. Basert på Gadamers filosofiske hermeneutikk som metodologisk tilnærming, og Katie ... -
Unrealized potentials of patient participation in primary healthcare service development : A qualitative study of collaboration, context, and impact
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 63, Doctoral thesis, 2024)The thesis contributes new knowledge about patient participation in primary healthcare service development from three perspectives: healthcare professionals, patient representatives, and internal facilitators. It focuses ... -
How is it possible to build sustainable and peaceful interreligious relations? : An analysis and discussion of christian-muslim relations in Vohipeno, Madagascar
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;48, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Christians and Muslims have lived together peacefully in the Vohipeno area, Southeastern Madagascar, since Christianity was established in 19th century. The problem which has prompted my investigation is, that the relations ... -
Existential issues and existential conversations in old age: A diaconal approach
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 57, Doctoral thesis, 2024)The thesis qualitatively explores existential issues and existential conversations in old age from a diaconal perspective. It is placed within the science of diaconia, with the psychology of religion and existential ... -
Bridges and barriers. Support in the transition to adulthood for disabled young people leaving care
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 55, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This study explores support for disabled young people leaving public care in Norway. Such support, called aftercare, is offered by municipal child welfare services to care-experienced people aged 18-24 years. Some people ... -
Pastoral leadership in sunday services. A qualitative case study of seven pastors in the church of Norway
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;56, Doctoral thesis, 2024)This study is situated in practical theology and aims at contributing to the field of pastoral theology focusing on pastoral leadership. The research question with which this study is concerned is: “How do pastors carry ... -
Learning from persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: An ethnographic study exploring self-determination and ethics of professional relations
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 52, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) are often excluded both from research and several areas of society. These people depend on others in all matters, relying on care that often involves ... -
Soup, soap, salvation. “Developing Faith based practices in secularised societies”
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 51, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This PhD project contributes to a better understanding of Christian social “practice development” in the context of a secularised society. Social practice development here signifies activities driven by a facilitation ... -
User participation through interest organisations: A qualitative study of representation, strategies and impact for people in vulnerable life situations
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 50, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This thesis explores collective user participation by focusing on interest organisations representing people in vulnerable life situations. In this thesis, collective user participation-or simply user participation-refers ... -
Navigating expectations: Concurrent processes of inclusion and exclusion in refugees’(Dis)Integration into the norwegian labour market
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 53, Doctoral thesis, 2023)The debates following the 2015-2016 refugee influx put the topic of immigration high on the political agenda and accentuated the issue as highly politicized. In a universal welfare state like the Norwegian, labour market ... -
Struggle for justice and the right to justification : a constructivist study of ecumenical diakonia in a global context of power relations
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;49, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Ecumenical diakonia is a concept that churches use in descriptions of, and discussions about, their social ministries. Recent publications describe ecumenical diakonia as a struggle for justice with reference to systematic ... -
Forskningsbasert utdanning : En studie om forskningsbasert utdanning tilknyttet bachelorprogram i ergoterapi sett fra studenters, vitenskapelige ansattes og praksisveilederes ståsted
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;45, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Hensikten med et forskningsbasert læringsmiljø er å legge til rette for at studenter kan utvikle forskningsferdigheter og fremme deres evner til kritisk tenkning. Dette er ferdigheter som har betydning for livslang læring. ... -
Social work(ers) and homeless EU migrants. Welfare bordering in Norway
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 47, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This thesis explores the ‘doing’ and experiences of social work with persons who have very limited rights to assistance from the welfare state – specifically homeless EU migrants – from the perspective of the Norwegian ... -
Human rights education for nursing students. Introducing a human rights perspective to nutritional care in nurse education
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 39, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Human rights are an important part of everyday nursing practice and care, but a human rights perspective has not been properly addressed in nursing education and practice. This does not mean that nurses are unconcerned ... -
Dying and death in the electronic patient record. A qualitative analysis of textual practices
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 35, Doctoral thesis, 2022)In Norway, over one in four deaths occur in hospitals, places that operate primarily according to curative logic. One aim of the Norwegian health care system is that patients, at the end of life, should receive high-quality ... -
Vendepunktet er den andre. En kvalitativ studie av pasienters erfaring med depresjon, skam og profesjonell relasjon i psykisk helsevern
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University; no. 46, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Denne avhandlingen er en kvalitativ studie av menneskers erfaringer med depresjon og skam, samt av gjennomlevde opplevelser i pasient-sykepleierrelasjon. Studiens kontekst er profesjonell praksis innen psykisk helsearbeid. ...
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