Disputas – master i nevrologisk fysioterapi Synne Garder Pedersen

Prøveforelesning over oppgitt emne holdes kl. 10.15:

“Gode pasientforløp etter ervervet hjerneskade – hva hemmer og hva understøtter resiliens?”

Prøveforelesningen vil også bli streamet. Link.

Disputas – master i nevrologisk fysioterapi Synne Garder Pedersen Synne Garder Pedersen disputerer for ph.d-graden i helsevitenskap og vil offentlig forsvare avhandlingen:

“Perceived quality of life and functioning after stroke in a region of North Norway and in a region of Central Denmark. A mixed methods study”

På grunn av koronautbruddet er auditoriet stengt for publikum. Disputasen vil i stedet bli strømmet her.

The auditorium will be closed to the public because of the corona outbreak. The defense will be streamed here.

Opptak av disputasen vil være tilgjengelig i en uke.

A recording of the disputation will be available for one week.

Avhandlingen er tilgjengelig her.

The doctoralthesis, click here.

Populærvitenskapelig sammendrag av avhandlingen:

In this project the overall objective was to explore perceived quality of life (QOL) and functioning following stroke in two Scandinavian country-regions with different organisation of subacute rehabilitation services with a mixed methods approach. Description of acute and subacute stroke rehabilitation services revealed better organised municipality-based rehabilitation in the Danish region, and more use of in-patient rehabilitation in the North Norwegian region. The levels of functioning measured by the SS-QOL scale, showed that the participants from the Danish region reported more functional problems in the SS-QOL scale and in the two components scales after adjustments for predefined covariates. The in-depth interviews revealed that the process of reconstructing the embodied self through progress or adjustments was an essential part of recovery and quality of life, thus bringing forward an understanding of QOL as a dynamic, relational and situational phenomenon that includes more than functioning. Enriching social relations, resumption of valued activities and professional support during the recovery process positively influenced reconstruction of the embodied self and QOL. Fatigue and sustained reduced function were described to negatively affect QOL. This study found that the Norwegian version of the SS-QOL scale is a reliable and valid instrument with good psychometric properties, and suited for use both in individual assessments and in health research. The two country-regions differed in descriptions of continuity and support from the follow-up services during the recovery process, indicating benefits from the well-organized community-based rehabilitation in Central Denmark. Nevertheless, the quantitative results showed a statistically significant difference in the SS-QOL scores in favour of the North-Norwegian participants. Participants from both regions experienced significant more problems within cognitive, social and mental functioning than with physical functions, indicating that longer-term functional improvements following mild and moderate stroke could benefit from rehabilitation services particularly addressing these areas of functioning in both country-regions.

Hovedveileder

Professor Cathrine Arntzen

Biveileder

Professor Audny Anke

Professor Oddgeir Friborg

Professor Jørgen Feldbæk Nielsen

Bedømmelseskomité
Professor Lena Von Koch, Karolinska institutet, Sverige - 1. opponent

Førsteamanuensis Frank Becker, UiO/Sunnaas sykehus – 2.opponent

Professor Tove Aminda Hanssen, institutt for helse og omsorgsfag, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet – leder av komité

Disputasleder:

Nina Emaus, Institutt for, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet