Måleegenskaper ved den norske versjonen av Symptom Checklist-90-Revidert (SCL-90-R)

Symptom Checklist-90 Revised (SCL-90-R) er et bredspektret screeningverktøy for psykiske plager hos personer over 13 år. SCL-90 ble utviklet av Derogatis og kolleger i 1973 og revidert i 1976 til SCL-90-R. Instrumentet ble oversatt til norsk på 1980-tallet, og i 2010 utga Pearson Inc. en norsk autorisert utgave med instrukser for skåring og administrering. Autoriserte psykologer og leger kan administrere, skåre og tolke testen. Testen er et selvutfyllingsskjema og består av 90 spørsmål som kartlegger symptombelastning innenfor ni forskjellige symptomskalaer. I denne kunnskapsoppsummeringen ønsket vi å undersøke hvilke måleegenskaper som er rapportert for SCL-90-R i skandinaviske studier med ungdom og unge voksne i alderen 13–26 år. Av 1359 referanser inkluderte vi 13 studier i oppsummeringen. Ti studier var basert på kliniske utvalg (f.eks. pasienter med atferdsforstyrrelser, depresjon og spiseforstyrrelser). Ikke-kliniske utvalg inkluderte bl.a. studenter, adopterte barn og barn av skilte foreldre. Ingen av de inkluderte studiene var valideringsstudier. De fleste målte effekt av behandling eller andre tiltak. Det er rapportert gjennomsnitt, standardavvik og indre konsistens. Ingen av de inkluderte studiene inneholdt utfyllende informasjon om for SCL-90-Rs måleegenskaper for ungdom og unge voksne i alderen 13–26 år. Kunnskapsgrunnlaget for SCL-90-R er ikke tilstrekkelig for å kunne si noe om bruken av instrumentet hos denne gruppen.publishedVersio

Kan tjenestedesign bidra til økt medvirkning og involvering for pasienter og brukere på individnivå i helse- og omsorgstjenestene?

Pasient – og brukermedvirkning er en lovfestet rettighet som skal sikre pasienter og brukere økt innflytelse i helse og omsorgstjenesten. Forskning viser imidlertid at helsepersonell anvender en paternalistisk tilnærming i sin yrkesutøvelse, noe som truer pasienters rettigheter. Helsepersonell anbefales derfor å ta i bruk tjenestedesign som metodikk for å øke den reelle medvirkningen og involveringen av pasienter og brukere. Formålet med økt bruker- og pasientmedvirkning og involvering er å utvikle tjenester av høy kvalitet med utgangspunkt i brukernes behov. Behovsdrevne tjenester vil oppleves som nyttige og meningsfulle for brukerne. Det er derfor viktig at helsepersonell forstår verdien av brukermedvirkning i kvalitetsarbeid og tilegner seg kunnskap om tjenestedesign. Can service design promote expanding user participation and user involvement in health care services? Patient- and user participation is a legislative right intending to ensure service users involvement in health care services. However, research shows that healthcare professionals employ a paternalistic approach in their professional practice, which may threaten patients' rights. Healthcare professionals are recommended to use service design as a methodology to increase the genuine user participation and user involvement, aiming to develop high-quality services based on users' needs. Demand-driven services may be perceived as beneficial and meaningful for the patients. Therefore, the health professionals’ knowledge and comprehension of the value of user participation and service design are of importance

Limited benefit of marine protein hydrolysate on physical function and strength in older adults : a randomized controlled trial

Age-related muscle wasting can compromise functional abilities of the elderly. Protein intake stimulates muscle protein synthesis; however, ageing muscle is more resistant to stimuli. This double-blinded, randomized, controlled trial is one of the first registered studies to evaluate the effects of a supplement of marine protein hydrolysate (MPH) on measures of physical function and strength. Eighty-six older adults received nutritional supplements containing 3 g of MPH or a placebo for up to 12 months. Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), grip strength and gait speed were measured, and dietary intake was registered at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months. No difference was found between the intervention and control groups in mean change in SPPB (independent sample t-test, p = 0.41) or regarding time trend in SPPB, grip strength, or gait speed (linear mixed model). The participants in our study were well functioning, causing a ceiling effect in SPPB. Further, they had sufficient protein intake and were physically active. Differences in physical function between those completing the intervention and the dropouts might also have created bias in the results. We recommend that future studies of MPH be carried out on a more frail or malnourished population. Keywords: hydrolysate, fish protein, ageing, physical function, dietary assessment, seafood intake, healthy ageingpublishedVersio

Cross-cultural Validation of the Norwegian Version of the Banff Patellofemoral Instability Instrument 2.0

Background: The Banff Patellofemoral Instability Instrument (BPII) 2.0 is a disease-specific quality of life questionnaire for patients with patellofemoral instability. While good psychometric properties have been demonstrated, the data lack cross-cultural validity, construct validity, and an established measurement error. Purpose: To (1) translate and cross-culturally adapt the BPII 2.0 to the Norwegian version (BPII 2.0–No) and (2) examine the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version. Study Design: Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 3. Methods: The BPII 2.0 was translated according to international guidelines. A cohort of 100 patients surgically treated for recurrent patellofemoral instability completed the BPII 2.0–No, related outcome measures (Norwich Patellar Instability Score, International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form 2000, Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia), and functional tests (Y-Balance Test–Lower Quarter, single-leg hop tests, and knee extension strength) before and/or 6 months after surgery. We evaluated the face and content validity, internal consistency (Cronbach α), test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC]), measurement error (SEM and smallest detectable change at the individual [SDCind] and group levels [SDCgroup]). Construct validity was assessed by testing 9 hypotheses on the correlation between the BPII 2.0–No and the outcome measures/functional tests (Pearson r). Results: The BPII 2.0–No had good face and content validity. Internal consistency was excellent (α = .95), and no floor or ceiling effects were found. Test-retest reliability was high (ICC2,1 = 0.87; 95% CI, 0.77-0.93), and measurement error was low (SEM = 7.1). The SDCind was 19.7 points and the SDCgroup was 2.8 points. Eight of the 9 hypotheses regarding construct validity were confirmed. Conclusion: The BPII 2.0–No was found to be valid and reliable. This study adds further knowledge on the measurement properties of the BPII 2.0 that can be used internationally.publishedVersio

Prioriteringspraksis og ventetid. En undersøkelse av helseforetak i Helse Midt-Norge

Background: The Act on Patients Rights should ensure that people should have equal access to health services of good quality, regardless of age, gender, economy and place of residence. Several studies show that there are variations in the allocation of health care, both among the regional health authorities and among health enterprises within the regional health authorities. To ensure a consistent practice and harmonization of prioritizing, priority guidelines are developed. They include a description of medical conditions, with a recommendation of an allocation of patients with or without a legal right to treatment and also a medically maximum waiting time. Priority regulation allows the use of medical duration of discretion, but we have little knowledge of what are the reasons for prioritization decisions. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how the health authorities by specialists make their decisions on the allocation of the health care and whether patients have access to treatment according to priority regulation criteria. Material: The study is based on data from the fields of general medicine, substance abuse and mental health care in a health authority. Information of prioritization practice was obtained from six specialists from various disciplines and four department heads as well as data of waiting time and proportion of patients with prioritized health care from the Norwegian Patient Register. Methods: The collection of data is done through qualitative, structured interviews and retrospective quantitative analysis of data from the Norwegian Patient Register. Results: The interviews indicated that there was no systematic practice of prioritization in the selected areas of healthcare. Priority Regulation criteria of cost effectiveness is not used in the assessment of referrals. Both the regional health authorities and health enterprises have a high proportion of patients with prioritized health care, and the fields of mental health and substance abuse have a right share of close to 100% also in 1’st tertial of 2010. Conclusion: The findings indicate that the priority regulations and priority guidelines are implemented to a limited extent in the local health authority, and priority decisions are mainly based on clinical discretion

Prevalence and long-term predictors of persistent chronic widespread pain in the general population in an 11-year prospective study: the HUNT study

Background: Chronic widespread pain (CWP) is common and associated with prominent negative consequences. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of persistent CWP in an 11-year prospective cohort study in the general population, and to examine anxiety, depression, alcohol use, poor sleep, body mass index (BMI) and chronic disease, along with demographic, lifestyle and other health-related variables as possible predictors for the assumed CWP persistence. Methods: CWP was defined as having pain at three or more predefined sites (involving the trunk and upper and lower limbs) for at least three months in the last year. We used a Norwegian general population cohort of 28,367 individuals who responded to both the second (1995–1997) and the third (2006–2008) waves of the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT2 and HUNT3, respectively). Data were analysed with logistic regression models. Results: CWP prevalence in HUNT2 was 17%. Of those reporting CWP in HUNT2, 53% still reported CWP at follow-up in HUNT3. Adjusted analyses revealed that depression and alcohol consumption were not substantially associated with the 11-year prospective CWP outcome. Poor sleep, obesity and chronic disease predicted persistent CWP, and being male and/or 60 years or older was protective. Conclusions: This cohort study revealed that nearly half of the participants with baseline CWP resolved from CWP 11 years later. Among those whose CWP did not resolve, obesity, sleeping problems and chronic disease predicted CWP persistence, while aging and male sex was protective. Anxiety, mixed anxiety and depression, former smoking, and overweight were weakly associated, while depression, moderate exercise, and alcohol use were not associated with persistent CWP

Måleegenskaper ved den norske versjonen av Symptom Checklist-90-Revidert (SCL-90-R)

Symptom Checklist-90 Revised (SCL-90-R) er et bredspektret screeningverktøy for psykiske plager hos personer over 13 år. SCL-90 ble utviklet av Derogatis og kolleger i 1973 og revidert i 1976 til SCL-90-R. Instrumentet ble oversatt til norsk på 1980-tallet, og i 2010 utga Pearson Inc. en norsk autorisert utgave med instrukser for skåring og administrering. Autoriserte psykologer og leger kan administrere, skåre og tolke testen. Testen er et selvutfyllingsskjema og består av 90 spørsmål som kartlegger symptombelastning innenfor ni forskjellige symptomskalaer. I denne kunnskapsoppsummeringen ønsket vi å undersøke hvilke måleegenskaper som er rapportert for SCL-90-R i skandinaviske studier med ungdom og unge voksne i alderen 13–26 år. Av 1359 referanser inkluderte vi 13 studier i oppsummeringen. Ti studier var basert på kliniske utvalg (f.eks. pasienter med atferdsforstyrrelser, depresjon og spiseforstyrrelser). Ikke-kliniske utvalg inkluderte bl.a. studenter, adopterte barn og barn av skilte foreldre. Ingen av de inkluderte studiene var valideringsstudier. De fleste målte effekt av behandling eller andre tiltak. Det er rapportert gjennomsnitt, standardavvik og indre konsistens. Ingen av de inkluderte studiene inneholdt utfyllende informasjon om for SCL-90-Rs måleegenskaper for ungdom og unge voksne i alderen 13–26 år. Kunnskapsgrunnlaget for SCL-90-R er ikke tilstrekkelig for å kunne si noe om bruken av instrumentet hos denne gruppen.publishedVersio

Systems modelling to support the complex nature of healthcare services

Healthcare is a service commonly associated with lacking performance in relation to output and the economy of production. Contingency theory and complex systems thinking are approaches here combined to study the logistics of healthcare service fows. Contingency theory directs attention to networked interdependencies while complex systems thinking concerns process emergence and fexible resource use in supporting logistics. This hybrid form of analysis gives conceptual direction to information technology development and use to support the logistics of healthcare services. Three small examples of healthcare service as logistics processes in their as-is state are provided and analysed based on the developed analytical framework. These illustrate in detail what exemplifes complexity in this industry. Given the inherently complex nature of many types of healthcare services, this discussion concerns how to conceptually model information systems in healthcare services as a complex system. This chosen complexity-sensitive approach of service logistics constitutes a basis for information technology enabled healthcare service development sensitive to this type of service provision directing focus to the emergent features of healthcare service needs. It is also a basis for further investigation into this topic of information technology use to support the inherent logistical complexity of healthcare services

Assessment of shared decision-making in community mental health care : validation of the CollaboRATE

Background/Objective: CollaboRATE is a 3-item self-report measure of the patient experience of shared decision-making (SDM) process. The objective of this study is to assess the psychometric properties of CollaboRATE in community mental health care. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted at a Community Mental Health Center of the Canary Islands Health Service. Two hundred and fifty consecutive psychiatric outpatients were invited to participate. Of those, 191 accepted (76.40% of response rate) and completed the CollaboRATE, the Control Preferences Scale (CPS), and a form with sociodemographic and clinical variables. Results: Exploratory factor analysis ratified the unidimensionality of the measure. High internal consistency was found (α Cronbach = .95, Guttman's λ = .93, and ω = .95). Strong positive correlations (p < .0001) were found between the CollaboRATE and the CPS. Only 39.80% of respondents gave the best possible score on CollaboRATE. Conclusions: This study provides evidence for the reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the CollaboRATE as a measure of SDM. The measure is quick to complete and feasible for use in outpatient mental health care. At present, a significative number of psychiatric outpatients are not involved in SDM. The use of this measure in psychiatric routine care can be a key tool in assessing and implementing SDM. Keywords: CollaboRATE measure, mental disorders, shared decision-making, instrumental stud