Publications by authors named "J Evensen"
Background: Intensive inpatient treatment programs have shown robust results in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). How patients experience this treatment program and what changes they experience as a result of the treatment have, however, only scarcely been explored through qualitative studies.
Objective: This study aimed to explore the lived experience of participants in an intensive inpatient trauma treatment program.
Introduction: There is a lack of qualitative research that retrospectively explores how patients with major depressive disorder view their improvement in psychotherapy.
Methods: Fifteen patients who received short-term cognitive behavioral therapy and psychodynamic therapy were individually interviewed approximately three years after completing therapy.
Results: Some patients had altered their views on therapy, especially those who initially were uncertain of how helpful therapy had been.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate rehabilitation goals set by stroke patients using the Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) and to see how these goals related to their actual impairments and activity limitations as identified by standard measures.
- A total of 71 patients in acute and subacute stroke rehabilitation were observed, linking their PSFS goals to categories within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).
- Findings revealed that patients frequently set goals related to walking and activities of daily living, but only a small percentage with cognitive or vision impairments had goals addressing those specific issues.
Purpose: On March 12th 2020 extensive measures were implemented to prevent spread of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). These measures were commonly referred to as "lockdown". In this study we investigate the psychological impact associated with living under these circumstances among patients with psychotic disorders receiving care from specialized mental health services in Norway.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study investigated the validity, reliability, responsiveness, and interpretability of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) in subacute stroke rehabilitation to determine its suitability to measure patient-identified rehabilitation goals.
Methods: A prospective observational study was designed according to the checklist from Consensus-Based Standards for Selecting Health Measurement Instruments. Seventy-one patients diagnosed with stroke were recruited in the subacute phase from a rehabilitation unit in Norway.