Publications by authors named "Riina Kiik"
Article Synopsis
- The research examines how Norwegian adolescent girls aged 16-19 perceive substance use, focusing on their experiences and the effects on their daily lives and relationships.
- The study utilized Q methodology with 42 participants, revealing three distinct perspectives on substance use: (1) Confident - opposed to illegal substances; (2) Ambivalent - normalization of substance use with noted negative effects; and (3) Outgoing - positive towards exploring illegal substances.
- Secure relationships with family and peers significantly influence these attitudes, highlighting the importance of feeling valued and connected in promoting healthier choices among adolescent girls.
Background: People with substance use disorders (SUD) and concurrent mental health disorders often need prolonged, coordinated health and welfare services. Interprofessional team meetings are designed to tailor services to users' needs and should be based on interprofessional collaboration involving the user.
Aims: To investigate service users' experiences with interprofessional team meetings and to identify potential barriers to successful user involvement.
User involvement in the first phase of treatment is essential for treatment satisfaction among patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). This study explores how patients perceive the first phase of specialized SUD treatment and identifies what promotes and inhibits user involvement. We used a qualitative approach, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 informants admitted to a substance abuse treatment unit in central Norway.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims And Objectives: To explore and describe how spouses involve themselves in the relationship with their partners with dementia who live in institutional care.
Background: Positive reciprocity between partners has been proven to be significant for spouses with partners living with dementia at home. However, little is known about spousal involvement after placement of a partner in an institutional setting.
Aims And Objectives: To explore and describe spouses' experiences of losing couplehood with their dementia-afflicted partner living in institutional care.
Background: Despite the losses and experiences of discontinuity due to the cognitive decline caused by dementia, the feelings of belonging and reciprocity in close relationships are still crucial to many couples. However, these experiences of spouses with partners living in institutional care are not well documented and are thus the focus of this study.