Marit Solbjør
Biographic Data
| ID | 257872 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marit Solbjør |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marit |
| FAMILY NAME | Solbjør |
| SIGNATURE | SOLBJØR M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8959-4076 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Patient Perspectives on Trust in Artificial Intelligence–Powered Tools in Prostate Cancer Diagnostics
The increasing prevalence of prostate cancer cases calls for new ways to improve diagnostic pathways and patient care. Artificial intelligence (AI)–powered tools offer potential to streamline prostate cancer diagnostics, yet little is known about how patients perceive and experience these technologies. This study investigates how patients diagnosed through an AI-powered prostate cancer diagnostic tool express trust in AI. Based on 18 semi-structu…
Perspectives on prostate cancer screening with PSA – a focus group study with men in Norway aged 54–85 years
Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, leading the European Commission to suggest prostate cancer screening with prostate specific antigen (PSA) as part of their policy for more and better screening. Screening with PSA is, however, contested due to ambiguous evidence of whether benefits outweigh negative consequences. Treatment may cause incontinence and impotence, potentially threatening masculinity. Learning tha…
Exploring Healthcare Paradoxes in Hospital Haemodialysis — A Qualitative Study
INTRODUCTION: The complex logics of healthcare systems inherit paradoxes that can lead to interpersonal conflicts impacting both patients and professionals. In this study, we aimed to identify and explore tensions and conflicts arising from paradoxes within hospital haemodialysis. METHODS: We conducted a secondary supplementary analysis to previously collected qualitative data, including individual interviews with 11 patients and 10 nephrologists…
Men's sociotechnical imaginaries of artificial intelligence for prostate cancer diagnostics - A focus group study
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used for diagnostic purposes in cancer care. Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers affecting men worldwide, but current diagnostic approaches have limitations in terms of specificity and sensitivity. Using AI to interpret MR images in prostate cancer diagnostics shows promising results, but raises questions about implementation, user acceptance, trust, and doctor-patient communication. D…
Valuing good health care: How medical doctors, scientists and patients relate ethical challenges with artificial intelligence decision-making support tools in prostate cancer diagnostics to good healt…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in health care to improve diagnostics and treatment. Decision-making tools intended to help professionals in diagnostic processes are developed in a variety of medical fields. Despite the imagined benefits, AI in health care is contested. Scholars point to ethical and social issues related to the development, implementation, and use of AI in diagnostics. Here, we investigate how three relevant gro…
Shared decision‐making in standardized cancer patient pathways in Norway—Narratives of patient experiences
BACKGROUND: Cancer patient pathways (CPPs) were implemented in Norway in 2015-2017 to advance cancer diagnostics and treatment initiation. The aim of CPPs is to ensure standardized waiting times, but also to strengthen patient participation and shared decision-making. This study investigates how patients enrolled in a CPP experienced shared decision-making. METHODS: This study comprised of 19 individual semistructured interviews with patients who…
Informed Choice and Nudging in Mammography Screening: A Discourse Analysis of Australian and Scandinavian Webpages
The tension between providing adequate information and achieving sufficiently high participation in population-based screening programmes, such as mammography, represents an ongoing challenge for health authorities. The theory of nudge illuminates how individuals may be nudged towards healthy behaviours without restricting individual freedom of choice. We analyse information provided on health authority webpages and uncover the subject positions …
Shared decision making in standardized pathways for cancer
1. IntroductionStandardized pathways for cancer was initiated in Norway in 2017. The aim of cancer pathways is to ensure standardized waiting times, but also patient participation and shared decision making. Standardization and individualization are opposites which could lead to conflicting interests within cancer pathways. This study investigates how patients who have been in a standardized pathway for cancer diagnostics experienced opportunitie…
Implementation of welfare technology in home care services – a qualitative study of health personnel’s experiences
IntroductionHealth care reforms have been implemented based on the assumption that elderly patients should live at home longer. In order to accommodate their needs for home care services, digital technology have been suggested as a supplement to traditional care arrangements, which include frequent interaction between users and health care providers. Through digital welfare technology, care can be managed from a distance. But purchasing new techn…
Sick-listed workers’ experiences with motivational interviewing in the return to work process: A qualitative interview study
Background When returning to work after being on long-term sick leave, individuals may experience varying levels of motivation and self-efficacy. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a counseling style that aims to increase motivation towards change, and it may be useful in the return to work (RTW) process. The aim of this study was to explore sick-listed workers’ experiences with MI in the RTW process. Methods This qualitative study was part of a r…
Motivational interviewing in long-term sickness absence: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial followed by qualitative and economic studies
ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03212118 (registered July 11, 2017)
Multimorbidity and patient involvement
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Exploring lifestyle and risk in preventing type 2 diabetes-a nested qualitative study of older participants in a lifestyle intervention program (Vend-Risk)
The VEND-RISK Study was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov on April 26, 2010, with the registration number NCT01135901
Reidun Norvoll (red.): Samfunn og psykisk helse
Experiences from the implementation of a comprehensive development plan for user involvement in a mental health hospital: A qualitative case study
BACKGROUND: Few studies have investigated user involvement initiatives in whole organizations. The aim was to explore the experiences of professionals and user representatives taking part in the implementation of a user involvement plan. MATERIALS: A qualitative study in a mental health hospital included interviews and observational data. DISCUSSION: Three different stories emerged. The first described the implementation as a success. The second …
Women's Experiences With Mammography Screening Through 6 Years of Participation—A Longitudinal Qualitative Study
In this article we explore women's experiences with 6 years of mammography screening. Regular and repeated mammography screening is promoted as an important tool for disease prevention among women worldwide. The purpose of the present study was to explore how continued participation in screening influences how women perceive screening and breast cancer. We carried out focus groups with 24 screening participants in 2003 and 2009. Our analysis high…
Same description, different values. How service users and providers define patient and public involvement in health care
Background Patient and public involvement in health care is important, but the existing definitions of the concept do not integrate the stakeholders’ own perceptions. Objective To investigate and compare service users’ and service providers’ own definitions of patient and public involvement and their implications. Design, setting and participants Qualitative study with mainly individual in‐depth semi‐structured interviews conducted between June 2…
Patient participation in mental healthcare: When is it difficult? A qualitative study of users and providers in a mental health hospital in Norway
BACKGROUND: In western countries, patient participation is requested in policies on mental health services. Participation is built on ideas of democracy and individual responsibility. Mental illness has, however, been characterized by its irrational features. AIM: To investigate mental health service users' and providers' views on patient participation during episodes of mental illness. METHODS: Qualitative interview study with 20 users and 25 st…
Mammography screening and trust: The case of interval breast cancer
Experiences of Recall After Mammography Screening—A Qualitative Study
Women participating in biannual mammography screening for 20 years have a cumulative risk of 20% of being recalled. We conducted a prospective qualitative interview study with eight nonsymptomatic women recalled after mammography screening. These women expressed mixed emotions over being recalled. Information about recall rates and breast cancer risk was seen as alarming, and cancer risk estimates were seen by some as high. The short time between…
Focus Groups in a Medicine-Dominated Field: Compromises or Quality Improvements
Mammography screening has traditionally been viewed as a field for medical research. The medical science discourse, however, is highly quantitative, and its claims for validity somewhat opposed to those of qualitative research. To communicate research in a cross-disciplinary field, it is necessary to adapt one's research to several paradigms. The authors conducted focus group interviews with women due to be screened in a national breast cancer sc…
Men's sociotechnical imaginaries of artificial intelligence for prostate cancer diagnostics - A focus group study
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used for diagnostic purposes in cancer care. Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers affecting men worldwide, but current diagnostic approaches have limitations in terms of specificity and sensitivity. Using AI to interpret MR images in prostate cancer diagnostics shows promising results, but raises questions about implementation, user acceptance, trust, and doctor-patient communication. D…
Mammography screening and trust: The case of interval breast cancer
Focus Groups in a Medicine-Dominated Field: Compromises or Quality Improvements
Mammography screening has traditionally been viewed as a field for medical research. The medical science discourse, however, is highly quantitative, and its claims for validity somewhat opposed to those of qualitative research. To communicate research in a cross-disciplinary field, it is necessary to adapt one's research to several paradigms. The authors conducted focus group interviews with women due to be screened in a national breast cancer sc…
Focus Groups in a Medicine-Dominated Field: Compromises or Quality Improvements
Mammography screening has traditionally been viewed as a field for medical research. The medical science discourse, however, is highly quantitative, and its claims for validity somewhat opposed to those of qualitative research. To communicate research in a cross-disciplinary field, it is necessary to adapt one's research to several paradigms. The authors conducted focus group interviews with women due to be screened in a national breast cancer sc…
Experiences of Recall After Mammography Screening—A Qualitative Study
Women participating in biannual mammography screening for 20 years have a cumulative risk of 20% of being recalled. We conducted a prospective qualitative interview study with eight nonsymptomatic women recalled after mammography screening. These women expressed mixed emotions over being recalled. Information about recall rates and breast cancer risk was seen as alarming, and cancer risk estimates were seen by some as high. The short time between…
Mammography screening and trust: The case of interval breast cancer
Same description, different values. How service users and providers define patient and public involvement in health care
Background Patient and public involvement in health care is important, but the existing definitions of the concept do not integrate the stakeholders’ own perceptions. Objective To investigate and compare service users’ and service providers’ own definitions of patient and public involvement and their implications. Design, setting and participants Qualitative study with mainly individual in‐depth semi‐structured interviews conducted between June 2…
Patient participation in mental healthcare: When is it difficult? A qualitative study of users and providers in a mental health hospital in Norway
BACKGROUND: In western countries, patient participation is requested in policies on mental health services. Participation is built on ideas of democracy and individual responsibility. Mental illness has, however, been characterized by its irrational features. AIM: To investigate mental health service users' and providers' views on patient participation during episodes of mental illness. METHODS: Qualitative interview study with 20 users and 25 st…
Reidun Norvoll (red.): Samfunn og psykisk helse
Experiences from the implementation of a comprehensive development plan for user involvement in a mental health hospital: A qualitative case study
BACKGROUND: Few studies have investigated user involvement initiatives in whole organizations. The aim was to explore the experiences of professionals and user representatives taking part in the implementation of a user involvement plan. MATERIALS: A qualitative study in a mental health hospital included interviews and observational data. DISCUSSION: Three different stories emerged. The first described the implementation as a success. The second …
Women's Experiences With Mammography Screening Through 6 Years of Participation—A Longitudinal Qualitative Study
In this article we explore women's experiences with 6 years of mammography screening. Regular and repeated mammography screening is promoted as an important tool for disease prevention among women worldwide. The purpose of the present study was to explore how continued participation in screening influences how women perceive screening and breast cancer. We carried out focus groups with 24 screening participants in 2003 and 2009. Our analysis high…
Exploring lifestyle and risk in preventing type 2 diabetes-a nested qualitative study of older participants in a lifestyle intervention program (Vend-Risk)
The VEND-RISK Study was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov on April 26, 2010, with the registration number NCT01135901
Motivational interviewing in long-term sickness absence: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial followed by qualitative and economic studies
ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03212118 (registered July 11, 2017)
Multimorbidity and patient involvement
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Sick-listed workers’ experiences with motivational interviewing in the return to work process: A qualitative interview study
Background When returning to work after being on long-term sick leave, individuals may experience varying levels of motivation and self-efficacy. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a counseling style that aims to increase motivation towards change, and it may be useful in the return to work (RTW) process. The aim of this study was to explore sick-listed workers’ experiences with MI in the RTW process. Methods This qualitative study was part of a r…
Shared decision‐making in standardized cancer patient pathways in Norway—Narratives of patient experiences
BACKGROUND: Cancer patient pathways (CPPs) were implemented in Norway in 2015-2017 to advance cancer diagnostics and treatment initiation. The aim of CPPs is to ensure standardized waiting times, but also to strengthen patient participation and shared decision-making. This study investigates how patients enrolled in a CPP experienced shared decision-making. METHODS: This study comprised of 19 individual semistructured interviews with patients who…
Informed Choice and Nudging in Mammography Screening: A Discourse Analysis of Australian and Scandinavian Webpages
The tension between providing adequate information and achieving sufficiently high participation in population-based screening programmes, such as mammography, represents an ongoing challenge for health authorities. The theory of nudge illuminates how individuals may be nudged towards healthy behaviours without restricting individual freedom of choice. We analyse information provided on health authority webpages and uncover the subject positions …
Shared decision making in standardized pathways for cancer
1. IntroductionStandardized pathways for cancer was initiated in Norway in 2017. The aim of cancer pathways is to ensure standardized waiting times, but also patient participation and shared decision making. Standardization and individualization are opposites which could lead to conflicting interests within cancer pathways. This study investigates how patients who have been in a standardized pathway for cancer diagnostics experienced opportunitie…
Implementation of welfare technology in home care services – a qualitative study of health personnel’s experiences
IntroductionHealth care reforms have been implemented based on the assumption that elderly patients should live at home longer. In order to accommodate their needs for home care services, digital technology have been suggested as a supplement to traditional care arrangements, which include frequent interaction between users and health care providers. Through digital welfare technology, care can be managed from a distance. But purchasing new techn…
Exploring Healthcare Paradoxes in Hospital Haemodialysis — A Qualitative Study
INTRODUCTION: The complex logics of healthcare systems inherit paradoxes that can lead to interpersonal conflicts impacting both patients and professionals. In this study, we aimed to identify and explore tensions and conflicts arising from paradoxes within hospital haemodialysis. METHODS: We conducted a secondary supplementary analysis to previously collected qualitative data, including individual interviews with 11 patients and 10 nephrologists…
Men's sociotechnical imaginaries of artificial intelligence for prostate cancer diagnostics - A focus group study
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used for diagnostic purposes in cancer care. Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers affecting men worldwide, but current diagnostic approaches have limitations in terms of specificity and sensitivity. Using AI to interpret MR images in prostate cancer diagnostics shows promising results, but raises questions about implementation, user acceptance, trust, and doctor-patient communication. D…
Valuing good health care: How medical doctors, scientists and patients relate ethical challenges with artificial intelligence decision-making support tools in prostate cancer diagnostics to good healt…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in health care to improve diagnostics and treatment. Decision-making tools intended to help professionals in diagnostic processes are developed in a variety of medical fields. Despite the imagined benefits, AI in health care is contested. Scholars point to ethical and social issues related to the development, implementation, and use of AI in diagnostics. Here, we investigate how three relevant gro…
Perspectives on prostate cancer screening with PSA – a focus group study with men in Norway aged 54–85 years
Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, leading the European Commission to suggest prostate cancer screening with prostate specific antigen (PSA) as part of their policy for more and better screening. Screening with PSA is, however, contested due to ambiguous evidence of whether benefits outweigh negative consequences. Treatment may cause incontinence and impotence, potentially threatening masculinity. Learning tha…
Patient Perspectives on Trust in Artificial Intelligence–Powered Tools in Prostate Cancer Diagnostics
The increasing prevalence of prostate cancer cases calls for new ways to improve diagnostic pathways and patient care. Artificial intelligence (AI)–powered tools offer potential to streamline prostate cancer diagnostics, yet little is known about how patients perceive and experience these technologies. This study investigates how patients diagnosed through an AI-powered prostate cancer diagnostic tool express trust in AI. Based on 18 semi-structu…
Medicine (17 works) · Psychology (14 works) · Qualitative research (11 works) · Cancer (8 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Family medicine (7 works) · Health care (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Breast cancer (6 works) · Computer Science (6 works)