Field of work
My name is Oscar Tranvåg. I am a mental health nurse, holding a position as professor in Caring Science at the Department of Health and Caring Sciences.
Key goals for caring science is developing knowledge about the care needs of people who experience illness, disabilities or ageing, and how these needs can be met through good health and care services. In my caring research, I work to develop new knowledge about the core of caring, and the basic prerequisites for caring – caring as a phenomenon. Furthermore, I explore the significance of caring for various vulnerable patient groups, the conditions of caring in the health and care services, and how the caring dimension can be safeguarded within the health and care services.
Central themes in my research are: caring for older people experiencing illness and suffering; caring for women living with women's diseases, and; dignity-preserving care, and I am using various qualitative approaches in my research.
I also hold the position as Editor-in-Chief in Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences.
Courses taught
- Caring science
- Dignity-preserving care
- Qualitative research methods
Research areas
- Caring for older people experiencing illness and suffering
- Women's heath; caring for women living with women's diseases
- Dignity-preserving care
Research groups
Comparative Services Research (Sammenlignende Tjenesteforsk): a multi-disciplinary research group carrying out research on public welfare services from a comparative perspective.
- KAS590, Master's Thesis, Fall 2024
- KAS590, Master's Thesis, Spring 2025
- MAMET1SF, Philosophy of Science, Ethics and Research Methods, Fall 2024
- MAMET1SF, Philosophy of Science, Ethics and Research Methods, Spring 2025
- MAMET1SKA, Philosophy of Science, Ethics and Research Methods, Spring 2025
- MS1-307, Master's Thesis in Cooperation and Public health, Spring 2025
- MS1-307, Master's Thesis in Cooperation and Public health, Fall 2024
- MS1-323, Collaboration – Service Users and the Professional , Fall 2024
- MS1-328, Project Plan, Spring 2025
- MS1-340, Dementia and Mental Disorders Among the Elderly , Spring 2025
- PHA508, Master's thesis, Spring 2025
- PHA508, Master's thesis, Fall 2024
- PHDH903, Research Design and Methods, Fall 2024
- PHDH909, Health, Function and Participation, Spring 2025
- PHDH909, Health, Function and Participation, Fall 2024
- TPHR590, Master's Thesis, Spring 2025
Research groups
Publications
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Why should we care? The new editors' perspectives of the importance of caring, caring science and the further development of the journal
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En hermeneutisk tilnærming til utvikling, implementering og evaluering av en kunnskapstranslasjonsintervensjon i sykehjem
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Forskning for og med sykehjem for å fremme implementering av ny kunnskap
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An interpretative approach to the development implementation and evaluation of a knowledge translation intervention in Norwegian nursing homes
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An interpretative approach to the development implementation and evaluation of a knowledge translation intervention