Anita Øgård-Repål

• Antonini, Marcela; Vettore, Mario Vianna; Øgård-Repål, Anita; Rocha, Daniel Macêdo; Rocha, Karyanna Alves de Alencar & Elias, Henrique Ciabotti [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2024). Patterns of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in different anatomical sites among Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) users in Brazil. BMC Infectious Diseases. ISSN 1471-2334. 24(1), p. 1–10. doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-09144-z.
• Johnsen, Hege Mari; Øgård-Repål, Anita; Martinez, Santiago; Fangen, Kim; Aas, Kristin Bårdsen & Ersfjord, Ellen Margrete Iveland (2024). Patients’ perceptions of use, needs, and preferences related to a telemedicine solution for HIV care in a Norwegian outpatient clinic: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research. ISSN 1472-6963. 24, p. 1–13. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10659-z.
• Koch, Therese Brastad; Øgård-Repål, Anita; De Presno, Åsne Knutson & Gundersen, Ellen Dahl (2023). Erfaringer med modeller for veiledet praksis i sykepleierutdanningen i Skandinavia: en scoping review. Nordisk sygeplejeforskning. ISSN 1892-2678. 13(2). doi: 10.18261/nsf.13.2.1. Show summary

  Bakgrunn: Sykepleiestudenters praksiserfaringer har betydning for læring, gjennomføringsevne i studiet og valg av fremtidig arbeidsplass. Det er dokumentert stor variasjon i hvordan praksisstudier gjennomføres og erfares av sykepleierstudent, praksisveiledere og lærere. Mål: Å kartlegge og beskrive hva som formidles i forskningslitteraturen av studenters, praksisveilederes og læreres erfaringer med ulike modeller for veiledet praksis i sykepleierutdanningen i Skandinavia i tidsperioden 2008–2021. Metode: Det ble gjennomført en scoping review basert på det metodiske rammeverket til Arksey and O’Malley. Søket ble avgrenset til vitenskapelige publikasjoner i databasene Medline, Cinahl, Eric og SveMed. PRISMA-ScR sjekkliste ble brukt. Resultat: Totalt trettitre artikler ble inkludert. Resultatene viser at praksis gjennomført i par eller gruppe fremmet trygghet, refleksjon og selvstendighet hos sykepleierstudentene. Forutsigbarhet og kontinuitet i praksisorganiseringen ble også vektlagt. Konklusjon: Faktorene trygghet, studentlæring i praksisfellesskap, selvstendighet, kontinuitet og praksisorganisering preget av forutsigbarhet kan inngå som kjerneelementer i praksisstudier for sykepleierstudenter, uavhengig av modell for veiledet praksis.

• Øgård-Repål, Anita; Berg, Rigmor; Skogen, Vegard & Fossum, Mariann (2022). “They make a difference”: a qualitative study of providers’ experiences of peer support in outpatient clinics for people living with HIV. BMC Health Services Research. ISSN 1472-6963. 22. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08810-9. Full text in Research Archive
• Øgård-Repål, Anita; Berg, Rigmor; Skogen, Vegard & Fossum, Mariann (2022). Peer support in an outpatient clinic for people living with human immunodeficiency virus: a qualitative study of service users’ experiences. BMC Health Services Research. ISSN 1472-6963. 22(1). doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-07958-8. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background: Although human immunodefciency virus (HIV) has become a manageable condition with increasing life expectancy, people living with HIV (PLHIV) are still often isolated from society due to stigma and discrimination. Peer support provides one avenue for increased social support. Given the limited research on peer support from the perspective of PLHIV, this study explored their experiences of peer support organised by healthcare professionals in an outpatient clinical setting. Methods: The study used a qualitative, descriptive research design for an in-depth understanding of peer support provided to PLHIV in the context of outpatient clinics. Healthcare professionals contributed to the recruitment of 16 participants. We conducted in-depth interviews about participants’ experiences of peer support, and performed a directed content analysis of the data. Further, we sorted the data into pre-determined categories. Results: The pre-determined categories constituted attachment, social integration, an opportunity for nurturance, reassurance of worth, reliable alliance, and guidance. The identifed themes were: gained emotional support, disclosure behaviour allowed garnering of emotional support, non-disclosure promoted the need to meet a peer, experienced a sense of belonging, activated an opportunity for mutual support, means to re-establish belief in one’s own worth, perceived a positive afrmation of disease management, facilitated dialogue about disease management, the outpatient clinic as a safe place, and a setting for fexible, individualised support. Conclusions: This study highlights the peer support experiences of PLHIV in the context of outpatient clinics. The participants’ experiences align with previous fndings, showing that peer support contributes to mutual emotional support between peers. This is particularly important in cultures of non-disclosure where PLHIV experience inter‑ sectional stigma. Additionally, our results show outpatient clinics to be supportive surroundings for facilitating peer support, ensuring confdentiality in peer support outreach. Therefore, peer support contributes positively to individu‑ alising outpatient clinic services to meet the changing needs of PLHIV.

• Øgård-Repål, Anita; Berg, Rigmor & Fossum, Mariann (2021). A Scoping Review of the Empirical Literature on Peer Support for People Living with HIV. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care. ISSN 2325-9574. 20. doi: 10.1177/23259582211066401. Full text in Research Archive
• Øgård-Repål, Anita; Berg, Rigmor & Fossum, Mariann (2021). Peer Support for People Living With HIV: A Scoping Review. Health Promotion Practice. ISSN 1524-8399. doi: 10.1177/15248399211049824. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Rigmor; Page, Samantha & Øgård-Repål, Anita (2021). The effectiveness of peer-support for people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 16(6), p. 1–24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252623. Full text in Research Archive
• De Presno, Åsne Knutson; Øgård-Repål, Anita & Fossum, Mariann (2021). Simulations with standardized patients for nursing students in preparation for clinical placements in mental health care. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. ISSN 1876-1399. 54, p. 70–76. doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2021.01.009. Full text in Research Archive
• Øgård-Repål, Anita; De Presno, Åsne Knutson & Fossum, Mariann (2018). Simulation with standardized patients to prepare undergraduate nursing students for mental health clinical practice: An integrative literature review. Nurse Education Today. ISSN 0260-6917. 66(2018), p. 149–157. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2018.04.018.
• Øgård-Repål, Anita; Strand, Ståle Arvill & Karlsen, Tor-Ivar (2017). Karakterpress, kroppspress og gjengpress - Fokusgruppeintervju av jenter i 9. klassetrinn etter funn fra Ungdata undersøkelsen. Tidsskrift for psykisk helsearbeid. ISSN 1503-6707. 14(2), p. 109–120. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-3010-2017-02-03.

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• Øgård-Repål, Anita (2024). Tida etter utskrivelse fra psykisk helsevern er ekstra sårbar, det vil Sørlandet sykehus og Grimstad kommune gjøre noe med. [Internet]. Napha. Nasjonalt kompetansesenter for psykisk helsearbeid.
• Øgård-Repål, Anita (2023). Menneske vs. Maskin: Etiske problemstillinger ved digital oppfølging av mennesker med rus- og psykisk helse relaterte lidelser .
• Øgård-Repål, Anita; Fossum, Mariann; Skogen, Vegard & Berg, Rigmor (2023). Kan livskvaliteten til de som lever med hiv påvirkes av å treffe andre som lever med hiv? .
• Antonini, Marcela; Vettore, Mario Vianna; Øgård-Repål, Anita; Rocha, Daniel Macêdo; De Alencar, Karyanna Alves & Elias, Henrique Ciabotti [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2023). Chlamydia trachomatis e Neisseria gonorrhoeae em usuários de PrEP: comparação entre diferentes sítios anatômicos.
• Johnsen, Hege Mari; Ersfjord, Ellen Margrete Iveland; Øgård-Repål, Anita & Fangen, Kim (2023). HVORDAN SIKRE BRUKERINVOLVERING I UTVIKLINGEN AV DIGITAL HJEMMEOPPFØLGING.
• Johnsen, Hege Mari & Øgård-Repål, Anita (2023). From user-controlled outpatient clinic to user-controlled digital follow-up of patients with HIV .
• Øgård-Repål, Anita (2023). Treatment improved when people with HIV supported each other. [Internet]. partner.sciencenorway.no .
• Øgård-Repål, Anita (2023). Når mennesker som er syke, støtter hverandre, blir behandlingen bedre. [Internet]. forskning.no.
• Øgård-Repål, Anita (2023). Hjelp fra frivillige med hiv gjør sykehusene bedre. [Newspaper]. Nrk.no.
• Øgård-Repål, Anita (2023). Likepersonsarbeid ved poliklinikk for mennesker som lever med HIV.
• Johnsen, Hege Mari; Øgård-Repål, Anita; Martinez, Santiago & Fangen, Kim (2023). Presentasjon: Erfaring fra pilotering av digitale pasientforløp for pasienter med humant immunsvikt virus (HIV) - en kvalitativ studie.
• Johnsen, Hege Mari; Øgård-Repål, Anita; Martinez, Santiago; Fangen, Kim & Ersfjord, Ellen Margrete Iveland (2023). WORKSHOP: Digital transformation of outpatient clinics: lessons learned from a Norwegian HIV clinic.
• Øgård-Repål, Anita (2022). Peer support for people living with HIV.
• Øgård-Repål, Anita; Fossum, Mariann & Berg, Rigmor (2021). ‘How do I handle it all’: Systematic scoping review as a possibility to get an overview when the scope is broad .
• Øgård-Repål, Anita (2021). «Likepersonsarbeid på poliklinikk».
• Øgård-Repål, Anita (2020). Har du noen gang snakket med et menneske som lever med hiv? . Forskning.no. ISSN 1891-635X.
• De Presno, Åsne Knutson; Øgård-Repål, Anita & Fossum, Mariann (2018). "Simulering som forberedelse til praksis i psykisk helsearbeid".
• De Presno, Åsne Knutson; Øgård-Repål, Anita & Fossum, Mariann (2018). Students` experiences of simulation with standardized patients used to prepare them for mental health nursing clinical practice.
• Illeris, Helene; Anundsen, Tormod Wallem; Valberg, Tony; Svingen-Austestad, Anna; Skregelid, Lisbet & Amundsen, Even Lynne [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2018). BEBO. Show summary

  BEBO er en fanzine, produceret i forbindelse med forskningsgruppen Kunst og sosiale relasjoners beboelse på Feviktun bo- og omsorgscenter i juni 2017

• De Presno, Åsne Knutson & Øgård-Repål, Anita (2017). "Simulering i psykisk helse".
• Øgård-Repål, Anita; Fossum, Mariann; Berg, Rigmor & Skogen, Vegard (2023). Peer support in healthcare services for people living with HIV. Experiences of peer support in outpatient clinics from the perspective of service users, peer supporters, and healthcare professionals. University of Agder. ISSN 978-82-8427-121-7. Show summary

  Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore peer support as a service for people living with HIV. This study aimed to describe and get an overview of peer support interventions for people living with HIV worldwide. Furthermore, how peer support was experienced by service users, peer supporters, and healthcare professionals in outpatient clinics was examined. Designs, methods, and samples: This PhD consists of three studies. Study 1 was a scoping review, where descriptive analyses and a simplified manual thematic analysis were performed to summarize the findings across the dataset. In Study 2, in-depth interviews were conducted with 16 service users living with HIV. The collected data were analyzed using directed, qualitative content analysis to organize and report the findings. Study 3 was a qualitative study involving 15 indepth individual interviews, ten peer supporters, and five healthcare professionals. In addition, two focus group discussions with 4–5 participants were conducted. An inductive approach was followed when patterns in the empirical data were identified, analyzed, and reported following a reflexive and collaborative thematic analysis. Conclusions: This thesis provides knowledge of peer support as a low threshold intervention to meet the need for social support to enhance the quality of life for people living with HIV. The project provides increased knowledge of a peer supporter's contribution to the existing outpatient clinics to respond to the multiple challenges faced by people living with HIV. The increased recognition of peer support worldwide and the supporting literature demonstrate the flexibility of peer support, adjusted to the needs of the service users. These findings indicate that peer support contributes to a more person-centered approach in outpatient clinics. Improved understanding of the providers' experiences found in this study calls for the greater availability of peer support and the development of peer support programs as a part of usual care in outpatient clinics in Norway. An increased formalization of the peer supporter role will benefit service users, peer supporters, and healthcare professionals by informing expectations. Furthermore, it seems crucial to consider the increased exchange of knowledge at outpatient clinics when incorporating people living with HIV into the development and distribution of services.

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