About the project
Salutogenesis; generation of health, when persistent physical symptoms remain medically unexplained within the traditional pathological paradigm.
Background
The project is based in University of Oslo (UiO), Institute for Health and Society (HELSAM), Department for general medicine, in cooperation with the Institute of psychology (UiO).
It is connected to the national thematic professional group for MUPS
The theoretical basis is A.Antonovskys theory of salutogenesis, A. Wells model for Metacognitive therapy and the Allostatic model for development of disease and illness.
The study uses both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Sub-projects
- Questionarie aiming to map out general resistance resources; both extrnal and internal, among people with MUPS.
- A feasibility-study; we will investigate the utilisation of a metacognitive approach to strengthen internal resources needed to cope with MUPS.
- In depth interviews with patients who received metacognitive therapy and their experiences with this.
Financing
Allmennmedisinsk forskningsfond (AMFF) finances the project.
Cooperation
Cand med and PhD candidate Ingjerd Jøssang, University of Bergen
Project leader
Ingunn Leeber, GP., cand.med., PhD candidate
Participants
Professor dr. med. Erik Lønnmark Werner, Department for general medicine, Universitety of Oslo.
Associate professor dr. psychol and specialist of psychology, Sverre Urnes Johnson, Universitety of Oslo & Modum Bad.
Project start and finish
Started Sept. 1 st 2019. Estimated finished August 31st 2025