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Tests, Drugs, and Cost Control: Modelling the Cost-Effectiveness of Using EEG Biomarkers to Improve Response to First Line Treatments for Depression in NHS EnglandRestricted Access (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)Background: Treatment for depression in England utilises a trial-and-error approach with "watchful waiting" to see if an intervention is efficacious. The antidepressant treatment response (ATR) index is an electroencephalography ...
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The 'Expiry Problem' of broad consent for biobank research - And why a meta consent model solves it (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)In this response to Neil Manson’s latest intervention in our debate about the best consent model for biobank research we show, contra Manson that the ‘expiry problem’ that affects broad consent models because of changes ...
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The 2015-2016 Zika outbreaks in Brazil: a qualitative study of the experiences and challenges of mothers to children with Congenital Zika SyndromeRestricted Access (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)The 2015-2016 Zika outbreaks in Brazil highlighted several pre-existing socioeconomic inequalities in the country, as the poorest and most vulnerable parts of the population were disproportionately affected by the virus. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion, 2019)Background In 2017, the Centre for Global Health (CGH) at the University of Oslo in collaboration with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Norwegian Agency for Development ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)The discussion on priority setting in Norwegian healthcare has resulted in several white papers and the establishment of a Council for priority setting from 2007−2017. In 2009 the Council discussed and proposed a system ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective Populations of South Asian (SA) origin are at high risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and related complications. Analysis of T2D prevention interventions for these populations show that limited attention has been ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Recent systematic reviews and international guidelines recommend patient education, exercises, and weight control (if overweight) as first-line treatment for patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA). The ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Fatigue is the most prevalent symptom among patients with sarcoidosis, and skeletal muscle dysfunction is a common clinical feature, making resistance training (RT) a recommended treatment strategy. Despite lacking knowledge ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background When surviving a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), physical, cognitive, and emotional effects of surviving may be present for months or years. The survivors' family and colleagues are also highly ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Patient organisations may be an under-utilised resource in follow-up of patients requiring long-term exercise as part of their disease management. The purpose of this study was to explore the ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the quantitative relation between common clinical chemical analyses and ethanol use, measured by a combination of the two alcohol markers phosphatidylethanol (PEth) and ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper presents findings from a study on the ways in which counsellors working at national centres for rare disorders in Norway experience preparing, and being prepared for, a face-to-face patient consultation. The ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)This article is the first to explore Norwegian HIV/AIDS policy and activism. Drawing on a range of archival material and oral history interviews, it does this along two lines. First, it analyses how AIDS unfolded in the ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose: Yoik is the traditional vocal art of the Sami, the indigenous people of Fennoscandia. The Sami people, their land and their culture have been subject to colonisation and assimilation for centuries, hence the ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Health domains like pain, disability, and health-related quality of life are commonly used outcomes for musculoskeletal disorders. Most prognostic studies include only one outcome, and it is ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Cardiac surgery is a major life event, and outcomes after surgery are associated with men’s and women’s ability to self-manage and cope with their cardiac condition in everyday life. Hope is suggested to ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: The main aim of the current study is to provide updated knowledge on hospital nurses’ assessments of quality of care transitions in older patients in Norway. A secondary aim is to analyse to what extent these ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Abstract STUDY QUESTION Is fecundability associated with miscarriage history and future miscarriage risk? SUMMARY ANSWER Prior miscarriage was ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives Central nervous system depressant medications (CNSD) including benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics and opioids are regularly prescribed for the older patient. These medications are linked to dependence and associated ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background The main purposes in this cross-sectional study were to study the impact of pregnancy and pelvic girdle pain (PGP) on health related quality of life (HRQoL), by comparing the scores on different ...