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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
This thesis evaluates the implementation of a welfare technology program in 6 Norwegian municipalities. The program's objective is to promote independence in older populations and reduce the need for institutional services. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Background
Echocardiographic measures of left atrial volumes are powerful predictors of cardiovascular events and important for assessing diastolic dysfunction. Despite this, there is limited knowledge of factors ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Objective
To investigate the association between subfertility and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes.
Design
Prospective study.
Setting
Population-based cohort.
Patient(s)
We studied 31,629 women ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Background.
Optimized health-related quality of life (HRQOL) at the time of kidney transplantation (KT) is associated with improved survival. In older KT recipients, we aimed to prospectively evaluate if HRQOL evolution ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Purpose The ‘Outcomes & Multi-morbidity in Type 2 Diabetes’ (OMIT) is an observational registry-based cohort of Norwegian patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) established to study high-risk groups often omitted from ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Individuals with disabilities are particularly vulnerable in conflict settings, and a high rate of psychopathology is well documented among persons with disabilities. The objective of this study was to explore the change ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Background: In Norway, the standard of care for patients with non-resectable colorectal cancer with liver-only metastasis (NCRLM) is palliative chemotherapy alone, which results in a dismal 5-year overall survival rate of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
Background
Acutely ill and frail older adults and their next of kin are often poorly involved in treatment and care decisions. This may lead to either over- or undertreatment and unnecessary burdens. The ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2022)
Chest pain is a frequent presenting symptom in emergency primary care, challenging due to the lack of sensitive diagnostic tools to exclude an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The consequent clinical uncertainty contributes ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Migrant populations have always been vulnerable to a high burden of social exclusion, mental disorders, physical illnesses, and economic crises. The current COVID-19 pandemic has further created a frantic plight among them, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Objective
To map the literature on subjective and objective oral health indicators and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in older adults receiving home health care services (HHCS).
Background
The proportion ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Objectives: We studied the prevalence of vascular risk factors (RFs) among 385 ischaemic stroke patients ⩽60 years and 260 controls, and their association with atherosclerosis in seven vascular areas. Methods: History ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Aim
One of the challenges of robotic-assisted surgery is related to positioning of the patient on the operating table. Technological developments place increased demands on operating room nurses' competence to prevent ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Background Benzodiazepines and Z-drugs (BZD-Z) are fall risk-increasing drugs that have been associated with an increased risk of hip fracture (1). Hip fracture is a significant public health issue, with incidence rates ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
The knowledge about why hip fracture rates in Norway have declined is sparse. Concurrent with decreasing hip fracture rates, the rates of total hip replacements (THRs) have increased. We wanted to investigate if hip fracture ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Background
Artificial intelligence (AI) for polyp detection is being introduced to colonoscopy, but there is uncertainty how this affects endoscopists’ ability to detect polyps and neoplasms. We performed a video-based ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Access to medicines has become a major concern for countries worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic, as pharmaceutical production and trade have been disrupted in the course of the crisis. Antibiotics are one group of ...
Does the intake of omega-3 fatty acids in community-dwelling elderly vary by education level? Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Aims
To describe prevalence and time to mobilisation in intensive care unit patients defined as a minimum sitting in an upright position in bed, and evaluate the impact of a multifaceted quality improvement campaign on ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Background
The rates of emergency neurosurgery in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients vary between populations and trauma centers. In planning acute TBI treatment, knowledge about rates and incidence of ...
(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 ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Background
Since March 2020, 440 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19, but the true number of infections with SARS-CoV-2 is higher. SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence can add crucial ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
The abcZ gene is an essential housekeeping gene in all the Neisseria species. It is one of the seven genes used for multilocus sequence typing (MLST) this genus. It encodes the cytosolic component of an ATP-binding cassette ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Rationale, Aims & Objective
Patients who seek healthcare for long-lasting pain and symptoms without a detectable disease must put in extra work to be taken seriously and gain recognition as a patient. However, little ...
Cost-effectiveness of lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography in a high-risk population - A Norwegian model-based analysis Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
INTRODUCTION: Lung cancer is the most prevalent cancer type affecting both sexes in Norway. Most cases discovered without screening are not eligible for curative treatment. Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) can detect ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Background: Novartis submitted their health technology assessment in 2019 to the Norwegian Medicine Agency (NOMA), however, in 2020, NOMA discarded the submission by Novartis as they deemed Voretigene Neparvovec (Luxturna) ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Health workers play a crucial role in performing health system functions. Thus, an effective health care system highly depends on the system being sufficiently scaled in terms of health workers and budget. The main purpose ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Background: The background of this study is the change in regulatory frame-works for medical devices, which implemented stricter requirements medical de-vices have to fulfil to be sold in the EU. The stricter requirements ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
BACKGROUND: Increased mortality rate among elderly patients and their fragile health had made nursing homes one of the most vulnerable places during the pandemic. In spite of the quality measures which had been implemented ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Antimicrobial resistance is described in alarming tones globally. By 2020, dozens of National Action Plans have emanated from the Global Action Plan on AMR, with one of the objectives focusing on improving surveillance and ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
BACKGROUND: The sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax in Norway has changed remarkably over the past few years. The resultant health and economic effects are of concern to multiple stakeholders, such as the public, scholars, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Introduction: The effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening programs depends on the participation rate. This study examined the association between type and severity of mental illness and colorectal cancer screening ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2022)
Background. Patient safety was brought into the forefront of public debate with the groundbreaking report “To Err is Human” (Kohn Lt 1999) calling for quality to be a critical component of high-performing health systems. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Adolescents with a visible difference to the face or body (e.g., due to a congenital condition, illness, or injury), may be at risk of elevated psychological distress. Young Person's Face IT (YPF), a web-based psychosocial ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
There is evidence that women in Ethiopia often face disrespect and abuse in health care facilities during childbirth. Disrespect and abuse (D&A) violate women’s right to dignified, respectful health care and decrease their ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Sammendrag: Bakgrunn: Underernæring hos eldre er utfordrende og komplekst og er assosiert med alvorlig funksjonssvikt. Helsedirektoratet har utarbeidet nasjonale faglige retningslinjer for forebygging og behandling av ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Background
Healthcare services that traditionally have been provided in long-term care institutions in Norway are increasingly being delivered at home to a growing population of older people with chronic ...
Within-sibship genome-wide association analyses decrease bias in estimates of direct genetic effects
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Abstract Estimates from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of unrelated individuals capture effects of inherited variation (direct effects), demography (population stratification, assortative mating) and relatives ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Objective To explore quality of life (QOL) using the individualized Patient Generated Index (PGI) in young adults who were diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis ( JIA) in childhood, and to examine associations ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Objectives: To assess total antibody levels against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) spike protein up to 12 months after Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) infection in non-vaccinated individuals ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Approximately 50 per cent of patients with colorectal cancer have metastases at the time of diagnosis or subsequently develop metastases. The most frequent metastatic site is the liver1–3. Palliative chemotherapy is the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Background
Due to the nature of fatigue, a brief reliable measure of fatigue severity is needed. Thus, the aim of our study was to evaluate a short version of the Lee Fatigue Scale (LFS) in the Norwegian ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
Background
Few previous studies have assessed overall morbidity at the individual level with respect to future risk of hip fracture. The aim of this register-based cohort study was to examine the association ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Fall prevention programs have shown inconclusive results concerning hip fracture reduction. We found that fallers with poor health, low societal participation, and use of psychotropics/painkillers had a threefold to fivefold ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Introduction To study the relationship between education level and vascular complications in individuals with type 2 diabetes in Norway. Research design and methods Multiregional population-based cross-sectional study of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Background
Precision cancer medicine (PCM), frequently used for the expensive and often modestly efficacious off-label treatment with medications matched to the tumour genome of end-stage cancer, challenges healthcare ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Background
Inconsistent reporting of outcomes in clinical trials of women with Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) hinders comparison of findings and the reliability of evidence synthesis. A core outcome set (COS) can address this ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Purpose
A broader challenge of co-creating digital solutions with patients addresses the question how to apply an open-access digital platform with trusted digital health information as a measure to transform the way ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Background
Persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS) affect between 34 and 46% after a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Many also experience exercise intolerance. Sub-symptom threshold aerobic exercise, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Introduction
Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) have been increasingly reported in the last 15–20 years. We aimed to describe presentations to the emergency department (ED) with acute recreational drug toxicity involving ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Background
Good health decisions depend on one’s ability to think critically about health claims and make informed health choices. Young people can learn these skills through school-based interventions, ...
Sykepleieres kunnskap om antibiotikaresistens og antibiotikabruk – et bidrag i forebygging av antibiotikaresistens Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
In physical therapy, communication that actively involves the patient is seen as the foundation of patient-centered treatment. Research on communication in physical therapy highlights how patients' opportunity to actively ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Background: Cancer is the most common cause of disease-related death in children, adolescents, and young adults in high-income countries. In Norway, leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and cancer in the central nervous system ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Background: Norwegian authorities predicted a pandemic outbreak as the most likely crisis and anticipated problems with the procurement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Albeit national shortage of PPE during the ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Background: In Tanzania, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer type and the leading cause of cancer-related death among men. Limited knowledge and stigma surrounding the disease can contribute to delayed ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Health care providers need to be cognisant of how paHents perceive their acHons (Norvoll, Hem, & Pedersen, 2017). Assuming the ulHmate goal of psychiatric treatment is to restore paHents to a level of mental “self ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Importance More than 1 in 5 patients do not experience improved physical function after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Identification of factors associated with physical function may be warranted to improve outcomes in ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2022)
Women with FGC, particularly those subjected to the most severe type (i.e., infibulation), require specialized healthcare interventions such as deinfibulation, a minor surgical procedure performed to prevent or manage ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
In this paper, we explore how existential aspects of being diagnosed and living with cancer are shared in stories that are publicly communicated online. Through a narrative analysis of online texts and blogs, we explore ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Bakgrunn: Sertifiserte personlige trenere skal ha kompetanse innen trening, kosthold og helse, og de spiller en viktig rolle i forbindelse med å hjelpe og motivere personer med vektreduksjon og trening. Flere undersøkelser ...
Forebygging og behandling av APSD hos hjemmeboende personer med demens. En litteraturgjennomgang. Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Master thesis, Group thesis / Masteroppgave, Gruppeoppgave, 2022)
(Master thesis, Group thesis / Masteroppgave, Gruppeoppgave, 2022)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions may have affected children and adolescent’s mental health adversely. We cast light on this question using primary and specialist consultations data for the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Objectives:
Comprehensive review of existing types and effectiveness of community-based interventions delivered to adults (mean age 18-65 years) with long-lasting (≥6 months) difficulties following acquired brain injury ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Background
This study examined the relationship between service user-rated personal recovery and clinician-rated and service user-rated clinical recovery. The relationships between different subdomains of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Background
Determinants for women’s care seeking for birth in low-income setting are multifactorial and remain poorly understood. A life course approach can assist to structure the interplay of the different factors ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Aims
Immigrant women are at higher risk for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) than non‐immigrant women. This study described the prevalence of GDM in immigrant women by maternal country of birth and examined the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Introduction We aimed to investigate whether the proportion of undiagnosed diabetes varies by socioeconomic status and healthcare consumption, in a Norwegian population screened with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c).
Research ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Background: Adults with intellectual disability (ID) have poorer physical and perceived health than the general population. Knowledge of perceived health predictors is both limited and important for guiding the development ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Background
The EuroQol EQ-5D is one of the most widely researched and applied patient-reported outcome measures worldwide. The original EQ-5D-3L and more recent EQ-5D-5L include three and five response ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
Tittel og undertittel: Artikkel: Sykepleieres erfaringer med å bruke sykepleieplan som dokumentasjonsmetode i Elektronisk pasientjournal Refleksjonsoppgave: Utforskning av sykepleieres bruk av standardisert helsedokumentasjon ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Background Acute bronchiolitis treatment guidelines changed in Norway in 2013, no longer recommending the use of nebulised epinephrine. We aimed to assess whether these changes were successfully implemented in both primary ...
Perceptions of Milk Donation in Palestine: A qualitative study of neonatal professionals Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Introduction: Reablement is an interdisciplinary, multifactorial, and individualized intervention aimed at improving function and maintaining the independence of community-dwelling older adults who receive home care services. ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
The pressure on health care resources is rising. Therefore, creating a sustainable health care system is necessary. Cost minimization and productivity growth is demanded. An undesirable side effect of cost minimizing ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Background: Symptoms of depression are frequent in youth and may develop into more severe mood disorders, suggesting interventions should take place during adolescence. However, young people tend not to share mental problems ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2022)
Degenerative meniscal tears represent an early sign of knee osteoarthritis. Arthroscopic partial menis-cectomy has been the usual treatment for symptomatic tears, but studies have shown no additional benefit compared to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Introduction Non-pharmacological approaches are recommended as first-line treatment for patients with fibromyalgia. This randomised controlled trial investigated the effects of a multicomponent rehabilitation programme for ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Aim
To develop a conceptual framework of the core qualities and competencies of the intensive and critical care nurse based on the experiences of intensive care patients, their relatives and the intensive and critical ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Limited understanding of health information may contribute to an increased risk of adverse maternal outcomes among migrant women. We explored factors associated with migrant women’s understanding of the information provided ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Since muscles can influence bone growth and vice versa, we examined if level of physical activity and physical capability tests can predict areal bone mineral density (aBMD). Both high activity level and good test performance ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Abstract
Background
Traditional performance-based measurements of mobility fail to recognize the interaction between the individual and their environment. Life-space (LS) forms a central element in ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2022)
To ensure a timely diagnosis and individually tailored treatment, advice, support, and services for people with dementia, case-finding and a thorough assessment process is necessary. These assessments should focus on ...
Managed Entry Agreements in the Nordics - Experiences from Payers, Authorities and Pharma in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was firstly to examine which factors associate with managed entry agreements in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark, and secondly, to identify and analyze the policy implications of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Aims and objectives
The study describes experiences of registered nurses and general practitioners when using the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) to assess acute functional decline in older home nursing care ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Abstract
Background
Despite overall good vaccination coverage in many countries, vaccine hesitancy has hindered full coverage and exposed groups to the risk of outbreaks. Somali immigrant groups have ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
This study is a qualitative study investigating the private import of antibiotics by international students coming from out of EØS to Norway. Background: Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest global threats and a ...
Trends in Mammogram and Pap Test Screenings in Kentucky, USA, following the 2014 Medicaid Expansion Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)