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Kristoffersen, Espen S; Stavem, Knut; Lundqvist, Christofer; Russell, Michael B (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS, defined as Epworth sleepiness scale score > 10) is a common symptom, with a prevalence of 10–20% in the general population. It is associated with headache and ...
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Feasibility of a brief intervention for medication-overuse headache in primary care - A pilot study Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Straand, Jørund; Russell, Michael Bjørn; Lundqvist, Christofer (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Medication-overuse headache (MOH) is a common problem in primary care. Brief intervention (BI) has successfully been used for detoxification from overuse of alcohol and drugs. The aim of this pilot study was to ...
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Cheng, Socheat; Siddiqui, Tahreem G; Gossop, Michael; Stavem, Knut; Kristoffersen, Espen S; Lundqvist, Christofer (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Central nervous system depressant medications (CNSDs) such as opioid analgesics and sedative-hypnotics are commonly prescribed to older patients for the treatment of chronic pain, anxiety and insomnia. Yet, ...
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Kristoffersen, Espen S; Grande, Ragnhild B; Aaseth, Kjersti; Lundqvist, Christofer; Russell, Michael B (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)Primary chronic headaches cause more disability and necessitate high utilisation of health care. Our knowledge is based on selected populations, while information from the general population is largely lacking. An age and ...
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Kristoffersen, Espen S; Lundqvist, Christofer; Aaseth, Kjersti; Grande, Ragnhild B; Russell, Michael B (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background The prevalence of secondary chronic headache in our population is 0.5%. Data is sparse on these types of headache and information about utilisation of health care and medication is missing. Our ...
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Bjelkarøy, Maria Torheim; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Simonsen, Tone Breines; Siddiqui, Tahreem Ghazal; Cheng, Socheat; Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Lundqvist, Christofer (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objectives Visual analogue scale (VAS) and numeric rating scale (NRS) are two commonly used instruments for measuring pain intensity. Both instruments are validated for use in both clinical and research settings, and ...
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Kristoffersen, Espen S; Aaseth, Kjersti; Grande, Ragnhild B; Lundqvist, Christofer; Russell, Michael B (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Primary headaches are associated with psychological distress, neuroticism and disability. However, little is known about headache-related disability and psychological distress among people with ...
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Kristoffersen, Espen S; Aaseth, Kjersti; Grande, Ragnhild B; Lundqvist, Christofer; Russell, Michael B (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background Chronic headache is associated with disability and high utilisation of health care including complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Findings ...
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Cheng, Socheat; Siddiqui, Tahreem Ghazal; Gossop, Michael; Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Lundqvist, Christofer (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)OBJECTIVES: Timely recognition of medication misuse and dependence is crucial to avoid both adverse drug events and increasing health expenditure. Yet the detection of these disorders in older people remains challenging ...
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Kristoffersen, Espen S; Straand, Jørund; Benth, Jūratė S; Russell, Michael B; Lundqvist, Christofer (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background Chronic headache (headache ≥ 15 days/month for at least 3 months) affects 2–5% of the general population. Medication overuse contributes to the problem. Medication-overuse headache (MOH) can be ...
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Bjelkarøy, Maria Torheim; Cheng, Socheat; Siddiqui, Tahreem Ghazal; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Grambaite, Ramune; Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Lundqvist, Christofer (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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Siddiqui, Tahreem Ghazal; Bjelkarøy, Maria Torheim; Cheng, Socheat; Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Grambaite, Ramune; Lundqvist, Christofer (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Older patients are often users of prolonged Central Nervous System Depressants (CNSD) (Z-hypnotics, benzodiazepines and opioids), which may be associated with reduced cognition. The long-term effects of CNSD ...
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Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Faiz, Kashif Waqar; Hansen, Jakob Møller; Tronvik, Erling Andreas; Frich, Jan C; Lundqvist, Christofer; Winsvold, Bendik K S (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background General practitioners (GPs) diagnose and manage a majority of headache patients seeking health care. With the aim to understand the potential for clinical improvement and educational needs, we performed a study ...
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Cheng, Socheat; Siddiqui, Tahreem G; Gossop, Michael; Kristoffersen, Espen S; Lundqvist, Christofer (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background In older patients, timely recognition and treatment of medication misuse and dependence are crucial to secure medication safety and to avoid increasing health expenditure. Nonetheless, the ...