Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Wisløff, Torbjørn"

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  • An Efficient Method for Computing Expected Value of Sample Information for Survival Data from an Ongoing Trial 
    Vervaart, Mathyn Adrianus Marinus; Strong, Mark; Claxton, Karl; Welton, Nicky; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Aas, Eline (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Background Decisions about new health technologies are increasingly being made while trials are still in an early stage, which may result in substantial uncertainty around key decision drivers such as estimates of life ...
  • Are PCSK9 Inhibitors Cost Effective? 
    Korman, Max; Retterstøl, Kjetil; Kristiansen, Ivar Sønbø; Wisløff, Torbjørn (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    The objective of this study was to review available health economic evaluations of PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9) inhibitors. These drugs reduce low-density lipid cholesterol levels and cardiovascular ...
  • Changes in fatigue, health-related quality of life and physical activity after a one-week educational program for cancer survivors 
    Gjerset, Gunhild Maria; Kiserud, Cecilie E.; Loge, Jon Håvard; Fosså, Sophie Dorothea; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Gudbergsson, Sævar Berg; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Thorsen, Lene (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2019)
    Background: Rehabilitation aims to improve function, but the effects of different programs are not clear. The aims of the present study were to: (1) compare the level of fatigue and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) ...
  • Cost comparison analysis of laparoscopic versus open aortobifemoral bypass surgery: A randomized controlled trial 
    Sahba, Mehdi; Krog, Anne Helene; Pettersen, Erik Mulder; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Rogne, Kjetil Gudmundson; Sundhagen, Jon Otto; Kazmi, Syed Sajid Hussain (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Background: Laparoscopic aortobifemoral bypass (LABFB) surgery has become an established treatment procedure for aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD), Trans-Atlantic Inter-Society Consensus II (TASC II), type D lesions. ...
  • Cost-effectiveness of a rule-out algorithm of acute myocardial infarction in low-risk patients: emergency primary care versus hospital setting 
    Johannessen, Tonje R.; Halvorsen, Sigrun; Atar, Dan; Munkhaugen, John; Nore, Anne K.; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Vallersnes, Odd M. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Aims Hospital admissions of patients with chest pain considered as low risk for acute coronary syndrome contribute to increased costs and crowding in the emergency departments. This study aims to estimate ...
  • Cost-effectiveness of meningococcal vaccination of Norwegian teenagers with a quadrivalent ACWY conjugate vaccine 
    Watle, Sara Sofie Viksmoen; Næss, Lisbeth Meyer; Tunheim, Gro; Caugant, Dominique A; Wisløff, Torbjørn (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    n Norway, the incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is higher among 16–19-year-olds than in the general population. Most IMD cases among teenagers are caused by serogroup Y. Since 2011, one dose of meningococcal ...
  • Cost-utility analysis comparing laparoscopic vs open aortobifemoral bypass surgery 
    Krog, Anne Helene; Sahba, Mehdi; Pettersen, Erik Mulder; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Sundhagen, Jon Otto; Kazmi, Syed Sajid Hussain (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    Objectives: Laparoscopic aortobifemoral bypass has become an established treatment option for symptomatic aortoiliac obstructive disease at dedicated centers. Minimally invasive surgical techniques like laparoscopic surgery ...
  • Economic Evaluation of Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C in Norway 
    Wisløff, Torbjørn; White, Richard Aubrey; Dalgard, Olav; Amundsen, Ellen Johanna; Meijerink, Hinta; Løvlie, Astrid Louise; Kløvstad, Hilde (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Purpose New direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drugs have revolutionized the treatment of hepatitis C in recent years. Objective Our objective was to analyse the cost effectiveness of combinations of different DAAs ...
  • Economic evaluation of lipid lowering with PCSK9 inhibitors in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: Methodological aspects 
    Wisløff, Torbjørn; Mundal, Liv; Retterstøl, Kjetil; Igland, Jannicke; Kristiansen, Ivar Sønbø (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Background and aims Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors have proved to reduce low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in numerous clinical trials. In two large clinical trials, PCSK9 ...
  • Effect of a Fracture Liaison Service on the Rate of Subsequent Fracture Among Patients With a Fragility Fracture in the Norwegian Capture the Fracture Initiative (NoFRACT): A Trial Protocol 
    Andreasen, Camilla; Solberg, Lene Bergendal; Basso, Trude; Borgen, Tove Tveitan; Dahl, Cecilie; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Hagen, Gunhild; Apalset, Ellen M; Gjertsen, Jan-Erik; Figved, Wender; Hübschle, Lars Michael; Stutzer, Jens-Meinhard; Elvenes, Jan; Joakimsen, Ragnar Martin; Syversen, Unni; Eriksen, Erik Fink; Nordsletten, Lars; Frihagen, Frede Jon; Omsland, Tone Kristin; Bjørnerem, Åshild (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Importance Fragility fracture is a major health issue because of the accompanying morbidity, mortality, and financial cost. Despite the high cost to society and personal cost to affected individuals, secondary fracture ...
  • Epidemiology of forearm fractures in women and men in Norway 2008–2019 
    Andreasen, Camilla; Dahl, Cecilie; Solberg, Lene Bergendal; Borgen, Tove Tveitan; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Gjertsen, Jan-Erik; Figved, Wender; Stutzer, Jens-Meinhard; Nissen, Frida Igland; Nordsletten, Lars; Frihagen, Frede; Bjørnerem, Åshild Marit; Omsland, Tone Kristin (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    Summary The purpose of this paper is to describe rates of forearm fractures in adults in Norway 2008–2019. Incidence rate of distal forearm fractures declined over time in both sexes. Forearm fracture constitute a ...
  • Estimating QUALY gains in applied studies: A review of cost-utility analyses published in 2010 
    Wisløff, Torbjørn; Hagen, Gunhild; Hamidi, Vida; Movik, Espen; Klemp, Marianne; Olsen, Jan Abel (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
    Reimbursement agencies in several countries now require health outcomes to be measured in terms of quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), leading to an immense increase in publications reporting QALY gains. However, there ...
  • Feasibility of reaching world health organization targets for hepatitis C and the cost‐effectiveness of alternative strategies 
    Wisløff, Torbjørn; White, Richard Aubrey; Dalgard, Olav; Amundsen, Ellen Johanna; Meijerink, Hinta; Kløvstad, Hilde (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    New drugs for treating hepatitis C have considerably increased the probability of being cured. Treatment uptake, however, is still low. The objectives of this study were to analyse the impact of initiatives that may increase ...
  • General-Purpose Methods for Simulating Survival Data for Expected Value of Sample Information Calculations 
    Vervaart, Mathyn Adrianus Marinus; Aas, Eline; Claxton, Karl; Strong, Mark; Welton, Nicky J.; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Heath, Anna (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    Background Expected value of sample information (EVSI) quantifies the expected value to a decision maker of reducing uncertainty by collecting additional data. EVSI calculations require simulating plausible data sets, ...
  • Healthcare costs associated with varicella and herpes zoster in Norway 
    Haugnes, Håvard; Flem, Elmira; Wisløff, Torbjørn (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Background Norway does not implement routine vaccination against varicella or herpes zoster. Despite substantial health burden associated with both diseases, their economic impact is not well described. The aim of the ...
  • Lifestyle among long-term survivors of cancers in young adulthood 
    Bøhn, Synne-Kristin Hoffart; Lie, Hanne Cathrine; Reinertsen, Kristin Valborg; Fosså, Sophie Dorothea; Haugnes, Hege Sagstuen; Kiserud, Cecilie E.; Loge, Jon Håvard; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Thorsen, Lene (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Abstract Purpose To investigate lifestyle in a population-based sample of long-term (≥ 5 years since diagnosis) young adult cancer survivors (YACSs), and explore factors associated with not meeting the lifestyle guidelines ...
  • Long-term, self-reported health outcomes in kidney donors 
    Meyer, Käthe; Wahl, Astrid K; Bjørk, Ida T; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Hartmann, Anders; Andersen, Marit H (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
    Background The wide use of healthy persons as kidney donors calls for awareness of risks associated with donation. Live kidney donation may impair quality of life (QOL) and result in fatigue. Long-term data ...
  • Modelling the cost-effectiveness of PCSK9 inhibitors vs. ezetimibe through LDL-C reductions in a Norwegian setting 
    Korman, Max; Wisløff, Torbjørn (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    Aims Despite the success of statins, there remains unmet clinical need in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. New proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors reduce low-density lipoprotein ...
  • National health registries – a ‘goldmine’ for studying non-communicable disease occurrence in Norway – the NCDNOR project 
    Nystad, Wenche; Hjellvik, Vidar; Larsen, Inger Kristin; Robsahm, Trude Eid; Sund, Erik Reidar; Krokstad, Steinar; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Grimsgaard, Anne Sameline; Langhammer, Arnulf; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Lergenmuller, Simon; Dalene, Knut Eirik; Meyer, Haakon Eduard; Holvik, Kristin; Helgeland, Jon; Karlstad, Øystein; Ariansen, Inger (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    To estimate occurrence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) over the life-course in the Norwegian population, national health registries are a vital source of information since they fully represent the entire non-institutionalised ...
  • Patient-reported outcome measures in the management of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a 1-year prospective study 
    Jelin, Elma; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Jørstad, Øystein Kalsnes; Heiberg, Turid; Moe, Morten Carsten (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    To prospectively explore the following patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in the management of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD): (1) self-reported visual function, (2) symptom-state, (3) general-health ...