Browsing BioMed Central høstingsarkiv by Author "Kristoffersen, Espen S"
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Faiz, Kashif W; Kristoffersen, Espen S (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Non-attendance and late arrivals diminish patient flow in outpatient clinics. On the other hand, patient earliness may also be undesirable. Physicians often experience that older patients are ...
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Stavem, Knut; Kristiansen, Håvard A; Kristoffersen, Espen S; Kværner, Kari J; Russell, Michael B (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Some previous studies have postulated an association between migraine and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). This study evaluated the association of EDS with migraine and headache frequency in ...
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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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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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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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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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Hagen, Knut; Stovner, Lars J; Nilsen, Kristian B; Kristoffersen, Espen S; Winsvold, Bendik S (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Increased high sensitivity C- reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels have been found in many earlier studies on migraine, and recently also in persons with migraine and insomnia. The aim of this 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 ...