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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Clinical practice patterns greatly diverge from evidence-based recommendations to manage knee osteoarthritis conservatively before resorting to surgery. Objective: This study aimed to tailor a guideline-based ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Approximately 20% of patients experience chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Due to the growing number of TKA procedures, this will affect an increasing number of people worldwide. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives Home-dwelling people with dementia and their informal carers experience barriers impeding access to community care services. This study is a part of the Actifcare project where eight countries participated. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Health workers have traditionally delivered health promotion and education to rural communities in the Global South in paper leaflet formats or orally. With the rise of digital technologies, health ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aim To describe hand use development in children with unilateral cerebral palsy who did/did not participate in constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) before 7 years of age. Method The study included 334 participants ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Claims about what we need to do to improve our health are everywhere. Most interventions simply tell people what to do, and do not empower them to critically assess health information. Our ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Breast cancer survivors are primarily followed up to monitor the effectiveness of treatment and complications and to detect recurrences. Many breast cancer survivors may experience prolonged adverse physical ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background People of all ages are flooded with health claims about treatment effects (benefits and harms of treatments). Many of these are not reliable, and many people lack skills to assess their reliability. Primary ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Digital health interventions offer new methods for delivering healthcare, with the potential to innovate healthcare services. Key performance indicators play a role in the evaluation, measurement, and improvement ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)The Nordic countries are healthcare systems with tax-based financing and ambitions for universal access to comprehensive services. This implies that distribution of healthcare resources should be based on individual needs, ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aims To explore the narratives of patients about receiving a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea and using a continuous positive airway pressure device. Design A qualitative design with a narrative approach. Method ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2013)
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2013)Diabetes mellitus places a considerable burden on patients in terms of morbidity and mortality and on society in terms of costs. The number of individuals with diabetes is estimated at 160 000 in Norway, 170 mill globally. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background There is growing evidence suggesting that diabetes mellitus (DM) affects disease presentation and treatment outcome in tuberculosis (TB) patients. This study aimed at investigating the role of ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Self-management of long term conditions can promote quality of life whilst delivering benefits to the financing of health care systems. However, rarely are the meso-level influences, likely to ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose: Diabetes patients must be equipped with the necessary knowledge to confidently undertake appropriate self-care activities. We prepared a diabetes self-management education (DSME) intervention and assessed how it ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background The difference in diabetes susceptibility by ethnic background is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to assess the association between adiposity and diabetes in four ethnic minority groups compared ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background Diabetes mellitus places a considerable burden on patients in terms of morbidity and mortality and on society in terms of costs. Costs related to diabetes are expected to increase due to increasing ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background TB is a major public health problem globally and Ethiopia is 8th among the 22 high burden countries. Early detection and effective treatment are pre-requisites for a successful TB control programme. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objective: To examine how individuals experience the process and consequences of receiving a diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Methods: A systematic literature search of qualitative studies up to May 2016 was ...