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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)Elevated plasma homocysteine levels are associated with increased risk of fractures in observational studies. However, it is unsettled whether homocysteine‐lowering treatment affects fracture risk. The aim of this study ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Epidemiologic studies of overdiagnosis are challenged by unclear definitions and the absence of unified measures. This spurs great controversies. Etymologically, overdiagnosis means too much diagnosis and stems from the ...
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Bacteriology in uncomplicated urinary tract infections in Norwegian general practice from 2001–2015 (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women are common, and urine samples from these patients are not routinely cultured. Empirical treatment is based on knowledge of resistance patterns for common ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)BACKGROUND: Two-thirds of patients with stroke experience only mild impairments in the acute phase, and the proportion of patients <70 years is increasing. Knowledge about balance and gait and predictive factors are scarce ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Family members in families with severe chronic disease play important roles in care-giving. In families affected by Huntington's disease (HD), caregivers encounter practical and emotional challenges and distress. Enduring ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Although a large number of people are diagnosed with dementia each year, the syndrome is still perceived as a sensitive and tabooed topic. Communication about dementia to those living with the syndrome and their ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background Bariatric surgery for children and adolescents is becoming widespread. However, the evidence is still scarce and of poor quality, and many of the patients are too young to consent. This poses a ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Diagnostic imaging has been a part of medicine for the last century. It has been difficult to implement guidelines in this field, and unwarranted imaging has been a frequent problem. Some work ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in Ethiopia, and a high number of TB patients are co-infected with HIV. There is a need for more knowledge about factors influencing treatment ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objectives Maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity rates are particularly grim in conflict, post-conflict and other crisis settings, a situation partly blamed on non-availability and/or poor quality of emergency ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background At the dawn of the third millennium, while the control of the second biggest infectious killer in the world (tuberculosis [TB]) is an international priority, millions of pastoralist communities in the Horn of ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: To date, research on bodily changes following bariatric surgery has focused predominantly on women, leaving the long-term experience of men relatively unexplored. In this paper, we draw on interviews with men ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Lifestyle-induced diseases are becoming a burden on healthcare, actualizing the discussion on health responsibilities. Using data from the National Association for Heart and Lung Diseases (LHL)’s 2015 Health Survey (N = ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Research on the digital divide has moved beyond connectivity to skills and usage disparities. Yet for many older people lack of connectivity remains a challenge, and for those who do have access, skills and usage remain ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Articles describing older persons’ experiences of coping with severe depression are, to our knowledge, lacking. This article is methodologically grounded in phenomenological hermeneutics, inspired by Paul Ricoeur, and ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Mammography screening for breast cancer is widely available in many countries. Initially praised as a universal achievement to improve women's health and to reduce the burden of breast cancer, the benefits and harms of ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)More knowledge is needed on how to reduce the prevalence of formal and informal coercion in Norwegian mental health care. To explore possible reasons for the widespread differences in coercive practice in psychiatry and ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: We present and discuss the results of a Norwegian survey of medical doctors' views on potential ethical dilemmas in professional practice. Methods: The study was conducted in 2015 as a postal questionnaire to ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background While being prepared for abortions, some women experience decisional ambivalence during their encounters with health personnel at the hospital. Women’s experiences with these encounters have rarely been examined. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Throughout history, melancholy and mourning are predominantly understood within the tradition of psychopathology. Herein, melancholy is perceived as an ailing response to significant loss, and mourning as a healing experience. ...