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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Despite the increasing prevalence of diabetes and other health consequences of obesity, little is known on the metabolic profile across categories of body mass index (BMI) among African populations. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Physical activity may reduce the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes; however, compared to non-pregnant women, a lower proportion of pregnant women meet the physical activity guidelines. Our ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background There is a growing body of evidence for associations between the work environment and patient outcomes. A good work environment may maximise healthcare workers’ efforts to avoid failures and to facilitate quality ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective To estimate the association between maternal origin and obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI), and assess if associations differed by length of residence. Design Population-based cohort study. Setting The ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)An inverse association between offspring birth weight (BW) and higher risk of parental cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and morbidity has been reported. Shared environmental, genetic and intrauterine factors may be ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Increased mortality has been observed in mothers and fathers with male offspring but little is known regarding specific diseases. In a register linkage we linked women born 1925–1954 having survived to age 50 (n = 661,031) ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose This feasibility study explored older adults’ use of a nutrition app called Appetitus (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/appetitt/id1001936854?ign-mpt=uo%3D2; https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.nr.ap ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the only disease whose ageadjusted mortality continues to increase. The disease trajectory for the patients involves years of chronic illness, interrupted with ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)Older patients with late-stage COPD: their illness experiences and involvement in decision-making regarding mechanical ventilation and noninvasive ventilation Aims and objectives The aim of this study was twofold: first, ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Equal access to healthcare is a core principle in Norway’s public healthcare system. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged healthcare systems in the early phase – in particular, related to testing and hospital ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)In this article we explore older people’s perspectives on the benefits of preventive home visits (PHVs), after long-term follow-up. PHVs are health services intended to promote older people’s health and independence, prevent ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2013)Denne avhandlingens hensikt er å undersøke makt i omsorgsrelasjoner, her kalt omsorgsmakt. Empiri fra norsk eldreomsorg belyses med teoretiske perspektiver på makt hentet fra den franske filosofen og historikeren Michel ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)In this paper, we start by comparing the two agents, Ann and Bob, who are involved in two car crashes. Whereas Ann crashes her car through no fault of her own, Bob crashes as a result of reckless driving. Unlike Ann, Bob ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)One Digital Health is a proposed unified structure. The conceptual framework of the One Digital Health Steering Wheel is built around two keys (ie, One Health and digital health), three perspectives (ie, individual health ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Greater investment is required in developing new drugs and vaccines against malaria in order to eradicate malaria. These precious funds must be carefully managed to achieve the greatest impact. We evaluate existing efforts ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Laparoscopic liver resection is used in specialized centers all over the world. However, laparoscopic liver resection has never been compared with open liver resection in a prospective, randomized trial. Methods/Design ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Diagnostic test evaluation includes measures of performance and assessment of operational characteristics. The latter focuses on end-user understanding of instructions to perform the test, ease ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Aim: To determine the opinions and attitudes of Turkish obstetricians and midwives to caesarean section (C-section) and vaginal birth following a C-section. Methods: The study involved obstetricians and midwives who were ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Several studies have found that optimism is associated with better health. However, all those studies have investigated the subject in a specific context: gender, age group, diagnosis, situation, or population ...