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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Meningococcal conjugate vaccines induce serum antibodies crucial for protection against invasive disease. Salivary antibodies are believed to be important for hindering meningococcal acquisition and/or clearance of established ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)Sammendrag Innføringen av samhandlingsreformen har initiert et behov for å tenke nytt både i kommunehelsetjenesten og i spesialisthelsetjenesten. Den enkelte pasient skal få et mer helhetlig tilbud, og kommunene har fått ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2012)
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2012)
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Governments and international organizations frequently convene scientific advisory committees (SACs) to support decision‐making with scientific advice. In this study, thematic analysis of interviews with 35 senior WHO staff ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background The knowledge of scientific dishonesty is scarce and heterogeneous. Therefore this study investigates the experiences with and the attitudes towards various forms of scientific dishonesty among ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background More than 20% of the hip fracture patients die within the first year after the incident. Few data are available on the trends in mortality following a hip fracture. The present aim was to study ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Multi-item rating scales for depression informs about the level of depression, but does not allow individuals to state by self-evaluation whether they feel depressed or not. The insider perspective ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Self-evaluations of mental health problems may be a useful complement to diagnostic assessment, but are less frequently used. This study investigated the prevalence of self-evaluated current and ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background An early detection of memory loss may hold great value as a predictor for dementia. Dementia has already been associated with higher risk of hip fracture. Our aim was to examine the prospective association between ...
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(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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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background In the working age group, diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of visual impairment. Regular eye examinations and early treatment of retinopathy can prevent visual loss, so screening for ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Hearing and vision impairments increase with age and are common risk factors for functional decline reduced social participation and withdrawal. Objective: Describe the hearing and vision of home care patients ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Dyslipidemia is commonly associated with diabetes (T2DM). This has been demonstrated for the Caucasian population, but few data are available for Asian Indians. The paper aims to investigate serum lipids (separately or in ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Associations between shift work (SW) schedules, mental distress and job satisfaction have never been completely described. Aims To examine gender-specific associations of SW with mental distress and job ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Sickness absence in pregnancy accounts for a large part of sickness-related absenteeism among women. Exercise in pregnancy is associated with a lower level of sickness absence, however little is ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2013)The importance of high quality pain treatment and sedation in the intensive care unit (ICU) is well documented. Stressful and uncomfortable daily medical and nursing interventions constitute an important part of ICU ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objectives To investigate whether it is possible to determine signs of imminent dying and change in pain and symptom intensity during pharmacological treatment in nursing home patients, from day perceived as dying and ...
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Sleep among bereaved caregivers of patients admitted to hospice: a 1-year longitudinal pilot study (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objectives This pilot study aimed to describe the sleep of partners and other family caregivers prior to and in the first year after a hospice patient's death. The study also evaluated the feasibility of the study protocol ...