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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background
Spinal stenosis is a clinical diagnosis in which the main symptom is pain radiating to the lower extremities, or neurogenic claudication. Radiological spinal stenosis is commonly observed in the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Genome-wide association studies have transformed psychiatric genetics and provided novel insights into the genetic etiology of psychiatric disorders. Two major discoveries have emerged; the disorders are polygenic, with a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Background
Mental health professionals usually decide patients’ access to inpatient care to ensure the rational and fair distribution of care based on need and prognosis. The purpose of the current study ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Computational models of cardiac mechanics, personalized to a patient, offer access to mechanical information above and beyond direct medical imaging. Additionally, such models can be used to optimize and plan therapies ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Objective: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have abnormal ECGs. Our aim was to separate the effects on ECG by airway obstruction, emphysema and right ventricular (RV) afterload in patients ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background: Adverse media coverage of isolated incidents affects the public perception of the risk of violent behavior among people with mental illness. However, the risk of violence is studied most frequently among ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Formål: Dette er en mastergradsoppgave som består av to deler. En artikkel og en refleksjonsoppgave. Artikkelen beskriver og kartlegger hvordan høyskoleutdannet helsepersonell i tre ulike DPS akutteam beskriver sin ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
It has been suggested that mindfulness is a protective factor that buffers individuals from experiencing severe posttraumatic stress following exposure to a trauma.
We aimed to ...
Interplay between the transcription machinery and the responses to DNA damage and replication stress
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2023)
Human cells are continuously threatened by DNA damage from endogenous sources such as replication stress. To face this threat and prevent cancer, intracellular signaling pathways that promote DNA repair, collectively known ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
Road traffic noise has been associated with adverse health effects including sleep disturbances. Use of sleep medication as an indicator of sleeping problems has rarely been explored in studies ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Objective To compare the incidence of obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) in two time periods, before and after implementing a training programme for improved perineal support aimed at reducing the incidence of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background & aims: Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is an accessible and cheap method to measure fat-free mass (FFM). However, BIA estimates are subject to uncertainty in patient populations with altered body composition ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background
Alterations in autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity might be involved in the pathophysiology of delirium. The aim was to explore autonomic cardiovascular control in older patients with and ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
Employment rates in schizophrenia are consistently low. Considerable research has identified both societal/external barriers and internal, illness related barriers to employment. Neurocognitive impairments are a hallmark ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background
Changes in Norwegian law and health policy require all health professionals to help safeguard the provision of information and follow-up for the children of parents with mental or physical ...
Bistandsteam i Oslo, døråpner eller dørlukker? Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Tanker om overlevelse : Flyktningers refleksjoner om styrkende faktorer i et liv med traumehendelser
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Flyktninger har som regel en historie som handler om ekstreme påkjenninger, ulike tap, forfølgelse, tvungen migrasjon og en utfordrende eksiltilværelse. Det er kjent at det å bli utsatt for ekstreme hendelser øker sårbarheten ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background
Quality of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills may influence out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes. We analyzed how the level of CPR training related to indicators of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Background
Population-based reference data on frequently used questionnaires are important for comparative purposes. Due to changes in health and lifestyles, such data should be updated every other decade. The objectives ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background Depression and depressive symptoms are highly prevalent in old persons but are potentially reversible. Full recovery is the main goal in the treatment of depressive episodes. Compared to clinical trials, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Background
Mortality rates in COVID‐19 patients in need of mechanical ventilation are high, with wide variations between countries. Most studies were retrospective, and results may not be generalizable due to differences ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
I april 2004 ble det tatt i bruk nye saksbehandlingsregler for saker som behandles etter barneloven. Endringen fikk store implikasjoner for advokatrollen. Advokaten skal sette sin egen klients interesse til side dersom det ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
This study assessed the prevalence and risk factors associated with underweight, stunting and wasting among children aged 0–24 months in six districts of Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. A cross-sectional population-based ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background
Immunochemotherapy, the combined use of immunotherapy and chemotherapy, has demonstrated great promise in several cancers. LTX-315 is an oncolytic peptide with potent immunomodulatory properties ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
The Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) initiative commenced during a World Health Organization workshop in 1999. The initial goals were (1) to propose a new allergic rhinitis classification, (2) to promote ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Background and purpose
β‐Amyloid formation has been suggested to form part of the brain's response to bacterial infection. This hypothesis has been based on experimental animal studies and autopsy studies in humans. We ...
Effects of hypertonic saline on intracranial pressure variables in subarachnoid haemorrhage patients
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)
Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) and reduced cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) can be life threatening for patients suffering from acute subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Osmotherapy can be used in these situations. Three ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
Purpose: Circulating chromogranin B (CgB) levels are increased in situations characterized by systemic and myocardial stress, but whether CgB provides prognostic information in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Introduction
This study examines factors associated with criminal engagement among patients in opioid maintenance treatment (OMT).
Methods
Questionnaire data recorded annually among 5654 patients in the Norwegian ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2018)
In forensic genetics, massively parallel sequencing (MPS) has become a realistic alternative to the standard capillary elec-trophoresis. MPS has the potential to both improve DNA-profiling and to provide information beyond ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
Background: A greater number of individuals are on the move today compared with any other time in human history. The health status of migrants and ethnic minority groups has often been demonstrated to be lower than the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Introduction Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (GBP) is associated with changes in cardiometabolic risk factors and bioavailability of drugs, but whether these changes are induced by calorie restriction, the weight loss or surgery ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2022)
The number of young long-term survivors of severe hematological diseases is increasing, due to progress in treatment. However, multiagent chemotherapy regimens and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)
Oppgavens formulerte hypotese var at det eksisterer en rekke selvmordshandlinger i tv-serien The Sopranos, og at disse tar utgangspunkt i et meningssammenbrudd på tegnnivå. Jeg har kalt dette meningsbruddet for et semiotisk ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion, 2017)
Genomic locations are represented as coordinates on a specific genome build version, but the build information is frequently missing when coordinates are provided. We show that this information is essential to correctly ...
Double reading of current chest CT examinations: Clinical importance of changes to radiology reports
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Objectives Misinterpretation of radiological examinations is an important contributing factor to diagnostic errors. Double reading reduces interpretation errors and increases sensitivity. Consultant radiologists in Norwegian ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background
Early development of an oviparous organism is based on maternally stocked structural, nutritional and regulatory components. These components influence the future developmental potential of an ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2020)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and atherothrombotic events are the major reasons for disability and death in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Circulating microvesicles (cMVs), shed from activated cells, have procoagulant ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background
The prevalence of major depression (MD) according to population studies is the same for old (65 years and older) and younger adults. In contrast, an elevated proportion of old MD patients are ...
En bussjåfør med godt humør? : Hvordan opplever og mestrer bussjåfører sin hverdag i forhold til livsstil og helse Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Bakgrunn og formål: Bussjåfører representerer en yrkesgruppe med økt jobbrelatert helserisiko. Undersøkelser har vist høyt sykefravær på grunn av blant annet arbeidsbetinget stress (Kompier, Van der Berg, Aust og Siegrist, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Crisis Resolution Teams (CRTs) provide short-term intensive home treatment to people experiencing mental health crisis. Trial evidence suggests CRTs can be effective at reducing hospital admissions ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Ethyl pyruvate (EP) is a simple derivative of pyruvic acid, which is an important endogenous metabolite that can scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS). Treatment with EP is able to ameliorate systemic inflammation and ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Background: To investigate attitudes among professions in mental health care outpatient clinics in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) (i.e., children and adolescents) or District Psychiatric Centres (DPC) (i.e., adults ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2012)
Bakgrunn:<br> Behandlingsmuligheter i akuttfasen ved hjerneslag har hatt en positiv utvikling de siste årene. Forebyggende tiltak rettet mot hjerneslag har bidratt til redusert dødelighet, og forekomsten av de med milde ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Bakgrunn: 22. juli 2011 ble Norge utsatt for terrorisme. Syttisyv mennesker ble drept. Redselen, for en fremtid med muslimsk fundamentalistisk terror utført på norsk jord og de fryktede negative konsekvensene for den ...
Det handler om ivaretakelse : Å bruke tvang i arbeidet med ungdom i lukkede barnevernsinstitusjoner Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Problemstillingen i denne avhandlingen har vært å undersøke hvilken opplevelse ansatte i lukket barnevernsinstitusjon har av å bruke tvang i sin arbeidshverdag. Følgende delspørsmål er formulert: Hvilken forståelse har ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Objective The subject of research methods is not commonly covered in continuing professional development (CPD) courses in spite of its emphasis in undergraduate education. This initiative aimed to develop postgraduate ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
The atypical antipsychotic drug aripiprazole is a partial dopamine (DA) D2 receptor agonist, which differentiates it from most other antipsychotics. This study compares the brain activation characteristic produced by ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2013)
Tvangsinnleggelse av pasienter med ruslidelser
Forsker og sykepleier Anne Opsal har i sin studie vist at en stor del av tvangsinnlagte pasienter både etter Psykisk helsevernloven og Helse- og omsorgstjenesteloven har ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2014)
På grunn av mangelfullt utbygget behandlingstilbud til personer med spiseforstyrrelser, og for lite kompetanse på området, ble det i forbindelse med at Stortinget vedtok St. prp. Nr. 63 (1997-98) om Opptrappingsplan for ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2010)
Psychiatric illness in patients with intellectual disability has not been attended to adequately. These patients have traditionally “fallen in between” the general psychiatric services and the specialised services for ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a novel approach in drug use epidemiology, which may provide more objective estimates of illicit drug use in a community. Simple summary statistics and specification tests have typically ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Cardiac computational models, individually personalized, can provide clinicians with useful diagnosticinformation and aid in treatment planning. A major bottleneck in this process can be determining modelparameters to fit ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2007)
Preeclampsia is complicating 3.7 % of pregnancies, and is defined by hypertension and proteinuria, with signs of endothelial dysfunction, probably caused by placentally derived factors. The fetal consequences of preeclampsia ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
This paper studies the optimum signal choice for the estimation of the aortic blood pressure via aorta radius, using a monostatic radar configuration. The method involves developing the Cramér-Rao lower bound (CRLB) for a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Background
Few clinical trials have investigated the prevention of radiographic progression in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis treated with antirheumatic drugs. This study aimed to investigate ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
The mucosal changes associated with female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) encompass abnormal blood vessels. These have been described as circular, reticular, branched, convoluted and having uneven calibre. ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Barn som utsettes for og opplever vold i hjemmet er en gruppe som har fått økt oppmerksomhet de senere år. Barneverntjenesten er forventet å skulle være til hjelp for denne gruppen barn, men er stadig gjenstand for et ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background
The immune response during P. falciparum infection is a two-edged sword, involving dysregulation of the inflammatory responses with several types of immune cells participating. Here we examined ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)
TITTEL: Effekter av inhalasjonssteroider hos barn og en score for å forutsi senere astma <br><br>
Barnelege og forsker Chandra Sekhar Devulapalli har funnet gunstig effekt av behandling med inhalasjonssteroider (kortison ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Vaccination is a useful approach for the control of disease in wildlife populations. However, its effectiveness is dependent in part on delivery to a sufficient proportion of the target population. Measuring the proportions ...
Møte med voldsutsatte klienter i NAV : Organiseringens innvirkning på den sosialfaglige oppfølgingen
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Formål: Hensikten med denne studien er å undersøke om valg av organisering i sosialtjenesten i Nav kan ha betydning for hva slags sosialfaglig oppfølging voldsutsatte klienter får. For å komme fram til dette har jeg sett ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background
A displaced femoral neck fracture (FNF) in patients 55-70 years is a serious injury with a high risk of treatment failure and the optimal surgical treatment remains unclear. We aimed to describe ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2023)
Colorectal cancer patients with inoperable liver metastases have a poor prognosis with an estimated survival of 24-30 months.
Liver transplantation has emerged as a treatment option in recent years, as studies conducted ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Objective To investigate associations between Swedish universities Scales of Personality (SSP) and scales of the following personality instruments: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R axis II screening questionnaire ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2023)
The aim of the thesis was to investigate the effect of early weightbearing in the treatment of Charcot neuroarthropathy on the incidence of ulcers and amputation. Furthermore, the aim was to investigate which type(s) of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Objectives Patients with complex long-term needs experience multiple parallel care processes, which may have conflicting or competing goals, within their individual patient trajectory (iPT). The alignment of multiple goals ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background
Claudin-low breast cancer is a molecular subtype associated with poor prognosis and without targeted treatment options. The claudin-low subtype is defined by certain biological characteristics, ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2020)
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic rheumatic disease. The severity and disease course are highly variable and JIA can be a life-long disorder.
The aims of this study were to assess patient-reported outcomes ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background
Adolescents treated for self-poisoning with medication have a high prevalence of mental health problems and constitute a high-risk population for self-harm repetition. However, little is known ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
The prevalence of psychotropic drug (PTD) use in NH residents is high, but few have explored prevalence and persistency in PTD in NH residents and factors associated with persistency. This at the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background
Enteroviruses are the most common causative agents of human illness. Enteroviruses have been associated with regional and global epidemics, recently, including with severe disease (Enterovirus ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background: Phage display is a leading technology for selection of binders with affinity for specific target molecules. Polypeptides are normally displayed as fusions to the major coat protein VIII (pVIII) or the minor ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Objectives
The objective was to investigate the incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) as well as estimate the prevalence as of 1 January 2014 in the southeastern Norwegian county of Buskerud.
Materials and Methods
All ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Samarbeid underveis i tilbakeholdssaker antas å være av sentral betydning, både for utfallet og for brukerens, sosialtjenestens og institusjonens opplevelse av prosessen. Tematikken er lite omhandlet i den forskning som ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
The aim of the present study was to evaluate mortality and functional outcome in old and very old patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and compare to the predicted outcome according to the internet based CRASH ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background and Aims: Whether patients with inflammatory bowel diseases [IBDs] have increased risk of developing cancer has been debated. The aims of the study were to determine the prevalence of intestinal/extraintestinal ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2016)
Background
This European phase IIIb, expanded-access multicenter trial evaluated the safety of EVE plus EXE in a patient population similar to BOLERO-2.
Patients and methods
Post-menopausal women aged ≥18 years with ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
The mechanisms behind residual platelet reactivity (RPR) despite aspirin treatment are not established. It has been shown that coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with high on-aspirin RPR ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
Type 1 diabetes er en livslang kronisk sykdom som kan føre til alvorlige komplikasjoner. Norge er et av landene i verden med høyest forekomst av type 1 diabetes. Hvert år får ca 350 barn i Norge denne diagnosen. I sin ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2023)
Ankle fractures constitute about 10% of all fractures. Unstable ankle fractures require surgery to restore ankle stability and congruity, thereby reduce the risk of pain, poor function, and posttraumatic osteoarthritis. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
People who struggle with mental health problems can provide valuable insight into understanding and improving the coordination of mental health and welfare services. The aims of the study were ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
This study aims at evaluating the psychometric properties of the antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) criteria in a large sample of patients, most of whom had one or more personality disorders (PD). PD diagnoses were ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Asymptomatic ventricular arrhythmias are common and associated with increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Cardiac troponins, natriuretic peptides and C–reactive protein (CRP) are also ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2012)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Objective To determine the effectiveness of the Targeted Interdisciplinary Model for Evaluation and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (TIME) for treatment of moderate to severe agitation in people with dementia. Methods ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
Background: Metastases from colorectal cancer are in many cases confined to the liver. Metastases are frequent and in many cases decisive for the prognosis. Recent developments have led to an increasing number of available ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Innledning: Studier viser at over 90 % av de som dør i selvmord har vært i kontakt med helsevesen siste måneder i forveien for et eller annet helseproblem (Cavanagh et.al, 2003). Kun ca. 25 % av disse har vært i kontakt ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Helsefremmende arbeid, her underbygget med teorien om salutogenese, er satt på dagsorden nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Ivaretakelse av pårørende er lovfestet. Rusreformen i 2004 ga en dreining av ansvar for rusfeltet, fra ...