Browsing BioMed Central høstingsarkiv by Author "Dahl, Alv A"
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Dahl, Alv A; Brennhovd, Bjørn; Fosså, Sophie D; Axcrona, Karol (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Work ability represents a person’s subjective assessment of current ability to work compared to his lifetime best. Since many men with prostate cancer are retired, work ability represents a more relevant work ...
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Olssøn, Ingrid; Sørebø, Øystein; Dahl, Alv A (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)Background Patients suspected of personality disorders (PDs) by general practitioners are frequently referred to psychiatric outpatient clinics (POCs). In that setting an effective screening instrument for ...
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Hildrum, Bjørn; Mykletun, Arnstein; Hole, Torstein; Midthjell, Kristian; Dahl, Alv A (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background The 2005 International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definition of the metabolic syndrome was designed to be useful worldwide, but to date few prevalence studies have used that definition in European ...
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Thorsen, Lene; Dahl, Alv A; Nystad, Roy; Kiserud, Cecilie E; Geirdal, Amy Ø; Smeland, Sigbjørn (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Purpose To improve work ability and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) cancer patients were offered a “Rapid-Return to Work” program. However, several patients did not improve their work status after ...
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Fosså, Sophie D; Dahl, Alv A; Langhammer, Arnulf; Weedon-Fekjær, Harald (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background The magnitude of participation bias due to non-participation should be considered for cancer patients invited to population-based surveys. We studied participation rates among persons with and ...
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Olssøn, Ingrid; Mykletun, Arnstein; Dahl, Alv A (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)Background Several studies have shown that general practitioners (GPs) under-diagnose common mental disorders, and that training courses hardly improve this practice. The influence of GPs' self-perceived ...
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Liavaag, Astrid H; Dørum, Anne; Fosså, Sophie D; Tropé, Claes; Dahl, Alv A (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)Background Epithelial ovarian cancer survivors (EOCSs) frequently report multiple complaints after their treatment. The objective was to study somatic and mental morbidity in EOCSs associated with their ...
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Grov, Ellen K; Fosså, Sophie D; Dahl, Alv A (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)Background Due to considerable health status differences in the elderly population, research limited to narrow age-spans might be an advantage. In this population-based controlled study we compare short-term ...
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Svindseth, Marit F; Nøttestad, Jim A; Wallin, Juliska; Roaldset, John O; Dahl, Alv A (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)Background The objective was to examine various aspects of narcissism in patients admitted to acute psychiatric wards and to compare their level of narcissism to that of an age- and gender-matched sample ...
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Dahl, Alv A; Grotmol, Kjersti S; Hjermstad, Marianne J; Kiserud, Cecilie E; Loge, Jon H (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 ...
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Svindseth, Marit F; Nøttestad, Jim A; Dahl, Alv A (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background There is a lack of empirical studies of patients’ level of humiliation during the hospital admission process and its implications for the clinical setting. We wanted to explore associations between ...
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Axcrona, Karol; Nilsson, Rasmus; Brennhovd, Bjørn; Sørebø, Øystein; Fosså, Sophie D; Dahl, Alv A (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Recently, the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite 26-item version (EPIC-26) was recommended for the assessment of adverse effects after the treatment of prostate cancer without clear reasons. ...
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Narud, Kjersti; Mykletun, Arnstein; Dahl, Alv A (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)Background Epidemiological studies have found reduced health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with personality disorders (PDs), but few clinical studies have examined QoL in PDs, and none of them ...
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Olssøn, Ingrid; Mykletun, Arnstein; Dahl, Alv A (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)Background General practitioners' (GPs) diagnostic skills lead to underidentification of generalized anxiety disorders (GAD) and major depressive episodes (MDE). Supplement of brief questionnaires could ...