Blar i Faculty of Medicine på emneord "Norway"
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Are the Norwegian health research investments in line with the disease burden?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-27)Background: The relationship between research funding across therapeutic areas and the burden of disease in Norway has not been investigated. Further, few studies have looked at the association between national research ... -
Can routine information from electronic patient records predict a future diagnosis of alcohol use disorder?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objective: To explore whether information regarding potentially alcohol-related health incidents recorded in electronic patient records might aid in earlier identification of alcohol use disorders. Design: We extracted ... -
Cancer patients’ use of primary care out-of-hours services: a cross-sectional study in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objective: To investigate how cancer patients in Norway use primary care out-of-hours (OOH) services and describe different contact types and procedures. Design: A retrospective cross-sectional registry study using a billing ... -
Challenges in managing elderly people with diabetes in primary care settings in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Objective. To explore the experiences and clinical challenges that nurses and nursing assistants face when providing high-quality diabetes-specific management and care for elderly people with diabetes in primary care ... -
Change in Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) with increasing age: testing the evaluative properties of the OIDP frequency inventory using prospective data from Norway and Sweden
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-31)Background: Oral health-related quality of life, OHRQoL, among elderly is an important concern for the health and welfare policy in Norway and Sweden. The aim of the study was to assess reproducibility, longitudinal validity ... -
Consumption of energy drinks among adolescents in Norway: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12-19)Background: Energy drink (ED) consumption is increasing all over the world. We sought to describe the consumption of EDs among adolescents in Norway, and to explore the determinants of daily and high consumption. Methods: ... -
The cost of multiple sclerosis in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-11-16)Health economic aspects have been increasingly important during introduction of new treatments for multiple sclerosis. As a partial response for Norway, a costof- illness study was carried out to estimate the yearly cost ... -
Depression and sleep in the postnatal period. A study in Nepal and Norway.
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-03-17)Background: Mental disorders are highly prevalent across the world and are associated with serious impairment. Depression after childbirth affects both the mother and her infant. Women sleep less in the postnatal period, ... -
Differential utilization of primary health care services among older immigrants and Norwegians: a register-based comparative study in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-26)Background: Aging in an unfamiliar landscape can pose health challenges for the growing numbers of immigrants and their health care providers. Therefore, better understanding of how different immigrant groups use Primary ... -
Drug treatment at the end of life: An epidemiologic study in nursing homes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Objective. To examine drug treatment in nursing home patients at the end of life, and identify predictors of palliative drug therapy. Design. A historical cohort study. Setting. Three urban nursing homes in Norway. Subjects. ... -
The economic impact of multiple sclerosis to the patients and their families in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12)Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) imposes high economic costs on society, but the patients and their families have to bear some of these costs. Objective: We aimed to estimate the magnitude of these economic costs in ... -
Exploring experiences and perceptions of medical overuse among migrant health professionals in Norway: A qualitative study
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Medical overuse is an issue gaining increasing attention by governments, health sectors, and researchers globally. It is known to occur in countries of varying economic standings and in all domains of medicine. Management ... -
Factors influencing on-scene time in a rural Norwegian helicopter emergency medical service: A retrospective observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-21)Background: Critically ill patients need to be immediately identified, properly managed, and rapidly transported to definitive care. Extensive prehospital times may increase mortality in selected patient groups. The on-scene ... -
A few more minutes make a difference? The relationship between content and length of GP consultations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-01-03)Objectives. To investigate the relationship between the length of a medical consultation in a general practice setting and the biopsychosocial information obtained by the physician, and to explore the characteristics of ... -
A few more minutes make a difference? The relationship between content and length of GP consultations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-01-03)Objectives. To investigate the relationship between the length of a medical consultation in a general practice setting and the biopsychosocial information obtained by the physician, and to explore the characteristics of ... -
Frequent attenders in general practice and immigrant status in Norway: a nationwide cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Objective. To compare the likelihood of being a frequent attender (FA) to general practice among native Norwegians and immigrants, and to study socioeconomic and morbidity factors associated with being a FA for natives and ... -
Friedreich ataxia in Norway - An epidemiological, molecular and clinical study Rare neurological diseases
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-04)Background: Friedreich ataxia is an autosomal recessive hereditary spinocerebellar disorder, characterized by progressive limb and gait ataxia due to proprioceptive loss, often complicated by cardiomyopathy, diabetes and ... -
General practitioners’ and out-of-hours doctors’ role as gatekeeper in emergency admissions to somatic hospitals in Norway: registry-based observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-14)Background: Primary care doctors have a gatekeeper function in many healthcare systems, and strategies to reduce emergency hospital admissions often focus on general practitioners’ (GPs’) and out-of-hours (OOH) doctors’ ... -
GPs' negotiation strategies regarding sick leave for subjective health complaints
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Objectives. To explore general practitioners’ (GPs’) specific negotiation strategies regarding sick-leave issues with patients suffering from subjective health complaints. Design. Focus-group study. Setting. Nine focus-group ...