Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på tittel
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Laboratory tests in out-of-hours services in Norway. Studies with special emphasis on use and consequences of C-reactive protein test in children
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-05-31)Background: Children with infections and respiratory symptoms have the highest contact rate with Norwegian out-of-hours (OOH) services, especially in the youngest age group, and during the winter season. Many contacts are ... -
Large-scale external validation and comparison of prognostic models: An application to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03-02)Background: External validations and comparisons of prognostic models or scores are a prerequisite for their use in routine clinical care but are lacking in most medical fields including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ... -
Lead exposure and early child neurodevelopment among children 12–24 months in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12)Childhood lead exposure remains a problem in developing countries, and little is known about its effects on early child neurodevelopment and temperament in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We, therefore, conducted ... -
Learning from failed health reform in Uganda
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Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic among migrants: An innovative, system-level, interdisciplinary approach is needed to improve public health
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are amplified among socially vulnerable groups, including international migrants, in terms of both disease transmission and outcomes and the consequences of mitigation measures. Migrants ... -
Learning team-based quality improvement in a virtual setting: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective The objective was to explore students’ perceptions of learning quality improvement (QI) in a virtual setting and identify factors that promote or inhibit virtual learning. Design We used an exploratory ... -
«Learning to Evaluate Movement Quality using Body Awareness Rating Scale - Movement Quality and Experience» A Comparison of Students´ Observational Scores
(Master thesis, 2017-09-23)Background: Observing movement quality is of particular importance within physiotherapy since movement quality reflects various health aspects. The ability to observe, describe, score and analyze movement quality is a ... -
Leddmanipulasjon. En levende behandlingstradisjon i utvikling
(Master thesis, 2014-11-03)Purpose: To develop deeper insight into the theoretical basis and clinical use of manipulation. Theory: The history of manipulation and manual therapy provides background while theories about professional knowledge and ... -
Lederutdanning blant sykepleieledere – gir det økt opplevelse av mestring og trivsel?
(Master thesis, 2009-07)Background: The leader role in the health service has been changing a lot during the last years. From taking part in patient care, the leaders are now responsible for finance, systems, human resources and administration. ... -
Lege- og sjukepleiestudentar sine opplevingar av tverrprofesjonell samarbeidslæring i spesialisthelsetenesta: ein kvalitativ studie
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Medical and nurse students who have practice at Førde Central Hospital are working in interprofessional teams. The students plan and implement care and treatment for a patient with unclear/complex conditions, and are ... -
Leiing og læring i omstillingssituasjonar
(Master thesis, 2009-10)Background: The background for this master thesis is that change in health services is something that is here to stay. Experience shows that there is plenty frustration in an organization when conducting a change. As a ... -
Lesbisk selvtillit – lesbisk helse. Utfordringer og mestringsstrategier hos lesbiske kvinner
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-09-14)Lesbian women make up a sexual minority within a heteronormative society where homosexuality becomes invisible and inferior. Minority stress is the excess stress individuals from stigmatized social categories experience ... -
Less is more: The impact of deprescribing psychotropic drugs on behavioral and psychological symptoms and daily functioning in nursing home patients. Results from the Cluster-Randomized Controlled COSMOS Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective: To investigate the impact of medication reviews using collegial mentoring and systematic clinical evaluation on psychotropic prescriptions, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), and activities ... -
Lessons Learned from the Impact of HIV Status Disclosure to Children after First-Line Antiretroviral Treatment Failure in Kinshasa, DR Congo
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-13)HIV status disclosure to children remains a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. For sociocultural reasons, parents often delay disclosure with subsequent risks to treatment compliance and the child’s psychological well-being. ... -
Lessons learned from the PMTCT program in Swaziland: challenges with accepting lifelong ART for pregnant and lactating women - a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-10-24)Background: Swaziland has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in sub-Saharan Africa, 26 % of the adult population is infected with HIV. The prevalence is highest among pregnant women, at 41.1 %. According to Swaziland’s ... -
Letter to the Editor
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Level of education and multiple sclerosis risk after adjustment for known risk factors: The EnvIMS study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-26)Background: Several recent studies have found a higher risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) among people with a low level of education. This has been suggested to reflect an effect of smoking and lower vitamin D status in the ... -
Level of education and multiple sclerosis risk over a 50-year period: Registry-based sibling study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background: The conflicting results from studies on socioeconomic status (SES) and multiple sclerosis (MS) risk might be due to a change in the distribution of environmental exposures over time or to methodological limitations ... -
Level of education and sustainable return to work among long-term sick-listed workers with depression: a register-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP Study)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objectives Sick-listed workers with depression are at higher risk of long-term, recurrent sickness absence and work disability, suggesting reduced likelihood of sustainable return to work (SRTW). Though likelihood of RTW ... -
Life after pelvic organ prolapse surgery: a qualitative study in Amhara region, Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-29)Background: Women living in resource constrained settings often have limited knowledge of and access to surgical treatment for pelvic organ prolapse. Additionally, little is known about experiences during recovery periods ...