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Trends in Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Patients with Perforated Peptic Ulcer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-13)Introduction While the laparoscopic treatment of perforated peptic ulcers (PPU) has been shown to be feasible and safe, its implementation into routine clinical practice has been slow. Only a few studies have evaluated its ... -
Trends in Disability-Free Life Expectancy (DFLE) from 1995 to 2017 in the older Norwegian population by sex and education: The HUNT Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aim: Understanding whether increasing Life Expectancy (LE) translates to improved health and function among older adults is essential, but results are inconclusive. We aimed to estimate trends in Disability-Free Life ... -
Trends in Dyslexia Research during the Period 1950 to 2020—Theories, Definitions, and Publications
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction. The focus of the present paper is on (1) how dyslexia research and hence definitions have developed during the period 1950–2020 and includes (2) a database search of scientific publications on dyslexia during ... -
Trends in excellent self-rated health among adolescents: A comparative Nordic study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-11)Background: Excellent self-rated health (SRH) can be seen as an important component of positive health among adolescents. The aim of this paper is to examine time trends of excellent health among adolescents in five Nordic ... -
Trends in extreme precipitation and the influence by meteorological parameters following the RCP8.5 scenario over 2 catchments in India
(Master thesis, 2015-06-02)The Historical1 simulation (1960-2000) and the RCP8.5 scenario (2060-2100) from the NorESM are used to investigate trends in extreme precipitation, as well as the impact from vertical velocity, specific humidity, divergence ... -
Trends in Food Habits and Their Relation to Socioeconomic Status among Nordic Adolescents 2001/2002 - 2009/2010
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-09)Background: In the Nordic countries, substantial policy and intervention efforts have been made to increase adolescents' consumption of fruit and vegetables and to reduce their intake of sweets and soft drinks. Some ... -
Trends in high life satisfaction among adolescents in five Nordic countries 2002–2014
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-11)Life satisfaction is an important indicator when assessing positive mental health aspects in populations, including among adolescents. The aim of this study was to investigate trends over time in prevalence of high life ... -
Trends in HIV Prevalence and Sexual Behaviour among Young People in Zambia: geographical and socioeconomic differentials
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-05-07)Introduction: Differences in the distribution of HIV between and within SSA countries is striking. Recent evidence indicates that HIV prevalence of young people, which is used as a proxy of HIV incidence, has been declining. ... -
Trends in maternal use of snus and smoking tobacco in pregnancy. A register study in southern Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-16)Background: The use of tobacco products including Swedish snus (moist snuff) in pregnancy may cause adverse health outcomes. While smoking prevalence has decreased among fertile women in Norway, snus use has increased ... -
Trends in Mortality Due to Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Pulmonary Embolism in Patients Receiving Dialysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Importance: During the past decades, improvements in the prevention and management of myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary embolism have led to a decline in cardiovascular mortality in the general population. ... -
Trends in perceived school stress among adolescents in five Nordic countries 2002–2014
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-11)Associations between school-related stress and poor health, risk behaviours and low well-being are well documented. The aim of this paper was to estimate trends of perceived school stress experienced by boys and girls of ... -
Trends in self-reported psychological distress among college and university students from 2010 to 2018
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-29)Background: An increase in reported psychological distress, particularly among adolescent girls, is observed across a range of countries. Whether a similar trend exists among students in higher education remains unknown. ... -
Trends in smoking initiation in Europe over 40 years: A retrospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Tobacco consumption is the largest avoidable health risk. Understanding changes of smoking over time and across populations is crucial to implementing health policies. We evaluated trends in smoking initiation ... -
Trends in stunting and overweight in Peruvian pre-schoolers from 1991 to 2011: findings from the Demographic and Health Surveys
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-14)Objective: To examine trends in stunting and overweight in Peruvian children, using 2006 WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study criteria. Design: Trend analyses using nationally representative cross-sectional surveys from ... -
Trends in TB case notification over fifteen years: the case notification of 25 Districts of Arsi Zone of Oromia Regional State, Central Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-03)Background: The aims of tuberculosis (TB) control programme are to detect TB cases and treat them to disrupt transmission, decrease mortality and avert the emergence of drug resistance. In 1992, DOTS strategy was started ... -
Trends in the occurrence of ischaemic heart disease over time in rheumatoid arthritis: 1821 patients from 1972 to 2017
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective To evaluate trends of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients compared with the general population over time. Method We performed a retrospective ... -
Trends in the prevalence of breastfeeding up to 6 months of age using structured data from routine child healthcare visits
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aim The Norwegian Action Plan for a Healthier Diet (2017–2021) set the target that 25% of infants should be exclusively breastfed for 6 months by 2022. Our aim was to determine trends in the prevalence and duration of ... -
Trends in the utilization of youth primary healthcare services and psychological distress
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-03)Background: Psychological distress among young people is increasing in Northern Europe. According to established healthcare utilization theory, this will create a greater need for youth primary healthcare and subsequently ... -
Trends in treatment for patients with depression in general practice in Norway, 2009–2015: nationwide registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP Study)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Depression is highly prevalent, but knowledge is scarce as to whether increased public awareness and strengthened government focus on mental health have changed how general practitioners (GPs) help their depressed ... -
Trends of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in a low-tuberculosis prevalence setting
(Master thesis, 2023-08-11)Background: Limited data are available regarding factors associated with initiation of treatment and treatment outcomes after diagnosis of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary infection and disease. Objective: To ...