Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Eide, Geir Egil"
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Health status in patients at risk of inherited arrhythmias and sudden unexpected death compared to the general population
Hamang, Anniken; Eide, Geir Egil; Nordin, Karin; Rokne, Berit; Bjorvatn, Cathrine; Øyen, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-02-17)Background The possibilities in the molecular genetics of long QT syndrome (LQTS) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has made family screening, with diagnostic and predictive genetic testing part of the health care offer ... -
Health-related quality of life among cognitively intact nursing home residents with and without cancer – a 6 year longitudinal study
Drageset, Jorunn; Eide, Geir Egil; Corbett, Anne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-04-27)Background: Limited information exists regarding the natural development of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and its determinants among mentally intact nursing home (NH) residents. We aimed to examine HRQOL over time ... -
Health-related quality of life and emotional and behavioral difficulties after extreme preterm birth: developmental trajectories
Vederhus, Bente Johanne; Eide, Geir Egil; Natvig, Gerd Karin; Markestad, Trond; Graue, Marit; Halvorsen, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01-20)Background: Knowledge of long-term health related outcomes in contemporary populations born extremely preterm (EP) is scarce.We aimed to explore developmental trajectories of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and ... -
High population attributable fractions of myocardial infarction associated with waist-hip ratio
Egeland, Grace M.; Igland, Jannicke; Vollset, Stein Emil; Sulo, Gerhard; Eide, Geir Egil; Tell, Grethe Seppola (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-05)Objective: To estimate population attributable fractions (PAF) of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) associated with anthropometric measures by sex and age. Methods: The Cohort of Norway study identified 140,790 participants ... -
Histologic chorioamnionitis in extremely preterm births, microbiological findings and infant outcome
Budal, Elisabeth Berge; Bentsen, Mariann; Kessler, Jørg; Ebbing, Cathrine; Lindemann, Paul Christoffer; Haugen, Olav H.; Aukland, Stein Magnus; Eide, Geir Egil; Halvorsen, Thomas; Collett, Karin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Histologic chorioamnionitis (HCA) is most often caused by ascending bacterial infection originating from the cervicovaginal tract. Objectives: To investigate whether HCA with a fetal inflammatory response ... -
Hospital Admissions from Nursing Homes: Rates and Reasons
Krüger, Kjell; Jansen, Kristian; Grimsmo, Anders; Eide, Geir Egil; Geitung, Jonn Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)Hospital admissions from nursing homes have not previously been investigated in Norway. During 12 months all hospital admissions (acute and elective) from 32 nursing homes in Bergen were recorded via the Norwegian ambulance ... -
How important are social support, expectations and coping patterns during cardiac rehabilitation
Blikmann, Maria; Jacobsen, Hege-Rebecca S.; Eide, Geir Egil; Meland, Eivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-15)Purpose. To investigate the predictive role of relevant social and psychosocial determinants on emotional distress among patients after cardiac rehabilitation. Methods. A longitudinal prospective study examined short-term ... -
Impact of the Norwegian National Patient Safety Program on implementation of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and on perioperative safety culture
Haugen, Arvid Steinar; Søfteland, Eirik; Sevdalis, Nick; Eide, Geir Egil; Nortvedt, Monica Wammen; Vincent, Charles; Harthug, Stig (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives Our primary objective was to study the impact of the Norwegian National Patient Safety Campaign and Program on Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) implementation and on safety culture. Secondary objective was ... -
Impact of the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist on safety culture in the operating theatre: a controlled intervention study
Haugen, Arvid Steinar; Søfteland, Eirik; Eide, Geir Egil; Sevdalis, Nick; Vincent, Charles A.; Nortvedt, Monica Wammen; Harthug, Stig (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05)Background: Positive changes in safety culture have been hypothesized to be one of the mechanisms behind the reduction in mortality and morbidity after the introduction of the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety ... -
Interferon (IFN)-γ-mediated inflammation and the kynurenine pathway in relation to bone mineral density: the Hordaland Health Study
Apalset, Ellen M.; Gjesdal, Clara Gram; Ueland, Per Magne; Midttun, Øyvind; Ulvik, Arve; Eide, Geir Egil; Meyer, Klaus; Tell, Grethe Seppola (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-24)The risk of osteoporosis increases in inflammatory disorders. In cell-mediated immune activation, interferon (IFN)-γ stimulates macrophage release of neopterin and increases the activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase ... -
Interferon gamma (IFN-γ)-mediated inflammation and the kynurenine pathway in relation to risk of hip fractures: The Hordaland Health Study
Apalset, Ellen M.; Gjesdal, Clara Gram; Ueland, Per Magne; Øyen, Jannike; Meyer, Klaus; Midttun, Øivind; Eide, Geir Egil; Tell, Grethe Seppola (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-10)Summary The cytokine interferon gamma (IFN-γ) stimulates neopterin release and tryptophan degradation into kynurenines through the kynurenine pathway. High levels of neopterin were associated with increased hip fracture ... -
Interrelationships between anthropometric variables and overweight in childhood and adolescence
Brannsether-Ellingsen, Bente; Eide, Geir Egil; Roelants, Mathieu; Bjerknes, Robert; Júlíusson, Pétur Benedikt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-30)Objectives To answer the questions: how does body mass index (BMI) correlate to five overweight related anthropometric variables during different ages in childhood, and which anthropometric variables contribute most to ... -
The intronic BRCA1 c.5407-25T>A variant causing partly skipping of exon 23—a likely pathogenic variant with reduced penetrance?
Vetti, Hildegunn Høberg; Ognedal, Elisabet; Buisson, Adrien; Vamre, Tone Bøe Aaman; Ariansen, Sarah; Hoover, Jacqueline M.; Eide, Geir Egil; Houge, Gunnar; Fiskerstrand, Torunn; Haukanes, Bjørn Ivar; Bjorvatn, Cathrine; Knappskog, Per Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03-20)Rare sequence variants in the non-coding part of the BRCA genes are often reported as variants of uncertain significance (VUS), which leave patients and doctors in a challenging position. The aim of this study was to ... -
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Fatigue 6 Years After Giardia Infection: A Controlled Prospective Cohort Study
Hanevik, Kurt; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Rørtveit, Guri; Eide, Geir Egil; Mørch, Kristine; Langeland, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-12)Background. Functional gastrointestinal disorders and fatigue may follow acute infections. This study aimed to estimate the persistence, prevalence, and risk of irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue 6 years after ... -
Is consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks during pregnancy associated with birth weight?
Grundt, Jacob Holter; Eide, Geir Egil; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Haugen, Margaretha; Markestad, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)In Norway, there were parallel increases and subsequent decreases in birth weight (BW) and consumption of sugar-sweetened carbonated soft drinks (SSC) during the period 1990–2010, and by an ecological approach, we have ... -
Islet cell autoantibodies in African patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in Dar es Salaam Tanzania: a cross sectional study
Lutale, Janet Joy Kachuchuru; Thordarson, Hrafnkell; Holm, Pål Ivar; Eide, Geir Egil; Vetvik, Kåre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-10-27)Background: The aim of the present study was to assess the occurrence of glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies (GADA) and insulinoma antigen 2 autoantibodies (IA2A) among patients of African origin in Dar es Salaam, ... -
Loneliness Among Cognitively Intact Residents of Nursing Homes With and Without Cancer: A 6-Year Longitudinal Study
Drageset, Jorunn; Eide, Geir Egil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Limited information exists regarding the natural development of loneliness and its determinants among cognitively intact nursing home residents. We aimed to examine loneliness among nursing home residents by following up ... -
Loneliness, loss, and social support among cognitively intact older people with cancer, living in nursing homes - a mixed-methods study
Drageset, Jorunn; Eide, Geir Egil; Dysvik, Elin; Furnes, Bodil; Hauge, Solveig (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-25)Background: Loneliness is a significant psychosocial effect following a cancer diagnosis and may prevent people from engaging in social activities, thus creating difficulties in interpersonal relationships. This study ... -
Long-Term Change and Predictors of Change in Physical and Mental Function after Rehabilitation: A Multi-Centre Study
Berget, Anne Mette Gravaas; Moen, Vegard Pihl; Hustoft, Merethe; Eide, Geir Egil; Skouen, Jan Sture; Strand, Liv Inger; Hetlevik, Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective: To investigate changes and predictors of change in physical and mental function over a 3-year period after rehabilitation. Design: Prospective cohort. Participants: Patients, across diseases, living in western ... -
Long-term symptoms in dizzy patients examined in a university clinic
Wilhelmsen, Kjersti Thulin; Ljunggren, Anne Elisabeth; Goplen, Frederik Kragerud; Eide, Geir Egil; Nordahl, Stein Helge G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-05-16)Background: The long-term course of dizziness was investigated combining medical chart and survey data. The survey was undertaken median (interquartile range (IQR)) 4.6 (4.3) years after the initial medical examination. ...