Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Fadnes, Lars T."
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The prevalence and socio-behavioural and clinical covariates of oral health related quality of life in Ugandan mothers with and without HIV-1
Birungi, Nancy; Fadnes, Lars T.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv; Tumwine, James Kashugyera; Åstrøm, Anne-Kristine N (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background There is limited evidence regarding oral health related quality of life of HIV positive populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing HIV positive- and HIV negative Ugandan mothers, this study assessed the influence ... -
Risk of Relapse Among Opioid‐Dependent Patients Treated With Extended‐Release Naltrexone or Buprenorphine‐Naloxone: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Opheim, Arild; Gaulen, Zhanna; Solli, Kristin Klemmetsby; Latif, Zill-E-Huma; Fadnes, Lars T.; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Kunøe, Nikolaj; Tanum, Lars Håkon Reiestad (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background and Objectives: Compare the risk of relapse to heroin and other illicit opioids among opioid-dependent patients receiving treatment with extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) or buprenorphine-naloxone ... -
Risk of relapse to non-opioid addictive substances among opioid dependent patients treated with an opioid receptor antagonist or a partial agonist: A randomized clinical trial
Opheim, Arild; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Solli, Kristin Klemmetsby; Kloster, Pia Synnøve; Fadnes, Lars T.; Kunøe, Nikolaj; Gaulen, Zhanna; Tanum, Lars Håkon Reiestad (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background and objective First study to assess any compensatory increase in use of non-opioid illicit substances and alcohol in opioid dependent patients randomized to treatment with extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) ... -
The Role of Physical Activity in Opioid Substitution Therapy: A Systematic Review of Interventional and Observational Studies
Alpers, Silvia Eiken; Furulund, Einar; Pallesen, Ståle; Mamen, Asgeir; Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Use of physical activity in the treatment and follow-up of people receiving opioid substitution therapy is an understudied area of research. Therefore, the objective of this systematic review was to synthesize ... -
Subjective symptoms and serum methadone concentrations: what should guide dose adjustments in methadone maintenance treatment? A naturalistic cohort study from Norway
Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Fadnes, Lars T.; Høiseth, Gudrun; Ohldieck, Christian; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Aas, Christer Frode; Løberg, Else-Marie; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: There is little evidence-based guidance on how to optimize methadone dosages among patients with opioid addiction undergoing methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). This study aims to investigate whether ... -
Substance use and symptoms of mental health disorders: a prospective cohort of patients with severe substance use disorders in Norway
Aas, Christer Frode; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Gjestad, Rolf; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Lim, Aaron G.; Gjerde, Kristian Varden; Løberg, Else-Marie; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-27)Background:There is high co-occurrence of substance use disorders (SUD) and mental health disorders. We aimedto assess impact of substance use patterns and sociodemographic factors on mental health distress using the ... -
Uptake and predictors of direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C among people receiving opioid agonist therapy in Sweden and Norway: a drug utilization study from 2014 to 2017
Aas, Christer Frode; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Odsbu, Ingvild; Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Lim, Aaron G.; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Treatment with direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) offers an opportunity to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) endemic among people who inject drugs (PWID) and people enrolled in opioid agonist therapy (OAT) ... -
Validation of a brief version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-16) with an older Norwegian population
Visted, Endre; Solbakken, Ole Andre; Mæland, Silje; Fadnes, Lars T.; Bjerrum, Louise; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Flo-Groeneboom, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Emotion regulation is proposed to have a salient role in optimal aging. However, currently used measures of emotion regulation have not been validated for older adults. Therefore, we evaluated the psychometric properties ... -
Vitamin B12 Levels, Substance Use Patterns and Clinical Characteristics among People with Severe Substance Use Disorders: A Cohort Study from Western Norway
Madebo, Tesfaye; Mitra, Bemanian; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Aas, Christer Frode; Druckrey-Fiskaaen, Karl Trygve; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)People with severe substance use disorder (SUD) have a higher burden of micronutrient deficiency compared with the general population. The aim of this study was to investigate vitamin B12 status and risk factors of deficiency ... -
Vitamin D status and associations with substance use patterns among people with severe substance use disorders in Western Norway
Mitra, Bemanian; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Stokke, Krister; Aas, Christer Frode; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Chronic and harmful substance use is associated with a cluster of harms to health, including micronutrient deficiencies. Maintaining adequate levels of vitamin D is important for musculoskeletal and other aspects of health. ...