Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Alræk, Terje"
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Acupuncture for fatigue in breast cancer survivors: a study protocol for a pragmatic, mixed method, randomised controlled trial
Alræk, Terje; Skjerve, Hilde; Sørensen, Anette; Lie, Stein Atle; Ødegård, Hilde Presterud; Lu, Weidong; Mao, Jun; Deng, G.; Lee, Myeong Soo; Birch, Stephen; Lamu, Admassu Nadew; Kim, Tae-Hun; MacPherson, Hugh (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Introduction: Fatigue is a common symptom observed in post-cancer treatment, yet its underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Acupuncture has been employed to alleviate cancer-related fatigue (CRF); however, its ... -
Is amalgam removal in patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms costeffective? A prospective cohort and decision modelling study in Norway
Lamu, Admassu Nadew; Björkman, Lars; Hamre, Harald Johan; Alræk, Terje; Musial, Frauke; Robberstad, Bjarne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)There are many patients in general practice with health complaints that cannot be medically explained. Some of these patients attribute their health complaints to dental amalgam restorations. This study examined the ... -
Mercury, silver and selenium in serum before and after removal of amalgam restorations: results from a prospective cohort study in Norway
Björkman, Lars; Musial, Frauke; Alræk, Terje; Werner, Erik Lønnmark; Hamre, Harald J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective: A prospective cohort study on changes of health complaints after removal of amalgam restorations was carried out at the request of the Norwegian Directorate of Health. The aim was to provide and evaluate ... -
Removal of dental amalgam restorations in patients with health complaints attributed to amalgam: A prospective cohort study
Björkman, Lars; Musial, Frauke; Alræk, Terje; Werner, Erik Lønnmark; Weidenhammer, Wolfgang; Hamre, Harald Johan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services initiated a project including experimental treatment for patients with health complaints attributed to amalgam restorations. Objective The aim was to ... -
Validity and responsiveness of EQ-5D-5L and SF-6D in patients with health complaints attributed to their amalgam filings: a prospective cohort study of patients undergoing amalgam removal
Lamu, Admassu N.; Björkman, Lars; Hamre, Harald Johan; Alræk, Terje; Musial, Frauke; Robberstad, Bjarne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Evidence of health utility changes in patients who suffer from longstanding health complaints attributed to dental amalgam fillings are limited. The change in health utility outcomes enables calculating ... -
Validity and responsiveness of GHC-index in patients with amalgam-attributed health complaints
Lamu, Admassu Nadew; Robberstad, Bjarne; Hamre, Harald Johan; Alræk, Terje; Musial, Frauke; Björkman, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective: Many patients have medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS); some of them attribute their health complaints to dental amalgam fillings. The aim of this study was to assess the validity and responsiveness ... -
What circumstances lead to non-disclosure of cancer-related information in China? A qualitative study
Ni, Yi Hu; Alræk, Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03)Background: Withholding information from cancer patients is a common practice in many Asian countries, including China, Japan, and Singapore, as well as in some Western countries, such as Spain, Greece, and Italy. Much ...