Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Johansson, Kjell Arne"
Now showing items 1-20 of 77
-
Age, risk, and life expectancy in Norwegian intensive care: a registry-based population modelling study.
Lindemark, Frode; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Kvåle, Reidar; Flaatten, Hans; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-26)Background: Knowledge about the expected life years gained from intensive care unit (ICU) admission could inform priority-setting decisions across groups of ICU patients and across medical specialties. The aim of this study ... -
Association between oral and general health related quality of life among Norwegian patients with substance use disorders in opioid agonist therapy
Åstrøm, Anne-Kristine N; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Aas, Christer Frode; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars Thore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective Assess the association between oral and general health related quality of life using oral impacts on daily performances (OIDP) and the quality of life tool EQ-5D-5L from EuroQoL among patients with substance use ... -
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and their relation to diagnosed ADHD, sociodemographic characteristics, and substance use among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a Norwegian cohort study
Vold, Jørn Henrik; Halmøy, Anne; Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Pierron, Marianne Cook; Løberg, Else-Marie; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms may challenge sufficient treatment of substance use and mental disorders. The literature on the extent of such symptoms among patients receiving opioid ... -
The burden of household out-of-pocket health expenditures in Ethiopia: estimates from a nationally representative survey (2015–16)
Kiros, Mizan; Dessie, Ermias; Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Verguet, Stéphane; Jbaily, Abdulrahman (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In Ethiopia, little is known about the extent of out-of-pocket health expenditures and the associated financial hardships at national and regional levels. We estimated the incidence of both catastrophic and impoverishing ... -
A calibration study of SAPS II with Norwegian intensive care registry data
Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Lindemark, Frode; Flaatten, Hans; Kvåle, Reidar; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-12)Background Mortality prediction is important in intensive care. The Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II is a tool for predicting such mortality. However, the original SAPS II is poorly calibrated to current intensive ... -
Changes in substance use during outpatient treatment for substance use disorders: a prospective Norwegian cohort study from 2016 to 2020
Vold, Jørn Henrik; Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Aas, Christer Frode; Løberg, Else-Marie; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Continuous use of amphetamines, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cannabis, cocaine, or opioids contributes to health impairments, increased morbidity, and overdose deaths among patients with substance use disorders ... -
Contextualization of cost-efectiveness evidence from literature for 382 health interventions for the Ethiopian essential health services package revision
Hailu, Alemayehu; Eregata, Getachew Teshome; Yigezu, Amanuel; Bertram, Melanie; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Cost-effectiveness of interventions was a criterion decided to guide priority setting in the latest revision of Ethiopia’s essential health services package (EHSP) in 2019. However, conducting an economic ... -
Cost-benefit and extended cost-effectiveness analysis of a comprehensive adolescent pregnancy prevention program in Zambia: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Mori, Amani Thomas; Kampata, Linda Milimo; Musonda, Patrick; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Robberstad, Bjarne; Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-12-19)Background: Early marriages, pregnancies and births are the major cause of school drop-out among adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa. Birth complications are also one of the leading causes of death among adolescent ... -
A cost-effectiveness analysis of maternal and neonatal health interventions in Ethiopia
Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse; Desalegn, Dawit; Hailemariam, Mengistu; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Verguet, Stéphane; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-18)Ethiopia is one of the sub-Saharan African countries contributing to the highest number of maternal and neonatal deaths. Coverage of maternal and neonatal health (MNH) interventions has remained very low in Ethiopia. We ... -
Cost-effectiveness of integrated treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs in Norway: An economic evaluation of the INTRO-HCV trial
Lim, Aaron Guanliang; Aas, Christer Frode; Çağlar, Ege Su; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Fadnes, Lars T.; Vickerman, Peter; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background and aims The INTRO-HCV randomized controlled trial conducted in Norway over 2017–2019 found that integrated treatment, compared with standard-of-care hospital treatment, for hepatitis C virus (HCV) with ... -
Costs and expected gain in lifetime health from intensive care versus general ward care of 30,712 individual patients: A distribution-weighted cost-effectiveness analysis
Lindemark, Frode; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Kvåle, Reidar; Flaatten, Hans; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-08-21)Background: Clinicians, hospital managers, policy makers, and researchers are concerned about high costs, increased demand, and variation in priorities in the intensive care unit (ICU). The objectives of this modelling ... -
Country contextualisation of cost-effectiveness studies: lessons from Ethiopia
Johansson, Kjell Arne; Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse; Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Miljeteig, Ingrid; Habtemariam, Mahlet; Woldemariam, Addis Tamire; Verguet, Stéphane; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Emerging demographic, epidemiological and health system changes in low-income countries require revisions of national essential health services packages in accordance with standard healthcare priority setting methods. ... -
Country readiness and prerequisites for successful design and transition to implementation of essential packages of health services: Experience from six countries
Alwan, Ala; Majdzadeh, Reza; Yamey, Gavin; Blanchet, Karl; Hailu, Alemayehu; Jama, Mohamed; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Musa, Mohammed Yusuf Ahmed; Omar, Omar Mwalim; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Safi, Najibullah; Siddiqi, Sameen; Zaidi, Raza (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This paper reviews the experience of six low-income and lower middle-income countries in setting their own essential packages of health services (EPHS), with the purpose of identifying the key requirements for the successful ... -
Decision-making processes for essential packages of health services: Experience from six countries
Baltussen, Rob; Omar, Omar Mwalim; Blanchet, Karl; Carballo, Manuel; Eregata, Getachew Teshome; Hailu, Alemayehu; Huda, Maryam; Jama, Mohamed; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Reynolds, Teri; Raza, Wajeeha; Mallender, Jacque; Majdzadeh, Reza (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Many countries around the world strive for universal health coverage, and an essential packages of health services (EPHS) is a central policy instrument for countries to achieve this. It defines the coverage of services ... -
Dispensation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications in patients receiving opioid agonist therapy; A national prospective cohort study in Norway from 2015 to 2017
Vold, Jørn Henrik; Aas, Christer Frode; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Odsbu, Ingvild; Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Halmøy, Anne; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background It is estimated that up to a third of patients on opioid agonist therapy (OAT) have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Treatment by ADHD medication, including a centrally acting stimulant (CAS) ... -
Dispensations of benzodiazepines, zhypnotics, and gabapentinoids to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy; a prospective cohort study in Norway from 2013 to 2017
Vold, Jørn Henrik; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Aas, Christer Frode; Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Kloster, Pia Synnøve; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Dispensations of benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics, and gabapentinoids to patients on opioid agonist therapy (OAT) are common and have pros and cons. The objectives of the current study are to define the dispensation ... -
Effect of integrated hepatitis C virus treatment on psychological distress in people with substance use disorders
Aas, Christer Frode; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Løberg, Else-Marie; Lim, Aaron G.; Vickerman, Peter; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)People with substance use disorders (SUD) have a high prevalence of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and mental health disorders. We aimed to assess the impact of integrated HCV treatment on psychological distress ... -
Effect of kangaroo mother care initiated in community settings on financial risk protection of low-income households: a randomised controlled trial in Haryana, India
Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Mazumder, Sarmila; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Taneja, Sunita; Bahl, Rajiv; Martines, Jose Carlos; Bahn, Maharaj Kishan; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Bhandari, Nita; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction Many families in low-income and middle-income countries have high out-of-pocket expenditures (OOPE) for healthcare, and some face impoverishment. We aimed to assess the effect of Kangaroo Mother Care initiated ... -
Effectiveness and Safety of Low-Threshold Opioid-Agonist Treatment in Hard-To-Reach Populations with Opioid Dependence
Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Ohldieck, Christian; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Fadnes, Lars T.; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives: Opioid-use disorder is related to premature death worldwide. Opioid-agonist treatment (OAT) is an effective treatment for opioid dependence. OAT delivery platforms may influence treatment access and outcomes, ... -
Effectiveness of interventions for emergency care of hypoglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis: A systematic review
Maharjan, Jasmine; Pandit, Sagar; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Khanal, Pratik; Karmacharya, BirajMan; Kaur, Gunjeet; Aryal, Krishna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aim This systematic review aims to provide evidence on effectiveness of interventions used in emergency care of hypoglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Methodology This is a systematic review of randomized ...