Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Naik, Mala"
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Cohort profile: the Norwegian Registry of Persons Assessed for Cognitive Symptoms (NorCog) - a national research and quality registry with a biomaterial collection
Medbøen, Ingrid Tøndel; Persson, Karin Ester Torun; Nåvik, Marit; Totland, Torunn Holm; Bergh, Sverre; Treviño, Cathrine Selnes; Ulstein, Ingun; Engedal, Knut; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Brækhus, Anne; Øksengård, Anne Rita; Horndalsveen, Peter Otto; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Lyngroth, Anne Liv; Ranhoff, Anette Hylen; Skrettingland, Dagny B; Naik, Mala; Soares, Jelena Zugic; Johnsen, Bente; Selbæk, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose: The Norwegian Registry of Persons Assessed for Cognitive Symptoms (NorCog) was established to harmonise and improve the quality of diagnostic practice across clinics assessing persons with cognitive symptoms in ... -
Diffusion tension imaging is a good tool for assessing patients with dementia and behavioral problems and discriminating them from other dementia patients
Naik, Mala; Esmaeili, Morteza; Thomas, Owen Matthew Truscott; Geitung, Jonn Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Dementia is one of the leading public health concerns as the world’s population ages. Although Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common dementia diagnosis among older patients, some patients have additional ... -
Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on behavioural and psychological symptoms in home-dwelling people with dementia: A prospective cohort study (PAN.DEM)
Gedde, Marie H.; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Vahia, Ipsit V; Mannseth, Janne; Vislapuu, Maarja; Naik, Mala; Berge, Line Iden (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives To investigate the impact of the COVID-19 restrictions on behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Design Prospective cohort study (PAN.DEM) nested within the halted parent trial ... -
The impact of medication reviews by general practitioners on psychotropic drug use and behavioral and psychological symptoms in home-dwelling people with dementia: results from the multicomponent cluster randomized controlled LIVE@Home.Path trial
Gedde, Marie H.; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Mannseth, Janne; Naik, Mala; Selbæk, Geir; Vislapuu, Maarja; Berge, Line Iden (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background There is limited knowledge regarding the process of deprescribing psychotropic drugs to people with dementia (PwD) conducted by general practitioners (GP). We investigated the impact of a multicomponent ... -
Investigating novel biomarkers of immune activation and modulation in the context of sedentary behaviour: a multicentre prospective ischemic stroke cohort study
Alme, Katinka Nordheim; Askim, Torunn; Assmus, Jörg; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Naik, Mala; Næss, Halvor; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Ueland, Per-Magne; Ulvik, Arve; Knapskog, Anne-Brita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Sedentary behaviour is associated with disease, but the molecular mechanisms are not understood. Valid biomarkers with predictive and explanatory properties are required. Therefore, we have investigated traditional ... -
Is long-bout sedentary behaviour associated with long-term glucose levels 3 months after acute ischaemic stroke? A prospective observational cohort study
Alme, Katinka Nordheim; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Næss, Halvor; Naik, Mala; Beyer, Mona K.; Ellekjær, Hanne; English, Coralie; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Kummeneje, Camilla S.; Munthe-Kaas, Ragnhild; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Seljeseth, Yngve Müller; Tan, Xiang chun; Thingstad, Pernille; Askim, Torunn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background and purpose Sedentary behaviour is a risk factor for vascular disease and stroke patients are more sedentary than their age-matched peers. The association with glucose levels, as a potential mediator, is ... -
Less is more: The impact of deprescribing psychotropic drugs on behavioral and psychological symptoms and daily functioning in nursing home patients. Results from the Cluster-Randomized Controlled COSMOS Trial
Gedde, Marie H.; Husebø, Bettina; Mannseth, Janne; Kjome, Reidun Lisbet Skeide; Naik, Mala; Berge, Line Iden (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective: To investigate the impact of medication reviews using collegial mentoring and systematic clinical evaluation on psychotropic prescriptions, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), and activities ... -
LIVE@Home.Path--innovating the clinical pathway for home-dwelling people with dementia and their caregivers: Study protocol for a mixed-method, stepped-wedge, randomized controlled trial
Husebø, Bettina; Allore, Heather; Achterberg, Wilco; Angeles, Renira Corinne; Ballard, Clive; Bruvik, Frøydis Kristine; Fæø, Stein Erik; Gedde, Marie H.; Hillestad, Eirin; Jacobsen, Frode F.; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Kjerstad, Egil; Kjome, Reidun Lisbet Skeide; Mannseth, Janne; Naik, Mala; Nouchi, Rui; Puaschitz, Nathalie; Samdal, Rune; Tranvåg, Oscar; Tzoulis, Charalampos; Vahia, Ipsit Vihang; Vislapuu, Maarja; Berge, Line Iden (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The global health challenge of dementia is exceptional in size, cost and impact. It is the only top ten cause of death that cannot be prevented, cured or substantially slowed, leaving disease management, caregiver ... -
Neopterin and kynurenic acid as predictors of stroke recurrence and mortality: a multicentre prospective cohort study on biomarkers of infammation measured three months after ischemic stroke
Alme, Katinka Nordheim; Ulvik, Arve; Askim, Torunn; Assmus, Jörg; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Naik, Mala; Næss, Halvor; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Ueland, Per-Magne; Knapskog, Anne Brita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Chronic low-grade inflammation is associated with both ischemic stroke and sedentary behaviour. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive abilities of biomarkers of inflammation and immune modulation ...