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Health care provided to recent asylumseeking and non-asylum-seeking pediatric patients in 2016 and 2017 at a Swiss tertiary hospital - a retrospective study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Asylum-seeking children represent an increasing and vulnerable group of patients whose health needs are largely unmet. Data on the health care provision to asylum-seeking children in European contexts is scarce. ... -
Health care workers’ perspectives on the challenges and possibilities of music therapy within medication-free treatment services
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction In 2015, the Norwegian Regional Health Authorities introduced the possibility for people with psychotic disorders to choose medication-free services, with music therapy as a treatment option. This study aimed ... -
Health effects of reduced workload for older employees
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)To keep elder employees in the labour force, introducing age-dependent job conditions can be a policy measure. However, we know little about the effect of such initiatives. We investigate the effects of a particular programme ... -
Health equity impact of community-initiated kangaroo mother care: a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) can substantially enhance overall survival of low birthweight babies. In a large randomized controlled trial, we recently showed that supporting mothers to provide community initiated ... -
Health Facility Ownership Type and Performance on HIV Indicator Data Reporting in Kenya
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In low- and middle-income countries, private and public facilities tend to have highly variable characteristics, which might affect their performance in meeting reporting requirements mandated by ministries of health. There ... -
Health facility readiness to screen, diagnose and manage substance use disorders in Mbale district, Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Substance use disorders (SUD) pose a significant public health problem in Uganda. Studies indicate that integrating mental health services into Primary Health Care can play a crucial role in alleviating the ... -
Health gains and financial risk protection afforded by public financing of selected malaria interventions in Ethiopia: an extended cost-effectiveness analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Malaria is a public health burden and a major cause for morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia. Malaria also places a substantial financial burden on families and Ethiopia’s national economy. Economic evaluations, ... -
Health Literacy and Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease (From the CONCARD PCI Study)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In the setting of established coronary artery disease (CAD), lower health literacy is associated with poor outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine whether health literacy at the index admission was associated with ... -
Health of international migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and control measures adopted have had a disproportionate impact on workers, with migrants being a group specifically affected but poorly studied. This scoping review aims to ... -
Health promotion in early-stage dementia – user experiences from an educative intervention
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Educating and supporting people with early-stage dementia has gained increased focus worldwide as a response to an aging population and limited advancements in the medical treatment of the condition. The aim of this study ... -
Health promotion intervention for people with early-stage dementia: A quasi-experimental study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction: With the limited advancements in medical treatment, there is a growing need for supporting people with early‐stage dementia adjust to their diagnosis and improve their quality of life. This study aimed to ... -
Health status and use of medication and their association with migration related exposures among Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Norway: a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The health of forcibly displaced individuals changes along their migration path and estimates of disease burden are essential to develop health care policies and practices adequately corresponding to their ... -
Health Status, Life Expectancy and Early Claiming of Pension
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Prior to 2011, individual life expectancy played no role in the Norwegian old-age pension system. However, after the 2011 reform, life expectancy became a central factor for early pension take-up. Asymmetric information ... -
Health workers’ experience of providing second-trimester abortion care in Ethiopia: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Second-trimester abortions are less common than abortions in the first trimester, yet they disproportionately account for a higher burden of abortion-related mortality and morbidity worldwide. Health workers ... -
Health Workers’ Knowledge and Attitude Towards Intimate Partner Violence: A Descriptive Study in Sidama Region, Southern Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: It is important that health workers understand intimate partner violence (IPV) and its link with ill health. Increasing their awareness will help them play a stronger role in identifying survivors and providing ... -
Health-promoting work schedules: protocol for a large-scale cluster randomised controlled trial on the effects of a work schedule without quick returns on sickness absence among healthcare workers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction In shift work, quick returns refer to transitions between two shifts with less than 11 hours available rest time. Twenty-three per cent of employees in European countries reported having quick returns. Quick ... -
Health-related behaviors in adolescents mediate the association between subjective social status and body mass index
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The aim of this study was to explore the association between adolescent subjective social status (SSS) and body mass index (BMI) at two different time points and to determine whether this association was mediated by ... -
Health-related quality of life and associated factors among Covid-19 survivors. Experience from Ethiopian treatment centers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: The pandemic of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), which is extremely stressful and has an adverse effect on people’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL), poses a serious threat to global public health. As a ... -
Health-Related Quality of Life and Sleep Quality after 12 Months of Treatment in Nonsevere Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Clinical Trial with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Mandibular Advancement Splints
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In this randomized controlled trial, patients with non-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) were treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or a twin block mandibular advancement splint (MAS). The primary ... -
Health-related quality of life as associated with asthma control, psychological status and insomnia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Asthma is associated not only with lower health-related quality of life (HRQL) but also with psychological health and insomnia. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between HRQL, asthma symptoms, ...