Browsing Department of Clinical Science by Title
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Factors associated with coronary heart disease in COPD patients and controls
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-27)Background: COPD and coronary heart disease (CHD) frequently co-occur, yet which COPD phenotypes are most prone to CHD is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to see whether COPD patients did have a true higher ... -
Factors associated with delayed treatment initiation in an unselected cohort of patients with small-cell lung cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive, rapidly progressive malignancy. Thus, expedient diagnosis and treatment initiation is important. This study identifies and quantifies factors associated with ... -
Factors associated with increase in blood pressure and incident hypertension in early midlife: the Hordaland Health Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose: We aimed to identify sex-specific factors associated with increase in blood pressure (BP) and incident hypertension in early midlife. Materials and methods: 2,008 women and 1,610 men aged 40-43 years were ... -
Factors associated with time consumption when answering drug-related queries to Scandinavian drug information centres: a multi-centre study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11)Purpose There is little research-based documentation on the services provided by drug information centres (DICs). The aim of this multi-centre study was to explore for the first time the factors associated with time ... -
Factors influencing the development of evidence-based practice among nurses: a self-report survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-10-24)Background: Health authorities in several countries have decided that the health care services should be evidence-based. Recent research indicates that evidence-based practice may be more successfully implemented if the ... -
Factors predicting death and cancer in patients with giant cell arteritis in Western Norway 1972–2012: a retrospective observational cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objectives: Evidence as to whether or not giant cell arteritis (GCA) confers added risk of cancer or death is conflicting. Our aim was to identify factors predicting death or cancer in a large Norwegian GCA-cohort. Methods: ... -
Factors that impact on recruitment to vaccine trials during a pandemic or epidemic: a qualitative evidence synthesis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (qualitative). The review aims to explore the factors associated with a person’s decision to take part in a pandemic or epidemic vaccine trial. -
Family-based behavioral treatment of children with severe obesity : Effectiveness and perceived barriers
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-03-24)Bakgrunn: Få studier har prøvd ut familiebasert kognitiv atferdsterapi (FBT) innenfor den offentlige helsetjenesten. Mål: Sammenligne effekten av ... -
Family-based treatment of children with severe obesity in a public healthcare setting: Results from a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)To compare the effectiveness of family-based behavioural social facilitation treatment (FBSFT) versus treatment as usual (TAU) in children with severe obesity. Parallel-design, nonblinded, randomized controlled trial ... -
A Family-Oriented Intervention Programme to Curtail Obesity From Five Years of Age Had No Effect Over No Intervention
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aim: To examine the effect of a family‐oriented multidisciplinary intervention programme to curtail weight increase in young children with obesity. Methods: Children who weighed more than one kilogram above the 97th ... -
Farmasøytiske intervensjoner i primærapotek
(Master thesis, 2018-06-29)Bakgrunn: Apotekfarmasøyten har en viktig rolle når det gjelder å bidra til riktig legemiddelbruk i befolkningen. Som en siste kontroll før pasienten mottar legemidlet, må alle resepter vurderes og godkjennes av en farmasøyt. ... -
Farmasøytrekvirering av legemidler sett fra farmasøytens perspektiv
(Master thesis, 2011-05-20)Internasjonalt er farmasøytrekvirering et vidt begrep og praktiseres i forskjellige former. På bakgrunn av svineinfluensapandemien 2009/2010 besluttet HOD på kort varsel å innføre farmasøytrekvirering av de reseptpliktige ... -
Fathers’ preconception smoking and offspring DNA methylation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Experimental studies suggest that exposures may impact respiratory health across generations via epigenetic changes transmitted specifically through male germ cells. Studies in humans are, however, limited. ... -
Fatigue in celiac disease: A review of the literature
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Fatigue is increasingly recognized as a significant problem in patients with chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. In celiac disease, a chronic immune‐mediated disease triggered by dietary gluten, conflicting ... -
Fatigue in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: A proteomic pilot study of cerebrospinal fluid
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objectives: Fatigue is a frequent and often disabling phenomenon that occurs in patients with chronic inflammatory and immunological diseases, and the underlying biological mechanisms are largely unknown. Because fatigue ... -
Fatigue in psoriasis: a phenomenon to be explored
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05)Fatigue is a prevalent and substantial phenomenon in many patients with chronic inflammatory diseases, often rated by patients as the most troublesome symptom and aspect of their disease. It frequently interferes with ... -
Fatigue in psoriasis: prevalence and biological mechanisms
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-18)Background: Fatigue is prevalent in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases and often rated as the most troublesome aspect of their disease. Clinical experience indicates that fatigue is common also in patients with ... -
Fatigue: a frequent and biologically based phenomenon in newly diagnosed celiac disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Fatigue is increasingly recognized as a major complaint in patients with chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Although fatigue is assumed to represent a significant problem in celiac disease, existing knowledge ... -
Fatty Acids Composition and HIV Infection: Altered Levels of n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Are Associated with Disease Progression
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Fatty acids (FAs) are important regulators of immune responses and innate defense mechanisms. We hypothesized that disturbed FA metabolism could contribute to the progression of HIV infection. Plasma levels of 45 FAs were ... -
Fatty acids in synovial fluid (SF) and inflammatory markers in SF and serum from patients with inflammatory joint diseases. With focus on correlation of n-6 and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids to SF cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-12 and serum Creactive protein
(Master thesis, 2008)Little attention has been brought on the lipid content and fatty acid composition directly in synovial fluid (SF) from joints of patients with inflammatory joint diseases. Studies indicate that excessive SF lipids and fatty ...