Faculty of Medicine
Recent Submissions
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Osteopontin characterizes bile duct-associated macrophages and correlates with liver fibrosis severity in primary sclerosing cholangitis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background and Aims: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an immune-mediated cholestatic liver disease for which pharmacological treatment options are currently unavailable. PSC is strongly associated with colitis ... -
Children's and parents' experiences of home care provided by hospital staff: A scoping review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Aims To describe what is known from existing scientific literature on children's and parents’ experiences of hospital-based home care and to identify future research areas. Design The scoping review design used ... -
First trans-diagnostic experiences with a novel micro-choice based concentrated group rehabilitation for patients with low back pain, long COVID, and type 2 diabetes: a pilot study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background The health care is likely to break down unless we are able to increase the level of functioning for the growing number of patients with complex, chronic illnesses. Hence, novel high-capacity and cost-effective ... -
Oral symptoms in dying nursing home patients. Results from the prospective REDIC study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background The mouth is a central organ for communication and fluid intake, also for dying nursing home patients. This study describes the prevalence and severity of oral symptoms from nursing home admission until the day ... -
Simuleringstrening i spesialisthelsetjenesten. Fasilitatorens betydning for god kvalitet – en grounded theory-studie
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Måling av pasientskader med Global Trigger Tool hos kirurgiske pasienter i et universitetssykehus: Øker funnet av antall og type skader ved å legge til nyutviklede kirurgiske triggere?
(Master thesis, 2024-04-05)Studien bekrefter at Global Trigger Tool metoden er egnet til å måle uønskede pasienthendelser og skader hos pasienter i kirurgiske avdelinger, noen forskjeller i frekvens og skadetyper. Ved å legge til egenutviklede ... -
Delirium is frequently underdiagnosed among older hospitalised patients despite available information in hospital medical records
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background In-hospital delirium is associated with adverse outcomes and is underdiagnosed, limiting research and clinical follow-up. Objective To compare the incidence of in-hospital delirium determined by chart-based ... -
Hvorfor gjør de sånn? En studie av sykepleiere i et akuttmottaks bruk av workarounds
(Master thesis, 2024-06-15)Organisasjoner i helsevesenet øker i kompleksitet, og utsettes for stadig økende krav til tjenesten. Det er hurtige endringer i arbeidsbelastningen fra dag til dag, og noen ganger fra time til time. Dette øker også kravene ... -
Whole blood RNA sequencing identifies transcriptional differences between primary sclerosing cholangitis and ulcerative colitis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background & Aims: Genetic and microbiome studies across patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and ulcerative colitis (UC) have indicated that UC in PSC is a separate disease entity to primary UC, but expression ... -
Southern Ethiopian skilled birth attendant variations and maternal mortality: A multilevel study of a population-based cross-sectional household survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Studies examining skilled birth attendants (SBA) use and its correlation with maternal mortality at lower administrative levels are scarce. This study assessed the coverage and variations of SBA, the physical accessibility ... -
A global survey of national oral health policies and its coverage for young children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-05)Background: There is no accessible information on countries with oral health policies. The purpose of this study was to identify World Dental Federation (FDI) member countries with oral health policies and their scope and ... -
Endometrial Pipelle Biopsy Computer-Aided Diagnosis: A Feasibility Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Endometrial biopsies are important in the diagnostic workup of women who present with abnormal uterine bleeding or hereditary risk of endometrial cancer. In general, approximately 10% of all endometrial biopsies demonstrate ... -
Rough operators: sphingomyelinase inhibitors spike NK cells to kill cancer
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Evaluation of heroin-assisted treatment in Norway: protocol for a mixed methods study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) has a convincing evidence base, although variable retention rates suggest that it may not be beneficial for all. One of the options to ... -
The acute efect of a β-glucan-enriched oat bread on gastric emptying, GLP-1 response, and postprandial glycaemia and insulinemia: a randomised crossover trial in healthy adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background The cereal fbre β-glucan reduces postprandial glycaemia, however, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the acute efect of a β-glucan-enriched oat ... -
Energy drink consumption and sleep parameters in college and university students: a national cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objectives: To investigate the frequency of energy drink (ED) consumption, and the association between ED consumption and selected sleep characteristics and parameters in Norwegian college and university students. We also ... -
Climate change and health: a 2-week course for medical students to inspire change
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Hazard assessment of nanomaterials using in vitro toxicity assays: Guidance on potential assay interferences and mitigating actions to avoid biased results
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The movement towards an animal-free testing approach for risk assessment represents a key paradigm shift in toxicology. Risk assessment of engineered and anthropogenic nanoscale materials (NM) is dependent on reliable ... -
Comparison of absorbed doses and organ doses measured with thermoluminescent dosimeters and Gafchromic film for cone beam computed tomography examination of the posterior mandibular region in a head phantom
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objectives We aimed to map the correlation between thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) and Gafchromic film for measuring absorbed doses and to compare minimum, maximum, and mean absorbed doses over larger regions of ...