Blar i Faculty of Medicine på tidsskrift "BMJ Open"
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Level of education and sustainable return to work among long-term sick-listed workers with depression: a register-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP Study)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objectives Sick-listed workers with depression are at higher risk of long-term, recurrent sickness absence and work disability, suggesting reduced likelihood of sustainable return to work (SRTW). Though likelihood of RTW ... -
Lifestyle and Empowerment Techniques in Survivorship of Gynaecologic Oncology (LETSGO study): a study protocol for a multicentre longitudinal interventional study using mobile health technology and biobanking
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction The number of gynaecological cancer survivors is increasing and there is a need for a more sustainable model of follow-up care. Today’s follow-up model is time-consuming and patients have reported unmet needs ... -
Live well, die well - an international cohort study on experiences, concerns and preferences of patients in the last phase of life: the research protocol of the iLIVE study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction Adequately addressing the needs of patients at the end of life and their relatives is pivotal in preventing unnecessary suffering and optimising their quality of life. The purpose of the iLIVE study is to ... -
Lockdown and non-COVID-19 deaths: cause-specific mortality during the first wave of the 2020 pandemic in Norway: a population-based register study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective To explore the potential impact of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic on all cause and cause-specific mortality in Norway. Design Population-based register study. Setting The Norwegian cause of Death ... -
Long-term mortality in mothers with perinatal losses and risk modification by surviving children and attained education: A population-based cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objective: To assess the association between perinatal losses and mother’s long-term mortality and modification by surviving children and attained education. Design: A population-based cohort study. Setting: Norwegian ... -
Long-term temporal trends in incidence rate and case fatality of sepsis and COVID-19-related sepsis in Norwegian hospitals, 2008-2021: a nationwide registry study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objectives: To estimate temporal trends in incidence rate (IR) and case fatality during a 14-year period from 2008 to 2021, and to assess possible shifts in these trends during the COVID-19 pandemic. Setting: All Norwegian ... -
Longitudinal follow-up of employment status in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome after mononucleosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-26)Objective: To examine the effect of early clinical and demographic factors on occupational outcome, return to work or awarded permanent disability pension in young patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Design: ... -
Lower secondary school students’ scientific literacy and their proficiency in identifying and appraising health claims in news media: a secondary analysis using large-scale survey data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-18)Objectives: Scientific literacy is assumed necessary for appraising the reliability of health claims. Using a national science achievement test, we explored whether students located at the lower quartile on the latent trait ... -
Lung function at term in extremely preterm-born infants: A regional prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objectives: To compare lung function of extremely preterm (EP)-born infants with and without bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) with that of healthy term-born infants, and to determine which perinatal characteristics were ... -
Management of acute low back pain in emergency departments in São Paulo, Brazil: a descriptive, cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective To describe management strategies used in public emergency departments in a middle-income country for patients with acute non-specific low back pain. Design A descriptive, cross-sectional analysis of baseline ... -
Mediators of change in healthcare organisations subject to external assessment: a systematic review with narrative synthesis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives: External inspections are widely used to improve the quality of care. The effects of inspections remain unclear and little is known about how they may work. We conducted a narrative synthesis of research literature ... -
Migraine, tension-type headache and medication-overuse headache in a large population of shift working nurses: a cross-sectional study in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Objectives: To investigate associations between different types of headaches and shift work. Design, participants and outcome measures: Nurses with different work schedules (day work, two-shift rotation, night work, ... -
Modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors among adults in southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective To assess the prevalence, magnitude and factors associated with the number of major modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Design Community-based cross-sectional study. Setting General ... -
Neonatal hypothermia in Northern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective To determine the prevalence, predictors and case fatality risk of hypothermia among neonates in Lira district, Northern Uganda. Setting Three subcounties of Lira district in Northern Uganda. Design ... -
Night shift work, chemical coexposures and risk of female breast cancer in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers (NOPW) cohort: a prospectively recruited case-cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives This study examined the association between night shift work and risk of breast cancer, overall and by hormone receptor subtype, among females in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers (NOPW) cohort. We also ... -
A novel patient-reported outcome monitoring with clinical feedback system in bariatric surgery care: study protocol, design and plan for evaluation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Consultations before and after bariatric surgery should include structured assessments of patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and mental health. One way to conduct this assessment is to implement ... -
Octogenarian patients’ sleep and delirium experiences in hospital and four years after aortic valve replacement: a qualitative interview study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives Sleep disturbances and delirium are frequently observed complications after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcutaneous aortic valve implantation (TAVI), especially in octogenarian patients. ... -
On the path towards universal coverage of hepatitis C treatment among people receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT) in Norway: A prospective cohort study from 2013 to 2017
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives We aimed to calculate cumulative hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment coverage among individuals enrolled in opioid agonist therapy (OAT) in Norway between 2013 and 2017 and to document the treatment transition to ... -
Out-of-hours antibiotic prescription after screening with C reactive protein: A randomised controlled study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objective: To evaluate the effect of preconsultation C reactive protein (CRP) screening on antibiotic prescribing and referral to hospital in Norwegian primary care settings with low prevalence of serious infections. Design: ... -
Pain complaints after consecutive nights and quick returns in Norwegian nurses working three-shift rotation: an observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives To determine whether nurses working consecutive night shifts, or short transitions between shifts (quick returns (QRs)), yielded higher risk for pain complaints when compared with regular morning shifts. Sleep ...