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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 ... -
Favorittside og skalleasymmetri hos spedbarn - forebygging og helsefremming: Fokusgruppeintervjuer med helsepersonell
(Master thesis, 2016-05-15)Studiens hensikt var å få frem helsepersonells tanker om og erfaringer med rollen som formidlere av tidlig helseinformasjon til vordende og nybakte foreldre. Dette med hensyn til å forebygge utvikling av favorittside og ... -
Fear of Covid 19 during the third wave of infection in Norwegian patients with type 1 diabetes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective To study the fear of Covid 19 infection among Norwegian patients with type 1 diabetes. Research design and methods Fear of Covid 19 scale, a validated scale assessing the fear of Covid 19, was sent electronically ... -
Fear of intra-oral injections among 10-16-year-olds. Assessment, prevalence and treatment
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-11-25)Background: Intra-oral injections are common procedures within dentistry, performed in order to avoid procedural pain. Nevertheless, little is known about the prevalence of high intra-oral injection fear, or treatment of ... -
The fear of mother’s milk in the era of HIV: A qualitative study among HIV positive mothers and health professionals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2008)Background: Breastfeeding remains normative and vital for child survival in the developing world. However, the knowledge of HIV transmission through breastfeeding has become an enormous public health dilemma, and has brought ... -
Feasibility and acceptability of introducing advance care planning on a thoracic medicine inpatient ward: an exploratory mixed method study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background and aims: Advance care planning (ACP) is communication about wishes and preferences for end-of-life care. ACP is not routinely used in any Norwegian hospitals. We performed a pilot study (2014–2017) introducing ... -
Feasibility and tolerability of measuring translaryngeal pressure during exercise
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objectives/Hypothesis: To determine if simultaneous tracheal and supraglottic pressure measurement performed during a continuous laryngoscopy exercise (CLE) test is possible, tolerable, and feasible, and if so, whether ... -
Feasibility and utility of MRI and dynamic 18F-FDG-PET in an orthotopic organoid-based patient-derived mouse model of endometrial cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and whole-body positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) play an important role at primary diagnostic work-up and in detecting recurrent disease in ... -
Feasibility of a portable electronic nose for detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma in sudan
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-03)Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is increasing at an alarming rate particularly in low-income countries. This urges for research into noninvasive, user-friendly diagnostic tools that can be used in ... -
Feasibility of deep learning-based tumor segmentation for target delineation and response assessment in grade-4 glioma using multi-parametric MRI
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Tumor burden assessment is essential for radiation therapy (RT), treatment response evaluation, and clinical decision-making. However, manual tumor delineation remains laborious and challenging due to ... -
Feasibility of implementing a surgical patient safety checklist: prospective cross-sectional evaluation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The World Health Organization’s Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030 call for attention to patient and family involvement to reduce preventable patient harm. Existing evidence indicates that patients’ ... -
Feasibility of integrating vestibular rehabilitation and cognitive behaviour therapy for people with persistent dizziness
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility of integrating vestibular rehabilitation and cognitive behaviour therapy (VR-CBT) for people with persistent dizziness in primary care. Design: Prospective single-group pre- and post-test ... -
Feasibility of return to sports assessment 6 months after patellar instability surgery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The evidence regarding the usefulness of assessment tools to support decisions of return-to-sport after surgery for patellar instability is scarce. The purpose of this study was therefore to explore the ... -
The feasibility of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire for the assessment of child development in a community setting in Nepal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: The Ages and Stages Questionnaire Third Edition (ASQ‐3) may be a feasible and cost‐effective tool to screen children's development in resource poor settings. We have assessed the feasibility of the ASQ‐3 “home ... -
The Feasibility of the Full and Modified Versions of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) and the Prevalence of Social Withdrawal in Infants in Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Sustained social withdrawal in infancy may have organic and nonorganic causes and could hinder normal development. The Alarm Distress Baby (ADBB) scale is a widely validated screening tool of social withdrawal ... -
Feasibility of the SINEX program for patients with traumatic anterior shoulder instability
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background An optimal treatment for traumatic anterior shoulder instability (TASI) remains to be identified. A shoulder instability neuromuscular exercise (SINEX) program has been designed for patients with TASI, but has ...