Blar i Faculty of Medicine på tidsskrift "BMJ Open"
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Patient-reported outcomes and associations with pleural effusion in outpatients with heart failure: an observational cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Objectives: We aimed to study whether patient-reported outcomes, measured by quality of life (QoL) and functional class, are sensitive to pleural effusion (PLE) in patients with heart failure (HF), and to study changes in ... -
Patients' experiences of living with patellar instability before and after surgery: A qualitative interview study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objectives To explore the experience of living with patellar instability before and after surgery. Design Qualitative individual semistructured interviews of patients with patellar instability using a four-step thematic ... -
Patients' subjective concepts about primary healthcare utilisation: the study protocol of a quality comparative study between Norway and Germany
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-06-13)Background In Germany, utilisation of ambulatory healthcare services is high compared with other countries: While a study based on the process data of German statutory health insurances showed an average of 17.1 ... -
Perceptions of generic medicines and medication adherence after percutaneous coronary intervention: a prospective multicentre cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective: To determine patient perceptions of generic medicines 2 and 6 months after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and to determine whether these perceptions moderate medication adherence. Design: Prospective ... -
Performance of primary care in different healthcare facilities: A cross-sectional study of patients' experiences in Southern Malawi
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-18)Objective In most African countries, primary care is delivered through a district health system. Many factors, including staffing levels, staff experience, availability of equipment and facility management, affect the ... -
Population-based trends in pregnancy hypertension and pre-eclampsia: an international comparative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-24)Objective: The objective of this study was to compare international trends in pre-eclampsia rates and in overall pregnancy hypertension rates (including gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia). Design: ... -
Potentially addictive drugs dispensing to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a register-based prospective cohort study in Norway and Sweden from 2015 to 2017
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives: To compare the use of benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics, gabapentinoids, opioids and centrally acting stimulants (CAS) among patients who had received opioid agonist therapy (OAT) in Norway and Sweden during the ... -
Predicting the use of antibiotics after initial symptomatic treatment of an uncomplicated urinary tract infection: Analyses performed after a randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective To predict antibiotic use after initial treatment with ibuprofen using data from a randomised controlled trial comparing ibuprofen to pivmecillinam in the treatment of women with symptoms of an uncomplicated ... -
Predictors of chronic pain and level of physical function in total knee arthroplasty: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction: One in five patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) experience unchanged or worse pain and physical function 1 year after surgery. Identifying risk factors for unfavourable outcomes is necessary to ... -
Predictors of long-term symptom burden and quality of life in patients hospitalised with chest pain: a prospective observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective: To describe the magnitude and predictors of symptom burden (SB) and quality of life (QoL) 3 months after hospital admission for acute chest pain. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Single ... -
Prevalence and impact of exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction in asthma: a study protocol for a cross-sectional and longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction Exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) and exercise-induced asthma can cause troublesome respiratory symptoms that can be difficult to distinguish between. Further, there is now a growing appreciation ... -
Prevalence and incidence of symptomatic pulmonary tuberculosis based on repeated population screening in a district in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective In Ethiopia, one-third of the estimated tuberculosis cases are not detected or reported. Incidence estimates are inaccurate and rarely measured directly. Assessing the ‘real’ incidence under programme conditions ... -
Prevalence of teenage pregnancy and associated factors among preparatory and high school students in Wolaita Sodo town, southern Ethiopia: An institution-based cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective To assess the prevalence of teenage pregnancy and associated factors among teenage schoolgirls aged 15–19 years in Wolaita Sodo town, southern Ethiopia. Design Cross-sectional survey. Setting This study was ... -
Primary health care utilisation and morbidity among immigrant children compared to non-immigrant children: a population-based study in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objectives: Health status, disease spectrum and use of healthcare have been reported to vary across groups of migrants and according to the different phases of migration. However, most studies are conducted among adults. ... -
Primary healthcare usage and use of medications among immigrant children according to age of arrival to Norway: A population-based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background: Morbidity, use of healthcare and medication use have been reported to vary across groups of migrants and according to the different phases of migration, but little is known about children with immigrant background. ... -
Promoting leadership and quality improvement through external inspections of management of sepsis in Norwegian hospitals: a focus group study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective Inspections and other forms of external assessment may contribute to positive changes in the health services, but the mechanisms of such change remain unclear. We did a study to explore how external inspections ... -
A prospective observational study of why people are medically evacuated from offshore installations in the North Sea
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives Few studies have described evacuations due to medical emergencies from the offshore installations in the North Sea, though efficient medical service is essential for the industrial activities in this area. The ... -
Protocol for a multicentre, parallelgroup, open-label randomised controlled trial comparing ferric carboxymaltose with the standard of care in anaemic Malawian pregnant women: the REVAMP trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction Anaemia in pregnancy remains a critical global health problem, affecting 46% of pregnant women in Africa and 49% in Asia. Oral iron therapy requires extended adherence to achieve correction of anaemia and ... -
Protocol for data extraction: how realworld data have been used in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence appraisals of cancer therapy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction Due to the limitations of relying on randomised controlled trials, the potential benefits of real-world data (RWD) in enriching evidence for health technology assessment (HTA) are highlighted. Despite increased ... -
Psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the short form of the Problem Areas in Diabetes scale (PAID-5): A validation study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objectives To assess the psychometric properties of the short form of The Problem Areas in Diabetes scale (PAID-5) in Norwegian adult patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Design Cross-sectional survey design. Methods ...