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Does Free Public Health Care Increase Utilization and Reduce Spending? Heterogeneity and Long-Term Effects
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Zambia removed user fees in publicly supported–government and faith-based–health facilities in 54 out of 72 districts in 2006. This was extended to rural areas of previously unaffected districts in 2007. The natural ... -
Does Information and Communication Technology Add Value to Citizen-Led Accountability Initiatives in Health? Experiences from India and Guatemala
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Information and Communication Technology (ICT) may facilitate the collection and dissemination of citizen-generated data to enhance governmental accountability for the fulfillment of the right to health. The aim of this ... -
Does linear equating improve prediction in mapping? Crosswalking MacNew onto EQ‑5D‑5L value sets
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose: Preference-based measures are essential for producing quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) that are widely used for economic evaluations. In the absence of such measures, mapping algorithms can be applied to estimate ... -
Does maternal genetic liability to folate deficiency influence the risk of antiseizure medication-associated language impairment and autistic traits in children of women with epilepsy?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Prenatal exposure to antiseizure medication (ASM) may lead to low plasma folate concentrations and is associated with impaired neurodevelopment. Objectives: To examine whether maternal genetic liability to ... -
Does mhGAP training of primary health care providers improve the identification of child- and adolescent mental, neurological or substance use disorders? Results from a randomized controlled trial in Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Background. Integrating child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) into primary health care (PHC) using the WHO mental health gap action program (mhGAP) is recommended for closing a mental health treatment gap in low- and ... -
Does paracetamol improve quality of life, discomfort, pain and neuropsychiatric symptoms in persons with advanced dementia living in long-term care facilities? A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled crossover (Q-PID) trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The objectives of this study are to determine the effects of regularly scheduled administration of paracetamol (acetaminophen) on quality of life (QoL), discomfort, pain and neuropsychiatric symptoms of persons ... -
Does payment for performance increase performance inequalities across health providers? A case study of Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)The impact of payment-for-performance (P4P) schemes in the health sector has been documented, but there has been little attention to the distributional effects of P4P across health facilities. We examined the distribution ... -
Does photobiomodulation therapy combined to static magnetic field (PBMT-sMF) promote ergogenic effects even when the exercised muscle group is not irradiated? A randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: The direct application of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) using low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and light emitting diodes (LEDs) combined with a static magnetic field (sMF) (PBMT-sMF) to target tissues is shown ... -
Does sarcopenia predict change in mobility after hip fracture? A multicenter observational study with one-year follow-up
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03-05)Background: Patients with hip fracture frequently have sarcopenia and are at great risk of loss of mobility. We have investigated if sarcopenia predicts change in mobility after hip fracture. Methods: This is a prospective, ... -
Does the combination of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) and static magnetic fields (sMF) potentiate the effects of aerobic endurance training and decrease the loss of performance during detraining? A randomised, tripleblinded, placebo-controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Photobiomodulation (PBMT) is a therapy that uses non-ionising forms of light, including low-level lasers and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that may be capable of modulating cellular activity. Some biological ... -
Does the EQ‑5D usual activities dimension measure what it intends to measure? The relative importance of work, study, housework, family or leisure activities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The EQ-5D is the most widely used generic preference-based health-related quality of life measure. It comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. ... -
Does timing of intra-articular glucocorticoid injections impact infection rates in subsequent arthroplasty?
(Master thesis, 2022-11-19)Formål: Intraartikulære injeksjoner er mye brukt til å behandle forskjellige leddpatologier. I litteraturen er det motstridende forskningsbelegg knyttet til infeksjonsraten etter bruk av intraartikulære glukokortikoider i ... -
Dog-assisted interventions for adults diagnosed with schizophrenia and related disorders: a systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Many individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia and related disorders experience insufficient symptom relief from currently available treatment options. Researching additional venues should be prioritized. This ... -
Dokumentasjon av farmasøytiske intervensjoner ved reseptekspedisjon i sykehusapotek
(Master thesis, 2019-06-18)Bakgrunn: Gjennom farmasøytkontrollen har farmasøyter en viktig rolle i å sikre riktig legemiddelbruk, ved å avdekke og håndtere problemer knyttet til forskrivning av resepter. De to siste norske studiene på området har ... -
Dominant ARL3-related retinitis pigmentosa
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Purpose: To clinically and genetically characterise a second family with dominant ARL3-related retinitis pigmentosa due to a specific ARL3 missense variant, p.(Tyr90Cys). Methods: Clinical examination included optical ... -
A dominant negative splice variant of the heparan sulfate biosynthesis enzyme NDST1 reduces heparan sulfate sulfation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)NDST1 (glucosaminyl N-deacetylase/N-sulfotransferase) is a key enzyme in heparan sulfate (HS) biosynthesis, where it is responsible for HS N-deacetylation and N-sulfation. In addition to the full length human enzyme of 882 ... -
Dominant-negative heterozygous mutations in AIRE confer diverse autoimmune phenotypes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by severe and childhood onset organ-specific autoimmunity caused by mutations in the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene. More ... -
“Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right”: Using Additional Data to Reduce Uncertainty Regarding Oncologic Drugs Provided Through Managed Access Agreements in England
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives The Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) in England uses managed access agreements to facilitate additional data collection to address uncertainties identified in the appraisals of new drugs. This study reviews the uncertainties ... -
Doping knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Ugandan athletes': A cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-22)Background. Despite the development of advanced drug testing systems, both deliberate and inadvertent doping in sports is increasing in elite, amateur and school sports. As a result, alternative approaches that seek to ... -
Dose Constraints for important Organs at Risk in the Head and Neck Region for Carbon Ion Radiotherapy optimized with the Local Effect Model I (LEM I)
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-03-25)Carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) exhibits higher relative biological effectiveness (RBE), compared to photon and proton RT. However, there are substantial uncertainties regarding the clinical RBE of carbon ions. Therefore, ...