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Equity in public health spending in Ethiopia: a benefit incidence analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Inequality in access and utilization of health services because of socioeconomic status is unfair, and it should be monitored and corrected with appropriate remedial action. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the ... -
Er angst, apati og kognitiv sviktprofil assosiert med sykdomsprogresjon ved mild demens? Med hovedfokus på demens med Lewylegemer
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-10-12)Background Dementia is a major public health problem in all parts of the world, and due to an aging population, the prevalence of dementia is growing. Two of the most frequent forms of dementias are Alzheimer`s disease ... -
Er åndedrettsvern som brukes i beskyttelse mot eksponering for smitte, godt nok tilpasset den enkelte helsearbeider i Norge?
(Master thesis, 2021-12-15)HENSIKT: Finne ut hvor godt åndedrettsvern som brukes på sykehus i Norge i dag, er tilpasset helsearbeideres ansikt, og om det finnes en modell som passer for alle. Undersøke om alder, kjønn, ansiktstrekk og bruk av briller ... -
Er covid-19 alvorlig? Det norske alvorlighetskriteriet for helseprioriteringer i møte med en pandemi
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Koronapandemien har synliggjort nødvendigheten av prioriteringer i helsetjenesten vår. Helseprioriteringer i Norge skal gjøres etter de tre kriteriene nytte, ressurs og alvorlighetsgrad. Nytte- og ressurskriteriene utgjør ... -
Er det kostnadseffektivt å gi pasienter ambulante spesialisthelsetjenester framfor behandling i sykehus? En bedrifts- og samfunnsøkonomisk evaluering
(Master thesis, 2010-12)Background: Over the last years the national health authorities have stronglyrecommended the health services to be a complete chain of treatment services, as wellas recommending the health services to give the patients ... -
Er det lavere kreftprevalens blant demente enn blant kognitivt klare pasienter på sykehjem? En diskusjon av forskjeller i prevalens og assosierte faktorer
(Master thesis, 2014-05-16)BACKGROUND: Life expectancy is continuously increasing worldwide, thus increasing the likelihood of individuals developing dementia and cancer. Dementia causes symptoms that render difficult communication and interaction ... -
eRegCom—Quality Improvement Dashboard for healthcare providers and Targeted Client Communication to pregnant women using data from an electronic health registry to improve attendance and quality of antenatal care: study protocol for a multi-arm cluster randomized trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background This trial evaluates interventions that utilize data entered at point-of-care in the Palestinian maternal and child eRegistry to generate Quality Improvement Dashboards (QID) for healthcare providers and Targeted ... -
eRegistries: indicators for the WHO Essential Interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09-30)Background: Electronic health registries – eRegistries - can systematically collect relevant information at the point of care for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH). However, a suite of process and ... -
eRegTime—Time Spent on Health Information Management in Primary Health Care Clinics Using a Digital Health Registry Versus Paper-Based Documentation: Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Digital health interventions have been shown to improve data quality and health services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Nonetheless, in LMICs, systematic assessments of time saved with the use ... -
Erfaringer knyttet til å leve med type 1 diabetes fra et pasientperspektiv. En kvalitativ studie
(Master thesis, 2009-05-19)The present study is based on patient experiences of living with type 1 diabetes, and is rooted in a perspective based on the phenomenology of the body. A number of life-quality studies linked to diabetes type 1 have been ... -
Erfaringer med mat og matvaner hos personer operert for alvorlig fedme i et langtidsperspektiv: En narrativ studie
(Master thesis, 2023-11-15)Bakgrunn: Fedmekirurgi er ansett som den mest effektive metoden for langvarig vektreduksjon og helseforbedring. Etter operasjonen må pasientene følge et strikt kosthold for å forhindre næringsmangler og komplikasjoner. ... -
ERG and SIM2 transcription factors in prostate cancer – their role in carcinogenesis and potential clinical utility
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“Erkjenne for å kunne endre” - pasienters erfaringer med endringsprosesser i fysioterapibehandling for langvarige muskelskjelettplager
(Master thesis, 2020)Background and aims: Persistent musculoskeletal pain is associated with complex causations, and a multifaceted treatment intervention based on a biopsychosocial understanding, is recommended. The objective of this study ... -
Ernæringsstatus hos voksne pasienter med inflammatorisk tarmsykdom som får biologisk behandling ved Sørlandet sykehus
(Master thesis, 2018-06-22)Rationale: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) belong to a high-risk group for malnutrition [1]. The aim was to evaluate if «Nutritional Risk Screening 2002» (NRS 2002) detects patients at nutritional risk, and ... -
Erosion or normal variant? 4-year MRI follow-up of the wrists in healthy children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background A large proportion of healthy children have wrist changes on MRI, namely carpal depressions, findings that have been described as pathological in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Objective We ... -
Errors in medicine: punishment versus learning medical adverse events revisited - expanding the frame
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Purpose of review : Despite healthcare workers’ best intentions, some patients will suffer harm and even death during their journey through the healthcare system. This represents a major challenge, and many solutions have ... -
Erythrocyte DHA and AA in infancy is not associated with general development five years later in Nepalese children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-07-19)Background Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA) are crucial for normal brain development in utero and in early infancy. Data on fatty acid status ... -
Escherichia marmotae—a Human Pathogen Easily Misidentified as Escherichia coli
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)We hereby present the first descriptions of human-invasive infections caused by Escherichia marmotae, a recently described species that encompasses the former “Escherichia cryptic clade V.” We describe four cases, one acute ... -
Esmolol added in repeated, cold, oxygenated blood cardioplegia improves myocardial function after cardiopulmonary bypass
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06)Objective: This study investigated if the β-receptor blocking agent esmolol, added to standard oxygenated blood cardioplegia, improved myocardial function after weaning from bypass. Design: A block-randomized, blinded ...