Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care
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Associations of overweight, obesity and osteoporosis with ankle fractures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Studies exploring risk factors for ankle fractures in adults are scarce, and with diverging conclusions. This study aims to investigate whether overweight, obesity and osteoporosis may be identified as risk ... -
Chronic pain and mental health problems among Syrian refugees: associations, predictors and use of medication over time: a prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives This study aims to examine associations, predictors and pharmacological treatment of chronic pain and mental health problems among Syrian refugees in a longitudinal perspective. Design Prospective cohort ... -
Gastroenteritis in Norwegian primary care - Time trends and a large waterborne outbreak
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-10-15)Gastroenteritis is a common term for acute infection of the gastrointestinal tract and includes several conditions and specific infections. Gastroenteritis has to a great extent caused disease and death in humans through ... -
Self-Reported Health in Adolescents With Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction; A Cross-Sectional Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) is common in young people with exertional breathing difficulties. Psychological characteristics have been proposed as underlying contributors; however, the evidence ... -
Role of a Digital Clinical Decision–Support System in General Practitioners’ Management of COPD in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: The study investigated if a web-based clinical decision–support system (CDSS) tool would improve general practitioners’ (GPs) accuracy of diagnosis and classification of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ... -
Risk of Relapse Among Opioid‐Dependent Patients Treated With Extended‐Release Naltrexone or Buprenorphine‐Naloxone: A Randomized Clinical Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background and Objectives Compare the risk of relapse to heroin and other illicit opioids among opioid-dependent patients receiving treatment with extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) or buprenorphine-naloxone ... -
Unmet Surgical Need in Malawi
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-10-04)Introduction Globally, and especially in sub-Saharan Africa, including Malawi, surgical conditions receive a low level of priority in national health systems. The burden of surgical diseases is not well documented and the ... -
Agenda navigation in consultations covering multiple topics. A qualitative case study from general practice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective To explore how agenda navigation may be accomplished underway in consultations covering multiple topics, we identified and analyzed one GP’s communicative strategies. Design, setting, and subjects A qualitative ... -
Wavelet Screening identifies regions highly enriched for differentially methylated loci for orofacial clefts
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)DNA methylation is the most widely studied epigenetic mark in humans and plays an essential role in normal biological processes as well as in disease development. More focus has recently been placed on understanding ... -
Challenges in diagnosis and treatment of extrapulmonary tuberculosis
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-09-23)The infectious disease tuberculosis (TB) is a global health problem. Diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB is often challenging due to non-specific symptoms and findings, and the lack of sensitive diagnostic tests. This leads to ... -
Changes in health among Syrian refugees : A prospective study along the migration trajectories from the Middle East to Northern Europe
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-09-24)Background: In the wake of unprecedented numbers of individuals forced to flee due to persecution, conflict, and other human rights violations over the past decade, health implications of forced displacement have become ... -
Factors determining cognitive, motor and language scores in low birth weight infants from North India
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Children born with low birth weight (LBW) tend to have lower neurodevelopmental scores compared to term normal birth weight children. It is important to determine factors that influence neurodevelopment in these ... -
A fast wavelet-based functional association analysis replicates several susceptibility loci for birth weight in a Norwegian population
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Birth weight (BW) is one of the most widely studied anthropometric traits in humans because of its role in various adult-onset diseases. The number of loci associated with BW has increased dramatically since ... -
‘I am not only beneficial to the community but to the entire country, I am trained as a researcher now’: Developing health research skills in low-income countries
(Journal article, 2021)Partnerships between Higher Education Institutions in the global South and North have potential for building capacity in public health research in low-resource countries. We present experiences of partners involved in a ... -
Validity and responsiveness of EQ-5D-5L and SF-6D in patients with health complaints attributed to their amalgam filings: a prospective cohort study of patients undergoing amalgam removal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Evidence of health utility changes in patients who suffer from longstanding health complaints attributed to dental amalgam fillings are limited. The change in health utility outcomes enables calculating ... -
Vitamin D3 supplementation does not enhance the effects of resistance training in older adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Lifestyle therapy with resistance training is a potent measure to counteract age-related loss in muscle strength and mass. Unfortunately, many individuals fail to respond in the expected manner. This phenomenon ... -
An EPIC predictor of gestational age and its application to newborns conceived by assisted reproductive technologies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Gestational age is a useful proxy for assessing developmental maturity, but correct estimation of gestational age is difficult using clinical measures. DNA methylation at birth has proven to be an accurate ... -
Generasjon Z - internettgenerasjonens forventninger til tilbakemeldinger
(Master thesis, 2021-07-08)Sammendrag Bakgrunn: Generasjon Z har hatt en digital oppvekst, og de er en teknologiorientert gruppe som aldri har opplevd en verden uten internett. De er født fra ca. 1995, og er på vei ut i arbeidsmarkedet. Hensikt: ... -
Subjective symptoms and serum methadone concentrations: what should guide dose adjustments in methadone maintenance treatment? A naturalistic cohort study from Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background There is little evidence-based guidance on how to optimize methadone dosages among patients with opioid addiction undergoing methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). This study aims to investigate whether ...
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