Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Title
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Psychometric properties of the Vertigo symptom scale – Short form
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-03-27)Background The aim of the study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Vertigo symptom scale – short form (VSS-SF), a condition-specific measure of dizziness, following translation of the scale into Norwegian. ... -
Psychosis symptoms in nursing home residents with and without dementia?Cross-sectional analyses from the COSMOS study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective: To investigate the characteristics of nursing home residents with psychosis and the association with potential underlying factors, such as pain, sleep disturbances, and antipsychotic medication. Method: Five ... -
Psychosocial and environmental determinants of child cognitive development in rural south africa and tanzania: findings from the mal-ed cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Approximately 66% of children under the age of 5 in Sub-Saharan African countries do not reach their full cognitive potential, the highest percentage in the world. Because the majority of studies investigating ... -
Psychosocial Challenges Related to Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder
(Journal article, 2012)Delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD) is a disorder where the circadian rhythm is delayed according to the conventional norms, often resulting in school- and work related difficulties as well as emotional challenges. Research ... -
Psychosocial family factors and glycemic control among children aged 1-15 years with type 1 diabetes: a population-based survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-12-20)Background: Being the parents of children with diabetes is demanding. Jay Belsky’s determinants of parenting model emphasizes both the personal psychological resources, the characteristics of the child and contextual sources ... -
Psychosocial functioning before and after surgical treatment for morbid obesity: reliability and validation of the Norwegian version of obesity-related problem scale
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-29)Background. The aims of this study were to translate the Obesity-Related Problem scale (OP scale) into the Norwegian language and test its reliability, validity and responsiveness in a Norwegian sample. Method. The ... -
Psychosocial resources predict frequent pain differently for men and women: A prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-17)Introduction: Psychosocial resources, psychological and social factors like self-efficacy and social support have been suggested as important assets for individuals with chronic pain, but the importance of psychosocial ... -
Psychosocial work factors and sick leave risk after a terrorist bomb attack: a survey and registry-based longitudinal study of governmental employees in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives Studies show that social support may reduce the negative psychological effects of terror. The aim was to explore the effects of the psychosocial work environment on sick leave risk among governmental employees ... -
Psykomotoriske fysioterapeuters erfaringer med og kunnskaper om behandling av mennesker med traumelidelser
(Master thesis, 2019-06-13)Sammendrag Hensikten med denne studien er å se nærmere på hva som karakteriserer behandlingen av pasienter med traumelidelser i psykomotorisk klinisk praksis sett med terapeutens perspektiv. Det var interessant å vite mer ... -
Psykososiale aspekter ved prediktiv genetisk testing for kardiomyopati – Hva vet vi i dag?
(Master thesis, 2022-06-23)Bakgrunn: De siste årene har det vært en økning i genetiske utredninger av hjertesykdom, noe som gjør det spesielt relevant å oppsummere kunnskapen om hvordan personer påvirkes av dette. Denne kunnskapen kan bidra med å ... -
Psykososiale utfordringer og oral helse hos ungdom med leppe- kjeve- ganespalte (LKG) “Bare en spalte!”
(Master thesis, 2022-11-15)Hensikt: Ungdommer med leppe-kjeve-ganespalte (LKG) kan være i en spesielt sårbar situasjon og kan oppleve noen psykososiale utfordringer. Hensikten med denne studien er å bidra med kunnskapsoversikt over rapporterte ... -
Public health implications of endocrine disrupting chemicals in drinking water and aquatic food resources in Nigeria: A state-of-the-science review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This state-of-the-science review is aimed at identifying the sources, occurrence, and concentrations of EDCs, including potential public health risks associated with drinking water and aquatic food resources from Nigerian ... -
Public participation: healthcare rationing in the newspaper media
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background It is impossible to meet all healthcare demands, but an open and fair rationing process may improve the public acceptability of priority setting in healthcare. Decision-making is subject to scrutiny by newspaper ... -
Public perceptions and financial projections by introducing a marginal fuel levy to finance healthcare in Tanzania
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Pulmonary tuberculosis among people living with HIV/AIDS attending care and treatment in rural northern Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-09-30)Background: Tuberculosis is the commonest opportunistic infection and the number one cause of death in HIV/AIDS patients in developing countries. To address the extent of the tuberculosis HIV coinfection in rural Tanzania ... -
Pulmonary tuberculosis among women with cough attending clinics for family planning and maternal and child health in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-08-03)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) case detection in women has remained low in developing world. This study was conducted to determine the proportion of smear positive TB among women with cough regardless of the duration attending ... -
Pulse oximeter with integrated management of childhood illness for diagnosis of severe childhood pneumonia at rural health institutions in Southern Ethiopia: Results from a cluster-randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective To assess whether pulse oximetry improves health workers’ performance in diagnosing severe childhood pneumonia at health centres in Southern Ethiopia. Design Parallel cluster-randomised trial. Setting Government ... -
Purified or mutilated? The discourse on female circumcision in Hargeysa, Somaliland
(Master thesis, 2012-05-15)Background: Female circumcision is a practice which has existed for thousands of years and is carried out across Africa from the north eastern coast to the west coast. On the Horn of Africa nearly all Somali women are ... -
Pursuing impact in research: towards an ethical approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Research proactively and deliberately aims to bring about specific changes to how societies function and individual lives fare. However, in the ever-expanding field of ethical regulations and guidance for ... -
A qualitative case study of community experiences with Tungiasis in high prevalence villages of Bungoma County, Kenya: “The whole body aches and the jiggers are torturing me!”
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-26)Introduction: Tungiasis is a painful skin infection caused by a flea called Tunga Penetrans/jiggers, which enters the epidermis of humans and animals. If untreated it may result in bacterial infection, sepsis, necrosis, ...