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The definition of immigrant status matters: impact of nationality, country of origin, and length of stay in host country on mortality estimates
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-28)Background: Mortality is a robust indicator of health and offers valuable insight into the health of immigrants. However, mortality estimates can vary significantly depending on the manner in which immigrant status is ... -
Delay in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Banke district, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2008-05-27)Background: Tuberculosis is one of the major causes of ill health in the world and almost 33% of the global new case was found in South East Asian Region. In 2006, tuberculosis incidence was reported 30,000 and 14,000 of ... -
Delay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Nepal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-07-14)Background: Identifying reasons for delay in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis is important for the health system to find ways to treat patients as early as possible, and hence reduce the suffering of patients and ... -
Delay in Tuberculosis case detection in Pwani region, Tanzania. a cross sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-10-29)Background: Delay in Tuberculosis (TB) case detection may worsen the disease and increase TB transmission. It is also a challenge to the National TB and Leprosy control Program (NTLP). Methods: We conducted a cross sectional ... -
Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder in Adolescence and Young Adulthood. Patients` experiences, personality and treatment effects on daytime function
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-11-26)Delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD) is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder where the sleep period is delayed compared to conventional norms. Patients with DSPD typically report complaints of excessive daytime sleepiness and ... -
Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder. Prevalence, sleep, circadian rhythm and treatment
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-04-30)Adolescence is often characterized by delayed and irregular sleep patterns, with potential negative consequences in terms of school performance and daytime functioning. At the most extreme, a stably delayed sleep phase may ... -
Delegated discretion: A call for reasonableness in surrogate decision-making and clinical judgment
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-01-30)In a democratic welfare state, how should individual judgment be exercised and constrained when someone is making decisions on behalf of another who is not considered competent to make his or her own decisions? How should ... -
Delivery strategies for malaria chemoprevention with monthly dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the post-discharge management of severe anaemia in children aged less than 5 years old in Malawi: a protocol for a cluster randomized trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-07-20)Background. Children initially hospitalized with severe anaemia in Africa are at high risk of readmission or death within 6 months after discharge. No intervention strategy specifically protects children during the ... -
Deltidsstillinger på sykehjem - lederens interne vikarpool?
(Master thesis, 2011-12-14)Bakgrunn: Så mange som 70-90 % av ansatte i kommunal helsetjeneste jobber i deltidsstilling. Flere omorganiseringer de senere år har hatt som mål å effektivisere helsetjenesten og utnytte begrensede helseressurser bedre, ... -
Dementia care in Nepalese old age homes: Critical challenges as perceived by healthcare professionals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aim To explore and describe critical challenges in current dementia care practice as perceived by healthcare professionals (HCPs) in old age homes (OAHs) in Kathmandu, Nepal. Background In Nepal, the number of older ... -
Den diagnostiske verdien av fire nevrodynamiske tester i undersøkelsen av cervikal radikulopati – En litteraturstudie
(Master thesis, 2022-11-18)Sammendrag Tema Nakkesmerter er utbredt i befolkningen med en ettårsprevalens mellom 30-50%. I Norge ser man at nakkesmerter er blant de vanligste årsakene til langtidssykemeldinger og uføretrygd. Herunder er cervikal ... -
Den informerte pasienten, genomisk medisin og selvtester: en utforsking av fastlegers erfaringer og refleksjoner
(Master thesis, 2016-12-15)Health-related information is readily accessible on the internet and patients are becoming increasingly well-informed before seeing their primary care physician. Firstly, we wanted to study the primary physicians’ experiences ... -
Den nære opplevelsen av partnerens hjertestans. - Gjennom hypotermibehandlign og tilbake til livet
(Master thesis, 2010-05-14)Purpose: The purpose was to examine partners' experiences of initiating cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and being present during intensive hypothermia treatment following cardiac arrest. Method: The study was designed ... -
Deprescribing antihypertensive treatment in nursing home patients and the effect on blood pressure
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-04)Background: It is debatable whether treating multimorbid nursing home patients with antihypertensive drugs produces beneficial effects. Most cardiovascular guidelines promote treatment; few have advice on how to deprescribe ... -
Depresjon i sykehjem. Underdiagnostikk og overbehandling
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-04-29)Depression is prevalent among nursing home patients. Depression may have various clinical expressions and symptoms of dementia and depression may overlap, which makes diagnostic work-up challenging. Treatment for depression ... -
Depresjon, dyspné, lungefunksjonsmål og fenotyper - en eksplorativ studie på søken etter varianter av KOLS
(Master thesis, 2009-11-16)Dyspnoea and depression are among the novel symptoms in COPD patients, especially in severe stages of the disease. Knowledge on pulmonary function or phenotypic classifying of patients is limited concerning whether presence ... -
Depression and sleep in the postnatal period. A study in Nepal and Norway.
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-03-17)Background: Mental disorders are highly prevalent across the world and are associated with serious impairment. Depression after childbirth affects both the mother and her infant. Women sleep less in the postnatal period, ... -
Depression in Persons with Diabetes by Ageand Antidiabetic Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Analysis with Data from the Hordaland Health Study.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-26)Background: Persons with diabetes have increased risk of depression, however, studies addressing whether the risk varies by age and type of antidiabetic treatment have yielded conflicting results. The aim of this study was ... -
Description of dietary patterns and food diversity in a selected sample of Maya women: a pilot field study in the Lake Atlitlán area, Guatemala
(Master thesis, 2023-05-16)Background Indigenous communities in Guatemala predominantly live in rural and difficult-to-reach areas. These communities have been historically discriminated, leading to a deficient social and political representation, ...