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Impact on core values of family medicine from a 2-year Master's programme in Gezira, Sudan: observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-28)Background: Training of family physicians should include not only clinical and procedural skills, but also core values as comprehensive care, continuity of care, leadership and patient-centeredness. The Gezira Family ... -
The impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on service delivery and treatment outcomes in people living with HIV: a systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction The COVID-19 epidemic and various control and mitigation measures to combat the widespread outbreak of the disease may affect other parts of health care systems. There is a concern that the COVID-19 pandemic ... -
Implementation and Evaluation of a Social Media-Based Communication Strategy to Enhance Employee Engagement: Experiences From a Children's Hospital, Pakistan
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Social media can complement organizational communication strategy which is integral to employee engagement. However, successful case studies which can allow replication are limited. The objective of the study is to describe ... -
Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Norwegian residents’ self-assessed understanding of AI in health and their attitudes towards ethical governance.
(Master thesis, 2021-05-21)BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence’s (AI) influence in the domain of health is expected to increase. In order to enter the public debate, the citizens, as stakeholders, need to be knowledgeable about AI and health and ... -
Implementering av ikke-invasiv prenatal testing i europeiske land.
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)Hensikten med studien er å danne en oversikt over hvordan andre europeiske land med tilsvarende helsevesen har implementert ikke-invasiv prenatal testing. Studien ønsker å besvare hvordan landene har planlagt, undersøkt ... -
Implementering av ny praksis – hvilke faktorer er av betydning for at sykepleiere skal gjennomføre standardiserte tiltakspakker for å redusere fallrisiko i spesialisthelsetjenesten?
(Master thesis, 2015)Background: Fifty percent of patients over 65 years fall at least once a year, and 5-10 % of these are seriously injured. Injuries from falls lead to increased morbidity, increased mortality and prolonged hospital stay, ... -
Implementering av tiltakspakker i praksis - en kvalitativ studie av ansattes erfaringer og opplevelser med implementering av en tiltakspakke for å forebygge fall i sykehus.
(Master thesis, 2016-12-20)Background: Elderly falling while hospitalized represents a common and serious challenge to patient safety. The Care Bundle "Prevention of falls in institution" is included in the Norwegian Patient Safety Program, and ... -
Implementing a novel strategy for interprofessional medication review using collegial mentoring and systematic clinical evaluation in nursing homes (COSMOS)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-07)Background: Multimorbid patients in nursing homes are prescribed long lists of medication, often without sufficient clinical evaluations beforehand. This results in poor clinical effects of the prescribed medication and ... -
Implementing standard antenatal care interventions: health system cost at primary health facilities in Tanzania
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Since 2002, Tanzania has been implementing the focused Antenatal Care (ANC) model that recommended four antenatal care visits. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) reintroduced the standard ANC model ... -
Importance of systematic deliberation and stakeholder presence: A national study of clinical ethics committees
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Case consultation performed by clinical ethics committees (CECs) is a complex activity which should be evaluated. Several evaluation studies have reported stakeholder satisfaction in single institutions. The ... -
Improved diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in adults with and without HIV in Mbeya, Tanzania using the MPT64 antigen detection test
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-29)Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in People Living with HIV (PLWHIV) is a diagnostic challenge. Our immunochemistry based MPT64 antigen detection test has shown improved sensitivity compared to current laboratory tests ... -
Improved salt iodation methods for small-scale salt producers in low-resource settings in Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-06-17)Background: Universal salt iodation will prevent iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). Globally, salt-iodation technologies mostly target large and medium-scale salt-producers. Since most producers in low-income countries are ... -
Improvement in Stress, General Self-Efficacy, and Health Related Quality of Life following Patient Education for Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Pilot Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)The purpose of the study was to evaluate changes in general self-efficacy, health related quality of life (HRQoL), and stress among patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NET) following a multidisciplinary educational ... -
Improving diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis by combination of cytomorphology and MPT64 immunostaining on cell blocks from the fine needle aspirates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) constitutes 18% of all tuberculosis (TB) cases and tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBL) constitutes 20–40% of EPTB. Diagnosis of TBL is challenging because of the paucibacillary ... -
Improving drug prescription in general practice using a novel quality improvement model
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction Quality improvement (QI) clusters have been established in many countries to improve healthcare using the Breakthrough Series’ collaboration model. We investigated the effect of a novel QI approach based on ... -
Improving information on maternal medication use by linking prescription data to congenital anomaly registers: a EUROmediCAT study
(Journal article, 2015-07-08)Introduction Research on associations between medication use during pregnancy and congenital anomalies is significative for assessing the safe use of a medicine in pregnancy. Congenital anomaly (CA) registries do not have ... -
Improving quality of care through payment for performance: examining effects on the availability and stock-out of essential medical commodities in Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01)Objective: To evaluate the effects of payment for performance (P4P) on the availability and stockout rate of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) medical commodities in Tanzania and assess the distributional ... -
Improving the evidence on health inequities in migrant construction workers preparing for big sporting events
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Improving Tuberculosis Control in Ethiopia: performance of TB control programme, community DOTS and its cost-effectiveness
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-02-04)World Health Organization (WHO) recommends directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) strategy to control tuberculosis (TB). It aims to detect 70% of new smear-positive cases and cure 85% of them. Implementing the ... -
In Case of an Emergency: The Development and Effects of a Digital Intervention for Coping With Distress in Norway During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences has been found to negatively affect the general population’s psychological well-being. Objective: The objectives of this paper are to report on the development and ...