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Living with pelvic organ prolapse: voices of women from Amhara region, Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03)Introduction: The objective of the study was to explore how women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse in a lowincome setting explain, experience, and handle the potential practical and social consequences of the condition. ... -
Livmorhalsprøvetaking i primærhelsetjenesten
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)BAKGRUNN I Norge ble det i 2020 tatt ca. 360 000 screeningprøver fra livmorhals, hvorav 11 000 ble registrert som uegnede. Vi ønsket derfor å undersøke kunnskap om livmorhalsprøvetaking blant leger i primærhelsetjenes ... -
Livskvalitet etter fedmekirurgi
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-01-20)Background: Severe obesity is a chronic condition associated with a range of comorbidities and reduced quality of life. The only treatment documented to provide sustained weight loss in patients with severe obesity is ... -
Local spatial clustering of stunting and wasting among children under the age of 5 years: implications for intervention strategies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06)Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the clustering of undernutrition indicators of children under the age of 5 years in relation to different scales. Design: A community-based cross-sectional study design was ... -
A local-ingredients-based supplement is an alternative to corn-soy blends plus for treating moderate acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months: A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Globally, moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) affects approximately 5% of children below five years of age. MAM is a persistent public health problem in Ethiopia. The current approach in Ethiopia for managing MAM ... -
Lockdown and non-COVID-19 deaths: cause-specific mortality during the first wave of the 2020 pandemic in Norway: a population-based register study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective To explore the potential impact of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic on all cause and cause-specific mortality in Norway. Design Population-based register study. Setting The Norwegian cause of Death ... -
Loneliness Among Cognitively Intact Residents of Nursing Homes With and Without Cancer: A 6-Year Longitudinal Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Limited information exists regarding the natural development of loneliness and its determinants among cognitively intact nursing home residents. We aimed to examine loneliness among nursing home residents by following up ... -
Loneliness, loss, and social support among cognitively intact older people with cancer, living in nursing homes - a mixed-methods study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-25)Background: Loneliness is a significant psychosocial effect following a cancer diagnosis and may prevent people from engaging in social activities, thus creating difficulties in interpersonal relationships. This study ... -
Long Term Association between Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Mortality in a Cohort of 4379 Men
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03-17)Objective A number of observational studies have shown an inverse association between circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D and total mortality, but a reverse J-shaped association has also been reported. In a large nested ... -
Long term trends in prevalence of neural tube defects in Europe: population based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-24)Study question. What are the long term trends in the total (live births, fetal deaths, and terminations of pregnancy for fetal anomaly) and live birth prevalence of neural tube defects (NTD) in Europe, where many countries ... -
Long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying may not be sufficient to eliminate malaria in a low malaria incidence area: Results from a cluster randomized controlled trial in Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-18)Background Conflicting results exist on the added benefit of combining long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) with indoor residual spraying (IRS) to control malaria infection. The main study objective was to evaluate whether ... -
Long-term cardiovascular morbidity following hyperemesis gravidarum: A Norwegian nationwide cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-12)Objective: To investigate whether exposure to hyperemesis gravidarum (hyperemesis) is associated with subsequent maternal cardiovascular morbidity. Design: Nationwide cohort study. Setting: Medical Birth Registry of Norway ... -
Long-term cardiovascular mortality in women with twin pregnancies by lifetime reproductive history
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Women with one lifetime singleton pregnancy have increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality compared with women who continue reproduction particularly if the pregnancy had complications. Women ... -
Long-Term Change and Predictors of Change in Physical and Mental Function after Rehabilitation: A Multi-Centre Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective: To investigate changes and predictors of change in physical and mental function over a 3-year period after rehabilitation. Design: Prospective cohort. Participants: Patients, across diseases, living in western ... -
Long-term complications following an outbreak of giardiasis
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-08-22)Background: The association between certain acute infections and long-term complications is well known, with gastroenteritis and subsequent irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as one established example. In 2004 there was a ... -
Long-term exposure to low-level air pollution and greenness and mortality in Northern Europe. The Life-GAP project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Air pollution has been linked to mortality, but there are few studies examining the association with different exposure time windows spanning across several decades. The evidence for the effects of green space ... -
Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution and asthma
(Master thesis, 2022-10-17)Abstract Background: Asthma prevalence has increased over the last decades due to the complex interaction of genes and environmental factors. Exposure to environmental factors like low levels of air pollution greatly impacts ... -
Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution and asthma in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review protocol
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Several epidemiological studies have examined the risk of asthma and respiratory diseases in association with long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution. However, little is known regarding the adverse effects ... -
Long-term follow-up of disability pensioners having musculoskeletal disorders
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-11-10)Background: Previously we have conducted a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the effect of a brief cognitive behavioural program with a vocational approach aiming to return disability pensioners with back pain ... -
Long-term follow-up of self-reported mental health and health-related quality of life in adults born extremely preterm
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Survival of extremely preterm (EP) birth is increasing, but long-term consequences are still largely unknown as their high survival rates are recent achievements. Aims To examine self-reported mental health, and ...