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”Like barn leikar best”. Ein praxeologisk studie om habilitering av hjelpetrengande barn og unge
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-11-18)This thesis examines social practices in habilitation of children in Norwegian municipalities and specialised health services. The view on and approach to disabled children have changed through time, and the social reality, ... -
The liminal landscape of mentoring - Stories of physicians becoming mentors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction This study explores narratives of physicians negotiating liminality while becoming and being mentors for medical students. Liminality is the unstable phase of a learning trajectory in which one leaves behind ... -
Linear age-course effects on the associations between body mass index, triglycerides, and female breast and male liver cancer risk: An internal replication study of 800,000 individuals
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Apart from the consistently observed differential association between obesity and breast cancer risk by menopausal status, the associations between obesity and other metabolic imbalances with risks of cancers have not been ... -
Linear Growth Trajectories, Catch-up Growth, and Its Predictors Among North Indian Small-for-Gestational Age Low Birthweight Infants: A Secondary Data Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Low birthweight small-for-gestational-age (SGA-LBW) (birthweight below the 10th percentile for gestational age; SGA-LBW) infants are at an increased risk of poor postnatal growth outcomes. Linear growth ... -
Linking a European cohort of children born with congenital anomalies to vital statistics and mortality records: A EUROlinkCAT study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)EUROCAT is a European network of population-based congenital anomaly (CA) registries. Twenty-one registries agreed to participate in the EUROlinkCAT study to determine if reliable information on the survival of children ... -
Lipid levels after childbirth and association with number of children: A population-based cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-24)Objective Low parity women are at increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Unfavourable lipid profiles have been found in one-child mothers years before they conceive. However, it remains unclear whether unfavourable ... -
LipoClear og ultrasentrifugering som metode for fjerning av lipoprotein i serum
(Master thesis, 2021-05-15)Bakgrunn: Hensikten med studien var å sammenligne LipoClear og ultrasentrifugering som metoder for å fjerne lipoproteiner i serum i pasientprøver med sterk lipemisk interferens for 10 biokjemiske analytter. Materiale og ... -
Listening to health workers: lessons from Eastern Uganda for strengthening the programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-01-05)Background: The implementation and utilization of programmes for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in most low income countries has been described as sub-optimal. As planners and service providers, ... -
LIVE@Home.Path--innovating the clinical pathway for home-dwelling people with dementia and their caregivers: Study protocol for a mixed-method, stepped-wedge, randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The global health challenge of dementia is exceptional in size, cost and impact. It is the only top ten cause of death that cannot be prevented, cured or substantially slowed, leaving disease management, caregiver ... -
Lived experiences of frailty among home-dwelling older people and family caregivers
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-09-01)Background: The aging population, increasing incidence of frailty with age and increased risk of reduced ability to carry out everyday activities reveal the challenges for the individuals living with frailty, their caregivers ... -
Livet etter underlivskreft. Kvinner sine erfaringar fem og seks år etter behandling for kreftsjukdom
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-11-22)Målet med studien var å få kunnskap om og innsikt i korleis det kan opplevast for kvinner å få underlivskreft og korleis desse erfaringane verkar inn på livet i eit langtidsperspektiv. Det var i tillegg eit mål å få fram ... -
Livets slutt i sykehjem. Pasientens ønsker og legens rolle
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-06-14)In Norway, nearly fifty percent of all deaths occur in nursing homes. The last period of life in other high-income countries is also increasingly spent in nursing homes. The nursing home doctor is responsible for medical ... -
Living a successful weight loss after severe obesity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Purpose: Losing weight and keeping it off for the long term is difficult. Weight regain is common. Experiences of successful non-surgical weight loss after severe obesity are largely unexplored. We know little about long-term ... -
Living the dream – but not without hardship: stories about self-directed weight transformation from severe obesity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The objective of this narrative study was to explore experiences and assigned meanings in stories about self-directed weight loss (WL) maintenance after severe obesity (SO). Design In-depth interviews were conducted with ... -
Living with hereditary cancer. The experiences of Swedish MEN1 patients and Norwegian BRCA1/2 mutation positive men
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-06-16)Background: During the past two decades there has been an increasingly focus on cancer risk reduction using genetic tests and family history to identify persons with increased risk of developing cancer. Depending on the ... -
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 ...