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Samhandling og kvalitet i praksis. En studie av samhandling om brukere med omfattende rus og psykisk lidelse
(Master thesis, 2013-09)Background: The Cooperation reform describes the major challenges for patients with long-term and chronic illnesses, including drug addiction and mental illness. The special field is characterized by failure in the treatment ... -
Sammenheng mellom krav-kontroll og forventning til arbeidsdeltakelse blant yrkesaktive med langvarige muskel- og skjelettsmerter
(Master thesis, 2021-06-15)Bakgrunn Muskel- og skjelettsmerter er en viktig årsak til sykefravær i Norge. Forskning viser at personers egen forventning til fremtidig arbeidsdeltakelse har sammenheng med arbeidsdeltakelse. Studier viser at høye krav ... -
Sammenheng mellom mekanisk smerteterskel for trykk og isometrisk muskelstyrke hos pasienter med rotatorcuff tendinopati
(Master thesis, 2016-10-31)Background: The prevalence of tendinopathy in the upper limbs has been assumed to be approximately 10%, with the shoulder most frequently affected. Studies have shown a relation between pain, strength reduction and disability ... -
Sammenligning af effekten af stabilitetstræning og afspænding til patienter med Modic-forandringer type 1 - et randomiseret, klinisk kontrolleret pilotprojekt
(Master thesis, 2011-05-13)Purpose: Patients with Modic changes type 1 often experience a lot of pain and it is still uncertain what kind of treatment these patients should be offered. That is why we in this project examined whether stability training ... -
Sammenligning av prøveopparbeidelse og kromatografimetoder for porfyriner i urin
(Master thesis, 2020-08-28)Studien ble utført ved Avdeling for medisinsk biokjemi og farmakologi (MBF) ved Haukeland universitetssjukehus). Målet med studien var å undersøke om det var mulig å forenkle analyse av porfyriner i urin som består av ... -
Sammenligning av to undersøkelsesmetoder innen psykomotorisk tradisjon: GFM-52 og DOK
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)Hensikt: Innen psykomotorisk fysioterapi er det utviklet to relativt like undersøkelsesmetoder: Global Fysioterapi Metode-52 (GFM-52) og Den Omfattende Kroppsundersøkelsen (DOK). Denne studiens hensikt var å sammenligne ... -
“Satanism is witchcraft’s younger sibling”: Changing perceptions of natural and supernatural anaemia causality in Malawian children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In countries of sub-Saharan Africa, many children are admitted to hospital with severe forms of anaemia. The late hospital admissions of anaemic children contribute significantly to child morbidity and mortality in these ... -
"Saying no is no easy matter" A qualitative study of competing concerns in rationing decisions in general practice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2005-11-09)Background: The general practitioner in Norway is expected to ensure equity and effectiveness through fair rationing. At the same time, due to recent reforms of the Norwegian health care sector, both the role of economic ... -
Scale-up of high impact maternal and child health interventions in Ethiopia: equity, cost and cost-effectiveness analyses
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-08-29)Background: Equity in access to health care services and in health outcome, and safeguarding households from catastrophic and impoverishing medical expenditures are key health systems objectives. However, in low-income ... -
Scaling up family medicine training in Gezira, Sudan – a 2-year in-service master programme using modern information and communication technology: a survey study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-21)Background: In 2010 the Gezira Family Medicine Project (GFMP) was initiated in Gezira state, Sudan, designed as an in-service training model. The project is a collaboration project between the University of Gezira, which ... -
Scaling-up essential neuropsychiatric services in Ethiopia: a cost-effectiveness analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-21)Introduction: There is an immense need for scaling-up neuropsychiatric care in low-income countries. Contextualized cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) provide relevant information for local policies. The aim of this study ... -
Schistosomiasis hos norske studenter etter opphold i Afrika
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)BAKGRUNN Schistosomiasis er en tropisk infeksjonssykdom der alvorlig sykdomsforløp kan forebygges ved tidlig diagnose og behandling. Denne studien undersøkte forekomst og diagnostikk av schistosomiasis hos norske ... -
Scrutinizing care in nursing practice. An ethnographic study of nurse-mother interaction in programmes to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child in Tanzania
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-10-02)Background: Care lies at the core of professional nursing practice worldwide, however, the content of the concept and what care implies in actual practice have been debated for decades. The constructions and essence of ... -
Seasonal and pandemic influenza during pregnancy and risk of fetal death: A Norwegian registry‑based cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Previous studies of fetal death with maternal influenza have been inconsistent. We explored the effect of maternal influenza-like illness (ILI) in pregnancy on the risk of fetal death, distinguishing between diagnoses ... -
Seasonal and spatial factors related to longitudinal patterns of child growth in Bwamanda, DR Congo
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-18)Background: Studying the influence of geographical factors on child growth is important, especially given the increasing interest in climate change and health in resource-poor settings and the recognized importance of ... -
Seasonal changes in mood and behaviour in the general population. Associations with mood, sleep and health risk factors
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-09-10)The way seasons affect humans varies considerably between individuals, nevertheless most humans’ mood and behaviour change throughout the year. Almost 25 years ago, Seasonal Affective Disorder was described as recurring ... -
Seasonal variation of household food insecurity and household dietary diversity on wasting and stunting among young children in a drought prone area in South Ethiopia: A cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This study was conducted to evaluate seasonal patterns of household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and household characteristics on wasting and stunting among children in households followed for 1 year in the drought-prone ... -
Seasonality and predictors of childhood stunting and wasting in drought-prone areas in Ethiopia: a cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background and objectives: Over centuries, Ethiopia has experienced severe famines and periods of serious drought, and malnutrition remains a major public health problem. The aims of this study were to estimate seasonal ... -
Second-hand smoke exposure in adulthood and lower respiratory health during 20 year follow up in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-14)Background: Early life exposure to tobacco smoke has been extensively studied but the role of second-hand smoke (SHS) for new-onset respiratory symptoms and lung function decline in adulthood has not been widely investigated ... -
Secrecy, shame and ambivalence in adolescent pregnancy prevention: Experiences from Mbeya, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2017-06-28)Introduction In Tanzania, deliveries among adolescent girls have increased from 23% in 2010 to 27% in 2016. The unmet need for family planning among sexually active unmarried adolescent girls is estimated to be over 40%. ...