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Access to, use of, and experiences with social alarms in home-living people with dementia: results from the LIVE@Home.Path trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Social alarms are considered an appropriate technology to ensure the safety and independence of older adults, but limited research has been conducted on their actual use. We, therefore, explored the access, ... -
Accessibility to tuberculosis control services and tuberculosis programme performance in southern Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-20)Background: Despite the expansion of health services and community-based interventions in Ethiopia, limited evidence exists about the distribution of and access to health facilities and their relationship with the performance ... -
Accessing public healthcare in Oslo, Norway: The experiences of Thai immigrant masseuses
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-21)Background: Thai massage is a highly gendered and culturally specific occupation. Many female Thai masseuses migrate to Norway as marriage migrants and as such are entitled to the same public healthcare as Norwegian citizens. ... -
Accidental exposure to electromagnetic fields from the radar of a naval ship; a descriptive study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Part of a crew on a Norwegian naval ship was exposed to the radar waves for approximately 7 min from an American destroyer during an incident at sea in August 2012. Information about the exposure was not given by the navy. ... -
The accountability for reasonableness approach to guide priority setting in health systems within limited resources - findings from action research at district level in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-20)Background: Priority-setting decisions are based on an important, but not sufficient set of values and thus lead to disagreement on priorities. Accountability for Reasonableness (AFR) is an ethics-based approach to a ... -
Accountable priority setting for trust in health systems - the need for research into a new approach for strengthening sustainable health action in developing countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-10-24)Abstract Despite multiple efforts to strengthen health systems in low and middle income countries, intended sustainable improvements in health outcomes have not been shown. To date most priority setting initiatives in ... -
Accuracy in HIV rapid testing among laboratory and non-laboratory personnel in Zambia: Observations from the national HIV proficiency testing system
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-01-08)Background: Despite rapid task-shifting and scale-up of HIV testing services in high HIV prevalence countries, studies evaluating accuracy remain limited. This study aimed to assess overall accuracy level and factors ... -
Accurate and fast neonatal heart rate assessment with a smartphone‐based application – a manikin study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03-31)Aim: This study determined the accuracy and speed of the NeoTapLifeSupport (NeoTapLS), a free smartphone application that aims to assess a neonate's heart rate. Methods: We asked 30 participants with a variety of backgrounds ... -
Acetaminophen use during pregnancy and offspring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - a longitudinal sibling control study
(Journal article, 2021)Background: Maternal acetaminophen use during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of ADHD in the child. This could reflect causal influence of acetaminophen on fetal neurodevelopment or could be due to confounding ... -
Achieving progress in maternal and neonatal health through integrated and comprehensive healthcare services - experiences from a programme in northern Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-07-30)Background: An integrated and comprehensive hospital/community based health programme is presented, aimed at reducing maternal and child mortality and morbidity. It is run as part of a general programme of health care at ... -
Actual clinical leadership: a shadowing study of charge nurses and doctors on-call in the emergency department
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-08)Background: The provision of safe, high quality healthcare in the Emergency Department (ED) requires frontline healthcare personnel with sufficient competence in clinical leadership. However, healthcare education curriculum ... -
Acute chest pain - A prospective population based study of contacts to Norwegian emergency medical communication centres
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-07-21)Background: Acute chest pain is a frequently occurring symptom in patients with medical emergencies and imposes potentially life threatening situations outside hospitals. Little is known about the epidemiology of patients ... -
Acute hospital admissions - a registry-based study of general practitioners’ and out-of-hours doctors’ roles as gatekeepers in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-02-03)For pasienter med akutte medisinske tilstander er det viktig å ha tilgang til nødvendige helsetjenester. I mange lands helsetjeneste må pasientene vurderes av en primærleger før innleggelse i sykehus, og dermed fungerer ... -
Acute hospital admissions among nursing home residents: a population-based observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-26)Background: Nursing home residents are prone to acute illness due to their high age, underlying illnesses and immobility. We examined the incidence of acute hospital admissions among nursing home residents versus the ... -
Acute hospital admissions from nursing homes. Rates and characteristics; unwarranted variation and effects of interventions to reduce them
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-02-28)Background: The geriatric nursing home population is vulnerable to acute incidences in their health condition, due to longevity, multiple chronic illnesses and a low level of physical and mental function. Aims: The overall ... -
Acute Lower Respiratory Infection in Childhood and Household Fuel Use in Bhaktapur, Nepal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05)Background: Globally, solid fuels are used by about 3 billion people for cooking. These fuels have been associated with many health effects, including acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in young children. Nepal has ... -
Acute medical missions by helicopter medical service (HEMS) to municipalities with different approach for primary care physicians
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The prehospital emergency system in Norway involves out-of-hours (OOH) services with on-call physicians. Helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) are used in cases of severe illness or trauma that require ... -
Adapting treatment length to opioid-dependent individuals' needs and preferences: A 2-year follow-up to a 1-year study of extended-release naltrexone
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background and aim: Extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) is an underused treatment option for opioid dependence, today only available in a few countries in the world. Although effective, safe and feasible in short-term ... -
Adaptive Translation of the Genetic Counselling Outcome Scale – A Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Application in Genetic Counselling in Norway
(Master thesis, 2022-05-30)Bakgrunn: The Genetic Counselling Outcome Scale (GCOS-24) er et instrument for pasientrapportert utfallsmål (PROM) opprinnelig utviklet på britisk engelsk. Dens hensikt er å måle og evaluere pasientenes opplevelse av ... -
Added Value of IP-10 as a Read-Out of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Specific Immunity in Young Children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)We have explored the added value of interferon-γ (IFNγ)– inducible protein 10 as a read-out of Mycobacterium tuberculosis–specific immunity in young Indian children, where the sensitivity of the IFNγ release assays for ...