Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care: Nye registreringer

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    • Endret beslutningsstøtte i legevaktsentralen: effekter på hastegradsvurdering og ressursbruk 

      Johansen, Ingrid Hjulstad; Midtbø, Vivian; Fotland, Siri-Linn Schmidt; Hunskår, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Bakgrunn: Beslutningsstøtteverktøy skal hjelpe operatørene i medisinsk nødmeldetjeneste til å prioritere mellom henvendelser om akutt sykdom og skade. Vi ønsket å undersøke om endret bruk av beslutningsstøtte påvirket ...

    • Influence of farm environment on asthma during the life course: A population-based birth cohort study in northern Finland 

      Kantomaa, Marko T.; Tolvanen, Mimmi; Halonen, Miia; Svanes, Cecilie; Järvelin, Marjo-Riitta; Sebert, Sylvain (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      We investigated the influence of a farming environment on asthma at three time points from birth to 46 years using the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (n = 10,926). The prevalence of asthma was investigated by postal ...

    • Risk of relapse to non-opioid addictive substances among opioid dependent patients treated with an opioid receptor antagonist or a partial agonist: A randomized clinical trial 

      Opheim, Arild; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Solli, Kristin Klemmetsby; Kloster, Pia Synnøve; Fadnes, Lars T.; Kunøe, Nikolaj; Gaulen, Zhanna; Tanum, Lars Håkon Reiestad (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background and objective First study to assess any compensatory increase in use of non-opioid illicit substances and alcohol in opioid dependent patients randomized to treatment with extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) ...

    • Exposure to benzene and other hydrocarbons and risk of bladder cancer among male offshore petroleum workers 

      Shala, Nita Kaupang; Stenehjem, Jo; Babigumira, Ronnie; Liu, Fei-Chih; Berge, Leon Alexander Mclaren; Silverman, Debra T.; Friesen, Melissa C.; Rothman, Nathaniel; Lan, Qing; Hosgood, H. Dean; Samuelsen, Sven Ove; Bråtveit, Magne; Kirkeleit, Jorunn; Andreassen, Bettina Kulle; Veierød, Marit Bragelien; Grimsrud, Tom Kristian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Occupational exposures constitute the second leading cause of urinary bladder cancer after tobacco smoking. Increased risks have been found in the petroleum industry, but high-quality exposure data are needed ...

    • Addressing health inequity during the COVID-19 pandemic through primary health care and public health collaboration: a multiple case study analysis in eight high-income countries 

      Vanden Bossche, Dorien; Zhao, Q. Jane; Ares-Blanco, Sara; Peña, Maria Pilar Astier; Decat, Peter; Kondo, Naoki; Kroneman, Madelon; Nishioka, Daisuke; Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando; Rørtveit, Guri; Schaubroeck, Emmily; Stark, Stefanie; Pinto, Andrew D.; Willems, Sara (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background The COVID-19 pandemic substantially magnified the inequity gaps among vulnerable populations. Both public health (PH) and primary health care (PHC) have been crucial in addressing the challenges posed by the ...

    • Gamified virtual reality exposure therapy for adolescents with public speaking anxiety: a four-armed randomized controlled trial 

      Kahlon, Smiti; Lindner, Philip; Nordgreen, Tine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Objective: Public Speaking Anxiety is highly prevalent among adolescents. However, few interventions have been developed specifically for this group. This four-armed randomized trial addressed the following research questions ...

    • Insulin initiation in patients with type 2 diabetes is often delayed, but access to a diabetes nurse may help—insights from Norwegian general practice 

      Mdala, Ibrahimu; Nøkleby, Kjersti; Berg, Tore Julsrud; Cooper, John; Sandberg, Sverre; Løvaas, Karianne Fjeld; Claudi, Tor; Jenum, Anne Karen; Buhl, Esben Selmer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Objective: We opted to study how support staff operational capacity and diabetes competences may impact the timeliness of basal insulin-initiation in general practice patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Design/Settin ...

    • Occupation-related factors affecting the health of migrants working during the COVID-19 pandemic – a qualitative study in Norway 

      Benavente Velando, Pierina Alexandra; Ronda, Elena; Diaz Perez, Esperanza (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were more pronounced among migrants than in the majority population and went beyond those directly caused by the virus. Evidence suggests that this overburden is due to ...

    • Estimating the burden of severe malarial anaemia and access to hospital care in East Africa 

      Winskill, Peter; Dhabangi, Aggrey; Kwambai, Titus K.; Mori, Amani Thomas; Mousa, Andria; Okell, Lucy C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Severe malarial anaemia can be fatal if not promptly treated. Hospital studies may under-represent the true burden because cases often occur in settings with poor access to healthcare. We estimate the relationship of ...

    • The experiences of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis of their decision-making processes to invasive home mechanical ventilation—A qualitative study 

      Thorborg, Tina; Finderup, Jeanette; Winther, Dorte Skriver; Lorenzen, Charlotte Kirkegaard; Dreyer, Pia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Aim To explore and gain knowledge of the experiences and needs among patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) of their decision-making processes whether to choose invasive home mechanical ventilation or ...

    • An example of a convergent mixed-methods analysis to examine food security: the case of Popokabaka in the Democratic Republic of Congo 

      Mbunga, Branly Kilola; Mapatano, Mala Ali; Egbende, Landry; Strand, Tor Arne; Hatløy, Anne; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Food insecurity is alarming in all four dimensions—availability, access, utilization, and stability—in Popokabaka, DR Congo. In such cases, a unique indicator may not help to develop adapted and local long-term ...

    • The impact of variation in out-of-hours doctors' referral practices: a Norwegian registry-based observational study 

      Blinkenberg, Jesper; Hetlevik, Øystein; Sandvik, Hogne; Baste, Valborg; Hunskaar, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Abstract Background In a gatekeeping system, the individual doctor’s referral practice is an important factor for hospital activity and patient safety. Objective The aim of the study was to investigate the variation in ...

    • Projected health impact of post-discharge malaria chemoprevention among children with severe malarial anaemia in Africa 

      Okell, Lucy C.; Kwambai, Titus K.; Dhabangi, Aggrey; Khairallah, Carole; Nkosi-Gondwe, Thandile; Winskill, Peter; Opoka, Robert; Mousa, Andria; Kühl, Melf-Jakob; Lucas, Tim C.D.; Challenger, Joseph D.; Idro, Richard; Weiss, Daniel J.; Cairns, Matthew; ter Kuile, Feiko O.; Phiri, Kamija; Robberstad, Bjarne; Mori, Amani Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Children recovering from severe malarial anaemia (SMA) remain at high risk of readmission and death after discharge from hospital. However, a recent trial found that post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PDMC) with ...

    • Persistent short nighttime sleep duration is associated with a greater post-COVID risk in fully mRNA-vaccinated individuals 

      Xue, Pei; Merikanto, Ilona; Chung, Frances; Morin, Charles M.; Espie, Colin; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Cedernaes, Jonathan; Landtblom, Anne-Marie; Penzel, Thomas; De Gennaro, Luigi; Holzinger, Brigitte; Matsui, Kentaro; Hrubos-Strøm, Harald; Korman, Maria; Leger, Damien; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio; Bolstad, Courtney J.; Nadorff, Michael; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Reis, Catia; Chan, Rachel Ngan Yin; Wing, Yun Kwok; Yordanova, Juliana; Bjelajac, Adrijana Koscec; Inoue, Yuichi; Partinen, Markku; Dauvilliers, Yves; Benedict, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Short nighttime sleep duration impairs the immune response to virus vaccination, and long nighttime sleep duration is associated with poor health status. Thus, we hypothesized that short (<6 h) and long (>9 h) nighttime ...

    • Causes and consequences of child growth faltering in low-resource settings 

      Mertens, Andrew; Benjamin-Chung, Jade; Colford, John M.; Coyle, Jeremy; van der Laan, Mark J.; Hubbard, Alan E.; Rosete, Sonali; Malenica, Ivana; Hejazi, Nima; Sofrygin, Oleg; Cai, Wilson; Li, Haodong; Nguyen, Anna; Pokpongkiat, Nolan N.; Djajadi, Stephanie; Seth, Anmol; Jung, Esther; Chung, Esther O.; Jilek, Wendy; Subramoney, Vishak; Hafen, Ryan; Häggström, Jonas; Norman, Thea; Brown, Kenneth H.; Christian, Parul; Arnold, Benjamin F.; Abbeddou, Souheila; Adair, Linda S.; Ahmed, Tahmeed; Ali, Asad; Ali, Hasmot; Ashorn, Per; Bahl, Rajiv; Barreto, Mauricio L.; Becquey, Elodie; Begín, France; Bessong, Pascal Obong; Bhan, Maharaj Kishan; Bhandari, Nita; Bhargava, Santosh K.; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.; Black, Robert E.; Bodhidatta, Ladaporn; Carba, Delia; Checkley, William; Christian, Parul; Crabtree, Jean E.; Dewey, Kathryn G.; Duggan, Christopher P.; Fall, Caroline H. D.; Faruque, Abu Syed Golam; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; da Silva Filho, José Quirino; Gilman, Robert H.; Guerrant, Richard L.; Haque, Rashidul; Hasan, S. M. Tafsir; Hess, Sonja Y.; Houpt, Eric R.; Humphrey, Jean H.; Iqbal, Najeeha Talat; Jimenez, Elizabeth Yakes; John, Jacob; John, Sushil Matthew; Kang, Gagandeep; Kosek, Margaret; Kramer, Michael S.; Labrique, Alain; Lee, Nanette R.; Lima, Aldo Ângelo Moreira; Mahopo, Tjale Cloupas; Maleta, Kenneth; Manandhar, Dharma S.; Manji, Karim P.; Martorell, Reynaldo; Mazumder, Sarmila; Mduma, Estomih; Mohan, Venkata Raghava; Moore, Sophie E.; Ntozini, Robert; Nyathi, Mzwakhe Emanuel; Olortegui, Maribel Paredes; Ouédraogo, Césaire T.; Petri, William A.; Premkumar, Prasanna Samuel; Prentice, Andrew M.; Rahman, Najeeb; Ramirez-Zea, Manuel; Sachdev, Harshpal Singh; Sadiq, Kamran; Sarkar, Rajiv; Sarmin, Monira; Saville, Naomi M.; Shaikh, Saijuddin; Shrestha, Bhim P.; Shrestha, Sanjaya; Soares, Alberto Melo; Sonko, Bakary; Stein, Aryeh D.; Svensen, Erling; Syed, Sana; Umrani, Fayaz; Ward, Honorine D.; West, Keith P.; Wu, Lee Shu Fune; Yang, Seungmi; Yori, Pablo Penataro (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Growth faltering in children (low length for age or low weight for length) during the first 1,000 days of life (from conception to 2 years of age) influences short-term and long-term health and survival1,2. Interventions ...

    • The European Insomnia Guideline: An update on the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia 2023 

      Riemann, Dieter; Espie, Colin A.; Altena, Ellemarije; Arnardottir, Erna Sif; Baglioni, Chiara; Bassetti, Claudio L. A.; Bastien, Celyne; Berzina, Natalija; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Dikeos, Dimitris; Dolenc Groselj, Leja; Ellis, Jason G.; Garcia-Borreguero, Diego; Geoffroy, Pierre A.; Gjerstad, Michaela-Alexandra Dreetz; Gonçalves, Marta; Hertenstein, Elisabeth; Hoedlmoser, Kerstin; Hion, Tuuliki; Holzinger, Brigitte; Janku, Karolina; Jansson-Fröjmark, Markus; Järnefelt, Heli; Jernelöv, Susanna; Jennum, Poul Jørgen; Khachatryan, Samson; Krone, Lukas; Kyle, Simon D.; Lancee, Jaap; Leger, Damien; Lupusor, Adrian; Marques, Daniel Ruivo; Nissen, Christoph; Palagini, Laura; Paunio, Tiina; Perogamvros, Lampros; Pevernagie, Dirk; Schabus, Manuel; Shochat, Tamar; Szentkiralyi, Andras; Van Someren, Eus; van Straten, Annemieke; Wichniak, Adam; Verbraecken, Johan; Spiegelhalder, Kai (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Progress in the field of insomnia since 2017 necessitated this update of the European Insomnia Guideline. Recommendations for the diagnostic procedure for insomnia and its comorbidities are: clinical interview (encompassing ...

    • The use of cost-effectiveness analysis for health benefit package design – should countries follow a sectoral, incremental or hybrid approach? 

      Baltussen, Rob; Surgey, Gavin; Vassall, Anna; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Chalkidou, Kalipso; Siddiqi, Sameen; Nouhi, Mojtaba; Youngkong, Sitaporn; Jansen, Maarten; Bijlmakers, Leon; Oortwijn, Wija (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Countries around the world are increasingly rethinking the design of their health benefit package to achieve universal health coverage. Countries can periodically revise their packages on the basis of sectoral ...

    • A first-level customization study of SAPS II with Norwegian Intensive Care and Pandemic Registry (NIPaR) data 

      Bruserud, Øyvind; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Kvåle, Reidar; Buanes, Eirik Alnes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: Severity scores and mortality prediction models (MPMs) are important tools for benchmarking and stratification in the intensive care unit (ICU) and need to be regularly updated using data from a local and ...

    • Patient activation in adults attending appointments in general practice: a cross-sectional study 

      Hernar, Ingvild; Graue, Marit; Igland, Jannicke; Richards, David A; Riise, Hilde Kristin Refvik; Haugstvedt, Anne; Kolltveit, Beate-Christin Hope (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Patient activation refers to patients’ knowledge, confidence, skills, ability, beliefs, and willingness to manage their health and healthcare. Patient activation is an essential component of self-management and ...

    • Acute management of fractures in primary care - a cost minimisation analysis 

      Vabo, Stein; Kjerstad, Egil; Hunskaar, Steinar; Steen, Knut; Brudvik, Christina Elisabeth; Morken, Tone (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background In Norway, primary healthcare has first-line responsibility for all medical emergencies, including traumas and fractures. Normally, patients with suspected fractures are referred to specialist care in hospitals. ...