• Early-onset preeclampsia in the balance of Immunology and Pregnancy: Risk factors, the Role of Allergy, and potential protection by Antihistamine use 

  Sande, Anne Kvie (Doctoral thesis, 2023-12-15)

  Bakgrunn: Preeklampsi er delt inn i en tidlig og en sen variant. Dagens kunnskap om kjente risikofaktorer og deres sammenheng mellom de to variantene av preeklampsi er begrenset. Mål: Vårt overordnede mål var å undersøke ...

• Kvinners erfaringer med abortnemnder 

  Haaland, Marte E. S.; Kjelsvik, Marianne; Cetin, Kaya; Gjengedal, Eva; Moland, Karen Marie; Daltveit, Anne Kjersti; Bruvik, Frøydis (Research report, 2023)

• Introducing debate as a pedagogical tool in pharmacy education 

  Alfarah, Mirey; Raddum, Aase Merethe; Holst, Lone; Kjome, Reidun Lisbet Skeide (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Communication skills are crucial for pharmacists’ role in counselling and providing information to patients, other healthcare practitioners, and the community. This study explores the implementation of debate as a pedagogical ...

• Addressing implementation uncertainty in postdischarge malaria chemoprevention : Determinants of adherence, cost-effectiveness, and the value of further research in Malawi and other malaria-endemic African countries 

  Kühl, Melf-Jakob (Doctoral thesis, 2023-11-08)

  Bakgrunn: Malaria fortsetter å være en ledende årsak til dødsfall og dødelighet for barn som bor i malaria-endemiske områder i Afrika sør for Sahara. Verdens helseorganisasjon (WHO) anbefaler chemoprevention av malaria for ...

• Pain and quality of life in nursing home residents with dementia after admission – a longitudinal study 

  Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Bergh, Sverre; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Borza, Tom; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Tevik, Kjerstin Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-27)

  Background: Pain in nursing home (NH) residents with dementia is commonly reported and may affect Quality of Life (QoL) negatively. Few longitudinal studies have explored how pain and QoL develop in NH residents with ...

• Ethics and legal requirements for data linkage in 14 European countries for children with congenital anomalies 

  Claridge, Hugh; Tan, Joachim; Loane, Maria; Garne, Ester; Barisic, Ingeborg; Cavero-Carbonell, Clara; Dias, Carlos; Gatt, Miriam; Jordan, Susan; Khoshnood, Babak; Kiuru-Kuhlefelt, Sonja; Klungsøyr, Kari; Mokoroa Carollo, Olatz; Nelen, Vera; Neville, Amanda J.; Pierini, Anna; Randrianaivo, Hanitra; Rissmann, Anke; Tucker, David; De Walle, Hermien; Wertelecki, Wladimir; Morris, Joan K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Introduction: Linking healthcare data sets can create valuable resources for research, particularly when investigating rare exposures or outcomes. However, across Europe, the permissions processes required to access data ...

• Institutionalizing health technology assessment in Ethiopia: Seizing the window of opportunity 

  Erku, Daniel; Walker, Damian; Caruso, Ana A.; Wubishet, Befikadu; Assefa, Yibeltal; Abera, Samuel; Hailu, Alemayehu; Scuffham, Paul (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Ethiopia’s commitment to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) requires an efficient and equitable health priority-setting practice. The Ministry of Health aims to institutionalize health technology assessment (HTA) ...

• Aggregated data from the same laboratories participating in two glucose external quality assessment schemes show that commutability and transfers of values to control materials are decisive for the biases found 

  Gidske, Gro; Sandberg, Sverre; Fauskanger, Pernille Kjeilen; Pelanti, Jonna; Tollånes, Mette Christophersen; Solsvik, Anne Elisabeth; Sølvik, Una Ørvim; Vie, Wenche Sletbakk; Stavelin, Anne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Objectives We report the results of glucose measurements performed during one year by the same measurement procedures (MPs) in 58 Norwegian hospital laboratories using control materials provided by external quality ...

• Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Pakistan: Challenges in diagnosis and detection of drug resistance 

  Tahseen, Sabira (Doctoral thesis, 2023-11-02)

  Bakgrunn: Pakistan er blant de fem landene med høyest forekomst av tuberkulose (TB) og legemiddelresistent TB. Ekstrapulmonær TB (EPTB) utgjør 20% av alle registrerte TB-pasienter, men det er lite informasjon om ...

• Vaginal Colonization and Neonatal Infections in Central Uganda : Etiology, Antimicrobial Resistance and Associated Factors 

  Tumuhamye, Josephine (Doctoral thesis, 2023-10-26)

  Bakgrunn: Bakterier som koloniserer fødselskanalen til fødende kvinner kan overføres til deres nyfødte, og noen av dem kan dermed utvikle tidlige infeksjoner. Infeksjon i navlestrengstumpen (omfalitt) er en viktig risikofaktor ...

• Burden of lower respiratory infections and associated risk factors across regions in Ethiopia: a subnational analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases 2019 study 

  Yigezu, Amanuel; Misganaw, Awoke; Getnet, Fentabil; Berheto, Tezera Moshago; Walker, Ally; Zergaw, Ababi; Gobena, Firehiwot Abebe; Haile, Muluken Argaw; Hailu, Alemayehu; Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Tolosa, Dereje Mengistu; Abate, Semagn Mekonnen; Molla Adane, Mesafint; Akalu, Gizachew Taddesse; Aklilu, Addis; Tsegaye, Dejen; Gebru, Zeleke; Asemahagn, Mulusew Andualem; Atlaw, Daniel; Awoke, Tewachew; Abebe, Hunegnaw; Bekele, Niguss Cherie; Belete, Melaku Ashagrie; Hailemariam, Tekleberhan; Yirga, Alemeshet; Birara, Setognal Aychiluhm; Bodicha, Belay Boda Abule; Churko, Chuchu; Demeke, Feleke Mekonnen; Desta, Abebaw Alemayehu; Ena, Lankamo; Eyayu, Tahir; Fentaw, Zinabu; Gargamo, Daniel Baza; Gebrehiwot, Mesfin Damtew; Gebremichael, Mathewos Alemu; Getachew, Melaku; Molla, Getahun; Sahiledengle, Biniyam; Beyene, Bereket; Sibhat, Migbar; Sidamo, Negussie Boti; Solomon, Damtew; Solomon, Yonatan; Wagaye, Birhanu; Wedajo, Shambel; Weldemariam, Melat; Yismaw, Yazachew Engida; Naghavi, Moshen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Objective This analysis is to present the burden and trends of morbidity and mortality due to lower respiratory infections (LRIs), their contributing risk factors, and the disparity across administrative regions and cities ...

• Cost-effectiveness of integrated treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs in Norway: An economic evaluation of the INTRO-HCV trial 

  Lim, Aaron Guanliang; Aas, Christer Frode; Çağlar, Ege Su; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Fadnes, Lars T.; Vickerman, Peter; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Background and aims The INTRO-HCV randomized controlled trial conducted in Norway over 2017–2019 found that integrated treatment, compared with standard-of-care hospital treatment, for hepatitis C virus (HCV) with ...

• The burden of disease for children born alive with Turner syndrome—A European cohort study 

  Andersen, Ann-Louise Rud; Urhoj, Stine Kjaer; Tan, Joachim; Cavero-Carbonell, Clara; Gatt, Miriam; Gissler, Mika; Klungsøyr, Kari; Khoshnood, Babak; Morris, Joan; Neville, Amanda J.; Pierini, Anna; Scanlon, Ieuan; de Walle, Hermien E. K.; Wellesley, Diana; Garne, Ester; Loane, Maria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Background Turner syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly caused by complete or partial X chromosome monosomy that may affect mortality and morbidity in childhood. Methods This population-based data-linkage cohort study, ...

• Peer Teaching in Undergraduate Medical Education: What are the Learning Outputs for the Student-Teachers? A Systematic Review 

  Tanveer, Mohammed Anass; Mildestvedt, Thomas; Skjærseth, Idun Grimstad; Arntzen, Harlad Haugsmyr; Kenne, Ellinor; Bonnevier, Anna; Stenfors, Terese; Kvernenes, Monika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Introduction: To achieve quality in medical education, peer teaching, understood as students taking on roles as educators for peers, is frequently used as a teaching intervention. While the benefits of peer teaching for ...

• Stakeholder views on work participation for workers with depression and intersectoral collaboration in depression care: a focus group study with a salutogenic perspective 

  Meling, Heidi Marie Kirkeng; Anderssen, Norman; Ruths, Sabine; Hjørleifsson, Stefan; Haukenes, Inger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Objective To explore how stakeholders in depression care view intersectoral collaboration and work participation for workers with depression. Design Focus group study applying reflexive thematic analysis using a ...

• Workplace gender composition and sickness absence: A register-based study from Sweden 

  Haukenes, Inger; Hammarström, Anne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Aims: This study aimed to examine the association between gender composition in the workplace and sickness absence days during a one-year period. Methods The study population was drawn from the Northern Swedish Cohort (wave ...

• Validation of a full-shift benzene exposure empirical model developed for work on offshore petroleum installations on the Norwegian continental shelf 

  Ridderseth, Hilde; Daltveit, Dagrun Slettebø; Hollund, Bjørg Eli; Kirkeleit, Jorunn; Kromhout, Hans; Krüger, Kirstin; Aasbø, Kari; Bråtveit, Magne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Workers on offshore petroleum installations might be exposed to benzene, a carcinogenic agent. Recently, a full-shift benzene exposure model was developed based on personal measurements. This study aimed to validate this ...

• Effect of an educational intervention for telephone triage nurses on out-of-hours attendance: a pragmatic randomized controlled study 

  Lindberg, Bent Håkan; Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen; Høye, Sigurd (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-03)

  Background: Telephone triage has been established in many countries as a response to the challenge of non-urgent use of out-of-hours primary care services. However, limited evidence is available regarding the effect of ...

• A System Perspective on Implementation and Usage of the Da Vinci Technology at a Large Norwegian Regional Hospital 

  Høyland, Sindre Aske; Holte, Kari Anne; Gjerstad, Brita; Teig, Inger Lise (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  The aim of this research paper is to identify advantages and barriers to implementation and usage of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS), specifically the Da Vinci robot, at a larger regional hospital in Norway and from a ...

• Disease Burden Attributed to Drug use in the Nordic Countries: a Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019 

  Agardh, Emilie, E.; Allebeck, Peter; Knudsen, Ann Kristin Skrindo; Aronsson, Emma Amanda; Flodin, Pär; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Bangah, Paul R.; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Gissler, Mika; Rönkä, Sanna; McGrath, John J.; Sigurvinsdottir, Rannveig; Dadras, Omid; Deuba, Keshab; Hedna, Khedidja; Mentis, Alexios‑Fotios A.; Sagoe, Dominic; Shiri, Rahman; Weye, Nanna Ørslev; Hay, Simon I.; Murray, Christopher J. L.; Naghavi, Mohsen; Pasovic, Maja; Vos, Theo; Wennberg, Peter; Danielsson, Anna‑Karin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  The Nordic countries share similarities in many social and welfare domains, but drug policies have varied over time and between countries. We wanted to compare differences in mortality and disease burden attributed to drug ...

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