Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care
Recent Submissions
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Which factors increase informal care hours and societal costs among caregivers of people with dementia? A systematic review of Resource Utilization in Dementia (RUD)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Nearly 19 million people across OECD countries are living with dementia, and millions of family caregivers are affected by the disease. The costs of informal care are estimated to represent 40–75% of the total ... -
General practice – a fertile lagoon in the ocean of medical knowledge
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)General practitioners (GPs) often find that linear, deductive knowledge does not provide a sufficient map for clinical management. But experience, accompanied by enduring familiarity with individual patients, may offer ... -
Effect of Community-Initiated Kangaroo Mother Care on Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Stress among Mothers of Low-Birth-Weight Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Importance Approximately 1 in 5 women in low- and middle-income countries experience postpartum depression, and the risk is higher among mothers of low-birth-weight (LBW) infants. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is effective ... -
Implementation and Evaluation of a Social Media-Based Communication Strategy to Enhance Employee Engagement: Experiences From a Children's Hospital, Pakistan
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Social media can complement organizational communication strategy which is integral to employee engagement. However, successful case studies which can allow replication are limited. The objective of the study is to describe ... -
Age and Emotional Distress during COVID-19: Findings from Two Waves of the Norwegian Citizen Panel
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Older adults face the highest risk of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. We investigated a one-year change in emotions and factors associated with emotional distress immediately after the onset of the pandemic, with emphasis ... -
An Electronic Registry for Improving the Quality of Antenatal Care in Rural Bangladesh (eRegMat): Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Digital health interventions (DHIs) can alleviate several barriers to achieving better maternal and child health. The World Health Organization’s guideline recommendations for DHIs emphasize the need to integrate ... -
Is universal health coverage affordable? Estimated costs and fiscal space analysis for the Ethiopian Essential Health Services Package
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Estimating the required resources for implementing an essential health services package (EHSP) is vital to examine its feasibility and affordability. This study aimed to estimate the financial resources required to implement ... -
Cost-Effectiveness of Saxagliptin Compared With Glibenclamide as a Second-Line Therapy Added to Metformin for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background. Metformin is a widely accepted first-line pharmacotherapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Treatment of T2DM with glibenclamide, saxagliptin, or one of the other second-line treatment agents ... -
Effect of leukoreduction and temperature on risk of bacterial growth in CPDA-1 whole blood: A study of Escherichia coli
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Collection of non-leukoreduced citrate-phosphate-dextrose-adenine (CPDA-1) whole blood is performed in walking blood banks. Blood collected under field conditions may have increased risk of bacterial contamination. ... -
Economic support, education and sexual decision making among female adolescents in Zambia: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background The importance of educating female adolescents has been recognized as critical to the development of any country. However, in low income countries like Zambia they often drop out of school due to poverty, early ... -
Forensic autopsies in Norway 1996–2017: A retrospective study of factors associated with deaths undergoing forensic autopsy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aims: Forensic autopsies are important for the investigation of deaths with a legal or public-health interest, as well as being a source for cause-of-death statistics. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of ... -
Variation in perception of safety culture in out-of-hours family medicine service in Croatia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) is among the most frequently cited tools for measuring safety culture in healthcare settings. Its ambulatory version was used in this study. The aim was to assess safety ... -
Sleep medication and melatonin use among Norwegian nurses – A cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aim To estimate the prevalence of sleep medication and melatonin use among nurses and to assess if factors related to work, sleep or mental health, were associated with such use. Design A cross-sectional study. Methods A ... -
Pharmacologically treated diabetes and hospitalization among older Norwegians receiving homecare services from 2009 to 2014: a nationwide register study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction The aim was to assess whether annual hospitalization (admissions, length of stay and total days hospitalized) among persons >65 years receiving home care services in Norway were higher for persons with ... -
Validity and reliability of the Amharic version of the Schwartz Center Compassionate Care Scale
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Compassionate care is the sensitivity shown by health care providers to understand another person’s suffering and a willingness to help and to promote the well being of that person. Although monitoring of ... -
Iron deficiency anemia among children aged 2–5 years in southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is a common type of nutritional anemia in low-income countries, including Ethiopia. However, there is limited data on iron deficiency anemia prevalence and associated factors in ... -
COVID-19 in pregnancy—characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to hospital because of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Nordic countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction Population-based studies about the consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) in pregnancy are few and have limited generalizability to the Nordic population and healthcare systems. Material and ... -
Do parental stimulation practices modify the effect of child’s health status on early developmental risk? Findings from a hospitalized cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The current study conducted in Pakistan aimed to test if parental stimulation practices modify the effect of general child health status on early developmental risks in hospitalized children. Development was assessed using ... -
Validation of a three-item Fatigue Severity Scale for patients with substance use disorder: a cohort study from Norway for the period 2016–2020
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-02)Background: Little attention has been paid to customising fatigue questionnaires for patients with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). The present study aims to validate and shorten the nine-item Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS-9) ... -
The longitudinal association between the use of antihypertensive medications and 24-hour sleep in nursing homes: results from the randomized controlled COSMOS trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Antihypertensive medication use and sleep problems are highly prevalent in nursing home patients. While it is hypothesized that blood pressure and antihypertensive medication use can affect sleep, this has not ...
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