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Barriers to Implementing Emergency Obstetric Care in Northern Tanzania: Balancing Quality and Quantity
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-06-04)Background: Improving obstetric care is one key factor for the achievement of the millennium development goals concerning maternal and child mortality. Earlier studies of barriers to implementation of health policies, ... -
Basic Body Awareness Therapy versus standard care in hip osteoarthritis. A randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Compensational movement patterns in hip osteoarthritis (HOA) are associated with hip dysfunction. Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) promotes functional movement quality and might, accordingly, be beneficial ... -
Bed nets for malaria prevention under field conditions in Ethiopia: : Durability, use, and impact on spatial variation of malaria
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-10-30)Background: Despite a remarkable achievement in reducing malaria and in scaling up vector control intervention using long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in the last 15 years, malaria remains a significant public health ... -
Bed nets used to protect against malaria do not last long in a semi-arid area of Ethiopia: A cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-06-20)Background: Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are a key tool for malaria prevention and control. Currently, the recommended serviceable life of an LLIN is 3 years under field conditions. However, field studies show ... -
Bedside rationing and moral distress in nephrologists in sub- Saharan Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Kidney diseases constitute an important proportion of the non-communicable disease (NCD) burden in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), though prevention, diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases are less prioritized ... -
Bedside Rationing Under Resource Constraints—A National Survey of Ethiopian Physicians’ Use of Criteria for Priority Setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In low-income settings resource constraints force clinicians to make harsh choices. We examine the criteria Ethiopian physicians use in their bedside rationing decisions through a national survey at 49 public hospitals in ... -
Behandling av hepatitt C og endringer i rusmiddelbruk – en kvalitativ studie
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Bakgrunn: Hepatitt C er en kronisk sykdom som ofte gir få og uspesifikke symptomer i flere tiår før komplikasjoner oppstår. I Norge er målet å redusere nysmitte av hepatitt C-virus (HCV) med 90 prosent innen 2023. Målet ... -
Behandling av langvarige nakkeplager. Manuellterapi eller Redcord neurac behandling, en randomisert kontrollert pilotstudie
(Master thesis, 2014-10-29)Background: Nonspecific neck pain is one of the most frequent causes associated with musculoskeletal pain. There is a wide range of treatment modalities, but there is no national- or international consensus regarding best ... -
Behandling av langvarige nakkesmerter med manipulasjon og artikulering i kombinasjon med øvelser. Et Single Subject Experimental Design
(Master thesis, 2016-10-30)Background and Theory: Many patients that contact a manual therapist have neck- and shoulder pain. Approximately 70 % of the population have neck pain and the prevalence amongst working people is about 27 - 48 %, and more ... -
Behandling av pasienter med hofteleddsartrose: Er manuellterapi og trening bedre enn trening alene?
(Master thesis, 2014-10-30)Background: Previous studies have shown that both exercise and manual therapy can reduce pain and improve function in patients with hip osteoarthritis, but no added benefit of combining the two interventions has been shown. ... -
Behandling og retur til arbeid for sykemeldte pasienter med langvarige nakke- og ryggplager. - En studie av data fra Norsk nakke- og ryggregister
(Master thesis, 2020-09-15)Bakgrunn: En fjerdedel av sykemeldingene i Norge kommer fra nakke- og ryggplager, som har store personlige omkostninger for den enkelte og tapt produktivitet som følge av fravær fra jobb. Hensikt: Studien har som hensikt ... -
Behandling, omsorg og pleie for døende sykehjemspasienter med covid-19
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-23)Skrøpelige eldre med multisykdom har høy risiko for alvorlig sykdom og død ved smitte med koronavirus. Til forskjell fra «vanlig død» på sykehjem der det er tid til forberedelser, kan tilstanden endre seg raskt og gi ... -
Behandlingslinjer - et verktøy for standardisering, styring og utvikling av pasientforløp
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Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia : The impact of medication reviews in multicomponent interventions and the consequences of the Covid-19 restrictions
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-02-16)Bakgrunn: Adferdsmessige og psykologiske symptomer ved demens (APSD) er vanlige, kan være krevende å behandle og er forbundet med raskere sykdomsprogresjon og tidligere innleggelse i sykehjem. Det er behov for mer kunnskap ... -
Behaviour change interventions in primary health care
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-03-12)As part of a public health promotion strategy, and in order to prevent noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), the Directorate of Health recommends that Norwegian municipalities establish Healthy Life Centres (HLCs). This thesis ... -
Being Home with Dementia: Explorations of the Meaning of Home and Approaches to Care and Support
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-21)Background : The coming years will see an increase in the number of persons with dementia, and more persons with dementia will live at home for a longer time. Over time, most home-dwelling persons with dementia will be ... -
Being in transit and in transition. The experience of time at the place, when living with severe incurable disease - a phenomenological study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09)The aim of this study is to describe the experience of time as it presents itself at the place being situated when living with severe incurable disease and receiving palliative care. The empirical data consist of 26 ... -
Being mothers and fathers of a child with type 1 diabetes aged 1 to 7 years: a phenomenological study of parents' experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Purpose: The diagnosis of diabetes in pre-school children poses a number of unique challenges related to everyday responsibility, and the continuous need for supervision and caregiving. This may affect both the child’s and ... -
Being overweight in childhood, puberty, or early adulthood: Changing asthma risk in the next generation?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03)Background Overweight status and asthma have increased during the last decades. Being overweight is a known risk factor for asthma, but it is not known whether it might also increase asthma risk in the next generation. ...