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Development of the Sri Lankan early teenagers' violence inventory: An instrument to measure peer violence in schools
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-29)This study was designed to develop an inventory to measure peer violence among early teens (13–15 years of age) in schools in Sri Lanka. Development of SLETVI was carried out in two phases. In phase I, development of an ... -
Development, implementation, and pilot study of a sentinel network ("The Watchtowers") for monitoring emergency primary health care activity in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-03-26)Background: In Norway there is a shortage of valid health activity statistics from the primary care out-of-hours services and the pre-hospital emergency health care system. There is little systematic information available ... -
The Devils in the DALY: Prevailing Evaluative Assumptions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In recent years, it has become commonplace among the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study authors to regard the disability-adjusted life year (DALY) primarily as a descriptive health metric. During the first phase of the ... -
Diabetes Care in Community Pharmacy - Focus on Self-monitoring of Blood Glucose
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-09-24)Diabetes is a growing concern worldwide. Ideal management of the disease requires extensive self-care and broad follow-up by health care professionals. Considerable research has been done on involving the pharmacist in the ... -
Diabetes in care homes : Special emphasis on medicines and blood glucose measurements
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-09-20)Diabetes mellitus (DM) is prevalent among older adults and leads to disability, frailty, and dependency. In care homes, multimorbidity and polypharmacy may further complicate the management of DM and increase the risk of ... -
Diabetes knowledge in nursing homes and home-based care services: a validation study of the Michigan Diabetes Knowledge Test adapted for use among nursing personnel
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06-29)Background: Providing high-quality diabetes care in nursing homes and home-based care facilities requires suitable instruments to evaluate the level of diabetes knowledge among the health-care providers. Thus, the aim of ... -
Diabetes prevalence among older people receiving care at home: associations with symptoms, health status and psychological well-being
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01)Aims: To determine the prevalence of diabetes among older people receiving care at home, and to explore differences in sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, symptoms, health status, quality of life and psychological ... -
Diabetes related risk factors did not explain the increased risk for urinary incontinence among women with diabetes. The Norwegian HUNT/EPINCONT study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-09-10)Background: Previous studies have shown an association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and urinary incontinence (UI) in women, especially severe UI. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether diabetes related ... -
Diabetes risk and provision of diabetes prevention activities in 44 low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative, individual-level survey data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The global burden of diabetes is rising rapidly, yet there is little evidence on individual-level diabetes prevention activities undertaken by health systems in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). ... -
Diabetes risk assessments and HbA1c-measurements in community pharmacies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objectives Due to a lack of clear symptoms, type 2 diabetes (T2D) can remain undetected for many years. The aim of the study was to explore if Norwegian community pharmacies could identify individuals with a high risk ... -
Diabetic foot ulcers - predictors of healing time and aspects of telemedicine
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-02-16)Background: A diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a feared complication of diabetes. Both duration and severity of ulcer before start of treatment in specialist health care are factors that can effect healing time for patient ... -
Diagnosing tuberculosis among 609 adolescents (aged 12-18 years) with symptoms suggestive of tuberculosis at the Palamaner diagnostic Centre, South India
(Master thesis, 2012-04-18)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) accounts for 1.7 million deaths, according to the recent WHO report. India alone accounts for one fifth (21%) of all the TB cases globally. Mycobacterial pathogens are classified into Typical ... -
Diagnosis and management of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in low-resource settings, a study from Zanzibar, Tanzania
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-01-11)Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major global public health concern. Of the 7 million incident TB cases recognized by the World Health Organization in 2018, 15% were extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) cases. Diagnosing EPTB ... -
Diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis in Pakistan: Are national guidelines used by private healthcare providers?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background The National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) in Pakistan developed, with the Pakistan Paediatric Association, a pediatric scoring chart to aid diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis (TB). Our study compared the ... -
Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis using the MPT64 antigen detection test in a high-income low tuberculosis prevalence setting
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) poses diagnostic challenges due to the paucibacillary nature of the disease. The immunochemistry-based MPT64 antigen detection test (MPT64 test) has shown promising results ... -
Diagnostic knowing in general practice: interpretative action and reflexivity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Getting the right diagnosis is supposed to provide an explanation of a patient’s health problem and inform health care decisions. As a core element of clinical reasoning, diagnosis deserves systematic and ... -
Diagnostic measures for severe acute malnutrition in Indian infants under 6 months of age: a secondary data analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Weight for length z-score (WLZ) < − 3 is currently used to define severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among infants. However, this approach has important limitations for infants younger than 6 months of age as WLZ ... -
Diagnostic performance of a SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test in a large, Norwegian cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Rapid antigen tests (RATs) may be included in national strategies for handling the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, as they provide test results rapidly, are easily performed outside laboratories, and enable immediate ... -
Diagnostic scope in out-of-hours primary care services in eight European countries: an observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-13)Background: In previous years, out- of-hours primary care has been organised in large-scale organisations in many countries. This may have lowered the threshold for many patients to present health problems at nights and ... -
Diagnostic testing for hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolaemia in low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of data for 994 185 individuals from 57 nationally representative surveys
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Testing for the risk factors of cardiovascular disease, which include hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolaemia, is important for timely and effective risk management. Yet few studies have quantified ...