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Hjemmesykepleien - I spenningsfeltet mellom økonomi og moral. En praxeologisk studie av hjemmesykepleiens utvikling
(Master thesis, 2016-05-16)This paper seeks to discover how it may be that we have home care services in Norway today. Using registrant analysis I have studied political documents concerning the field from 1948-2015 and the processing of these in ... -
”HLR minus, med rett til å la dø”. Et møte med sykepleiers erfaring og opplevelse av forhåndsvurdering av HLR minus (Hjerte-lungeredning minus)
(Master thesis, 2009)Background: DNR order means that cardiopulmonary resuscitation should not be implemented in cases of acute cardiac or respiratory arrest. In a case like this a physician has to make a journal note with a DNR order, with ... -
Hodets stødighet ved isometrisk nakkefleksjontest til utmattelse
(Master thesis, 2014-11-03)Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal complaint in Norway and globally causing a huge economic burden in many countries. Research on possible underlying mechanisms of the chronicity of neck pain are important to develop ... -
Holdbarhetsforsøk av blodgassparametere i venøse hepariniserte fullblodsprøver: Effekten av oppbevaringstid, temperatur og prøvebeholder
(Master thesis, 2018-06-26)Background: The stability of venous blood gas samples is poorly documented, due to previous studies focusing on arterial samples. Objective: The studies aim was to examine the stability of the venous blood gas analytes pH, ... -
Holt Oram syndrome: a registry-based study in Europe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-25)Background: Holt-Oram syndrome (HOS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by upper limb anomalies and congenital heart defects. We present epidemiological and clinical aspects of HOS patients using data from ... -
Home dwelling persons with dementia's perception on care support: Qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Over the last years, there has been a growth in care solutions aiming to support home-dwelling persons with dementia. Assistive technology and voluntarism have emerged as supplements to traditional homecare and ... -
Home-based voluntary HIV counselling and testing found highly acceptable and to reduce inequalities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-06-17)Background Low uptake of voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) in sub-Saharan Africa is raising acceptability concerns which might be associated with ways by which it is offered. We investigated the acceptability of ... -
Hookworm Infection among Pregnant Women at First Antenatal Visit in Lira, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Journal article, 2020)Background: Hookworm infection in expectant mothers has adverse health effects on both the mothers and their unborn babies. Foetal effects are known to include intrauterine growth retardation and physical and mental growth ... -
Hope in action - facing cardiac death: A qualitative study of patients with life-threatening disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-03-18)Coping with existential challenges is important when struck by serious disease, but apart from cancer and palliative care little is known about how patients deal with such issues and maintain hope. To explore how patients ... -
The Hordaland Women's Cohort: A prospective cohort study of incontinence, other urinary tract symptoms and related health issues in middle-aged women
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-08-23)Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a prevalent symptom in middle-aged women, but data on incidence is limited and rarely reported. In order to analyze incidence, remission, or development patterns of severity and ... -
The Hordaland Womens's Cohort. A longitudinal study on urinary incontinence in middle-aged women
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-12-16)Urinary incontinence (UI) is a prevalent problem among middle-aged women, and many epidemiological studies have investigated this problem. Most of these studies are cross-sectional and only few longitudinal studies have ... -
Hospital Admissions from Nursing Homes: Rates and Reasons
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)Hospital admissions from nursing homes have not previously been investigated in Norway. During 12 months all hospital admissions (acute and elective) from 32 nursing homes in Bergen were recorded via the Norwegian ambulance ... -
Hospitalised patients with unexplained chest pain: incidence and prognosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-19)Background: The prognosis of unexplained chest pain patients provides valuable information for evaluation of health services. Objective: To examine prognosis of unexplained chest pain. Methods: Using data from in‐ and ... -
Hospitalization following influenza infection and pandemic vaccination in multiple sclerosis patients: a nationwide population-based registry study from Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are at increased risk of infections and related worsening of neurological function. Influenza infection has been associated with increased risk of various neurological complications. ... -
Host biomarkers for monitoring therapeutic response in extrapulmonary tuberculosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose The aim of this study was to explore the utility of inflammatory biomarkers in the peripheral blood to predict response to treatment in extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). Methods A Luminex xMAP-based multiplex ... -
Household costs and time to seek care for pregnancy related complications: The role of results-based financing
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-21)Results-based financing (RBF) schemes–including performance based financing (PBF) and conditional cash transfers (CCT)-are increasingly being used to encourage use and improve quality of institutional health care for ... -
Household expenditures on pneumonia and diarrhea treatment in Ethiopia: a facility-based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01-18)Background: Out-of-pocket (OOP) medical payments can lead to catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment. We quantified household OOP expenditure for treatment of childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea and its impact on ... -
Household food access and child malnutrition: results from the eight-country MAL-ED study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12-13)Background Stunting results from decreased food intake, poor diet quality, and a high burden of early childhood infections, and contributes to significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although food insecurity is an ... -
How adolescent subjective health and satisfaction with weight and body shape are related to participation in sports.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Background. Physical exercise has positive effects on health. However, its associations with self-rated health and body image, which are important predictors for adolescents’ wellbeing and later morbidity, are complex. ... -
How bad is it? Usefulness of the “7eed Model” for scoring severity and level of need in complex emergencies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background: Humanitarian assistance is designated to save lives and alleviate suffering among people affected by disasters. In 2014, close to 25 billion USD was allocated to humanitarian assistance, more than 80% of it ...