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Opplevelse, mening og mestring hos mennesker som "mot alle odds" overlever alvorlig kreftsykdom
(Master thesis, 2004)Enkelte mennesker blir uventet frisk fra alvorlig kreftsykdom eller lever lenger enn medisinsk forventet. Biomedisinen forklarer fenomenet som en tilfeldig tilbakegang av sykdommen. De det gjelder blir sjelden spurt om de ... -
Opportunities for improvement in nursing homes: Variance of six patient safety climate factor scores across nursing homes and wards - Assessed by the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: Safety climates are perceptions of safety culture shared by staff in organizational units. Measuring staff perceptions of patient safety culture by using safety climate surveys is a possible way of addressing ... -
Optimal breastfeeding practices and infant and child mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal article, 2015-07-31)Aim: To synthesise the evidence for effects of optimal breastfeeding on all-cause and infection-related mortality in infants and children aged 0–23 months. Methods: We conducted a systematic review to compare the effect ... -
Optimalisering av dose og bildekvalitet ved rtg thorax av barn
(Master thesis, 2011-05-15)Bakgrunn: Innføring av digitale røntgen apparat har ført til situasjoner hvor det er tilfeldigheter som avgjør stråledose og diagnostisk bildekvalitet. Behovet for god radiograffaglig teknikk er like viktig etter ... -
Oral medicine acceptance in infants and toddlers: measurement properties of the caregiver-administered Children's acceptance tool (CareCAT)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03-22)Background: Developing age-appropriate medications remains a challenge in particular for the population of infants and toddlers, as they are not able to reliably self-report if they would accept and consequently take an ... -
Organ motion in different time aspects in esophageal cancer radiotherapy - is a novel fiducial marker feasible?
(Master thesis, 2018-06-20)Introduction: A novel fiducial marker was explored for use in image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) of esophageal cancer patients by characterizing inter- and intra-fractional organ motion. Material and methods: Twelve esophageal ... -
Organisering av kommunal fysioterapitjeneste. Enhetslederes syn på dagens og fremtidens utfordringer
(Master thesis, 2011-05-14)Over the last decades, the role of the municipality in the Norwegian health service has experienced continuous changes. Since the 1980’s the changes have closely correlated to the international trend “New Public Management”. ... -
Out-of-hours antibiotic prescription after screening with C reactive protein: A randomised controlled study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objective: To evaluate the effect of preconsultation C reactive protein (CRP) screening on antibiotic prescribing and referral to hospital in Norwegian primary care settings with low prevalence of serious infections. Design: ... -
Out-of-hours workload among Norwegian general practitioners – an observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Repeated studies of working hours among Norwegian regular general practitioners (RGPs) have shown that the average total number of weekly working hours has remained unchanged since 1994 and up until 2014. For ... -
Out-of-pocket expenditures for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease in general and specialised cardiac hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background: Cardiovascular disease poses a great financial risk on households in countries without universal health coverage like Ethiopia. This paper aims to estimate the magnitude and intensity of catastrophic health ... -
Outcome measures and treatment of shoulder capsulitis (frozen shoulder) by corticosteroid injections
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-04-13)Background: Shoulder adhesive capsulitis, also called frozen shoulder, is a painful chronic condition causing reduced movement at the gleno-humeral joint in several planes affecting shoulder function. Shoulder adhesive ... -
Outcome of infants with 10 min Apgar scores of 0-1 in a low-resource setting
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background In high-resource settings, postponing the interruption of cardiopulmonary resuscitation from 10 to 20 min after birth has been recently suggested, but data from low-resource settings are lacking. We investigated ... -
Overall Treatment Satisfaction 5 Years After Bariatric Surgery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: Up to 30 % of patients undergoing bariatric surgery are dissatisfied with treatment outcomes in the long term. The aim of this study was to examine overall satisfaction with treatment 5 years after bariatric ... -
Overuse or underuse? Use of healthcare services among irregular migrants in a north-eastern Spanish region
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background There is little verified information on global healthcare utilization by irregular migrants. Understanding how immigrants use healthcare services based on their needs is crucial to establish effective health ... -
Ownership and use of long-lasting insecticidal nets for malaria prevention in Butajira area, south-central Ethiopia: complex samples data analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-31)Background: Despite the encroaching of endemic malaria to highland-fringe areas above 2000 meters above sea level in Ethiopia, there is limited information on ownership and use of mosquito nets for malaria prevention. Thus, ... -
Oxygen saturation after birth in resuscitated neonates in Uganda: A video-based observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Monitoring of peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2) during neonatal resuscitation is standard of care in high-resource settings, but seldom performed in low-resource settings. We aimed to measure SpO2 ... -
Paediatric Contacts of Adult COVID-19 Patients: Clinical Parameters, Risk Factors, and Outcome
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background. There is insufficient data in Pakistan and in South Asia regarding paediatric COVID-19 demographics and related parameters. The main aim of this study was to assess the paediatric population exposed to SARS-CoV-2 ... -
Paediatric HIV-1 infection in Uganda. Natural history and early antiretroviral treatment response
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-10-07)Paediatric HIV-1 infection remains a major problem for sub-Saharan Africa with over 1300 new infections daily. Infected children have a high mortality with 50% dying by 2 years of age. Access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) ... -
Paediatric surgical conditions in malawi-a cross-sectional nationwide household survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Untreated surgical conditions may lead to lifelong disability in children. Treating children with surgical conditions may reduce long-term effects of morbidity and disability. Unfortunately, low- and middle-income ... -
Pain and physical function among nursing home patients and people with dementia. Cross-sectional analyses from the COSMOS-trial
(Master thesis, 2018-08-24)Background: Previous studies have shown how nursing home patients have poor physical functioning and are largely care dependent in activities of daily life. These patients have a high prevalence of pain and are mainly ...