Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Title
Now showing items 1573-1592 of 2026
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Quality assessment of patients’ self-monitoring of blood glucose in community pharmacies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)Objective: To evaluate diabetes patients’ selfmonitoring of blood glucose using a community pharmacy-based quality assurance procedure, to investigate whether the procedure improved the quality of the patient performance ... -
Quality of life and its association with irritable bowel syndrome and fatigue ten years after giardiasis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Gastroenteritis has been associated with complications such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic fatigue (CF). Little is known about the implications for quality of life (QoL) in this setting. The aims ... -
Quality of life can both influence and be an outcome of general health perceptions after heart surgery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-05-24)Background: Our aim was to investigate the existence of a reciprocal relationship between patients' assessment of quality of life and their appraisal of health. If present, this relationship will interfere with the ... -
Quality of life in female myocardial infarction survivors: a comparative study with a randomly selected general female population cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-10-30)Background: A substantial burden associated with MI has been reported. Thus, how survivors experience their quality of life (QOL) is now being given increasing attention. However, few studies have involved women and a ... -
Quality of municipal drinking water and the risk of osteoporotic fractures in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-06-02)Background: For mainly unknown reasons, the Norwegian population has among the highest incidence rates of osteoporotic fractures in the world. The risk of fracture has been shown to vary within Norway, with higher risks ... -
Quality of primary care from the patient perspective in South West Malawi : Development and application of the Malawian Primary Care Assessment Tool (Pcat-Mw)
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-02-06)Background Primary care is considered as a vehicle for accelerating progress towards universal health coverage and for building efficient, effective, and integrated healthcare systems. Measuring patients’ experience and ... -
Quality of warfarin therapy and quality of life are improved by self-management for two years
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Studies from several countries show that self-management of vitamin K antagonist (e.g., warfarin) therapy reduce the risk of complications compared with conventional management. Objectives: The aim of this study ... -
Queer challenges in maternity care. A qualitative study about lesbian couples’ experiences
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-03-20)The number of lesbian women opting for motherhood is increasing, implying that healthcare providers are likely to encounter lesbian couples in all maternity care contexts. Although an increasing proportion of the Norwegian ... -
A randomized controlled trial with bright light and melatonin for treatment of delayed sleep phase disorder. Effects on subjective and objective sleepiness and cognitive function.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-10)Delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD) is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder. Patients with DSPD have problems initiating sleep if they go to bed at a conventional time and they often have problems waking at desired times. If ... -
A randomized trial of laryngeal mask airway in neonatal resuscitation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Face-mask ventilation is the most common resuscitation method for birth asphyxia. Ventilation with a cuffless laryngeal mask airway (LMA) has potential advantages over face-mask ventilation during neonatal ... -
Rapid and Specific Diagnosis of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis by Immunostaining of Tissues and Aspirates With Anti-MPT64
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-04)Background: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) constitutes about 15% to 20% of all cases of tuberculosis (TB). The confirmation of EPTB has always been a challenge to laboratory personnel. We aim to evaluate the diagnostic ... -
Rapid genotyping of the human renin (REN) gene by the LightCycler® instrument: Identification of unexpected nucleotide substitutions within the selected hybridization probe area
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)Preeclampsia is a serious disorder affecting nearly 3% of all in the Western world. It is associated with hypertension and proteinuria, and several lines of evidence suggest that the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may be ... -
The rate of TB-HIV co-infection depends on the prevalence of HIV infection in a community
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-07-30)Background: A complex interaction exists between tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection at an individual and community level. Limited knowledge about the rate of HIV infection in TB patients and ... -
Re-embodying Eating: Patients’ Experiences 5 Years After Bariatric Surgery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-25)Health experts advise and expect patients to eat healthily after bariatric surgery. For patients, difficulties with eating might have been a long-standing, problematic part of life—a part that is not necessarily healed by ... -
Reablement in community-dwelling adults: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Background: As a result of the ageing population, there is an urgent need for innovation in community health-care in order to achieve sustainability. Reablement is implemented in primary care in some Western countries to ... -
Reablement in community-dwelling older adults: a randomised controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-04)Background: There has been an increasing interest in reablement in Norway recently and many municipalities have implemented this form of rehabilitation despite a lack of robust evidence of its effectiveness. The aim of ... -
Reablement in home-dwelling older adults
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-06-02)Background: Reablement is an alternative approach to home-based services for older adults at risk of functional decline. It is time-limited and aims to promote independence by offering a multidisciplinary, individualised ... -
Readiness to treat and factors associatedwith survival of newborns with breathingdifficulties in Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-07)Background Ethiopia is one of five countries that account for half of the world’s 2.6 million newborn deaths. A quarter of neonatal deaths in Ethiopia are caused by birth asphyxia. Understanding different dimensions of the ... -
Real-world data on cervical cancer risk stratification by cytology and HPV genotype to inform the management of HPV-positive women in routine cervical screening
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background HPV16/18 detection may improve cervical cancer risk stratification and better guide which HPV-positive women warrant immediate colposcopy/biopsy. We estimated risks of cervical precancer and cancer by HPV ... -
Rebuilding life: A journey through the lives of women who have endured and been treated for obstetric fistula in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2012-10-10)Introduction Obstetric fistula is a birthing injury which leaves a woman leaking urine and/or faeces from her vagina. This occurs when there is prolonged obstructed labour, and emergency obstetric care is unavailable. It ...