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Familial risk of cerebral palsy: Population based cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-15)Objective To investigate risks of recurrence of cerebral palsy in family members with various degrees of relatedness to elucidate patterns of hereditability. Design Population based cohort study. Setting Data from the ... -
Family caregivers’ views on coordination of care in Huntington’s disease: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12)Background: Collaboration between family caregivers and health professionals in specialised hospitals or community-based primary healthcare systems can be challenging. During the course of severe chronic disease, several ... -
Family values of young people in Limpopo, South Africa: A sociocultural psychological study on perceptions and experiences of reproduction and parenthood
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-12-12)Background: The institution of the family in South Africa is commonly described as being in a state of crisis, and young people’s family values are key in learning about how to break the negative trends in the institution ... -
Family-based genetic association models
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-06-15)The high heritability and recurrence rates observed for several complex diseases justify the search for genetic risk factors. However, despite decades of intense and extensive research, the underlying genetic basis of most ... -
A fast wavelet-based functional association analysis replicates several susceptibility loci for birth weight in a Norwegian population
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Birth weight (BW) is one of the most widely studied anthropometric traits in humans because of its role in various adult-onset diseases. The number of loci associated with BW has increased dramatically since ... -
Faster, better, safer? Studies of safety, workload and performance in naval high-speed ship navigation
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-09-04)Ship navigation in the Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN) involves high demands on navigators, who are required to work under a number of dangers. Operations are carried out in poor weather and darkness, at day and night, in ... -
Fastlegers reservasjonsadgang – hyklersk eller velbegrunnet?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)In the Norwegian debate about General Practitioners’ (GP) right to conscientious objection to referrals for abortion, some claimed that the GPs’ request was self-contradictory and inadequately justified. It was claimed ... -
Fathers´ smoking in different time windows as related to offspring's epigenetic and phenotypic outcomes
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-02-17)Bakgrunn: Epidemiologiske studier tyder på at fars røyking, særlig hvis han begynner å røyke når han er svært ung (<15 år), kan påvirke overvekt og lungehelse hos fremtidige barn. Stoffene i tobakksrøyk kan føre til endring ... -
Fatigue hos pasienter med revmatoid artritt. Betydningen av selvrapporterte data
(Master thesis, 2017-06-21)Aim: The objectives were to examine changes in self-reported fatigue over a twelvemonth period in rheumatoid arthritis patients who commence biologic treatment, and to identify possible predictors for such changes. The ... -
Favorittside og skalleasymmetri hos spedbarn - forebygging og helsefremming: Fokusgruppeintervjuer med helsepersonell
(Master thesis, 2016-05-15)Studiens hensikt var å få frem helsepersonells tanker om og erfaringer med rollen som formidlere av tidlig helseinformasjon til vordende og nybakte foreldre. Dette med hensyn til å forebygge utvikling av favorittside og ... -
The fear of mother’s milk in the era of HIV: A qualitative study among HIV positive mothers and health professionals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2008)Background: Breastfeeding remains normative and vital for child survival in the developing world. However, the knowledge of HIV transmission through breastfeeding has become an enormous public health dilemma, and has brought ... -
The feasibility of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire for the assessment of child development in a community setting in Nepal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: The Ages and Stages Questionnaire Third Edition (ASQ‐3) may be a feasible and cost‐effective tool to screen children's development in resource poor settings. We have assessed the feasibility of the ASQ‐3 “home ... -
The Feasibility of the Full and Modified Versions of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) and the Prevalence of Social Withdrawal in Infants in Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Sustained social withdrawal in infancy may have organic and nonorganic causes and could hinder normal development. The Alarm Distress Baby (ADBB) scale is a widely validated screening tool of social withdrawal ... -
Feasibility of using self-reported patient data in a national diabetes register
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-15)Background: In order to improve recruitment of patients to the Norwegian diabetes register for adults, a questionnaire was designed to collect data directly from patients. The main aim of this study was to assess the ... -
Feedback System Analysis of a Multicomponent Intervention on Dyads of Home-Dwelling Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Results From the LIVE@ Home.Path Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background and Objectives: Proper symptom management, informal caregiver support, and service innovation are required to reduce dementia care burden. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of the ... -
Feeding and growth of infants in Eastern Uganda. Methodological challenges and associated factors
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-09-29)Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is established as the safest feeding method in the first half of infancy. Mixing breast milk and other foods, including nonhuman milk and semi-solid foods (MF), before 6 months ... -
Feeding behavior and activity of Phlebotomus pedifer and potential reservoir hosts of Leishmania aethiopica in southwestern Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major public health concern in Ethiopia. However, knowledge about the complex zoonotic transmission cycle is limited, hampering implementation of control strategies. We explored ... -
The Female Menstrual Cycles Effect on Strength and Power Parameters in High-Level Female Team Athletes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose: The female menstrual cycle (MC) is characterized by hormonal fluctuations throughout its different phases. However, research regarding its effect on athletic performance in high level athletes is sparse. The aim ... -
Female urinary incontinence: perceptions and practice. A qualitative study from Amhara Region, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2012-10-04)The current study aims to add in-depth knowledge of how women living in rural and semiurban areas of Northwest Ethiopia perceive and practically handle urinary incontinence. In several high-income settings, female urinary ...