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Gonartrose og manuellterapi: "Vil manuellterapeutisk mobilisering redusere smerter og øke funksjon hos en fysisk svært aktiv pasient med unilateral gonartrose?"
(Master thesis, 2012-10-30)Background: Knee osteoarthritis is considered the most common disease in the world to affect synovial joints. There is moderate to strong evidence for using individually tailored exercise therapy as main intervention. ... -
Good clinical outcomes from a 7-year holistic programme of fistula repair in Guinea
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-06)Objectives. Female genital fistula remains a public health concern in developing countries. From January 2007 to September 2013, the Fistula Care project, managed by EngenderHealth in partnership with the Ministry of Health ... -
Government-led initiative increased the effective use of Kangaroo Mother Care in a region of North India
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aim To learn how to achieve high-quality, effective coverage of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), defined as 8 hours or more of skin-to-skin contact per day and exclusive breastfeeding in district Sonipat in North India, and ... -
GP consultations for common mental disorders and subsequent sickness certification: register-based study of the employed population in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08-17)Background. Challenges related to work are in focus when employed people with common mental disorders (CMDs) consult their GPs. Many become sickness certified and remain on sick leave over time. Objectives. To investigate ... -
GP utilisation by education level among adults with COPD or asthma: A cross-sectional register-based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06-09)There is a marked socioeconomic gradient in the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, but a large proportion of patients remain undiagnosed. It is a challenge for general practitioners (GPs) ... -
GPs' negotiation strategies regarding sick leave for subjective health complaints
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Objectives. To explore general practitioners’ (GPs’) specific negotiation strategies regarding sick-leave issues with patients suffering from subjective health complaints. Design. Focus-group study. Setting. Nine focus-group ... -
Greenness exposure: beneficial but multidimensional
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Many studies have shown that greenness has beneficial health effects, particularly on psychological and cardiovascular outcomes. In this narrative review, we provide a synthesis of knowledge regarding greenness exposure ... -
The Growing Burden of Tuberculosis in Nigeria: trends of the disease prevalence and treatment outcome in Enugu state
(Master thesis, 2010-06-03)Background: The burden of tuberculosis in Nigeria is the third highest in the world. The data from the TB programme of the States' ministries of health are usually unpublished which possibly contributes to the prevailing ... -
Growth effects of exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-21)Background: In this multi-country cluster-randomized behavioural intervention trial promoting exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in Africa, we compared growth of infants up to 6 months of age living in communities where peer ... -
Growth in children conceived by ART
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)STUDY QUESTION Is the growth pattern of children conceived by ART different compared to naturally conceived children. SUMMARY ANSWER Both ART and underlying parental subfertility may contribute to differences in early ... -
Growth of HIV-exposed and HIV–unexposed children in South Africa. Anthropometric nutritional status and growth rates
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-12-04)Background and objectives South Africa is characterised by colliding epidemics of non-communicable and communicable diseases. Additionally, the prevalence of stunting, which affects almost a third of children under-five, ... -
Growth velocity of young children in two low-resource settings. Patterns and abilities to predict negative health outcomes
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-12-12)Introduction Measuring child growth repeatedly over time has theoretical advantages over measuring growth at a single time point, such as the early detection of deviations in growth. A timely identification of children at ... -
Growth, clinical and neurodevelopmental outcomes at school age are similar for children who received 1‑year lamivudine or lopinavir/ritonavir HIV prophylaxis in early life
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In the ANRS 12174 trial, HIV-exposed uninfected African neonates who received lopinavir-ritonavir (LPV/r) prophylaxis for 1 year exhibited slower growth from birth to week 50 compared with those receiving lamivudine (3TC). ... -
Growth, immune and viral responses in HIV infected African children receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-08-06)Background: Scale up of paediatric antiretroviral therapy in resource limited settings continues despite limited access to routine laboratory monitoring. We documented the weight and height responses in HIV infected Ugandan ... -
Guidance on priority setting in health care (GPS-Health): the inclusion of equity criteria not captured by cost-effectiveness analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-29)This Guidance for Priority Setting in Health Care (GPS-Health), initiated by the World Health Organization, offers a comprehensive map of equity criteria that are relevant to health care priority setting and should be ... -
Guided Internet-Delivered Treatment for Depression: Scoping Review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Studies on guided internet-delivered treatment have demonstrated promising results for patients with depressive disorder. Objective: The aim of this study was to provide an overview of this research area ... -
Guidelines and clinical priority setting during the COVID-19 pandemic – Norwegian doctors’ experiences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background In the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, strong measures were taken to avoid anticipated pressure on health care, and this involved new priorities between patient groups and changing working conditions for ... -
Habitual Sleep Patterns and Chronic Sleep Problems in Relation to Sex, Age, and Circadian Preference in a Population-Based Sample of Norwegian Adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Sleep patterns and problems vary in relation to internal (e.g., sex, age, circadian preference) and external (e.g., social structures) factors. The main aim of the present study was to describe habitual sleep patterns and ... -
Habitual Sleep, Social Jetlag, and Reaction Time in Youths With Delayed Sleep–Wake Phase Disorder. A Case–Control Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-12)The aim of this study was to explore habitual sleep, social jetlag, and day-to-day variations in sleep (measured as intra-individual standard deviation, ISD) in youths with delayed sleep–wake phase disorder (DSWPD), compared ... -
The hamster wheel: a case study on embodied narrative identity and overcoming severe obesity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Based in narrative phenomenology, this article describes an example of how lived time, self and bodily engagement with the social world intertwine, and how our sense of self develops. We explore this through the life story ...