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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 ... -
How body concerns, body mass, self-rated health and self-esteem are mutually impacted in early adolescence: a longitudinal cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Impaired self-rated health (SRH) and self-esteem (SE) in adolescents are associated with increased body mass index (BMI). These associations are often studied using cross-sectional designs; we performed a ... -
How can task shifting put patient safety at risk? A qualitative study of experiences among general practitioners in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective: To describe experiences among general practitioners (GPs) in Norway regarding horizontal task shifting experiences associated with adverse events that potentially put patient safety at risk. Design and contributors: ... -
How can the general practitioner support adolescent children of ill or substance-abusing parents? A qualitative study among adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objectives: To explore significant experiences of adolescents as next of kin that the general practitioner (GP) should identify and recognize. Design: Qualitative study with focus-group interviews. Subjects and setting: ... -
How can we best help this patient? Exploring mental health therapists’ reflections on medication-free care for patients with psychosis in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Since 2015, Norwegian Regional Health Authorities have followed new government policy and gradually implemented medication-free services for patients with psychosis. The aim of this qualitative study was to ... -
"How could I take my pills when I can't even afford food?" Barriers to adherence to antiretroviral treatment for HIV infected adults in Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2008-06-06)Problem statement: The regime of antiretroviral therapy (ART) which transforms HIV/AIDS from a deadly disease into a possible chronic condition has become increasingly available for a growing number of patients in sub-Saharan ... -
How do decision-makers use evidence in community health policy and financing decisions? A qualitative study and conceptual framework in four African countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Various investments could help countries deliver on the universal health coverage (UHC) goals set by the global community; community health is a pillar of many national strategies towards UHC. Yet despite resource mobilization ... -
How do general practitioners handle couple relationship problems in consultations? A focus group study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Couple relationship problems are common and associated with health problems. The aim of this study was to explore general practitioners’ (GPs’) experiences, expectations, and educational needs when dealing with ... -
How do physiotherapists understand and interpret the ‘Pain Attitudes and Beliefs scale’? A cognitive interview study.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-10)Background: The Pain Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (PABS) for physiotherapists aims to differentiate between clinicians’ biomedical and biopsychosocial treatment orientations regarding nonspecific low back pain (LBP). ...