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Media campaign for improving Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in low back pain - an evaluation of the “Active Back” project
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-02-26)This thesis is a scientific evaluation of an implementation project of the Norwegian Guidelines on acute back pain in two Norwegian counties, Aust-Agder and Vestfold, during 2002 to 2005. The project consisted of specific ... -
Mediators of change in healthcare organisations subject to external assessment: a systematic review with narrative synthesis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives: External inspections are widely used to improve the quality of care. The effects of inspections remain unclear and little is known about how they may work. We conducted a narrative synthesis of research literature ... -
Medical malpractice in Norway: frequency and distribution of disciplinary actions for medical doctors 2011–2018
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Physicians who perform unsafe practices and harm patients may be disciplined. In Norway, there are five types of disciplinary action, ranging from a warning for the least serious examples of malpractice to loss ... -
Medication free treatment for people with psychosis: An explorative study of user perspectives on increased accept and support for patients choosing to discontinue anti-psychotic medication as treatment for psychosis
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-06-20)Bakgrunn: Medisinfri behandling for psykose i Norge er et resultat av et felles initiativ fra flere brukerorganisasjoner basert på den debatterte bruken av antipsykotiske medisiner, og ønsket om mer personsentrert behandling ... -
Medication Use among Immigrants from Syria Living in Western Norway: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Journal article, 2022-09-01)This cross-sectional study sought to quantify medication use and change in use of prescription-only medications purchased in the past in Syria without medical prescription versus today in Norway in an adult population ... -
Medisinsk profesjonalitet: Mestring av legeyrket
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)When the doctor uses theoretical knowledge, clinical skills, and clinical communication in a way that takes care of the patient, this may be called professionalism. The article aims to show that medical professionalism, ... -
Medisinsk uforklarte plager og symptomer (MUPS) og sykefravær. Allmennlegens rolle
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-01-16)Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS) is a term which captures conditions characterized by subjective symptoms without corresponding objective findings. Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel ... -
Meeting rehabilitation needs of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in an emergency medical response: a role for physiotherapy?
(Master thesis, 2013-08-30)Objective: The study explores the potential role of physiotherapists (PTs) in violent conflict and post-disaster responses and discusses physical rehabilitation within the context of contemporary" emergency medical assistance ... -
Mental distress in the general population in Zambia: Impact of HIV and social factors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-08-18)Background: Population level data on mental health from Africa are limited, but available data indicate mental problems to represent a substantial public health problem. The negative impact of HIV on mental health suggests ... -
Mental health in the era of HIV. Investigating mental distress, its determinants, conceptual models and the impact of HIV in Zambia
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-06-15)The world health organisation drew attention to the growing global burden of mental disorders. Current estimates comprised 12% of the Global Burden of Disease and estimated to rise to 15% by the year 2020 which would then ... -
Mental Health of Immigrant Children and Adolescents (6-17 Years) in Canada: Evidence from the Canadian Health Measures Survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Studies indicate a higher prevalence of mental health problems among immigrants, but findings on immigrant children and adolescents are mixed. We sought to understand the magnitude of differences in mental ... -
Mental health reported in adult invasive home mechanical ventilation through a tracheostomy: A scoping review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Although people receiving invasive home mechanical ventilation through a tracheostomy are facing both physical and mental health challenges, healthcare services often focus mainly on physical symptoms. To ensure ... -
Mental illness out-of-hours. Characteristics and challenges of patient contacts in emergency primary health care in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-06-19)In Norway there has been a call for improvement of the existing emergency mental health care services. Improvement of services needs to be built on knowledge and understanding of existing services, but in-depth knowledge ... -
Mentale problemer som følge av alvorlig emosjonell omsorgssvikt
(Working paper, 2006)Background: Adoption of children from non-Western countries is very common. Many of these children experience severe emotional deprivation before adoption, often causing extensive problems for the child and considerable ... -
Mer fysikalsk behandling og mindre kirurgi for pasienter med skuldersmerte. Virkningen av behandlingen, kunnskapshullene og veien videre.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Innledning: Skuldersmerte er en vanlig og ofte langvarig muskelskjelettplage. Subakromial smerte utgjør den klart største diagnostiske gruppen. I nye faglige retningslinjer frarådes den mest vanlige formen for skulderkirurgi; ... -
Mestring av virkninger etter seksuelle overgrep
(Master thesis, 2001)Dette er en litteraturoppgave om mestring av virkninger etter seksuelle overgrep hos voksne kvinner. Oppgaven presenterer og drøfter hva som fremmer en positiv mestring hos de utsatte, og hvordan utøvelse av sykepleie kan ... -
Mestringsressurser og helsestatus : en empirisk undersøkelse av personer med revmatorid artritt
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Meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies in neonates reveals widespread differential DNA methylation associated with birthweight
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-23)Birthweight is associated with health outcomes across the life course, DNA methylation may be an underlying mechanism. In this meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies of 8,825 neonates from 24 birth cohorts in ... -
Metabolic factors and the risk of small intestine cancers: Pooled study of 800 000 individuals in the metabolic syndrome and cancer project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)To explore the largely unknown etiology of small intestine cancer, we examinedmetabolic factors and risk of small intestine cancer overall and by subtypes. Among404 220 women and 403 265 men in six European cohorts, we ...