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Postural balanse og vestibulær funksjon hos hørselshemmede voksne - en kasus-kontroll studie
(Master thesis, 2014-03-31)Background: There are indications that some hearing-impaired individuals have decreased postural balance compared with normal hearing individuals. This balance impairment can be due to damage of the vestibular system. The ... -
The potential for deprescribing in care home residents with Type 2 diabetes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08)Background Type 2 diabetes is a common diagnosis in care home residents that is associated with potentially inappropriate prescribing and thus risk of additional suffering. Previous studies found that diabetes medicines ... -
The potential role of mother-in-law in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a mixed methods study from the Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-07-12)Background: In the Kilimanjaro region the mother-in-law has traditionally had an important role in matters related to reproduction and childcare. The aim of this study was to explore the role of the mothers-in-law in ... -
Potentially addictive drugs dispensing to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a register-based prospective cohort study in Norway and Sweden from 2015 to 2017
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives: To compare the use of benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics, gabapentinoids, opioids and centrally acting stimulants (CAS) among patients who had received opioid agonist therapy (OAT) in Norway and Sweden during the ... -
Potentially addictive substances among patients in opioid agonist therapy : - dispensations, use, and fatigue -
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-21)Background The current opioid epidemic is a major cause of suffering and overdose deaths globally. It can interact with patients’ general well-being and causes fatigue. Opioid agonist therapy (OAT) is a well-documented ... -
Potentially inappropriate drug use and hip fractures among older people. Pharmacoepidemiological studies
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-09-11)Over the last decades there has been a major increase in the use of prescribed drugs, especially among older people. Although beneficial in many situations, the use of medications is also associated with potential harms. ... -
Power dynamics and interprofessional collaboration: How do community pharmacists position general practitioners, and how do general practitioners position themselves?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Power differentials and medical dominance can negatively affect collaboration between physicians and pharmacists. Norway is recognized as having a relatively egalitarian work sector, which could affect power differentials. ... -
Practice characteristics influencing variation in provision of depression care in general practice in Norway; a registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP study)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-26)Background: There is growing evidence of variation in treatment for patients with depression, not only across patient characteristics, but also with respect to the organizational and structural framework of general ... -
The Practices of the Traditional Caring Culture and Western Nursing Culture in Cameroon
(Master thesis, 2015-04-09)While working as a nurse in Norway, my thoughts were always in Cameroon, a caring culture in which many patients and their relatives at one time chose to go to hospitals for treatment, but are now trying to treat themselves ... -
Practicing physical activity following weight-loss surgery: The significance of joy, satisfaction and well-being
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-12-14)While health care professionals advise those who have undergone weight loss surgery (WLS) to increase their levels of physical activity, research suggests that often this is not achieved. This paper explores the experiences ... -
Practicing provider-initiated HIV testing in high prevalence settings: consent concerns and missed preventive opportunities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-04-21)Background: Counselling is considered a prerequisite for the proper handling of testing and for ensuring effective HIV preventive efforts. HIV testing services have recently been scaled up substantially with a particular ... -
Praxeologisk sygeplejevidenskab: hvad er det? En diskussion med det subjektivistiske og det objektivistiske alternativ
(Book; Peer reviewed, 2013)Termen 'praxeologi' er hentet fra en artikel af Bourdieu om tre forskellige former for teoretisk viden: den fænomenologiske, den objektivistiske og den praxeologiske. Bourdieu betegner sin egen empiriske videnskab som ... -
Pre-analytical practices for routine coagulation tests in European laboratories. A collaborative study from the European Organisation for External Quality Assurance Providers in Laboratory Medicine (EQALM)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Correct handling and storage of blood samples for coagulation tests are important to assure correct diagnosis and monitoring. The aim of this study was to assess the pre-analytical practices for routine coagulation ... -
Pre-ART retention in care and prevalence of tuberculosis among HIV-infected children at a district hospital in southern Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-04)Background: The Ethiopian epidemic is currently on the wane. However, the situation for infected children is in some ways lagging behind due to low treatment coverage and deficient prevention of mother-to-child transmission. ... -
Pre-conception and prenatal alcohol exposure from mothers and fathers drinking and head circumference: results from the Norwegian Mother-Child Study (MoBa)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12-23)Although microcephaly is a feature of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, it is currently unknown whether low-to-moderate prenatal alcohol exposure affects head circumference. Small magnitude associations reported in observational ... -
Precision and Uncertainty : Cancer biomarkers and new perspectives on fairness in priority setting decisions in personalized medicine
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-09-24)Introduction: Precision oncology aims to tailor diagnostics and treatment to patients’ individual biological characteristics, and a central part of this approach is the stratification of patients into smaller groups. This ... -
Precision medicine and the principle of equal treatment: a conjoint analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: In precision medicine biomarkers stratify patients into groups that are offered different treatments, but this may conflict with the principle of equal treatment. While some patient characteristics are seen as ... -
Preconception cardiovascular risk factor differences between gestational hypertension and preeclampsia: Cohort Norway study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Preconception predictors of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia may identify opportunities for early detection and improve our understanding of the pathogenesis and life course epidemiology of these conditions. Female ... -
Preconception folic acid supplement use in immigrant women (1999-2016)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-27)This study examines how preconception folic acid supplement use varied in immigrant women compared with non-immigrant women. We analyzed national population-based data from Norway from 1999–2016, including 1,055,886 ... -
Preconception leisure-time physical activity and family history of stroke and myocardial infarction associate with preterm delivery: findings from a Norwegian cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Preterm birth poses short and long-term health consequences for mothers and offspring including cardiovascular disease sequelae. However, studies evaluating preexisting family history of cardiovascular disease ...