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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 ... -
Predicting adherence to postdischarge malaria chemoprevention in Malawian pre-school children: A prognostic multivariable analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Chemoprevention with antimalarials is a key strategy for malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa. Three months of postdischarge malaria chemoprevention (PDMC) reduces malaria-related mortality and morbidity in pre-school ... -
Predicting outcome in frozen shoulder (shoulder capsulitis) in presence of comorbidity as measured with subjective health complaints and neuroticism
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-02)Background: There is a substantive lack of knowledge about comorbidity in patients with frozen shoulder. The aim of this study was to investigate whether subjective health complaints and Neuroticism would predict treatment ... -
Predicting the Unpredictable - Harder than Expected
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction: An earthquake is a hazard that may cause urgent needs requiring international assistance. To ensure rapid funding for such needs-based humanitarian assistance, swift decisions are needed. However, data to ... -
Predicting the use of antibiotics after initial symptomatic treatment of an uncomplicated urinary tract infection: Analyses performed after a randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective To predict antibiotic use after initial treatment with ibuprofen using data from a randomised controlled trial comparing ibuprofen to pivmecillinam in the treatment of women with symptoms of an uncomplicated ... -
Predicting undernutrition at age 2 years with early attained weight and length compared with weight and length velocity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Objective: To estimate the abilities of weight and length velocities vs attained growth measures to predict stunting, wasting, and underweight at age 2 years. Study design: We analyzed data from a community-based cohort ... -
Predictive Agent-Based Crowd Model Design Using Decentralized Control Systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)As a complex system, crowd dynamics emerge bottom-up from the local interactions between pedestrians as component subsystems. This article proposes a predictive agent-based crowd simulation model to analyze the outcomes ... -
The predictive validity of Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-III at 2 years for later general abilities: Findings from a rural, disadvantaged cohort in Pakistan
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Using data from a rural cohort in Pakistan (N = 1298), the study examined the predictive validity of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (BSID) 3rd edition on later tests of general abilities. The BSID III ...