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Bedside rationing and moral distress in nephrologists in sub- Saharan Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Kidney diseases constitute an important proportion of the non-communicable disease (NCD) burden in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), though prevention, diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases are less prioritized ... -
Bedside Rationing Under Resource Constraints—A National Survey of Ethiopian Physicians’ Use of Criteria for Priority Setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In low-income settings resource constraints force clinicians to make harsh choices. We examine the criteria Ethiopian physicians use in their bedside rationing decisions through a national survey at 49 public hospitals in ... -
Behandling av hepatitt C og endringer i rusmiddelbruk – en kvalitativ studie
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Bakgrunn: Hepatitt C er en kronisk sykdom som ofte gir få og uspesifikke symptomer i flere tiår før komplikasjoner oppstår. I Norge er målet å redusere nysmitte av hepatitt C-virus (HCV) med 90 prosent innen 2023. Målet ... -
Behandling av langvarige nakkeplager. Manuellterapi eller Redcord neurac behandling, en randomisert kontrollert pilotstudie
(Master thesis, 2014-10-29)Background: Nonspecific neck pain is one of the most frequent causes associated with musculoskeletal pain. There is a wide range of treatment modalities, but there is no national- or international consensus regarding best ... -
Behandling av langvarige nakkesmerter med manipulasjon og artikulering i kombinasjon med øvelser. Et Single Subject Experimental Design
(Master thesis, 2016-10-30)Background and Theory: Many patients that contact a manual therapist have neck- and shoulder pain. Approximately 70 % of the population have neck pain and the prevalence amongst working people is about 27 - 48 %, and more ... -
Behandling av pasienter med hofteleddsartrose: Er manuellterapi og trening bedre enn trening alene?
(Master thesis, 2014-10-30)Background: Previous studies have shown that both exercise and manual therapy can reduce pain and improve function in patients with hip osteoarthritis, but no added benefit of combining the two interventions has been shown. ... -
Behandling og retur til arbeid for sykemeldte pasienter med langvarige nakke- og ryggplager. - En studie av data fra Norsk nakke- og ryggregister
(Master thesis, 2020-09-15)Bakgrunn: En fjerdedel av sykemeldingene i Norge kommer fra nakke- og ryggplager, som har store personlige omkostninger for den enkelte og tapt produktivitet som følge av fravær fra jobb. Hensikt: Studien har som hensikt ... -
Behandling, omsorg og pleie for døende sykehjemspasienter med covid-19
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-23)Skrøpelige eldre med multisykdom har høy risiko for alvorlig sykdom og død ved smitte med koronavirus. Til forskjell fra «vanlig død» på sykehjem der det er tid til forberedelser, kan tilstanden endre seg raskt og gi ... -
Behandlingslinjer - et verktøy for standardisering, styring og utvikling av pasientforløp
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Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia : The impact of medication reviews in multicomponent interventions and the consequences of the Covid-19 restrictions
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-02-16)Bakgrunn: Adferdsmessige og psykologiske symptomer ved demens (APSD) er vanlige, kan være krevende å behandle og er forbundet med raskere sykdomsprogresjon og tidligere innleggelse i sykehjem. Det er behov for mer kunnskap ... -
Behaviour change interventions in primary health care
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-03-12)As part of a public health promotion strategy, and in order to prevent noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), the Directorate of Health recommends that Norwegian municipalities establish Healthy Life Centres (HLCs). This thesis ... -
Being Home with Dementia: Explorations of the Meaning of Home and Approaches to Care and Support
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-21)Background : The coming years will see an increase in the number of persons with dementia, and more persons with dementia will live at home for a longer time. Over time, most home-dwelling persons with dementia will be ... -
Being in transit and in transition. The experience of time at the place, when living with severe incurable disease - a phenomenological study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09)The aim of this study is to describe the experience of time as it presents itself at the place being situated when living with severe incurable disease and receiving palliative care. The empirical data consist of 26 ... -
Being mothers and fathers of a child with type 1 diabetes aged 1 to 7 years: a phenomenological study of parents' experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Purpose: The diagnosis of diabetes in pre-school children poses a number of unique challenges related to everyday responsibility, and the continuous need for supervision and caregiving. This may affect both the child’s and ... -
Being overweight in childhood, puberty, or early adulthood: Changing asthma risk in the next generation?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03)Background Overweight status and asthma have increased during the last decades. Being overweight is a known risk factor for asthma, but it is not known whether it might also increase asthma risk in the next generation. ... -
Benchmarked effectiveness of family and school involvement in group exposure therapy for adolescent anxiety disorder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Although cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for adolescents with anxiety disorders, the majority remain impaired following treatment. We developed a group CBT program (RISK) with high degrees of ... -
Benzene exposure and hematological effects among offshore workers exposed to crude oil
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-05-04)Objective: The main objective of the study was to gain more knowledge about the exposure to benzene in the Norway’s offshore petroleum industry, its’ relation to effects on the hematological system and the risk of hematopoietic ... -
Benzene exposure and risk of lung cancer in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Worker cohort: a prospective case-cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objective The objective of our study was to examine whether occupational exposure to benzene is associated with lung cancer among males in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers cohort. Methods Among 25 347 male offshore ... -
Benzene exposure and risk of lymphohaematopoietic cancers in 25 000 offshore oil industry workers
(Journal article, 2015-03-24)Background: The aim of this work was to examine the risk of lymphohaematopoietic (LH) cancer according to benzene exposure among offshore workers. Methods: Cancer registry data were used to identify 112 cancer cases diagnosed ...