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Can we rely on simulated patients' satisfaction with their consultation for assessing medical students' communication skills? A cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-18)Background. In medical education, teaching methods offering intensive practice without high utilization of faculty resources are needed. We investigated whether simulated patients’ (SPs’) satisfaction with a consultation ... -
Cancer patients’ use of primary care out-of-hours services: a cross-sectional study in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objective: To investigate how cancer patients in Norway use primary care out-of-hours (OOH) services and describe different contact types and procedures. Design: A retrospective cross-sectional registry study using a billing ... -
The Cancer Registry of Norway – “a ground for scientific harvesting”
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The Cancer Registry of Norway (CRN) has been important in registry-based research in Norway for decades. The use of CRN in combination with other population-based registries and health surveys have been the basis for ... -
Cancer risk in individuals with major birth defects: large Nordic population based case-control study among children, adolescents, and adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective To examine associations between birth defects and cancer from birth into adulthood. Design Population based nested case-control study. Setting Nationwide health registries in Denmark, Finland, Norway, ... -
Cancer worry among Norwegian male BRCA1/2 mutation carriers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-09)This qualitative study explored the experiences of Norwegian men after being identified as BRCA 1/2 mutation-positive. Only limited knowledge is available on this topic; therefore, the aim of this study was to gain a deeper ... -
Candidate gene analysis of spontaneous preterm delivery: New insights from re-analysis of a case-control study using case-parent triads and control-mother dyads
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-12-30)Background: Spontaneous preterm delivery (PTD) has a multifactorial etiology with evidence of a genetic contribution to its pathogenesis. A number of candidate gene case-control studies have been performed on spontaneous ... -
Capacity and Adaptations of General Practice during an Influenza Pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-18)Background: GPs play a major role in influenza epidemics, and most patients with influenza-like-illness (ILI) are treated in general practice or by primary care doctors on duty in out-of-hours services (OOH). Little is ... -
Cardiovascular outcomes after curative prostate cancer treatment: A population-based cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-31)Objective: To investigate differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality after radical prostatectomy or definitive radiotherapy with or without androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Materials and ... -
Cardiovascular risk factors with special focus on diet in southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
(Doctoral thesis, 2023)Background: Evidence from different studies indicates that Africa is experiencing a shift in dietary structure, and an increase in the burden of related non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases The ... -
Care seeking and management of common childhood illnesses in Tanzania: Questioning the quality of primary care services
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-04-15)Mild cases of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea can be effectively treated with cheap and widely available first-line drugs at the primary care level if care is sought at an early disease stage and the infection is correctly ... -
Care-Seeking and Management of Common Childhood Illnesses in Tanzania – Results from the 2010 Demographic and Health Survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-03-12)Background: Malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea continue to kill millions of children in Africa despite the available and effective treatments. Correct diagnosis and prompt treatment with effective drugs at the first option ... -
Care-seeking pathways and diagnostic delays in extrapulmonary TB patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)SETTING: This study was conducted at a private tertiary hospital engaged with the TB control programme in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. OBJECTIVE: To assess the healthcare-seeking pathways, different delays and factors ... -
Caregiver roles in families affected by Huntington's disease: a qualitative interview study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12)Aim: The objective of this study was to explore family caregivers' experiences with the impact of Huntington's disease (HD) on the family structure and roles in the family. Methodology: We interviewed 15 family caregivers ... -
Caregivers’ Perspective on the Psychological Burden of Living with Children Affected by Sickle Cell Disease in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-31)There is limited information on knowledge, perceptions, and management of sickle cell disease (SCD) in Africa in general and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in particular. This study explored knowledge, ... -
Caring for One’s Wife With Dementia – at Home: Older Husbands’ Experiences With Managing Challenges of Everyday Life
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)More than 80,000 Norwegians live with dementia. Most caregivers for people with dementia are spouses, and women outnumber men. Due to an aging population, and women’s higher risk of dementia as well as men’s increased life ... -
Carrying on life at home or moving to a nursing home: frail older people’s experiences of at-homeness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aims and objectives The aim was to explore frail older people’s lived experiences of managing life at home on the verge of moving to a nursing home. Background As people age, their reserve capacity decreases, increasingthe ... -
Carrying the weight of uncertainty: Patients' long-term experiences after bariatric surgery
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-10-09)The prevalence of obesity and severe obesity has increased rapidly in Norway since the 1980’s. Severe obesity is a medically introduced term for large body weight that is connected to health risk and impaired quality of ... -
Case definitions for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME): a systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-07)Objective: To identify case definitions for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), and explore how the validity of case definitions can be evaluated in the absence of a reference standard. Design: ... -
Case stories in general practice: a focus group study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-08)Objectives: To explore the interactive process of sharing case stories in small-group activity in general practice. Design: Qualitative focus group study. Setting: Peer-group meetings of doctors attending specialist training ... -
Case-control vaccine effectiveness studies: Data collection, analysis and reporting results
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06)The case-control methodology is frequently used to evaluate vaccine effectiveness post-licensure. The results of such studies provide important insight into the level of protection afforded by vaccines in a ‘real world’ ...