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    • Country contextualisation of cost-effectiveness studies: lessons from Ethiopia 

      Johansson, Kjell Arne; Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse; Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Miljeteig, Ingrid; Habtemariam, Mahlet; Woldemariam, Addis Tamire; Verguet, Stéphane; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Emerging demographic, epidemiological and health system changes in low-income countries require revisions of national essential health services packages in accordance with standard healthcare priority setting methods. ...

    • Country of first birth and neonatal outcomes in migrant and Norwegian-born parous women in Norway: a population-based study 

      Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Aasheim, Vigdis; Small, Rhonda; Moster, Dag; Schytt, Erica (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background This study compares subsequent birth outcomes in migrant women who had already had a child before arriving in Norway with those in migrant women whose first birth occurred in Norway. The aim of this study was ...

    • Couple relationship problems—a task for the general practitioner? A cross-sectional survey from Norway 

      Berge, Siri Dalsmo; Meland, Eivind; Brekke, Mette; Bondevik, Gunnar Tschudi; Thuen, Frode; Mildestvedt, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: A healthy couple relationship is a predictor of good health. There is a lack of knowledge about what role family and couples counselling should have in general practice. Objectives: To identify the prevalence ...

    • COVID-19 in pregnancy—characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to hospital because of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Nordic countries 

      Engjom, Hilde Marie; Aabakke, Anna J. M.; Klungsøyr, Kari; Svanvik, Teresia; Äyräs, Outi; Jonasdottir, Eva; Thurn, Lars; Jones, Elin; Pettersson, Karin; Nyfløt, Lill Trine; Al-Zirqi, Iqbal Ahmad Abdelwahab; Vangen, Siri; Juliusson, Pétur Benedikt; Källén, Karin; Gissler, Mika; Krebs, Lone (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Introduction Population-based studies about the consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) in pregnancy are few and have limited generalizability to the Nordic population and healthcare systems. Material and ...

    • COVID-19 mortality and its predictors in the elderly: A systematic review 

      Dadras, Omid; SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad; Karimi, Amirali; Shamsabadi, Ahmadreza; Qaderi, Kowsar; Ramezani, Maryam; Mirghaderi, Seyed Peyman; Mahdiabadi, Sara; Vahedi, Farzin; Saeidi, Solmaz; Shojaei, Alireza; Mehrtak, Mohammad; Azar, Shiva A.; Mehraeen, Esmaeil; Voltarelli, Fabrício A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background and Aims Older people have higher rates of comorbidities and may experience more severe inflammatory responses; therefore, are at higher risk of death. Herein, we aimed to systematically review the mortality ...

    • COVID-19 mortality in patients with immunodeficiency and its predictors: a systematic review 

      SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad; Karimi, Amirali; Barzegary, Alireza; Mojdeganlou, Hengameh; Vahedi, Farzin; Mirghaderi, Seyed Peyman; Shobeiri, Parnian; Ramezani, Maryam; Yousefi Konjdar, Parisa; Mirzapour, Pegah; Tantuoyir, Marcarious M.; Mehraeen, Esmaeil; Dadras, Omid; Voltarelli, Fabricio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Introduction Patients with immunodeficiency are usually more prone to worse outcomes of infectious diseases. However, there are some disagreements in the context of COVID-19, for example, in patients with human immunodeficiency ...

    • COVID-19: information access, trust and adherence to health advice among migrants in Norway 

      Madar, Ahmed A.; Benavente, Pierina; Czapka, Elzbieta; Herrero-Arias, Raquel; Haj-Younes, Jasmin; Hasha, Wegdan Hamed Nasser; Møen, Kathy A.; Ortiz-Barreda, Gaby; Diaz, Esperanza (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Migrants in Norway bear a higher burden of COVID-19 infections and hospitalization as compared to non-migrants. The aim of our study was to understand how migrants perceive their own health risk, how they access ...

    • Creating the Simulated Patient Through Dialogue: An Approach Based on Bakhtin’s Dialogical Thinking 

      Jacobsen, Torild; Råheim, Målfrid; Rasmussen, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)
      Simulated patients (SP) are being used in medical communication training worldwide. The character of an SP will be trained in advance. However, the dialogue with the student is never fully predictable. The aim of this study ...

    • The creation of meaning : intensive care nurses’ experiences of conducting nurse-led follow-up on intensive care units 

      Flinterud, Stine Irene; Moi, Asgjerd Litleré; Gjengedal, Eva; Grenager, Lisbet Narvestad; Muri, Anne-Kristine; Ellingsen, Sidsel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08)
      Objective: To explore and describe the experiences of Norwegian intensive care unit nurses providing nurse-led follow-up to patients and their families. Design and methods: The study had a qualitative design with a ...

    • Criteria for the procedural fairness of health financing decisions: a scoping review 

      Dale, Elina; Peacocke, Elizabeth; Movik, Espen; Voorhoeve, Alex; Ottersen, Trygve; Kurowski, Christoph; Evans, David B.; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Gopinathan, Unni (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Due to constraints on institutional capacity and financial resources, the road to universal health coverage (UHC) involves difficult policy choices. To assist with these choices, scholars and policy makers have done extensive ...

    • Critical appraisal and meta-analysis of biological variation estimates for kidney related analytes 

      Jonker, Niels; Aslan, Berna; Boned, Beatriz; Marqués-García, Fernando; Ricos, Carmen; Alvarez, Virtudes; Bartlett, William A.; Braga, Federica; Carobene, Anna; Coşkun, Abdurrahman; Díaz-Garzón, Jorge; Fernandez-Calle, Pilar; Gonzalez-Lao, Elisabet; Minchinela, Joana; Perich, Carmen; Simón, Margarita; Sandberg, Sverre; Aarsand, Aasne Karine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objective: Kidney markers are some of the most frequently used laboratory tests in patient care, and correct clinical decision making depends upon knowledge and correct application of biological variation (BV) data. The ...

    • A critical assessment of the WHO responsiveness tool: lessons from voluntary HIV testing and counselling services in Kenya 

      Njeru, Mercy Karimi; Blystad, Astrid; Nyamongo, Isaac K.; Fylkesnes, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-12-22)
      Background: Health, fair financing and responsiveness to the user's needs and expectations are seen as the essential objectives of health systems. Efforts have been made to conceptualise and measure responsiveness as a ...

    • Cross-fitted instrument: A blueprint for one-sample Mendelian randomization 

      Denault, William Robert Paul; Bohlin, Jon; Page, Christian Magnus; Burgess, Stephen; Jugessur, Astanand (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-29)
      Bias from weak instruments may undermine the ability to estimate causal effects in instrumental variable regression (IVR). We present here a new approach to handling weak instrument bias through the application of a new ...

    • A cross-sectional analysis of the association between health related quality of life and bodyweight changes 

      Thorbjørnsen, Gunhild Hervik (Master thesis, 2013-01-05)
      Introduction Bodyweight outside the normal range is commonly associated with reduced health related quality of life (HRQL), while physical activity has shown to improve HRQL. Few studies have investigated the effect of ...

    • A cross-sectional study of self-reported general health, lifestyle factors, and disease: the Hordaland Health Study 

      Jepsen, Randi; Dogisso, Tadesse Washo; Dysvik, Elin; Andersen, John Roger; Natvig, Gerd Karin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-02)
      Background. Information on self-reported health is important for health professionals, and the aim of this study was to examine associations between lifestyle factors and self-reported health and the mediating effect of ...

    • Cross-sectional study on exhaled nitric oxide in relation to upper airway inflammatory disorders with regard to asthma and perennial sensitization 

      Krantz, Christina; Accordini, Simone; Alving, Kjell; Corsico, Angelo G.; Demoly, Pascal; Ferreira, Diogenes S.; Forsberg, Bertil; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Gislason, Thorarinn; Heinrich, Joachim; Jõgi, Rain; Johannessen, Ane; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Marcon, Alessandro; Martínez-Moratalla Rovira, Jesús; Nerpin, Elisabet; Nowak, Dennis; Olin, Anna-Carin; Olivieri, Mario; Pereira-Vega, Antonio; Raherison-Semjen, Chantal; Real, Francisco Gomez; Sigsgaard, Torben; Squillacioti, Giulia; Janson, Christer; Malinovschi, Andrei (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a well-known marker of type-2 inflammation. FeNO is elevated in asthma and allergic rhinitis, with IgE sensitization as a major determinant. Objective: We aimed to ...

    • A cross-sectional study on the nutritional status, dietary diversity, and small fish consumption patterns in coastal fishing communities of Ghana 

      Janananda, Bhagya; Ansong, Richard Stephen; Hatløy, Anne; Atter, Amy; Andersen, Hans Peter; Aakre, Inger; Annan, Theophilus; Peget, Frank; Agyei-Mensah, Yaw Opoku; Steiner-Asiedu, Matilda; Kjellevold, Marian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Fish is readily available to fishing communities. Given the high nutritional value of fish, these communities are expected to have better nutritional status, compared to non-fishing communities. However, this assumption ...

    • Crucial aspects promoting meaning and purpose in life: perceptions of nursing home residents 

      Drageset, Jorunn; Haugan, Gørill; Tranvåg, Oscar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10-30)
      Background: Meaning and purpose in life are fundamental to human beings. In changing times, with an aging population and increased life expectancy, the need for health care services and long-term care is likely to grow. ...

    • Cumulative incidence of sickness absence and disease burden among the newly sick-listed, a cross-sectional population-based study 

      Ármannsdóttir, Brynja; Mårdby, Ann-Charlotte; Haukenes, Inger; Hensing, Gunnel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-10)
      Background: Sickness absence is a public health problem with economic consequences for individuals and society. Although sickness absence and chronic diseases are correlated, few studies exist concerning the role of chronic ...

    • Current evidence on basic emergency obstetric and newborn care services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; a cross sectional study 

      Mirkuzie, Alemnesh Hailemariam; Sisay, Mitike Molla; Reta, Alemnesh Tekelebirhan; Bedane, Mulu Muleta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-10)
      Background: Emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) is a high impact priority intervention highly recommended for improving maternal and neonatal health outcomes. In 2008, Ethiopia conducted a national EmONC survey ...