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Crucial aspects promoting meaning and purpose in life: perceptions of nursing home residents
(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. ... -
Cultural beliefs and practices on perinatal death: a qualitative study among the Lango community in Northern Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Perinatal death has profound psychosocial effects on women and their families. Sociocultural contexts influence the burden, rituals and bereaved’s support. Little is known about cultural beliefs and practices ... -
A Culturally Adapted Diet and Physical Activity Text Message Intervention to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus for Women of Pakistani Origin Living in Scotland: Formative Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Individuals of South Asian origin are at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) compared with other ethnic minority groups. Therefore, there is a need to develop interventions to address, ... -
Cumulative incidence of sickness absence and disease burden among the newly sick-listed, a cross-sectional population-based study
(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
(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 ... -
Current status of medication adherence and infant follow up in the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission programme in Addis Ababa: a cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-10-21)Background: Prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programmes have great potential to achieve virtual elimination of perinatal HIV transmission provided that PMTCT recommendations are properly followed. ... -
Curriculum factors influencing knowledge of communication skills among medical students
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-10-10)Background: Communication training builds on the assumption that understanding of the concepts related to professional communication facilitates the training. We know little about whether students' knowledge of clinical ... -
Cutpoints for mild, moderate and severe pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee ready for joint replacement surgery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-04-21)Background Cutpoints (CPs) for mild, moderate and severe pain are established and used primarily in cancer pain. In this study, we wanted to determine the optimal CPs for mild, moderate, and severe pain in joint replacement ... -
Cycle-network expansion plan in Oslo: Modeling costeffectiveness analysis and health equity impact
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Physical inactivity is the leading cause of non-communicable diseases, and further research on the cost-effectiveness of interventions that target inactivity is warranted. Socioeconomic status is vital in this process. We ... -
Cyclooxygenase inhibitors impair CD4 T cell immunity and exacerbate Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in aerosol-challenged mice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Tuberculosis, caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), kills over 1.6 million people each year despite availability of antibiotics. The increase in drug resistant Mtb strains is a major public health ... -
Daily Folic Acid and/or Vitamin B12 Supplementation Between 6 and 30 Months of Age and Cardiometabolic Risk Markers After 6–7 Years: A Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Deficiencies of vitamin B12 and folate are associated with elevated concentrations of metabolic markers related to CVDs. Objectives We investigated the effect of supplementation of vitamin B12 with or ... -
Daily variation in physical activity during mechanical ventilation and stay in the intensive care unit
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Early mobilisation of mechanically ventilated patients during their stay at an intensive care unit (ICU) can improve physical recovery. Yet, an objective and specified description of physical activities while ... -
Dampness and mold at home and at work and onset of insomnia symptoms, snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Aim To investigate whether exposure to dampness and mold at home and at work induce sleep disturbances and daytime sleepiness among adults. Materials and methods Associations between onset of sleep disturbances and ... -
Dansk sygepleje, højere uddannelse og sygeplejerskernes forskning. Et studie af danske sygeplejerskers uddannelsesvej fra titlen sygeplejerske/professionsbachelor til forskeruddannelse/ph.d
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Artiklen analyserer hvordan sygeplejerskeforskningen har udviklet sig i perioden 1998 – 2017. Undersøgelsens udgangspunkt er K. A. Petersens Bourdieu-inspirerede arbejde fra 1997. Gennem opgørelser af ph.d.-afhandlingers ... -
Data quality and practical challenges of thyroid volume assessment by ultrasound under field conditions - observer errors may affect prevalence estimates of goitre
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-12-14)Background The ultrasonographic estimation of thyroid size has been advocated as being more precise than palpation to diagnose goitre. However, ultrasound also requires technical proficiency. This study was conducted among ... -
Dealing with workplace violence in emergency primary health care: a focus group study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-01)Background Prevention and management of workplace violence among health workers has been described in different health care settings. However, little is known about which phenomena the emergency primary health care (EPC) ... -
“Death audit is a fight” – provider perspectives on the ethics of the Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) system in Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Maternal and neonatal health are regarded as important indicators of health in most countries. Death auditing through, for example, the Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) is viewed ... -
Deaths from surgical conditions in Malawi - a randomised cross-sectional Nationwide household survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Relatively little is known about deaths from surgical conditions in low- and middle- income African countries. The prevalence of untreated surgical conditions in Malawi has previously been estimated at 35%, ... -
The decentralisation-centralisation dilemma: recruitment and distribution of health workers in remote districts of Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-04-30)Background: The implementation of decentralisation reforms in the health sector of Tanzania started in the 1980s. These reforms were intended to relinquish substantial powers and resources to districts to improve the ...