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Gait characteristics in people with cognitive impairment - the relationship between step length and cadence
(Master thesis, 2016-05-13)Background: Approximately 70 000 people in Norway are suffering from some form of dementia. Gait and balance impairment in patients with Alzheimer's disease has been recognized for years. Reduced walking speed has been ... -
Gamified virtual reality exposure therapy for adolescents with public speaking anxiety: a four-armed randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective: Public Speaking Anxiety is highly prevalent among adolescents. However, few interventions have been developed specifically for this group. This four-armed randomized trial addressed the following research questions ... -
Garbage codes in the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry 1996-2019
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Reliable statistics on the underlying cause of death are essential for monitoring the health in a population. When there is insufficient information to identify the true underlying cause of death, the death ... -
Gastroenteritis in Norwegian primary care - Time trends and a large waterborne outbreak
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-10-15)Gastroenteritis is a common term for acute infection of the gastrointestinal tract and includes several conditions and specific infections. Gastroenteritis has to a great extent caused disease and death in humans through ... -
Gender differences in disability after sickness absence with musculoskeletal disorders: five-year prospective study of 37,942 women and 26,307 men
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-02-07)Background Gender differences in the prevalence and occupational consequences of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are consistently found in epidemiological studies. The study investigated whether gender differences also ... -
Gender inequalities in occupational health related to the unequal distribution of working and employment conditions: a systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-08-05)Introduction: Gender inequalities exist in work life, but little is known about their presence in relation to factors examined in occupation health settings. The aim of this study was to identify and summarize the working ... -
Gender specific early treatment for women with alcohol addiction (EWA): Impact on work related outcomes. A 25-year registry follow-up of a randomized controlled trial (RCT)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Alcohol contributes to substantial economic burden, at both individual and community levels. We investigated the effect of the Early treatment for Women with Alcohol Addiction (EWA) treatment program on sickness ... -
Gendered perceptions on infant feeding in Eastern Uganda: continued need for exclusive breastfeeding support
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-10-26)Background: In resource-poor settings, HIV positive mothers are recommended to choose between ‘Exclusive breastfeeding’ (EBF) or ‘Exclusive replacement feeding’ (ERF). Acceptability, Feasibility, Affordability, Sustainability ... -
Gene-methylation interactions: Discovering region-wise DNA methylation levels that modify SNP-associated disease risk
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Current technology allows rapid assessment of DNA sequences and methylation levels at a single-site resolution for hundreds of thousands of sites in the human genome, in thousands of individuals simultaneously. ... -
General anxiety, depression, and physical health in relation to symptoms of heart-focused anxietya cross sectional study among patients living with the risk of serious arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-11-14)Objective: To investigate the role of three distinct symptoms of heart-focused anxiety (cardio-protective avoidance, heart-focused attention, and fear about heart sensations) in relation to general anxiety, depression and ... -
General practice – a fertile lagoon in the ocean of medical knowledge
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)General practitioners (GPs) often find that linear, deductive knowledge does not provide a sufficient map for clinical management. But experience, accompanied by enduring familiarity with individual patients, may offer ... -
The general practitioner as lifestyle advisor. A focus group study exploring case story discussions
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-11-23)Background: GPs have a mandate from society to facilitate their patients to adopt a healthy lifestyle to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases. GPs consider lifestyle counselling as an important but challenging ... -
General practitioners' experiences with sickness certification: A comparison of survey data from Sweden and Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-03-01)Background: In most countries with sickness insurance systems, general practitioners (GPs) play a key role in the sickness-absence process. Previous studies have indicated that GPs experience several tasks and situations ... -
General practitioners' provision of end-of-life care and associations with dying at home: a registry-based longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: General practitioners (GPs) may play an important role in providing end-of-life care to community-dwelling people. Objective: To investigate patients' contacts with GPs, GPs' interdisciplinary collaboration, ... -
General practitioners’ and out-of-hours doctors’ role as gatekeeper in emergency admissions to somatic hospitals in Norway: registry-based observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-14)Background: Primary care doctors have a gatekeeper function in many healthcare systems, and strategies to reduce emergency hospital admissions often focus on general practitioners’ (GPs’) and out-of-hours (OOH) doctors’ ... -
General practitioners’ drug treatment for depression by patients’ educational level: registry-based study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Antidepressant drugs are often prescribed in general practice. Evidence is conflicting on how patient education influences antidepressant treatment. Aim: To investigate the association between educational ... -
General practitioners’ management of depression symptoms in Somali refugee and Norwegian patients: a film vignette experiment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives Refugees in comparison with non-refugee patients may face higher unmet mental healthcare needs. The mechanisms underlying these disparities are still poorly understood. The general practitioner (GP) plays a vital ... -
General practitioners’ referrals to specialist health services. Exploring elements and factors in the referral process having an impact om patients’ access to specialty care
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-01-24)Background: The referral process between first and second line health care is complex and multidimensional, with medical, interpersonal, logistical, legal, as well as indeterminate aspects. There is a great need to explore ... -
General practitioners’ reflections on referring: An asymmetric or non-dialogical process?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)Objective. Identify and describe general practitioners’ (GPs’) reflections on and attitudes to the referral process and cooperation with hospital specialists. Design. Qualitative study using semi-structured focus-group ... -
General practitioners’ strategies to identify alcohol problems: A focus group study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-05-29)Objective. To explore general practitioners’ (GPs’) experiences with addressing alcohol in the consultation without prior invitation from the patient. Design and setting. Two focus group interviews were conducted with a ...