Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på tidsskrift "BMJ Open"
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Association between pregravid physical activity and family history of stroke and risk of stillbirth: Population-based cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-08-11)Objectives: To evaluate whether family history of disease and pregravid lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors are associated with subsequent stillbirth delivery. Design: Prepregnancy cohort study. Setting: Cohort Norway ... -
Association of dietary vitamin K and risk of coronary heart disease in middle-age adults: the Hordaland Health Study Cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective: The role of vitamin K in the regulation of vascular calcification is established. However, the association of dietary vitamins K1 and K2 with risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) is inconclusive. Design: ... -
Balance and walking after three different models of stroke rehabilitation: early supported discharge in a day unit or at home, and traditional treatment (control)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-14)Objective: To compare the effects on balance and walking of three models of stroke rehabilitation: early supported discharge with rehabilitation in a day unit or at home, and traditional uncoordinated treatment (control). ... -
Burden of lower respiratory infections and associated risk factors across regions in Ethiopia: a subnational analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases 2019 study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective This analysis is to present the burden and trends of morbidity and mortality due to lower respiratory infections (LRIs), their contributing risk factors, and the disparity across administrative regions and cities ... -
Caesarean section rates analysed using Robson’s 10-Group Classification System: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective The aim of this study was to assess the caesarean section (CS) rates using Robson’s 10-Group Classification System among women who gave birth at Hawassa University Referral Hospital in southern Ethiopia. Design ... -
Can traditional risk factors explain the higher risk of cardiovascular disease in South Asians compared to Europeans in Norway and New Zealand? Two cohort studies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Objectives: The objective was to prospectively examine potential differences in the risk of first cardiovascular disease (CVD) events between South Asians and Europeans living in Norway and New Zealand, and to investigate ... -
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: ... -
Changes in quality of life 5 years after sleeve gastrectomy: A prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-12)Objectives Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most frequently performed bariatric surgery procedure worldwide, but reports on long-term quality of life (QOL) outcomes are scarce. We investigated 5-year trajectories in QOL and ... -
Chronic pain and mental health problems among Syrian refugees: associations, predictors and use of medication over time: a prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives This study aims to examine associations, predictors and pharmacological treatment of chronic pain and mental health problems among Syrian refugees in a longitudinal perspective. Design Prospective cohort ... -
Clinical decisions presented to patients in hospital encounters: a cross-sectional study using a novel taxonomy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Objective: To identify and classify all clinical decisions that emerged in a sample of patient–physician encounters and compare different categories of decisions across clinical settings and personal characteristics. Design: ... -
Clinical practice patterns among native and immigrant doctors doing out-of-hours work in Norway: a registry-based observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-07-12)Objectives: To evaluate whether immigrant and native Norwegian doctors differ in their practice patterns. Design: Observational study. Setting: Out-of-hours (OOH) emergency primary healthcare in Norway, 2008. Participants: ... -
Cohort profile: Outcomes & Multi-morbidity In Type 2 diabetes (OMIT) – a national registry-based observational cohort with focus on care and treatment of key high-risk groups in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose The ‘Outcomes & Multi-morbidity in Type 2 Diabetes’ (OMIT) is an observational registry-based cohort of Norwegian patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) established to study high-risk groups often omitted from randomised ... -
Cohort profile: the multigeneration Respiratory Health in Northern Europe, Spain and Australia (RHINESSA) cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose The Respiratory Health in Northern Europe, Spain and Australia (RHINESSA) cohort was established to (1) investigate how exposures before conception and in previous generations influence health and disease, ... -
Continuity of care, measurement and association with hospital admission and mortality: a registry-based longitudinal cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective To assess whether continuity of care (COC) with a general practitioner (GP) is associated with mortality and hospital admissions for older patients We argue that the conventional continuity measure may overestimate ... -
Contribution of an extensive medication-based comorbidity index (Rx-Risk) in explaining the excess mortality after hip fracture in older Norwegians: a NOREPOS cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives Patients with hip fracture are typically characterised by extensive comorbidities and excess mortality. Methods that account for a wide range of comorbidities are needed when attempting to identify causal ... -
Cost-effectiveness of household contact investigation for detection of tuberculosis in Pakistan
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives Despite WHO guidelines recommending household contact investigation, and studies showing the impact of active screening, most tuberculosis (TB) programmes in resource-limited settings only carry out passive ... -
Cost-effectiveness of running a paediatric oncology unit in Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective: To estimate the cost-effectiveness of running a paediatric oncology unit in Ethiopia to inform the revision of the Ethiopia Essential Health Service Package (EEHSP), which ranks the treatment of childhood cancers ... -
Distributional impact of infectious disease interventions in the Ethiopian Essential Health Service Package: a modelling study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objectives Reducing inequalities in health and financial risk are key goals on the path toward universal health coverage, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. The design of the health benefit package ... -
Does caesarean delivery in the first pregnancy increase the risk for adverse outcome in the second? A registry-based cohort study on first and second singleton births in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective To explore if newborns in the second pregnancy following a previous caesarean delivery (CD) have higher risk of perinatal mortality or cerebral palsy than newborns in pregnancies following a previous vaginal ... -
Effect of a specific exercise programme during pregnancy on diastasis recti abdominis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction: Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is a common condition in pregnant and postpartum women. Evidence for the treatment of DRA is both sparse and weak. As this condition occurs during the last two trimesters of ...