Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Author "Eide, Geir Egil"
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Quality of life and its association with irritable bowel syndrome and fatigue ten years after giardiasis
Litleskare, Sverre; Rørtveit, Guri; Eide, Geir Egil; Emberland, Knut Erik; Hanevik, Kurt; Langeland, Nina; Wensaas, Knut-Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Gastroenteritis has been associated with complications such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic fatigue (CF). Little is known about the implications for quality of life (QoL) in this setting. The aims ... -
Selfreported health status, treatment decision and survival in asymptomatic and symptomatic patients with aortic stenosis in a Western Norway population undergoing conservative treatment: a cross-sectional study with 18 months follow-up
Oterhals, Kjersti; Haaverstad, Rune; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Eide, Geir Egil; Norekvål, Tone M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-08-21)Objectives: To investigate symptoms and self-reported health of patients conservatively treated for aortic stenosis (AS) and to identify factors associated with treatment decision and patient outcomes. Design: A cross-sectional ... -
Sense of coherence, disability, and health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study of rehabilitation patients in Norway
Moen, Vegard Pihl; Eide, Geir Egil; Drageset, Jorunn; Gjesdal, Sturla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03)Objective: To study relations between sense of coherence (SOC), disability, and mental and physical components of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among rehabilitation patients. Design: Survey. Setting: Rehabilitation ... -
Severity of Giardia infection associated with post-infectious fatigue and abdominal symptoms two years after
Mørch, Kristine; Hanevik, Kurt; Rørtveit, Guri; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Eide, Geir Egil; Hausken, Trygve; Langeland, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-12-15)Background: A high rate of post-infectious fatigue and abdominal symptoms two years after a waterborne outbreak of giardiasis in Bergen, Norway in 2004 has previously been reported. The aim of this report was to identify ... -
A simple score to estimate the likelihood of pseudoprogression vs. recurrence following stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases: The Bergen Criteria
Skeie, Bente Sandvei; Enger, Per Øyvind; Knisely, Jonathan; Pedersen, Paal-Henning; Heggdal, Jan Ingemann; Eide, Geir Egil; Skeie, Geir Olve (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background A major challenge in the follow-up of patients treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain metastases (BM) is to distinguish pseudoprogression (PP) from tumor recurrence (TR). The aim of the study ... -
Stathmin expression associates with vascular and immune responses in aggressive breast cancer subgroups
Askeland, Cecilie; Wik, Elisabeth; Finne, Kenneth; Birkeland, Even; Arnes, Jarle; Collett, Karin; Knutsvik, Gøril; Krüger, Kristi; Davidsen, Benedicte; Aas, Turid; Eide, Geir Egil; Stefansson, Ingunn; Foulkes, William; Akslen, Lars A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Studies indicate that stathmin expression associates with PI3K activation in breast cancer, suggesting stathmin as a marker for targetable patient subgroups. Here we assessed stathmin in relation to tumour proliferation, ... -
Subjective health complaints predict functional outcome six months after stroke
Hofstad, Håkon; Næss, Halvor; Gjelsvik, Bente E Bassøe; Eide, Geir Egil; Skouen, Jan Sture (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02)Objectives: Cerebrovascular stroke is a main cause of lasting disability in older age, and initial stroke severity has been established as a main determinant for the degree of functional loss. In this study, we searched ... -
Symptoms of depression, sadness and sense of coherence (coping) among cognitively intact older people with cancer living in nursing homes—a mixed-methods study.
Drageset, Jorunn; Eide, Geir Egil; Hauge, Solveig (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06-09)Background: Symptoms of depression are often reported among patients with a cancer diagnosis. Strong sense of coherence (SOC) is shown to be associated with less depression in the general older population and among nursing ... -
Trunk Control and Lesion Locations According to Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score in Acute Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study
Gjelsvik, Bente Elisabeth Bassøe; Strand, Liv Inger; Næss, Halvor; Hofstad, Håkon; Skouen, Jan Sture; Eide, Geir Egil; Smedal, Tori (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-14)Background: Stroke is a leading cause of disability in elderly people. Lesion location and size, and trunk control early after stroke have been found predictive of functional outcome. Trunk control is an important aspect ... -
Typologies in GPs’ referral practice
Thorsen, Olav; Hartveit, Miriam; Johannessen, Jan Olav; Fosse, Lars; Eide, Geir Egil; Schulz, Jörn; Bærheim, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07-18)Background: GPs’ individual decisions to refer and the various ways of working when they refer are important determinants of secondary care use. The objective of this study was to explore and describe potential characteristics ... -
Validation of World Health Organization Assessment Schedule 2.0 in specialized somatic rehabilitation services in Norway
Moen, Vegard Pihl; Drageset, Jorunn; Eide, Geir Egil; Klokkerud, Mari; Gjesdal, Sturla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Purpose The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 is a generic instrument to assess disability covering six domains. The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential of the instrument ...