Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på forfatter "Næss, Halvor"
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Balance and walking after three different models of stroke rehabilitation: early supported discharge in a day unit or at home, and traditional treatment (control)
Gjelsvik, Bente Elisabeth Bassøe; Hofstad, Håkon; Smedal, Tori; Eide, Geir Egil; Næss, Halvor; Skouen, Jan Sture; Frisk, Bente; Daltveit, Silje; Strand, Liv Inger (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). ... -
Biomarkers related to carotid intima-media thickness and plaques in long-term survivors of ischemic stroke
Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike; Næss, Halvor; Thomassen, Lars; Marøy, Tove Helene; Mazengia, Kibret Yimer; Eide, Geir Egil; Vedeler, Christian A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-08)Lifestyle risk factors, inflammation and genetics play a role in the development of atherosclerosis. We therefore studied Fc gamma receptor (FcγR) polymorphisms, interleukin (IL)-10 polymorphisms and other biomarkers related ... -
Early supported discharge after stroke in Bergen (ESD Stroke Bergen): a randomized controlled trial comparing rehabilitation in a day unit or in the patients’ homes with conventional treatment
Hofstad, Håkon; Næss, Halvor; Moe-Nilssen, Rolf; Skouen, Jan Sture (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-10)Rationale: As a result of demographic changes with a presumed rapidly increasing number of older people during the coming decades, a strong increase in the incidence and prevalence of stroke should be expected. Early ... -
Early supported discharge after stroke in Bergen (ESD Stroke Bergen): three and six months results of a randomised controlled trial comparing two early supported discharge schemes with treatment as usual
Hofstad, Håkon; Gjelsvik, Bente Elisabeth Bassøe; Næss, Halvor; Eide, Geir Egil; Skouen, Jan Sture (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-21)Background: Stroke causes lasting disability and the burden of stroke is expected to increase substantially during the next decades. Optimal rehabilitation is therefore mandatory. Early supported discharge (ESD) has ... -
Stroke identification by criteria based dispatch - a register based study
Ellensen, Eirin Nybø; Næss, Halvor; Wisborg, Torben; Hunskaar, Steinar; Zakariassen, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-01)Background: Rapid and precise dispatch of resources is a key element in pre‐hospital emergency medicine. Emergency medical communication centres (EMCCs) dispatch resources based on protocols and guidelines, balancing the ... -
Stroke Mimics on the Stroke Unit – Temporal trends 2008–2017 at a large Norwegian university hospital
Barra, Georg Mathias Honoré; Faiz, Kashif Waqar; Dahl, Fredrik Andreas; Næss, Halvor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives: The objective was to quantify temporal trends in stroke mimics (SM) admissions relative to cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), incidence of hospitalized SMs and characterize the SM case-mix at a general hospital's ... -
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 ... -
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 ...