Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på forfatter "Wentzel-Larsen, Tore"
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Assessing fear of hypoglycemia in a population-based study among parents of children with type 1 diabetes – psychometric properties of the hypoglycemia fear survey – parent version
Haugstvedt, Anne; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Aarflot, Morten; Rokne, Berit; Graue, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01-19)Background: In the treatment of childhood type 1 diabetes, being aware of the parents’ fear of hypoglycemia is important, since the parents’ fear may influence the management of treatment and the children’s blood glucose ... -
Associations between disease severity, coping and dimensions of health-related quality of life in patients admitted for elective coronary angiography – a cross sectional study
Ulvik, Bjørg; Nygård, Ottar; Hansestad, Berit H.; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Wahl, Astrid K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-05-29)Background In patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), the overall aim was to analyse the relationships between disease severity and both mental and physical dimensions of health related quality of life (HRQOL) ... -
Comparing urine samples and cervical swabs for Chlamydia testing in a female population by means of Strand Displacement Assay (SDA)
Haugland, Siren; Thune, Turid; Fosse, Beata; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Hjelmevoll, Stig; Myrmel, Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-03-25)Background There has been an increasing number of diagnosed cases of Chlamydia trachomatis in many countries, in particular among young people. The present study was based on a growing request to examine urine as a ... -
Longitudinal relationship between diabetes-specific emotional distress and follow-up HbA1c in adults with Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Strandberg, Ragnhild Bjarkøy; Graue, Marit; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Peyrot, Mark; Thordarson, Hrafnkell B; Rokne, Berit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-18)Aim To examine whether diabetes-specific emotional distress was related to follow-up glycaemic control in adults with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Methods Adults with Type 1 diabetes mellitus completed the Diabetes Distress ... -
Patient-reported outcomes as predictors of 10-year survival in women after acute myocardial infarction
Norekvål, Tone M.; Fridlund, Bengt; Rokne, Berit; Segadal, Leidulf; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-11-25)Background Patient-reported outcomes are increasingly seen as complementary to biomedical measures. However, their prognostic importance has yet to be established, particularly in female long-term myocardial infarction ... -
Psychosocial family factors and glycemic control among children aged 1-15 years with type 1 diabetes: a population-based survey
Haugstvedt, Anne; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Rokne, Berit; Graue, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-12-20)Background: Being the parents of children with diabetes is demanding. Jay Belsky’s determinants of parenting model emphasizes both the personal psychological resources, the characteristics of the child and contextual sources ... -
Quality of life in female myocardial infarction survivors: a comparative study with a randomly selected general female population cohort
Norekvål, Tone M.; Wahl, Astrid K.; Fridlund, Bengt; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Hanestad, Berit R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-10-30)Background: A substantial burden associated with MI has been reported. Thus, how survivors experience their quality of life (QOL) is now being given increasing attention. However, few studies have involved women and a ... -
Relationships of diabetes-specific emotional distress, depression, anxiety, and overall well-being with HbA1c in adult persons with type 1 diabetes
Strandberg, Ragnhild Bjarkøy; Graue, Marit; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Peyrot, Mark; Rokne, Berit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09)Objective: Emotional problems are common in adults with diabetes, and knowledge about how different indicators of emotional problems are related with glycemic control is required. The aim was to examine the relationships ... -
What determines subjective health status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: importance of symptoms in subjective health status of COPD patients
Bentsen, Signe Berit; Henriksen, Anne Hildur; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Hanestad, Berit Rokne; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12-18)Background: Subjective health status is the result of an interaction between physiological and psychosocial factors in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, there is little understanding of ...