Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Sandvik, Leiv"
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Associations between gait speed and well-known fall risk factors among community-dwelling older adults
Kyrdalen, Ingebjørg Lavrantsdatter; Thingstad, Pernille; Sandvik, Leiv; Ormstad, Heidi Kristin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background and Purpose Exercise interventions are effective at preventing falls in community-dwelling older adults, especially before disability is present. Gait speed below 1.0 m/s is a strong predictor for falls in ... -
Cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of site-specific cancers: a long-term prospective cohort study
Robsahm, Trude Eid; Falk, Ragnhild Sørum; Heir, Trond; Sandvik, Leiv; Vos, Linda; Erikssen, Jan Emil; Tretli, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Based on self-reported physical activity, there is epidemiologic evidence for a beneficial relation between physical activity and colon cancer in men, but find-ings for other cancers are inconclusive. ... -
Change in pain, disability and influence of fear-avoidance in a work-focused intervention on neck and back pain: a randomized controlled trial
Marchand, Gunn Hege; Myhre, Kjersti; Leivseth, Gunnar; Sandvik, Leiv; Lau, Bjørn; Bautz-Holter, Erik; Røe, Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Neck and back pain are among the most common causes of prolonged disability, and development of interventions with effect on pain, disability and return to work is important. Reduction of fear avoidance might be ... -
Fear-avoidance beliefs associated with perceived psychological and social factors at work among patients with neck and back pain: a cross-sectional multicentre study
Myhre, Kjersti; Røe, Cecilie; Marchand, Gunn Hege; Keller, Anne; Bautz-Holter, Erik; Leivseth, Gunnar; Sandvik, Leiv; Lau, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: Neck and back pain are common and often account for absenteeism at work. Factors at work as well as fear–avoidance beliefs may influence sick-leave in these patients. The aims of this study were to assess: (1) ... -
Low level of MAp44, an inhibitor of the lectin complement pathway, and long-term graft and patient survival; a cohort study of 382 kidney recipients
Mjøen, Geir; Hartmann, Anders; Åsberg, Anders; Rollag, Halvor; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Sandvik, Leiv; Fagerland, Morten; Thiel, Steffen; Sagedal, Solbjørg; Smedbråten, Julia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Higher incidence of malignancy and infectious diseases in kidney transplant recipients is related to immunosuppressive treatment after transplantation and the recipient’s native immune system. The complement ... -
Measured cardiorespiratory fitness and self-reported physical activity: associations with cancer risk and death in a long-term prospective cohort study
Robsahm, Trude Eid; Falk, Ragnhild Sørum; Heir, Trond; Sandvik, Leiv; Vos, Linda; Erikssen, Jan Emil; Tretli, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Physical activity is inversely associated with risk of some cancers. The relation with cancer‐specific death remains uncertain. Mainly, studies on relationships between physical activity and cancer are based on self‐reported ... -
Predicting the clinical outcome of stimulant medication in pediatric attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: data from quantitative electroencephalography, event-related potentials, and a go/no-go test
Øgrim, Kjell Geir; Kropotov, Yury; Brunner, Jan; Candrian, Gian; Sandvik, Leiv; Hestad, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: We searched for predictors of the clinical outcome of stimulant medication in pediatric attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), emphasizing variables from quantitative electroencephalography, event-related ... -
Response to Intravenous Glucose-Tolerance Test and Risk of Cancer: A Long-Term Prospective Cohort Study
Falk, Ragnhild Sørum; Tretli, Steinar; Paulsen, Jan Erik; Sandvik, Leiv; Erikssen, Jan Emil; Heir, Trond (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Impaired glucose regulation, measured with an oral glucose-tolerance test, has been associated with the risk of cancer. Here, we explored whether the response to an intravenous glucose-tolerance test (IVGTT) ... -
The self-assessment of clinical competence and the need for further training: A cross-sectional survey of advanced practice nursing students
Taylor, Ingrid; Bing-Jonsson, Pia Cecilie; Wangensteen, Sigrid; Finnbakk, Elisabeth Bell; Sandvik, Leiv; McCormack, Brendan; Fagerström, Lisbeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aims and objectives: (a) To describe and analyse advanced practice nursing students' self-assessment of their clinical competence and need for further training and (b) to analyse the possible predictive variables in their ... -
Total disc replacement versus multidisciplinary rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative discs: 8-year follow-up of a randomized controlled multicenter trial
Furunes, Håvard; Storheim, Kjersti; Brox, Jens Ivar; Johnsen, Lars Gunnar; Skouen, Jan Sture; Franssen, Eric; Solberg, Tore; Sandvik, Leiv; Hellum, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Context Lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) is a treatment option for selected patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) that is non-responsive to conservative treatment. The long-term results of disc replacement ...