Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Fredheim, Olav Magnus"
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A complete national cohort study of prescriptions of analgesics and benzodiazepines to cancer survivors in Norway 10 years after diagnosis
Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Handal, Marte; Hjellvik, Vidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Chronic pain due to surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy is prevalent in long-term cancer survivors. Chronic pain due to successful cancer treatment should be treated as chronic nonmalignant pain, primarily with ... -
Attitudes, beliefs and self-reported competence about postoperative pain among physicians and nurses working on surgical wards
Rognstad, May Karin; Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Johannessen, Tone E.Brenne; Kvarstein, Gunnvald; Skauge, Marta; Undall, Eva; Rustøen, Tone (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012) -
Clinical and ethical aspects of palliative sedation with propofol—A retrospective quantitative and qualitative study
Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Skulberg, Ingeborg M; Magelssen, Morten; Steine, Siri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background The anesthetic propofol is often mentioned as a drug that can be used in palliative sedation. The existing literature of how to use propofol in palliative sedation is scarce, with lack of information about ... -
Defining the cut-off point of clinically significant postoperative fatigue in three common fatigue scales
Nøstdal, Torkjell; Bernklev, Tomm; Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Paddison, Johanna S.; Ræder, Johan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose Postoperative fatigue (POF) is an often underestimated problem after surgery. Studies on POF often report fatigue scores without relating this to the clinical relevance for the patients. The aim of this study was ... -
Etiske dilemmaer ved suicidalitet hos pasienter med kort forventet levetid
Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Magelssen, Morten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)BAKGRUNN Enkelte pasienter i palliativ fase med kort forventet levetid gir uttrykk for selvmordsplaner eller utfører alvorlige selvmordsforsøk. I denne situasjonen reises utfordrende etiske spørsmål. Er det rett med ... -
Filled prescriptions for opioids among children and adolescents – a nationwide study from 2010 to 2018
Hamina, Aleksi; Handal, Marte; Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Clausen, Thomas; Chen, Li-Chia; Skurtveit, Svetlana Ondrasova (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Prescribing opioids for children and adolescents should be reserved for advanced life-limiting diseases and moderate-to-severe acute pain. Pediatric codeine use is discouraged by several authorities, but the ... -
How is the practice for intrathecal analgesia and palliative sedation with propofol in Norwegian palliative care units?
Morseth, Siri Kosberg (Master thesis, 2020)Bakgrunn: Smerte er et dominerende symptom for mange pasienter med langtkommet kreftsykdom. Intratekal smertelindring kan vise seg å være løsningen for pasienter med smerter som ikke lar seg lindre med standard smertebehandling. ... -
Ought the level of sedation to be reduced during deep palliative sedation? A clinical and ethical analysis
Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Materstvedt, Lars Johan; Skulberg, Ingeborg M; Magelssen, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Deep palliative sedation (DPS) is applied as a response to refractory suffering at the end of life when symptoms cannot be relieved in an awake state. DPS entails a dilemma of whether to provide uninterrupted ... -
Pain During Sex Before and After Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation - A Multicenter Observational Study
Holmberg, Siril Therese; Salvesen, Øyvind; Vangen-Lønne, Vetle; Hara, Sozaburo; Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Solberg, Tore; Jakola, Asgeir S; Solheim, Ole; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Gulati, Sasha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Study Design. Observational multicenter study. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in pain during sexual activity after surgery for lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Summary of Background Data. ... -
Persistent Use of Prescription Opioids Following Lumbar Spine Surgery: Observational Study with Prospectively Collected Data from Two Norwegian Nationwide Registries
Holmberg, Siril Therese; Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Skurtveit, Svetlana Ondrasova; Salvesen, Øyvind; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Gulati, Agnete Malm; Solberg, Tore; Gulati, Sasha (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Study Design. Prospective pharmacoepidemiological study Objective. To investigate the use of prescription opioids two years following degenerative lumbar spine surgery. Summary of Background Data. There are limited data ... -
Postoperative pain - in a district hospital in rural Nepal
Nevland, Mathilde; Aasheim, Eirik (Master thesis, 2016)Background: Postoperative pain management is essential for the patient's well-being and promotes early mobilization, shortens the hospital stay and prevents postoperative complications. Data from both Western countries and ... -
Prescription of analgesics to long-term survivors of cancer in early adulthood, adolescence and childhood in Norway: a national cohort study
Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Loge, Jon Håvard; Sjøgren, Per; Handal, Marte; Hjellvik, Vidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Increasing numbers survive cancers in childhood and adolescence. Long-term survivors of cancers in adulthood have increased prevalence of pain and consumption of analgesics. It is not established whether long-term survivors ... -
Prescriptions of analgesics during chronic cancer disease trajectories: A complete national cohort study
Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Skurtveit, Svetlana Ondrasova; Sjøgren, Per; Aljabri, Belal; Hjellvik, Vidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose Pain management principles vary considerably between chronic noncancer, acute and cancer pain. Cancer patients responding to oncological treatment may live with low tumor burden for years. Opioid treatment should ... -
Prevalence of use of non-prescription analgesics in the Norwegian HUNT3 population: Impact of gender, age, exercise and prescription of opioids
Dale, Ola; Borchgrevink, Petter Chr.; Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Mahic, Milada; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Skurtveit, Svetlana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: There are concerns about potential increasing use of over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics. The aims of this study were to examine 1) the prevalence of self-reported use of OTC analgesics; 2) the prevalence of ... -
Refractory suffering at the end of life and the assisted dying debate: An interview study with palliative care nurses and doctors
Gustad, Kristine Espengren; Askjer, Åsta; Nortvedt, Per; Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Magelssen, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background How often does refractory suffering, which is suffering due to symptoms that cannot be adequately controlled, occur at the end of life in modern palliative care? What are the causes of such refractory suffering? ... -
Tramadol use in Norway: A register-based population study
Birke, Hanne; Ekholm, Ola; Sjøgren, Per; Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Clausen, Thomas; Skurtveit, Svetlana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose Increasing use of tramadol for chronic non‐cancer pain is concerning since tramadol users may be at risk of developing recurrent opioid use with increasing opioid consumption and co‐medication. Therefore, we ...