Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Skovlund, Eva"
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Agreement between self-reported and registry-based use of sleep medications and tranquilizers
Evandt, Jorunn; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Oftedal, Bente Margaret; Krog, Norun Hjertager; Nafstad, Per; Skovlund, Eva; Schwarze, Per Everhard; Aasvang, Gunn Marit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose The purpose of the present study was to assess the agreement between self‐reported use of sleep medications and tranquilizers and dispensed hypnotics and anxiolytics. Methods Self‐reported medication use was ... -
Anti-osteoporosis drug use: too little, too much, or just right? The HUNT study, Norway
Hoff, Mari; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Meyer, Haakon E; Langhammer, Arnulf; Søgaard, Anne-Johanne; Syversen, Unni; Skovlund, Eva; Abrahamsen, Bo; Forsmo, Siri; Schei, Berit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Summary Use of anti-osteoporotic drugs (AODs) was examined in a Norwegian population 50–85 years. Among them with Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) score for major osteoporotic fracture ≥ 20, 25% of the women and 17% ... -
Association between clinical frailty, illness severity and post-discharge survival: a prospective cohort study of older medical inpatients in Norway
Engvig, Andreas; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Skovlund, Eva; Ahmed, Marc Vali; Hall, Trygve Sundby; Rockwood, Kenneth; Njaastad, Anne Mette; Neerland, Bjørn Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose Study associations between frailty, illness severity and post-discharge survival in older adults admitted to medical wards with acute clinical conditions. Methods Prospective cohort study of 195 individuals ... -
Association between vascular comorbidity and progression of Alzheimer's disease: a two-year observational study in Norwegian memory clinics
Eldholm, Rannveig Sakshaug; Persson, Karin Ester Torun; Barca, Maria Lage; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Cavallin, Lena; Engedal, Knut; Skovlund, Eva; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Selbaek, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Vascular risk factors increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but there is limited evidence on whether comorbid vascular conditions and risk factors have an impact on disease progression. The aim of this ... -
Associations of Maternal Vitamin B12 Concentration in Pregnancy With the Risks of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data
Rogne, Tormod; Tielemans, MJ; Chong, MF; Yajnik, CS; Krishnaveni, GV; Poston, Lucilla; Jaddoe, VW; Steegers, EA; Joshi, S; Chong, YS; Godfrey, KM*; Yap, F; Yahyaoui, R; Thomas, T; Hay, Gry; Hogeveen, M; Demir, Ahmet; Saravanan, P; Skovlund, Eva; Martinussen, Marit; Jacobsen, Geir Wenberg; Franco, OH; Bracken, Michael B; Risnes, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Vitamin B12 (hereafter referred to as B12) deficiency in pregnancy is prevalent and has been associated with both lower birth weight (birth weight <2,500 g) and preterm birth (length of gestation <37 weeks). Nevertheless, ... -
Bootstrapping – å løfte seg selv etter håret?
Skovlund, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)I en tid der alle går rundt med stor regnekraft så å si i lomma, er det egentlig ikke nødvendig å basere statistiske analyser på fordelingsantagelser. I stedet kan vi utnytte simuleringer til å estimere usikkerhet som ... -
Cannabis Use during Pregnancy and Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Gabrhelik, Roman; Mahic, Milada; Lund, Ingunn Olea; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Selmer, Randi Marie; Skovlund, Eva; Handal, Marte; Skurtveit, Svetlana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: With recent changes in legislation regulating recreational and medical cannabis use around the globe, increased use in pregnancy is to be expected. Objectives: To investigate the association between cannabis ... -
Clinical symptoms and markers of disease mechanisms in adolescent chronic fatigue following Epstein-Barr virus infection: An exploratory cross-sectional study
Kristiansen, Miriam Skjerven; Stabursvik, Julie; O'Leary, Elise Catriona; Pedersen, Maria; Asprusten, Tarjei Tørre; Leegaard, Truls Michael; Osnes, Liv T. N.; Tjade, Trygve Olav; Skovlund, Eva; Godang, Kristin; Wyller, Vegard Bruun Bratholm (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction Acute Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is a trigger of chronic fatigue (CF) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore clinical symptoms as well as markers of ... -
Cognitive–behavioural therapy combined with music therapy for chronic fatigue following Epstein-Barr virus infection in adolescents: a randomised controlled trial
Malik, Sadaf; Asprusten, Tarjei Tørre; Pedersen, Maria; Mangersnes, Julie; Trondalen, Gro; Van Roy, Betty; Skovlund, Eva; Wyller, Vegard Bruun Bratholm (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) is effective in chronic fatigue (CF) syndrome. However, CBT has not been investigated in postinfectious CF, nor is it known whether addition of therapeutic elements from other ... -
Comparative effectiveness of warfarin, dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: A nationwide pharmacoepidemiological study
Kjerpeseth, Lars Jøran; Selmer, Randi Marie; Ariansen, Inger; Karlstad, Øystein; Ellekjær, Hanne; Skovlund, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective: To compare effectiveness and safety of warfarin and the direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban in non-valvular atrial fibrillation in routine care. Methods: From nationwide ... -
Continuous development of colorectal cancer screening programs
Hoff, Geir; Ursin, Giske; Løberg, Magnus; de Lange, Thomas; Skovlund, Eva; Holme, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs are far from perfect. Many crucial questions remain, yet expensive CRC screening services are implemented throughout the world without a plan on how to evaluate and improve the ... -
Cooperation between geriatricians and general practitioners for improved pharmacotherapy in home-dwelling elderly people receiving polypharmacy - the COOP Study: Study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
Romskaug, Rita; Molden, Espen; Straand, Jørund; Kersten, Hege; Skovlund, Eva; Pitkala, Kaisu H; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Polypharmacy and inappropriate drug use is associated with negative health outcomes among older people. Various interventions for improving drug treatment have been evaluated, but the majority of studies are ... -
Does Prophylactic Radiation Therapy to Avoid Gynecomastia in Patients With Prostate Cancer Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer?
Aksnessæther, Bjørg Yksnøy; Solberg, Arne; Klepp, Olbjørn; Myklebust, Tor Åge; Skovlund, Eva; Hoff, Solveig Roth; Vatten, Lars Johan; Lund, Jo-Åsmund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose Prostate cancer (PC) patients who undergo antiandrogen monotherapy are offered prophylactic radiation therapy (PRT) to the breast buds to avoid gynecomastia. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether ... -
Does treatment with bisphosphonates protect against fractures in real life? The HUNT study, Norway
Hoff, Mari; Skovlund, Eva; Meyer, Haakon E; Langhammer, Arnulf; Søgaard, Anne-Johanne; Syversen, Unni; Holvik, Kristin; Abrahamsen, Bo; Schei, Berit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Summary Bisphosphonates reduce fractures in randomized controlled trials (RCT); however, there is less information from real life. In our population including 14,990 women and 13,239 men, use of bisphosphonates reduced ... -
EBV-requisitioning physicians' guess on fatigue state 6 months after acute EBV infection
Asprusten, Tarjei Tørre; Pedersen, Maria; Skovlund, Eva; Wyller, Vegard Bruun Bratholm (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)We assessed referring medical practitioner’s ability to predict chronic fatigue development in adolescents presenting with acute infectious mononucleosis. Compared with ‘not fatigued’ being predicted as ‘unsurely fatigued’ ... -
Effect of clinical geriatric assessments and collaborative medication reviews by geriatrician and family physician for improving health-related quality of life in home-dwelling older patients receiving polypharmacy: a cluster randomized clinical trial
Romskaug, Rita; Skovlund, Eva; Straand, Jørund; Molden, Espen; Kersten, Hege; Pitkala, Kaisu H; Lundqvist, Christofer; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Importance Polypharmacy and inappropriate drug regimens are major health concerns among older adults. Various interventions focused on medication optimization strategies have been carried out, but the effect on patient-relevant ... -
Effect of medicines management versus standard care on readmissions in multimorbid patients: a randomised controlled trial
Lea, Marianne; Mowe, Morten; Molden, Espen; Kvernrød, Kristin; Skovlund, Eva; Mathiesen, Liv (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective To investigate the effect of pharmacist-led medicines management in multimorbid, hospitalised patients on long-term hospital readmissions and survival. Design Parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. Setting ... -
Effect of the market withdrawal of dextropropoxyphene on use of other prescribed analgesics
Reset, Askild; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Furu, Kari; Skovlund, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background and aims Dextropropoxyphene (DXP) is a synthetic opioid that was prescribed worldwide for mild to moderate pain. It was withdrawn from the European market in 2009. In this study we aim to investigate the effect ... -
Impact of body weight, low energy diet and gastric bypass on drug bioavailability, cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic biomarkers: protocol for an open, non-randomised, three-armed single centre study (COCKTAIL)
Hjelmesæth, Jøran; Åsberg, Anders; Andersson, Shalini; Sandbu, Rune; Robertsen, Ida; Johnson, Line Kristin; Angeles, Philip Carlo Soriano; Hertel, Jens Kristoffer; Skovlund, Eva; Heijer, Maria; Ek, Anna-Lena; Krogstad, Veronica; Karlsen, Tor-Ivar; Christensen, Hege Staaland; Andersson, Tommy B; Karlsson, Cecilia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Introduction: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (GBP) is associated with changes in cardiometabolic risk factors and bioavailability of drugs, but whether these changes are induced by calorie restriction, the weight loss or surgery ... -
In utero exposure to analgesic opioids and language development in 5-year old children
Skovlund, Eva; Selmer, Randi Marie; Handal, Marte; Brandlistuen, Ragnhild Eek; Skurtveit, Svetlana Ondrasova (Journal article, 2020)Purpose A pervasive problem in registry-based pharmacoepidemiological studies is what exposure duration to assign to individual prescriptions. The parametric waiting time distribution (WTD) has been proposed as a method ...