Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Wyller, Torgeir Bruun"
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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 ... -
Balance and Gait After First Minor Ischemic Stroke in People 70 Years of Age or Younger: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study
Hamre, Sophia Charlotta; Fure, Brynjar; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Vlachos, Georgios; Ursin, Marie Helene; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)BACKGROUND: Two-thirds of patients with stroke experience only mild impairments in the acute phase, and the proportion of patients <70 years is increasing. Knowledge about balance and gait and predictive factors are scarce ... -
Clinically accessible neuroimaging predictors of post-stroke neurocognitive disorder: a prospective observational study
SCHELLHORN, TILL; Aamodt, Eva Birgitte; Lydersen, Stian; Aam, Stina; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Beyer, Mona Kristiansen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Neurocognitive disorder (NCD) is common in stroke survivors. We aimed to identify clinically accessible imaging markers of stroke and chronic pathology that are associated with early post-stroke NCD. Methods We ... -
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 ... -
Delirium motor subtypes and prognosis in hospitalized geriatric patients – A prospective observational study
Evensen, Sigurd; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Lydersen, Stian; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Taraldsen, Kristin; Sletvold, Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective Delirium is common and associated with poor outcomes. Hypoactive motor subtype may predict worse outcome than no-subtype, hyperactive and mixed delirium, but uncertainty remains due to heterogeneity of results ... -
DELIRIUM MOTOR SUBTYPES IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS: A prospective observational study on risk factors, motor activity and outcomes
Evensen, Sigurd (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:293, Doctoral thesis, 2019) -
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 ... -
Environmental factors and risk of delirium in geriatric patients: An observational study
Evensen, Sigurd; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Lydersen, Stian; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Taraldsen, Kristin; Sletvold, Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Patients with delirium have increased risk of death, dementia and institutionalization, and prognosis differs between delirium motor subtypes. A few studies have identified associations between environmental ... -
Factors Associated with Level of Physical Activity After Minor Stroke
Hamre, Sophia Charlotta; Fure, Brynjar; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Vlachos, Georgios; Ursin, Marie Helene; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objectives: To explore factors from the acute phase, and after three and 12 months, associated with level of self-reported physical activity 12 months after a minor ischemic stroke with National Institutes of Health Stroke ... -
Frailty identified by geriatric assessment is associated with poor functioning, high symptom burden and increased risk of physical decline in older cancer patients: Prospective observational study
Kirkhus, Lene; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Rostoft, Siri; Harneshaug, Magnus; Selbæk, Geir; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Maintaining quality of life including physical functioning is highly prioritized among older cancer patients. Geriatric assessment is a recommended approach to identify patients with increased vulnerability ... -
Geriatric assessment is superior to oncologists’ clinical judgement in identifying frailty
Kirkhus, Lene; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Kristjansson, Siri Rostoft; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Selbæk, Geir; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Harneshaug, Magnus; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Frailty is a syndrome associated with increased vulnerability and an important predictor of outcomes in older cancer patients. Systematic assessments to identify frailty are seldom applied, and oncologists’ ... -
Impact of different methods defining post-stroke neurocognitive disorder: The Nor-COAST study
Munthe-Kaas, Ragnhild; Aam, Stina; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Lydersen, Stian; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Fure, Brynjar; Thingstad, Pernille; Askim, Torunn; Beyer, Mona K.; Næss, Halvor; Seljeseth, Yngve Müller; Ellekjær, Hanne; Pendlebury, Sarah T.; Saltvedt, Ingvild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction Post‐stroke neurocognitive disorder (NCD) is common; prevalence varies between studies, partially related to lack of consensus on how to identify cases. The aim was to compare the prevalence of post‐stroke ... -
Impairments in spatial navigation during walking in patients 70 years or younger with mild stroke
Hamre, Sophia Charlotta; Fure, Brynjar; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Vlachos, Georgios; Ursin, Marie Helene; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Spatial navigation, the ability to determine and maintain a route from one place to another, is needed for independence in everyday life. Knowledge about impairments in spatial navigation in people with mild ... -
Modifiable factors affecting older patients' quality of life and physical function during cancer treatment
Kirkhus, Lene; Harneshaug, Magnus; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Rostoft, Siri; Bergh, Sverre; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Selbæk, Geir; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Borza, Tom; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Maintaining physical function and quality of life (QoL) are prioritized outcomes among older adults. We aimed to identify potentially modifiable factors affecting older patients' physical function and QoL ... -
Motor activity across delirium motor subtypes in geriatric patients assessed using body-worn sensors: a Norwegian cross-sectional study
Evensen, Sigurd Storhaug; Bourke, Alan; Lydersen, Stian; Sletvold, Olav; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Taraldsen, Kristin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objectives It remains unclear if geriatric patients with different delirium motor subtypes express different levels of motor activity. Thus, we used two accelerometer-based devices to simultaneously measure upright activity ... -
Orthogeriatrics prevents functional decline in hip fracture patients: report from two randomized controlled trials
Dakhil, Shams; Thingstad, Pernille; Frihagen, Frede; Johnsen, Lars Gunnar; Lydersen, Stian; Skovlund, Eva; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Sletvold, Olav; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Watne, Leiv (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background The incidence of hip fractures are expected to increase in the following years. Hip fracture patients have in addition to their fracture often complex medical problems, which constitute a substantial burden on ... -
Post-discharge complications in frail older patients after surgery for colorectal cancer
Ommundsen, Nina; Nesbakken, Arild; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Skovlund, Eva; Bakka, Arne Olav; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen; Rostoft, Siri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background The incidence of postoperative complications after colorectal cancer surgery varies between publications. Complications occurring after discharge from hospital are often not reported. The aims of this study ... -
Pre-stroke cognitive impairment is associated with vascular imaging pathology: a prospective observational study
Schellhorn, Till; Zucknick, Manuela; Askim, Torunn; Munthe-Kaas, Ragnhild; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Seljeseth, Yngve Müller; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Næss, Halvor; Ellekjær, Hanne; Thingstad, Pernille; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Beyer, Mona Kristiansen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Chronic brain pathology and pre-stroke cognitive impairment (PCI) is predictive of post-stroke dementia. The aim of the current study was to measure pre-stroke neurodegenerative and vascular disease burden ... -
Test Accuracy of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in Screening for Early Poststroke Neurocognitive Disorder
Munthe-Kaas, Ragnhild; Aam, Stina; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Pendlebury, Sarah T.; Lydersen, Stian; Ihle-Hansen, Hege (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected immunological nonresponders (INRs) fail to reconstitute their CD4+ T-cell pool after initiation of antiretroviral therapy, and their prognosis is inferior to that of ... -
The effect of a pre- and post-operative orthogeriatric service on cognitive function in patients with hip fracture. The protocol of the Oslo Orthogeriatrics Trial
Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Watne, Leiv Otto; Torbergsen, Anne Cathrine; Engedal, Knut Arne; Frihagen, Frede Jon; Juliebø, Vibeke; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Skovlund, Eva; Ræder, Johan; Conroy, Simon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background Hip fractures mainly affect older people. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality, and in particular a high frequency of delirium. Incident delirium following hip fracture is associated with an ...