Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap (MH)
Recent Submissions
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Feasibility of Goldilocks Work in Home Care Settings: Investigating Redesign Opportunities for "Just Right" Occupational Physical Activity in Home Care Workers
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:437, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Out of 5.4 million citizens living in Norway, around 200,000 receive home care services every year. With an increasing elderly population and political discussions steering healthcare services towards more home care, this ... -
Associations between depression and anxiety in midlife and dementia more than 30 years later: The HUNT Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)INTRODUCTION: It is unclear how midlife depression and anxiety affect dementia risk. We examined this in a Norwegian cohort followed for 30 years. METHODS: Dementia status at age 70+ in the fourth wave of the Trøndelag ... -
Deciphering the Involvement of Circadian Rhythm Genes CLOCK and BMAL1 in Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction
(Master thesis, 2024)Skiftarbeid, og da spesielt nattarbeid, er assosiert med negative helseeffekter, som økt risiko for fedme, type 2-diabetes og kardiovaskulære sykdommer. Dette kan til dels være forårsaket av forstyrrelser av kroppens indre ... -
Codesigning training for health providers to improve detection and response to elder abuse
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background and Objectives: Screening for elder abuse can improve detection, but many health providers lack the necessary skills and confidence. To address this, training for health providers on elder abuse screening was ... -
Cryptosporidium species and subtypes in Norway: predominance of C. parvum and emergence of C. mortiferum
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)PCR-based diagnostics has revealed the previously largely unknown Cryptosporidium transmission and infections in high-income countries. This study aimed to determine domestic and imported subtypes of Cryptosporidium species ... -
Micro-and mesoscale aspects of neurodegeneration in engineered human neural networks carrying the LRRK2 G2019S mutation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene have been widely linked to Parkinson’s disease, where the G2019S variant has been shown to contribute uniquely to both familial and sporadic forms of the disease. ... -
Insidens og letalitet av akutt hjerteinfarkt i Norge 2013–21
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Bakgrunn: Tidligere studier av insidens og letalitet etter hjerteinfarkt i Norge er basert på administrative data som ikke skiller mellom hjerteinfarkt med og uten elevasjon av ST-segmentet (STEMI- og NSTEMI-infarkt). I ... -
Diabetes og livsstilsendringer. Erfaringer og opplevelser ved mestring av diabetes 2 og gjennomføring av livsstilsendringer.
(Master thesis, 2024)Bakgrunn: Insidens av diabetes type 2 er økende. Med en nasjonal prevalens på over 5% i Norge anses diabetes å være en trussel mot folkehelsen. Diabetes regnes som en livsstilssykdom, selv om arv også har betydning. ... -
Concentrations of potentially toxic metals and trace elements in pregnant women and association with birth outcomes: A cross-sectional study in Malawi
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Potentially toxic metals and trace elements have been used in Malawi for a long time. However, data on exposure to these elements by susceptible groups like pregnant women and its associations with reproductive health ... -
Detection of Neoehrlichia mikurensis in 11 persons who attribute their persistent health complaints to a tick-borne disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Neoehrlichia mikurensis infections can cause symptomatic disease, particular among immunosuppressed persons. Long-lasting asymptomatic carriage of N. mikurensis may be common in endemic areas. This study explores ... -
Timely empirical antibiotic therapy against sepsis in a rural Norwegian ambulance service: a prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Early diagnosis and antibiotic therapy in patients with sepsis reduce morbidity and mortality, thus pre-hospital management is likely to affect patient outcomes. Pre-hospital administration may increase the ... -
Vurderingskompetanse i kommunale helse og omsorgstjenester. En kvantitativ tverrsnittstudie av ansattes selvrapporterte trygghet.
(Master thesis, 2024)Sammendrag Bakgrunn Etter innføringen av samhandlingsreformen i 2012 har kommunale helse og omsorgstjenester blitt utfordret på flere områder. Pasientforløpene ble endret og pasientene skulle i større grad utredes og ... -
Teaching critical thinking about health information and choices in secondary schools: human-centred design of digital resources
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Learning to thinking critically about health information and choices can protect people from unnecessary suffering, harm, and resource waste. Earlier work revealed that children can learn these skills, but ... -
Prevalence, impact and prevention of stress and burnout, and promoting resilience among radiological personnel: a systematized review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: The causes of burnout are varied, and several methods have been explored to prevent burnout among radiological personnel. The aim of this systematized review was to determine the prevalence of burnout, the ... -
Smertepasienters erfaringer med bruk av en søvnapp i døgnbasert rehabilitering
(Master thesis, 2024)Bakgrunn: En økende del av befolkningen lever med kroniske muskel- og skjelettsmerter og søvnløshet, noe som fører til frafall og tapt produksjon i arbeidslivet og utgjør en folkehelseutfordring. Denne pasientgruppen har ... -
Exploring the unconventional: health professionals’ experiences into medication-free treatment for patients with severe mental illness
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background In January 2017, the Norwegian government mandated the establishment of an inpatient unit for “medication-free treatment” for patients with severe mental illness at the University Hospital of North Norway in ... -
The patient’s voice: a cross-sectional study of physical health and disability in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background With increasing focus on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in chronic rheumatic diseases, we aimed to evaluate the self-reported physical and psychosocial health in children with juvenile idiopathic ... -
Pharmacist supply of non-prescription sildenafil in Norway: a simulated patient mixed-method study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Pharmacist supply of non-prescription sildenafil in Norway: a simulated patient mixed-method study -
Symptoms of the suicide crisis syndrome and therapist emotional responses: associations to self-harm and death by suicide within 18-months post-discharge among patients at an acute psychiatric department
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background and aims: This study explored the associations between symptoms of the Suicide Crisis Syndrome (SCS) at admission and self-harm and death by suicide post-discharge. The association between clinicians’ emotional ... -
Return to work after surgery for lumbar disk herniation: A nationwide registry-based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)