Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap (MH)
Recent Submissions
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Patient portal use in adolescent mental health care
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2025:151, Doctoral thesis, 2025)Pasientportaler blir stadig mer tatt i bruk i helsetjenestene for å inkludere og engasjere pasienter i egen behandling, men det mangler forskning på bruk av pasientportaler for ungdom i psykisk helsevern. Denne doktoravhandlingen ... -
From Movements to Metrics: Evaluating Explainable AI Methods in Skeleton-Based Human Activity Recognition
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The advancement of deep learning in human activity recognition (HAR) using 3D skeleton data is critical for applications in healthcare, security, sports, and human–computer interaction. This paper tackles a well-known gap ... -
Sex differences in mobility recovery after hip fracture: a time series analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Introduction: Sex differences are commonly reported for hip fracture incidence rates and recovery. Current knowledge about mobility recovery after hip fracture involves clinical assessments of physical capacity or ... -
Detection of natural pulse waves (PWs) in 3D using high frame rate imaging for anisotropy characterization
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Introduction: Numerous studies have shown that natural mechanical waves have the potential to assess the elastic properties of the myocardium. When the Aortic and Mitral valves close, a shear wave is produced, which provides ... -
An organisation working mainly reactively instead of proactively: a qualitative study of how frail users of home care services and their next of kin experience crises
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Frail people receiving home care services face an increased risk of developing crisis, which can result in adverse events, coercive measures, and acute institutionalisation. The prevalence of frailty is expected ... -
The burdens attributable to primary headache disorders in children and adolescents in Iran: estimates from a schools-based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background We recently found headache disorders to be highly prevalent among children (aged 6–11 years) and adolescents (aged 12–17) in Iran (gender- and age-adjusted 1-year prevalences: migraine 25.2%, tension-type ... -
The prevalence of headache in the adult population of Morocco: a cross-sectional population-based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background The series of population-based studies conducted by the Global Campaign against Headache has, so far, included Pakistan and Saudi Arabia from the Eastern Mediterranean Region. The Maghreb countries of North ... -
The effect of rs2910686 on ERAP2 expression in IBD and epithelial inflammatory response
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: ERAP2 is an aminopeptidase involved in antigen processing and presentation, and harbor genetic variants linked to several inflammatory diseases such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The lack of an ERAP2 ... -
Physical fitness levels among children in northeast Italy by sex and age group: a comparison with teachers’ assessments and children in other European countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction: Physical fitness is associated with health-related quality of life, especially among youth. Although schools play an important role in promoting children's physical activity, in Italy the lack of qualified ... -
Maternal plasma cortisol’s effect on offspring birth weight: a Mendelian Randomisation study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Observational studies and randomized controlled trials have found evidence that higher maternal circulating cortisol levels in pregnancy are associated with lower offspring birth weight. However, it is possible ... -
Incidence, risk factors, and clinical implications of postoperative blood in or near the resection cavity after glioma surgery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction Postoperative hematomas that require reoperation are a serious, but uncommon complication to glioma surgery. However, smaller blood volumes are frequently observed, but their clinical significance is less ... -
Current treatment options for cluster headache: limitations and the unmet need for better and specific treatments—a consensus article
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim Treatment for cluster headache is currently based on a trial-and-error approach. The available preventive treatment is unspecific and based on few and small studies not adhering to modern standards. Therefore, the ... -
Inpatient multimodal rehabilitation and the role of pain intensity and mental distress on return-to-work: causal mediation analyses of a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objective: Studies suggest that symptom reduction is not necessary for improved return-to-work after occupational rehabilitation programmes. This secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial examined whether pain ... -
Maternal polycystic ovary syndrome and Offspring’s Risk of Cardiovascular diseases in Childhood and Young Adulthood
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Children born to mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and of subclinical cardiovascular disease, but the association between maternal polycystic ovary syndrome and ... -
Characterizing upper extremity fine motor function in the presence of white matter hyperintensities: A 7 T MRI cross-sectional study in older adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: White matter hyperintensities (WMH) are a prevalent radiographic finding in the aging brain studies. Research on WMH association with motor impairment is mostly focused on the lower-extremity function and further ... -
The anatomy of safe surgical teams: an interview-based qualitative study among members of surgical teams at tertiary referral hospitals in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: In spite of the global implementation of surgical safety checklists to improve patient safety, patients undergoing surgical procedures remain vulnerable to a high risk of potentially preventable complications ... -
Sjekkliste for trygg kirurgi skaper trygghet for pasienten – en kvalitativ studie av pasienters erfaringer med sjekkliste for trygg kirurgi
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Bakgrunn: I 2011 ble den nasjonale pasientsikkerhetskampanjen «I trygge hender» lansert. Et av tiltakene var innføring av sjekkliste for trygg kirurgi. Pasienten er en viktig brikke i gjennomgangen av sjekklisten og derfor ... -
Association of Head Injury, Neck Injury or Acoustic Trauma on Phenotype of Ménière’s Disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The aim of the present study was to investigate adverse effects of head injury, neck trauma, and chronic noise exposure on the complaint profile in people with Ménière’s disease (MD). The study used a retrospective design. ... -
Using cross-recurrence quantification analysis to compute similarity measures for time series of unequal length with applications to sleep stage analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Comparing time series of unequal length requires data processing procedures that may introduce biases. This article describes, validates, and applies Cross-Recurrence Quantification Analysis (CRQA) to detect and quantify ... -
Hvordan kan vi dokumentere økt didaktisk forståelse og pedagogisk utvikling blant undervisere i høyere utdanning?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Artikkelen ønsker å belyse og drøfte verdien av skolering i universitets- og høgskolepedagogikk. En litteraturanalyse viser varierte effekter av slik opplæring og skolering, og at forskningen på feltet fortsatt har noen ...