Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap (MH)
Recent Submissions
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The performance gap development between sexes across sports events throughout the lifespan
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne studien ser på utviklingen av ytelsesgapet mellom menn og kvinner i friidrett. Til forskjell fra annen forskning undersøkte studien ytelsesgapet over levetiden blant 18 øvelser med et skille mellom løping, hopping ... -
Caspase-8 inhibition improves the outcome of bacterial infections in mice by promoting neutrophil activation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)During differentiation, neutrophils undergo a spontaneous pro-inflammatory program that is hypothesized here to be under caspase-8 control. In mice, intraperitoneal administration of the caspase-8 inhibitor z-IETD-fmk is ... -
Sexual functioning, sexual enjoyment, and body image in Norwegian breast cancer survivors: a 12-year longitudinal follow-up study and comparison with the general female population
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Given the scarcity of evidence concerning the long-term sexual health of breast cancer (BC) survivors (BC-Pop), we aimed to assess how BC treatments affect short- and long-term sexual functioning, sexual ... -
Prevalence of urinary incontinence and association with 25(OH)D in Nepalese women (in rural Nepal)
(Master thesis, 2023)ABSTRACT Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) and its subtypes, including Stress UI, Urge UI and Mixed UI among a cohort of women from a rural district in Nepal. In addition, ... -
Å lære profesjonell kommunikasjon i sykepleierutdanningen. Kvalitativ evaluering av en praktisk-pedagogisk intervensjon
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Bakgrunn: Et av hovedmålene i sykepleierutdanningen er at studenter lærer personsentrert og faglig målrettet kommunikasjon. For å forberede nye studenter på samtale med pasienter i praksisstudier har en sykepleierutdanning ... -
Hvordan kan sykepleier gi god smertelindring hos hjemmeboende kreftpasienter i palliativ fasen?
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn: Kreft er en sykdom som rammer flere tusen mennesker hvert år i Norge. Selv om kreftdødeligheten har gått ned, og overlevelsesraten øker, og flere nå lever lenger med diagnosen. Dette skaper store forventninger ... -
Samhandling med pårørende og profesjonelle tjenester: erfaringer til pasienter med varige psykiske helseutfordringer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose and background: This study explores patients with severe and persistent mental health challenges in a municipality and their experiences of collaboration. The patient group has complex needs and is dependent on ... -
An efficient and lightweight multiperson activity recognition framework for robot-assisted healthcare applications
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Aging is inevitably associated with a decline in physical abilities and can pose challenges to the social lives of elderly individuals. In long-term care facilities, group exercise is instrumental for keeping elderly ... -
Managing strong emotions : nurses’ recognition and responses to personal emotions when approaching parents with cancer and their dependent children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Care for sick parents and their dependent children (<18 years) has become a pertinent issue in health care. Nurses play an important role in caring for parents with cancer as well as their children. By utilizing a ... -
Predictors of Maternal Serum Concentrations for Selected Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Pregnant Women and Associations with Birth Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study from Southern Malawi
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Population exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) may result in detrimental health effects, especially to pregnant women, developing foetuses and young children. We are reporting the findings of a cross-sectional ... -
Dental professionals’ views on motivational interviewing for the prevention of dental caries with adolescents in central Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Establishing positive oral health behaviours during adolescence should be a key priority to improve lifelong oral health. However, changing adolescent behaviours is known to be a challenge. Motivational ... -
Transient ischemic attack or migraine with aura?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Migraine or migraine-like symptoms can contribute to a delayed stroke diagnosis. However, migraine with aura is a common stroke mimic and often the basis for acute thrombolytic therapy. It is probably also the reason why ... -
Identification of a regulatory pathway governing TRAF1 via an arthritis-associated non-coding variant
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)TRAF1/C5 was among the first loci shown to confer risk for inflammatory arthritis in the absence of an associated coding variant, but its genetic mechanism remains undefined. Using Immunochip data from 3,939 patients with ... -
Constituent Year Effects and Performance in Alpine Skiing Junior World Championships
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study examines constituent year effect (CYE) and race performance among junior alpine skiers in the World Championships. In various junior age cohorts competing together, variation in skiing performance can be expected ... -
Minimum Equivalence in Random Boolean Networks, Elementary Cellular Automata, and Beyond
(Chapter, 2023)Random Boolean networks (RBN) and Cellular Automata (CA) operate in a very similar way. They update their state with simple deterministic functions called Boolean function or Transition Table (TT), both being essentially ... -
Concurrent and predictive validity of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale and the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2 administered to infants born preterm in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background The correlation between the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) and the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2 (PDMS-2) has not previously been assessed in Norwegian infants. Our purpose was to investigate the ... -
Effects of the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention: A prospective meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim The aim of this prospective meta-analysis was to synthesize the results of three cluster-randomized trials of an intervention designed to teach lower-secondary school students (age 14–16) to think critically about ... -
Penger, prinsipper og prioritering
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GWAS of random glucose in 476,326 individuals provide insights into diabetes pathophysiology, complications and treatment stratification
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Conventional measurements of fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels investigated in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) cannot capture the effects of DNA variability on ‘around the clock’ glucoregulatory processes. ... -
Machine-learning analysis of cross-study samples according to the gut microbiome in 12 infant cohorts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Combining and comparing microbiome data from distinct infant cohorts has been challenging because such data are inherently multidimensional and complex. Here, we used an ensemble of machine-learning (ML) models and studied ...