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Wake-up stroke and unknown-onset stroke; occurrence and characteristics from the nationwide Norwegian Stroke Register
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction: Population-based knowledge of the characteristics of wake-up stroke and unknown-onset stroke is limited. We compared occurrence and characteristics of ischaemic and haemorrhagic wake-up stroke, unknown-onset ... -
Walking on a tightrope : caring for ambivalent woman considering abortions in the first trimester
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Aims and objectives To improve the understanding and competence of health personnel when caring for ambivalent pregnant women, the aim of this study is to explore the experiences of encountering women who are unsure whether ... -
Walking on a tightrope: caring for ambivalent woman considering abortions in the first trimester
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Aims and objectives To improve the understanding and competence of health personnel when caring for ambivalent pregnant women, the aim of this study is to explore the experiences of encountering women who are unsure whether ... -
Walking on common ground: a cross-disciplinary scoping review on the clinical utility of digital mobility outcomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Physical mobility is essential to health, and patients often rate it as a high-priority clinical outcome. Digital mobility outcomes (DMOs), such as real-world gait speed or step count, show promise as clinical measures in ... -
Walking-related digital mobility outcomes as clinical trial endpoint measures: protocol for a scoping review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction Advances in wearable sensor technology now enable frequent, objective monitoring of real-world walking. Walking-related digital mobility outcomes (DMOs), such as real-world walking speed, have the potential ... -
The water channel aquaporin 8 is a critical regulator of intestinal fluid homeostasis in collagenous colitis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background and Aims: Diarrhoea is a common, debilitating symptom of gastrointestinal disorders. Pathomechanisms probably involve defects in trans-epithelial water transport, but the role of aquaporin [AQP] family water ... -
Waxholm Space atlas of the rat brain hippocampal region: Three-dimensional delineations based on magnetic resonance and diffusion tensor imaging
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Atlases of the rat brain are widely used as reference for orientation, planning of experiments, and as tools for assigning location to experimental data. Improved quality and use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ... -
'We are just ordinary people working hard to reach our goals!' Disabled students' participation in Norwegian higher education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In this article we shed light on the experiences of disabled students attending professional courses in higher education in Norway. The findings from this empirical study are based on interviews with 14 students with diverse ... -
We're not in it for the money - lay people's moral intuitions on commercial use of 'their' biobank
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Great hope has been placed on biobank research as a strategy to improve diagnostics, therapeutics and prevention. It seems to be a common opinion that these goals cannot be reached without the participation of commercial ... -
Weakening of the cognition and height association from 1957 to 2018: Findings from four British birth cohort studies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Taller individuals have been repeatedly found to have higher scores on cognitive assessments. Recent studies have suggested that this association can be explained by genetic factors, yet this does not preclude ... -
Weaning preterm infants off CPAP – a single unit experience
(Master thesis, 2013)Aim: To investigate continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) weaning in preterm infants, and whether gestational age (GA) influenced the preferred weaning method or duration of weaning. Methods: A retrospective chart ... -
Wearable technology and the cardiovascular system: the future of patient assessment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The past decade has seen a dramatic rise in consumer technologies able to monitor a variety of cardiovascular parameters. Such devices initially recorded markers of exercise, but now include physiological and health-care ... -
Web-based collaboration in individual care planning challenges the user and the provider roles – toward a power transition in caring relationships
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background and objective: The Individual Care Plan (ICP) was introduced in Norway to meet new statutory requirements for user participation in health care planning, incorporating multidisciplinary and cross-sector ... -
A Web-Based Communication Tool for Postoperative Follow-up and Pain Assessment at Home After Primary Knee Arthroplasty: Feasibility and Usability Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: We report the use of an electronic tool, Eir (Eir Solutions AS, Norway), for symptom registration at home after knee arthroplasty. This electronic tool was used in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing ... -
Web-based vestibular rehabilitation in persistent postural-perceptual dizziness
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objectives The aims of the study were to investigate the feasibility and preliminary outcome of a Norwegian web-based self-help application for vestibular rehabilitation (VR) among patients with high symptom burden of ... -
Weekday time in bed and obesity risk in adolescence
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction: Sleep curtailment is associated with obesity in children, but few studies have investigated this relationship in a longitudinal sample of adolescents. The aim of the present study was to examine the longitudinal ... -
Weekly and daily variations in patient-staff incidents in psychiatric acute wards
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Weighing positive aspirations versus unmet expectations: A CGT study of Dar es Salaam locals interacting with University of Arizona global health exchange students during a 5-week WaSH program
(Master thesis, 2022)Background: In the 21st century, it is paramount to build intercultural competence and global partnerships in an ever-increasing globalized and multicultural world. Global health exchange programs offer the opportunity to ... -
Weight development from adolescence to adulthood: Associations with leisure time activities, weight-perception and obesity-susceptibility loci - The HUNT Study
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:71, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Background Approximately 1.8 billion humans, i.e. more than a quarter of the world’s population, are young people aged 10-24 years1. Adolescence comprises a period in which lifestyle and health behaviors are established, ... -
Weight Loss and Reduction in Gastroesophageal Reflux. A Prospective Population-Based Cohort Study: The HUNT Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)OBJECTIVES:High body mass index (BMI) is an established risk factor of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms (GERS). The aim of this study was to clarify if weight loss reduces GERS.METHODS:The study was part of the Nord-Trondelag ...