Blar i Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap (MH) på tittel
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Using death certificate data to study place of death in 9 European countries: opportunities and weaknesses
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background: Systematic and reliable epidemiological information at population level, preferably cross-national, is needed for an adequate planning of (end-of-life) health care policies, e.g. concerning place of death, ... -
Using electrophysiological measures to evaluate the sense of presence in immersive virtual environments: An event‐related potential study.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Sense of presence has been often explored in the context of virtual reality (VR) and immersive visual technologies; however, standardized and objective measures of the sense of presence have been difficult to find. Studies ... -
Using Genomic Structural Equation Modeling to Partition the Genetic Covariance Between Birthweight and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors into Maternal and Offspring Components in the Norwegian HUNT Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The Barker Hypothesis posits that adverse intrauterine environments result in fetal growth restriction and increased risk of cardiometabolic disease through developmental compensations. Here we introduce a new statistical ... -
Using Intervention Mapping to Develop a Decision Support System–Based Smartphone App (selfBACK) to Support Self-management of Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Development and Usability Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: International guidelines consistently endorse the promotion of self-management for people with low back pain (LBP); however, implementation of these guidelines remains a challenge. Digital health interventions, ... -
Using machine learning to assess the extent of busy ambulances and its impact on ambulance response times: A retrospective observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Ambulance response times are considered important. Busy ambulances are common, but little is known about their effect on response times. Objective To assess the extent of busy ambulances in Central Norway ... -
Using Metabolomics to Differentiate Player Positions in Elite Male Basketball Games: A Pilot Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose: The current study compared metabolic profiles and movement patterns between different player positions and explored relationships between indicators of internal and external loads during elite male basketball ... -
Using microdialysis to administer and assess drugs aimed at attenuating Alzheimer’s disease-related neuropathology
(Master thesis, 2021)Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia and is characterized by the neuropathological hallmarks amyloid-β and neurofibrillary tangles. Despite tremendous efforts in understanding the molecular, pathophysiological, ... -
Using multiple random index dates with the reverse waiting time distribution improves precision of estimated prescription durations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose To improve the precision of prescription duration estimates when using the reverse waiting time distribution (rWTD). Methods For each patient we uniformly sampled multiple random index dates within a sampling ... -
Using multivariable Mendelian randomization to estimate the causal effect of bone mineral density on osteoarthritis risk, independently of body mass index
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives Observational analyses suggest that high bone mineral density (BMD) is a risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA); it is unclear whether this represents a causal effect or shared aetiology and whether these ... -
Using network intervention analysis to explore associations between participant expectations of and difficulties with cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia and clinical outcome: A proof of principle study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Research about predictors of response to cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is ongoing. We examined any whether pre-intervention expectations or post-intervention appraisals of difficulties in ... -
Using persistent homology to reveal hidden covariates in systems governed by the kinetic Ising model
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)We propose a method, based on persistent homology, to uncover topological properties of a priori unknown covariates in a system governed by the kinetic Ising model with time-varying external fields. As its starting point ... -
Using Polygenic Hazard Scores to Predict Age at Onset of Alzheimer's Disease in Nordic Populations
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Using Prior Information from the Medical Literature in GWAS of Oral Cancer Identifies Novel Susceptibility Variant on Chromosome 4-the AdAPT Method
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) require large sample sizes to obtain adequate statistical power, but it may be possible to increase the power by incorporating complementary data. In this study we ... -
Using Salivary Biomarkers for Stress Assessment in Offshore Saturation Diving: a Pilot Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Health monitoring during offshore saturation diving is complicated due to restricted access to the divers, the desire to keep invasive procedures to a minimum, and limited opportunity for laboratory work onboard dive support ... -
Using the CustusX toolkit to create an image guided bronchoscopy application: Fraxinus
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose The aim of this paper is to show how a specialized planning and guidance application called Fraxinus, can be built on top of the CustusX platform (www.custusx.org), which is an open source image-guided intervention ... -
Using the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study to determine risk factors for delayed development and neuro-psychiatric symptoms in the offspring of parents with epilepsy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Introduction: Antiepileptic drug (AED) teratogenicity is suspected to be the main cause of impaired development in children of women with epilepsy. However, many factors may confound the eported risks. The purpose of this ... -
Using therapeutic drug monitoring to evaluate the effect of candesartan as prophylaxis in treatment of migraine – a preliminary analysis
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne oppgaven presenterer preliminære data fra kandesartan-undergruppen til MigriNor-studien, en prospektiv observasjonsstudie med serumkonsentrasjonsmålinger på pasienter som starter en profylaktisk behandling mot migrene. ... -
Using welfare technology for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Expectations, experiences, and challenges of intellectual disability nursing students during clinical placement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose: Little is known about how welfare technology (WT) is used in welfare services for people with intellectual disabilities. This study aimed to explore expectations, experiences, and challenges concerning the use of ... -
Usunn grensehandel? - Ungdoms oppfatning av fenomenet
(Master thesis, 2020)Bakgrunn: Hensikten med denne studien var å undersøke hvilken betydning grensenærhet til Sverige har for et utvalg ungdommer i Kongsvinger kommune i et folkehelseperspektiv. Kongsvinger kommune ligger en 40 minutters ... -
Utarbeiding av sjekkliste: et hjelpemiddel ved implementering av bildefusjonering på ultralyd
(Bachelor thesis, 2020)Bakgrunn: Helsevesenet er under stadig utvikling, spesielt innenfor teknologiske fremskritt. Derfor er det nødvendig at helsepersonell har oppdatert kunnskap og kompetanse innen teknologi i utvikling. Å jobbe kunnskapsbasert ...