Browsing Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap (uspesifisert) by Document Types "Peer reviewed"
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A comparison of disease burden in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objective: The main objective of this study was to compare disease burden in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and axial spondyloarthritis (ax-SpA). Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all ... -
A computational pipeline for quantification of mouse myocardial stiffness parameters
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The mouse is an important model for theoretical–experimental cardiac research, and biophysically based whole organ models of the mouse heart are now within reach. However, the passive material properties of mouse myocardium ... -
Absolute and relative accelerometer thresholds for determining the association between physical activity and metabolic syndrome in the older adults: The Generation-100 study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background When assessing population adherence to physical activity (PA) recommendation using accelerometers, absolute intensity threshold definition is applied despite having limited validity in those with low cardiorespiratory ... -
Acute kidney injury in patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit: Evaluation of risk factors and mortality in a national cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication among critical ill patients with COVID-19, but the actual incidence is unknown as AKI-incidence varies from 25% to 89% in intensive care unit (ICU) populations. ... -
Aligning stakeholders’ understandings of the return-to-work process: a qualitative study on workplace meetings in inpatient multimodal occupational rehabilitation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose: Although it is believed that involving the workplace and stakeholders in return-to-work interventions is beneficial, Norwegian occupational rehabilitation programmes rarely do. During 2015–2016, Hysnes Rehabilitation ... -
All-cause and cardiovascular mortality after hysterectomy and oophorectomy in a large cohort (HUNT2)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction Hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy are common major surgical procedures that have been associated with increased mortality risk. We aimed to assess the association of hysterectomy and/or bilateral ... -
Ambulance professionals' experiences of teamwork in the context of a team training programme – a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Teamwork in the context of ambulance services exhibits unique characteristics, as this environment involves a small core team that must adapt to a dynamic team structure that involves health care professionals ... -
Amniotic fluid arginine from gestational weeks 13 to 15 is a predictor of birth weight, length, and head circumference
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Arginine is a constituent of proteins and a precursor for polyamines and nitric oxide, and is essential for placentation, angiogenesis, and growth. Maternal plasma arginine concentrations are found to be lower in pregnancies ... -
Among respiratory symptoms, wheeze associates most strongly with impaired lung function in adults with asthma: A long-term prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Asthma is a common disease and a major public health concern. Respiratory symptoms are related to its prognosis, which in turn associates with lung function. Still this association on a long-term basis is not ... -
The Amyloid, Tau, and Neurodegeneration (A/T/N) Classification Applied to a Clinical Research Cohort with Long-Term Follow-Up
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The unbiased amyloid, tau, and neurodegeneration (A/T/N) classification is designed to characterize individuals in the Alzheimer continuum and is currently little explored in clinical cohorts. Objective: A ... -
ANGPTL7, a therapeutic target for increased intraocular pressure and glaucoma
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. Current glaucoma medications work by lowering intraocular pressure (IOP), a risk factor for glaucoma, but most treatments do not directly target the pathological changes leading ... -
Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisae antibodies (ASCA) are associated with body fat mass and systemic inflammation, but not with dietary yeast consumption: a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Baker’s/brewer’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has been used as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters to improve growth performance in animals. In humans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae is among the most commonly ... -
Antibiotic use in children before, during and after hospitalisation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose To investigate ambulatory antibiotic use in children during 1 year before and 1 year after in-hospital antibiotic exposure compared to children from the general population that had not received antibiotics in-hospital. ... -
Anxiety and Depression as Risk Factors in Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimers Disease: The HUNT Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: The roles of both anxiety and depression as risk factors for frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have not been previously investigated together. Objective: To study anxiety and depression ... -
Are levator hiatal dimensions in mid-pregnancy associated with mode of delivery?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction and hypothesis Slow progress of labour is a risk for operative delivery. Smaller levator hiatal dimensions are possible risk factors for slow progress and operative delivery. Our aim was to explore associations ... -
Are levator hiatal dimensions in mid-pregnancy associated with mode of delivery?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction and hypothesis - Slow progress of labour is a risk for operative delivery. Smaller levator hiatal dimensions are possible risk factors for slow progress and operative delivery. Our aim was to explore associations ... -
Assessment of self-rated health 5 years after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for severe obesity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Patients' perceptions of health change after bariatric surgery are complex. The aim of this study was to explore whether self‐rated health (SRH), a widely used tool in public health research, might be relevant ... -
The Assistive Device Situation for ALS Patients in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Aims. There are limited analytical descriptions of the assistive device situation in Norway for patients with ALS and other motor neuron diseases. This study is aimed at investigating how patients, caregivers, and healthcare ... -
Association between engagement in cultural activities and use of general practitioner consultations: 7-year follow-up of adults from the HUNT study, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective Assess whether engagement in a range of cultural activities, both ‘passive’ and ‘active’ (ie, receptive and creative) participation, is associated with later demand for general practitioner (GP) consultations. Design ... -
Association of engagement in cultural activities with cause-specific mortality determined through an eight-year follow up: The HUNT Study, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Participation in cultural activities may protect against cause-specific mortality; however, there is limited knowledge regarding this association. The present study examines the association between participation in a range ...