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A qualitative study of bereaved family caregivers: feeling of security, facilitators and barriers for rural home care and death for persons with advanced cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background For cancer patients and their family, an important factor that determines the choice to die at home is the caregivers’ feeling of security when caring for the patient at home. Support to caregivers from healthcare ... -
A qualitative study of the work experiences of midwives performing obstetric ultrasound in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Performing obstetric ultrasound is part of midwifery practice in Norway. Knowledge of these midwives’ working situation can enhance understanding of what their work involves and the challenges they encounter ... -
Quality assessment of structure and language elements of written responses given by seven Scandinavian drug information centres.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose The aim of this study was to identify structure and language elements affecting the quality of responses from Scandinavian drug information centres (DICs). Methods Six different fictitious drug-related queries ... -
Quality learning in undergraduate medical education - Improving teaching and assessment practices
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:88, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Although there have been significant advancements in our understanding of human learning over the last century, many educational practices within the medical field have not integrated educational research findings. ... -
Quality of care for peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) in Nepal: A cross-sectional study on feasibility and inter-rater agreement of the Peripheral Intravenous Catheters-mini Questionnaire (PIVC-miniQ) in a tertiary care hospital
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objectives There is a lack of data regarding the quality of peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC)-related care from low-income and middle-income countries, even though the use of PIVCs may lead to local or severe systemic ... -
Quality of life and symptom intensity over time in people with cancer receiving palliative care: Results from the international European Palliative Care Cancer Symptom study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background People with advanced cancer experience multiple symptoms during their illness trajectory, which can fluctuate in intensity. Aim To describe the course of self-reported quality of life, emotional functioning, ... -
Quality of life endpoints in cancer cachexia clinical trials: Systematic review 3 of the cachexia endpoints series
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The use of patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) of quality of life (QOL) is common in cachexia trials. Patients' self-report on health, functioning, wellbeing, and perceptions of care, represent important measures of efficacy. ... -
Quality of life in older dialysis patients : influencing factors and research challenges
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Quality of life in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2020:410, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Livskvalitet hos pasienter med lungekreft Lungekreft er den kreftformen som tar flest liv. Pasienter med lungekreft har ofte symptomer fra sykdommen, samtidig som de kan oppleve plagsomme bivirkninger fra behandling. ... -
Quality of life in vulnerable older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receiving palliative chemotherapy—the randomized nordic9-study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Bowel cancer is one of the leading cancer-types in both sexes worldwide. Despite that most new cases and deaths occur in people aged 70 years or older, few clinical trials have investigated the best way to administer ... -
Quality or equality? The Norwegian experience with medical monopolies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background: In order to maintain both quality and efficiency of health services in a small country with a scattered population, Norway established a monopoly system for 38 highly specialized medical services. The ... -
Quand le présent dépasse les bornes: Une analyse à la croisée des approches linguistiques et cognitives
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Quantification and Qualitative Effects of Different PEGylations on Poly(butyl cyanoacrylate) Nanoparticles
(Journal article, 2017)Protein adsorption on nanoparticles (NPs) used in nanomedicine leads to opsonization and activation of the complement system in blood, which substantially reduces the blood circulation time of NPs. The most commonly used ... -
Quantification of doxorubicin in mouse serum and tumor tissue by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry: An application in an in vivo study with murine prostate cancer xenograft tumor and ultrasound-sensitive liposomal doxorubicin
(Master thesis, 2013)Non-specificity and systemic toxicity are major challenges with cancer chemotherapy. This situation is further complicated by abnormality of tumor microenvironment that presents potential barriers to drug delivery. These ... -
Quantification of guanine-derived urinary biomarkers of oxidative stress in saturation divers by LC-MS/MS
(Master thesis, 2022)Metningsdykkere jobber under konstant trykksatte omgivelser med forhøyet deltrykk av oksygen for opp til flere uker. Dette kan føre til oksidativt stress, hvilket er assosiert med en rekke sykdommer, både akutte og kroniske. ... -
Quantification of Porcine Complement Activation Fragment C3a by a Neoepitope-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) enables fast and simple quantification of analytes in the pico- to nanogram range in complex samples. Here, we describe an ELISA for the detection of porcine C3a as a marker for ... -
Quantifying the impact of genes on body mass index during the obesity epidemic: Longitudinal findings from the HUNT Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objectives: To study the trajectories of body mass index (BMI) in Norway over five decades and to assess the differential influence of the obesogenic environment on BMI according to genetic predisposition. Design: ... -
Quantifying tumour vascularity in non-luminal breast cancers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Aims Microvessel density (MVD), proliferating MVD (pMVD) and vascular proliferation index (VPI) are methods used to quantify tumour vascularity in histopathological sections. In this study, we assessed MVD, pMVD and VPI ... -
Quantitative analysis of binding and internalization of αvβ3 integrin-targeted nanoemulsions by human endothelial cells: In vitro
(Master thesis, 2016)The purpose of this master thesis was to quantitatively study the binding and internalization of αvβ3 integrin-targeted RGD-conjugated nanoemulsions (RGD-NE) by human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) in vitro. The ... -
Quantitative texture analysis in the prediction of IDH status in low-grade gliomas
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objectives Molecular markers provide valuable information about treatment response and prognosis in patients with low-grade gliomas (LGG). In order to make this important information available prior to surgery the aim of ...