Institutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie
Recent Submissions
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Circulating markers of cellular immune activation in pre-diagnostic blood sample and lung cancer risk in the Lung Cancer Cohort Consortium (LC3)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Cell‐mediated immune suppression may play an important role in lung carcinogenesis. We investigated the associations for circulating levels of tryptophan, kynurenine, kynurenine:tryptophan ratio (KTR), quinolinic acid (QA) ... -
Developmental course of anxiety and depressive disorders from adolescence to young adulthood in a prospective Norwegian clinical cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Anxiety and depression are often co-occurring disorders, reflecting both homotypic and heterotypic continuity as possible developmental pathways. The present study aimed to examine homotypic and heterotypic continuities ... -
Beyond Expectations: Why Do Aboriginal and Euro-Canadian Patients with Type 2 Diabetes on a Northern, Rural Island Demonstrate Better Outcomes for Glycemic, Blood Pressure and Lipid Management than Comparison Populations?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)OBJECTIVE To determine differences in type 2 diabetes screening, control and management of glycemic levels, blood pressure and lipids between Aboriginal and Euro- Canadian residents of a rural island in Ontario, ... -
Longitudinal ultrasound measures of fetal growth and offspring outcomes
(Journal article, 2017)Purpose of Review In this narrative review, we outline recent evidence relating longitudinal ultrasound (US) measurements to offspring outcomes in the perinatal period and in childhood, with an emphasis on the methodological ... -
Agreement between self-reported and registry-based use of sleep medications and tranquilizers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose The purpose of the present study was to assess the agreement between self‐reported use of sleep medications and tranquilizers and dispensed hypnotics and anxiolytics. Methods Self‐reported medication use was ... -
The significance of communities of practice: Norwegian nursing students' experience of clinical placement in Bangladesh
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Abstract Aim; The purpose of this study was to gain understanding of Norwegian students' experience of learning in clinical placement in Bangladesh without formal one-to-one supervision, by a personal mentor in the ward. ... -
A 36-month follow-up of decline in activities of daily living in individuals receiving domiciliary care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background There have been few studies of how personal and instrumental activities of daily living (P-ADL and I-ADL) develop over time in older people receiving domiciliary care. This study aimed at assessing variables ... -
Predictors for Assessing Electronic Messaging Between Nurses and General Practitioners as a Useful Tool for Communication in Home Health Care Services: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Nurses providing home health care services are dependent on access to patient information and communicating with general practitioners (GPs) to deliver safe and effective health care to patients. Information ... -
Physical therapy intervention in patients with non-cardiac chest pain following a recent cardiac event: A randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objectives: To assess the effect of two different physical therapy interventions in patients with stable coronary heart disease and non-cardiac chest pain. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was carried out at a ... -
Implementation of Free Text Format Nursing Diagnoses at a University Hospital`s Medical Department. Exploring Nurses and Nursing Students`Experiences on Use and Usefulness. A Qualitative Study.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background. Nursing documentation has long traditions and represents core element of nursing, but the documentation is often criticized of being incomplete. Nursing diagnoses are an important research topic in nursing in ... -
Clinical symptoms and markers of disease mechanisms in adolescent chronic fatigue following Epstein-Barr virus infection: An exploratory cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction Acute Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is a trigger of chronic fatigue (CF) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore clinical symptoms as well as markers of ... -
Nursing staff's actions during older residents' transition into long-term care facility in a nursing home in rural Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Working in long-term care units poses particular staff challenges as these facilities are expected to provide services for seriously ill residents and give help in a homelike atmosphere. Licensed and unlicensed personnel ... -
Hypertension after preeclampsia and relation to the C1114G polymorphism (rs4606) in RGS2: Data from the Norwegian HUNT2 study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Preeclampsia is associated with an increased risk of hypertension later in life. The regulator of G protein signaling 2 negatively regulates several vasoconstrictors. We recently demonstrated an association ... -
A meta-analysis of Hodgkin lymphoma reveals 19p13.3 TCF3 as a novel susceptibility locus
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) have identified associations with genetic variation at both HLA and non-HLA loci; however, much of heritable HL susceptibility remains unexplained. ... -
Short term exposure to low amounts of airway irritants in a swine confinement building and inflammatory markers in blood and exhaled air
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Introduction and objective. Swine confinement buildings are known to contain large concentrations of airway irritants, and a number of studies have shown acute inflammatory effects in previously unexposed subjects when ... -
The relationship of anxiety, depression and behavioral problems with recurrent headache in late adolescence - a Young-HUNT follow-up study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background The comorbidity of headache and psychiatric symptoms is a well-recognized clinical phenomenon, but there are only limited data regarding the temporal relationship between headache and symptoms of anxiety and ... -
Hospital discharge of elderly patients to primary health care, with and without an intermediate care hospital - a qualitative study of health professionals' experiences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Introduction: Intermediate care is an organisational approach to improve the coordination of health care services between health care levels. In Central Norway an intermediate care hospital was established in a municipality ... -
En modell for jordmorstudenters praktiske studier sett i lys av ulike læringsteorier - et vitenskapelig essay
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)I prosjektet «Kontinuitet i omsorgen gjennom svangerskap, fødsel og barseltid» var målet å få kunnskap om hvorvidt en slik modell i de praktiske studiene ville gi jordmorstudentene en økt forståelse for jordmorfaget, med ... -
Et tverrfaglig samarbeidsprosjekt mellom jordmor- og helsesøsterutdanningen sett i lys av den didaktiske relasjonsmodellen
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)I Norge forventes det at jordmødre og helsesøstre samarbeider om en helhetlig svangerskaps- og barselomsorg på helsestasjonen. I praksis viser det seg at de to gruppene helsepersonell har et begrenset både formelt og ...
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