• Does botulinum neurotoxin A make walking easier in children with cerebral palsy? A randomized clinical trial 

  Brændvik, Siri Merete; Ross Raftemo, Anne Elisabeth; Roeleveld, Karin; Andersen, Guro Lillemoen; Ramstad, Kjersti; Follestad, Turid; Aarli, Ånen; Bonikowski, Marcin; Vik, Torstein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Aim: To assess the effect of single botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A) injections into the calf muscles on the gross energy cost of walking in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and to evaluate the effect of BoNT-A on walking ...

• Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary evaluation of a user co-facilitated psychoeducational programme: a feasibility proof-of-concept randomised control trial 

  Skliarova, Tatiana; Lara Cabrera, Mariela Loreto; Johansen, Hege Hafstad; Havnen, Audun; Sæther, Sverre Georg; Salvesen, Øyvind Olav; Vaag, Jonas Rennemo; Torgersen, Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background Mental health settings are increasingly using co-facilitation of educational group interventions in collaboration with patient partners and service users. However, despite promising results, limited information ...

• Global cross-sectional survey on neonatal pharmacologic sedation and analgesia practices and pain assessment tools: impact of the sociodemographic index (SDI) 

  Arribas, Cristina; Cavallaro, Giacomo; Gonzalez, Juan-Luis; Lagares, Carolina; Raffaeli, Genny; Smits, Anne; Simons, Sinno H. P.; Villamor, Eduardo; Allegaert, Karel; Garrido, Felipe; Amponsah, Abigail Kusi; van den Hoogen, Agnes; Ullsten, Alexandra; Amigoni, Angela; Axelin, Anna; Palomaa, Annakaija; Bhatt, Aomesh; Rønnestad, Arild Erland; Duse, Beatrice Olsson; Vederhus, Bente Johanne; Tandberg, Bente; Joosten, Bert; Hartley, Caroline; Kotidis, Charalampos; Roehr, Charles Christoph; van Ganzewinkel, Christ-Jan; Machado, Daniela Sofia Horta; Roofthooft, Daniëlla; Norman, Elisabeth; Olsson, Emma; Dempsey, Eugene; Mörelius, Evalotte; Le Marechal, Flore; Sperotto, Francesca; van den Bosch, Gerbrich; Kristjánsdóttir, Guðrún; Ahl, Hanna; Stensvold, Hans Jørgen; Haslund-Thomsen, Helle; Weiss, Janne; Andresen, Jannicke Hanne; Roue, Jean-Michel; Wielenga, Joke; ten Barge, Judith; Klebermass-Schrehof, Katrin; Kristoffersen, Laila Marie; Moschino, Laura; Lyngstad, Lene T.; Mahoney, Liam; Baxter, Luke; Panek, Magdalena; Tauzin, Manon; Gradin, Maria; Mäki-Asiala, Mariaana; Campbell-Yeo, Marsha; Misic, Martina Carlsen; Baudat, Mathilde; Eriksson, Mats; Vento, Máximo; van Dijk, Monique; Meesters, Naomi; Toumbourou, Natalia; Decembrino, Nunzia; Lago, Paola; Lundqvist, Pia; Andersen, Randi D.; Slater, Rebeccah; Carbajal, Ricardo; Stenkjær, Rikke Louise; Flint, Robert B.; El Abdouni, Samir; Montgomery, Scott; Beken, Serdar; Ünal, Sezin; Ojha, Shalini; Robinson, Shellie; Atladóttir, Sigríður María; Pirlotte, Sofie; Steinnes, Solfrid; Völler, Swantje; Pölkki, Tarja; Ukkonen, Tiina; Stiris, Tom; Durrmeyer, Xavier (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Background There is variability in the use of sedatives and analgesics in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). We aimed to investigate the use of analgesics and sedatives and the management of neonatal pain and ...

• Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Body Composition 

  Skronc, Ireneusz (Master thesis, 2024)

  Background: Forekomsten av overvekt og fedme har eskalert globalt, og har bidratt betydelig til metabolske forstyrrelser. Intermittent fasting (IF) har blitt studert som en diett strategi for vektkontroll og forbedring av ...

• Genetic Insights Into Perinatal Outcomes of Maternal Antihypertensive Therapy During Pregnancy 

  Barry, Ciarrah-Jane S; Walker, Venexia M.; Burden, Christy; Havdahl, Alexandra; Davies, Neil Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Importance: Limited information exists regarding the impact of pharmacotherapy in pregnancy due to ethical concerns of unintended fetal harm. Yet, maternal prescriptive drug use for chronic conditions such as hypertension ...

• Telomere length in relation to fecundability and use of assisted reproductive technologies: the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study 

  Skåra, Karoline Hansen; Lee, Yunsung; Jugessur, Astanand; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Aviv, Abraham; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Næss, Øyvind Erik; Hernaez Camba, Alvaro; Hanevik, Hans Ivar; Magnus, Per Minor; Magnus, Maria Christine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background: Telomere length (TL) has been reported to be associated with conditions such as endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome, with some studies finding associations with shorter TL and others with longer TL. In ...

• Toddlers’ Cortisol Levels in Childcare and at Home 

  Nystad, Kathrin; Drugli, May Britt; Lydersen, Stian; Tveit, Håvard Horndalen; Lekhal, Ratib; Buøen, Elisabet Solheim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Research Findings: Measuring toddlers’ cortisol levels both in childcare and at home and their relation to child- and childcare-related factors may help to identify stress-inducing childcare practices and children who are ...

• A genome-wide association meta-analysis of all-cause and vascular dementia 

  Fongang, Bernard; Sargurupremraj, Muralidharan; Jian, Xueqiu; Mishra, Aniket; Damotte, Vincent; De Rojas, Itziar; Skrobot, Olivia; Bis, Joshua C; Fan, Kang-Hsien; Jacobsen, Erin; Li, Gloria Hoi-Yee; Yang, Jingyun; Alessandra, Bizzarro; Alessandra, Lauria; Hilal, Saima; Chong, Joyce Ruifen; Chai, Yuek Ling; Knol, Mirjam J.; Concas, Maria Pina; Giorgia, Girotto; Riaz, Moeen; Yu, Chenglong; Guojonsson, Alexander; Lacaze, Paul; Naj, Adam C.; Gireud-Goss, Monica; Wadop, Yannick N; Soumare, Aicha; Bouteloup, Vincent; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Djurovic, Srdjan; Rongve, Arvid; Martinsen, Amy E.; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Nielsen, Jonas Bille; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Pedersen, Linda Margareth; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Drange, Ole Kristian; Sando, Sigrid Botne; Meisingset, Tore Wergeland; Bosnes, Ingunn; Selbæk, Geir; Hveem, Kristian; Andreassen, Ole A.; Zwart, John-Anker; Winsvold, Bendik Kristoffer Slagsvold; Seshadri, Sudha (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  INTRODUCTION: Dementia is a multifactorial disease with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) pathologies making the largest contributions. Yet, most genome-wide association studies (GWAS) focus on AD. METHODS: ...

• Exploring the Link Between Physical Activity, Sports Participation, and Loneliness in Adolescents Before and Into the COVID-19 Pandemic: The HUNT Study, Norway 

  Rangul, Vegar; Sund, Erik Reidar; Ingul, Jo Magne; Rimehaug, Tormod; Pape, Kristine; Kvaløy, Kirsti (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background: The COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on adolescents’ physical activity, sports involvement, and feelings of loneliness remain inadequately understood. This study aimed to explore the shifts in leisure-time physical ...

• Prevalence and Determinants of Diagnosed Dementia: A Registry Linkage Study Linking Diagnosis of Dementia in the Population-Based HUNT Study to Registry Diagnosis of Dementia in Primary Care and Hospitals in Norway 

  Gjøra, Linda; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Bergh, Sverre; Bosnes, Ingunn; Johannessen, Aud; Livingston, Gill; Skjellegrind, Håvard Kjesbu; Selbæk, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background: A timely diagnosis of dementia can be beneficial for providing good support, treatment, and care, but the diagnostic rate remains unknown and is probably low. Objective: To determine the dementia diagnostic ...

• Chronic fatigue in the general population: Prevalence, natural course and associations with chronic pain (the HUNT pain study) 

  Glette, Mari; Stiles, Tore Charles; Woodhouse, Astrid; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Landmark, Tormod (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background Fatigue and pain are both prevalent and frequently co-occur. No standard measure of fatigue exists, but most definitions include a continuum between high levels of energy and fatigue. There is limited knowledge ...

• Personalised decision support in the management of musculoskeletal pain disordersin primary physiotherapy care. The SupportPrim Project 

  Granviken, Fredrik (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:478, Doctoral thesis, 2024)

  Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain disorders are the leading cause of years lived with disability worldwide and represent a substantial burden to patients and society. In Norway, their prevalence and related costs have been rapidly ...

• DINGO: increasing the power of locus discovery in maternal and fetal genome-wide association studies of perinatal traits 

  Hwang, Liang-Dar; Cuellar-Partida, Gabriel; Yengo, Loic; Zeng, Jian; Toivonen, Jarkko; Arvas, Mikko; Beaumont, Robin N.; Freathy, Rachel M.; Moen, Gunn-Helen; Warrington, Nicole Maree; Evans, David M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Perinatal traits are influenced by fetal and maternal genomes. We investigate the performance of three strategies to detect loci in maternal and fetal genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of the same quantitative trait: ...

• Maternal vitamin A and D status in second and third trimester of pregnancy and bone mineral content in offspring at nine years of age 

  Stunes, Astrid Kamilla; Mosti, Mats Peder; Gustafsson, Miriam K.; Børsting, Torunn; Thorsby, Per Medbøe; Stafne, Signe Nilssen; Syversen, Unni (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Introduction: Maternal nutritional and vitamin status during pregnancy may have long-term effects on offspring health and disease. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between maternal vitamin A and D ...

• Seksuell helse hos eldre 

  Sunde, Anita Lenora; Sivertsen, Øyvind Stople; Skjellegrind, Håvard Kjesbu; Svendsen, Kjell-Olav Borén; Berge, Siri Dalsmo; Vatten, Ingvild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  God seksuell helse fremmer livskvalitet og mestring. Det gjelder også for eldre. Denne kliniske oversikten presenterer oppdatert kunnskap om eldres seksualitet, normale utfordringer knyttet til aldring og parforhold samt ...

• Associations between depression and anxiety in midlife and dementia more than 30 years later: The HUNT Study 

  Aunsmo, Ragnhild Holmberg; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Anstey, Kaarin J.; Bergh, Sverre; Kivimäki, Mika; Köhler, Sebastian; Krokstad, Steinar; Livingston, Gill; Matthews, Fiona E.; Selbæk, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  INTRODUCTION: It is unclear how midlife depression and anxiety affect dementia risk. We examined this in a Norwegian cohort followed for 30 years. METHODS: Dementia status at age 70+ in the fourth wave of the Trøndelag ...

• Codesigning training for health providers to improve detection and response to elder abuse 

  Brijnath, Bianca; Cavuoto, Marina G.; Feldman, Peter; Dow, Briony; Antoniades, Josefine; Ostaszkiewicz, Joan; Nakrem, Sigrid; Stevens, Catriona; Reyes, Patricia; Renshaw, Gianna; Peters, Micah D.J.; Gilbert, Andrew; Manias, Elizabeth; Mortimer, Duncan; Enticott, Joanne; Cooper, Claudia; Durston, Cheryl; Appleton, Brenda; O'Brien, Meghan; Eckert, Marion (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background and Objectives: Screening for elder abuse can improve detection, but many health providers lack the necessary skills and confidence. To address this, training for health providers on elder abuse screening was ...

• Concentrations of potentially toxic metals and trace elements in pregnant women and association with birth outcomes: A cross-sectional study in Malawi 

  Mwapasa, Mphatso; Xu, Shanshan; Magreta Chakhame, Bertha; Maluwa, Alfred; Röllin, Halina; Choko, Augustine; Huber, Sandra; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Potentially toxic metals and trace elements have been used in Malawi for a long time. However, data on exposure to these elements by susceptible groups like pregnant women and its associations with reproductive health ...

• Diabetes og livsstilsendringer. Erfaringer og opplevelser ved mestring av diabetes 2 og gjennomføring av livsstilsendringer. 

  Gaarder, Guro Rognerud (Master thesis, 2024)

  Bakgrunn: Insidens av diabetes type 2 er økende. Med en nasjonal prevalens på over 5% i Norge anses diabetes å være en trussel mot folkehelsen. Diabetes regnes som en livsstilssykdom, selv om arv også har betydning. ...

• Smertepasienters erfaringer med bruk av en søvnapp i døgnbasert rehabilitering 

  Brandal, Ella Olivia Vreim (Master thesis, 2024)

  Bakgrunn: En økende del av befolkningen lever med kroniske muskel- og skjelettsmerter og søvnløshet, noe som fører til frafall og tapt produksjon i arbeidslivet og utgjør en folkehelseutfordring. Denne pasientgruppen har ...

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