Institutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie
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Fra unge enslige flyktninger til ny-bosatte ungdommer - En kvalitativ studie av unge enslige bosatte flyktningers fremtidige helsetrusler og erfarte handlingsrom for å fremme helse
(Master thesis, 2021)Denne masterstudien er en del av prosjektet Taus Tids Tale – En studie av helsefremming og tjenesteutforming for unge enslige bosatte flykninger, som er et samarbeid mellom NTNU og Trondheim universitetskommune, Barne- og ... -
Tumeric or curcumin and the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
(Master thesis, 2021)Background: The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is on the rise globally. This is partly due to the increase in proportion of people aged 60 years and older worldwide. Many of the current therapeutic options for the ... -
What is the current clinico-radiological diagnostic accuracy for intracranial tumours?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objective To determine the diagnostic accuracy of routine clinico-radiological workup for a population-based selection of intracranial tumours. Methods In this prospective cohort study, we included consecutive adult ... -
Unaccompanied refugee youths experiences of health, healthcare services and taking care of health in the Nordic countries- a scoping review
(Master thesis, 2021)For many years young minor refugees have arrived together with their families, but since 2005 the number of unaccompanied refugees arriving in the EU has increased. Unaccompanied refugee minors are a heterogenous group, ... -
Short- and long-term effects of body weight loss following calorie restriction and gastric bypass on CYP3A-activity – a non-randomized three-armed controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)It remains uncertain whether pharmacokinetic changes following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) can be attributed to surgery-induced gastrointestinal alterations per se and/or the subsequent weight loss. The aim was to ... -
Low C-peptide together with a high glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibody level predicts progression to insulin dependence in latent autoimmune diabetes in adults: The HUNT study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aim: To search for risk factors that could predict progression in latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) and compare them with those for type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods: This study included 175 participants ... -
Aktiv i 100 - En kvalitativ studie om organiserte turgrupper for eldre
(Master thesis, 2021)Bakgrunn: Vi lever stadig lengre og andelen eldre i befolkningen har økt betraktelig, og vil fortsette å øke. Ensomhet, inaktivitet, manglende møteplasser og manglende ivaretakelse av sosiale, kulturelle og eksistensielle ... -
Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Perceived Family QOL Among Primary Caregivers of Children With Intellectual Disabilities in Bagmati Province, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2021)Introduction: Ill mental health and low quality of life among caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities have been associated with lack of financial stability, the severity of disability of the child, and ... -
Deciphering osteoarthritis genetics across 826,690 individuals from 9 populations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Osteoarthritis affects over 300 million people worldwide. Here, we conduct a genome-wide association study meta-analysis across 826,690 individuals (177,517 with osteoarthritis) and identify 100 independently associated ... -
Ghanaian Health Professionals’ Perspectives on Perinatal Health Care for Climate/Environmental Migrants
(Master thesis, 2021)Climate change presents peculiar challenges for people from all walks of life in varied ways. Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable due to the intersection of multiple risk factors which is further complicated by ... -
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Effects on Outcome of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: Analysis of a Large, Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Longitudinal Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background No large prospective data, to our knowledge, are available on ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Research Question To evaluate the incidence, timing, and ... -
Monitoring temporal trends of dioxins, organochlorine pesticides and chlorinated paraffins in pooled serum samples collected from Northern Norwegian women: The MISA cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The ubiquitous presence of legacy and emerging persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the environmental matrices poses a potential hazard to the humans and creating public health concerns. The present study aimed to ... -
Mercury Exposure among E-Waste Recycling Workers in Colombia: Perceptions of Safety, Risk, and Access to Health Information
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Exposures to the toxic element mercury (Hg) are exceptionally high among recycling workers globally. Recycling is a growing sector in Colombia, yet workers who directly handle e-waste are often unaware of the risks of ... -
Lung function and peak oxygen uptake in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes with and without emphysema
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Previous studies of associations of forced expiratory lung volume in one second (FEV1) with peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have not taken sex, age and height related variance ... -
Intimate partner violence and its association with mental health problems: The importance of childhood violence – The SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aims: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its association with psychological distress and symptoms of post-traumatic stress (PTS) among Sami and non-Sami and to explore whether ... -
Non-coding RNAs in human breast milk: A systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Breast milk is the primary source of nutrition and hydration for the newborn infant but also plays an important role in the child’s first immune defense. Additionally, several breast milk factors have been implicated in ... -
Semiquantitative Real-Time PCR to Distinguish Pneumocystis Pneumonia from Colonization in a Heterogeneous Population of HIV-Negative Immunocompromised Patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Pneumocystis jirovecii is a threat to iatrogenically immunosuppressed individuals, a heterogeneous population at rapid growth. We assessed the ability of an in-house semiquantitative real-time PCR assay to discriminate ... -
Predicting diagnostic coding in hospitals: individual level effects of price incentives
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The purpose of this paper is to test if implicit price incentives influence the diagnostic coding of hospital discharges. We estimate if the probability of being coded as a complicated patient was related to a specific ... -
Colorectal cancer patients’ experiences with supervised exercise during adjuvant chemotherapy—A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common cancer worldwide, with increasing numbers surviving and living with long-term side effects from treatment. Physical exercise during or after treatment may have several beneficial ... -
How well do neurosurgeons predict survival in patients with high-grade glioma?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Due to the lack of reliable prognostic tools, prognostication and surgical decisions largely rely on the neurosurgeons’ clinical prediction skills. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of neurosurgeons’ prediction ...
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