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Amyotrofisk lateral sklerose (ALS) og Meistring
(Bachelor thesis, 2021)Samandrag Bakgrunn og føremål: Amyotrofisk lateral sklerose (ALS) er ein nevrodegenerasjukdom som mellom 300 og 400 personar i Noreg til ei kvar tid lever med. Det er per dags dato ingen godkjend kurerande medisin mot ... -
An Assessment on the Effect of Capitation on Cost and Utilization of Health Services: A Case of The National Health Insurance Authority of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2017)It is common knowledge that responsiveness towards healthcare utilization, cost of service delivery in terms of cost containment may be influenced by the method of reimbursing service providers. Most often it has the ... -
An escape from agony: A qualitative psychological autopsy study of women's suicide in a post-conflict Northern Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)We set out to investigate suicide among women in a post-conflict context in Northern Uganda using qualitative psychological autopsy interviews. Three to five relatives and friends for each of the three suicides recruited ... -
An evaluation of Croí MyAction community lifestyle modification programme compared to standard care to reduce progression to diabetes/pre-diabetes in women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background Universal screening using the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria has identified a prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) of 12.4% in women living in ... -
An increased risk of stunting among newborns in poorer rural settings: A cross-sectional pilot study among pregnant women at selected sites in rural Cambodia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)We conducted an observational study of 194 pregnant women from two different studysites in rural Cambodia. Socioeconomic and anthropometric data was obtained from the womenand their newborns. In addition, we collected ... -
Anaesthetic techniques used for Caesarean section in rural Zimbabwe
(Master thesis, 2016)Background: In 2013 the Zimbabwe Anaesthetic Association highlighted the need for more knowledge about the anaesthetic practice for Caesarean sections (CS) in the hospitals at district and provincial level in the country. ... -
Anal incontinence in primiparae: Prevalence, Predictors and Quality of Life
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2014:240, Doctoral thesis, 2014)Anal incontinence (AI) is a symptom-based diagnosis and involves involuntary loss of solid or loose stool, flatus or faecal urgency defined as the inability to defer defecation. The main aetiology is considered to be related ... -
Analgesi og sedasjon av barn på respirator. Intensivsykepleiernes erfaringer med sykepleiestyrt protokoll. En kvalitativ studie.
(Master thesis, 2021)Sammendrag: Bakgrunn: Kritisk syke barn på respirator blir utsatt for en rekke smertefulle prosedyrer. Adekvat og passende sedering til barn på respirator er en markør for kvalitet i pleien. Sammenliknet med en tilfeldig ... -
Analyzing change processes resulting from a smartphone maintenance intervention based on acceptance and commitment therapy for women with chronic widespread pain
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose This study investigated change processes resulting from a randomized controlled trial smartphone-delivered maintenance intervention with daily electronic diaries and personalized written feedback based on acceptance ... -
Analyzing Change Processes Resulting from a Smartphone Maintenance Intervention Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Women with Chronic Widespread Pain
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Purpose This study investigated change processes resulting from a randomized controlled trial smartphone-delivered maintenance intervention with daily electronic diaries and personalized written feedback based on acceptance ... -
Anestesisykepleieres erfaringer med å være mentor
(Master thesis, 2023)Sammendrag Bakgrunn Videreutdanning i anestesisykepleie har en varighet på 3 semester, hvorav 50% er veiledet praksisstudier. Et universitetssykehus i Norge har opprettet en mentorordning der en anestesisykepleier følger ... -
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 ... -
Angst hos pasienter med kols
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Bakgrunn: Det anslås å være rundt 150.000 nordmenn over 40 år som har kols. Det er den sykdommen i verden som øker raskest, og den tredje viktigste dødsårsaken internasjonalt. Sykdommen kan assosieres med angst som er en ... -
Angst og depresjon hos pasienter med IBD
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Sammendrag Bakgrunn: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) er en sykdom som øker i forekomst hvert år. Symptomer slik som blant annet diare, oppkast og magesmerter er primære for denne sykdommen. Psykiske symptomer på sykdommen ... -
Ansvarsutvikling - en pådriver for et forsvarlig system: En studie omlegemiddelhåndtering og feil og avvik med medisiner blant kliniske sykepleiere på sykehus
(Master thesis, 2010)Bakgrunn: Feilmedisinering er blant de vanligste og alvorligste feilene som skjer i helsetjenesten. Pasientskader i forbindelse med legemiddelhåndtering er det synlige beviset på at det gjøres feil, og beskrives som toppen ... -
Antall kroniske sykdommer og persontilpasning bør ligge til grunn for prioriteringer i kommunale helse- og omsorgstjenester
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Utvalget for prioritering i helse- og omsorgstjenestene i kommunene (Blankholmutvalget) har i sitt mandat fått i oppgave å vurdere om prioriteringskriteriene som ble fremlagt i Meld. St. 34 (2015−2016) for spesialisthelsetjenesten ... -
Anthropometrics of neonates born to mothers with PCOS with metformin or placebo exposure in utero
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction Fetal growth may be affected by both maternal polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and metformin therapy. Here, we explore the effect of intrauterine metformin exposure on birth anthropometrics of infants born ... -
Anthropometry, blood pressure and reproductive development in adolescence of offspring of mothers who had preeclampsia in pregnancy
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2010:236, Doctoral thesis, 2010)Kropps-størrelse, blodtrykk og pubertetsutvikling i tidlig pubertet hos barn fødtetter svangerskap hvor mor hadde preeklampsi (svangerskapsforgiftning). Sammendrag:Preeklampsi ( svangerskapsforgiftning) er en tilstand som ... -
Anthropometry-based obesity phenotypes and risk of colorectal adenocarcinoma: a large prospective cohort study in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: It is unclear whether obesity phenotypes measured by different anthropometric indices are associated with a risk of colorectal adenocarcinoma by anatomical location. Methods: We compiled harmonized ... -
Anti-osteoporosis drug use: too little, too much, or just right? The HUNT study, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Summary Use of anti-osteoporotic drugs (AODs) was examined in a Norwegian population 50–85 years. Among them with Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) score for major osteoporotic fracture ≥ 20, 25% of the women and 17% ...