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A unified framework for estimating country-specific cumulative incidence for 18 diseases stratified by polygenic risk
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Polygenic scores (PGSs) offer the ability to predict genetic risk for complex diseases across the life course; a key benefit over short-term prediction models. To produce risk estimates relevant to clinical and public ... -
Unintentional drifts during quiet stance and voluntary body sway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)We explored unintentional drifts in voluntary whole-body sway tasks following the removal of visual feedback. The main hypothesis was that the unintentional drifts were produced by drifts of referent coordinates for salient ... -
Unmet health needs and discrimination by healthcare providers among Indigenous people with multimorbidity - A Respondent-Driven Sampling study of an urban Indigenous population in Toronto, Canada
(Master thesis, 2017)Background: Inequality in health between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada persists. Despite the growth in Indigenous peoples of Canada living in urban areas, information on the health of urban Indigenous ... -
An Update on Prevalence, Assessment, and Risk Factors for Sleep Disturbances in Patients with Advanced Cancer—Implications for Health Care Providers and Clinical Research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Simple Summary This review focuses on sleep in patients with advanced cancer. Cancer patients experience multiple symptoms and they receive concomitant medications. These are all factors that may affect sleep. In this ... -
Urban–Rural Differences in Hip Fracture Mortality: A Nationwide NOREPOS Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Higher hip fracture incidence in urban than in rural areas has been demonstrated, but urban–rural differences in posthip fracture mortality have been less investigated, and the results are disparate. Hence, the aims of the ... -
Urinary albumin excretion as a marker of endothelial dysfunction in migraine sufferers: the HUNT study, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Objective: To investigate urine albumin leakage as a marker of endothelial dysfunction in migraine patients. Design: A population-based health study. Participants: 303 patients with migraine, 1009 patients with ... -
Urinary incontinence during pregnancy and after delivery - effect of pelvic floor muscle training in prevention and treatment
(Dissertations at the Faculty of Medicine; 220, Doctoral thesis, 2003)The primary aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge about the prevention of or treatment for urinary incontinence related to pregnancy and delivery. To achieve this we evaluated the effect of pelvic floor muscle ... -
Usability and Acceptability of an App (SELFBACK) to Support Self-Management of Low Back Pain: Mixed Methods Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Self-management is the key recommendation for managing nonspecific low back pain (LBP). However, there are well-documented barriers to self-management; therefore, methods of facilitating adherence are required. ... -
Usability Evaluation of the Preoperative ISBAR (Identification, Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation) Desktop Virtual Reality Application: Qualitative Observational Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Systematic communication, such as the ISBAR (identification, situation, background, assessment, recommendation) approach, comprises a generic, transferable nontechnical skill. It can be used during the handover ... -
Usability testing of EirV3-a computer-based tool for patient-reported outcome measures in cancer
(Journal article, 2018)Purpose Eir version 3 (V3) is an electronic tool for administration of patient-reported outcome measures (Eir-Patient) that immediately presents patient scores on the physician’s computer (Eir-Doctor). Perceived usability ... -
Use of alcohol and drugs with addiction potential among older women and men in a population-based study. The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study 2006-2008 (HUNT3)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Little is known about the consumption habits of older adults in Norway with respect to alcohol and the use of drugs with addiction potential, such as benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics and opioids, among regular ... -
Use of liraglutide and risk of major cardiovascular events: a register-based cohort study in Denmark and Sweden
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Use of mechanical and pharmacological restraint over an eight-year period and its relation to clinical factors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Use of restraint and finding the balance between security and ethics is a continuous dilemma in clinical psychiatry. In daily clinic and in planning health-care service, knowledge on the characteristics of ... -
The use of Misoprostol in the Management of Incomplete Abortion in Selected Health Facilities in Malawi
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:47, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Malawi is a landlocked, low-income country in sub-Saharan Africa with a population of about 17.6 million. The country has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world and up to a quarter of these deaths are due ... -
Use of oral medicines for short-term illnesses in children - Perspectives on prescribing, dispensing and administration
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2018:332, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Summary About half of all children receive one or more prescriptions per year, most commonly oral medicines for short-term illnesses. Choosing an appropriate medicine for a specific child can be challenging due to the ... -
Use of peripheral venous catheters in two Norwegian hospitals.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)BAKGRUNN De fleste pasienter ved norske sykehus får rutinemessig ett eller flere perifere venekatetre. Et perifert venekateter regnes som ufarlig, men kan gi lokal infeksjon, med blodstrømsinfeksjon og sepsis som følge. ... -
Use of pregnancy ultrasound before the 19th week scan: an analytical study based on the Icelandic Childbirth and Health Cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background and aim Use of ultrasound scans early in pregnancy is increasing, but we have limited knowledge about the actual prevalence, associated decision-making and impact on expectant women/couples in a general population. ... -
Use of prescription medication prior to suicide in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The use of psychotropic medications in relation to mental disorders is considered central to preventing suicide. However, few studies have addressed prescription patterns at different time points within the ... -
Use of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors and risk of serious renal events: Scandinavian cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)OBJECTIVE To assess the association between use of sodiumglucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and risk of serious renal events in data from routine clinical practice. DESIGN Cohort study using an active comparator, ... -
User employment in hospital institutions - A qualitative study of physicians’ point of view
(Master thesis, 2017)Background and aim User involvement in delivering and planning health services is recommended and said to be useful to improve the quality of health services. Studies have shown that managers and health professionals are ...