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What causes treatment failure - the patient, primary care, secondary care or inadequate interaction in the health services?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Background: Optimal treatment gives complete relief of symptoms of many disorders. But even if such treatment is available, some patients have persisting complaints. One disorder, from which the patients should achieve ... -
What characterizes the work culture at a hospital unit that successfully implements change – a correlation study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background To successfully achieve change in healthcare, a balance between technology and “people ware”, the human recourses, is necessary. However, the human aspect of the change implementation process has received less ... -
What Do GPs Actually Know About Their Patients As Persons?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background and Aims: Life experience and existential circumstances have an impact on health. Within medicine, however, the significance to patient care of person-related, biographical knowledge receives only rudimentary ... -
What else should we know about experiencing COPD? A narrative review in search of patients’ psychological burden alleviation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)The present paper is a narrative review focusing on the psychological impact, identification of protective factors, and interventions minimizing the psychological burdens of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ... -
What factors are associated with health‐related quality of life among patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain? A cross‐sectional study in primary health care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) affects daily life function and is the most prevalent disorder in primary health care. The primary objective was to examine demographic factors and pain characteristics ... -
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 ... -
What Is the Value of a Global Health Research School for PhD Students?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The aim of the study was to investigate previous PhD students’ views on the Norwegian Research School of Global Health and its activities. Of the research schools for PhD students, few focus on global health and even fewer ... -
What makes life worth living? Life satisfaction after moderate and severe Traumatic Brain Injury
(Master thesis, 2018)Objective: The purpose of this study is to review the literature on factors influencing life satisfaction for adults after a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury. Methods: Pubmed, PsycInfo, SweMed+ and Scopus were ... -
'What matters to you?' : normative integration of an intervention to promote participation of older patients with multi-morbidity - a qualitative case study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Interventions in which individual older patients with multi-morbidity participate in formulating goals for their own care are being implemented in several countries. Successful service delivery requires normative ... -
What should be the preferred exercise modality for overweight and obese individuals? Protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Obesity is a global epidemic with profound consequences for individuals and societies. Physical exercise is important to weight reduction and weight loss maintenance. However, results on what the most effective ... -
When every minute counts: From symptoms to admission for acute myocardial infarction with special emphasis on gender differences
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2010:144, Doctoral thesis, 2010)Background Acute myocardial infarction is a major cause of death and morbidity worldwide, both in women and in men. Up to the age of 70 the incidence of acute myocardial infarction is higher in men than in women. Although ... -
‘When helpers hurt’: Women’s and midwives’ stories of obstetric violence in state health care institutions, Colombo district, Sri Lanka
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background The paper explores how age, social position or class, and linguistic and cultural background intersect and place women in varying positions of control and vulnerability to obstetric violence in state health ... -
Which public health interventions are effective in reducing morbidity, mortality and health inequalities from infectious diseases amongst children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): an umbrella review.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Despite significant progress in the last few decades, infectious diseases remain a major threat to child health in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) - particularly amongst more disadvantaged groups. We need a clear ... -
Which public health interventions are effective in reducing morbidity, mortality and health inequalities from infectious diseases amongst children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs): protocol for an umbrella review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction Despite significant progress in the last few decades, infectious diseases remain a significant threat to children’s health in low-income and middle-income countries. Effective means of prevention and control ... -
White blood cell BRCA1 promoter methylation status and ovarian cancer risk
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: The role of normal tissue gene promoter methylation in cancer risk is poorly understood. Objective: To assess associations between normal tissue BRCA1 methylation and ovarian cancer risk. Design: 2 ... -
White matter alterations and their associations with motor function in young adults born preterm with very low birth weight.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Very low birth weight (VLBW: ≤ 1500 g) individuals have an increased risk of white matter alterations and neurodevelopmental problems, including fine and gross motor problems. In this hospital-based follow-up study, the ... -
Who Returns to work? Exploring the Role of Interpersonal Problems in Occupational Rehabilitation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose: Current interventions designed to facilitate return to work (RTW) after long-term sick leave show weak effects, indicating the need for new approaches to the RTW process. The importance of social relationships in ... -
Whole transcriptomic network analysis using Co-expression Differential Network Analysis (CoDiNA)
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Whole-volume tumor MRI radiomics for prognostic modeling in endometrial cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background In endometrial cancer (EC), preoperative pelvic MRI is recommended for local staging, while final tumor stage and grade are established by surgery and pathology. MRI‐based radiomic tumor profiling may aid in ... -
Whose voices matter? Use, misuse and non-use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) among severely disabled children living in small group homes.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The article explores whether and how severely disabled children living in small group homes are supported in their communicative efforts to participate and have a voice in their everyday lives. The study, framed within a ...