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Does a healthy lifestyle modify the association between insomnia symptoms and the risk of chronic back pain and back-related disability?
(Master thesis, 2022)Background: Chronic back pain is a major health issue that affects one of five adults every year around the world. It is well established that insomnia symptoms are associated with increased risk of chronic back pain, but ... -
Does a parent-administrated early motor intervention influence general movements and movement character at 3 months of age in infants born preterm?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Studies of preterm and term-born infants have shown absent fidgety movements and an abnormal movement character to be related to brain lesions and unfavourable neurological outcomes. Aims The present study ... -
Does Change in Physical Activity During the Initial Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic Predict Psychological Symptoms in Physically Active Adults? A Six-Month Longitudinal Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives: The current study aimed to investigate if change in physical activity during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic predicted severity of anxiety and depression symptoms 6 months later in physically active ... -
Does death of a family member moderate the relationship between religious attendance and depressive symptoms? The HUNT study, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background. The death of a family member is a stressful life event and can result in an increased level of depressive symptoms. Previous American research has shown inverse relationships between religious involvement and ... -
Does diabetes influence the probability of experiencing chronic low back pain? A population-based cohort study: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective Low back pain (LBP) is a major problem in modern society and it is important to study possible risk factors for this disorder. People with diabetes are often affected by LBP, but whether diabetes represents a ... -
Does Elevated Alcohol Consumption Delay the Diagnostic Assessment of Cognitive Impairment among Older Adults?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)ntroduction: The time from symptom debut to assessment of cognitive impairment (TSA) is usually substantial, and many factors can influence the length of this interval. Our objective was to discern whether elevated alcohol ... -
Does Elevated Alcohol Consumption Delay the Diagnostic Assessment of Cognitive Impairment among Older Adults?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction: The time from symptom debut to assessment of cognitive impairment (TSA) is usually substantial, and many factors can influence the length of this interval. Our objective was to discern whether elevated alcohol ... -
Does implementing a development plan for user participation in a mental hospital change patients' experience? A non-randomized controlled study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Governments in several countries attempt to strengthen user participation through instructing health‐care organizations to implement user participation initiatives. There is, however, little knowledge on the ... -
Does moderate drinking increase the risk of atrial fibrillation? The norwegian HUNT (Nord-Trøndelag Health) study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Compelling evidence suggests that excessive alcohol consumption increases the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF), but the effect of light‐moderate alcohol consumption is less certain. We investigated the association ... -
Does occupational forward bending of the back increase long-term sickness absence risk? A 4-year prospective register-based study using device-measured compositional data analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objective Forward bending of the back is common in many jobs and a risk factor for sickness absence. However, this knowledge is based on self-reported forward bending that is generally imprecise. Thus, we aimed to investigate ... -
Does pregnancy alter life-course lipid trajectories? Evidence from the HUNT Study in Norway.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)We examined the association between pregnancy and life-course lipid trajectories. Linked data from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study and the Medical Birth Registry of Norway yielded 19,987 parous and 1,625 nulliparous women. ... -
Does pregnancy complication history improve cardiovascular disease risk prediction? Findings from the HUNT study in Norway.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)To evaluate whether history of pregnancy complications [pre-eclampsia, gestational hypertension, preterm delivery, or small for gestational age (SGA)] improves risk prediction for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods and ... -
Does Prophylactic Radiation Therapy to Avoid Gynecomastia in Patients With Prostate Cancer Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose Prostate cancer (PC) patients who undergo antiandrogen monotherapy are offered prophylactic radiation therapy (PRT) to the breast buds to avoid gynecomastia. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether ... -
Does regular antenatal exercise promote exclusive breastfeeding during the first 3 months of life? Secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and antenatal exercise are independently associated with positive short- and long-term health effects for women and their children. The aims of the study were to investigate ... -
Does treatment with bisphosphonates protect against fractures in real life? The HUNT study, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Summary Bisphosphonates reduce fractures in randomized controlled trials (RCT); however, there is less information from real life. In our population including 14,990 women and 13,239 men, use of bisphosphonates reduced ... -
Does trunk acceleration variability during walking improve for elderly people following cataract surgery?
(Master thesis, 2013)Background; Increased trunk acceleration variability during gait may be considered as a sign of impaired dynamic postural stability. Vision is an important factor in maintaining postural stability during walking, and ... -
Does tuberculosis contact tracing work as intended in Norway? A retrospective register-based cohort study of tuberculosis patients and contact tracing data from 2016 to 2021.
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn: Tuberkulose (TB) er en vedvarende global helseutfordring som krever robuste strategier for kontroll og forebygging. For å redusere den globale TB-byrden er bærekraftig og tilpasningsdyktig smittesporing avgjørende ... -
Does ‘existential unease’ predict adult multimorbidity? Analytical cohort study on embodiment based on the Norwegian HUNT population
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objectives: Multimorbidity is prevalent, and knowledge regarding its aetiology is limited. The general pathogenic impact of adverse life experiences, comprising a wide-ranging typology, is well documented and coherent with ... -
Dog ownership and all-cause mortality in a population cohort in Norway: The HUNT study.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objective There has been increased interest in human-animal interactions and their possible effects on human health. Some of this research has focused on human physical activity levels, mediated through increased dog ... -
Domestic violence and perinatal outcomes – a prospective cohort study from Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Domestic violence is one of the most common forms of violence against women. Domestic violence during pregnancy is associated with adverse perinatal and maternal outcomes. We aimed to assess whether domestic ...