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Incidence, recurring admissions and mortality of severe bacterial infections and sepsis over a 22-year period in the population-based HUNT study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose Severe bacterial infections are important causes of hospitalization and loss of health worldwide. In this study we aim to characterize the total burden, recurrence and severity of bacterial infections in the ... -
Induction of labor after one previous Cesarean section in women with an unfavorable cervix: A retrospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objective Uterine rupture is a well-known but unusual complication in vaginal deliveries with a Cesarean section in the history. The risk of uterine rupture is at least two-fold when labor is induced. In Sweden, women ... -
Involvement of service user representatives on a healthcare organizational level at Norwegian Healthy Life Centres: A qualitative study exploring health professionals' experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background The involvement of service user representatives in planning, delivering, and evaluating health care services is regarded as essential in Healthy Life Centres (HLCs) to ensure high-quality services. However, ... -
Lactate in Amniotic Fluid: Predictor of Labor Outcome in Oxytocin-Augmented Primiparas' Deliveries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background One of the major complications related to delivery is labor dystocia, or an arrested labor progress. Many dystocic deliveries end vaginally after administration of oxytocin, but a large numbers of women with ... -
Lipoprotein subfraction profiling in the search of new risk markers for myocardial infarction: The HUNT study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Traditional biomarkers used to measure risk of myocardial infarction (MI) only explain a modest proportion of the incidence. Lipoprotein subfractions have the potential to improve risk prediction of MI. Aim We ... -
Long Term Effect on Professionals' Knowledge, Ppractice and Attitudes towards User Involvement Four Years after Implementing an Organisational Development Plan: A Controlled Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Health service organisations are increasingly implementing user involvement initiatives according to requirements from governments, such as user representation in administrational boards, better information to ... -
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 ... -
Maternal PCOS status and metformin in pregnancy: Steroid hormones in 5–10 years old children from the PregMet randomized controlled study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objective Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder, with potential effects on offspring both genetically and through altered intrauterine environment. Metformin, which ameliorate hormonal disturbances ... -
Maternal serum retinol, 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D concentrations during pregnancy and peak bone mass and trabecular bone score in adult offspring at 26-year follow-up
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Vitamin A and D deficiency is prevalent in pregnant women worldwide. Both vitamins are involved in fetal skeletal development. A positive association between maternal vitamin D levels and offspring bone mineral ... -
Mixed evidence for the relationship between periodontitis and Alzheimer’s disease: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Recent experimental studies indicated that a periodontitis-causing bacterium might be a causal factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We applied a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approach to examine the potential ... -
Mortality in older adults with frequent alcohol consumption and use of drugs with addiction potential – The Nord Trøndelag Health Study 2006-2008 (HUNT3), Norway, a population-based study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The aim of this study was to investigate whether frequent drinking, use of drugs with addiction potential and the possible combination of frequent drinking and use of prescribed drugs with addiction potential ... -
The Norwegian version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ III): Initial validation study using a national sample of registered nurses
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Employers are legally obligated to ensure the safety and health of employees, including the organizational and psychosocial working environment. The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ III) covers ... -
Pregnancy outcomes in women with gestational hypertension and preeclampsia at Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Nepal: A retrospective study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction Gestational hypertension and preeclampsia are the most common types of hypertensive disorder in pregnancy and these conditions are associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. This study aims to ... -
Prevalence and persistent prescription of analgesic drugs in persons admitted with dementia to a nursing home - A longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The overall aim was to explore the prevalence and persistent regular prescription of opioids and paracetamol among nursing home (NH) residents with dementia at admission and over time. A total of 996 residents with dementia, ... -
Psychological safety in European medical students’ last supervised patient encounter: A cross-sectional survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective To investigate the association between European medical students’ psychological safety in and experiences from their last supervised patient encounter. Materials and methods A cross-sectional online survey ... -
Resilience as a predictive factor towards a healthy adjustment to grief after the loss of a child to cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction Grief among bereaved parents is known to cause psychological distress and physical illness, but knowledge concerning factors that can contribute to health promotion after bereavement is scarce. Childhood ... -
Return to work after surgical clipping versus endovascular treatment for ruptured intracranial aneurysms - A nationwide registry-based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives The aim of this study was to assess return to work following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and compare working status after open surgical clipping and endovascular treatment. Methods This ... -
Rigid head-neck responses to unpredictable perturbations in patients with long standing neck pain does not change with treatment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In a previous study we have shown that patients with long standing non-specific neck-pain display more rigid neck movement behavior than controls in response to unpredictable perturbations. In the present study we investigated ... -
Severity of Depression, Anxious Distress and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in a Swedish Population-Based Cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background Depression is known to be associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This population-based cohort study aimed to determine the association between depression of varying severity and risk for CVD and to study ... -
Short and long-term clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a late-phase community-based balance and gait exercise program following hip fracture. The EVA-HIP randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The aim of this trial was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a home-based exercise program delivered four months following hip-fracture surgery. In the two-armed randomized, single blinded ...