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Elder abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Elder abuse is a global public health and human rights problem that is predicted to increase as many countries experience a rapid growth in their population of older adults. Elder abuse undermines an older ... -
Elder abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: Prevalence and risk factors
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:116, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Norsk sammendrag Bakgrunn: Vold, overgrep og forsømmelser mot eldre er et alvorlig folkehelse- og menneskerettighetsproblem som forventes å øke i takt med den økende andelen eldre i befolkningen. Slike uønskede hendelser ... -
Elderly users of fall-risk-increasing drug perceptions of fall risk and the relation to their drug use - a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objective: The aim of the study was to explore how home-dwelling elderly who use fall-riskincreasing drugs (FRIDs) perceive their fall risk and how they relate this to their drug use. Design, setting and subjects: A ... -
Elective induction of labor: A prospective observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The aim of the present study was to assess indications for induction and describe the characteristics and delivery outcome in medical compared to non-medical/elective inductions. During a three-month period, 1663 term ... -
Electromyographic Comparison Of Barbell Deadlift, Hex Bar Deadlift And Hip Thrust Exercises: A Cross-Over Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The aim of the study was to compare the muscle activation level of the gluteus maximus, biceps femoris and erector spinae in the hip thrust, barbell deadlift and hex bar deadlift; each of which are compound resisted ... -
Electromyographic comparison of the barbell deadlift using constant versus variable resistance in healthy, trained men
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Variable, external resistance is proposed to increasingly augment the muscular stress throughout a dynamic movement. However, it is uncertain how different levels of variable resistance affect the activation in the deadlift. ... -
Elevated alcohol consumption among geriatric psychiatric in-patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction: Although a clear relationship has been established between elevated alcohol consumption and psychiatric problems in old age, there are few descriptions of the prevalence of elevated alcohol consumption in ... -
Elevated blood pressure, antihypertensive medications and bone health in the population: revisiting old hypotheses and exploring future research directions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Blood pressure and bone metabolism appear to share commonalities in their physiologic regulation. Specific antihypertensive drug classes may also influence bone mineral density. However, current evidence from existing ... -
Emergency craniotomy and burr-hole trephination in a low-resource setting Capacity building at a regional hospital in Cambodia
(Master thesis, 2021)ABSTRACT Introduction: Developing public services for cranial neurosurgery is an urgent need in Cambodia. To empower a regional hospital with adequate cranial neurosurgical capacity for trauma care, the University Hospital ... -
Emergency Craniotomy and Burr-Hole Trephination in a Low-Resource Setting: Capacity Building at a Regional Hospital in Cambodia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)To evaluate the teaching effect of a trauma training program in emergency cranial neurosurgery in Cambodia on surgical outcomes for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). We analyzed the data of TBI patients who ... -
Emergency Palliative Cancer Care: Dexmedetomidine Treatment Experiences—A Retrospective Brief Report on Nine Consecutive Cases
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction Dexmedetomidine, an alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist with potential opioid sparing properties, is utilized in palliative medicine, but the knowledge base for this practice is limited. We describe concomitant ... -
Emotional, physical, and sexual abuse and the association with symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress in a multi-ethnic pregnant population in southern Sweden
(Journal article, 2016)Objectives: This study aims to describe the prevalence of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse and analyze associations with symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress (PTS) in pregnancy, by ethnic background. Study ... -
Employees with hearing impairment. A qualitative study exploring managers’ experiences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose: Explore managers’ experiences regarding employees with hearing impairments. Materials and methods: Individual interviews with ten managers having employees with hearing impairment. The interviews were analyzed ... -
Employees' drug purchases before and after organizational downsizing: a natural experiment on the Norwegian working population (2004-2012)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objectives This study investigated the association between organizational downsizing and purchases of prescribed drugs by private sector employees in Norway. Methods A natural experiment was constructed using individual-level ... -
Employing fasting plasma glucose to safely limit the use of oral glucose tolerance tests in pregnancy: a pooled analysis of four Norwegian studies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background/objective: There is no international consensus about the optimal approach to screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) has been proposed as an alternative ... -
Empowerment for barn med nyoppdaget diabetes
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn: Antallet personer som lever med diabetes øker stadig. Totalt har rundt 270 000 blitt diagnostisert med diabetes, hvorav 23 000 har type 1. Årlig oppdages rundt 400 nye tilfeller av diabetes type 1 blant barn. ... -
En bedre hverdag for fysisk aktive pasienter med demens A better life for physically active patients with dementia
(Bachelor thesis, 2021)Abstrakt: Innledning: Fysiske aktive pasienter med demens kan ha stort utbytte av å bruke kroppen sin i hverdagen. Ved en sykehjemsavdeling i Midt-Norge er det etablert et tilrettelagt tilbud for fysisk funksjonsfriske ... -
«En gang frivillig, alltid frivillig!» Hvilke motivasjoner, forventninger og erfaringer har frivillige med å bidra med innsats for eldre hjemmeboende som mottar hjemmetjenester? En kvalitativ studie.
(Master thesis, 2021)Introduksjon: Det finnes lite forskning på frivilliges innsats i samspill med de kommunale hjemmetjenestene i Norge. Samtidig foreligger det klare politiske målsetninger som inkluderer økt satsning på frivillige i ... -
En kartlegging av samhandling og kommunikasjonen mellom kommunen og spesialisthelsetjenesten relatert til sårbehandling
(Bachelor thesis, 2020)Sammendrag Hensikten med denne studien er å kartlegge kommunikasjonen og samhandlingen mellom spesialist og kommunehelsetjenesten, relatert til kroniske leggsår. Studiens problemstilling er: «Gir samhandlingen og kommunikasjonen ... -
En kartlegging og beregning av samfunnskostnadene knyttet til nedsatt hørsel i Norge
(Master thesis, 2018)Background: Hearing impairment is a condition that has a negative impact on communication and is associated with age. The psychosocial consequences of hearing impairment can be debilitating and hinder an individual’s ...