Institutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie: Recent submissions
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‘They never mentioned this in medical school!’ A qualitative analysis of medical students’ reflective writings from general practice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Abstract Objective The aim of the study was to identify final-year medical students’ experiences with thought-provoking and challenging situations in general practice. Design setting and subjects We conducted a qualitative ... -
Investigating the relationship between non-occupational pesticide exposure and metabolomic biomarkers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The relationship between pesticide exposures and metabolomics biomarkers is not well understood. We examined the changes in the serum metabolome (early biomarkers) and the metabolic pathways associated with various pesticide ... -
Effectiveness of a group-based Diabetes Prevention Education Program (DiPEP) in a population with pre-diabetes: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Although several lifestyle intervention studies have been conducted in low/middle-income countries, there were no such studies in Nepal. Therefore, a group-based culturally tailored Diabetes Prevention Education ... -
A qualitative study in Bangladesh about the everyday life experiences of family caregivers of adult individuals with a physical disability.
(Master thesis, 2023)Background: Family caregivers in Bangladesh play an important role in providing care to physically disabled patients who can't do work or walk without any form of assistance. Although family caregivers' assistive part in ... -
Ungdom og foreldres opplevelse med lystgass som sedasjonsmetode ved smertefulle prosedyrer
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn Prosedyrer er en av de største kildene til stress og engstelse hos sykehusinnlagte ungdommer. Prosedyrerelaterte smerter kan ofte oppleves som verre enn selve innleggelsesårsaken. I den siste tiden har lystgass ... -
Ungdom og foreldres opplevelse med lystgass som sedasjonsmetode ved smertefulle prosedyrer
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn Prosedyrer er en av de største kildene til stress og engstelse hos sykehusinnlagte ungdommer. Prosedyrerelaterte smerter kan ofte oppleves som verre enn selve innleggelsesårsaken. I den siste tiden har lystgass ... -
Coeliac disease in the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT), Norway, a population-based cohort of coeliac disease patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Purpose - Coeliac disease (CD) is a common disorder and affects about 1% of the population worldwide. CD in the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) is a population-based cohort study which was established to provide new knowledge ... -
Primary care gatekeeping during the Covid-19 pandemic: a survey of 1234 Norwegian regular GPs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background In the Nordic healthcare systems, general practitioners (GPs) regulate access to secondary health services as gatekeepers. Limited knowledge exists about the gatekeeper role of GPs during public health crises ... -
Gestational age at birth and cognitive outcomes in adolescence: population based full sibling cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective To investigate the association between gestational age at birth and cognitive outcomes in adolescence. Design Nationwide population based full sibling cohort study. Setting Denmark. Participants 1.2 ... -
Thyroid function, pernicious anemia and erythropoiesis: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) and pernicious anemia (PA) often coexist, but the directionality is unknown. In a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis, using summary statistics from large genome-wide association ... -
Discovery and systematic characterization of risk variants and genes for coronary artery disease in over a million participants
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The discovery of genetic loci associated with complex diseases has outpaced the elucidation of mechanisms of disease pathogenesis. Here we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for coronary artery disease (CAD) ... -
Postpartum lifestyle behaviour among women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence from the HUNT study
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The importance of concomitant mitral regurgitation for estimates of mitral valve area by pressure half time in patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aims Aim was to study how concomitant mitral regurgitation (MR) assessed by qualitative and quantitative methods influence mitral valve area (MVA) calculations by the pressure half time method (MVAPHT) compared to ... -
Association between Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Groups risk scores and self-reported outcome measures: an observational study among individuals with complex or long-term conditions in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective - Investigate the association between Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACG) risk scores and low scores in self-reported outcome measures (SROMs) among individuals with complex or long-term conditions. Design ... -
Stroke and bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation with CHA2DS2-VASC risk score of one: the Norwegian AFNOR study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background and Aims The benefit of oral anticoagulant (OAC) therapy in atrial fibrillation (AF) and intermediate stroke risk is debated. In a nationwide Norwegian cohort with a non-sex CHA2DS2-VASc risk score of one, ... -
Genome-scale metabolic models reveal determinants of phenotypic differences in non-Saccharomyces yeasts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background - Use of alternative non-Saccharomyces yeasts in wine and beer brewing has gained more attention the recent years. This is both due to the desire to obtain a wider variety of flavours in the product and to reduce ... -
Patient and provider characteristics associated with therapeutic intervention selection in a chiropractic clinical encounter: a cross-sectional analysis of the COAST and O-COAST study data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Chiropractors use a variety of therapeutic interventions in clinical practice. How the selection of interventions differs across musculoskeletal regions or with different patient and provider characteristics ... -
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 ... -
Rheumatoid arthritis, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and risk of major osteoporotic fracture: prospective data from the HUNT Study, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objectives Rheumatoid arthritis has been associated with increased fracture risk. New treatments have improved the course of the disease substantially, but it is not clear if this influences fracture risk. We examined if ...