Institutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie: Recent submissions
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Mortality and subsequent healthcare use among older patients discharged to a municipality with excess demand for elderly care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)There is limited knowledge on how excess demand for elderly care influences patient outcomes. We used a natural experiment to estimate the causal effect of discharging elderly patients from hospital to municipalities with ... -
Normative Scores on the Norwegian Version of the Mini-Mental State Examination
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), a simple test for measuring global cognitive function, is frequently used to evaluate cognition in older adults. To decide whether a score on the test indicates a ... -
Healthcare Waste Management at St. Olav University Hospital
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn: Håndtering av helseavfall er et presserende globalt problem som påvirker både miljøet og folkehelsen. En betydelig del av helseavfallet er farlig, og krever spesialisert håndtering og behandling. Prinsipper for ... -
Serum Concentrations of Selected Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Pregnant Women and Associations with Birth Outcomes. A Cross-Sectional Study from Southern Malawi
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Pervasive exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) shows associations with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The aim of the present study was to examine the determinants of different serum PFAS concentrations in ... -
Facilitators and barriers to hypertension management in urban Nepal: Findings from a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction In Nepal, one-fourth of the adult population has hypertension. Despite provision of comprehensive hypertension services through the primary healthcare system, huge gaps in treatment and control of hypertension ... -
Educational attainment, health outcomes and mortality: a within-sibship Mendelian randomization study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Previous Mendelian randomization (MR) studies using population samples (population MR) have provided evidence for beneficial effects of educational attainment on health outcomes in adulthood. However, estimates ... -
Environmental and dietary exposure to persistent toxic substances (PTS) and trace elements in pregnancy and birth outcomes
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:27, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and toxic metals are recognised as having effects on health and development in children. These substances are also known to be transferred from the mother to the foetus and neonates ... -
Cohort Profile Update: The Young-HUNT Study, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The Young-HUNT Study is the adolescent part of the Trøndelag Health Study (The HUNT Study), a population-based health study inviting all inhabitants, aged 13 years and above, of primarily the northern part of Trøndelag ... -
Dyslipidemia and Risk of Preeclampsia: A Multiancestry Mendelian Randomization Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal morbidity, and dyslipidemia has been associated with preeclampsia in observational studies. We use Mendelian randomization analyses to estimate the association between lipid ... -
Erfaringer med en telemedisinsk tjeneste for pasienter med kols: en casestudie
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Bakgrunn: Mange pasienter lever med kronisk sykdom som kronisk obstruktiv lungesykdom (kols). Det er et mål at pasientene skal mestre sykdommen bedre hjemme og redusere bruken av helsetjenester. Digital hjemmeoppfølging, ... -
Hvorfor blir jeg? En kvalitativ studie av nærværsfaktorer blant intensivsykepleiere
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn Nasjonalt og internasjonalt er det beskrevet en generell sykepleiermangel som forventes å øke i årene som kommer. Det har særlig vært bekymring for mangelen på intensivsykepleiere, noe som ble ekstra tydelig da ... -
Breakthrough and Episodic Cancer Pain from a Palliative Care Perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Cancer pain intensity (PI) fluctuates, but the relationship between pain flares and background pain with respect to pain management is not settled. We studied how flare and background PIs corresponded with treatment results ... -
Living with young-onset dementia in the family - a mixed method study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Studies on disease-related obstructions experienced in everyday life of younger people with dementia (YOD ≤ 65 years) and their families are encouraged. Aim: To explore how the family carers experience six ... -
Hvorfor blir jeg? En kvalitativ studie av nærværsfaktorer blant intensivsykepleiere
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn Nasjonalt og internasjonalt er det beskrevet en generell sykepleiermangel som forventes å øke i årene som kommer. Det har særlig vært bekymring for mangelen på intensivsykepleiere, noe som ble ekstra tydelig da ... -
Epigenome-wide association study of DNA methylation in maternal blood leukocytes with BMI in pregnancy and gestational weight gain
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Objectives We aimed to discover CpG sites with differential DNA methylation in peripheral blood leukocytes associated with body mass index (BMI) in pregnancy and gestational weight gain (GWG) in women of European and ... -
Psykometrisk evaluering av Good Perioperative Nursing Care Scale (GPNCS) - En studie med ortopediske operasjonspasienter i perioperativ omsorg
(Master thesis, 2023)Sammendrag Introduksjon: Pasient-rapportere erfaringsmål (PREMs) bidrar til verdifull informasjon om kvaliteten på omsorg og pasientsikkerhet i moderne helsetjenester. Til tross for dette er det mangel på standardiserte ... -
ISBAR i anestesiavdelingen- en kvantitativ observasjonsstudie av pasientoverleveringer ved postoperativ enhet
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn: Pasientoverleveringer er et svakt punkt i helsetjenesten, der viktig pasientinformasjon kan gå tapt og potensielt true pasientsikkerheten. Kommunikasjonsverktøyet ISBAR (Identifikasjon, Situasjon, Bakgrunn, ... -
Psychometric validation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in community-dwelling older adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objectives: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is commonly used to measure anxiety and depression, but the number of studies validating psychometric properties in older adults are limited. To our knowledge, ... -
Risk of stroke the year following a delivery after using assisted reproductive technologies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Studies indicate that individuals who deliver after assisted reproductive technologies (ART) may have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A recent large study from the U.S. showed a higher risk ... -
Return to work after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a nationwide registry-based observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Few studies of high quality exist on return to work (RTW) rate after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). This study aims to examine the RTW rate in patients undergoing surgery for DCM. Method ...