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Exploring the impact of the national tender system on the use of costly drugs treating rheumatoid arthritis patients in ten rheumatology centers in Norway (2010–2019)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) are highly effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), albeit high drug cost has restricted their use in many countries. ... -
Exploring the Potential for Use of Virtual Reality Technology in the Treatment of Severe Mental Illness Among Adults in Mid-Norway: Collaborative Research Between Clinicians and Researchers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Virtual reality (VR) technology is not currently used in the treatment of severe mental health illness in Norway. Objective: We aimed to explore the potential of VR as a treatment for severe mental health ... -
Exploring the relationship between bone density and severity of distal radius fragility fracture in women
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Bone mineral density (BMD) has been shown to be a consistent and independent risk factor for distal radius fracture. Inconsistent data have been reported on the association between BMD and severity of distal ... -
Exploring the relationships between visuospatial working memory, math, letter-sound knowledge, motor competence, and gender in first grade children: A correlational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: Development of crucial skills accelerates at the start of formal schooling, although, more knowledge is needed about the relationships between such skills. The current study explored the relationships between ... -
Exploring use of activity monitors for patients with obesity during weight-loss treatment - a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Obesity is a major health concern in western countries. In Norway, patients with obesity can attend weight-loss programmes, which focus on changes in dietary and physical activity habits. Use of self-monitoring ... -
Exploring wait time variations in a prostate cancer patient pathway—A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Norwegian health authorities emphasise that all citizens should have equal access to healthcare and implement cancer patient pathways (CPPs) to ensure medical care for all patients within the same time frame and to avoid ... -
Express Team-Based Learning (eTBL): A Time-Efficient TBL Approach in Neuroradiology
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Rationale and Objectives Team-based learning (TBL) is a student-centred, teacher-directed instructional method that promotes active learning. The application phase of TBL stimulates group discussion and critical thinking, ... -
Expression and clinical significance of the proliferation marker minichromosome maintenance protein 2 (Mcm2) in diffuse astrocytomas WHO grade II
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background The WHO classification system for astrocytomas is not considered optimal, mainly because of the subjective assessment of the histopathological features. Few prognostic variables have been found that stratify ... -
Extended Coagulation Profiling in Isolated Traumatic Brain Injury: A CENTER-TBI Analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Trauma-induced coagulopathy in traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains associated with high rates of complications, unfavorable outcomes, and mortality. The underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. Embedded in ... -
Extended Coagulation Profling in Isolated Traumatic Brain Injury: A CENTER-TBI Analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Trauma-induced coagulopathy in traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains associated with high rates of complications, unfavorable outcomes, and mortality. The underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. Embedded in ... -
The extent of first-time THA revision is not associated with patient-reported outcomes at 1-year follow-up: a study of 426 aseptic revisions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background and purpose: Studies evaluating pain and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) related to type of revision total hip arthroplasty (rTHA) are sparse. Our aim was to compare pain, physical function, quality ... -
External validation of prognostic models predicting pre-eclampsia: individual participant data meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Early identification of women at risk during pregnancy is required to plan management. Although there are many published ... -
External validity of the Both Hands Assessment for evaluating bimanual performance in children with bilateral cerebral palsy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Aim To investigate the external validity of the Both Hands Assessment (BoHA), a new test evaluating bimanual performance in children with bilateral cerebral palsy (CP), by analysing its relationship to established ... -
Extracellular vesicles in patients in the acute phase of psychosis and after clinical improvement: an explorative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-derived structures that transport proteins, lipids and nucleic acids between cells, thereby affecting the phenotype of the recipient cell. As the content of EVs reflects the status of ... -
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 ... -
Facilitators and Barriers to the Implementation of EMOTION: An Indicated Intervention for Young Schoolchildren
(Journal article, 2019)Research on implementation of school-based transdiagnostic interventions, conducted by personnel from the municipal services is limited. We investigated facilitators and barriers regarding implementation of EMOTION, an ... -
Factitious disorders in Germany–a detailed insight
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Factitious disorders (FDs) are well known to a majority of physicians; however, the corresponding ICD-10 diagnosis F68.1 remains severely under assigned and often misdiagnosed. Based on a previously conducted nationwide ... -
Factor structure and internal consistency of the parent patient activation measure (P-PAM) in parents of children with ADHD in norwegian paediatric mental health
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: This study aimed to explore the internal consistency and factor validity of the 13-item self-report questionnaire Parent-Patient Activation Measure (P-PAM) in a sample of parents of children with Attention-de ... -
Factor structure of the patient health questionnaire-4 in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Persons with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) frequently experience symptoms of anxiety and depression. In this population, there is a need for validated brief self-report screening questionnaires ... -
Factorial validity and comparability of the six translations of the Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire translations: results from the CENTER-TBI study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Comparison of patient-reported outcomes in multilingual studies requires evidence of the equivalence of translated versions of the questionnaires. The present study examines the factorial validity and comparability ...