St. Olavs hospital
Recent Submissions
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Regular antenatal exercise including pelvic floor muscle training reduces urinary incontinence 3 months postpartum-Follow up of a randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction Urinary incontinence is a frequently reported condition among women with pregnancy and delivery as established risk factors. The aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of an antenatal exercise program ... -
BEtablocker Treatment After acute Myocardial Infarction in revascularized patients without reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (BETAMI): Rationale and design of a prospective, randomized, open, blinded end-point study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background - Current guidelines on the use of β-blockers in post–acute myocardial infarction (MI) patients without reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) are based on studies before the implementation of modern ... -
Neuropsychological functions of verbal recall and psychomotor speed significantly affect pain tolerance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Effects from cognitive performance on pain tolerance have been documented, however, sample sizes are small and confounders often overlooked. We aimed to establish that performance on neuropsychological tests ... -
The Natural Course of Chronic Pain in a General Population: Stability and Change in an Eight-Wave Longitudinal Study Over Four Years (the HUNT Pain Study).
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Epidemiological studies have to a little extent addressed the potential fluctuations of chronic pain over time, and there is a lack of information about the long-term course of pain using repeated measurements. We wanted ... -
Allergy-related diseases and early gut fungal and bacterial microbiota abundances in children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background The early gut microbiota has been proposed as an important link between environmental exposures and development of allergy-related diseases. Beyond the widely investigated associations between the gut bacterial ... -
Establishing Serum Reference Ranges for Antihypertensive Drugs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) involves the measurement of serum drug concentrations to optimize pharmacotherapy. Traditionally, blood pressure measurements alone, and not TDM, have been used to evaluate ... -
DTX3 copy number increase in breast cancer: a study of associations to molecular subtype, proliferation and prognosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose The degree of cell proliferation is important for subclassifcation of breast cancers into prognostic and therapeutic groups. DTX3 has been identifed as a driver of proliferation in luminal breast cancer. In this ... -
How Does the Accuracy of Intracranial Volume Measurements Affect Normalized Brain Volumes? Sample Size Estimates Based on 966 Subjects from the HUNT MRI Cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The intracranial volume is commonly used for correcting regional brain volume measurements for variations in head size. Accurate intracranial volume measurements are important because errors will ... -
Circulatory trajectories after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Circulatory failure frequently occurs after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and is part of postcardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS). The aim of this study was to investigate circulatory disturbances in PCAS by ... -
Depression and Quality of Life in Older Persons: A Review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background: Depression is a prevalent and disabling condition in older persons (≥60 years) that increases the risk of mortality and negatively influences quality of life (QOL). The relationship between depression, or ... -
Machine learning augmented reduced-order models for FFR-prediction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Computational predictions in cardiovascular medicine have largely relied on explicit models derived from physical and physiological principles. Recently, the application of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular medicine ... -
Growth during infancy and early childhood in children with cerebral palsy: a population-based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Aim To describe growth in infancy and early childhood in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method One hundred and four children with CP born at minimum 36 weeks' gestation in 2002 to 2010 were included. Prospectively ... -
The impact of air change rate on the air quality of surgical microenvironment in an operating room with mixing ventilation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Transmission of airborne microbe-carrying particles (MCPs) is one of the key factors causing surgical site infection during surgical procedures. In operating rooms (ORs) with mixing ventilation, air change rate may determine ... -
Acceptability and feasibility of enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy (eCBT) for children and adolescents with obsessive–compulsive disorder
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disabling mental health disorder affecting 1–3% of children and adolescents. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is recommended as the first-line treatment, but is limited ... -
Injury Prevention and long-term Outcomes following Trauma - The IPOT project: a protocol for prospective nationwide registry-based studies in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction Traumatic injuries constitute a major cause of mortality and morbidity. Still, the public health burden of trauma in Norway has not been characterised using nationwide registry data. More knowledge is warranted ... -
Do patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease exhibit compromised bone quality prior to proton pump inhibitor therapy?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are routinely treated with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), despite many reports of increased fracture risk associated with PPI use. Notably, the skeletal properties in ... -
Factors influencing employment after minor stroke and NSTEMI
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aim: To study the effect of cognitive function, fatigue and emotional symptoms on employment after a minor ischemic stroke compared to non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Material and methods: We included ... -
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 ... -
Bruk av ultralydapparat i lommeformat ved karkirurgi
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)BAKGRUNN Ultralyd er mye brukt innen karkirurgi. Sammenlignet med konvensjonelle ultralydapparat har lommeultralydapparat begrenset funksjonalitet, men er billigere og enkle å bære med seg. Hensikten med studien var å ... -
Characteristics of Patients Reporting Presumed Problematic Drinking Behavior After Gastric Bypass: Exploring Long-Term Data From the BAROBS Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objective: To explore patients’ long-term experiences with drinking alcohol after Roux-n-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) for conceptualizing what may indicate problematic drinking behavior after bariatric surgery. Study Design: ...
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