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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor: A potential biomarker for chronic low back pain in patients with Modic changes
(RMD Open;Volume 7, Issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-03)Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, but the aetiology remains poorly understood. Finding relevant biomarkers may lead to better understanding of disease mechanisms. Patients with ... -
Magnetic resonance imaging perfusion is associated with disease severity and activity in multiple sclerosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose The utility of perfusion-weighted imaging in multiple sclerosis (MS) is not well investigated. The purpose of this study was to compare baseline normalized perfusion measures in subgroups of newly diagnosed MS ... -
Maintaining a balance: A focus group study on living and coping with chronic whiplash-associated disorder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-07-13)Background: There is little qualitative insight into how persons with chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorder cope on a day to day basis. This study seeks to identify the symptoms persons with Whiplash-Associated Disorder ... -
Maintaining dignity in vulnerability: A qualitative study of the residents' perspective on dignity in nursing homes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03-19)Background . Older people, living in nursing homes, are exposed to diverse situations, which may be associated with loss of dignity. To help them maintain their dignity, it is important to explore, how dignity is ... -
Making room for life and death at the same time – a qualitative study of health and social care professionals’ understanding and use of the concept of paediatric palliative care
(BMC Palliative Care;21, Article number: 50 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-11)Background: The concept of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is applied diferently within the healthcare system and among healthcare professionals (HCPs). To our knowledge, no studies have investigated how multidisciplinary ... -
Malaria burden and control in Bangladesh and prospects for elimination: an epidemiological and economic assessment
(The Lancet Global Health;2(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Malaria is endemic in 13 of 64 districts in Bangladesh. About 14 million people are at risk. Some evidence suggests that the prevalence of malaria in Bangladesh has decreased since the the Global Fund to Fight ... -
Malnutrition among older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes: The PEN-3S study
(Public Health Nutrition;Volume 22, Issue 3, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-15)Objective: To characterise the nutritional status and to identify malnutritionassociated variables of older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes. Design: Cross-sectional study. Data on demographic and socio-economic ... -
Mammographic breast density over time among women who have participated in BreastScreen Norway
(Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging;Proceedings Volume 10718, 14th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2018); 107180C (2018), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-06)Background: We analyzed the consistency in absolute and percent density using an automated method for estimating volumetric breast density among women who attended BreastScreen Norway 2007-2015. Material and Methods: We ... -
Mammographic density and histopathologic characteristics of screen-detected tumors in the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Program
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: High mammographic density might mask breast tumors, resulting in delayed diagnosis or missed cancers. Purpose: To investigate the association between mammographic density and histopathologic tumor ... -
Mammographic features and screening outcome in a randomized controlled trial comparing digital breast tomosynthesis and digital mammography
(European Journal of Radiology;Volume 141, August 2021, 109753, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose: To compare the distribution of mammographic features among women recalled for further assessment after screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) versus digital mammography (DM), and to assess associations ... -
Man tror det man vil tro: Treningstiltak for å redusere bekreftelsestendensen
(MALKS;2022, Master thesis, 2022)Formålet med denne empiriske studien var å undersøke hvorvidt bekreftelsestendensen ble redusert gjennom trening med meningsfulle seleksjonsoppgaver uten og med tilbakemelding, og om en eventuell effekt var overførbar til ... -
Managers' experience of success criteria and barriers to implementing mobile radiography services in nursing homes in Norway: A qualitative study
(BMC Health Services Research;18:301, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-25)Background: In order to meet the future challenges posed by ageing populations, new technology, telemedicine and a more personalized healthcare system are needed. Earlier research has shown mobile radiography services to ... -
Mange kommer, mange går, noen mestrer og består. Hvilke strategier har erfarne saksbehandlere i kommunal barneverntjeneste for å mestre arbeidet. Hvilke emosjonelle belastninger har de og hvordan ivaretar de egen psykisk helse?
(Master thesis, 2019)Barneverntjenestene har gjennom mange år hatt utfordringer med at mange slutter i jobben. Ved å undersøke hvordan noen mestrer jobben over lengre tid kan det fremkomme verdifull informasjon knyttet til hvordan de har ... -
Manglende generalisering av trenerferdigheter på tvers av situasjoner etter Workshop om Incidental Teaching
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Incidental Teaching er en prosedyre som benyttes for å øke spontant språk, og har vist seg effektiv i opplæring og generalisering av språkferdigheter hos personer med ulike diagnoser i ulike situasjoner. Det er behov for ... -
MAPPinfo, mapping quality of health information: Study protocol for a validation study of an assessment instrument
(BMJ Open;Volume 10, Issue 11, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-03)Introduction: Health information is a prerequisite of informed decision-making. Criteria for development, content and presentation have recently been published in a corresponding guideline. Within a systematic search, 27 ... -
Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000-2018
(BMC Medicine;20, Article number: 488 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Human immunodefciency virus and acquired immune defciency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is still among the leading causes of disease burden and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and the world is not on track to meet ... -
Mapping definitions of co-production and co-design in health and social care: A systematic scoping review providing lessons for the future
(Health Expectations;Volume 25, Issue 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-23)Objectives: This study aimed to explore how the concepts of co‐production and co‐design have been defined and applied in the context of health and social care and to identify the temporal adoption of the terms. Methods: ... -
Mapping development and health effects of cooking with solid fuels in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–18: a geospatial modelling study
(The Lancet Global Health;Volume 10, Issue 10, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-09-13)Background: More than 3 billion people do not have access to clean energy and primarily use solid fuels to cook. Use of solid fuels generates household air pollution, which was associated with more than 2 million deaths ... -
Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinkingwater and sanitation facilities in low-income andmiddle-income countries, 2000–17
(The Lancet Global Health;Volume 8, Issue 9, September 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-19)Background: Universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities is an essential human right, recognised in the Sustainable Development Goals as crucial for preventing disease and improving human wellbeing. ... -
Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(Lancet;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-06)Background Across low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), one in ten deaths in children younger than 5 years is attributable to diarrhoea. The substantial between-country variation in both diarrhoea incidence ...