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Correlates of screen time and mediators of differences by parental education among adolescents.
(BMC, 2020-06-05)Background: Existing literature shows that there is an inverse association between socioeconomic position and screen time among adolescents. What is less known is the mechanism behind these differences. The study aimed to ... -
Insufficient physical activity level among Saharawi adults living in a protracted refugee setting
(BMC, 2021-01-19)Background: The Sahrawi people fled their homes in 1975 as the conflict in Western Sahara escalated and settled down near Tindouf, Algeria, where they still live. High prevalence of overweight and obesity and type 2 ... -
Opportunistic treatment of hepatitis C virus infection (OPPORTUNI-C): study protocol for a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomized trial of immediate versus outpatient treatment initiation among hospitalized people who inject drugs
(BMC, 2020-06-15)Background: Scaled-up direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) is crucial to reach the World Health Organization HCV elimination targets within 2030. ... -
Facilitators of and barriers to reducing thirty-day readmissions and improving patient-reported outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement: a process evaluation of the AVRre trial
(BMC, 2020-03-27)Background: The Aortic Valve Replacement Readmission (AVRre) randomized control trial tested whether a telephone intervention would reduce hospital readmissions following surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). The ... -
Mapping subnational HIV mortality in sixLatin American countries with incompletevital registration systems
(BMC, 2021-01-08)Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a public health priority in Latin America. While the burden of HIV is historically concentrated in urban areas and high-risk groups, subnational estimates that cover ... -
Practice Recommendations for End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit
(American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 2020-06-01)Topic: A substantial number of patients die in the intensive care unit, so high-quality end-of-life care is an important part of intensive care unit work. However, end-of-life care varies because of lack of knowledge of ... -
Experiences of managing a gluten-free diet on multiple levels of society: a qualitative study
(BMC, 2020-11-23)Background: Coeliac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy against dietary gluten. The treatment for CD is a strict life-long gluten-free (GF) diet, which has a profound effect on a person’s life. In recent years, ... -
Mapping routine measles vaccination inlow- and middle-income countries
(Nature Research, 2020-12-16)The safe, highly efective measles vaccine has been recommended globally since 1974, yet in 2017 there were more than 17 million cases of measles and 83,400 deaths in children under 5 years old, and more than 99% of both ... -
Exercise and nutrition interventions in patients with head and neck cancer during curative treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(MDPI, 2020-10-22)The aim of this meta-analysis was to examine the effects of nutritional and physical exercise interventions and interventions combining these interventions during radiotherapy treatment for patients with head and neck ... -
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study
(Elsevier, 2020-12-22)Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), principally ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, are the leading cause of global mortality and a major contributor to disability. This paper reviews the magnitude of total CVD burden, ... -
The relationship between perceived social support and PTSD symptoms after exposure to physical assault: An 8 years longitudinal study
(SAGE Publications, 2020-11-03)Consequences of nondomestic violence are known to be multifaceted with high rates of emotional and psychological problems in addition to physical injuries, and victims report many trauma related symptoms. This study explore ... -
Participation sociale de mères immigrées avec des enfants ayant des besoins spéciaux et politiques éducatives. Une étude qualitative norvégienne auprès de parents immigrés
(Association Francophone d’Education Comparée, 2020)L’objectif de cette étude est d’explorer les attentes et les conditions liées à la vie familiale et à la vie professionnelle de mères d’enfants ayant des besoins spéciaux ainsi que l’offre éducative proposée à ces ... -
Barriers to access to the Norwegian healthcare system among sub-Saharan African immigrant women exposed to female genital cutting
(Public Library of Science, 2020-03-18)Introduction Millions of women and girls have been exposed to female genital cutting (FGC). The practice of FGC extends beyond countries in Africa and Asia in which it is traditionally practiced. Women living with FGC in ... -
Promoting sleep in the intensive care unit
(SAGE Publications, 2020-06-08)Introduction: Intensive care nurses face several challenges to facilitating sleep in their critically ill patients. With its high noise levels, hectic around-the-clock activity and constant artificial lights, the intensive ... -
Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 andtrends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindnessin relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis forthe Global Burden of Disease Study
(Elsevier, 2020-12-01)Background: Many causes of vision impairment can be prevented or treated. With an ageing global population, the demands for eye health services are increasing. We estimated the prevalence and relative contribution of ... -
Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and nearvision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the GlobalBurden of Disease Study
(Elsevier, 2020-12-01)Background To contribute to the WHO initiative, VISION 2020: The Right to Sight, an assessment of global vision impairment in 2020 and temporal change is needed. We aimed to extensively update estimates of global vision ... -
The impact of having a child with special needs: Labour market adaptations of immigrant and majority mothers
(SAGE Publications, 2020-11-26)This article compares how having a child with special needs shapes the labour market adaptations of immigrant and majority mothers. We use longitudinal data from Norwegian public registers including all women who gave ... -
What matters to you when the nursing home is your home: a qualitative study on the views of residents with dementia living in nursing homes
(BMC, 2020-06-29)Background: Dementia is recognised as one of the greatest global public health challenges. A central tenet of national health and social care policy is to ensure that services support people in achieving their personal ... -
It takes two to tango: carers’ reflections on their participation and the participation of people with dementia in the James Lind Alliance process
(BMC, 2020-05-14)Background: Worldwide, patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research has grown steadily in recent decades. The James Lind Alliance (JLA) is one approach to PPI that brings patients, carers and clinicians together ... -
Food Skills and Their Relationship with Food Security and Dietary Diversity Among Asylum Seekers Living in Norway
(Elsevier, 2020-07-08)Objective: To investigate the impact of food skills on food security and dietary diversity among asylum seekers living in Norwegian reception centers. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Eight asylum reception ...
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