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Adolescents’ health literacy, health protective measures, and health-related quality of life during the Covid-19 pandemic
(Public Library of Science;15 (8): e0238161, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-28)Purpose: First, to describe adolescents’ health information sources and knowledge, health literacy (HL), health protective measures, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) during the initial phase of the Covid-19 ... -
Amyloid-β PET—Correlation with cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and prediction of Alzheimer´s disease diagnosis in a memory clinic
(PLoS ONE;14(8): e0221365, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-05)Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remains a clinical diagnosis but biomarkers from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and more lately amyloid imaging with positron emission tomography (PET), are important to support a diagnosis ... -
The association between socioeconomic status and pandemic influenza: Systematic review and meta-analysis
(PLOS ONE;16(9): e0244346, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-07)Background: The objective of this study is to document whether and to what extent there is an association between socioeconomic status (SES) and disease outcomes in the last five influenza pandemics. Methods/principle ... -
Barriers to access to the Norwegian healthcare system among sub-Saharan African immigrant women exposed to female genital cutting
(PLOS ONE;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 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 ... -
CANDIDATE: A tool for generating anonymous participant-linking IDs in multi-session studies
(PLOS ONE;16 (12): e0260569, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-15)Background: To ensure the privacy of participants is an ethical and legal obligation for researchers. Yet, achieving anonymity can be technically difficult. When observing participants over time one needs mechanisms to ... -
Changes in cesarean section rates after introduction of a punitive financial policy in Georgia: A population-based registry study 2017-2019
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)There is little research on how financial incentives and penalties impact national cesarean section rates. In January 2018, Georgia introduced a national cesarean section reduction policy, which imposes a financial penalty ... -
Clinical improvement after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy; A comparison of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures during 12-month follow-up
(PLOS ONE;17 (3): e0264954, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-08)Object: Although many patients report clinical improvement after surgery due to degenerative cervical myelopathy, the aim of intervention is to stop progression of spinal cord dysfunction. We wanted to provide estimates ... -
Cohort profile: Epigenetics in pregnancy (EPIPREG) – population-based sample of European and South Asian pregnant women with epigenome-wide DNA methylation (850k) in peripheral blood leukocytes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Pregnancy is a valuable model to study the association between DNA methylation and several cardiometabolic traits, due to its direct potential to influence mother’s and child’s health. Epigenetics in Pregnancy (EPIPREG) ... -
Comparing three screen-based sedentary behaviours' effect upon adolescents' participation in physical activity: The ESSENS study
(PLOS ONE;15 (11): e0241887, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-25)Background Literature focusing on the association between sedentary behaviours and physical activity has provided equivocal results and has been dominated by TV viewing as the indicator of sedentary behaviour. There is a ... -
Cooking chicken at home: Common or recommended approaches to judge doneness may not assure sufficient inactivation of pathogens
(PLoS ONE;15 (4): e0230928, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-29)About one third of foodborne illness outbreaks in Europe are acquired in the home and eating undercooked poultry is among consumption practices associated with illness. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ... -
Cross-contamination of lettuce with Campylobacter spp. via cooking salt during handling raw poultry
(PLOS ONE;16 (5): e0250980, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-19)Campylobacter spp. are the most common bacterial pathogens associated with human gastroenteritis in industrialized countries. Contaminated chicken is the food vehicle associated with the majority of reported cases of ... -
Disentangling the dynamics of social assistance: A linked survey—Register data cohort study of long-term social assistance recipients in Norway
(PLoS ONE;15 (3): e0230891, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-27)Social assistance is a means-tested benefit that is supposed to be a short-term, temporary economic support. Understanding why some individuals are in repeated or continuous need of social assistance is thus of obvious ... -
Female rats release a trapped cagemate following shaping of the door opening response: Opening latency when the restrainer was baited with food, was empty, or contained a cagemate
(PLoS ONE;14 (10): e0223039, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-13)Research on pro-social rat behaviour is growing within the fields of comparative psychology and social neuroscience. However, much work remains on mapping important variables influencing this behaviour, and there is even ... -
How Assad changed population growth in Sweden and Norway: Syrian refugees’ impact on Nordic national and municipal demography
(Plos One;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-20)In an increasingly interconnected world, the demographic effects of wars are not confined only to war zones and neighbouring areas; wars and conflicts may also change populations far away. Without the war in Syria under ... -
How much synthetic oxytocin is infused during labour? A review and analysis of regimens used in 12 countries
(PLoS ONE; 15(7): e0227941, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-28)Objective: To compare synthetic oxytocin infusion regimens used during labour, calculate the International Units (IU) escalation rate and total amount of IU infused over eight hours. Design: Observational study. Setting: ... -
How to adapt caring services to migration-driven diversity? A qualitative study exploring challenges and possible adjustments in the care of people living with dementia
(PLOS ONE;volume 15, issue 12, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12-22)Background: Research on how services can be adapted to meet the needs of people with dementia with an immigrant or minority ethnic background is scarce. Several approaches have been dis- cussed: offering services adapted ... -
How to adapt caring servicesto migration-drived diversity. A qualitative study exploring challenges and possible adjustments in the care.
(PLoS ONE;Volume 15, Issue 12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-22)Background Research on how services can be adapted to meet the needs of people with dementia with an immigrant or minority ethnic background is scarce. Several approaches have been discussed: offering services adapted to ... -
Implication of β2-adrenergic receptor and miR-196a correlation in neurite outgrowth of LNCaP prostate cancer cells
(PLOS ONE;16 (6): e0253828, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-30)The β2-adrenergic receptor has been shown to be involved in neuroendocrine differentiation and to contribute to the development of aggressive prostate cancer. In this study we have investigated whether miR-196a plays a ... -
Impulsivity in Parkinson’s disease patients treated with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation—An exploratory study
(PLOS ONE;16(3): e0248568, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-12)Background: Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) is a recognized treatment in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Knowledge is still limited regarding the possible impact of STN-DBS on personality traits and ... -
Intermittent auscultation fetal monitoring during labour: A systematic scoping review to identify methods, effects, and accuracy
(PLoS ONE;14 (7) :e0219573, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-26)Background: Intermittent auscultation (IA) is the technique of listening to and counting the fetal heart rate (FHR) for short periods during active labour and continuous cardiotocography (CTC) implies FHR monitoring for ...