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An evaluation by elderly people living at home of the prepared meals distributed by their municipality – A Study With Focus on the Swedish Context
(Global Journal of Health Science;7(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Prepared meals distributed by municipalities is a service to elderly people, or persons with health related impairments, who live in their own home, have difficulties preparing their own food and cannot meet their ... -
Evaluation of a short Food Frequency Questionnaire to assess cardiovascular disease-related diet and lifestyle factors
(Food & Nutrition Research;62(1370), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)BACKGROUND: The Vascular lifestyle-Intervention and Screening in phArmacies (VISA) study investigates diet and lifestyle factors associated with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). As part of the study methodology, a ... -
The Evaluation of a Social Media Campaign to Increase COVID-19 Testing in Migrant Groups: Cluster Randomized Trial
(Journal of Medical Internet Research;Vol 24, No 3 (2022): March, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-24)Background: A low test positivity rate is key to keeping the COVID-19 pandemic under control. Throughout the pandemic, several migrant groups in Norway have seen higher rates of confirmed COVID-19 and related hospitalizations, ... -
Evaluation of a Web Portal for Improving Public Access to Evidence-Based Health Information and Health Literacy Skills: A Pragmatic Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-05-31)Background: Using the conceptual framework of shared decision-making and evidence-based practice, a web portal was developed to serve as a generic (non disease-specific) tailored intervention to improve the lay public’s ... -
An evaluation of classification systems for stillbirth
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009)Background: Audit and classification of stillbirths is an essential part of clinical practice and a crucial step towards stillbirth prevention. Due to the limitations of the ICD system and lack of an international approach ... -
Evaluation of satisfaction with care in a midwifery unit and an obstetric unit: a randomized controlled trial of low-risk women
(Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06-18)Background Satisfaction with birth care is part of quality assessment of care. The aim of this study was to investigate possible differences in satisfaction with intrapartum care among low-risk women, randomized to a ... -
Evaluation of selected food categories in a short FFQ covering questions regarding dairy and meat products among participants with moderate to high risk of cardiovascular disease
(MAEH;2016, Master thesis, 2016)Introduction: This study is a part of the nationwide VISA-project. Validation of FFQ is crucial to obtain valid information within nutritional epidemiology. The diet in Norway shows a high intake of dairy and meat products ... -
Evaluation of the detection of blasts by Sysmex hematology instruments, CellaVision DM96, and manual microscopy using flow cytometry as the confirmatory method
(International Journal of Laboratory Hematology;Volume 41, Issue 3, June 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-11)Introduction: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic ability of blast flags generated by Sysmex instruments (XE/XN) by comparing with immunophenotyping by flow cytometry (IFCM). Additionally, the ability ... -
Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of three D-dimer assays in patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis: STA-Liatest D-Di plus, Tina-quant D-dimer Gen. 2, and INNOVANCE D-dimer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: D-dimer is a crucial test to exclude deep vein thrombosis (DVT). We aimed to evaluate the per- formance of three D-dimer assays: STA-Liatest D-Di Plus (Diagnostica Stago), Tina-quant D-Dimer Gen. 2 (Roche ... -
Evaluation of the EQ-5D-3L and 5L versions in low back pain patients
(Health and Quality of Life Outcomes;19:155, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-28)Background: The EuroQol EQ-5D is one of the most widely researched and applied patient-reported outcome measures worldwide. The original EQ-5D-3L and more recent EQ-5D-5L include three and five response categories respectively. ... -
An Evaluation of the Factor Structure and Internal Consistency of the ‘Conceptions of Learning’ and ‘Preferences for Teaching’ Measures in American Occupational Therapy Students
(Journal of Occupational Therapy Education;Volume 4, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-16)When planning to use measurement scales in new samples and contexts, examining the scales’ psychometric properties is an important initial step. This study examined the factor structure and internal consistency of two ... -
An evaluation of two different exercise regimes during the first year following stroke : A randomised controlled trial.
(Physiotherapy Theory and Practice;25,(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-02-01)Objective: To evaluate effects of two exercise approaches during the first year after stroke on instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), gait performance, balance, grip strength and muscle tone and to investigate ... -
Evaluering av den sosiale validiteten av Early intensiv behavioral intervention (EIBI) i forhold til barn med autisme og barnets opplevelse av intervensjonen
(Master thesis, 2023)Måling av sosial validitet i forhold til Early intensiv behavioral intervention (EIBI) som intervensjon er gjennomført i flere undersøkelser før, også i Norge. Konklusjonene har vært at det har en stor grad av sosial ... -
Evaluering av kostholdet blant saharawiske flyktninger i Algerie: Kartlegging av kostholdets kvalitet samt bruk av tobakk og alkohol
(MAEH;2015, Master thesis, 2015)Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in the world is increasing, particularly among people living in developing countries. This trend has also been found among refugees living in refugee camps in Algeria. ... -
Evaluering av kvinners oppfatning av veiledning og støtte når det gjelder amming dem får fra helsepersonell i svangerskapsomsorgen, fødeklinikk, barsel og helsestasjon
(MAJO;2017, Master thesis, 2017)Bakgrunn: Norge har lenge hatt en sterk ammekultur, men det har vært endringer i ammefrekvensen de siste årene. Mye er gjort for å opprettholde en høy ammefrekvens men, til tross for flere tiltak fortsetter ammefrekvensen ... -
Evaluering av nytt informasjonsprogram rettet mot foreldre til barnekirurgiske pasienter. - Er foreldre bedre informert etter at det nye programmet er implementert?
(Master thesis, 2014)Formål: Studien hadde til hensikt å evaluere effekten av et nytt informasjonsprogram som ble implementert på de fire barnekirurgiske avdelingene på universitetssykehuset i begynnelsen på 2014. Studien er avgrenset til å ... -
Evaluering av skolefruktordning på to videregående skoler i Østfold
(MAEH;2012, Master thesis, 2012)Prosjektet ”Helsefremmende skoler i Østfold” startet opp i 2010 på fire videregående skoler i Østfold. Formålet med prosjektet er å se på om arbeid med elevenes fysiske og psykisk helse kan bidra til at flere gjennomfører ... -
Evaluering av standardisert smertebehandlingsregime med peroperativ infusjon av esketamin og lidokain - Et kvalitetssikringsarbeid
(Master thesis, 2021)Bakgrunn: Høsten 2018 ble det ved et norsk universitetssykehus implementert et standardisert smertebehandlingsregime for pasienter som gjennomgår laparaskopisk kolorektalkirurgi, som et ledd i en Enhanced recovery after ... -
Evaluering av the Good Behavior Board Game, en variant av the Good Behavior Game
(Norsk Tidsskrift for Atferdsanalyse;42(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Denne studien har testet effekten av Good Behavior Board Game, et tiltak for å skape ro i klasserommet. Good Behavior Board Game er et spill som læreren spiller med klassen. Spillet går ut på at læreren markerer regelbrudd ... -
Evaluering av Upper Lip Bite test som prediktor for vanskelig luftvei - En systematisk litteraturstudie med narrativ syntese
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn: God luftveisvurdering før anestesi er viktig for å kunne forberede anestesipersonell til å håndtere eventuelle problemer ved vanskelig luftvei. Vi har observert ulike metoder for preoperativ luftveisvurdering, ...