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A pilot study testing the feasibility of skin temperature monitoring to reduce recurrent foot ulcers in patients with diabetes - a randomized controlled trial
(BMC Endocrine Disorders;15(55), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Although monitoring foot skin temperatures has been associated with diabetic foot ulcer recurrence, no studies have been carried out to test the feasibility among European Caucasians. Moreover, the educational and/or ... -
Piloting a Research-Oriented Teaching Model in a Bachelor Program for Social Educators – A Way to Increase Competence in Research Methodology and Sexual Health?
(Uniped - Tidsskrift for universitets- og høgskolepedagogikk;Årgang 43, nr. 3-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-07)Background: Sexual health is a new and important area for social educator students, relevant for research and pedagogical development. Integration of ongoing research projects when teaching scientific theory can improve ... -
Placebo by proxy expectations toward acupuncture change over time: A survey comparing parental expectations to acupuncture pre- and postoperatively
(BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine;2018 18:183, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-14)Background: Patients entering a treatment have expectancy to outcome based on their previous experience, the information received, and the credibility of the treatment. Once the treatment has started, patients may detect ... -
Plan for implementering av et informasjonsprogram til foreldre ved nyfødtintensivavdeling. Et kvalitetsarbeid.
(Master thesis, 2022)Bakgrunn: Barn som har vært innlagt ved nyfødtintensivavdeling kan ha økt risiko for å bli utsatt for fysisk vold etter utskrivelse. Dette fordi barna kan ha utfordringer knyttet til blant annet søvn og gråt. Gråt er ... -
Plan for implementering av lystgass på barne- og ungdomsavdelingen på Sykehuset i Vestfold, Tønsberg - Et kvalitetsarbeid
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn: Barn er en sårbar gruppe og å komme på sykehus er en utfordrende hendelse for barnet. Mange barn må gjennom smertefulle prosedyrer i forbindelse med utredning, diagnostikk og behandling. Dersom barnet motsetter ... -
Planning and managing community nutrition work
(Book, 1994)Improved nutrition is an important part of improved health, and therefore of target 16 of the 38 targets for health for all adopted by the Member States of the WHO European Region. During my travels in the Region, I often ... -
Planning, managing and leading public nutrition: Manual for persons involved in public (health) nutrition
(Book, 2015)This book is intended to be a tool for personnel working in the field of public nutrition or related areas. Such personnel may be public nutritionists, community dieticians, physicians, nurses, mid-level managers and ... -
PLASK. Forslag til skåringsverktøy for preanestetisk luftveisvurdering av voksne pasienter
(Master thesis, 2022)Bakgrunn: Kategorisering av pasienters luftveier i grønn, gul og rød skal være til hjelp for planleggingen av luftveishåndteringen. Vurderingen gjøres av den enkelte anestesikyndige, og begrunnes som regel ikke. Dette kan ... -
Plasma fatty acid levels and gene expression related to lipid metabolism in peripheral blood mononuclear cells: A cross-sectional study in healthy subjects
(Genes & Nutrition;2018 13:9, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-10)Background: Solid evidence indicates that intake of marine n-3 fatty acids lower serum triglycerides, and that replacing saturated fatty acids (SFA) with polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) reduces plasma total cholesterol ... -
Plasma fatty acids and expression of genes related to lipid metabolism
(MAEH;2016, Master thesis, 2016)Background: The amount and type of fatty acids in the diet may influence the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. Fatty acids is known to modulate the expression of genes, which could have an impact on cardiovascular ... -
Plasma levels of BDNF and EGF are reduced in acute stroke patients
(Heliyon;Volume 8, Issue 6, e09661, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-17)Stroke affects almost 14 million people worldwide each year. It is the second leading cause of death and a major cause of acquired disability. The degree of initial impairment in cognitive and motor functions greatly affects ... -
Plasma neurodegeneration biomarker concentrations associate with glymphatic and meningeal lymphatic measures in neurological disorders
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Clearance of neurotoxic brain proteins via cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to blood has recently emerged to be crucial, and plasma biomarkers of neurodegen- eration were newly introduced to predict neurological disease. This ... -
Play with your vegetables! Can playful eating utensils increase children's vegetable consumption in shared kindergarten meals?
(MAEH;2018, Master thesis, 2018)Background: Norwegian children’s consumption of vegetables is below recommended levels (Hansen, Andersen, & Myhre, 2017). There has recently been a call for more research on the effect of playing with vegetables on children’s ... -
Poetic reflection through digital storytelling – a methodology to foster professional health worker identity in students
(Seminar.net : Media, technology and lifelong learning;6(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-07)In the field of digital storytelling research there is a focus on personal narratives, multimedia and the creative process in developing identity and voice. The project introduced in this paper has identified contexts ... -
Policy implementation and priorities to create healthy food environments using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI): A pooled level analysis across eleven European countries
(The Lancet Regional Health - Europe;Volume 23, December 2022, 100522, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-11-16)Background: Food environments have been recognised as highly influential on population diets. Government policies have great potential to create healthy food environments to promote healthy diets. This study aimed to ... -
Polyamines in foods: development of a food database
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Background: Knowing the levels of polyamines (putrescine, spermidine, and spermine) in different foods is of interest due to the association of these bioactive nutrients to health and diseases. There is a lack of relevant ... -
Polyamines: total daily intake in adolescents compared to the intake estimated from the Swedish Nutrition Recommendations Objectified (SNO)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Background: Dietary polyamines have been shown to give a significant contribution to the body pool of polyamines. Knowing the levels of polyamines (putrescine, spermidine, and spermine) in different foods and the contribution ... -
Polymorphisms in hormone metabolism and growth factor genes and mammographic density in Norwegian postmenopausal hormone therapy users and non-users
(Breast Cancer Research;14 (R135), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-10-27)Introduction Mammographic density (MD) is one of the strongest known breast cancer risk factors. Estrogen and progestin therapy (EPT) has been associated with increases in MD. Dense breast tissue is characterized by ... -
Polyunsaturated fatty acids and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes
(Nutrients;Volume 11, Issue 5, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-10)The impact of dietary fat on the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been extensively studied in recent decades. Solid evidence indicates that replacing saturated fatty acids (SFAs) with polyunsaturated fatty acids ... -
A pooled analysis of molecular epidemiological studies on modulation of DNA repair by host factors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Levels of DNA damage represent the dynamics between damage formation and removal. Therefore, to better interpret human biomonitoring studies with DNA damage endpoints, an individual’s ability to recognize and properly ...