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Longitudinal kidney function outcome in aging testicular cancer survivors
(Acta Oncologica;Volume 59, 2020 - Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-11)Purpose: Testicular cancer survivors (TCSs) have increased risk of reduced kidney function related to treatment burden, but longitudinal studies of renal outcome in aging TCSs have been lacking. This longitudinal study ... -
Low cholesterol level as a risk marker of inpatient and post-dischargeviolence in acute psychiatry : a prospective study with a focus on genderdifferences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Several studies indicate an association between low levels of serum cholesterol and aggressive behaviour, but prospective studies are scarce. In this naturalistic prospective inpatient and post-discharge study from an acute ... -
A Low-Intensity Mobile Health Intervention With and Without Health Counseling for Persons With Type 2 Diabetes, Part 1: Baseline and Short-Term Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial in the Norwegian Part of RENEWING HEALTH
(JMIR mHealth and uHealth;2(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Self-management support for people with type 2 diabetes is essential in diabetes care. Thus, mobile health technology with or without low-intensity theory-based health counseling could become an important tool ... -
Low-Intensity Self-Management Intervention for Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Using a Mobile Phone-Based Diabetes Diary, With and Without Health Counseling and Motivational Interviewing: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
(JMIR research protocols;2(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: The present study protocol is designed to cover the Norwegian part of the European Union Collaborative Project—REgioNs of Europe WorkINg together for HEALTH (RENEWING HEALTH). Self-management support is an ... -
Lower secondary school students’ scientific literacy and their proficiency in identifying and appraising health claims in news media: a secondary analysis using large-scale survey data
(BMJ Open;Volume 9, Issue 10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-17)Objectives: Scientific literacy is assumed necessary for appraising the reliability of health claims. Using a national science achievement test, we explored whether students located at the lower quartile on the latent trait ... -
Lumbar total disc replacement: predictors for long-term outcome
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose We aimed to identify patient characteristics associated with favourable long-term outcomes after lumbar total disc replacement (TDR). Methods We analysed a cohort of 82 patients with degenerative disc and ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 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 ... -
Mapping geographical inequalities in oral rehydrationtherapy coverage in low-income and middle-incomecountries, 2000–17
(The Lancet Global Health;Volume 8, Issue 9, September 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-19)Background: Oral rehydration solution (ORS) is a form of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) for diarrhoea that has the potential to drastically reduce child mortality; yet, according to UNICEF estimates, less than half of ... -
Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017
(Nature Medicine;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-20)A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among children ... -
Mapping of outdoor food and beverage advertising around primary and secondary schools in Kampala city, Uganda
(BMC Public Health;21, Article number: 707 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-12)Background: Marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages is recognized as a contributing factor to the global increase in overweight and obesity, particularly among children. Such marketing negatively affects children’s ... -
Mapping routine measles vaccination inlow- and middle-income countries
(Nature;589 (2021), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 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 ...