• Generic Health-Related Quality of Life May Not Be Associated with Weight Loss 4 Years After Bariatric Surgery: a Cross-Sectional Study 

      Dagsland, Vigdis Halvorsen; Andenæs, Randi; Karlsen, Tor-Ivar (Obesity Surgery;October 2018, Volume 28, Issue 10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-02)
      Background: There seem to exist a belief that weight-loss is proportionally associated with improvement of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after bariatric surgery. HRQoL is a complex multidimensional construct of ...
    • The genetic architecture of human brainstem structures and their involvement in common brain disorders 

      Elvsåshagen, Torbjørn; Bahrami, Shahram; van der Meer, Dennis; Agartz, Ingrid; Alnæs, Dag; Barch, Deanna M.; Baur-Streubel, Ramona; Bertolino, Alessandro; Beyer, Mona K.; Blasi, Giuseppe; Borgwardt, Stefan; Boye, Birgitte; Buitelaar, Jan; Bøen, Erlend; Celius, Elisabeth Gulowsen; Cervenka, Simon; Conzelmann, Annette; Coynel, David; di Carlo, Pasquale; Djurovic, Srdjan; Eisenacher, Sarah; Espeseth, Thomas; Fatouros-Bergman, Helena; Flyckt, Lena; Franke, Barbara; Frei, Oleksandr; Gelao, Barbara; Harbo, Hanne Flinstad; Hartman, Catharina A.; Håberg, Asta; Heslenfeld, Dirk; Hoekstra, Pieter J.; Høgestøl, Einar August; Jonassen, Rune; Jönsson, Erik G.; Kirsch, Peter; Kloszewska, Iwona; Lagerberg, Trine Vik; Landrø, Nils Inge; Le Hellard, Stephanie; Lesch, Klaus-Peter; Maglanoc, Luigi Angelo; Malt, Ulrik Fredrik; Mecocci, Patrizia; Melle, Ingrid; Meyer-Lindenberg, Andreas; Moberget, Torgeir; Nordvik, Jan Egil; Nyberg, Lars; O’ Connell, Kevin S.; Oosterlaan, Jaap; Papalino, Marco; Papassotiropoulos, Andreas; Pauli, Paul; Pergola, Giulio; Persson, Karin; de Quervain, Dominique; Reif, Andreas; Rokicki, Jaroslav; Van Rooij, Daan; Shadrin, Alexey A.; Schmidt, André; Schwarz, Emanuel; Selbæk, Geir; Soininen, Hilkka; Sowa, Piotr; Steen, Vidar M.; Tsolaki, Magda; Vellas, Bruno; Wang, Lei; Westman, Eric; Ziegler, Georg C.; Zink, Mathias; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Westlye, Lars Tjelta; Kaufmann, Tobias (Nature Communications;11:4016, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-11)
      Brainstem regions support vital bodily functions, yet their genetic architectures and invol- vement in common brain disorders remain understudied. Here, using imaging-genetics data from a discovery sample of 27,034 ...
    • Geriatric assessment with management for older patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy. Protocol of a Norwegian cluster-randomised controlled pilot study 

      Røyset, Inga Marie; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Rostoft, Siri; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Bye, Asta; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Bergh, Sverre; Melby, Line; Halsteinli, Vidar; Døhl, Øystein; Røsstad, Tove Garåsen; Eriksen, Guro Falk; Sollid, May Ingvild Volungholen; Rolfson, Darryl; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal of Geriatric Oncology;Volume 13, Issue 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-25)
      About 50% of patients with cancer are expected to need radiotherapy (RT), and the majority of these are older. To improve outcomes for older patients with cancer, geriatric assessment (GA) with management (GAM) is highly ...
    • Geriatric assessment with management for older patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy: a cluster-randomised controlled pilot study 

      Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen; Røyset, Inga Marie; Saltvedt, Ingvild Tina; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Halsteinli, Vidar; Døhl, Øystein; Vossius, Corinna Elisabeth; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Bergh, Sverre; Rostoft, Siri; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Bye, Asta; Melby, Line Kari; Røsstad, Tove Garåsen; Eriksen, Guro Falk; Sollid, May Ingvild Volungholen; Rolfson, Darryl; Saltyte Benth, Jurate (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background Geriatric assessment and management (GAM) improve outcomes in older patients with cancer treated with surgery or chemotherapy. It is unclear whether GAM may provide better function and quality of life (QoL), or ...
    • Gestational diabetes mellitus, follow-up of future maternal risk of cardiovascular disease and the use of eHealth technologies—a scoping review 

      Fiskå, Bendik Seth; Pay, Aase Serine Devold; Staff, Anne Cathrine; Sugulle, Meryam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Globally, gestational diabetes mellitus complicates 1 in 6 pregnancies and increases future risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the affected women. There is a lack of consensus on the optimal ...
    • Giving birth and becoming a parent during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis of 806 women's responses to three open-ended questions in an online survey. 

      Eri, Tine Schauer; Blix, Ellen; Downe, Soo; Vedeler, Carina; Nilsen, Anne Britt Vika (Midwifery;Volume 109, June 2022, 103321, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-26)
      Background: When Europe was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, changes were made in maternity care to reduce infections. In Norway, hospital maternity wards, postnatal wards, and neonatal units’ companions and visitors were ...
    • Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Naghavi, Mohsen; Ong, Kanyin Liane; Kisa, Adnan; Kisa, Sezer; Causes of Death Collaborators, GBD 2021 (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy ...
    • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

      GBD 2019 Risk Factors Collaborators (The Lancet;volume 396, issue 10258, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10-17)
      Background Rigorous analysis of levels and trends in exposure to leading risk factors and quantification of their effect on human health are important to identify where public health is making progress and in which cases ...
    • The global burden of adolescent and young adult cancer in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

      Alvarez, Elysia M; Force, Lisa M.; Kisa, Adnan; Murray, Christopher J L; Fitzmaurice, Christina; Kisa, Sezer; Bleyer, Archie; Bhakta, Nickhill; Adult Cancer Collaborators, GBD 2019 Adolescent Young (The Lancet Oncology;Volume 23, Issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-29)
      Background: In estimating the global burden of cancer, adolescents and young adults with cancer are often overlooked, despite being a distinct subgroup with unique epidemiology, clinical care needs, and societal impact. ...
    • The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

      Tran, Khanh Bao; Lang, Justin J.; Compton, Kelly; Kisa, Adnan; Xu, Rixing; Acheson, Alistair R; Henrikson, Hannah Jacqueline; Kocarnik, Jonathan M.; Kisa, Sezer; Penberthy, Louise; Risk Factors Collaborators, GBD 2019 Cancer (The Lancet;Volume 400, Issue 10352, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-18)
      Background: Understanding the magnitude of cancer burden attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors is crucial for development of effective prevention and mitigation strategies. We analysed results from the Global ...
    • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study 

      Roth, Gregory A.; Mensah, George A.; Johnson, Catherine O.; Kisa, Adnan; Murray, Christopher J.L.; Fuster, Valentin; Kisa, Sezer; Wang, Fang; Thrift, Amanda G.; Cardiovascular Diseases Group, GBD Global Burden of; Benjamin, Emelia J.; Karthikeyan, Ganesan; Mokdad, Ali H.; Kassebaum, Nicholas J. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology;Volume 76, Issue 25, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 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 global burden of childhood and adolescent cancer in 2017: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 

      Kisa, Sezer (Lancet Oncology;Volume 20, Issue 9, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background Accurate childhood cancer burden data are crucial for resource planning and health policy prioritisation. Model-based estimates are necessary because cancer surveillance data are scarce or non-existent in many ...
    • Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

      Momtazmanesh, Sara; Moghaddam, Sahar Saeedi; Ghamari, Seyyed-Hadi; Rad, Elaheh Malakan; Rezaei, Negar; Shobeiri, Parnian; Aali, Amirali; Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen ; Abbasi-Kangevari, Zeinab ; Abdelmasseh, Michael ; Abdoun, Meriem ; Abdulah, Deldar Morad ; Abdullah, Abu Yousuf Md; Abedi, Aidin ; Abolhassani, Hassan ; Abrehdari-Tafreshi, Zahra ; Achappa, Basavaprabhu ; Adane, Denberu Eshetie Adane; Adane, Tigist Demssew ; Addo, Isaac Yeboah ; Adnan, Mohammad ; Adnani, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah; Ahmad, Sajjad ; Ahmadi, Ali ; Ahmadi, Keivan ; Ahmed, Ali ; Ahmed, Ayman ; Rashid, Tarik Ahmed ; Hamad, Hanadi Al; Alahdab, Fares ; Alemayehu, Astawus ; Alif, Sheikh Mohammad; Aljunid, Syed Mohamed ; Almustanyir, Sami ; Altirkawi, Khalid A.; Alvis-Guzman, Nelson; Dehkordi, Javad Aminian ; Amir-Behghadami, Mehrdad; Ancuceanu, Robert; Andrei, Catalina Liliana ; Andrei, Tudorel ; Antony, Catherine M.; Anyasodor, Anayochukwu Edward ; Arabloo, Jalal ; Arulappan, Judie ; Ashraf, Tahira; Dadras, Omid; Kisa, Adnan; Kisa, Sezer; Ostojic, Sergej (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Updated data on chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are vital in their prevention, control, and treatment in the path to achieving the third UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a one-third reduction in ...
    • Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Bhattacharjee, Natalia V.; Schumacher, Austin E; Kisa, Adnan; Murray, Christopher J L; Smith, Amanda E.; Kisa, Sezer; Vollset, Stein Emil; Fertility and Forecasting Coll, GBD 2021 (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background Accurate assessments of current and future fertility—including overall trends and changing population age structures across countries and regions—are essential to help plan for the profound social, economic, ...
    • Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to2017: results from the Global Burden of DiseaseStudy 2017 

      Kisa, Adnan; Kisa, Sezer; Injuries Collaborators, GBD 2017; James, Spencer L. (Injury Prevention;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-24)
      Background Past research in population health trends has shown that injuries form a substantial burden of population health loss. Regular updates to injury burden assessments are critical. We report Global Burden of Disease ...
    • Global mortality from dementia: Application of a new method and results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

      Nichols, Emma; Kisa, Adnan; Vos, Theo; Collaborators, GBD 2019; Kisa, Sezer; Murray, Christopher J L; Mokdad, Ali H. (Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions;Volume 7, Issue 1, 2021-e12200, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-27)
      Introduction: Dementia is currently one of the leading causes of mortality globally, and mortality due to dementia will likely increase in the future along with corresponding increases in population growth and population ...
    • Global trends of hand and wrist trauma: A systematic analysis of fracture and digit amputation using the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study 

      Kisa, Sezer; Hand Fractures Collaborators, GBD 2017 (Injury Prevention;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-13)
      Background As global rates of mortality decrease, rates of non-fatal injury have increased, particularly in low Socio-demographic Index (SDI) nations. We hypothesised this global pattern of non-fatal injury would be ...
    • Global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

      Sharma, Rajesh; Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen; Kisa, Adnan; Vos, Theo; Naghavi, Mohsen; Kisa, Sezer; Colorectal Cancer Collaborator, GBD 2019 (The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Volume 7, Issue 7, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-13)
      Background: Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Given the recent increasing trends in colorectal cancer incidence globally, up-to-date information on the colorectal cancer burden could ...
    • Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Steinmetz, Jaimie D; Seeher, Katrin Maria; Kisa, Adnan; Schiess, Nicoline; Nichols, Emma; Kisa, Sezer; Cao, Bochen; Servili, Chiara; Cavallera, Vanessa; Disorders Collaborators, GBD 2021 Nervous System (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background Disorders affecting the nervous system are diverse and include neurodevelopmental disorders, late-life neurodegeneration, and newly emergent conditions, such as cognitive impairment following COVID-19. ...
    • Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis and its aetiologies, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

      Wunrow, Han Yong; Bender, Rose G; Kisa, Adnan; Kisa, Sezer; Resistance Collaborators, GBD 2019 Meningitis and Antimi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Although meningitis is largely preventable, it still causes hundreds of thousands of deaths globally each year. WHO set ambitious goals to reduce meningitis cases by 2030, and assessing trends in the global ...