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Opportunistic treatment of hepatitis C virus infection (OPPORTUNI-C): study protocol for a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomized trial of immediate versus outpatient treatment initiation among hospitalized people who inject drugs
(Trials;21, Article number: 524 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-15)Background: Scaled-up direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) is crucial to reach the World Health Organization HCV elimination targets within 2030. ... -
Optimal analgesi av nyresteinskolikk: morfin versus NSAIDs
(Bachelor thesis, 2017)Problemstilling: ”Hvordan kan man som paramedic oppnå optimal analgesi hos pasienter med symptomer på nyrestein? En sammenligning av morfin og NSAID”. Bakgrunn og hensikt: Det viser seg at nyrestein behandles ulikt både ... -
Optimists’ and pessimists’ self-reported mental and global health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway
(Health Psychology Report;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-05)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic represents a global health crisis. How well people cope with this situation depends on many factors, including one’s personality, such as dispositional optimism. The aim of the study was ... -
Organisational culture and ethnic diversity in nursing homes: A qualitative study of healthcare workers’ and ward nurses’ experiences
(BMC Health Services Research;22, Article number: 843 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-30)Background: The increase in care needs that comes with an ageing population, in combination with a shortage of healthcare workers, has made ethnic diversity among healthcare workers (HCW) an evident reality across many ... -
Organisering og interaksjon i team som ivaretar døgnkontinuerlig omsorg til hjemmeboende
(Geriatrisk sykepleie; 01 - 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduksjon: Målet med studien var å beskrive organiseringen og interaksjonen mellom helsepersonellet i hjemmetjenestens team når de skal ivareta døgnkontinuerlig omsorg. Metode: Teamene ble observert under rapporter og ... -
Organization of nursing care in three Nordic countries: relationships between nurses’ workload, level of involvement in direct patient care, job satisfaction, and intention to leave
(BMC Nursing;13(27), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Health care systems in Finland, Norway and Sweden share many similarities, e.g. full-coverage and tax-financed, with predominately public sector hospitals. Despite similarities, there are differences in the ... -
Orthostatic responses in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome: Contributions from expectancies as well as gravity
(BioPsychoSocial medicine;8(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-15)Background Orthostatic intolerance is common in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and several studies have documented an abnormal sympathetic predominance in the autonomic cardiovascular response to gravitational stimuli. ... -
Our Relations to Refugees: Between Compassion and Dehumanization
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)After the so-called refugee crisis of 2015–2016 European reactions to foreigners had come to the fore and we are seeing xenophobic political and populist movements become increasingly mainstream. The massive rejection of ... -
Outcome of Ulcerative Colitis 20 Years after Diagnosis in a Prospective Population-based Inception Cohort from South-Eastern Norway, the IBSEN Study
(Journal of Crohn's and colitis; Volume 15, Issue 6, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-02)Background and aims: The long-term course of ulcerative colitis [UC] is difficult to predict. Mortality, colectomy, cancer, and hospitalisation represent hard outcomes of disease. Moreover, knowledge on the risk of relapses ... -
The Outcomes of a 12-Week Internet Intervention Aimed at Improving Fitness and Health-Related Quality of Life in Overweight Adolescents: The Young & Active Controlled Trial
(PLoS ONE;9(12), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-12-05)Background: Overweight and obesity among adolescents may have consequences, with potentially lasting effects on health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Excess weight is also associated with decreases in ... -
Outcomes of care at "Føderiket Midwifery Unit" 2007-2011, a freestanding midwifery-led unit in Oslo. Norway: A prospective cohort study
(Nordic Journal of Nursing Research;36(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-28)The aim of this study was to provide a description and evaluation of birth outcomes for women who started care at Føderiket Midwifery Unit (FMU), a freestanding midwifery unit in Oslo. FMU opened in 2007 as a five-year ... -
Outline of a History of Neurorehabilitation in Denmark – a Sociological Perspective
(Praktiske Grunde;, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This article unravels the genesis and history of neurorehabilitation (NR) in Denmark in order to understand the transformation that this subfield has undergone since the 1970s and how this is reflected in the present ... -
Over-the-counter analgesics use is associated with pain and psychological distress among adolescents: a mixed effects approach in cross-sectional survey data from Norway
(BMC Public Health;21, Article number: 2030 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11-06)Background: Over-the-counter analgesics (OTCA) such as Paracetamol and Ibuprofen are frequently used by adolescents, and the route of administration and access at home allows unsupervised use. Psychological distress and ... -
The overlapping burden of the three leading causes of disability and death in sub-Saharan African children
(Nature Communications;13, Article number: 7457 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-12-06)Despite substantial declines since 2000, lower respiratory infections (LRIs), diarrhoeal diseases, and malaria remain among the leading causes of nonfatal and fatal disease burden for children under 5 years of age (under ... -
Overleve eller leve : kronisk smerte hos pasienter med hydrocephalus
(Bachelor thesis, 2017-06)Bakgrunn: I følge Nielsen, Steingrimsdottir og Berg (2015) rammer kroniske smerter rundt 30% av den voksne befolkningen, og er den viktigste årsaken til langtidssykefravær og uførhet.I praksis på en nevrokirurgisk avdeling ... -
Oversettelse og kulturell tilpasning av Attentional Function Index (AFI)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Bakgrunn: Antall krefttilfeller blant eldre øker sterkt, og i forbindelse med behandlingen kan kreftpasienter være utsatt for kognitive endringer. Mange av dem som overlever kreft, får nedsatt oppmerksomhet og konsentrasjon ... -
Overweight adolescents' views on physical activity - experiences of participants in an internet-based intervention: a qualitative study
(BMC Public Health;18:448, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-04)Background: Overweight and obese adolescents are reported to be less physically active than their peers. Research-based knowledge about their views may contribute to a better understanding of key factors that may foster ... -
Oxidised fish oil does not influence established markers of oxidative stress in healthy human subjects: a randomised controlled trial
(British Journal of Nutrition;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Intake of fish oil reduces the risk of CHD and CHD deaths. Marine n-3 fatty acids (FA) are susceptible to oxidation, but to our knowledge, the health effects of intake of oxidised fish oil have not previously been ... -
Pain and development of identity in adolescents who frequently use over-the-counter analgesics: a qualitative study
(Journal of Clinical Nursing;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-13)Aims and objectives: This study aims to describe conditions that may influence the development of identity in adolescents frequently using over-the-counter analgesics (OTCAs). Background: Frequent self-medication with ... -
Pain and health-related quality of life in adolescents and the mediating role of self-esteem and self-efficacy: a cross-sectional study including adolescents and parents
(BMC Psychology;9, Article number: 128 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-30)Background: To promote health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adolescents with pain, it is important to study factors associated with pain. This study aimed to describe selected factors and pain in 14–15-year-old ...