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Personalized medicine to improve treatment of dopa-responsive dystonia—a focus on tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11)Dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD) is a rare movement disorder associated with defective dopamine synthesis. This impairment may be due to the fact of a deficiency in GTP cyclohydrolase I (GTPCHI, GCH1 gene), sepiapterin ... -
Personlighetsforstyrrelse, terapeutisk allianse og kjønnsperspektiv
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HV/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-05)Sammendrag Bakgrunn: Som behandler i poliklinikk møter jeg pasienter med ulike symptomer som skal forstås, diagnostiseres og behandles. Det er flere behandlere som vegrer seg for å stå i behandling med pasienter som har ... -
Perspectives on coordinating health services for individuals with serious mental illness : a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose: Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) might require coordinated health services to meet their healthcare needs. The overall aim of this study was to describe the perspectives of professionals (registered ... -
Physically active academic lessons and effect on physical activity and aerobic fitness. The Active School study: A cluster randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12)The Active School program was designed to positively impact health and academic-related outcomes in school. The core intervention component was physically active academic lessons, a teaching activity that combines physical ... -
Physically active academic lessons; Acceptance, barriers and facilitators for implementation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03)Background To improve health and academic learning in schoolchildren, the Active School programme in Stavanger, Norway has introduced physically active academic lessons. This is a teaching method combining physical activity ... -
Physician participation in quality improvement work- interest and opportunity: a cross-sectional survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Lack of physician involvement in quality improvement threatens the success and sustainability of quality improvement measures. It is therefore important to assess physicians´ interests and opportunities to be ... -
Physicians' clinical experience and its association with healthcare quality: A systematised review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11)Background and purpose There is conflicting evidence regarding whether physicians’ clinical experience affects healthcare quality. Knowing whether an association exists and which dimensions of quality might be affected can ... -
“A place without walls, only opportunities”: personal accounts of attending Recovery Colleges in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: Recovery colleges (RCs) are learning environments, first established in the UK, based on principles that support positive life changes and reduce stigma related to challenges with mental health and substance ... -
Plasma tumour necrosis factor correlates with mRNA expression of tumour necrosis factor and mitochondrial transcription factors in skeletal muscle in patients with chronic heart failure treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy: potential role in myopathy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06)Chronic heart failure (CHF) is characterized by inflammation and skeletal muscle myopathy, including impaired fibre type distribution and reduced capillary density, reduced cytochrome oxidase activity and reduced mitochondrial ... -
Platelet microparticles protect acute myelogenous leukemia cells against daunorubicin-induced apoptosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04)The role of platelets in cancer development and progression is increasingly evident, and several platelet–cancer interactions have been discovered, including the uptake of platelet microparticles (PMPs) by cancer cells. ... -
Pleielidelse i perioperative pasientforløp for eldre
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Bakgrunn: Eldre pasienter som innlegges på sykehus for kirurgisk behandling, flyttes raskt mellom forskjellige nivåer i helsetjenesten. Da kan pasienter bli utsatt for påført pleielidelse, som kan bli en ekstra byrde og ... -
Poliklinisk avrusning -for hvem og på hvilken måte? -En kvalitativ studie av pasienters erfaringer.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HV/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-05)Poliklinisk avrusning er lite brukt i Norge. Gjennom et pasientperspektiv utforsker studien hvem poliklinisk avrusning er et godt behandlingstilbud for, og på hvilken måte den bør gjennomføres. I studien ble 7 individuelle ... -
Positioning patients for robotic-assisted surgery: A qualitative study of operating room nurses' experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Aim One of the challenges of robotic-assisted surgery is related to positioning of the patient on the operating table. Technological developments place increased demands on operating room nurses' competence to prevent ... -
Positive pressure ventilation at birth and potential pathways to newborn deaths in rural Tanzania
(PhD thesis UiS;534, Doctoral thesis, 2020-09)Background: There are 2.6 million neonatal deaths that occur globally each year, with more than 80% of these deaths occurring in low-income countries. In Tanzania, available estimates report that approximately 40,000 newborn ... -
Post-incident review after restraint in mental health care -a potential for knowledge development, recovery promotion and restraint prevention. A scoping review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04)Background Use of physical restraint is a common practice in mental healthcare, but is controversial due to risk of physical and psychological harm to patients and creating ethical dilemmas for care providers. Post-incident ... -
Post-incident reviews—a gift to the Ward or just another procedure? Care providers’ experiences and considerations regarding post-incident reviews after restraint in mental health services. A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06)Abstract: Public guidelines in many western countries recommend post-incident reviews (PIRs) with patients after restraint use in mental health care. PIRs are one of several elements of seclusion and restraint reduction ... -
Posthospitalization follow-up of patients with heart failure using eHealth solutions : restricted systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome with high incidence rates, a substantial symptom and treatment burden, and a significant risk of readmission within 30 days after hospitalization. The COVID-19 pandemic ... -
Postoperativ sårinfeksjon etter gjennomgått keisersnitt - et kvantitativt kvalitetsforbedringsprosjekt
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HV/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-04)Formålet med dette kvalitetsforbedringsprosjektet er å kartlegge forekomsten av postoperative sårinfeksjoner hos kvinner som har gjennomgått keisersnitt i perioden september 2012 til august 2017 samt å undersøke hvilke ... -
Postoperative Dural Sac Cross-Sectional Area as an Association for Outcome After Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Clinical and Radiological Results From the NORDSTEN-Spinal Stenosis Trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-05)Study Design. Prospective cohort study. Objective. The aim was to investigate the association between postoperative dural sac cross-sectional area (DSCA) after decompressive surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis and ... -
Postoperative smerter hos pasienter det første døgn etter kirurgisk inngrep
(Master thesis, 2022)Bakgrunn: Smertelindring er essensiell til å ha en vellykket postoperativ behandling. Det kan redusere risikoen for komplikasjoner og bidrar til pasientens velvære, samt redusert liggetid på sykehus. Intensivsykepleiere ...