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30-day mortality in patients treated for brain metastases: extracranial causes dominate
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Established prognostic models, such as the diagnosis-specific graded prognostic assessment, were not designed to specifically address very short survival. Therefore, a brain metastases-specific 30-day mortality ... -
6 min walk test is a strong independent predictor of death in outpatients with heart failure
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aims The aim of this study was to examine the prognostic value of the 6 min walk test (6MWT) in a large cohort of outpatients with heart failure. Methods and results A total of 5519 outpatients with heart failure from ... -
A comparative study on the frequency of simulation-based training and assessment of non-technical skills in the Norwegian ground ambulance services and helicopter emergency medical services
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07)Background Inadequate non-technical skills (NTSs) among employees in the Norwegian prehospital emergency medical services (EMSs) are a risk for patient and operational safety. Simulation-based training and assessment is ... -
A Complex Teamwork Intervention in a Surgical Ward in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09)Objectives Interprofessional team training has a positive impact on team behavior and patient safety culture. The overall objective of the study was to explore the impact of an interprofessional teamwork intervention in a ... -
A Longitudinal Study of Neurocognition in Dementia with Lewy Bodies Compared to Alzheimer`s Disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03)Introduction: There are relatively few longitudinal studies on the differences in cognitive decline between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and the majority of existing studies have suboptimal ... -
A qualitative study of living with the burden from heart failure treatment: Exploring the patient capacity for self-care.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02)Aim To explore how patients with heart failure perceive their capacity to manage treatment and self‐care. Design A qualitative descriptive study. Methods Patients (N = 17) were recruited from a nurse‐led heart failure ... -
A socio-economic analysis of increased staffing in the Norwegian helicopter emergency medical service
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11)Background: The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is preparing a new set of regulations that will cover working and resting periods for crew members engaged in emergency medical services with helicopters (HEMS) and ... -
A systematic review of quality of life research in medicine and health sciences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06)Purpose Quality of life (QOL) is an important concept in the field of health and medicine. QOL is a complex concept that is interpreted and defined differently within and between disciplines, including the fields of health ... -
Abductive reasoning in nursing: Challenges and possibilities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Abduction, deduction and induction are different forms of inference in science. However, only a few attempts have been made to introduce the idea of abductive reasoning as an extended way of thinking about clinical practice ... -
Actual clinical leadership: a shadowing study of charge nurses and doctors on-call in the emergency department
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01)Background: The provision of safe, high quality healthcare in the Emergency Department (ED) requires frontline healthcare personnel with sufficient competence in clinical leadership. However, healthcare education curriculum ... -
Adaptive capacities for safe clinical practice for patients hospitalised during a suicidal crisis: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06)Background Safe clinical practice for patients hospitalised in mental health care during a suicidal crisis is situated within a dynamic, non-linear and uncertain context. Under such complex conditions, the adaptive capacity ... -
Addressing Patients’ Alcohol Consumption–A Population-Based Survey of Patient Experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11)Objectives: To identify the proportion of the population that had experienced that alcohol was addressed in health care the previous year, to explore experiences and perceived effects of addressing alcohol, and to investigate ... -
Administration of Oxycodone Hydrochloride by Target Controlled Infusion – Does the Timing Matter?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: In spite of long-term clinical experience with oxycodone hydrochloride/OxyNorm (OH), analgesic concentrations of OH in acute postoperative pain management have not been established. There are assumably different ... -
Adolescent vegetable consumption: the role of socioemotional family characteristics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-16)Objective: To describe associations between adolescents’ frequency of vegetable consumption, food parenting practices and socioemotional family characteristics, and to explore potential mediated relationships that may ... -
Advanced interventions in the pre-hospital resuscitation of patients with non-compressible haemorrhage after penetrating injuries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Early haemorrhage control and minimizing the time to definitive care have long been the cornerstones of therapy for patients exsanguinating from non-compressible haemorrhage (NCH) after penetrating injuries, as only basic ... -
Aeromedical retrieval services characteristics globally: a scoping review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Aeromedical emergency retrieval services play an important role in supporting patients with critical and often life-threatening clinical conditions. Aeromedical retrieval services help to provide fast access ... -
Age-related changes in behavioural and emotional problems in Smith–Magenis syndrome measured with the Developmental Behavior Checklist
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01)Smith–Magenis syndrome (SMS) is a genetic syndrome most often caused by a deletion on chromosome 17 or more rarely by a mutation in the retinoic acid-induced 1 gene. The aim of this study was to investigate the Developmental ... -
AI Risk Score on Screening Mammograms Preceding Breast Cancer Diagnosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)More than 38% of both screen-detected and interval cancers were assigned the highest artificial intelligence risk score on screening mammograms that preceded breast cancer diagnosis. Background Few studies have evaluated ... -
Air versus Sulfur Hexafluoride Gas Tamponade for Small and Medium-Sized Macular Holes: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose To investigate whether air tamponade is noninferior to sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas tamponade for small (≤ 250 μm) and medium-sized (> 250 μm and ≤ 400 μm) macular holes (MHs). Design Multicenter, randomized ... -
Airway management in a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS): a retrospective observational study of 365 out-of-hospital intubations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02)Background Airway management is a key skill in any helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS). Intubation is successful less often than in the hospital, and alternative forms of airway management are more often ...