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Usability and effectiveness of inhaled methoxyflurane for prehospital analgesia - a prospective, observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Pain relief in the prehospital setting is often insufficient, as the administration of potent intravenous analgesic drugs is mostly reserved to physicians. In Australia, inhaled methoxyflurane has been in routine ... -
Usability and value of a digital learning resource in nursing education across European countries: a cross-sectional exploration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)Background Higher education is responsible for providing education that meets international benchmarks relevant to the needs of the international community. Due to the increase of digital tools in higher education, the ... -
Usability testing of a mobile health application for self-management of serious mental illness in a Norwegian community mental health setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08)Background: For digital tools to have high usability and fit service users’ health needs and socio-environmental context, it is important to explore usability with end-users and identify facilitators and barriers to uptake. ... -
Use of Pulse Oximetry during Resuscitation of 230 Newborns—A Video Analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: European guidelines recommend the use of pulse oximetry (PO) during newborn resuscitation, especially when there is a need for positive pressure ventilation or supplemental oxygen. The objective was to evaluate ... -
The use of simulation to prepare and improve responses to infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19: practical tips and resources from Norway, Denmark, and the UK
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In this paper, we describe the potential of simulation to improve hospital responses to the COVID-19 crisis. We provide tools which can be used to analyse the current needs of the situation, explain how simulation can help ... -
Use of Suctioning during Newborn Resuscitation and Its Effects on Heart Rate in a Low-Resource Setting, Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-09)Suctioning of newborns immediately after birth, as part of delivery room resuscitation, is only recommended if the airway is obstructed. The aim of this study was to describe the use of suctioning during newborn resuscitation ... -
User involvement in adolescents’ mental healthcare: a systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)More than one out of ten adolescents suffer from mental illness at any given time. Still, there is limited knowledge about their involvement in mental healthcare. Adolescents have the right to be involved in decisions ... -
User involvement in adolescents’ mental healthcare: protocol for a systematic review.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12)Introduction User involvement has become a growing importance in healthcare. The United Nations state that adolescents have a right to be heard, and user involvement in healthcare is a legal right in many countries. Some ... -
User participation and shared decision-making in adolescent mental healthcare: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals' perspectives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01)Background Most mental health problems occur in adolescence. There is increasing recognition of user participation and shared decision-making in adolescents’ mental healthcare. However, research in this field of clinical ... -
Using magnetic resonance imaging to measure head muscles: An innovative method to opportunistically determine muscle mass and detect sarcopenia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Sarcopenia is associated with multiple adverse outcomes. Traditional methods to determine low muscle mass for the diagnosis of sarcopenia are mainly based on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), whole-body ... -
Using simulation to help healthcare professionals relaying patient information during telephone conversations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08)Background The purpose of this paper is to describe a development project in which simulation was used to improve the telephone-based conversations between nurses in an emergency department (ED) and physicians from different ... -
Using the ‘huddle’ to enhance interprofessional teamwork among nursing students through a podcast: a qualitative and exploratory pilot study,
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11)Background Interprofessional teamwork is crucial for fostering healthcare performance and for minimizing adverse events. The daily huddle is an important arena for interprofessional interaction and communication between ... -
Utopia for Norwegian helicopter emergency medical services: Estimating the number of bases needed to radically bring down response times, and lives needed to be saved for cost effectiveness
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-03)Objectives Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) throughout Europe are generally on scene within 10–15 minutes. In Norway, however, with its 13 HEMS bases, only 75% of the population can currently be reached within ... -
A U‑net based approach to epidermal tissue segmentation in whole slide histopathological images
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06)Malignant melanoma is a severe and aggressive type of skin cancer, with a rapid decrease in survival rate if not diagnosed and treated at an early stage. Histopathological examination of hematoxylin and eosin stained tissue ... -
Validation and assessment of preanalytical factors of a fluorometric in vitro assay for glucocerebrosidase activity in human cerebrospinal fluid
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12)Lysosomal dysfunction is an emerging feature in the pathology of Parkinson’s disease and Dementia with Lewy bodies. Mutations in the GBA gene, encoding the enzyme Glucocerebrosidase (GCase), have been identified as a genetic ... -
Validation of the cardiovascular risk model NORRISK 2 in South Asians and people with diabetes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)To evaluate the predictive ability of the previously published NORRISK 2 cardiovascular risk model in Norwegian-born and immigrants born in South Asia living in Norway, and to add information about diabetes and ethnicity ... -
The value of information and support: Experiences among patients with prostate cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Aims and objectives To explore and analyse prostate cancer survivors` experiences and critical reflections of information received during their cancer trajectory. Background Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent ... -
Value of research-based master's degree thesis, competence building for the future in anesthesia, critical care, and operating room nursing
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: New types of expertise in advanced nursing is required to meet the rapid changes in health services and technologies. To meet these challenges, different master’s degree programs are evolving, which will provide ... -
Variation in the achievement of HbA1c, blood pressure and LDL cholesterol targets in type 2 diabetes in general practice and characteristics associated with risk factor control.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10)Aims To identify population, general practitioner, and practice characteristics associated with the achievement of HbA1c, blood pressure and LDL cholesterol targets, and to describe variation in the achievement of risk ... -
Video Analysis of Newborn Resuscitations After Simulation-Based Helping Babies Breathe Training
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Simulation-based Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) training is currently rolled-out in around 80 low-income countries with various results. Method Workflow was analyzed in 76 video-recorded newborn resuscitations ...