Browsing Vitenskapelige publikasjoner (HV) by Subject "VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Alcohol‐attributed disease burden in four Nordic countries between 2000 and 2017: Are the gender gaps narrowing? A comparison using the Global Burden of Disease, Injury and Risk Factor 2017 study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)Abstract Introduction and Aims The gender difference in alcohol use seems to have narrowed in the Nordic countries, but it is not clear to what extent this may have affected differences in levels of harm. We compared ... -
Algorithms for early detection of silent liver fibrosis in the primary care setting - a scoping review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction Fatty liver disease affects almost 30% of the adult population worldwide. Most patients are asymptomatic, and there is not a linear relationship between exposure to risk factors and the risk of developing ... -
Alt som lever, må dø : døden som tverrfaglig kunnskapsfelt
(Chapter, 2019)Døden angår oss. Våre dødsforestillinger sier noe om hvem vi er, hvordan vi oppfatter oss selv, og hva som er viktig for oss. Tanatologi er vitenskapen og læren om døden. Den utgjør et voksende tverrfaglig felt internasjonalt. ... -
Alternating between active and passive facilitator roles in simulated scenarios: A qualitative study of nursing students’ perceptions.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: High-fidelity simulation refers to realistic interactivity between students and an advanced simulator. During simulated scenarios, the facilitator often needs to provide guidance to the active students to bridge ... -
Are Demanding Job Situations Associated with Alcohol-Related Presenteeism? WIRUS-Screening Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)Alcohol-related presenteeism (impaired work performance caused by alcohol use) is an important but under-researched topic. The aim of this study was to explore whether psychosocial work environment factors were associated ... -
Are workplace factors associated with employee alcohol use? The WIRUS cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)OBJECTIVES: Sociodemographic predictors of employee alcohol use are well established in the literature, but knowledge about associations between workplace factors and alcohol use is less explored. The aim of this study was ... -
The art of balancing: the facilitator’s role in briefing in simulation-based learning from the perspective of nursing students – a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Facilitators plays a key role in nursing student’s learning when briefing them for simulation scenarios. However, few studies have explored the importance of the facilitator’s role in preparing students from the ... -
Asociación entre fuerza de prensión y comorbilidades: estudio sabe, Ecuador, 2009
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introducción: el aumento de enfermedades crónicas ha motivado la creación de métodos de evaluación del adulto mayor que permitan estimar su estado general de salud. Entre estos, se ha propuesto la fuerza de prensión. El ... -
Assessing a nurse-assisted eHealth intervention posthospital discharge in adult patients with non-communicable diseases: a protocol for a feasibility study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction A growing number of patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart failure (HF) and colorectal cancer (CRC), are prone to comorbidity, a high rate of readmissions and complex healthcare needs. ... -
Assessing Trauma Management in Urban and Rural Populations in Norway: A National Register-Based Research Protocol
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Time is considered an essential determinant in the initial care of trauma patients. In Norway, response time (ie, time from dispatch center call to ambulance arrival at scene) is a controversial national quality ... -
The assessment of qualitative olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review of tools and their content validity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: There is a lack of overview of the tools used to assess qualitative olfactory dysfunction, including parosmia and phantosmia, following COVID-19 illness. This could have an impact on the diagnosis and treatment ... -
Association between C-reactive protein levels and antipsychotic treatment during 12 months follow-up period after acute psychosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background A potential role of inflammatory pathways in the pathology of schizophrenia has been suggested for at least a subgroup of patients. Elevated levels of the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) have ...