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Does rehabilitation setting influence risk of institutionalization? A register-based study of hip fracture patients in Oslo, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Reducing the economic impact of hip fractures (HF) is a global issue. Some efforts aimed at curtailing costs associated with HF include rehabilitating patients within primary care. Little, however, is known ... -
Domestic violence and perinatal outcomes – a prospective cohort study from Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Domestic violence is one of the most common forms of violence against women. Domestic violence during pregnancy is associated with adverse perinatal and maternal outcomes. We aimed to assess whether domestic ... -
Drilling into the functional significance of stereopsis: the impact of stereoscopic information on surgical performance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose: One suggested advantage of human binocular vision is the facilitation of sophisticated motor control behaviours via stereopsis – but little empirical evidence exists to support this suggestion. We examined the ... -
Drivers and barriers for use of assistive technology among children with autism and/or intellectual disabilities: Parents perspective
(Chapter, 2023)The aim of this study was to detect drivers and barriers for use of assistive technology (AT) among children with au-tism spectrum disorder and/or intellectual disabilities. An online workshop with researchers and two ... -
Du greier det ikke alene – samskaping krever komplementære kompetanser: Betydningen av et samskapingsteam når sårbare tjenestemottakere skal involveres
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The project Co-creative Welfare Innovation explored what competencies employees need and developed knowledge of co-creation processes along with vulnerable service recipients. Action research was used to gather data from ... -
E-health literacy and associated factors among chronic patients in a low-income country: a cross-sectional survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Chronic patients persistently seek for health information on the internet for medication information seeking, nutrition, disease management, information regarding disease preventive actions and so on. Consumers ... -
Early Labour App: Developing a practice-based mobile health application for digital early labour support
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Pregnant women in early labour have felt excluded from professional care, and their partners have been restricted from being involved in the birthing process. Expectant parents must be better prepared to deal ... -
Editorial Perspective: Prato Research Collaborative for change in parent and child mental health – principles and recommendations for working with children and parents living with parental mental illness
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Children whose parents have mental illnesses are among the most vulnerable in our communities. There is however, much that can be done to prevent or mitigate the impact of a parent’s illness on children. Notwithstanding ... -
Editorial: networks, dynamics, and innovation in the Tourism industry
(Others, 2018)In recent years, networks and networking between tourism actors have been of increasing scholarly interest (Baggio, Scott, & Cooper, 2010 Baggio, R., Scott, N., & Cooper, C. (2010). Network science: A review focused on ... -
Educating for excellence: A cohort study on assessing student nurse anesthetist non technical skills in clinical practice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Non-technical skills play an integral role in providing safe and excellent anesthesia. Currently there is little standardization in the assessment of non-technical skills in clinical practice, although various instruments ... -
Educating nursing students for sustainable future rural health care services: An umbrella review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Rural nursing education stands as a way to contribute to a sustainable nurse workforce in rural areas. Different approaches to organizing rural nursing education are described in the existing literature. Objective: ... -
The effect of capacity building evidence-based medicine training on its implementation among healthcare professionals in Southwest Ethiopia: a controlled quasi-experimental outcome evaluation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Evidence-based medicine (EBM) bridges research and clinical practice to enhance medical knowledge and improve patient care. However, clinical decisions in many African countries don’t base on the best available ... -
Effect of Reassuring Information About Musculoskeletal and Mental Health Complaints at the Workplace: A Cluster Randomized Trial of the atWork Intervention
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible difference between the Modified atWork intervention (MAW) and the Original atWork intervention (OAW) on sick leave and other health related outcomes. atWork ... -
Effect of the pregnant+ smartphone app on the dietary behavior of women with gestational diabetes mellitus: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective: We analyzed secondary data from a two-arm, multicentered, nonblinded randomized controlled trial to determine if a smartphone app with targeted dietary information and blood glucose monitoring had an effect on ... -
The effect of topical 1 % atropine on ocular dimensions and diurnal rhythms of the human eye
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The effect of topical 1 % atropine on the diurnal rhythms of the human eye was investigated. Participants wore an activity monitor on Days 1–7. A set of measures (epochs) encompassing intraocular pressure (IOP), ocular ... -
Effective information provision about the side effects of treatment for malignant lymphoma: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial using video vignettes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Informing patients with cancer about the possible implications of prospective treatment is a crucial yet challenging task. Unfortunately, patients’ recall of medical information is generally poor and their ... -
Effectiveness of the online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy intervention "Embrace Pain" for cancer survivors with chronic painful chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: About 30% of cancer survivors suffer from chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) ≥6 months after completion of chemotherapy. This condition, for which treatment options are scarce, comes with limitations ... -
Effects of a Proactive Interdisciplinary Self-Management (PRISMA) program on medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care: a randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Purpose: The present study aims to investigate the effect of the group-based Proactive Interdisciplinary Self-Management (PRISMA) training program on medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) treated in ... -
The effects of a psycho-educational intervention to improve pain management after day surgery: A randomised clinical trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Aims and objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a psycho-educational intervention for shoulder and breast day surgery patients in decreasing pain intensity and pain interference with function and strengthening adherence ... -
Effects of explant size on epithelial outgrowth, thickness, stratification, ultrastructure and phenotype of cultured limbal epithelial cells
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose Transplantation of limbal stem cells is a promising therapy for limbal stem cell deficiency. Limbal cells can be harvested from either a healthy part of the patient’s eye or the eye of a donor. Small explants are ...