<i>Background</i>: A minority of European countries have participated in international comparisons with high level data on lung cancer. However, the nature and extent of data collection across the continent is simply unknown, and without accurate data collection it is not possible to compare practice and set benchmarks to which lung cancer services can aspire.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: Using an ...

People with acquired brain injury (PwABI) are usually hospitalized for emergency care and often require both specialist and primary healthcare long-term follow-up. Higher intensity rehabilitation featuring early intervention is recommended. This study investigated how implementation of redistributed responsibilities in Norway affects neurological physiotherapy practice within and across healthcare ...

Sub-efficient action routines often represent culture-specific conventional forms of actions that belong to the repertoire of cultural knowledge shared by a social group. Children readily acquire such sub-efficient routines from social demonstrations and often preserve them in their action repertoire despite encountering more efficient alternatives. This suggests that they can treat sub-efficient ...

Cold injury can result from exercising at low temperatures and can impair exercise performance or cause lifelong debility or death. This consensus statement provides up-to-date information on the pathogenesis, nature, impacts, prevention, and treatment of the most common cold injuries.

<i>Objective</i>: To explore monocyte and dendritic cell immune responses, and their association with future CD4⁺ gain in treated HIV patients with suboptimal CD4⁺ recovery.<p> <p><i>Design</i>: A cross-sectional study of HIV-infected, virally suppressed individuals on antiretroviral therapy for at least 24 months; 41 immunological nonresponders (INRs) (CD4+ cell count <400 ...

Since the turn of the millennium, a growing academic interest has emerged regarding the dark side of leadership, both in general and specific contexts. Characteristics of military organisations may either reduce or exaggerate the prevalence and impact of destructive leadership. It is therefore pertinent to explore antecedents and outcomes of destructive leadership in the military context as compared ...

<i>Aim</i> - To study whether a simple targeted intervention could reduce unwarranted antibiotic treatment in near‐term and term neonates with suspected, but not confirmed early‐onset sepsis.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - A quality improvement initiative in three Norwegian neonatal intensive care units. The intervention included an inter‐hospital clinical practice guideline for discontinuing antibiotics ...

Gemcitabine is a well established anticancer compound, and is in use today against several types of cancers. Gemcitabine has a short half life. Formulations of gemcitabine containing liposomes could extend it's half life, thereby maybe improving its effectiveness. Also, liposomes in the smaller size range have an advantage when it comes to treating cancer. They accumulate at the site of the tumor, ...

Using mobiles for health related purposes have been studied for a while and new concepts such as mhealth have been introduced. The latter is believed to have a great potential in taking health related applications to a higher level especially with the introduction of a high-tech mobile phones called “smartphones”. This research presents different aspects of mobile’s potentials that have been employed ...

Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a common health problem and a major cause for disability pension in Norway. Increased pain and fear related to general activity and exercise may be a barrier to rehabilitation of patients with chronic muscular-skeletal disorders. <br>The aim of the present research was to investigate the occurrence of activity related pain, and to explore its association with fear, ...