Litteraturstudium som tar for seg tvangslidelse (OCD) hos barn og unge, og behandling av lidelsen ved hjelp av kognitiv terapi. OCD er karakterisert av plagsomme tvangstanker og/eller tvangshandlinger. Det kliniske bildet varierer mye fra pasient til pasient og hos samme pasient over tid. Rundt 2 prosent av barn og voksne har sykdommen. Mange får sykdommen i barne- eller ungdomsårene. For de som er ...

Obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) are well known and serious complications of vaginal delivery. The incidence in Norway increased from below 1.0% in the 1960s to 4.3% in 2004. As a consequence a national strategy to reduce the number of OASIS was initiated by the Directorate for Health and Social affairs/National Advisory Committee for Obstetrics. As a part of this strategy an interventional ...

Formål Barneleger ved sykehus mener at de ser en økning i antall innleggelser for forstoppelse nå, enn tidligere. Vi ønsket å se om dette stemmer. Ut fra journalopplysninger ønsket vi også å se om anamneseopptak og kliniske undersøkelser som er gjort på barna innlagt med diagnosen ”K59.0 Forstoppelse”, er kvalitetsmessig gode nok for å forsvare diagnosen. Metode For å finne ut om det var flere ...

Background The age-adjusted incidence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) in the Nordic countries has increased during the last 60 years, and the identification of occupational variation in the relative risk of cSCC may have preventive implications. Objective We sought to describe variation in the relative risk of cSCC between occupational categories in Finland, Iceland, Norway, and ...

Introduction: Asthma and allergy occur frequently among seafood processing workers, with the highest prevalence seen in the crustacean processing industry. In this study we established for the first time the prevalence of allergic sensitization in the Norwegian king- and edible crab processing industry and characterized the IgE-reactive proteins.<p> <p>Materials and Methods: Two populations of ...

Background. Official statistics tend to underestimate the incidence of occupational disease (OD) nationally and regionally in Russia. Objectives. The general aim was to obtain an accurate estimate of ODs in Murmansk Oblast in 1980 2010 and to determine the rate of specific types of ODs among cohorts of workers who had been exposed to the hazardous factors causing the disease. Materials and ...

The objective of the study was to assess the relationship between exposure to selected solvents and the risk of bladder cancer. This study is based on the Nordic Occupational Cancer (NOCCA) database and comprises 113,343 cases of bladder cancer diagnosed in Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden between 1961 and 2005 and 566,715 population controls matched according to country, sex and birth year. ...

Background. There is a paradox in Russia and its Arctic regions which reports extremely low rates of occupational diseases (ODs), far below those of other socially and economically advanced circumpolar countries. Yet, there is widespread disregard for occupational health regulations and neglect of basic occupational health services across many industrial enterprises. Study design and methods. ...

Objectives: We investigate the impact of occupational skin disease consultations among outpatients at the Dermatological Department, University Hospital, Northern Norway. <br> <p>Study design: From 1997 until 2004, 386 patients with occupational skin disease were examined and given advice on skin care, skin disease treatment, skin protection in further work, and on the legal rights of patients with ...

This study aimed to gain knowledge about the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between learning concepts and approaches to studying among occupational therapy students. A repeated cross-sectional design was combined with a longitudinal study design. Self-report questionnaires assessed sociodemographic variables, learning concepts, and approaches to studying (deep/strategic/surface). ...