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Accuracy of Tracking Devices’ Ability to Assess Exercise Energy Expenditure in Professional Female Soccer Players: Implications for Quantifying Energy Availability
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-14)The purpose of the study was to assess the accuracy of commonly used GPS/accelerometer-based tracking devices in the estimation of exercise energy expenditure (EEE) during high-intensity intermittent exercise. A total of 13 female soccer players competing at the highest level in Norway (age 20.5 ± 4.3 years; height 168.4 ± 5.1 cm; weight 64.1 ± 5.3 kg; fat free mass 49.7 ± 4.2 kg) completed a single ... -
Posttraumatic stress and perceived interpersonal provocation in adolescents.
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-25)Objective: To examine the impact of posttraumatic stress on the choice of responses to and attribution of intentionality in peer provocation in adolescent boys and girls. Methods: A sample of 2678 adolescents from Northern Russia, aged 13–17 years (59.3% female; 95.7% ethnic Russian) completed self-reports on posttraumatic stress and rated hypothetical peer provocation scenarios that teenagers ... -
Privacy-preserving audit and feedback on the antibiotic prescribing of General Practitioners
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-13)Background: Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide public health problem that is accelerated by the misuse and overuse of antibiotics. Studies have shown that audits and feedback enable clinicians to compare their personal clinical performance with that of their peers and are effective in reducing the inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics. However, privacy concerns make audits and feedback hard ... -
Alcohol intake and total mortality in 142 960 individuals from the MORGAM Project: a population-based study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-09)Aim To test the association of alcohol consumption with total and cause-specific mortality risk. Design Prospective observational multi-centre population-based study. Setting Sixteen cohorts (15 from Europe) in the MOnica Risk, Genetics, Archiving and Monograph (MORGAM) Project. Participants A total of 142 960 individuals (mean age 50 ± 13 years, 53.9% men). Measurements Average alcohol intake by ... -
Impact of liver fibrosis and clinical characteristics on dose-adjusted serum methadone concentrations
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-31)Background: There is limited knowledge on the causes of large variations in serum methadone concentrations and dose requirements. Objectives: We investigated the impact of the degree of liver fibrosis on dose-adjusted steady-state serum methadone concentrations.<p> <p<Methods: We assessed the clinical and laboratory data of 155 Norwegian patients with opioid use disorder undergoing methadone ... -
Health at age 17 in Norwegian adolescents: Mental and physical status in the national cohort born in 2001
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-07)Aims: We present self-reported data on physical and mental health at age 17 years from 82% of Norwegians born in 2001. Methods: In Norway, the Armed Forces require that each resident who reaches the age of 17 years completes a self-administered declaration of health that is used for military selection. The declaration collects information on height and weight, various clinically diagnosed diseases, ... -
Educational and psychosocial support for conflict-affected youths: The effectiveness of a school-based intervention targeting academic underachievement
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-22)This study investigated the effect of a school-based and teacher-led psychosocial intervention that targeted academic underachievement among conflict-affected youths. We hypothesized that participants in the intervention would experience improved school functioning and reduced levels of stress-related symptoms after the intervention, in comparison to a control group. The study was carried out ... -
Diagnostikk av øyeinfeksjoner. Strategimøte nr. 32, 2018
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2018-04)Det 32. Strategimøte i regi av Referansegruppen for eksterne kvalitetsvurderinger i bakteriologi, mykologi og parasittologi omhandlet øyeinfeksjoner og ble avholdt 31.10.2018 på Gjestehuset Lovisenberg i Oslo. På møtet deltok 40 personer fra 20 av landets medisinskmikrobiologiske laboratorier.<p> <p>Ansvarlig programkomité, som også har ferdigstilt denne avsluttende rapporten, var Hanne Brekke, ... -
Erfaringar etter handteringa av smitte og utbrot av covid-19 i Noreg hausten 2021 og vinteren 2022 i utvalde kommunar
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2022-07)Kommunane har hatt ei avgjerande rolle i handteringa av smitte og utbrot gjennom pandemien. Kommunane har gjort dette i samarbeid med nabokommunar, statsforvaltarar og nasjonale helsestyresmakter. Dette gjeld også for kommunane som deltok i denne gjennomgangen.<p> <p>Denne rapporten har ved hjelp av intervju med eit utval kommunar hausta erfaringar om korleis ulike kommunar har oppdaga og ... -
Behandling av muskelknuter i livmor: hurtigoversikt for samvalgsverktøy (oppdatering)
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2022)Muskelknuter i livmoren består av en type muskelceller og bindevev som vokser på veggen i livmoren. Rundt åtte av ti kvinner har muskelknuter, og omtrent en tredjedel av disse får plagsomme symptomer.<p> <p>Vi fant én randomisert kontrollert studie og en metodevurdering om effekt av kombinasjonsbehandling med gonadotropinfrigjørende hormon-reseptorantagonist og to Cochrane-oversikter om ... -
Nasjonalt utbrudd av Pseudomonas aeruginosa i sykehus forårsaket av ferdigfuktede ikke-sterile vaskekluter, Norge, 2021-2022
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2022-06)I november 2021 ble Folkehelseinstituttet varslet om at tre intensivpasienter hadde dødd av blodbaneinfeksjon med bakterien Pseudomonas aeruginosa ved Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge i Tromsø i løpet av kort tid. De hadde identiske isolater forenlig med et klonalt utbrudd. Helgenomsekvensering viste at det var en ny sekvenstype, ST3875, som ikke har vært påvist i Norge eller andre land. Nye ... -
Several routes of cell death to secondary necrosis in the elasmobranch testis
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-07)The process of spermatogenesis features signifcant germ cell loss through apoptosis. Routine histology of the testes of wellstudied animal models hardly discloses any trace of their phagocytic clearance by the supporting Sertoli cells. This review highlights lessons learnt from the cystic, diametric testes of some seasonally migrating elasmobranchs (e.g., spiny dogfsh and blue sharks) that ofer ... -
Personalizing Virtual Reality for the Research and Treatment of Fear-Related Disorders: A Mini Review
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-29)This mini review presents the current state of the art in studies on the personalization of virtual reality for basic research and treatment of fear-related disorders. Of particular interest to the review are the choice of self-report measures and manipulations of contextual factors that researchers are using in their virtual reality procedures. As this mini review will show, work is starting ... -
The Significance of Touch in Pediatric Physiotherapy
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-31)Change in theoretical framework over the last decades and recent research in pediatric physiotherapy, has created a debate surrounding therapeutic touch. What is the role of or is there a need for handling and hands-on facilitated guidance (facilitation)? Does it limit and/or interfere with children’s learning and development? It is frequently argued that therapeutic touch represents a passive ... -
Combined hormonal contraceptives and vitamin D metabolism in adolescent girls
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-31)Objective: Combined hormonal contraceptive (CHC) use has been associated with higher total 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels. Here, we investigate the relation between CHC use and vitamin D metabolism to elucidate its clinical interpretation. <p>Methods: The cross-sectional Fit Futures 1 included 1038 adolescents. Here, a subgroup of 182 girls with available 25(OH)D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D ... -
Novel chemical-physical autopsy investigation in sudden infant death and sudden intrauterine unexplained death syndromes
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-08)Aim: Verify the presence of inorganic nanoparticle entities in brain tissue samples from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)/sudden intrauterine unexplained death syndrome (SIUDS) cases. The presence of inorganic debris could be a cofactor that compromises proper brain tissue functionality. Materials & methods: A novel autopsy approach that consists of neuropathological analysis procedures ... -
Evaluering av handlingsplan for allmennlegetjenesten 2020–2024: Evalueringsrapport I
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2022-04-29)Dette er første evalueringsrapport for følgeevalueringen av Handlingsplan for allmennlegetjenesten 2020-2024. De samlede funnene i evalueringen, basert på analyser av registerdata, spørreskjemaundersøkelser og intervjuundersøkelser, tyder på at det fortsatt er betydelige rekrutteringsutfordringer og behov for å utvikle fastlegeordningen. Tiltakene i handlingsplanen synes å være relevante, og ... -
Treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ: a register-based study of Norwegian women diagnosed between 1995 and 2018
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-21)Introduction: The incidence of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) has increased after implementation of mammographic screening. The lesion represents management challenges due to its undetermined growth pattern. We aimed to explore treatment of women aged 48-71 diagnosed with DCIS between 1995 and 2018, by detection mode and histopathological characteristics. Material and methods: Data on surgical ... -
Pharmacist's time spent: Space for Pharmacy-based Interventions and Consultation TimE (SPICE)-an observational time and motion study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-02)Objective To describe the pharmacists’ workflow, including tasks and time spent, to better understand their work capacity.<p> <p>Design Cross-sectional, observational, time and motion study. <p>Setting Community pharmacies in Western Australia and New South Wales, Australia. <p>Participants Currently registered and practising pharmacists were approached using snowball sampling and selected ... -
Adherence to screening guidelines for gestational diabetes in pregnancy
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-08-08)Background/Objective: There are major controversies in screening and diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes. In 2017, new national guidelines were implemented in Norway. The aim of this study is to evaluate change in size of risk population for GDM, adherence to screening guidelines and follow up before and after implementation of the new guidelines. Method: This study is a retrospective ...