Blar i forfatter Artikler, rapporter og annet (klinisk medisin) "Kaaresen, Per Ivar"

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    • Does a parent-administrated early motor intervention influence general movements and movement character at 3 months of age in infants born preterm? 

      Fjørtoft, Toril Synnøve Larsson; Ustad, Tordis; Kaaresen, Per Ivar; Øberg, Gunn Kristin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-30)
      <p><i>Background</i>: Studies of preterm and term-born infants have shown absent fidgety movements and an abnormal movement character to be related to brain lesions and unfavourable neurological outcomes.</p> <p><i>Aims</i>: The present study examines what effect a parent-administered early intervention program applied to preterm infants in a randomised control trial (RCT) between 34 and 36 ...

    • Early intervention influences positively quality of life as reported by prematurely born children at age nine and their parents; a randomized clinical trial 

      Landsem, Inger Pauline; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Ulvund, Stein Erik; Kaaresen, Per Ivar; Rønning, John Andreas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-22)
      Background: The Tromsø Intervention Study on Preterms evaluates an early, sensitizing intervention given to parents of prematurely born children (birth-weight < 2000 g). The current study investigated the potential influence of the intervention on children’s self-reported and parental proxy-reported quality of life (QoL) at children’s age of nine. <p>Methods: Participants were randomized to either ...

    • Effect of Transverse Aortic Constriction on Cardiac Structure, Function and Gene Expression in Pregnant Rats 

      Songstad, Nils Thomas; Johansen, David; How, Ole-Jakob; Kaaresen, Per Ivar; Ytrehus, Kirsti; Acharya, Ganesh (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Background: There is an increased risk of heart failure and pulmonary edema in pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disorders. However, in a previous study we found that pregnancy protects against fibrosis and preserves angiogenesis in a rat model of angiotensin II induced cardiac hypertrophy. In this study we test the hypothesis that pregnancy protects against negative effects of increased ...