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norskBlar i forfatter "Pedersen, Elisabeth"
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Adherence to prescription guidelines and achievement of treatment goals among persons with coronary heart disease in Tromsø 7
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-21)Background - Adherence to clinical practice guidelines for coronary heart disease (CHD) reduces morbidity, mortality and treatment costs. We aimed to describe and compare adherence to prescription guidelines for persons with CHD, and explore its association with treatment goal achievement.<p> <p>Method - We included all participants reporting myocardial infarction, angina, percutaneous coronary ... -
Beregning av produksjon og tap i reindriften
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2013-05)En økning i rovdyrbestandene i reinbeiteområdene regnes av næringen som den viktigste enkeltfaktoren som forårsaker lav kalvetilgang, store tap av dyr og derigjennom lav produksjon i tamreinflokkene i Norge. Endringer i reintall og klimatiske forhold er imidlertid også viktige faktorer som påvirker reproduksjon og overlevelse hos rein. Gitt at predasjon har stor innvirkning på reinens demografi ... -
The ghost of development past : the impact of economic security policies on Saami pastoral ecosystems
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)To ensure economic viability over time, any efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals need to reconcile conservation with development interventions. Particularly, in marginal and risk prone areas erosion of resilience could make production systems more susceptible to environmental risks that compromise the economic security. By longitudinal analyses of long-term data records we investigated the ... -
High-Intensity Exercise Improves Fatigue, Sleep, and Mood in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-04)<i>Objective</i> - Although exercise is recommended in the treatment of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpa), the focus has been on flexibility, and the effect of high-intensity exercises is unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of high-intensity exercises on fatigue, sleep, and mood in patients with axSpA.<br><br> <i>Methods</i> - In this secondary analysis of a randomized ... -
Medfødte hjertefeil hos barn i Troms og Finnmark
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Medication adherence among persons with coronary heart disease and associations with blood pressure and low-density-lipoprotein-cholesterol
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-21)Purpose - To describe medication adherence to lipid-lowering drugs (LLDs), antihypertensive drugs, and acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) among persons with coronary heart disease (CHD) and explore its association with low-density-lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure.<p> <p>Methods - Based on record linkage between the seventh wave of the Tromsø Study and the Norwegian ... -
Medication Assessment Tool for evaluering av antibiotikabehandling for pasienter med samfunnservervet pneumoni (MAT-CAP) i sykehus. Oppdatering, videreutvikling og applisering
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-13)Bakgrunn: Medication Assessment Tool (MAT) er et verktøy som brukes for undersøke hvorvidt forskrivning av legemidler er i henhold til kliniske retningslinjer. Et MAT for å undersøke behandling av CAP (MAT-CAP) ble utviklet i 2009 basert på lokale og internasjonale retningslinjer. I 2013 ble det i Norge publisert en nasjonal retningslinje for bruk av antibiotika i sykehus. Formål: å oppdatere og ... -
Medication therapy and treatment goal achievement among persons with coronary heart disease in a general population - Guideline adherence, medication adherence and validation of medication use
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2021-12-13)<p><i>Aim -</i> To assess the adherence to medication therapy for secondary prevention and achievement of treatment goals in persons with coronary heart disease (CHD) in a general population. <p><i>Methods -</i> This project used data from the seventh wave of the Tromsø Study, alone and linked with data from the Norwegian Prescription database (NorPD). Participants self-reporting CHD were included ... -
Pastoral herding strategies and governmental management objectives: predation compensation as a risk buffering strategy in the Saami reindeer husbandry
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011-05-12)Previously it has been found that an important risk buffering strategy in the Saami reindeer husbandry in Norway is the accumulation of large herds of reindeer as this increases long-term household viability. Nevertheless, few studies have investigated how official policies, such as economic compensation for livestock losses, can influence pastoral strategies. This study investigated the effect of ... -
The relative effects of farm management versus climate on lamb autumn weights
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-05-15)Abstract In this study I ask if farm management have such large effects on sheep (Ovis aries) production that climatic studies could be improved by taking it into account. The relative effects of climate and farm management on autumn live weights of lamb were studied in Troms, northern Norway. A mixed method approach was used, including analyses of multiple databases, as well as qualitative, ... -
Self-reported medication use among coronary heart disease patients showed high validity compared with dispensing data
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-24)<i>Objective</i> - To validate self-reported use of medications for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) in a population-based health study by comparing self-report with pharmacy dispensing data, and explore different methods for defining medication use in prescription databases.<br><br> <i>Study design and setting</i> - Self-reported medication use among participants with CHD ...
