Institutt for samfunnsmedisin: Recent submissions

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    • Support and resources to promote and sustain health among nurses and midwives in the workplace: A qualitative study 

      Thapa, Dip Raj; Ekström-Bergström, Anette; Krettek, Alexandra; Areskoug Josefsson, Kristina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-09)
      Registered nurses and midwives are in short supply and have among the highest rates of sick leave in the global workforce. The aim of this study was therefore to explore and gain a deeper understanding of how nurses and midwives experience their everyday work, with a view toward promoting and sustaining their work-related health. Nine registered nurses and four registered midwives working in hospitals ...

    • Phenotypic Characteristics and Melanoma Thickness in Women. 

      Ghiasvand, Reza; Green, Adele C.; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Robsahm, Trude Eid; Veierød, Marit Bragelien (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-21)
      Patients’ phenotypic characteristics might be associated with melanoma aggressiveness, but the evidence is scarce. This study examined the associations be­tween pigmentary characteristics, naevi and melanoma thickness. Data from the Norwegian Women and Cancer (NOWAC) study were analysed. By 2014, 1,243 women were diagnosed with a primary melanoma, and 1,140 had information on thickness. Using ordinal ...

    • Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 related Symptoms. A Population Based Cross-sectional Study in Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands 

      Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Esther T., van der Werf; Stub, Trine; Musial, Frauke; Wider, Barbara; Jong, Miek; Danell, Jenny-Ann B.; Busch, Martine; Hoenders, H. J. Rogier; Nordberg, Johanna H.; Wode, Kathrin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-23)
      Objectives: The present study was initiated to determine consultations with health care providers and use of selfmanagement strategies for prevention or treatment of COVID-19 related symptoms in countries with a full lockdown (Norway), a partial lockdown (the Netherlands) and no lockdown (Sweden) during the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and if such use correlates with worries of being ...

    • PSMA Expression in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Association with Radioiodine, 18FDG Uptake, and Patient Outcome 

      Ciappuccini, Renaud; Saguet-Rysanek, Virginie; Giffard, Florence; Licaj, Idlir; Dorbeau, Marine; Clarisse, Bénédicte; Poulain, Laurent; Bardet, Stéphane (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-31)
      Context: Little is known about prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) expression in patients with cervical involvement of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC).<p> Objective: We investigated PSMA expression in neck persistent/recurrent disease (PRD) using immunohistochemistry and the association with radioiodine (RAI) or 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (<sup>18</sup>FDG) uptake, and patient outcome.<p> Design, ...

    • Evaluation of protein and amino acid intake estimates from the EPIC dietary questionnaires and 24-h dietary recalls using different food composition databases 

      Iguacel, Isabel; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Schmidt, Julie A.; Van Puyvelde, Heleen; Travis, Ruth; Casagrande, Corinne; Nicolas, Genevieve; Riboli, Elio; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Ardanaz, Eva; Barricarte, Aurelio; Bodén, Stina; Bruno, Eleonora; Ching-López, Ana; Aune, Dagfinn; Jensen, Torill; Ericson, Ulrika; Johansson, Ingergerd; Ma Huerta, José; Katzke, Verena; Kühn, Tilman; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Schulze, Matthias B.; Skeie, Guri; Ramne, Stina; Ward, Heather; Gunter, Marc J.; Huybrechts, Inge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-20)
      Background and aims: This study aimed to expand the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) nutrient database (ENDB) by adding amino acid (AA) values, using the U.S. nutrient database (USNDB). Additionally, we aimed to evaluate these new protein and AA intake estimates from the EPIC dietary questionnaires (DQ) and 24- h dietary recalls (24-HDR) using different matching ...

    • Development and validation of a lifestyle-based model for colorectal cancer risk prediction: the LiFeCRC score 

      Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Reichmann, Robin; Kaaks, Rudolf; Jenab, Mazda; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Dahm, Christina C.; Eriksen, Anne Kirstine; Tjønneland, Anne; Artaud, Fanny; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Hüsing, Anika; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Karakatsani, Anna; Peppa, Eleni; Panico, Salvatore; Grioni, Sara; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Tumino, Rosario; Elias, Sjoerd G.; May, Anne M.; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Skeie, Guri; Sánchez, Maria-Jose; Huerta, José María; Sala, Núria; Gurrea, Aurelio Barricarte; Amiano, Pilar; Drake, Isabel; van Guelpen, Bethany; Key, Tim; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Aglago, Elom K.; Cross, Amanda J.; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Riboli, Elio; Gunter, Marc J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-04)
      <b>Background</b> Nutrition and lifestyle have been long established as risk factors for colorectal cancer (CRC). Modifiable lifestyle behaviours bear potential to minimize long-term CRC risk; however, translation of lifestyle information into individualized CRC risk assessment has not been implemented. Lifestyle-based risk models may aid the identification of high-risk individuals, guide referral ...

    • Men and sexual and reproductive healthcare in the Nordic countries: A scoping review 

      Baroudi, Mazen; Stoor, Jon Petter; Blåhed, Hanna; Edin, Kerstin; Hurtig, Anna-Karin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-30)
      Context: Men generally seek healthcare less often than women and, other than traditional gender norms, less is known about the explanation. The aim was to identify knowledge gaps and factors influencing men regarding sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRHC) in the Nordic countries.<p> Methods: We searched PubMed and SveMed+ for peerreviewed articles published between January 2010 and May ...

    • Hazardous alcohol consumption and problem drinking in Norwegian and Russian women and men: The Tromsø Study 2015–2016 and the Know Your Heart study 2015–2018 

      Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Kudryavtsev, Alexander V; Malyutina, Sofia; Cook, Sarah (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-30)
      Aim: Harmful use of alcohol is a worldwide public health concern. Cultural differences may affect responses to questions on alcohol problems, making international comparisons difficult. We aimed to compare self-reported alcohol consumption and problem drinking between Norwegian and Russian populations.<p> <p>Methods: We used data from women and men aged 40–69 years participating in the Tromsø ...

    • Lifetime alcohol intake, drinking patterns over time and risk of stomach cancer: A pooled analysis of data from two prospective cohort studies 

      Jayasekara, Harindra; MacInnis, Robert J.; Lujan-Barroso, Leila; Mayen-Chacon, Ana-Lucia; Cross, Amanda J.; Wallner, Bengt; Palli, Domenico; Ricceri, Fulvio; Pala, Valeria; Panico, Salvatore; Tumino, Rosario; Kühn, Tilman; Kaaks, Rudolf; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Sánchez, Maria-Jose; Amiano, Pilar; Ardanaz, Eva; Chirlaque López, María Dolores; Merino, Susana; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Severi, Gianluca; Sternby, Hanna; Sonestedt, Emily; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas; Boeing, Heiner; Travis, Ruth C.; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Karakatsani, Anna; Peppa, Eleni; Tjønneland, Anne; Yang, Yi; Hodge, Allison M.; Mitchell, Hazel; Haydon, Andrew; Room, R; Hopper, John L.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Gunter, Marc J.; Riboli, Elio; Giles, Graham G.; Milne, Roger L.; Agudo, Antonio; English, Dallas R.; Ferrari, Pietro (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-07)
      Alcohol consumption is causally linked to several cancers but the evidence for stomach cancer is inconclusive. In our study, the association between long-term alcohol intake and risk of stomach cancer and its subtypes was evaluated. We performed a pooled analysis of data collected at baseline from 491 714 participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition and the Melbourne ...

    • Never-smokers and the fraction of breast cancer attributable to second-hand smoke from parents during childhood: the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study 1991–2018 

      Gram, Inger Torhild; Wiik, Arne Bastian; Lund, Eiliv; Licaj, Idlir; Braaten, Tonje Bjørndal (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-01)
      Background - Second-hand smoke (SHS) is not an established risk factor for breast cancer. We examined exposure to SHS from parents during childhood and breast-cancer risk overall and by oestrogen- and progesterone-receptor status in the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study. Furthermore, we utilized our nationally representative prospective cohort study to estimate the fraction of breast cancer attributable ...

    • Menopausal symptoms in epithelial ovarian cancer survivors: a GINECO VIVROVAIRE2 study 

      Gernier, F.; Gompel, Anne; Rousset-Jablonski, C.; Kalbacher, Elsa; Floquet, A.; Berton-Rigaud, D.; Tredan, O.; Alexandre, J.; Follana, Philippe; Zannetti, A.; Dohollou, N.; Grellard, J.-M.; Clarisse, B.; Licaj, Idlir; Ahmed-Lecheheb, D.; Fauvet, R.; Pautier, Patricia; Joly, Florence (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-11)
      Objective - We have previously shown that epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and its treatments have negative effects on long-term quality of life (QoL) and fatigue. The present multicenter study investigated the main menopausal symptoms and gynecological management of EOC survivors (EOCS).<p> <p>Methods - 166 patients with relapse-free ≥3 years after the end of treatment attended a consultation ...

    • Workplace Cold and Perceived Work Ability: Paradoxically Greater Disadvantage for More vs. Less-Educated Poultry Industry Workers in Thailand 

      Phanprasit, Wantanee; Konthonbut, Pajaree; Laohaudomchok, Wisanti; Tangtong, Chaiyanun; Ikäheimo, Tiina; Jaakkola, Jouni; Nayha, Simo (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-01)
      The association between worksite temperature and perceived work ability (WA) in various educational classes remains unknown. Therefore, we interviewed 286 poultry industry workers in Thailand about their WA and linked their responses to worksite temperature. WA was based on the self-assessment of current work ability compared with their lifetime best ability (scores 0–10). Education was classified ...

    • The association between meat and fish consumption and bladder cancer risk: a pooled analysis of 11 cohort studies 

      Dianatinasab, Mostafa; Wesselius, Anke; de Loeij, Tessa; Salehi-Abargouei, Amin; Yu, Evan Y. W.; Fararouei, Mohammad; Brinkman, Maree; van den Brandt, Piet; White, Emily; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Le Calvez-Kelm, Florence; Gunter, Marc J.; Huybrechts, Inge; Liedberg, Fredrik; Skeie, Guri; Tjonneland, Anne; Riboli, Elio; Zeegers, Maurice P. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-25)
      Evidence on the effects of meat consumption from different sources on the risk of bladder cancer (BC) is limited and controversial. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the associations between meat consumption and BC risk using a pooled data approach. Individual data from 11 prospective cohorts comprising 2848 BC cases and 515,697 non-cases with a total of 5,498,025 person-years of follow-up was ...

    • Alcohol consumption, cardiac biomarkers, and risk of atrial fibrillation and adverse outcomes 

      Csengeri, Dora; Sprünker, Ngoc-Anh; Di Castelnuovo, Augusto F; Niiranen, Teemu; Vishram-Nielsen, Julie K.K.; Costanzo, Simona; Soderberg, Stefan; Jensen, Steen M; Vartiainen, Erkki; Donati, Maria Benedetta; Magnussen, Christina; Camen, Stephan; Gianfagna, Francesco; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Kee, Frank; Kontto, Jukka; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Koenig, Wolfgang; Blankenberg, Stefan; de Gaetano, Giovanni; Jørgensen, Torben; Kuulasmaa, Kari; Zeller, Tanja; Salomaa, Veikko; Iacoviello, Licia; Schnabel, Renate B. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-13)
      Aims<p> <p>There is inconsistent evidence on the relation of alcohol intake with incident atrial fibrillation (AF), in particular at lower doses. We assessed the association between alcohol consumption, biomarkers, and incident AF across the spectrum of alcohol intake in European cohorts.<p> <p>Methods and results <p> In a community-based pooled cohort, we followed 107 845 individuals for the ...

    • Polyphenol Intake and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study 

      Londono, Catalina; Cayssials, Valerie; de Villasante, Izar; Crous-Bou, Marta; Scalbert, Augustin; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Agudo, Antonio; Tjønneland, Anne; Olsen, Anja; Overvad, Kim; Katzke, Verena; Schulze, Matthias; Palli, Domenico; Krogh, Vittorio; De Magistris, Maria Santucci; Tumino, Rosario; Ricceri, Fulvio; Gram, Inger Torhild; Rylander, Charlotta; Skeie, Guri; Sanchez, Maria-Jose; Amiano, Pilar; Huerta, José María; Barricarte, Aurelio; Sartor, Hanna; Sonestedt, Emily; Esberg, Anders; Idahl, Annika; Mahamat-Saleh, Yahya; Laouali, Nasser; Kvaskoff, Marina; Turzanski-Fortner, Renée; Zamora-Ros, Raul (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-04)
      Despite some epidemiological evidence on the protective effects of polyphenol intake on epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) risk from case-control studies, the evidence is scarce from prospective studies and non-existent for several polyphenol classes. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the associations between the intake of total, classes and subclasses of polyphenols and EOC risk in a large ...

    • Migration health research in Norway: a scoping review 

      Laue, Johanna; Diaz, Esperanza; Eriksen, Linda; Risør, Torsten (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-05)
      <i>Aims:</i> To provide an overview of published research on migration and health conducted in Norway and identify gaps in the research field. <i>Methods:</i> Applying a scoping review methodology, we searched Medline for articles on migration health in Norway published between 2008 and 2020, and assessed them according to research topic, methodology, user-involvement and characteristics of the ...

    • Metabolic signatures of greater body size and their associations with risk of colorectal and endometrial cancers in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition 

      Kliemann, Nathalie; Viallon, Vivian; Murphy, Neil; Beeken, Rebecca J.; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Rinaldi, Sabina; Assi, Nada; van Roekel, Eline H.; Schmidt, Julie A.; Borch, Kristin Benjaminsen; Agnoli, Claudia; Rosendahl, Ann H.; Sartor, Hanna; Huerta, José María; Tjønneland, Anne; Halkjær, Jytte; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas; Gicquiau, Audrey; Achaintre, David; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Schulze, Matthias B.; Heath, Alicia K.; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Masala, Giovanna; Panico, Salvatore; Kaaks, Rudolf; Fortner, Renée T.; Van Guelpen, Bethany; Dossus, Laure; Scalbert, Augustin; Keun, Hector C.; Travis, Ruth C.; Jenab, Mazda; Johansson, Mattias; Ferrari, Pietro; Gunter, Marc J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-30)
      Background: The mechanisms underlying the obesity-cancer relationship are incompletely understood. This study aimed to characterise metabolic signatures of greater body size and to investigate their association with two obesity-related malignancies, endometrial and colorectal cancers, and with weight loss within the context of an intervention study.<p> <p>Methods: Targeted mass spectrometry ...

    • Equitable access to cancer patient pathways in Norway – a national registry-based study 

      Olsen, Frank; Jacobsen, Bjarne K.; Heuch, Ivar; Tveit, Magne Kjell; Balteskard, Lise (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-25)
      Background: In 2015, cancer patient pathways (CPP) were implemented in Norway to reduce unnecessary non-medical delay in the diagnostic process and start of treatment. The main aim of this study was to investigate the equality in access to CPPs for patients with either lung, colorectal, breast or prostate cancer in Norway.<p> <p>Methods: National population-based data on individual level from ...

    • Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profiles of respiratory microbial flora in African children with HIV-associated chronic lung disease 

      Abotsi, Regina E.; Nicol, Mark P.; McHugh, Grace; Simms, Victoria; Rehman, Andrea M.; Barthus, Charmaine; Mbhele, Slindile; Moyo, Brewster Wisdom; Ngwira, Lucky Gift; Mujuru, Hilda A.; Makamure, Beauty; Mayini, Justin; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Ferrand, Rashida A.; Dube, Felix S. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-25)
      <b>Background</b> HIV-associated chronic lung disease (CLD) is common among children living with HIV (CLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa, including those on antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, the pathogenesis of CLD and its possible association with microbial determinants remain poorly understood. We investigated the prevalence, and antibiotic susceptibility of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae </i>(SP), ...

    • Prediagnostic Blood Selenium Status and Mortality among Patients with Colorectal Cancer in Western European Populations 

      Baker, Jacqueline Roshelli; Umesh, Sushma; Jenab, Mazda; Schomburg, Lutz; Tjønneland, Anne; Olsen, Anja; Marie-Christine, Boutron-Ruault; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Severi, Gianluca; Katzke, Verena; Johnson, Theron; Schulze, Matthias B.; Masala, Giovanna; Agnoli, Claudia; Simeon, Vittorio; Tumino, Rosario; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Bas; Gram, Inger Torhild; Skeie, Guri; Bonet, Catalina; RodrÍguez-Barranco, Miguel; Houerta, José María; Gylling, Björn; Van Guelpen, Bethany; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Aglago, Elom; Freisling, Heinz; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Cross, Amanda J.; Heath, Alicia K.; Hughes, , David J.; Fedirko, Veronika (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-22)
      A higher selenium (Se) status has been shown to be associated with lower risk for colorectal cancer (CRC), but the importance of Se in survival after CRC diagnosis is not well studied. The associations of prediagnostic circulating Se status (as indicated by serum Se and selenoprotein P (SELENOP) measurements) with overall and CRC-specific mortality were estimated using multivariable Cox proportional ...