Blar i forfatter Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet "Fønnebø, Vinjar"
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Any difference? : use of a CAM provider among cancer patients, coronary heart disease (CHD) patients and individuals with no cancer/CHD
Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Norheim, Arne Johan; Fønnebø, Vinjar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: Although use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among cancer patients has been described previously, prevalence of use has not commonly been compared to other disease groups in a true population sample where CAM use or cancer is not the main focus. The aims of the present study are to (1) examine how CAM use in cancer patients differs from people with a previous CHD diagnosis ... -
CAM in Europe - a complex legal and regulative situation. Will hamonized EU-wide regulation strengthen CAM research and practice?
Wiesener, Solveig; Fønnebø, Vinjar (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2011)<p><i>Background and objectives</i> The Pan-European research network CAMbrella was established under the 7th Framework Programme in 2010. One of the main aims is to review the legal and regulatory status for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and indicate how legal and regulatory differences can be taken into account both in research initiatives and efforts to secure equal access to health ... -
Chinese red yeast rice (Monascus purpureus) for primary hyperlipidemia. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Grimsgaard, Sameline; Zhang, Jing; Yi, Shi; Alræk, Terje; Fønnebø, Vinjar; Liu, Jianping (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2006-11-23)Extracts of Chinese red yeast rice (RYR, a traditional dietary seasoning of Monascus purpureus) contains several active ingredients including lovastatin, and several trials of its possible lipid-lowering effects have been conducted. This meta-analysis assesses the effectiveness and safety of RYR preparations on lipid modification in primary hyperlipidemia. We included randomized controlled trials ... -
Circular instead of hierarchical. Methodological principles for the evaluation of complex interventions
Walach, Harald; Fønnebø, Vinjar; Falkenberg, Torkel; Lewith, George; Jonas, Wayne B. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2006-06-24)Background: The reasoning behind evaluating medical interventions is that a hierarchy of methods exists which successively produce improved and therefore more rigorous evidence based medicine upon which to make clinical decisions. At the foundation of this hierarchy are case studies, retrospective and prospective case series, followed by cohort studies with historical and concomitant non-randomized ... -
Complementary and alternative medicine for treatment of atopic eczema in children under 14 years old: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Lu, Chun-Li; Lui, Xue-han; Stub, Trine; Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Liang, Shi-bing; Wang, Xiao; Bai, Xue; Norheim, Arne Johan; Musial, Frauke; Alræk, Terje; Fønnebø, Vinjar; Liu, Jianping (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-26)<i>Background</i>: Due to limitations of conventional medicine for atopic eczema (AE), complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is widely used as an alternative, maintaining, or simultaneous treatment for AE. We aimed to evaluate the beneficial and harmful effects of CAM for children with AE under 14 years old.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: We searched for randomized trials on CAM in 12 Chinese and ... -
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Norwegian Cancer Survivors: Gender-Specific Prevalence and Associations for Use
Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Norheim, Arne Johan; Fønnebø, Vinjar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)The associations for CAM use are only occasionally differentiated by gender in populations where both male and female cancer survivors occur. The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence of CAM use in individuals with a previous cancer diagnosis and to investigate gender differences regard to factors associated with use. A total of 12982 men and women filled in a questionnaire with questions ... -
Dialog og refleksjon. Festskrift til Tom Andersens 60 års dag
Anderson, Harlene; Flåm, Anna Margrethe; Talberg, Pål; Forsdahl, Anders; Gergen, Kenneth. J.; Hartviksen, Ivar; Hoffman, Lynn; Høyer, Georg; Kjellberg, Eva; Korvald, Erik; kristiansen, Unni; Lebenbaum, Peter; Lindseth, Anders; McNamee, Sheila; Mjøs, Ole. D.; Penn, Peggy; Reichelt, Ebbe. G.; Reichelt, Sissel; Seikkula, Jaakko; Aaltonen, Jukka; Alakare, Birgitta; Shotter, John; Katz, Arlene M.; Stensland, Per; Søgaard, Anne Johanne; Fønnebø, Vinjar; Wagner, Judith; Wifstad, Åge; Øverberg, Gudrun; Aaraas, Ivar; Njølstad, Inger (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 1996) -
Do cancer patients with a poor prognosis use Complementary and Alternative Medicine more often than others?
Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Fønnebø, Vinjar; Norheim, Arne Johan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2009)Introduction: One reason for patients with cancer to use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is that their cancer cannot be cured by conventional therapy. The aim of the present study is to explore whether use of CAM is associated with survival prognosis in long-term survivors of cancer. Materials and methods: Cancer patients who were alive 5 years or more after diagnosis were chosen to ... -
The effect of TCM acupuncture on hot flushes among menopausal women (ACUFLASH) study: A study protocol of an ongoing multi-centre randomised controlled clinical trial
White, Adrian; Borud, Einar Kristian; Alræk, Terje; Fønnebø, Vinjar; Grimsgaard, Sameline (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007-02-26)Background: After menopause, 10–20% of all women have nearly intolerable hot flushes. Long term use of hormone replacement therapy involves a health risk, and many women seek alternative strategies to relieve climacteric complaints. Acupuncture is one of the most frequently used complementary therapies in Norway. We designed a study to evaluate whether Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture-care ... -
The healthy faith : pregnancy outcome, risk of disease, cancer morbidity and mortality in Norwegian Seventh-Day Adventists
Fønnebø, Vinjar (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 1992)The aim of the present study was to examine the association between being a Seventh-Day Adventist and risk factors for disease, pregnancy outcome, cancer incidence, site-specific mortality and total mortality in an unselected Seventh-Day Adventist population. -
How do we deal with multiple goals for care within an individual patient trajectory? A document content analysis of health service research papers on goals for care
Berntsen, Gro Karine Rosvold; Gammon, Barbara Deede; Steinsbekk, Aslak; Salamonsen, Anita; Foss, Nina; Ruland, Cornelia; Fønnebø, Vinjar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-10)Objectives: Patients with complex long-term needs experience multiple parallel care processes, which may have conflicting or competing goals, within their individual patient trajectory (iPT). The alignment of multiple goals is often implicit or non-existent, and has received little attention in the literature. Research questions: (1) What goals for care relevant for the iPT can be identified ... -
Legal regulation of CAM in Europe
Fønnebø, Vinjar; Wiesener, Solveig (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2012) -
Legal status and regulation of CAM in Europe
Wiesener, Solveig; Fønnebø, Vinjar (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2013) -
Legal status and regulation of complementary and alternative medicine in Europe
Wiesener, Solveig; Falkenberg, Torkel; Hegyi, Gabriella; Hök, Johanna; Roberti di Sarsina, Paolo; Fønnebø, Vinjar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012-11)<p><i>Objective</i>: The study aims to review the legal and regulatory status of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the 27 European Union (EU) member states and 12 associated states, and at the EU/European Economic Association (EEA) level.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: Contact was established with national Ministries of Health, Law or Education, members of national and European CAM ... -
The NAFKAM International Registry of Exceptional Courses of Disease Related to the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Fønnebø, Vinjar; Drageset, Brit Johanne; Salamonsen, Anita (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2012-03) -
A Patient-defined "Best Case" of Multiple Sclerosis Related to the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Salamonsen, Anita; Drageset, Brit Johanne; Fønnebø, Vinjar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2012-03)Chronically ill people are frequent users of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Some patients experience great benefits from their use of CAM, like patient “XX” in this case report. XX was diagnosed with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis in 2004 and has reported a “best case” after the use of Dr Birgitta Brunes’ unconventional treatment. The patient reports that many of ... -
Prevalence and reasons for intentional use of complementary and alternative medicine as an adjunct to future visits to a medical doctor for chronic disease
Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Stub, Trine; Musial, Frauke; Fønnebø, Vinjar; Lillenes, Ola; Norheim, Arne Johan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-27)Intentional use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has previously only been researched in small, possibly biased, samples. There seems to be a lack of scientific information regarding healthy individual's attitudes and presumed use of CAM. The aim of this study is to describe prevalence and characteristics of participants who intend to see a CAM provider compared to participants who ... -
Rapport til Helsedirektoratet: Gjennomgang av diagnosekriterier for pasienter med kronisk utmattelsessyndrom/myalgisk encefalopati (CFS/ME). Evaluering av pasientrapporterte positive og negative forløp knyttet til bruk av Lightning Process (LP) blant pasienter med kronisk utmattelsessyndrom/myalgisk encefalopati (CFS/ME)
Baumgarten-Austrheim, Barbara; Salamonsen, Anita; Fønnebø, Vinjar (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2015-10)Flere pasienter med kronisk utmattelsessyndrom/myalgisk encefalopati (CFS/ME) har rapportert forverring av sin helsetilstand etter bruk av Lightning Process (LP). I 2012 ba Helsedirektoratet derfor Nasjonalt Forskningssenter innen Komplementær og Alternativ Medisin (NAFKAM) gjennomgå nærmere historiene til pasienter som oppga at de var diagnostisert med CFS/ME og som hadde meldt sin pasienthistorie ... -
Reducing the risk of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM):Challenges and priorities
White, Adrian; Boon, Heather; Alræk, Terje; Lewith, George; Liu, Jian Ping; Norheim, Arne Johan; Steinsbekk, Aslak; Yamashita, Hitoshi; Fønnebø, Vinjar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)Introduction: The safety of health care is increasingly prominent concern of the public, applying to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as well as conventional treatment. In 2009, a group of academic and clinical CAM researchers held a workshop to discuss the constraints and priorities of research into CAM safety. This group here report their discussions, and offer collaboration with ... -
Reflexology for acute rhinosinusitis – Results from a blinded, early-phase comparative trial
Norheim, Arne Johan; Fønnebø, Vinjar; Lindeland, John Petter; Varpe, Terje; Bigset, Catarina; Stub, Trine; Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-06)Background - Reflexology is commonly used as an adjunct to conventional treatment by patients with respiratory tract infections. The effect of reflexology needs to be tested in a full-scale randomized controlled study. Small early-phase trials can give an indication on whether full-size clinical trials are warranted. The objective of this study is to determine whether the study design is feasible ...