Aim: The overall aim of the PhD thesis was to investigate different aspects of treatment with sacral neuromodulation (SNM) and injection of bulking agents (Permacol®) for faecal incontinence (FI) and concomitant pelvic floor dysfunction in women with a history of obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS). <p>Method: Consecutive women with severe FI following OASIS after failure of conservative ...

Introduction Homeopathic treatment has a long tradition. Because of its widespread use as alternative therapy in Norway and Europe, but also in nations such as India, investigation into patient safety related to homeopathic treatment is important. Risk in homeopathy can be divided into direct and indirect risk. Direct risk is directly linked to the intervention itself while indirect risk is related ...

Summary: The use of Sámi ethnicity as a variable in studies aiming at quantitative knowledge on health and living conditions at the population level in contemporary Norway is challenged by in-sufficient Sámi-demographic data and blurred Sámi-ethnic boundaries. Based on the premise that the Sámi can be conceptualized as an ethnic group which is also an indigenous people, this thesis explores aspects ...

SAMMENDRAG Årstidsvariasjon med topp om vinteren i akutt hjerteinfarkt insidens og risikofaktorer for hjertekarsykdom er observert i studier verden over. Mange tidligere studier har metodiske begrensninger og få er utført i områder med kaldere klima. Hensikten med denne avhandlingen er å undersøke effekt av årstid og meteorologiske faktorer på insidens av førstegangs hjerteinfarkt samt årstidsvariasjon ...

Leddbrusk har dårlig eller ingen reparasjonsevne, noe som gjør leddslitasje til et alvorlig medisinsk problem hos voksne. Flere metoder har blitt utviklet for å reparere bruskskader ved å bruke kroppens egne celler og vev. Selv om resultatene er lovende, har reparert bruskvev både dårligere kvalitet og mekaniske egenskaper, sammenlignet med friskt bruskvev. For å bedre kvaliteten til reparasjonsvevet, ...

Food hypersensitivity (FH) has received increased attention in recent years; however, little attention has been given to the self-management work of FH. The aim of the present thesis was to explore the characteristics of women with FH, the nature of the self-management work of FH, and what makes women with FH do the self-management work of FH. The thesis consists of quantitative and qualitative ...

This thesis used data from the large-scale population-based Tromsø Study. More than 45,000 inhabitants of the municipality of Tromsø participated in at least one of the seven surveys conducted between 1974 and 2016 (Tromsø 1-7). In the papers constituting this thesis, musculoskeletal complaints (MSCs) were defined as having pain and/or stiffness in muscles and joints lasting for at least 3 months ...

The hypothesis that males are more responsive to placebo treatment than females was tested experimentally in this thesis. The hypothesis was confirmed and the results showed that the sex difference was related to a difference in males’ and females’ stress response after placebo treatment. Placebo responses on pain unpleasantness and the P2 component was found in males, but not in females. The ...

<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (<i>S. aureus</i>) is a human pathogen that can colonize skin and mucosa. Nasal carriage is associated with increased risk of autoinfection and transmission and it is therefore important to identify possible targets for prevention of carriage. Sex and age are the most important risk factors for <i>S. aureus</i> carriage, and hypotheses about sex-steroids as major host ...