<p><i>Background/Aim - </i>Periodontal disease is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world. There is a scarcity of epidemiological studies of periodontal disease in Norway. The overall aim of this thesis was to assess the burden of periodontitis in an adult population, and to explore risk factors, as well as health-promoting factors related to the disease. <p><i>Methods - </i>The thesis is ...

<p><i>Background and aims - </i>In the Nordic countries, people with severe mental illness die 15-20 years younger than others. Substance use and higher level of undiagnosed/untreated somatic diseases contribute to this disparity. We aimed to investigate; (i) mortality among people with schizophrenia and/or substance use disorder, with emphasis on the impact of a dual diagnosis; (ii) whether people ...

<i>Background</i>: Children in schools, who struggle behaviourally, socially, or emotionally, are less likely to benefit from academic instruction. In regular school settings, where a large numbers of students can be reached, teachers are important and natural implementers with the potential to influence mental health outcomes in all students. Examining the impact of the Incredible Years Teacher ...

<i>Objectives</i> - The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the feasibility, effectiveness and impact of preconception health screening strategy and a novel risk classification system of China`s “National Preconception Health Care Project (NPHCP)” in identifying risk factors and stratifying couples’ preconception care (PCC), and to establish a sero-epidemiological map of TORC infections in the ...

This work characterizes the proteome of human colon mucosa in ulcerative colitis (UC). We developed an optimized sample preparation method of colon mucosa biopsies for bottom-up proteomics and applied it to characterize the proteomes of active UC, remission from UC, and healthy controls. Abundances of proteins related to the immune system and to protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum ...

Background and aims: The availability of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and exercise maintenance programs for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is low, despite being beneficial and recommended. Telerehabilitation can support the delivery of such programs to patients’ homes. However, there is little knowledge of its benefits for people with COPD. This thesis aimed to investigate ...

Obesity is a well-known risk factor for several severe diseases, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The metabolic syndrome is a concept related to obesity which includes additional risk factors for disease: increased waist circumference, high blood pressure, elevated fasting glucose, elevated triglycerides and lowered high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Both obesity and the ...

<p>Den overordna tematikken i avhandlingen er overforbruk og regional skeivbruk av helsetjenester. Fellesnevneren for delstudiene er manglende evidens for dagens praksis eller at dagens praksis ikke følger vitenskapelige anbefalinger. <p>Målet med avhandlingen var å: 1) Undersøke behandlingsmessig konsekvens av elektiv CT for pasienter med selvbegrensede anfall av mistenkt urolithiasis. 2) Kartlegge ...

The complicated relationship between clinical health science and clinical practice has widely been referred to as the “science-practice gap”. This is for instance visible in the discrepancy between the amount of resources spent to develop and apply evidence-based treatment programmes and interventions (EBI) and the extent to which these interventions are used in real-life mental health care service ...

The background for this thesis is lack of knowledge that covers the broader perspective of development, implementation, and evaluation of continuity of care-solutions for persons with diverse and complex needs in hospitals and across health services. The aim was therefore to investigate implications for hospital practices related to realizing continuity of care for patients with long-term complex ...