• Ethical aspects of registry-based research in the Nordic countries 

      Ludvigsson, Jonas F.; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Knudsen, Gun Peggy; Lafolie, Pierre; Zoega, Helga; Sarkkola, Catharina; von Kraemer, Stephanie; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Nørgaard, Mette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-23)
      National health care registries in the Nordic countries share many attributes, but different legal and ethical frameworks represent a challenge to promoting effective joint research. Internationally, there is a lack of knowledge about how ethical matters are considered in Nordic registry-based research, and a lack of knowledge about how Nordic ethics committees operate and what is needed to ...
    • Health at age 17 in Norwegian adolescents: Mental and physical status in the national cohort born in 2001 

      Borud, Einar Kristian; Fadum, Elin Anita; Carlsen, Ellen Øen; Håberg, Siri Eldevik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-07)
      Aims: We present self-reported data on physical and mental health at age 17 years from 82% of Norwegians born in 2001. Methods: In Norway, the Armed Forces require that each resident who reaches the age of 17 years completes a self-administered declaration of health that is used for military selection. The declaration collects information on height and weight, various clinically diagnosed diseases, ...
    • Influenza vaccination and risk for cardiovascular events: a nationwide self-controlled case series study 

      Sen, Abhijit; Bakken, Inger Johanne Landsjøåsen; Govatsmark, Ragna Elise Støre; Varmdal, Torunn; Bønaa, Kaare Harald; Mukamal, Kenneth Jay; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Janszky, Imre (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-13)
      <i>Background</i> - US and European guidelines diverge on whether to vaccinate adults who are not at high risk for cardiovascular events against influenza. Here, we investigated the associations between influenza vaccination and risk for acute myocardial infarction, stroke and pulmonary embolism during the 2009 pandemic in Norway, when vaccination was recommended to all adults.<br><br> <i>Methods</i> ...
    • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 prevalence in 1170 asymptomatic Norwegian conscripts 

      Borud, Einar Kristian; Nakstad, Espen Rostrup; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Lind, Andreas; Fadum, Elin Anita; Taxt, Arne Michael; Steens, Anneke; Gjein, Gaute Eriksen; Sunde, Magne Wiken; Iversen, Petter; Svanevik, Marius; Ahmad, Babar Mushtaq; Waldow, Thomas; Norheim, Arne Johan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-15)
      <i>Background</i> - Accurate estimates of SARS-CoV-2 infection in different population groups are important for the health authorities. In Norway, public infection control measures have successfully curbed the pandemic. However, military training and service are incompatible with these measures; therefore extended infection control measures were implemented in the Norwegian Armed Forces. We aimed ...
    • Social and life skills in adolescents who have self-harmed: analysis of survey responses from a national sample of adolescents in Norway 

      Fadum, Elin Anita; Carlsen, Ellen Øen; Ramberg, Maria; Strand, Leif Aage; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Borud, Einar Kristian; Martinussen, Monica (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-12)
      Objective - Social and life skills (SLS) may be important in the prevention and treatment of self-harm, but few studies have described this relationship. We examined three components of SLS in adolescents who reported self-harm that was, according to themselves, diagnosed by a clinician.<p> <p>Design - Cross-sectional.<p> <p>Setting - National screening prior to military service.<p> <p>Participants ...
    • Yersinia enterocolitica: A Follow-up of the Outbreak in the Norwegian Armed Forces in 2014 

      Borud, Einar Kristian; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Norheim, Arne Johan; Strand, Leif Åge; Fadum, Elin Anita (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-28)
      Introduction - In the spring of 2014, there was an outbreak of Yersinia enterocolitica (YE) gastroenteritis in four Norwegian military camps—the largest outbreak ever reported in Norway. YE is usually transmitted via food, and the gastrointestinal disease caused by the bacterium is considered a public health problem in several countries. Common symptoms of YE gastroenteritis are abdominal pain, ...