• Complement activation is associated with poor outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest 

      Chaban, Viktoriia; Nakstad, Espen R.; Stær-Jensen, Henrik; Schjalm, Camilla; Seljeflot, Ingebjørg; Vaage, Ingvar Jarle; Lundqvist, Christofer; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Sunde, Kjetil; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Andersen, Geir Øystein; Pischke, Soeren (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-11)
      Background - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation after cardiac arrest initiates a whole-body ischemia-reperfusion injury, which may activate the innate immune system, including the complement system. We hypothesized that complement activation and subsequent release of soluble endothelial activation markers were associated with cerebral outcome including death.<p> <p>Methods - Outcome was assessed at ...
    • The Effect of Intensive Implementation Support on Fidelity for Four Evidence‑Based Psychosis Treatments: A Cluster Randomized Trial 

      Ruud, Torleif; Drake, Robert E.; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Drivenes, Karin; Hartveit, Miriam; Heiervang, Kristin Sverdvik; Høifødt, Tordis Sørensen; Haaland, Vegard Øksendal; Joa, Inge; Johannessen, Jan Olav; Johansen, Karl Johan; Stensrud, Bjørn; Haugom, Espen Woldsengen; Clausen, Hanne Kristin; Biringer, Eva Aaker; Bond, Gary R. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-19)
      Purpose Service providers need efective strategies to implement evidence-based practices (EBPs) with high fdelity. This study aimed to evaluate an intensive implementation support strategy to increase fdelity to EBP standards in treatment of patients with psychosis.<p> <p>Methods The study used a cluster randomized design with pairwise assignment of practices within each of 39 Norwegian mental ...
    • Exploration of 27 plasma immune markers: A cross-sectional comparison of 64 old psychiatric inpatients having unipolar major depression and 18 non-depressed old persons 

      Gaarden, Torfinn Lødøen; Engedal, Knut; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Larsen, Marianne; Lorentzen, Bernhard; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Bjølseth, Tor Magne; Castellheim, Albert (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-25)
      <p><i>Background</i>: The prevalence of major depression (MD) according to population studies is the same for old (65 years and older) and younger adults. In contrast, an elevated proportion of old MD patients are hospitalized compared to younger adults with MD, indicating a need to expand the characteristics of old inpatients with MD. To illustrate this point, the association between inflammation ...
    • Levels of mental distress over 18 years after entering treatment for substance use disorders: A longitudinal cohort study 

      Hjemsæter, Arne Jan; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Drake, Robert; Skeie, Ivar; Monsbakken, Bent Berntsen; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Landheim, Anne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-17)
      <i>Aims:</i> The aims were to investigate whether baseline characteristics and problematic substance use were related to change in mental distress over time in patients with substance use disorders during an 18-year period.<p> <p><i>Method:</i> This was a prospective, longitudinal study of patients followed for 18 years after entering specialised treatment for substance use disorders. A sample ...
    • Mortality, cause of death and risk factors in patients with alcohol use disorder alone or poly-substance use disorders: a 19-year prospective cohort study 

      Hjemsæter, Arne Jan; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Drake, Robert; Monsbakken, Bent Berntsen; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Landheim, Anne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      <p><i>Background - </i>This study investigated cause of death, mortality rates and explored if baseline characteristics were associated with risk of death in patients with alcohol use disorder alone or poly-substance use disorders. <p><i>Methods - </i>This was a prospective, longitudinal study of patients followed for 19 years after entering specialized treatment for substance use disorders. At ...
    • Training frontline workforce on psychosis management: a prospective study of training effects 

      Sørlie, Tore; Borg, Marit; Flage, Karin; Kolbjørnsrud, Ole Bjørn; Haugen, Gunnar; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Ruud, Torleif (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-19)
      Background: The care situation for persons experiencing severe mental illness is often complex and demands good coordination, communication, and interpersonal relationships among those involved from the primary and special‑ ized mental health care systems. For 15 years, professional care providers from different service levels within the same geographical areas in Norway have been trained ...