• Adjacent Disc Degeneration After Lumbar Total Disc Replacement or Non-operative Treatment: A Randomized Study With Eight-year Follow-up 

      Furunes, Håvard; Hellum, Christian; Espeland, Ansgar; Brox, Jens Ivar; Småstuen, Milada C; Berg, Linda; Storheim, Kjersti (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-15)
      <p><i>Study Design</i>: A randomized controlled multicenter trial with 8-year follow-up.</p> <p><i>Objective</i>: The aim of this study was to assess the long-term development of adjacent disc degeneration (ADD) after lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) or nonoperative treatment, and to analyze the association between ADD development and clinical outcome.</p> <p><i>Summary of Background ...
    • Health consumption in Sami-speaking municipalities with regard to cancer and radiotherapy 

      Norum, Jan; Olsen, Aina; Småstuen, Milada C; Nieder, Carsten; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012-03-18)
      Objectives. The objective of this study was to document that the Sami people, constituting an ethnic minority in northern Norway, experience an equally available specialist health care service as the one offered to Norwegians in general. We aimed to use cancer and radiotherapy treatment as the instrument to clarify the situation.<p> <p>Study design. A retrospective registry-based study.<p> <p>Methods. ...
    • Health Related Quality of life in Adolescents with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Cross-sectional Study 

      Winger, Anette; Kvarstein, Gunnvald; Wyller, Vegard Bruun; Ekstedt, Mirjam; Sulheim, Dag; Fagermoen, Frode Even; Småstuen, Milada C; Helseth, Sølvi (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-03)
      Aim: To study health related quality of life (HRQOL) and depressive symptoms in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and to investigate in which domains their HRQOL and depressive symptoms differ from those of healthy adolescents. <br>Background and objective: Several symptoms such as disabling fatigue, pain and depressive symptoms affect different life domains of adolescents with ...
    • The Impact of a Preoperative Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) on Dysfunctional Eating Beahaviours, Affective Symptoms and Body Weight 1 Year after Bariatric Surgery: A Randomised Controlled Trial. 

      Gade, Hege; Friborg, Oddgeir; Rosenvinge, Jan H; Småstuen, Milada C; Hjelmesæth, Jøran (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-19)
      Background To examine whether a preoperative cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention exceeds usual care in the improvements of dysfunctional eating behaviours, mood, affective symptoms and body weight 1 year after bariatric surgery. <p>Methods This is a 1-year follow-up of a single centre parallelgroup randomised controlled trial (http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/ show/NCT01403558). A ...
    • Lumbar total disc replacement: predictors for long-term outcome 

      Furunes, Håvard; Hellum, Christian; Brox, Jens Ivar; Rossvoll, Ivar; Espeland, Ansgar; Berg, Linda; Brøgger, Helga Maria; Småstuen, Milada C; Storheim, Kjersti (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-04)
      Purpose: We aimed to identify patient characteristics associated with favourable long-term outcomes after lumbar total disc replacement (TDR). <br>Methods: We analysed a cohort of 82 patients with degenerative disc and chronic low back pain (LBP) who were treatedwith TDR and originally participated in a randomised trial comparing TDR and multidisciplinary rehabilitation. Potential predictors were ...
    • One-year protocol biopsies from ABO-incompatible renal allografts compared with a matched cohort of ABO-compatible allografts 

      Dörje, Christina; Mjøen, Geir; Strøm, Erik Heyerdahl; Holdaas, Hallvard; Jenssen, Trond Geir; Øyen, Ole; Akkøk, Cigdem Ahaein; Småstuen, Milada C; Midtvedt, Karsten; Reisæter, Anna Varberg (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-21)
      Abstract: Introduction: Early acute antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) occurs more frequently in ABO-incompatible (ABOi) than in ABO-compatible (ABOc) kidney transplantation. This could lead to increased inflammation/scarring in the ABOi grafts. Protocol biopsy data in ABOi kidney recipients are scarce.<p> <p>Methods: A single-center retrospective matched cohort study was conducted. Eighty ...
    • The Service User Technology Acceptability Questionnaire: Psychometric Evaluation of the Norwegian Version 

      Torbjørnsen, Astrid; Småstuen, Milada C; Jenum, Anne Karen; Årsand, Eirik; Ribu, Lis (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      <p><i>Background</i>: When developing a mobile health app, users’ perception of the technology should preferably be evaluated. However, few standardized and validated questionnaires measuring acceptability are available.</p> <p><i>Objective</i>: The aim of this study was to assess the validity of the Norwegian version of the Service User Technology Acceptability Questionnaire (SUTAQ).</p> <p ...
    • Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of adding motivational interviewing or stratified vocational advice intervention to usual case management on return to work for people with musculoskeletal disorders. The MI-NAV study 

      Øiestad, Britt Elin; Aanesen, Fiona; Løchting, Ida; Storheim, Kjersti; Tingulstad, Alexander; Rysstad, Tarjei Langseth; Småstuen, Milada C; Tveter, Anne Therese; Sowden, Gail; Wynne-Jones, Gwenllian; Fors, Egil Andreas; Van Tulder, Maurits; Berg, Rigmor; Foster, Nadine E.; Grotle, Margreth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-28)
      <i>Background</i> - Little research exists on the effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) on return to work (RTW) in workers on long term sick leave. The objectives of this study protocol is to describe a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with the objectives to compare the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of usual case management alone with usual case management plus MI or usual case ...