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“Light my fire” - Perspectives on Motivation, Helpfulness and Implementation of Guided Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral therapy.
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2015-03-13)Depression is common and imposes tremendous burdens for patients, their family and society. Implementation of internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) within general practice is recommended. Better results have been shown for treatment with ICBT when support is given, and therefore there is interest in exploring guided ICBT as an affordable alternative for treatment in the early stage ... -
Local public health physicians in Norway from 1994 to 2002 : workload, work content, and interaction : a story of everyday life in primary health care
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2008-03-07)Avhandlingens tema er utviklingen innenfor lokal samfunnsmedisinsk legetjeneste fra 1994 til 2002. Desentraliserings- og liberaliseringsreformer i primærhelsetjenesten, endringer i helseforhold og etterspørsel etter helsetjenester endret arbeidsarenaen for samfunnsmedisinerne, og gav økonomiske, organisatoriske og faglige utfordringer. Avhandlingen er basert på tre tverrsnittsundersøkelser, gjennom ... -
Longitudinal analyses of cardiovascular risk factors : the Tromsø study 1974-1995
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2002)The present study has addressed longitudinal changes in cardiovascular risk factors and also assessed the association between BMI change with changes in other risk factors. We showed a moderate to high degree of tracking for systolic and diastolic blood pressure, HDL cholesterol, total cholesterol, and triglycerides and a higher degree of tracking for BMI. Tracking was higher for total cholesterol ... -
Longitudinal changes in forearm bone mineral density in women and men from 25 to 84 years. The Tromsø Study
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Managing childhood obesity, The Finnmark Activity School
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2014-12-11)Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally and represents a major threat to children’s health. Data on effectiveness of treatment programs for childhood obesity beyond one year is limited and there is little high-quality evidence to recommend one treatment over another. The objective of the clinical trial The Finnmark Activity School was to compare a new multidisciplinary approach ... -
Managing exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - An investigation of treatment decisions from a primary care perspective
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2017-03-24)Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compose a considerable burden for both patients and health care systems. Optimal management in primary care, including self-treatment of COPD exacerbations with antibiotics and oral corticosteroids, is considered to be one key for providing good care for patients at reasonable costs. This thesis aimed to explore treatment of COPD exacerbations ... -
Maternal concentrations, predictors and change in profiles of organochlorines, toxic and essential elements during pregnancy and postpartum : the Vietnamese mother-and-child study and the Northern Norwegian mother-and-child study
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2011)Persistent toxic substances like organochlorines (OCs) and certain toxic metals have been or are extensively used, and can be globally distributed by long-range transport. The fetus and growing child are exposed via the placenta and breast milk and are vulnerable to their negative health effects. Concentrations measured in maternal blood or breast milk are thus potential indicators of risk for ... -
Mellom hypoteser og tilfeldigheter
(Others; Andre, 2017)Dette er en personlig, objektiv beskrivelse av grunnlaget for Kvinner og Kreft, utviklingen over tid og samspillet mellom ideer, engasjement og tilfeldigheter. Over ca femti år er det meste forandret fra forskning drevet av nysgjerrighet til forskning som konkurranse. Det springende spørsmål er hva som gir best utbytte i fremtiden? Prosjekter har ofte en meget lang tidshorisont. Politiske og ... -
The military service : mental distress and changes in health related behaviours among Norwegian army conscripts.
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Morally bound medical work. An empirical study exploring moral conditions of doctors’ everyday practice
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2011-09-22)All of clinical work also has a moral dimension since the purpose of health care is to help patients. The aim of this project is to understand how doctors deal with these moral dimensions of clinical work. The field of bioethics has largely emerged as a philosophically founded discipline, without taking into account how doctors already handle moral values as a tacit or implicit part of their clinical ... -
The Murmansk county birth registry (MCBR) : the implementation and applicability of a population-based medical birth registry in the Russian Arctic
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2009-09-04)The Murmansk County Birth Registry (MCBR) was initiated on January 1. 2006. Currently (April 2009) the MCBR has registered over 26 000 births. The registry covers a geographical area known as the Kola Peninsula in Northwest Russia, which is almost entirely located above the Arctic Circle. Murmansk County is about half the size of Norway and had 857 000 inhabitants in 2008. All the 15 delivery ... -
'Nå ska du høre ka æ mene med arv ' : samisk forståelse av arv som en utfordring i medisinsk genetikk
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2006)I denne avhandlingen søker jeg til å gi innsikt i den folkelige forståelsen av arv. Hvordan tenker folk flest om arv, hva forbinder de med arv? I mitt arbeid som lege og spesialist i medisinsk genetikk møter jeg pasienter med arvelige sykdommer og deres familier. I dette arbeidet har jeg over tid følt et økende behov for å utforske hva folk forbinder med begrepet arv? Hva snakker folk om, når ... -
No går det på helsa laus : helse, sykdom og risiko for sykdom i to nord-norske kystsamfunn
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 1998)The present thesis shows how ordinary people experience the process of medicalization in their everyday life. The thesis describes how health and iliness is resolved, and how they solve their daily health problems. <p>The data presented is from two villages on the coast of Northern Norway. The study from Nordfjord examines how people change their attitude to iliness, health and health-care over time. ... -
The Northern Norway Mother-and-Child Contaminant Cohort Study (MISA): Population Characteristics, Dietary Intake and Predictors of Organochlorine Contaminants in Meconium and Maternal Serum, and of Essential and Toxic Elements in Mothers’ Whole Blood
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2016-03-03)Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and toxic elements are released into the environment and are carried to the Arctic area via the atmosphere, oceanic currents and rivers. They have the ability to accumulate in nature and bioconcentrate in the human food chain. The primary exposure route for these contaminants is through diet, and thus circulating levels in pregnant women can give an indication ... -
Norwegian General Practitioners Contribution and Participation in Emergency Medicine
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2018-10-31)Summary: The utility of using general practitioners (GPs) in pre-hospital emergency medicine is currently under debate. The aim of this thesis is to examine Norwegian GPs’ contribution and participation in emergency medicine. As there is limited knowledge in this field, we started by conducting focus group interviews with the stakeholders. During the fall 2012 we interviewed emergency technicians ... -
Nutrients and toxic elements in semidomesticated reindeer in Norway : nutritional and Food Safety Aspects
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2012-09-28)Reinsdyr (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) er en viktig del av samisk kultur og en viktig bestanddel av samisk tradisjonell kost. Data på rein som næringsmiddel for mennesker har vært mangelfulle i forhold andre husdyr. Hovedmålet med denne avhandlingen var å øke kunnskapen om reinsdyr som matvare for mennesker, for å studere konsentrasjoner av fettsyrer, lipider, vitaminer, essensielle elementer ... -
Occupational exposure, respiratory health and sensitisation among crab processing workers. A study among processors of king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) and edible crab (Cancer pagurus) in Norwegian land based crab processing plants.
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2017-11-10)Occupational asthma and allergy are health problems found in the seafood processing industry. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the exposure to central components in bioaerosols collected in the breathing zone of crab processing workers, and explore the workers’ prevalence of respiratory symptoms and sensitisation to crustacean allergens. This thesis describes the exposure levels of total ... -
'One more cup of coffee for the road' : Tore Eiliv Lund 70 år : festskrift
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Oral health in Russian young adults: A study on determinants of dental health, dental anxiety, and oral health-related quality of life in medical and dental students in North-West Russia
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-03-29)<p><i>Background:</i> Dental caries and periodontal diseases are the most common oral diseases, affecting millions of people worldwide. These diseases are highly preventable; therefore any measures that promote oral health (OH) should be implemented at the community and individual level. Although programmes designed to prevent OH problems often focus on children, young adults aged 18-25 years are ... -
Pasienterfaringer i primærlegetjenesten før og etter fastlegereformen
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2003)Innføring av fastlegeordning 1. juni 2001, problemer med rekruttering av leger til distriktskommuner og en økende resultat- og brukerorientering i velferdsstatens tjenestetilbud har aktualisert studier av pasientopplevd kvalitet og tilgjengelighet i norsk primærlegetjeneste. <ul id = «mylist»> <li> Hvordan har befolkningens og pasientenes opplevelser av kvalitet og tilgjengelighet i ...