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The classification of freezing cold injuries - a NATO research task group position paper
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-21)Introduction: Freezing cold injuries (FCI) are a common risk in extreme cold weather operations. Although the risks have long been recognised, injury occurrences tend to be sparse and geographically distributed, with relatively few cases to study in a systematic way. The first challenge to improve FCI medical management is to develop a common nomenclature for FCI classification. This is critical for ... -
Red yeast rice preparations for dyslipidemia: An overview of systematic reviews and network meta-analysis
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-22)This research was to summarize the comparative efficacy and safety of red yeast rice (RYR) preparations and analyze the treatment ranking of lipid-lowering agents including RYR. Thirty-one systematic reviews (SRs) involving 165 randomized trials with 14,987 dyslipidemia participants were included. All the SRs showed a high overall risk of bias. A Bayesian network meta-analysis was performed. Only ... -
Evidence synthesis of Chinese medicine for monkeypox: Suggestions from other contagious pox-like viral diseases
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-13)Background: Monkeypox, a zoonotic disease caused by an Orthopoxvirus, presents an etiology similar to smallpox in humans. Currently, there are no licensed treatments for human monkeypox, so clear and urgent research on its prophylaxis and treatment is needed.<p> <p>Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the evidence of Chinese medicine for contagious pox-like viral diseases and provide ... -
Gastrointestinal Quality of Life in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Systematic Review
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07)Background: The Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI) is a well-established instrument for the assessment of quality of life (QOL) in gastrointestinal (GI) diseases. The purpose of this literature review was to investigate QOL by means of GIQLI in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) prior to any interventional therapy. There are several reports on GIQLI data; however, ... -
Interventions for osteoarthritis pain: A systematic review with network meta-analysis of existing Cochrane reviews
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-15)Objective: To conduct a network meta-analysis comparing all treatments for osteoarthritis (OA) pain in the Cochrane Library.<p> <p>Design: The Cochrane Library and Epistemonikos were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about treatments for hip and knee OA. We constructed 17 broad categories, comprising drug treatments, exercise, surgery, herbs, orthotics, passive treatments, ... -
Mercury, silver and selenium in serum before and after removal of amalgam restorations: results from a prospective cohort study in Norway
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-16)<p><b> Objective</b> A prospective cohort study on changes of health complaints after removal of amalgam restorations was carried out at the request of the Norwegian Directorate of Health. The aim was to provide and evaluate experimental treatment to patients with health complaints attributed to dental amalgam fillings. <p><b> Methods</b> Patients (n = 32) with medically unexplained ... -
Validity and responsiveness of GHC-index in patients with amalgam-attributed health complaints
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-15)<p><b> Objective</b> Many patients have medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS); some of them attribute their health complaints to dental amalgam fillings. The aim of this study was to assess the validity and responsiveness of General Health Complaints index (GHC-index) for measuring the symptom load in MUPS patients compared to the widely used symptom outcome measure, Giessen Subjective ... -
Gynostemma pentaphyllum for dyslipidemia: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-26)Objective: To evaluate the lipid-lowering effect and safety of Gynostemma pentaphyllum (GP) used alone or as adjunctive therapy for dyslipidemia.<p> <p>Methods: Eight databases and three clinical trial registries were searched until January 2022. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effectiveness of GP for dyslipidemia were included. Trial quality was assessed using the Cochrane Risk ... -
Determining the safety and effectiveness of Tai Chi: a critical overview of 210 systematic reviews of controlled clinical trials
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-03)Background - This overview summarizes the best available systematic review (SR) evidence on the health effects of Tai Chi.<p> <p>Methods - Nine databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Medline, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Scientific Journal Database (VIP), Sino-Med, and Wanfang Database) were searched for SRs of controlled clinical trials of Tai Chi ... -
Alternativ behandling som støttebehandling til kovensjonell behandling hos barn og uge med kreft
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022)At barnet ditt får en kreftdiagnose er en rystende beskjed som snur livet opp ned for mange familier. Behandlingen er krevende og mange barn og unge får plager de må leve med lenge. Foreldrene ønsker naturlig nok å gjøre det de kan for å lindre disse plagene. Mange velger derfor alternativ behandling som støttebehandling til konvensjonell behandling og for å bedre barnas livskvalitet. -
Systematic review and meta-analysis of Chinese herbal formula Tongxie Yaofang for diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: Evidence for clinical practice and future trials
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-25)Introduction: Diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) significantly decreases the quality of life of patients and their families, and affects patients’ mental health. No specific western medications are available. Ancient classical Chinese medical texts have recognized Tongxie Yaofang (TXYF) as a therapy for diarrhea which is widely used in clinical practice. Standard TXYF prescription ... -
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)in addition to conventional cancer treatment in children and young adults with cancer.
(Chronicle; Kronikk, 2022-10-25)Alternative medicine such as acupuncture, hypnosis and herbs and supplements have proved to be a relief against side effects from conventional cancer treatment, according to researcher Trine Stub. -
The Development and Acceptability of a Wilderness Programme to Support the Health and Well-Being of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: The WAYA Programme
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-22)Detailed descriptions of theory, structure, and activities with causal links to specified outcomes of wilderness programs are lacking. Addressing this gap, the present qualitative study gives a thorough description of the development of the Wilderness programme for Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) cancer survivors (WAYA). WAYA is adapted to the individual needs of AYA cancer survivors. It was ... -
Protocol of a mixed method randomized controlled pilot study evaluating a wilderness program for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: the WAYA study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-09)<p><b> Introduction </b> The majority of childhood, adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors suffer from long-term and late effects such as fatigue, psychological distress or comorbid diseases. Effective health promotion strategies are needed to support the health of this vulnerable group. This protocol provides a methodological description of a study that aims to examine the ... -
Alernativ behandling som støttebehandling til konvensjonell behandling hos barn og unge med kreft
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-03)At barnet ditt får en kreft diagnose er en rystende beskjed som snur livet opp ned for mange familier. Behandlingen er krevende og mange barn og unge får plager de må leve med lenge. Foreldrene ønsker naturlig nok å gjøre det de kan for å lindre disse plagene. Mange velger derfor alternativ behandling som støttebehandling til konvensjonell behandling og for å bedre barnas livskvalitet. -
Konsekvenser av pandemien for alternative behandlere og deres pasienter
(Chronicle; Kronikk, 2022)I mars 2020 bestemte norske myndigheter seg for å stenge ned landet for å hindre spredning av COVID-19 viruset. Denne nedstengingen resulterte i at mange helsearbeidere måtte stenge praksisen eller imøtekomme et krav om to meters avstand mellom pasient og behandler og konsultasjoner på maksimum 15 minutter. Dette gjaldt også de alternative behandlerne. I samarbeid med 35 bransjeorganisasjoner sendte ... -
Prevalence of late and long-term effects of cancer (treatment) and use of complementary and alternative medicine in Norway
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-05)Background The increasing number of patients surviving cancer leads to more people experiencing late and long term-effects from the disease and its treatment. Fatigue, sleep disorders, early menopause, pain, and nerve damage are commonly reported. Methods helping people to recover after cancer treatment are therefore essential. The aims of this study were threefold; (1) to determine the level of ... -
Acupuncture for managing cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-11)Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women and is a serious threat to women’s health. Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a distressing symptom in BC patients during and after chemotherapy or radiation therapy that severely affects quality of life (QoL). AT is widely used for fatigue management. However, the effect of AT on CRF is still uncertain. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy ... -
Descriptions of qi deficiency and qi stagnation in traditional East Asian medicine: A comparison of Asian and Western sources
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-20)Introduction - In a previous study, evidence was found of the variability of signs/symptoms (s/s) of blood stasis syndrome among texts of Chinese and Asian origin and English language texts including evidence of the differences between non-Asian and Asian patients. In the current study the diagnostic patterns of qi deficiency (QD) and qi stagnation (QS) were examined to see if similar results could ... -
Protocol of a mixed-method randomised controlled pilot study evaluating a wilderness programme for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: the WAYA study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-09)Introduction - The majority of childhood, adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors suffer from long-term and late effects such as fatigue, psychological distress or comorbid diseases. Effective health promotion strategies are needed to support the health of this vulnerable group. This protocol provides a methodological description of a study that aims to examine the feasibility and safety ...