The social and legal treatment of prostitution varies between countries. We examined attitudes toward prostitution (ATP) and their susceptibility to persuasion in three countries: Norway, where prostitution is illegal; Spain, where prostitution is not explicitly regulated in the law; and Germany, where prostitution is legal. Participants (total N = 579) read arguments in favor of either legalization ...

Purpose: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is a major cause of disability, but rehabilitation services for adults with ABI discharged home remains deficient. This study explores barriers to continuity in the rehabilitation trajectories of this population in North Norway.<p> <p>Materials and methods: Data were generated from focus groups consisting of individuals with ABI and family caregivers (n=5) ...

Background - Complex high-precision radiotherapy, such as stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), should only be offered to patients with sufficiently long survival. In the context of bone metastases radiotherapy, low rates of treatment close to the end of life, e.g. last 30 days (RT30), may serve as a quality of care indicator. While traditional, pain-relieving short-course regimens have been studied ...

Background The therapeutic use of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) delivered to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (LDLPFC) is a relatively new but promising treatment option for depression. There is a need for more knowledge on the mechanisms involved in its antidepressant effects.<p> <p>Methods This is a single-centre, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled ...

Norway’s integration programme for newly arrived refugees is mandatory, and is offered by all municipalities. The programme offers courses in social studies, Norwegian language and parental guidance. In 2023, it was decided to allow municipalities to adapt and shorten the latter course for families from Ukraine due to capacity constraints. To make informed adaptations, the municipalities need more ...

<p><i>Introduction</i> The spectrum of COVID-19 manifestations makes it challenging to estimate the exact proportion of people who had the infection in a population, with the proportion of asymptomatic cases likely being underestimated. We aimed to assess and describe the spectrum of COVID-19 cases in a sample of adult population aged 40–74 years in Arkhangelsk, Northwest Russia, a year after the ...

Antimicrobial resistance has long been a problem and a struggle to compromise as life-threatening infections are harder to treat. Among common pathogens, Klebsiella pneumoniae (K.pneumoniae) can be a highly resistant bacteria associated with increased mortality when infecting critically ill and immunocompromised patients. Prevalence of gastrointestinal carriage depends on several risk factors. ...

Det var en stor ære for meg å motta forskningsprisen. Jeg er takknemlig, ydmyk og stolt overfor Norsk cardiologisk selskap (NCS) og juryen. Få fra miljøet i Tromsø har mottatt prisen, og innenfor fagområdet preventiv kardiologi er det heller ikke mange prismottakere. Jeg ble veldig glad. Det var en stor begivenhet for meg å bli hyllet av mine kolleger, både fra min egen hjertemedisinske avdeling og ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore Sámi healthcare staff experiences in encounters with Sámi patients and their expectations for non-Sámi healthcare staff. Methods: Focus groups and individual interviews with 14 participants were conducted, and the participants’ experiences were subjected to a thematic analysis approach. <p> <p>Results: The findings show that the Sámi healthcare staff ...

Introduction: Maternal-neonatal healthcare services were severely disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic in even high-income countries within the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region. The objective of this study was to compare trends in the quality of maternal and neonatal care (QMNC) in Sweden and Norway to 12 other countries from the WHO European Region during the COVID-19 pandemic, and ...