SIHF Open Archive: Recent submissions
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Patent foramen ovale closure, antiplatelet therapy or anticoagulation in patients with patent foramen ovale and cryptogenic stroke: a systematic review and network meta-analysis incorporating complementary external evidence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)OBJECTIVE: To examine the relative impact of three management options in patients aged <60 years with cryptogenic stroke and a patent foramen ovale (PFO): PFO closure plus antiplatelet therapy, antiplatelet therapy alone ... -
Mortality in nursing home residents: A longitudinal study over three years
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)OBJECTIVE: Nursing home (NH) stay is the highest level of formal care. With the expected demographic changes ahead, the need for NH placement will put an increasing socioeconomic strain on the society. Survival in NHs ... -
A conservative weight loss intervention relieves bowel symptoms in morbidly obese subjects with irritable bowel syndrome: a prospective cohort study
(Journal article, 2018)Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is common in subjects with morbid obesity; the effect of weight loss programs on bowel symptoms is largely unknown. Methods: This prospective cohort study explored bowel ... -
Differential expression of Vitamin D associated genes in the aorta of coronary artery disease patients with and without rheumatoid arthritis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)BACKGROUND: Vitamin D has an important role in the immune system, and has been linked to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and coronary artery disease (CAD). The exact mechanisms by which vitamin D is involved in these processes ... -
Distinct Patterns of Everyday Executive Function Problems Distinguish Children With Tourette Syndrome From Children With ADHD or Autism Spectrum Disorders
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objective: The aim is to investigate the everyday executive function (EF) in children with Tourette syndrome (TS), Inattentive or Combined presentations of ADHD (ADHD-I/ADHD-C), autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and typically ... -
Development of Hot and Cold Executive Function in Boys and Girls With ADHD: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objective: To investigate the development of executive function with pronounced emotional salience (hot EF) and less pronounced emotional salience (cold EF) in boys and girls with ADHD relative to typically developing (TD) ... -
CSF neurofilament light levels predict hippocampal atrophy in cognitively healthy older adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neurofilament light (NFL) is a marker of axonal degeneration. We tested whether CSF NFL levels predict hippocampal atrophy rate in cognitively healthy older adults independently of the established ... -
Survival and years of life lost in various aetiologies of dementia, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and subjective cognitive decline (SCD) in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Abstract INTRODUCTION: Alzheimer's disease patients are reported to have higher survival rate compared to patients with vascular dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies. There is a paucity of studies investigating ... -
Immigrants’ utilization of specialist mental healthcare according to age, country of origin, and migration history: a nation-wide register study in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose As the immigrant population rises in Norway, it becomes ever more important to consider the responsiveness of health services to the specific needs of these immigrants. It has been questioned whether access to ... -
Den digitale bioteknologien i Norge - Muligheter for verdiskaping, kompetansebehov og utfordringer i næringsutvikling
(Report, 2017)Formålet med denne rapporten er å beskrive mulighetene for digital bioteknologi i Norge. Møtet mellom bioteknologi og moderne digitale verktøy kan gi store bioøkonomiske muligheter innen helse, havbruk, landbruk og ... -
Dobbeldiagnose – alvorlig psykisk lidelse og ruslidelse: del 1 Screening og diagnoseinstrumenter
(Rapport fra Kunnskapssenteret, Research report, 2007)Personer med ruslidelser og personer med psykiske lidelser har tradisjonelt fått behandling i parallelle tiltak. Imidlertid har personer som er til behandling ved tverrfaglige, spesialiserte rustjenester, ofte psykiske ... -
Dobbeldiagnose – alvorlig psykisk lidelse og ruslidelse. Del 2 Effekt av psykososial behandling
(Rapport fra Kunnskapssenteret, Research report, 2008)Problemstilling: Rapporten oppsummerer effekten av ti psykososiale behandlingstiltak for personer med dobbeldiagnose (samtidig alvorlig psykisk lidelse og ruslidelse). De til behandlingstiltakene er integrert behandling, ... -
Distinguishing early and late brain aging from the Alzheimer's disease spectrum: Consistent morphological patterns across independent samples
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating age-related neurodegenerative disorder. Accurate identification of individuals at risk is complicated as AD shares cognitive and brain features with aging. We applied ... -
How clinicians make decisions about CTOs in ACT: a qualitative study
(Journal article, 2018-09-22)Abstract Background: The first 12 Norwegian assertive community treatment (ACT) teams were piloted from 2009 to 2011. Of the 338 patients included during the teams' first year of operation, 38% were subject to ... -
Acute effects of post-absorptive and postprandial moderate exercise on markers of inflammation in hyperglycemic individuals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Abstract Purpose Systemic inflammation is involved in the development of several diseases, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. It is known that vigorous exercise affects systemic inflammation, but less ... -
Predictors for Nursing Home Admission and Death among Community-Dwelling People 70 Years and Older Who Receive Domiciliary Care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze which variables predicted nursing home admission (NHA) and death. Methods: 1,001 recipients of domiciliary care were assessed three times in a 3-year period. Through bivariate and ... -
Dose-response relationship between dietary magnesium intake, serum magnesium concentration and risk of hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background The findings of prospective cohort studies are inconsistent regarding the association between dietary magnesium intake and serum magnesium concentration and the risk of hypertension. We aimed to review the ... -
The Relationships among Tryptophan, Kynurenine, Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase, Depression, and Neuropsychological Performance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)It has been suggested that the metabolic enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) is a biological mediator of inflammation related to the psychopathology of depression, with a Kynurenine (KYN) increase in the Tryptophan ... -
Lead poisoning among opium users in Iran: an emerging health hazard
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Lead (Pb) poisoning among people using opium has been an increasing problem in Iran. The present study highlights the clinical effects of lead toxicity associated with opium use in Iran, Kerman province. Methods ... -
Musculoskeletal symptoms and exposure to whole-body vibration among open-pit mine workers in the arctic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objectives: This cross-sectional questionnaire study was carried out at 4 open-pit mines in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden as part of the MineHealth project. The aim has been to compare the prevalence of musculoskeletal ...