Publications 2015

Aarsand AK, Røraas T, Sandberg S. Biological variation - reliable data is essential. Clin Chem Lab Med 2015;53:153–4.

Abildsnes E, Stea TH, Berntsen S, Omfjord CS, Rohde G.Physical education Teachers' and public health Nurses' perception of Norwegian high school Students' participation in physical education - a focus group study. BMC Public Health. 2015 Dec 24;15:1295.

Achterberg W, Caljouw M, Husebo BS. Towards academic nursing home medicine: a Dutch example for Norway? Nord J Pall Med 2015;1:10-15.

Ajzner E, Rogic D, Meijer P, Kristoffersen AH, Carraro P, Sozmen E, et al. An international study of how laboratories handle and evaluate patient samples after detecting an unexpected APTT prolongation. Clin Chem Lab Med 2015;53:1593-1603.

Andersen J, Gjengedal E, Sandberg S, Råheim M. A skin disease, a blood disease or something in between? An exploratory focus group study of patients' experiences with porphyria cutanea tarda. Br J Dermatol 2015;172:223–9.

Amofah HA, Fridlund B, Broström A, Bjorvatn B, Haaverstad R, Hufthammer KO, Kuiper KKJ, Ranhoff AH, Norekvål TM. Sleep in octogenarian patients after surgical or transcutaneous aortic valve replacement. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2015;December 3. 

Bartlett WA, Braga F, Carobene A, Coskun A, Prusa R, Fernandez-Calle P et al. A checklist for critical appraisal of studies of biological variation. Clin Chem Lab Med 2015;53:879–85. 

Bercea RM, Mihaescu T, Cojocaru C, Bjorvatn B. Fatigue and serum testosterone in obstructive sleep apnea patients. The Clinical Respiratory Journal 2015;9:324-349.

Berthelsen M, Pallesen S, Bjorvatn B, Knardahl S. Shift schedules, work factors, and mental health among onshore and offshore workers in the Norwegian Petroleum Industry. Industrial Health 2015;53:280-292. 

Berthelsen M, Pallesen S, Magerøy N, Tyssen R, Bjorvatn B, Moen BE, Knardahl S. Effects of psychological and social factors in shift work on symptoms of anxiety and depression in nurses. A 1-year follow-up. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2015;57:1127-1137.

Bjorvatn B, Lehmann S, Gulati S, Aurlien H, Pallesen S, Saxvig IW. Prevalence of excessive sleepiness is higher whereas insomnia is lower with greater severity of obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep and Breathing 2015;19:1387-1393.

Bjorvatn B, Magerøy N, Moen BE, Pallesen S, Waage S. Parasomnias are more frequent in shift workers than in day workers. Chronobiology International 2015; 32: 1352-1358.

Blågestad T, Nordhus IH, Grønli J, Engesæter LB, Ruths S, Ranhoff AH,  Bjorvatn B, Pallesen S. Prescription trajectories and effect of total hip arthroplasty on the use of analgesics, hypnotics, antidepressants and anxiolytics: results from a population of total hip  arthroplasty patients. Pain 2015 Nov 14. 

Bondevik GT, Stensland PS. Praksis i allmennmedisin under medisinstudiet. Utposten 2015;4:27-8. 

Bondevik GT, Holst L, Haugland M, Baerheim A, Raaheim A. Interprofessional workplace learning in primary care: students from different health professions work in teams in real-life settings. Int J Teach Learn in Higher Educ 2015;27:175-182.

Brennvall HM, Hauken H, Hunskår S, Wisborg T, Zakariassen E. Legevaktlegers avgjørelse om utrykning i akuttsituasjoner. Tidsskr Nor Legeforen 2015;135:654 – 7.

Brurberg KG, Fønhus MS, Larun L, Flottorp S, Malterud K. Hva er egentlig myalgisk encefalopati? Tidsskr Nor Legeforen 2015;135(22):2022-23.

Buchvold H, Pallesen S, Øyane N, Bjorvatn B. Associations between night work and BMI, alcohol, smoking, caffeine, and exercise - a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2015;1112.

Bukve T, Røraas T, Riksheim BO, Christensen NG, Sandberg S. Point-of-care urine albumin in general practice offices: effect of participation in an external quality assurance scheme. Clin Chem Lab Med 2015;53:45–51.

Dahl B, Malterud K. Neither father nor biological mother. A qualitative study about lesbian co-mothers' maternity care experiences. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare 2015. 

Dalen-Kok AH van, Pieper MJC, WM de Waal M, Lukas A, Husebo BS, Achterberg WP. Association between pain, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and physical function in dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Geriatr 2015;15:49.

Diaz E, Kumar BN. Immigrant patients with Dementia and Memory Impairment in Primary Health Care in Norway: A National Registry study. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Journal 2015;39:321-331. 

Diaz E, Poblador-Plou B, Gimeno-Feliu LA, Calderón-Larrañaga A, Kumar BN, Prado-Torres A. Multimorbidity and its Patterns according to Immigrant Origin. A Nationwide Register-based Study in Norway. PLoS One 2015;10(12).

Diaz E, Kumar BN, Gimeno-Feliu LA, Calderón-Larrañaga A, Poblador-Plou B, Prado-Torres A. Multimorbidity among registered immigrants in Norway: the role of reason for migration a length of stay. A register-based study. Tropical Medicine & International Health 2015;20(12):1805-14.

Elvegaard, TM, Husebø B, Flo E. Aktiviteter på sykehjem - hva fungerer? Nord J Pall Med 2015;1:55-60.

Felde G, Ebbesen MH, Hunskaar S. Anxiety and depression associated with urinary incontinence. A 10-year follow-up study from the Norwegian HUNT study (EPINCONT). Neurourol Urodyn 2015.

Flo E, Husebø BS. Kvalitet og kompetanse på sykehjem – behov for en standard for behandling og omsorg. Nord J Pall Med 2015;1:5-9.

Flo E, Husebø BS. Treating pain in dementia - are we good enough? Paineurope 2015;3:303-304.

Fålun NB, Fridlund BGA, Schaufel MA, Schei E, Norekvål TM. Patients’ goals, resources, and barriers to future change: A qualitative study of patient reflections at hospital discharge after myocardial infarction. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2015;1–9.

Granås AG, Ruths S, Ranhoff AH, Langørgen A, Spigset O, Bakken MS. Norsk oversettelse av START 2 og STOPP 2. Norsk Farmaceutisk Tidsskrift 2015;4:38–39.

Guarnieri M, Diaz E, Pope D, Eisen E, Mann J, Smith K, Smith-Sivertsen T, Bruce N, Balmes J. Lung Function in Rural Guatemalan Women Before and After a Chimney Stove Intervention to Reduce Woodsmoke Exposure. Results from RESPIRE and CRECER. CHEST 2015.

Gude T, Grimstad H, Holen A, Anvik T, Baerheim A, Fasmer OB, Hjortdahl P, Vaglum P. Can we rely om simulated patients‘ satisfaction with their consultation for assessing medical students’ communication skills? A cross-sectional study. BMC Med Educ 2015;15:225.

Gulla C, Kjome RLS, Husebø BS. Legemidler i sykehjem - en balansekunst. Nord J Pall Med 2015;1:39-43.

Harris A, Gundersen H, Mørk-Andreassen P, Thun E, Bjorvatn B, Pallesen S. Restricted use of electronic media, sleep, performance and mood in high school athletes – a randomized trial. Sleep Health 2015;1: 314-321.

Herrmann WJ, Haarmann A, Bærheim A. Arbeitsunfähigkeitsregelungen als Faktor für Inanspruchnahme ärzlicher Versorgung in Deutschland. Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundh wesen 2015;109:552-9. 

Horvath AR, Bossuyt PMM, Sandberg S, John AS, Monaghan PJ, Verhagen-Kamerbeek WDJ, et al. Setting analytical performance specifications based on outcome studies - is it possible? Clin Chem Lab Med 2015;53:841–8.

Hov MR, Nome T, Zakariassen E, Russell D, Røislien J, Lossius HM, Lund CG. Assessment of acute stroke cerebral CT examinations by anaesthesiologists.  Acta Anaesthesiologica 2015.

Hunskår, S. Nasjonale krav til legevakt. Utposten 2015;44(1):8-12.

Hunskår S. Felles allmennmedisinsk lærebok i Skandinavia. Utposten 2015;44(6):24-7.

Hunskår S (red). Allmän Medicin. Stockholm: Studentlitteratur 2015.

Husebø B, Aasmul I, Flo E. Lindrende behandling og omsorg ved livets slutt hos personer med demens. Nord J Pall Med 2015;1:84-89.

Husebo BS, Flo E, Aarsland D, Selbaek G, Testad I, Gulla C, Aasmul I, Ballard E. COSMOS – Improving the quality of life in nursing home patients: protocol for an effectiveness-implementation randomized clinical hybrid trial. Implementation Sci 2015;10:131-143.

Husebo BS, Habiger T. Vurdering og behandling av smerte hos pasienter med demens. Nord J Pall Med 2013;1:26-33.

Iden KR, Ruths S, Hjørleifsson S. Residents' perceptions of their own sadness - a qualitative study in Norwegian nursing homes. BMC Geriatr 2015;8;15:21.

Kirkengen AL, Ekeland TJ, Getz L, Hetlevik I, Schei E, Ulvestad E, Vetlesen AJ. Medicine`s perception of reality - a split picture: Critical reflections on apparent anomalies within the biomedical theory of science. Journal of Evaluation In Clinical Practice  2015;1-6.

Krag MØ, Hasselbalch L, Siersma V, Nielsen ABS, Reventlow S, Malterud K, Olivarius NDF. The impact of gender on the long-term morbidity and mortality of patients with type 2 diabetes receiving structured personal care: a 13 year follow-up study. Diabetologia 2015;1-11. 

Kvalheim SF, Strand GV, Husebø BS, Marthinussen MC. End-of-life palliative oral care in Norwegian health institutions. An exploratory study Gerodontology 2015.

Lid TG, Nesvåg S, Meland E. When general practitioners talk about alcohol: exploring facilitating and hampering factors for pragmatic case finding. Scand J Public Health 2015;43(2):153-8.

Litleskare S, Wensaas KA, Eide GE, Hanevik K, Kahrs GE, Langeland N, Rortveit G. Perceived food intolerance and irritable bowel syndrome in a population 3 years after a giardiasis-outbreak: a historical cohort study. BMC Gastroenterology 2015;15,164.

Løvaas KF, Cooper JG, Sandberg S, Røraas T, Thue G. Feasibility of using self-reported patient data in a national diabetes register. BMC Health Serv Res. BMC Health Services Research 2015.

Malterud K, Anderssen N, Brurberg KG, et al. Mortality rates for same-sex married individuals compared with opposite-sex married individuals – potential analytical problems. Letter to the editor. Int J Epidemiol 2015;44(1):368-9.

Malterud K. Helse blant lesbiske og bifile kvinner. Trondheim: Norsk Elektronisk Legehåndbok 2015.

Malterud K, Guassora AD, Graungaard AH, Reventlow S. Understanding medical symptoms: a conceptual review and analysis. Theor Med Bioeth 2015;36(6):411-24.

Malterud K, Siersma VD, Guassora AD. Sample size in qualitative interview studies: Guided by information power. Qual Health Res 2015.

Malterud K.  Theory and interpretation in qualitative studies from general practice: Why and how? Scand J Public Health 2015.

Meland E. Overdiagnostikk og overbehandling som helseproblem. Ramazzini 2015;22:10-12.

Meland E, Ruths S. Legemiddelgjennomgang – viktig tiltak for bedre behandling. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2015;135:12-3.

Moen BE, Baste V, Morken T, Alsaker K, Pallesen S, Bjorvatn B. Menstrual characteristics and night work among nurses. Industrial Health 2015;53:354-360.

Mohamed KG, Hunskaar S, Abdelrahman SH, Malik EM. Telemedicine and E-Learning in a Primary Care Setting in Sudan: The Experience of the Gezira Family Medicine Project. Int J Fam Med 2015.

Nilsen S, Malterud K, Werner EL, Maeland S, Magnussen LH. GPs' negotiation strategies regarding sick leave for subjective health complaints. Scand J Prim Health Care 2015;33(1):40-6.

Oosterhuis WP, Sandberg S. Proposal for the modification of the conventional model for establishing performance specifications. Clin Chem Lab Med 2015;53:925–37.

Pallesen S, Larsen S, Bjorvatn B. I wish I’d slept better in that hotel. Guests’ self-reported sleep patterns in hotels. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism 2015.

Panteghini M, Sandberg S. Defining analytical performance specifications 15 years after the Stockholm conference. Clin Chem Lab Med 2015;53:829–32.

Panteghini M, Sandberg S. Total error vs. measurement uncertainty: the match continues. Clin Chem Lab Med 2015.

Persson R, Wensaas KA, Hanevik K, Eide GE, Langeland N, Rortveit G. Long-term comorbidity and urinary symptoms 6 years after giardiasis. BMC Gastroenterol 2015;15:66.

Ranhoff AH, Bakken MS, Granås AG, Langørgen A, Spigset O, Ruths S. Bedre legemiddelbehandling av eldre. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2015;135:318.

Rebnord IK, Hunskaar S, Gjesdal S, Hetlevik Ø. Point-of-care testing with CRP in primary care: a registry-based observational study from Norway. BMC Family Practice 2015;16:170.

Roelen CAM, Heymans MW, Thun E, Reknes I, Laaksonen M, Magerøy N, Twisk JWR, Bjorvatn B, Pallesen S, Moen BE. Predictive value of the SF-12 for sickness absence due to mental, musculoskeletal, and other somatic sickness disorders. JOEM 2015;57:1113-1118.

Roelen CAM, Heymans MW, Twisk JWR, Laaksonen M, Pallesen S, Magerøy N, Moen BE, Bjorvatn B. Health measures in prediction models for high sickness absence: single-item self-rated health versus multi-item SF-12. European Journal of Public Health 2015;25:668-672.

Roelen CAM, Heymans MW, Twisk JWR, van Rhenen W, Pallesen S, Bjorvatn B, Moen BE, Magerøy N. Updating and prospective validation of a prognostic model for high sickness absence in healthcare: results from a 3–wave longitudinal cohort study of Norwegian nurses. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 2015;88:113-122.

Rothing M, Malterud K, Frich JC. Coordination of care in Huntinton's disease - A qualitative study of family caregivers' experiences and expectations. Scand J Caring Sci 2015.

Rothing M, Malterud K, Frich JC. Balancing needs as a family caregiver in Huntington's disease: a qualitative interview study. Health Soc Care Community 2015;23(5):569-76.

Rothing M, Malterud K, Frich JC. Family caregivers' views on coordination of care in Huntington's disease: a qualitative study. Scand J Caring Sci 2015;Apr 28.

Ruths S, Bakken MS, Ranhoff AH, Hunskaar S, Engesæter L, Engeland A. Risk of hip fracture among older people using antihypertensive drugs: a nationwide cohort study. BMC Geriatrics 2015 Dec 1;15:153.

Rørtveit G. Forskningsnettverk i allmennpraksis – hva er det, og trenger vi det? Utposten 2015;4:11-14.

Saksvik-Lehouillier I, Pallesen S, Bjorvatn B, Magerøy N, Folkard S. Towards a more comprehensive definition of shift work tolerance. Industrial Health 2015;53:69-77.

Sandberg S, Fraser CG, Horvath AR, Jansen R, Jones G, Oosterhuis W, et al. Defining analytical performance specifications: Consensus Statement from the 1st Strategic Conference of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Clin Chem Lab Med 2015;53:833–5.

Schei E. Tror alle, men tviler på alt. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 2015;135;28-30.

Schei E. Mannen som misliker ros. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 2015;135;1126-8.

Schei E. Medisin og hjernevask. Æsculap 2015;5,20-24.

Schei E, Strand R. Love life or fear death? Cartesian dreams and awakenings. I: Science, Philosophy and Sustainability The End of the Cartesian Dream. Routledge 2015;45-58.

Simonsen KA, Hunskaar S, Sandvik H, Rortveit G. Primary care utilization among patients with influenza during the 2009 pandemic. Does risk for severe influenza disease or prior contact with the general practitioner have any influence? Fam Pract 2015;32:56-61.

Sharma SP, Bærheim A, Kvåle A. Passive range of motion in patients with adhesive shoulder capsulitis, an intertester reliability study over eight weeks. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2015;16:37.

Straiton M, Reneflot A, Diaz E. Managing mental health problems among immigrant women attending Primary Health Care. Health Care for Women International 2015.

Straiton M, Reneflot A, Diaz E. The role of socioeconomic status in primary health service use for mental health problems among immigrants with short and long length of stay. BMC Health Services Research 2015.

Sølvik UØ, Løkkebø ES, Kristoffersen AH, Stavelin AV, Binder S, Sandberg S. Self-management of warfarin therapy. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2015;135:849–53.

Sølvik UØ, Risa M, Jacobsen CE, Monsen G, Sandberg S. Performance of 10 systems for self-monitoring of blood glucose by trained healthcare professionals and in the hands of the users. Clin Chem 2015;61:772–4.

Thoresesen CK, Husebø B. «Eg vil døy heime!» Kvifor er dette så vanskeleg i Noreg? Nord J Pall Med 2015;1:80-83.

Thue G, Sandberg S. Analytical performance specifications based on how clinicians use laboratory tests. Experiences from a post-analytical external quality assessment programme. Clin Chem Lab Med 2015;53:857–62.

Thun E, Le Hellard S, Osland T, Bjorvatn B, Moen BE, Magerøy N, Steen V, Giddaluru S, Brattbakk HR, Pallesen S. Circadian clock gene variants and insomnia, sleepiness, and shift work disorder. Sleep and Biological Rhythms 2015.

Thun E, Bjorvatn B, Flo E, Harris A, Pallesen S. Sleep, circadian rhythms, and athletic performance. Sleep Medicine Reviews 2015;23:1-9.

Tulinius C, Stensland P, Rudebeck CE, Hibble A. Hvad vil det egentlig sige at være praktiserende læge i Norden? AllmänMedicin 2015;36(2):26-8.

Vedaa Ø, Harris A, Bjorvatn B, Waage S, Sivertsen B, Tucker P, Pallesen S. Systematic review of the relationship between quick returns in rotating shift work and health-related outcomes. Ergonomics 2015;27:1-14.

Waage S, Thun E, Reknes I, Moen BE, Magerøy N, Pallesen S, Bjorvatn B. For få timer mellom vaktene påvirker søvn og helse. Sykepleien 2015;103(10):58 60.

Zakariassen E, Ulleberg O, Røislien J. Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Response Times in Norway: Do They Matter? Air Medic J 2015;2;98-103.

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