Publications by authors named "A B Nordstoga"
Effectiveness of digital Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in patients with musculoskeletal complaints and insomnia in primary care physiotherapy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
BMJ Open
August 2024
Introduction: Insomnia is prevalent among patients visiting physiotherapists due to musculoskeletal complaints and associated with poorer pain prognosis. Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) may be effective for improving sleep quality and pain-related outcomes in these patients, but its availability and utility are limited in daily physiotherapy practice. The aim of this randomised controlled trial (RCT) is to evaluate the effectiveness of digital CBT-I in addition to usual treatment in patients with chronic musculoskeletal complaints and insomnia, compared with usual treatment only.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Self-management is endorsed in clinical practice guidelines for the care of musculoskeletal pain. In a randomized clinical trial, we tested the effectiveness of an artificial intelligence-based self-management app (selfBACK) as an adjunct to usual care for patients with low back and neck pain referred to specialist care.
Objective: This study is a process evaluation aiming to explore patients' engagement and experiences with the selfBACK app and specialist health care practitioners' views on adopting digital self-management tools in their clinical practice.
Article Synopsis
- The Visna-maedi disease is a targeted elimination goal in Norway, with strict movement regulations for sheep to prevent outbreaks.
- In 2019, a national surveillance program identified multiple infected sheep flocks in Trøndelag, leading to restrictions on those flocks and their contacts.
- The findings emphasize the need for better diagnostic methods, a robust surveillance strategy, and enhanced biosecurity measures to prevent disease spread and work toward eradicating maedi from Norwegian sheep.
The Maedi-visna virus (MVV) causes a persistent infection in small ruminants, and its high genetic heterogeneity affects the performance of diagnostic tests when used in different populations. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop a bead-based multiplex immunoassay tailored to detect antibodies against a Norwegian MVV strain. We used tissue samples from 14 PCR-positive sheep from a recent MVV outbreak in Norway to sequence the viral strain and produced recombinant antigens based on sequences from one animal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To investigate whether the combination of multiple healthy lifestyle factors modify the well-established association between insomnia disorder and risk of activity-limiting spinal pain.
Methods: We conducted a prospective study of 10,228 individuals who participated in two surveys over ∼11 years and were free of chronic pain in the neck, upper back, and lower back at baseline. Adjusted risk ratios (RRs) were calculated for the risk of activity-limiting chronic spinal pain (i.