Predicting Epileptic Seizures Using Biometric Sensors - A Pilot Study Protocol.

Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological disorder characterized by unpredictable seizures despite some known risk factors. Using an mHealth system and Empatica EmbracePlus, we aim to examine if biometric sensor data can detect and predict epileptic seizures. Five participants with epilepsy will be followed for a minimum of 15 seizures.

Towards Automatic Migraine-Event Prediction Using Continuous Sensor Data.

Migraine is a chronic headache disorder. A prototype mobile app-based system was implemented to test data collection and improve data coverage for the Empatica E4 biometric sensor device. Results from the prototype testing are reported.

Educational patterning in biological health seven years apart: Findings from the Tromsø Study.

Background: Social-to-biological processes is one set of mechanisms underlying the relationship between social position and health. However, very few studies have focused on the relationship between social factors and biology at multiple time points. This work investigates the relationship between education and the dynamic changes in a composite Biological Health Score (BHS) using two time points seven years apart in a Norwegian adult population.

The level of health anxiety before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Concerns about disease and an increase in health anxiety levels are expected consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there have been few longitudinal studies of health anxiety in the general population during this time period. The aim of this study was to examine health anxiety levels before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in an adult, working population in Norway.

Cold exposure and musculoskeletal conditions; A scoping review.

Musculoskeletal conditions are major contributors to years lived with disability. Cold exposure can be a risk factor, but any conclusion is obscure. The aim of the present scoping review was to identify the existing evidence of an association between cold exposure and musculoskeletal conditions.

To tolerate weather and to tolerate pain: two sides of the same coin? The Tromsø Study 7.

It is a common belief that weather affects pain. Therefore, we hypothesized that weather can affect pain tolerance. This study used data from over 18,000 subjects aged 40 years or older from the general population, who participated in the Tromsø Study 7.

Is working in a cold environment associated with musculoskeletal complaints 7-8 years later? A longitudinal analysis from the Tromsø Study.

Objective: Exposure to a cold environment at work is associated with a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and chronic pain in cross-sectional studies. This study aims to determine the association between working in a cold environment ≥ 25% of the time and musculoskeletal complaints (MSC) 7-8 years later.

Methods: We followed participants from the sixth survey (Tromsø 6, 2007-2008) to the seventh survey (Tromsø 7, 2015-2016) of the Tromsø Study.

Working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and chronic pain: a cross-sectional analysis of the Tromsø Study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate if working in a cold environment and feeling cold at work are associated with chronic pain (ie, lasting ≥3 months).

Methods: We used data from the sixth survey (2007-2008) of the Tromsø Study. Analyses included 6533 men and women aged 30-67 years who were not retired, not receiving full-time disability benefits and had no missing values.

Aerodynamic evaluation of the empty nose syndrome by means of computational fluid dynamics.

The potential outcome of a surgical enlargement of internal nasal channels may be a complication of nasal breathing termed the Empty Nose Syndrome (ENS). ENS pathophysiology is not entirely understood because the expansion of air pathways would in theory ease inhalation. The present contribution is aimed at defining the biophysical markers responsible for ENS.

Physical health-related quality of life predicts disability pension due to musculoskeletal disorders: seven years follow-up of the Hordaland Health Study Cohort.

Background: Musculoskeletal diseases are characterized by a high degree of comorbidity with common mental disorders and are a major cause of health-related exclusion from working life. Using a prospective design we aimed to examine the relative importance of physical and mental health-related quality of life as predictors of disability pension due to musculoskeletal diseases.

Methods: A subsample (N = 18,581) born 1953-1957, participated in the The Hordaland Health Study (HUSK) during 1997-1999, and was followed through December 31st 2004.

Smokers' increased risk for disability pension: social confounding or health-mediated effects? Gender-specific analyses of the Hordaland Health Study cohort.

Background: Studies indicate that cigarette smokers have an increased risk for disability pension, presumably mediated by adverse health effects. However, smoking is also related to socioeconomic status. The current study examined the association between smoking and subsequent disability pension, and whether the association is explained by social confounding and/or health-related mediation.