Introduction of electronic death notification in Norway-Impact on diabetes mortality registration.

Introduction: We studied changes in death statistics by deaths from diabetes mellitus (DM) after introduction of mandatory online death certificate (DC) submission in Norway.

Materials And Methods: Information on deaths with DM mentioned in the DCs from year 2017 (DCs submitted on paper) to 2022 (DCs submitted online) was collected from the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry (NCoDR), Sex, age, year of death and type of DC (paper (pDC) vs electronic (eDC)) was registered. In DCs with DM as underlying cause of death (UCOD), all codes (International classification of diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10)), their original position in the DC and place of death were collected.

Impaired or not impaired: The accuracy of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in detecting cognitive impairment among patients with alcohol use disorder.

Background: Cognitive impairments are common in alcohol use disorder (AUD), but only a few studies have investigated the accuracy of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in this population. We examined the accuracy and precision of the MoCA in detecting cognitive impairment in a sample of patients with AUD. In addition, we investigated whether the MoCA predicts premature discontinuation from treatment.

Burnout among intensive care nurses, physicians and leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic: A national longitudinal study.

Background: Burnout is frequent among intensive care unit (ICU) healthcare professionals and may result in medical errors and absenteeism. The COVID-19 pandemic caused additional strain during working hours and also affected off-duty life. The aims of this study were to survey burnout levels among ICU healthcare professionals during the first year of COVID-19, describe those who reported burnout, and analyse demographic and work-related factors associated with burnout.

Normal range and risk factors for deviating body temperatures during the first 24 hours in term-born infants under standardised care: an observational study.

Objective: Body temperature for a known ambient temperature is not known for infants born at term. We aimed to determine the normal range and the incidences of hypothermia and hyperthermia during the first 24 hours of life in healthy term-born infants nursed according to WHO recommendations.

Design: Prospective observational study.

Prediction of clinically significant recurrence after partial nephrectomy. Data from the Cancer Registry of Norway with more than five years of follow-up.

Objective: To determine recurrence incidence after partial nephrectomy (PN) for renal cell carcinoma and identify predictors for local recurrence (LR) and metastasis.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated a cohort of 524 patients from the Cancer Registry of Norway, who underwent PN between January 2014 and December 2015 and were followed-up for >6 years. Patient demographics and pathological characteristics were correlated with recurrence and progression-free survival using Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression analyses.

Prevalence of psychological distress in nurses, physicians and leaders working in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national one-year follow-up study.

Objective: To report and compare psychological distress as symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress among intensive care units' (ICU) nurses, physicians and leaders at 12 months after the baseline survey (spring 2020), during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. Furthermore, to analyse which baseline demographic and COVID ICU-related factors have a significant impact on psychological distress at 12 months.

Design: Prospective, longitudinal, observational cohort study.

Implementation of an algorithm for tapering analgosedation reduces iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome in pediatric intensive care.

Background: Proper analgosedation is a cornerstone in the treatment of critically ill patients in Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs). Medications, such as fentanyl, morphine, and midazolam, are essential to safe and respectful care. The use of these medications over time may lead to side effects such as iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome (IWS) in the tapering phase.

Meditative-based diaphragmatic breathing vs. vagus nerve stimulation in the treatment of fibromyalgia-A randomized controlled trial: Body vs. machine.

Importance: Vagus nerve innervation electrical stimulation and meditative-based diaphragmatic breathing may be promising treatment avenues for fibromyalgia.

Objective: Explore and compare the treatment effectiveness of active and sham transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) and meditative-based diaphragmatic breathing (MDB) for fibromyalgia.

Design: Participants enrolled from March 2019-October 2020 and randomly assigned to active tVNS ( = 28), sham tVNS ( = 29), active MDB ( = 29), or sham MDB ( = 30).

SARS-CoV-2 antibody persistence after five and twelve months: A cohort study from South-Eastern Norway.

Objectives: To assess total antibody levels against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) spike protein up to 12 months after Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) infection in non-vaccinated individuals and the possible predictors of antibody persistence.

Methods: This is the first part of a prospective multi-centre cohort study.

Participants: The study included SARS-CoV-2 real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) positive and negative participants in South-Eastern Norway from February to December 2020.

Quality of life and emotional vulnerability in a national cohort of adolescents living with Fontan circulation.

Introduction: To investigate quality of life and mental health after Fontan completion, we aimed to characterise outcomes in a representative group of adolescent patients. The study was part of the pre-transition clinical work-up in adolescents with Fontan-type palliation of univentricular CHD. The programme covers the entire paediatric Fontan patient population in Norway.

Satisfaction with maternity care among recent migrants: an interview questionnaire-based study.

Objective: To examine factors associated with recently migrated women's satisfaction with maternity care in urban Oslo, Norway.

Design: An interview-based cross-sectional study, using a modified version of Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire.

Setting: Face-to-face interview after birth in two maternity wards in urban Oslo, Norway, from January 2019 to February 2020.

Robotic salvage pelvic lymph node dissection for locoregional recurrence after radical prostatectomy: a single institution experience.

Objectives: To assess treatment response (PSA < 0.2 ng/ml), need for additional therapy and complication rate after robot assisted salvage pelvic lymph node dissection (sPLND).

Material And Methods: Analysis of outcomes data from radical prostatectomy (RP) patients consecutively operated with robot assisted sPLND due to biochemical recurrence and positron-emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT)-detected nodal recurrence of pelvic lymph nodes.

Digital Health Intervention to Increase Health Knowledge Related to Diseases of High Public Health Concern in Iringa, Tanzania: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.

Background: Traditionally, health promotion and health education have been provided to communities in the global south in the form of leaflets or orally by health care workers. Digital health interventions (DHIs) such as digital health messages accessed by smartphones have the potential to reach more people at a lower cost and to contribute to strengthening of health care systems. The DHI in this study focuses on disseminating digital health education regarding 3 disease complexes of high public health concern: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and Taenia solium (neuro)cysticercosis or taeniasis, a parasitic zoonotic disease that requires a One Health approach.

Iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome frequently occurs in paediatric intensive care without algorithm for tapering of analgosedation.

Background: Analgesics and sedatives are key elements to reduce physiological and psychological stress associated with treatment in paediatric intensive care. Prolonged drug use may induce tolerance and development of iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome (IWS) during the tapering phase. Our primary aim was to describe the prevalence of IWS among critically ill ventilated patients in two Norwegian paediatric intensive care units (PICUs), and secondary to investigate what motivated bedside nurses to administer additional drug doses.

Three-month follow-up effects of a medication management program on nurses' knowledge.

This quasi-experimental study examined the effects of a medication management program on nurses knowledge of medication management, three months after program completion. Fifty-seven nurses took a multiple-choice test both immediately after the program and three months later. Changes in test performance were assessed using McNemar's test and generalized estimating equations for binary outcomes.

Heart rate during the first 24 hours in term-born infants.

Objective: Heart rate (HR) is an important clinical parameter in newborn infants, but normal ranges are poorly defined. Our aim was to establish normal reference ranges and individual variations in HR as obtained by auscultation in healthy term-born infants during the first 24 hours of life.

Design: Observational study.

Music therapy as an adjunct in cardiac device lead extraction procedures: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Evidence of music therapy as an effective supportive therapy in invasive cardiac procedures is increasing, but more research is needed.

Aims: To evaluate the impact of music therapy on stress responses during cardiac device lead extraction procedures performed in local anaesthesia.

Methods: Sixty-four patients undergoing cardiac implantable electronic device lead extraction at Oslo University Hospital Ulleval from March 2018 to September 2019 were randomized to music therapy (n = 32) or control (n = 32).

Motivational nondirective resonance breathing versus transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation in the treatment of fibromyalgia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Chronic widespread pain (CWP), including fibromyalgia (FM), affects one in every ten adults and is one of the leading causes of sick leave and emotional distress. Due to an unclear etiology and a complex pathophysiology, FM is a condition with few, if any, effective and safe treatments. However, current research within the field of vagal nerve innervation suggests psychophysiological and electrical means by which FM may be treated.

The association of urine markers of iodine intake with development and growth among children in rural Uganda: a secondary analysis of a randomised education trial.

Objective: We examined associations of urine iodide excretion, proxy for iodine intake, with child development and growth.

Design: This is a secondary analysis of a 1:1 cluster-randomised trial with a 6-month nutrition/stimulation/hygiene education intervention among mothers of children aged 6-8 months to improve child development and growth. Development was assessed using Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-III (BSID-III) and Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ), whereas anthropometry was used to assess growth.

Women's satisfaction with midwife-led continuity of care: an observational study in Palestine.

Objectives: A midwife-led continuity model of care had been implemented in the Palestinian governmental health system to improve maternal services in several rural areas. This study investigated if the model influenced women's satisfaction with care, during antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period.

Design: An observational case-control design was used to compare the midwife-led continuity model of care with regular maternity care.

Improving Maternal and Neonatal Health by a Midwife-led Continuity Model of Care - An Observational Study in One Governmental Hospital in Palestine.

Background: From 2013 a midwife-led continuity model of care was implemented in the Nablus region in occupied Palestine, involving a governmental hospital and ten rural villages. This study analysed the relation between the midwife-led model and maternal and neonatal health outcomes.

Method: A register-based, retrospective cohort design was used, involving 2201 singleton births between January 2016 and June 2017 at Nablus governmental hospital.

Child development, growth and microbiota: follow-up of a randomized education trial in Uganda.

Background: Undernutrition impairs child development outcomes and growth. In this follow-up study of an open cluster-randomized intervention trial we examined the effects of an education package delivered to mothers in rural Uganda on their children's development, growth and gut microbiota at 36 months of age.

Methods: The parental trial included 511 mother-child pairs recruited when the children were 6-8 months.