Publications by authors named "T B Sundar"

Purpose: In 2020, the Norwegian school curriculum was revised, introducing a new cross-curricular subject, Public Health, and Life Skills. The curriculum emphasizes collaboration between teachers and the school health service. Subsequently, a research project, Literacies for Health and Life Skills, was initiated at Oslo Metropolitan University.

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  • The study explores how social inequalities in health, health literacy, and quality of life are researched together, as their joint impact on public health indicators is still unclear.
  • A scoping review was conducted across ten databases, resulting in 73 eligible studies from an initial pool of 4,111 citations, primarily quantitative in nature and focused on community patient populations.
  • The findings revealed a lack of clear definitions and assessments for the intersection of these three factors in the literature, highlighting that research on this topic varies widely in design, population, context, and geographical focus.
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In the title compound, CHNOS, the piperidine ring adopts a distorted chair conformation. The thio-phene rings have twisted conformations about the C-C bonds. The mean plane of the piperidine ring makes a near orthogonal conformation with the toluene ring.

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Background: Overweight and obesity are public concerns with risk of adverse health outcomes. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is lower in adolescents than children in general. An increase in body mass index (BMI) is associated with a decrease in HRQoL.

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Adolescents who are overweight or obese are reported to be less active than their peers. Motivation is a critical factor in sustaining physical activity and thereby positive health outcomes. This qualitative study explores how participation in a 12-week Internet-based intervention study, Young & Active, influenced the participants' short-term and long-term motivation to increase and sustain physical activity.

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