Anticipatory grief - A neglected phenomenon among relatives of patients with incurable cancer: A qualitative study.

Purpose: To explore the experience of being a relative to a patient with incurable cancer and the relatives' perceived need for support.

Method: A qualitative design with a critical hermeneutics approach was applied. In total, 15 semi-structured individual interviews with relatives of patients with incurable cancer were conducted and analysed through a Paul Ricœur-inspired analysis.

The effect of stretching intensity on pain sensitivity: A randomized crossover study on healthy adults.

Background: Stretching exercises have effects on local and widespread pain sensitivity. A dose-response relationship may exist between the analgesic effect and the intensity of stretching, such that a higher intensity of stretching may generate a larger reduction in analgesic response, but this remains to be studied. This study aimed to examine the dose-response relationship between stretching intensity and the analgesic effect.

The effect of six-week regular stretching exercises on regional and distant pain sensitivity: an experimental longitudinal study on healthy adults.

Background: Stretching exercises are widely used for pain relief and show positive effects on musculoskeletal, nociplastic and neuropathic pain; the magnitude of altered pain sensitivity responses following regular stretching is currently unknown. This study aimed to investigate the effect of six weeks of regular stretching exercise on regional and widespread pain sensitivity and range of motion and the effect of stretching cessation on regional and widespread pain sensitivity and range of motion.

Methods: An experimental single-blind longitudinal repeated measures study.

The effectiveness of stretching exercises in patients with fibromyalgia: A systematic review.

Fibromyalgia is one of the most prevalent chronic pain disorders. Fibromyalgia is characterised by generalised pain. In addition, patients with fibromyalgia often have co-morbidity.

Regional and widespread pain sensitivity decreases following stretching in both men and women - Indications of stretch-induced hypoalgesia.

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the effect of sex on regional and widespread pain sensitivity following acute bouts of stretching and to investigate the acute effect of stretching on regional and widespread pain sensitivity following stretching.

Methods: 73 healthy adults (36 females; mean age 25.6 ± 6.

How pregnant women with diabetes experience telemonitoring of the fetal heart rate - An interview study.

Objectives: The use of telemonitoring in healthcare is generally increasing. Women with complicated pregnancies are using telemonitoring as an alternative to conventional management, encompassing hospitalization or frequent outpatient clinic visits. However, there is sparse evidence on how pregnant women experience monitoring of their unborn babies at home.

Mobile imaging trailers: A scoping review of CT and MRI modalities.

Introduction: Mobile Imaging Trailers enable moving diagnostic imaging equipment between locations requiring very little setup and configuration, example given CT-scanners and MRI-scanners. However, despite the apparent benefits of utilising these imaging capabilities, very little research on the subject exists. This study aims at gaining an overview of the current state of the literature, using the scoping review methodology.

Women's experiences with managing advice on gestational diabetes - a qualitative interview study.

Objective: This study aims to gain insight into women's experiences with gestational diabetes and their strategies to cope with advice for changing lifestyle. Further, health care professionals' approach to women with gestational diabetes is discussed.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews with nine women with gestational diabetes were conducted at a university hospital, adopting a phenomenological approach.

The overuse of intrapartum cardiotocography (CTG) for low-risk women: An actor-network theory analysis of data from focus groups.

Background: There is an overuse of cardiotocography for intrapartum fetal monitoring for low-risk women in high-income countries, despite recommendations from evidence-based guidelines.

Aim: To understand why midwives use cardiotocography for low-risk women despite evidence-based recommendations and to understand the roles of the cardiotocograph machine.

Method: This qualitative study used focus groups for data collection.

Does the use of telephone reminders to increase survey response rates affect outcome estimates? An ancillary analysis of a prospective cohort study of patients with low back pain.

Background: Research is often undertaken using patient-reported outcomes from questionnaires. Achieving a high response rate demands expensive and time-consuming methods like telephone reminders. However, it is unknown whether telephone reminders change outcome estimates or only affect the response rate in research of populations with low back pain (LBP).

Patients' experiences following acute admission due to COPD exacerbation. A qualitative interview study.

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease causes significant burdens for patients. To secure safe care and treatment in the first part of the patient trajectory, it is essential to explore patients' experiences during admission in the acute phase following an exacerbation due to COPD.

Methods: Thirteen semi-structured interviews were performed, using Kvale and Brinkman's meaning condensation as an analytical approach.

Soft-collar use in rehabilitation of whiplash-associated disorders - A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Active rehabilitation of Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) is favoured over passive modalities such as soft-collars. However, the effectiveness of soft-collar use remains unclear.

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of soft-collar use on pain and disability in WAD.

Translation and cultural adaptation of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire into Danish using the dual-panel approach: comparison with outcomes from an alternative translation approach.

Objective: Physical activity reduces the risk of pregnancy-related complications. However, pregnant women often reduce their physical activity levels and do not follow the WHO's physical activity recommendations during pregnancy. To support pregnant women in monitoring physical activity, the self-administered Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire was developed in the US.

How do reminder systems in follow-up screening for women with previous gestational diabetes work? - a realist review.

Background: Women with previous gestational diabetes have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. Recommendations therefore urge these women to participate in follow-up screening, 4-12 weeks postpartum and every 1-3 years thereafter. We sought to theorize how reminder interventions to support early detection of diabetes work, for whom, and in what circumstances.

Feasibility of ABLE 1.0-a program aiming at enhancing the ability to perform activities of daily living in persons with chronic conditions.

Background: The "A Better everyday LifE" (ABLE) intervention was developed to accommodate the need of a program addressing ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) in persons with chronic conditions living at home. During intervention development, it is necessary to evaluate relevant aspects of the feasibility of a program. Thus, the aim was to evaluate the feasibility of content and delivery of ABLE version 1.

Midwives' provision of health promotion in antenatal care: A qualitative explorative study.

Problem: Studies indicate that health promotion in antenatal care can be improved. Moreover, a schism seems to exist between health promotion and prevention in antenatal care.

Background: Antenatal care to support and improve maternal health is a core midwifery activity in which prevention as well as HP and woman-centeredness are important.

"Study protocol for the ≥65 years NOrthern jutland Cohort of Fall risk Assessment with Objective measurements (the NOCfao study)".

Background: Accidental falls are common among community-dwellers, probably due to the level of physical activity and impaired postural stability. Today, fall risk prediction tools' discriminative validity are only moderate. In order to increase the accuracy, multiple variables such as highly validated objective field measurements of physical activity and impaired postural stability should be adressed in order to predict falls.

Early differential diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis among patients with low back pain in primary care.

Diagnosing and treating low back pain (LBP) is a worldwide major primary care challenge in which a differential diagnosis between non-specific LBP and conditions with a known pathology is essential for choosing the optimal treatment strategy. The time required for the diagnosis of a condition such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) was previously found too long. However, a recently published paper by Bashir et al.

Healing architecture and Snoezelen in delivery room design: a qualitative study of women's birth experiences and patient-centeredness of care.

Background: The physical place and environment has a profound influence on experiences, health and wellbeing of birthing women. An alternatively designed delivery room, inspired by the principles of healing architecture and Snoezelen, was established in a Danish regional hospital. These principles provided knowledge of how building and interior design affects the senses, including users' pain experience and stress levels.

Muscle stretching - the potential role of endogenous pain inhibitory modulation on stretch tolerance.

Background and aims The effect of stretching on joint range of motion is well documented and is primarily related to changes in the tolerance to stretch, but the mechanisms underlying this change are still largely unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of a remote, painful stimulus on stretch tolerance. Methods Thirty-four healthy male subjects were recruited and randomly assigned to an experimental pain group (n=17) or a control group (n=17).

Labour outcomes in caseload midwifery and standard care: a register-based cohort study.

Background: Research on caseload midwifery in a Danish setting is missing. This cohort study aimed to compare labour outcomes in caseload midwifery and standard midwifery care.

Methods: A historical register-based cohort study was carried out using routinely collected data about all singleton births 2013-2016 in two maternity units in the North Denmark Region.

Causes of misdiagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic scoping review.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has serious implications at both the individual and the societal level. It is crucial that COPD is diagnosed correctly to ensure provision of the right treatment. However, the current diagnostic procedures may lead to misdiagnosis.