The project aims to investigate aging and age-related phenomena, such as somatic health and lifestyle, among individuals with substance abuse disorder, with a primary focus on individuals with opioid substance abuse disorder and on patients in medication-assisted rehabilitation.
Despite a decrease in the incidence of stillbirths in recent years, they continue to be a significant challenge for those who have to handle such a situation.
A prospective, open randomized, parallel-Group study to evaluate the outcome of discontinuing vs. continuing anti-TNF in UC patients in remiss.
Can a simple intervention successfully reduce regular use of sleeping pills among older patients?
In the CARE study we address mental health and care needs of high-risk children entering out-of-home care, living in foster homes, or with mothers in Opiate Maintenance Treatment (OMT).
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a widely spread β-herpesvirus infecting the majority of the population.
Long-term effects following acute infections includes fatigue and cognitive disturbances, causing substantial disability. Pooling of data from observational studies is a prerequisite for a better understanding of underlying disease mechanisms.
This is a postdoctoral study of how doctors give information to patients.
This collaboration aims to enhance the quality of higher education in mental health in Nepal and Norway, and strengthen internationalization of higher education through mobility of 51 master and PhD students and academic personnel.
CoMorMent is going to investigate the relationship between mental disorders and cardiovascular diseases.
Contraction of the heart is dependent on the contraction of individual muscle cells, which is in turn dependent on cellular components called dyads.
Using data simulation models to optimize resource utilization and patient flow across various departments at Akershus University Hospital.
With patients admitted to hospitals requiring more care, hospitals need good patient safety practices to safeguard their well-being.
This is a translational project.
This project aims to evaluate how patients respond to heroin-assisted treatment.
Over the past decades, alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm has increased among older persons in many countries, including Norway.
Health service research is organised in a network of researchers who are engaged in projects where the organisation of services for drug addicts is either the main or a subsidiary theme.
Human immune deficiency virus type-1 (HIV) results in a chronic infection, which leads to the development of severe immunodeficiency when untreated.
The project is expected to contribute to the development of new organizational models for healthcare delivery and the improvement of healthcare services for children.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common reasons for hospitalization in the Western world.
The IBSEN III study is a large population-based observational, prospective study designed to answer several important challenges within Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)-treatment and care.
Nationally as well as internationally, there are calls for new models of integrated services targeting the complex care needs of frail older adults.
This is a preclinical randomized controlled trial on information giving and patient involvement in treatment decisions regarding multiple sclerosis (MS).
LoTECA is a prospective observational cohort study on the long-term effects of COVID-19 in non-hospitalised adolescents and young adult.
The purpose is to improve information about medicines for patients with heart failure. We aim to identify what factors are the strongest predictors of adherence and re-admittance rate.
The MOP-study is a psychotherapy study where depressed patients are given Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Psychodynamic Psychotherapy to investigate what kind of treatment works best for whom and what components of the treatments lead to improvement.
Long COVID, also referred to as post-acute sequela of COVID-19 (PASC), is present in a substantial number of individuals, and treatment for this is warranted.
Progressive encephalopathies (PE) in children are clinically and genetically heterogeneous. Affected individuals usually exhibit developmental arrest before regression, and cerebral MRI show loss of neural tissue or abnormal signaling intensity.
Women in OMT who have used OMT medication during pregnancy and their children
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that impacts the central nervous system. Worldwide, over 2 million patients are affected by the disease, which is one of the most common causes of disability amongst the younger inhabitants of Europe.
Naltrexone is a drug that blocks heroin and other opioids, which may help opioid-dependent patients to maintain their desire for heroin abstinence.
In Norway, opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) first became a treatment option in 1997 and has been a national treatment provision since 1998.
The intention of the longitudinal study is to reveal new knowledge about therapists’ development during training in different psychotherapy modes.
The Norwegian Cancer Society - National Group of Expertise on Pancreatic Cancer Research (KNEP) consists of nine research groups which focus on this disease and now can bundle their research activities in the context of this 5-years´project.
We will evaluate the revised OAT guidelines, including the implications of the guidelines for clinical practice, and the experiences of patients and therapists.
A register has been established of everyone who has applied for and started OMT treatment in Norway for the period 1997-2009.
The project has followed patients in and out of medication-assisted rehabilitation to better understand how patient pathways unfold over time.
The use of strong opioid medications is increasing in Norway. This project aims to examine the risks associated with the use of physician-prescribed opioid pain relievers.
This project examines overdoses at the drug consumption room in Oslo.
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the Western world and it is predicted to rank second by 2030. The prognosis of pancreatic cancer is grim, mainly due to late diagnosis and profound chemoresistance.
How we can achieve healthy ageing by designing high quality care systems is essential. Public policy emphasises integration and continuity of care as key components in achieving this.
Our researchers has conducted patient safety studies since 2006.
The PerDiRe project aims at implementing a new personalized diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening and monitoring programme using artificial intelligence (AI) - for future applications in the care of patients with diabetes.
We research chronic pain treatment to minimize the risks associated with opioids.
The PriSUD project aims to help improve quality of life and treatment outcomes among people with substance use disorders serving time in prison or in the community.
This project will investigate how quality of life changes among patients in heroin-assisted treatment.
A national research project aimed at providing updated knowledge about quality of life and health status among people sentenced to prison or community sanctions in Norway. This study will be the first in Norway to examine mental health and quality of life among all individuals sentenced to community sanctions.
The RECON project aims to address the issue of reducing the use of involuntary mental health treatment for individuals with severe mental illness.
RESCUER aims to improve breast cancer treatment using computer modelling.
We explore how inexperienced residents handle uncertainty in clinical practice, including how they communicate with colleagues and patients about uncertainty.