Cochrane reviews with Norwegian authors 2023

Factors that influence the provision of home‐based rehabilitation services for people needing rehabilitation: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

The objective of this review has been to identify factors that influence the organisation and delivery of in‐person home‐based rehabilitation and home‐based telerehabilitation.

 

Norway-based authors included 

Claire Glenton, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)

Anne-Stine Bergquist Roberg, Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital

 

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Motivational interviewing for substance use reduction.

The objective of this review has been to assess the effectiveness of motivational interviewing for substance use on the extent of substance use, readiness to change, and retention in treatment.

 

Norway-based authors included Geir Smedslund, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI)

 

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Positioning for lumbar puncture in newborn infants

The objective of this review has been to assess the benefits and harms of the lateral decubitus, sitting, and prone positions for lumbar puncture in newborn infants.

 

Norway-based authors included Marcus Glenton Prescott, St. Olavs hospital

 

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Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health: identification and treatment of wasting in children

The objective of this review has been to assess the effectiveness of identification and treatment of moderate and severe wasting in children aged five years or under by lay health workers working in the community compared with health providers working in health facilities.

 

Norway-based authors included

Eleni Papadopoulou, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI)

Susan Munabi-Babigumira, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)

Simon Lewin, Norwegian University of Sience and Technology (NTNU)

 

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Factors that impact on recruitment to vaccine trials in the context of a pandemic or epidemic: a qualitative evidence synthesis

The objective of this review has been to explore the factors that influence a person's decision to participate in a vaccine trial in the context of a pandemic or epidemic.

 

Norway-based authors included

Claire Glenton, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)

Rebecca Cox, University of Bergen (UIB)

 

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Impact of active placebo controls on estimated drug effects in randomised trials: a systematic review of trials with both active placebo and standard placebo.

The objective of this review is to to estimate the difference in drug effects when an experimental drug is compared with an active placebo versus a standard placebo control intervention, and to explore causes for heterogeneity. In the context of a randomised trial, this difference in drug effects can be estimated by directly comparing the effect difference between the active placebo and standard placebo intervention.

 

Norway-based authors included

Espen Bjørkedal, The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)

 

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Cannabis‐based medicines and medical cannabis for adults with cancer pain

The objective of this review is to evaluate the benefits and harms of cannabis‐based medicines, including medical cannabis, for treating pain and other symptoms in adults with cancer compared to placebo or any other established analgesic for cancer pain.

 

Norway-based authors included Rae Frances Bell . Haukeland University Hospital

 

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Vocabulary interventions for second language (L2) learners up to six years of age

The objective of this review is to to examine the immediate and long‐term effects of second language (L2) vocabulary interventions targeting L2 learners up to six years of age on vocabulary and social‐emotional well‐being. Also, to examine the associations between L2 vocabulary interventions and the general characteristics of L2 learners (e.g. age, L2 exposure, and L1 skills)

 

Norway-based authors included

Hanne Næss Hjetland, OsloMet

Hilde Hofslundsengen og Liv Inger Engevik, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)

Marianne Klem, Jannicke Karlsen og May-Britt Monsrud, Statped

Åste M. Hagen, Courtenay Norbury og Kari-Anne B. Næss, University of Oslo (UiO)

 

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Reviewer training for improving grant and journal peer review

The objective of this review is to evaluate the effect of peer reviewer training on the quality of grant and journal peer review.

 

Norway-based authors included

Jan-Ole Hesselberg and Hilde Strømme, University of Oslo (UiO)

Therese K. Dalsbø, National Institute of Occupational Health (STAMI)

Ida Svege, OsloMet.

Atle Fretheim, OsloMet and Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI)

 

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Haemostatic therapies for stroke due to acute, spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage

The objective of this review is to examine (1) the effects of individual classes of haemostatic therapies, compared with placebo or open control, in adults with acute spontaneous ICH, and (2) the effects of each class of haemostatic therapy according to the use and type of antithrombotic drug before ICH onset.

 

Norway-based authors included

Helle Eilertsen, University of Oslo (UiO) and Oslo University Hospital. 

Else C. Sandset, Oslo University Hospital and Norwegian Air Ambulance

 

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Antithrombotic treatment after stroke due to intracerebral haemorrhage

The objective of this review is to determine the overall effectiveness and safety of antithrombotic drugs on MACE and its components for people with ICH.

 

Norway-based authors included Ole Morten Rønning, Akershus University Hospital

 

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