Cochrane reviews with Norwegian authors 2024

Improving adverse drug event reporting by healthcare professionals

The objective of this review has been to investigate whether interventions for healthcare personnel are effective in improving their reporting of adverse drug events.

Norway-based authors included  Christopher J. Rose, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI).

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Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome

The objective of this review was to determine the effects of exercise therapy for adults with CFS compared with any other intervention or control on fatigue, adverse outcomes, pain, physical functioning, quality of life, mood disorders, sleep, self‐perceived changes in overall health, health service resources use and dropout.

Norway-based authors included  Lillebeth Larun and Kjetil G. Brurberg, Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

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Healthcare workers’ informal uses of mobile phones and other mobile devices to support their work: a qualitative evidence synthesis

The objective of this review has been to explore the views, experiences, and practices of healthcare workers, managers and other professionals working in healthcare services regarding their informal, innovative uses of mobile devices to support their work.

 

Norway-based authors included 

Unni Gopinathan and Marit Johansen Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) .

Claire Glenton and Susan Munabi-Babigumia, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. (HVL) 

Josephine Namitala and Tom Neumark, University of Oslo (UiO)

Elizabeth Paulsen, Oslo Metropolian University. (OsloMet)

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

 

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Early versus delayed oral feeding after major gynaecologic surgery

The objective of this review has been to assess the effects of early versus delayed (traditional) initiation of oral intake of food and fluids after major gynaecologic surgery.

This is an updated and expanded version of a Cochrane review published in 2014.

 

Norway-based authors included  Elizabeth Matovinovic, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)

 

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