Published in Community Ment Health J on January 26, 2007
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The coping styles of adolescents with type 1 diabetes are associated with degree of metabolic control. Diabetes Care (2004) 1.28
A comparison of the health-related quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulcers, with a diabetes group and a nondiabetes group from the general population. Qual Life Res (2006) 1.27
Clutter filter design for ultrasound color flow imaging. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control (2002) 1.23
Self-reported prevalence, etiology, and characteristics of pain in oncology outpatients. Eur J Pain (2007) 1.16
Prevalence and predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in physically injured victims of non-domestic violence. A longitudinal study. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2007) 1.14
Patient safety in surgical environments: cross-countries comparison of psychometric properties and results of the Norwegian version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety. BMC Health Serv Res (2010) 1.14
Acute hospital admissions among nursing home residents: a population-based observational study. BMC Health Serv Res (2011) 1.07
Gender differences in chronic pain--findings from a population-based study of Norwegian adults. Pain Manag Nurs (2004) 1.05
Sense of coherence as a resource in relation to health-related quality of life among mentally intact nursing home residents - a questionnaire study. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2008) 1.04
The impact of social support and sense of coherence on health-related quality of life among nursing home residents--a questionnaire survey in Bergen, Norway. Int J Nurs Stud (2008) 1.04
Clutter filters adapted to tissue motion in ultrasound color flow imaging. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control (2002) 1.02
Health-related quality of life and metabolic control in adolescents with diabetes: the role of parental care, control, and involvement. J Pediatr Nurs (2005) 1.02
Psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire for the Norwegian general population. J Nurs Meas (2004) 1.01
Prevalence rates for and predictors of self-reported adherence of oncology outpatients with analgesic medications. Clin J Pain (2008) 0.99
Effects of false-positive results in a breast screening program on anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life. Cancer Nurs (2012) 0.99
Risk perception, worry and satisfaction related to genetic counseling for hereditary cancer. J Genet Couns (2007) 0.98
Real-time adaptive clutter rejection filtering in color flow imaging using power method iterations. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control (2006) 0.97
The effect of salutogenic treatment principles on coping with mental health problems A randomised controlled trial. Patient Educ Couns (2005) 0.96
Mammography screening from the perspective of quality of life: a review of the literature. Scand J Caring Sci (2009) 0.96
Association of breathlessness with multiple symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Adv Nurs (2010) 0.94
Coping and psychological distress in hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Heart Lung (2006) 0.94
The bodily suffering of living with severe psoriasis: in-depth interviews with 22 hospitalized patients with psoriasis. Qual Health Res (2002) 0.93
Acute psychological reactions in assault victims of non-domestic violence: peritraumatic dissociation, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression. Nord J Psychiatry (2006) 0.92
Occupation, lifestyle factors and health-related quality of life: the Hordaland Health Study. J Occup Environ Med (2003) 0.92
Quality of life after randomization to laparoscopic versus open living donor nephrectomy: long-term follow-up. Transplantation (2007) 0.92
The association between history of diabetic foot ulcer, perceived health and psychological distress: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study. BMC Endocr Disord (2009) 0.91
Evaluation of evidence-based methods used to teach nursing students to critically appraise evidence. J Nurs Educ (2008) 0.91
Follow-up interviews of 12 living kidney donors one yr after open donor nephrectomy. Clin Transplant (2007) 0.91
Health-related quality of life among patients with diabetes and foot ulcers: association with demographic and clinical characteristics. J Diabetes Complications (2007) 0.91
Two-year changes in quality of life in elderly patients with low-energy hip fractures. A case-control study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2010) 0.90
Quality of life in female myocardial infarction survivors: a comparative study with a randomly selected general female population cohort. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2007) 0.90
A qualitative study of the information needs of acute myocardial infarction patients, and their preferences for follow-up contact after discharge. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs (2005) 0.90
Evidence based practice beliefs and implementation among nurses: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nurs (2014) 0.89
What determines subjective health status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: importance of symptoms in subjective health status of COPD patients. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2008) 0.89
Does a telephone follow-up intervention for patients discharged with acute myocardial infarction have long-term effects on health-related quality of life? A randomised controlled trial. J Clin Nurs (2009) 0.89
Quality of life can both influence and be an outcome of general health perceptions after heart surgery. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2007) 0.89
Improving outcomes after myocardial infarction: a randomized controlled trial evaluating effects of a telephone follow-up intervention. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil (2007) 0.88
Skin pain and discomfort in psoriasis: an exploratory study of symptom prevalence and characteristics. Acta Derm Venereol (2010) 0.88
Low health-related quality of life among abused women. Qual Life Res (2006) 0.88
The impact of social support on mental health service users' sense of coherence: a longitudinal panel survey. Int J Nurs Stud (2009) 0.88
Sense of coherence predicts change in life satisfaction among home-living residents in the community with mental health problems: a 1-year follow-up study. Qual Life Res (2007) 0.87
Anxiety in the operating theatre: a study of frequency and environmental impact in patients having local, plexus or regional anaesthesia. J Clin Nurs (2009) 0.87
Growing up and living with cystic fibrosis: everyday life and encounters with the health care and social services--a qualitative study. ANS Adv Nurs Sci (2003) 0.87
Is global quality of life reduced before fracture in patients with low-energy wrist or hip fracture? A comparison with matched controls. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2008) 0.86
Personal improvement project in nursing education: learning methods and tools for continuous quality improvement in nursing practice. J Adv Nurs (2003) 0.85
Impaired generic health status but perception of good quality of life in survivors of burn injury. J Trauma (2006) 0.85
Improvement in Stress, General Self-Efficacy, and Health Related Quality of Life following Patient Education for Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Pilot Study. Nurs Res Pract (2013) 0.85
Factor structure of the revised Jalowiec Coping Scale in patients admitted for elective coronary angiography. Scand J Caring Sci (2008) 0.84
Pain and quality of life with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Heart Lung (2011) 0.84
History of and factors associated with diabetic foot ulcers in Norway: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study. Scand J Public Health (2008) 0.84
Cancer patients' barriers to pain management and psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Barriers Questionnaire II. Scand J Caring Sci (2008) 0.83
Nursing pain management--a qualitative interview study of patients with pain, hospitalized for cancer treatment. Pain Manag Nurs (2009) 0.83
Factors influencing the development of evidence-based practice among nurses: a self-report survey. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 0.83
Women with newly diagnosed breast cancer and their perceptions of needs in a health-care context. J Clin Nurs (2008) 0.83
The predictive value of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms for quality of life: a longitudinal study of physically injured victims of non-domestic violence. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2007) 0.83
How can movement quality be promoted in clinical practice? A phenomenological study of physical therapist experts. Phys Ther (2010) 0.83
Acute hospital admissions from nursing homes: predictors of unwarranted variation? Scand J Public Health (2013) 0.83
Global quality of life in primary caregivers of patients with cancer in palliative phase staying at home. Support Care Cancer (2006) 0.82
Quality of life in chronic low back pain patients treated with instrumented fusion. J Clin Nurs (2008) 0.82
The effect of an educational intervention for renal recipients: a randomized controlled trial. Clin Transplant (2012) 0.82
The prevalence and occurrence of diabetic foot ulcer pain and its impact on health-related quality of life. J Pain (2006) 0.82
Associations between disease severity, coping and dimensions of health-related quality of life in patients admitted for elective coronary angiography - a cross sectional study. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2008) 0.82
Quality of life in adults with juvenile-onset dermatomyositis: a case-control study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2012) 0.81
Experience of being the spouse/cohabitant of a person with bipolar affective disorder: a cumulative process over time. Scand J Caring Sci (2008) 0.81
Is health-related quality of life associated with the risk of low-energy wrist fracture: a case-control study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2009) 0.81
Promoting coping: salutogenesis among people with mental health problems. Issues Ment Health Nurs (2007) 0.81
No long-term impact of low-energy distal radius fracture on health-related quality of life and global quality of life: a case-control study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2009) 0.81
Living donors' experiences 1 wk after donating a kidney. Clin Transplant (2005) 0.80
Parallel beamforming using synthetic transmit beams. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control (2007) 0.80
Evidence based practice in clinical physiotherapy education: a qualitative interpretive description. BMC Med Educ (2013) 0.80
Improvement in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index score predicts improvement in skin pain over time in patients with psoriasis. Acta Derm Venereol (2013) 0.80
Nursing education in Norway. J Adv Nurs (2002) 0.80
Assaulted victims of nondomestic violence in Norway--injury, crime characteristics and emotions during the assault. Scand J Caring Sci (2008) 0.80
Anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life after jejunoileal bypass: a 25-year follow-up study of 20 female patients. Obes Surg (2003) 0.79
Demographic, clinical, and pain characteristics are associated with average pain severity groups in a sample of oncology outpatients. J Pain (2008) 0.79
Self-perceived physical functioning and health status among fully ambulatory multiple sclerosis patients. J Neurol (2008) 0.79
Differences in health-related quality of life between older nursing home residents without cognitive impairment and the general population of Norway. J Clin Nurs (2008) 0.79
The double embarrassment: Understanding the actions of nursing staff in an unexpected situation. Int J Nurs Pract (2013) 0.79
Patient-reported outcome after randomization to on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 0.78
A population-based study of associations between current posttraumatic stress symptoms and current fatigue. J Trauma Stress (2010) 0.78
Renal recipients' educational experiences in the early post-operative phase--a qualitative study. Scand J Caring Sci (2012) 0.78
Patients' level of knowledge measured five days after kidney transplantation. Clin Transplant (2010) 0.78
Preoperative cerebral ischemic lesions predict physical health status after on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.77
Reducing color flow artifacts caused by parallel beamforming. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control (2010) 0.77
Limited evidence for the effectiveness of educational interventions for renal transplant recipients. Results from a systematic review of controlled clinical trials. Patient Educ Couns (2012) 0.77
The role of the student: salutogenic or pathogenic? Int J Nurs Pract (2006) 0.77
Long-term risk factors for impaired burn-specific health and unemployment in patients with thermal injury. Burns (2006) 0.77
Expressions of hope in cystic fibrosis patients: a comparison with the general population. Heart Lung (2004) 0.76
Hope in the general Norwegian population, measured using the Herth Hope Index. Palliat Support Care (2003) 0.75