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| Aslak SteinsbekkSummaryAffiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology Country: Norway Publications
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The profiles of adults who consult alternative health practitioners and/or general practitionersAslak Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
Scand J Prim Health Care 25:86-92. 2007..To compare the profiles of people visiting only a general practitioner (GP), those visiting only a practitioner of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and those visiting both (GP&CAM)...- Group based diabetes self-management education compared to routine treatment for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A systematic review with meta-analysisAslak Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Post box 8905, Medisinsk teknisk forskningssenter, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
BMC Health Serv Res 12:213. 2012..assess effects of group-based DSME compared to routine treatment on clinical, lifestyle and psychosocial outcomes in type-2 diabetes patients... 
Cross-cultural comparison of visitors to CAM practitioners in the United States and NorwayAslak Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
J Altern Complement Med 15:1201-7. 2009..However, these countries have fundamentally different health care systems. The aim was therefore to compare characteristics of adults who have seen a CAM practitioner during the last year in the United States and Norway...- Families' visits to practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine in a total population (the HUNT studies)Aslak Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Scand J Public Health 38:96-104. 2010..To investigate characteristics of families with adolescent children who have visited practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)... - Predictors for adolescent visits to practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine in a total population (the Young-HUNT Studies)Aslak Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
PLoS ONE 6:e25719. 2011..To investigate the factors predicting adolescent visits to practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)... - Characteristics of visitors to homeopaths in a total adult population study in Norway (HUNT 2)A Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Homeopathy 97:178-84. 2008..To study the characteristics of people visiting homeopaths in a total adult population in Norway... 
[Patient Activation Measure]Aslak Steinsbekk
Institutt for samfunnsmedisin Norges teknisk naturvitenskapelige universitet 7489 Trondheim
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 128:2316-8. 2008..This article describes the work undertaken to find a suitable questionnaire, translate it to Norwegian and validate it...- [User involvement in hospital departments?]Aslak Steinsbekk
Institutt for samfunnsmedisin, Norges Teknisk Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Medisinskteknisk forskningssenter, 7489 Trondheim
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 128:1944-5. 2008..Experiences of patients and next of kin are to be given a central role in the development of health services. However, little is known about the amount and types of user involvement at the service level... - Socio-demographic characteristics and health perceptions among male and female visitors to CAM practitioners in a total population studyAslak Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Forsch Komplementmed 15:146-51. 2008..The aim was to explore the prevalence of visitors to CAM practitioners in a total population with reference to sex, self-rated health status and socio-demographic characteristics... - An exploratory study of the contextual effect of homeopathic care. A randomised controlled trial of homeopathic care vs. self-prescribed homeopathic medicine in the prevention of upper respiratory tract infections in childrenAslak Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, MTFS, N 7489 Trondheim, Norway
Prev Med 45:274-9; discussion 280-1. 2007.... - Why do parents take their children to homeopaths? -- an exploratory qualitative studyAslak Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
Forsch Komplementmed 13:88-93. 2006..As no study has investigated the reasons for this increase, the aim of the present study was to explore why parents take their children to homeopaths... - Changes among male and female visitors to practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine in a large adult Norwegian population from 1997 to 2008 (The HUNT studies)Aslak Steinsbekk
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Public Health and General Practice, Trondheim, Norway
BMC Complement Altern Med 11:61. 2011..The aim was to investigate changes in the prevalence and characteristics of male and female visitors to practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in a large adult population from 1997 to 2008... - Randomized controlled trials on treatment by homeopaths and self-treatment with homeopathic medicines: design and protocolAslak Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, MTFS, N 7489 Trondheim, Norway
J Altern Complement Med 10:1027-32. 2004.... - Patients' assessments of the effectiveness of homeopathic care in Norway: a prospective observational multicentre outcome studyA Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
Homeopathy 94:10-6. 2005..To evaluate the patient reported effects of homeopathic care 6 months after first consultations... - Self treatment with one of three self selected, ultramolecular homeopathic medicines for the prevention of upper respiratory tract infections in children. A double-blind randomized placebo controlled trialAslak Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
Br J Clin Pharmacol 59:447-55. 2005..This study investigates the effect of self treatment with one of three self selected ultramolecular homeopathic medicines for the prevention of childhood URTI... - Empowering the cancer patient or controlling the tumor? A qualitative study of how cancer patients experience consultations with complementary and alternative medicine practitioners and physicians, respectivelyAslak Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, NTNU, Norway
Integr Cancer Ther 4:195-200. 2005..In the second model, the patient is defined as the causal factor; the outcomes of the treatment are dependent on the resources of the patient (eg, the body's ability to heal itself) and the impact of the patient's situation... - Homeopathic care for the prevention of upper respiratory tract infections in children: a pragmatic, randomised, controlled trial comparing individualised homeopathic care and waiting-list controlsAslak Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, MTFS, N 7489 Trondheim, Norway
Complement Ther Med 13:231-8. 2005..To investigate whether individualised treatment by homeopaths is effective in preventing childhood upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)... - Efficacy of ongoing group based diabetes self-management education for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A randomised controlled trialLisbeth Ø Rygg
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Patient Educ Couns 86:98-105. 2012..To evaluate the efficacy of ongoing group based diabetes self-management education (DSME) for patients with type 2 diabetes... - How do parents of child patients compare consultations with homeopaths and physicians? A qualitative studyMarit By Rise
Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
Patient Educ Couns 74:91-6. 2009..How do parents of child patients experience and compare consultations with homeopaths and physicians, and how do they describe an ideal consultation... - Reasons for participation in group-based type 2 diabetes self-management education. A qualitative studyLisbeth Ø Rygg
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Scand J Public Health 38:788-93. 2010..To investigate reasons for participating in group-based diabetes self-management education (DSME) for patients with type 2 diabetes... - The use of simplified constitutional indications for self-prescription of homeopathic medicineAslak Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, MTFS, N 7489 Trondheim, Norway
Complement Ther Med 12:112-7. 2004.... - The effect of an educational programme consisting of group and individual arthritis education for patients with polyarthritis--a randomised controlled trialKjersti Grønning
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Patient Educ Couns 88:113-20. 2012..The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an educational programme for patients with polyarthritis compared to usual care... - User involvement in hospital wards: professionals negotiating user knowledge. A qualitative studyMarit Solbjør
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
Patient Educ Couns 85:e144-9. 2011..To investigate how health professionals in hospital wards that have voluntarily initiated user involvement negotiate user knowledge into their professional knowledge... - Coping with arthritis is experienced as a dynamic balancing process. A qualitative studyKjersti Grønning
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Clin Rheumatol 30:1425-32. 2011..The process of coping with arthritis was found to be a dynamic, iterative, balancing process where patients redefined what they considered as normal life through the course of the disease... - Characteristics of visitors to practitioners of homeopathy in a large adult Norwegian population (the HUNT 3 study)Audhild Løhre
Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Department of Public Health and General Practice, Trondheim, Norway
Homeopathy 101:175-81. 2012..The aim was to investigate characteristics of female and male visitors to practitioners of homeopathy in a large adult population in Norway... - Five-year follow-up of a one-year self-management program for patients with COPDBorghild K Lomundal
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 7:87-93. 2012..Investigate long-term effects 4 years after the end of a 1-year self-management program (SMP) with 30 hours of education and 16 hours of physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)... - Effect of an institutional development plan for user participation on professionals' knowledge, practice, and attitudes. A controlled studyMarit By Rise
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
BMC Health Serv Res 11:296. 2011.... - [Users of homeopathy in Norway]Aslak Steinsbekk
Institutt for samfunnsmedisin, Norges Teknisk Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Medisinsk teknisk forskningssenter, 7489 Trondheim
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 124:1950-1. 2004..37% of the Norwegian population have been to a homeopath. This article describes user complaints and characteristics and compares this with previous users and patients in general practice... - Three-year follow-up after a two-year comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation programA Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and St Olav s Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
Chron Respir Dis 6:5-11. 2009..In conclusion, the participants had maintained their achieved level of health, improved their lung function slightly, and continued to exercise regularly 3 years after the end of the program... - Users of homeopaths in Norway in 1998, compared to previous users and GP patientsA Steinsbekk
Department of Community Medicine and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
Homeopathy 92:3-10. 2003..This study describes complaints and characteristics of patients who visited Norwegian homeopaths in 1998, comparing them with those who visited homeopaths in 1985 and general practice patients... - [Patient participation in hospital wards--health personnel's experience]Marit Solbjør
Institutt for samfunnsmedisin, Norges Teknisk Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, 7489 Trondheim, Norway
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 131:130-1. 2011..The aim of this study was to investigate the experience health personnel have with patient participation in hospital wards... - Herbal use among cancer patients during palliative or curative chemotherapy treatment in NorwaySilje Engdal
Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Medical Technical Research Centre, 3rd Floor West, Olav Kyrresgt 9, N 7489, Trondheim, Norway
Support Care Cancer 16:763-9. 2008.... - Complementary and alternative medicine practitioner consultations among those who have or have had cancer in a Norwegian total population (Nord-Trøndelag Health Study): prevalence, socio-demographics and health perceptionsA Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Trondheim, MTFS, Trondheim, Norway
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 19:346-51. 2010..From the socio-demographic variables studied only the reporting of a university degree was significantly associated with higher CAM practitioner use... - Patient participation in mental healthcare: when is it difficult? A qualitative study of users and providers in a mental health hospital in NorwayMarit Solbjør
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Int J Soc Psychiatry 59:107-13. 2013..Participation is built on ideas of democracy and individual responsibility. Mental illness has, however, been characterized by its irrational features... - The short-term effect on alliance and satisfaction of using patient feedback scales in mental health out-patient treatment. A randomised controlled trialMarit By Rise
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
BMC Health Serv Res 12:348. 2012..Hypotheses were that use of feedback scales would improve treatment alliance and patient satisfaction... - The personality of homeopaths: a cross-sectional survey of the personality profiles of homeopaths compared to a norm sampleMarit B Rise
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
J Altern Complement Med 18:42-7. 2012..It was hypothesized that the homeopaths would score higher than the norm sample on Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness... - Paid work is associated with improved health-related quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritisKjersti Grønning
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Department of Rheumatology, St Olavs Hospital, MTFS, Trondheim, 7489, Norway
Clin Rheumatol 29:1317-22. 2010..The positive association of performing paid work and HRQOL imply that health care providers should thoroughly evaluate the possibilities for the patients to continue with paid work... - Observational studies of a one year self-management program and a two year pulmonary rehabilitation program in patients with COPDBorghild K Lomundal
St Olav Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2:617-24. 2007..To describe the outcome of a one year self-management program (SMG) and a two year pulmonary rehabilitation program (PRG)... - Patient education - Which parts of the content predict impact on coping skills?Randi Nossum
1Department of Clinical Service, St Olav s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
Scand J Public Health 41:429-35. 2013..Future patient education programmes should focus on group processes and improving participants' activity... - Undergraduate homeopathy education in Europe and the influence of accreditationPetter Viksveen
Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Homeopathy 100:253-8. 2011..The safety of patients consulting with practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) partially depends on practitioners' competence, and thus the standard of undergraduate education...