Publications by authors named "Hilde Kristin Refvik Riise"
Aims: This study aims to describe health literacy for people at risk of type 2 diabetes and people with type 2 diabetes using the HLS-EU-Q12, and further examine the association between sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, well-being, overall health and quality of life, and health literacy.
Material And Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study among 142 people at risk of type 2 diabetes and 75 people with type 2 diabetes from four primary care clinics in Norway. These data are baseline data from a randomized controlled trial which seeks to evaluate an interprofessional follow-up intervention.
Interprofessional follow-up for people at risk of type 2 diabetes in primary healthcare - a randomized controlled trial with embedded qualitative interviews.
Scand J Prim Health Care
September 2024
Objective: To examine the effects of an empowerment-based interprofessional lifestyle intervention program among people at risk of type 2 diabetes on knowledge, skills, and confidence in self-management, health, psychological well-being, and lifestyle characteristics, and to explore the participants' perceptions of participating in the intervention.
Design And Methods: In line with the Medical Research Council complex interventions research methods framework, we conducted a randomized controlled trial with embedded qualitative interviews in primary healthcare clinics in Norway between 2019-2021. Of the patients at risk (The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score Calculator (FINDRISC) ≥15 or Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥30) 142 accepted the invitation, and 14 participants from the intervention group participated in individual interviews after the 12-month follow-up.
Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a global public health problem, but the onset can be delayed or prevented with adequate intervention in individuals with increased risk. Therefore, a major challenge in general practice is to identify individuals at risk of diabetes. However, limited knowledge is available about the prevalence of high diabetes risk individuals in a primary care population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patient activation refers to patients' knowledge, confidence, skills, ability, beliefs, and willingness to manage their health and healthcare. Patient activation is an essential component of self-management and identifying patient activation levels will identify people at risk for health decline at an earlier stage. We aimed to explore patient activation in among adults attending general practice by (1) investigating differences in patient activation according to characteristics and markers of health-related behaviour; (2) examining the associations of quality of life and satisfaction with health with patient activation; and (3) comparing patient activation between persons with or without type 2 diabetes (T2D) and with or without elevated T2D risk.
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- The study aimed to determine if the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women with pre-eclampsia is influenced by the birth weight of their offspring, both low and high, and if diabetes during pregnancy impacts this risk.
- The research involved a large cohort of over 618,000 women in Norway, who were monitored from childbirth until the onset of CVD or other censoring events.
- Findings revealed that women with pre-eclampsia had a significantly higher CVD risk, especially when their child was classified as large for gestational age (LGA), suggesting a connection between pre-eclampsia, LGA offspring, and increased CVD risk.
Introduction: Our aim was to assess the association between casual blood glucose level and subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality among community-dwelling adults without a diagnosis of diabetes.
Research Design And Methods: In this community-based cohort study, 159 731 individuals with a measurement of casual blood glucose were followed from their participation date in Cohort of Norway (CONOR) (1994-2003) until a CVD episode, death or 31 December 2009. All analyses were done using Cox proportional hazard regression, and the results are reported as multivariable-adjusted HRs with 95% CI.
Article Synopsis
- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), particularly preeclampsia, are linked to a higher risk of heart failure (HF) in women, while gestational hypertension alone shows no significant association.
- Concurrent complications like small-for-gestational-age or preterm delivery do not appear to influence the HF risk related to HDP.
- Women with only one birth affected by preeclampsia and those with recurrent preeclampsia face the highest risk of heart failure, indicating the need for further studies to understand the underlying causes.
Background And Aim: Hypertensive pregnancy disorders are associated with subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the extent to which this association is explained by shared risk factors is unknown. We aimed to evaluate whether hypertensive pregnancy disorder in first pregnancy is associated with increased subsequent risk of maternal CVD after adjustment for established CVD risk factors measured after pregnancy.
Methods And Results: A total of 20,075 women with a first delivery registered in the Medical Birth Registry of Norway (1980-2003) participated in Cohort of Norway (CONOR) health surveys a mean (standard deviation) of 10.
Background: Preeclampsia and gestational hypertension (GH) are the most common hypertensive pregnancy disorders. Preeclampsia has been linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but a similar association for GH has not been established. We aimed to determine the association between GH and subsequent CVD, and explore the additional role of small-for-gestational-age infants, preterm delivery, and parity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Preeclampsia is a severe pregnancy disorder often complicated by reduced fetal growth or preterm delivery and is associated with long-term maternal morbidity and mortality. We aimed to assess the association between preeclampsia phenotypes and risk of subsequent coronary heart disease and maternal cardiovascular mortality.
Methods And Results: Women aged 16 to 49 years who gave birth during 1980-2002 and registered in the Medical Birth Registry of Norway were followed prospectively (1-29 years) for an incident major coronary event and mortality through linkage with the Cardiovascular Disease in Norway 1994-2009 (CVDNOR) project and the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry.
Purpose: Self-rated health has shown to be a strong predictor of mortality and some major chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether poor self-rated health also was related to an increased risk of subsequent development of cancer.
Methods: Information on self-rated health, life-style factors, and other health-related risk factors was ascertained in a cohort of 25,532 persons participating in the Hordaland Health Study in 1997-1999.