Search Results - "Buljovcic, Vibeke Bråthen"
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Liver stiffness and associated risk factors among people with a history of injecting drugs: a prospective cohort study
Published in Substance abuse treatment, prevention and policy (26-03-2024)“…Persons with opioid use disorders (OUD) and persons with substance use disorders (SUD) who inject substances have a reduced life expectancy of up to 25 years…”
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Peer involvement and cross-sector efforts in establishing integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection for people with substance use disorders: experiences from Norway
Published in Substance abuse treatment, prevention and policy (21-12-2019)“…For people with opioid dependence in Norway, chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections contribute to high mortality and high morbidity. Around 50% of patients…”
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Integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (INTRO-HCV)
Published in BMC infectious diseases (08-11-2019)“…A large proportion of people who inject drugs (PWID) living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have not been treated. It is unknown whether inclusion of…”
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Integrated exercise program in opioid agonist therapy clinics and effect on psychological distress: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (BAReAktiv)
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (29-02-2024)“…Substance use disorder is associated with unhealthy lifestyle choices, resulting in adverse social and health consequences. People with opioid use disorder…”
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Substance use and symptoms of mental health disorders: a prospective cohort of patients with severe substance use disorders in Norway
Published in Substance abuse treatment, prevention and policy (27-02-2021)“…There is high co-occurrence of substance use disorders (SUD) and mental health disorders. We aimed to assess impact of substance use patterns and…”
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A qualitative study on people with opioid use disorders’ perspectives on smoking and smoking cessation interventions
Published in Frontiers in psychiatry (10-08-2023)“…Introduction Smoking-related diseases are major contributors to disability and shorter life expectancy among opioid-dependent patients. Smoking prevalence is…”
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Integration of smoking cessation into standard treatment for patients receiving opioid agonist therapy who are smoking tobacco: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ATLAS4LAR)
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (17-08-2022)“…About 85% of patients receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT) for opioid dependence are smoking tobacco. Although smoke-related pulmonary diseases are…”
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Health-related quality of life of long-term patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a nested prospective cohort study in Norway
Published in Substance abuse treatment, prevention and policy (03-09-2020)“…Abstract Background Opioid dependence carries the highest disease burden of all illicit drugs. Opioid agonist therapy (OAT) is an evidence-based medical…”
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Impact of clinical and sociodemographic factors on fatigue among patients with substance use disorder: a cohort study from Norway for the period 2016-2020
Published in Substance abuse treatment, prevention and policy (14-12-2020)“…The impact of clinical and sociodemographic factors on fatigue remains unknown among patients with substance use disorders (SUD). This study aims to evaluate…”
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Effect of fruit smoothie supplementation on psychological distress among people with substance use disorders receiving opioid agonist therapy: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (FruktBAR)
Published in BMC nutrition (03-09-2022)“…Abstract Background People with substance use disorders generally have unhealthy diets, including limited intake of fruit and vegetables. Evidence shows…”
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