Browsing Brage INN by Author "Skurtveit, Svetlana"
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Antidepressant drug use among adolescents during 2004 –2013: a population-based register linkage study
Hartz, Ingeborg; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Hjellvik, Vidar; Furu, Kari; Nesvåg, Ragnar; Handal, Marte (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
Aspects of statin prescribing in Norwegian counties with high, average and low statin consumption – an individual-level prescription database study
Hartz, Ingeborg; Sakshaug, Solveig; Furu, Kari; Engeland, Anders; Eggen, Anne Elise; Njølstad, Inger; Skurtveit, Svetlana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)BACKGROUND: A previous study has shown that variations in threshold and intensity (lipid goal attainment) of statins for primary prevention contribute to regional differences in overall consumption of statins in Norway. ... -
Association of prescribed opioid use between mother and child – a record-linkage study
Log, Tomas; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Selmer, Randi; Tverdal, Åge; Furu, Kari; Hartz, Ingeborg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Repeated use of prescribed opioids may lead to serious side effects, and it is important to examine risk factors for repeated use. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between maternal use of prescribed ... -
A comparison of self-reported data on disability pension status with data from a nationwide administrative register
Hartz, Ingeborg; Tverdal, Aage; Skurtveit, Svetlana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)bjectives: Validation studies of self-reported disability pension status have been scarce. The objective of this study was to estimate the sensitivity and specificity, as well as positive and negative predictive values of ... -
Disability pension as predictor of later use of benzodiazepines among benzodiazepine users
Hartz, Ingeborg; Tverdal, Aage; Skille, Eivind Å.; Skurtveit, Svetlana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)The proportion of Norwegians on disability pensions has doubled since the 1980s. The Norwegian Government wants action to stimulate the working capacity in those disability pensioners who have the potential to work. ... -
Disability pension is associated with the use of benzodiazepines 20 years later: A prospective study
Hartz, Ingeborg; Lundesgaard, Eldar; Tverdal, Aage; Skurtveit, Svetlana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)Aim: The Norwegian government states that actions are needed to stimulate working capacity in disability pension (DP) recipients with such a potential. Identification of factors that may impair rehabilitation efforts, such ... -
Increase in psychotropic drug use between 2006 and 2010 among adolescents in Norway: a nationwide prescription database study
Steffenak, Anne Kjersti Myhrene; Larsson, Bodil Wilde; Nordström, Gun; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Hartz, Ingeborg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)Background: The purposes of this study were to investigate the prevalence of psychotropic (hypnotic, antidepressant, and anxiolytic) drug use among adolescents aged 15–16 years during the period 2006–2010 according to ... -
Prescription of antidepressants to patients on opioid maintenance therapy : a pharmacoepidemiological study
Hartz, Ingeborg; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Skurtveit, Svetlana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Abstract (engelsk sammendrag): Depression and anxiety are commonly reported among patients in opioid maintenance treatment (OMT). The aim of the present study was to describe aspects of prescription of antidepresant drug ... -
Psychotropic drug use among 0-17 year olds during 2004-2014: a nationwide prescription database study
Hartz, Ingeborg; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Steffenak, Anne Kjersti Myhrene; Karlstad, Øystein; Handal, Marte (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Time-trend studies on psychotropic drugs among children and adolescents are scarce, and most of them are outdated. The purpose of this study was to study prevalences of psychotropic drug use during 2004–2014 ... -
Social inequalities in use of potentially addictive drugs in Norway - use among disability pensioners
Hartz, Ingeborg; Tverdal, Aage; Skurtveit, Svetlana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)Objectives: The Norwegian Government urges that actions are needed to stimulate the working capacity in disability pensioners (DPs) with such a potential. Information on factors that may impair rehabilitation efforts, ... -
Why do sales of lipid-lowering drugs vary between counties in Norway? Evidence from the OPPHED Health Study 2000 /2001
Hartz, Ingeborg; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Furu, Kari; Njølstad, Inger; Eggen, Anne Elise (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006)Objective. To study and compare plausible factors that might explain varying sales of lipid-lowering drugs (LLDs) in the two neighbouring counties of Hedmark and Oppland in Norway, with a similar age distribution, ...