Kari Jorunn Kværner
- Director of Innovation
- +47 90 25 34 45
Publications 2023
Downgrading of referrals to breast cancer patient pathway
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 143 (7)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0436, PubMed 37158521
[Correction: Downgrading of referrals to breast cancer patient pathway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 143 (8)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0341, PubMed 37254972
Early practice of use of video consultations in rehabilitation of hand injuries in children and adults: Content, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness
J Hand Ther, 37 (1), 3-11
DOI 10.1016/j.jht.2023.05.010, PubMed 37778875
Publications 2022
The effect of employment support integrated in substance use treatment: A health economic cost-effectiveness simulation of three different interventions
Nordisk Alkohol Nark, 40 (2), 199-211
DOI 10.1177/14550725221122196, PubMed 37063816
Publications 2021
Sustained reduction of tinnitus several years after sequential cochlear implantation
Int J Audiol, 61 (4), 322-328
DOI 10.1080/14992027.2021.1939448, PubMed 34278941
Enabling Guidelines for the Adoption of eHealth Solutions: Scoping Review
JMIR Form Res, 5 (4), e21357
DOI 10.2196/21357, PubMed 33929330
Publications 2020
A Web-Based Communication Platform to Improve Home Care Services in Norway (DigiHelse): Pilot Study
JMIR Form Res, 4 (1), e14780
DOI 10.2196/14780, PubMed 31958062
On the integration of early health technology assessment in the innovation process: reflections from five stakeholders
Int J Technol Assess Health Care, 36 (5), 481-485
DOI 10.1017/S0266462320000756, PubMed 33109280
Publications 2019
Early assessment of innovation in a healthcare setting
Int J Technol Assess Health Care, 35 (1), 17-26
DOI 10.1017/S0266462318003719, PubMed 30744712
Acceptability, usability and utility of a personalised application in promoting behavioural change in patients with osteoarthritis: a feasibility study in Norway
BMJ Open, 9 (1), e021608
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021608, PubMed 30696666
Publications 2018
Prescribing antibiotics when the stakes are higher - do GPs prescribe less when patients are pregnant? A retrospective observational study
BJGP Open, 2 (2), bjgpopen18X101505
DOI 10.3399/bjgpopen18X101505, PubMed 30564716
Relationship between Maternal and First Year of Life Dispensations of Antibiotics and Antiasthmatics
Antibiotics (Basel), 7 (3)
DOI 10.3390/antibiotics7030084, PubMed 30227607
The Effectiveness of Smartphone Apps for Lifestyle Improvement in Noncommunicable Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses
J Med Internet Res, 20 (5), e162
DOI 10.2196/jmir.9751, PubMed 29728346
An Evaluation of Motivational Interviewing for Increasing Hearing Aid Use: A Pilot Study
J Am Acad Audiol, 29 (8), 696-705
DOI 10.3766/jaaa.16184, PubMed 30222540
Publications 2017
Panel 1: Epidemiology and Diagnosis
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 156 (4_suppl), S1-S21
DOI 10.1177/0194599816643510, PubMed 28372531
Association of excessive daytime sleepiness with migraine and headache frequency in the general population
J Headache Pain, 18 (1), 35
DOI 10.1186/s10194-017-0743-0, PubMed 28321593
Dynamic Capabilities and Innovation Capabilities: The Case of the 'Innovation Clinic'
J. Entrep. Manag. Innov., 13 (1), 89-116
DOI 10.7341/20171314
Publications 2016
Improved Clinical Efficacy with Wound Support Network Between Hospital and Home Care Service
Adv Skin Wound Care, 29 (11), 511-517
DOI 10.1097/01.ASW.0000499714.97688.4b, PubMed 27755050
Lack of ear care knowledge in nursing homes
J Multidiscip Healthc, 9, 481-488
DOI 10.2147/JMDH.S113689, PubMed 27757038
Publications 2015
Eustachian tube dysfunction: consensus statement on definition, types, clinical presentation and diagnosis
Clin Otolaryngol, 40 (5), 407-11
DOI 10.1111/coa.12475, PubMed 26347263
Publications 2014
Obstructive sleep apnea in younger school children with Down syndrome
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 78 (7), 1026-9
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.03.030, PubMed 24809771
Headache in sleep apnea syndrome: epidemiology and pathophysiology
Cephalalgia, 34 (10), 752-5
DOI 10.1177/0333102414538551, PubMed 24928423
Publications 2013
Hearing level in children with Down syndrome at the age of eight
Res Dev Disabil, 34 (7), 2251-6
DOI 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.04.006, PubMed 23644229
Otitis media with effusion in children with in Down syndrome
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 77 (8), 1329-32
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.05.027, PubMed 23790958
Are children carrying the burden of broad-spectrum antibiotics in general practice? Prescription pattern for paediatric outpatients with respiratory tract infections in Norway
BMJ Open, 3 (1)
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002285, PubMed 23299114
Panel 1: Epidemiology, natural history, and risk factors
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 148 (4 Suppl), E1-E25
DOI 10.1177/0194599812460984, PubMed 23536527
Hospitalization for acute otitis media as a useful marker for disease severity
Pediatr Infect Dis J, 32 (9), 946-9
DOI 10.1097/INF.0b013e318297c436, PubMed 23609040
Publications 2012
Adenoidectomy results in no benefit for children with recurrent upper respiratory tract infections
J Pediatr, 160 (3), 526
DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.01.003, PubMed 22329876
Response to "reply to: economic evaluation of second generation pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in Norway"
Vaccine, 31 (3), 442-3
DOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.11.050, PubMed 23200941
Factors affecting older adults' hearing-aid use
Scand. J. Disabil. Res., 14 (4), 300-312
DOI 10.1080/15017419.2011.640411
Publications 2011
A Norwegian population-based study on the risk and prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea. The Akershus Sleep Apnea Project (ASAP)
J Sleep Res, 20 (1 Pt 2), 162-70
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2010.00861.x, PubMed 20561172
Sleep apnoea headache in the general population
Cephalalgia, 32 (6), 451-8
DOI 10.1177/0333102411431900, PubMed 22174354
Adenoidectomy in children with recurrent upper respiratory infections
BMJ, 343, d5274
DOI 10.1136/bmj.d5274, PubMed 21896612
Economic evaluation of second generation pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in Norway
Vaccine, 29 (47), 8564-74
DOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.09.025, PubMed 21945264
Daily life consequences of hearing loss in the elderly
Disabil Rehabil, 33 (23-24), 2179-85
DOI 10.3109/09638288.2011.563815, PubMed 22026556
Publications 2010
Otitis media across nine countries: disease burden and management
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 74 (12), 1419-24
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.09.022, PubMed 20965578
Prenatal and postnatal parental smoking and acute otitis media in early childhood
Acta Paediatr, 99 (1), 99-105
DOI 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01506.x, PubMed 19764924
Tension-type headache and sleep apnea in the general population
J Headache Pain, 12 (1), 63-9
DOI 10.1007/s10194-010-0265-5, PubMed 21161317
Migraine and sleep apnea in the general population
J Headache Pain, 12 (1), 55-61
DOI 10.1007/s10194-010-0268-2, PubMed 21165665
Otitis media history, surgery and allergy in 60-year perspective: a population-based study
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 74 (12), 1356-60
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.09.002, PubMed 20934223
Chronic rhinosinusitis gives a ninefold increased risk of chronic headache. The Akershus study of chronic headache
Cephalalgia, 30 (2), 152-60
DOI 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2009.01877.x, PubMed 19489888
Publications 2009
Birth characteristics and acute otitis media in early life
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 74 (2), 168-72
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.11.001, PubMed 19959246
Epidemiology, natural history, and risk factors: panel report from the Ninth International Research Conference on Otitis Media
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 74 (3), 231-40
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.09.006, PubMed 19836843
Surgery for otitis media and infectious susceptibility in 10-year old school children
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 73 (4), 603-6
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.12.007, PubMed 19167763
Benchmarking surgery: secondary post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage 1999-2005
Acta Otolaryngol, 129 (2), 195-8
DOI 10.1080/00016480802078101, PubMed 18607926
Publications 2008
Trends in otitis media surgery: a decrease in adenoidectomy
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 72 (8), 1207-13
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.04.012, PubMed 18550182
Lessons learned: no increase despite clinical suspicion of acute mastoiditis
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 266 (5), 653-6
DOI 10.1007/s00405-008-0799-1, PubMed 18751715
[The "idea polyclinic"--from research to society's benefit]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (7), 834-6
PubMed 18389032
A cross-sectional population-based survey of migraine and headache in 21,177 Norwegians: the Akershus sleep apnea project
J Headache Pain, 9 (6), 339-47
DOI 10.1007/s10194-008-0077-z, PubMed 18850259
Prevalence of secondary chronic headaches in a population-based sample of 30-44-year-old persons. The Akershus study of chronic headache
Cephalalgia, 28 (7), 705-13
DOI 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01577.x, PubMed 18498398
Publications 2007
Early acute otitis media: predictor for AOM and respiratory infections in schoolchildren?
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 71 (8), 1251-9
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.04.017, PubMed 17559950
Acute otitis media in schoolchildren: allergic diseases and skin prick test positivity
Acta Otolaryngol, 127 (5), 480-5
DOI 10.1080/00016480600895128, PubMed 17453473
Otitis media surgery: large variability between Finland and Norway
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 71 (7), 1035-9
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.03.010, PubMed 17482284
Paediatric otitis media surgery in Norway
Acta Otolaryngol, 127 (1), 29-33
DOI 10.1080/00016480600606756, PubMed 17364326
Acute mastoiditis in Norway: no evidence for an increase
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 71 (10), 1579-83
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.06.022, PubMed 17707917
Otitis media referrals - the general practitioner perspective
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 71 (8), 1219-24
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.04.012, PubMed 17543394
Publications 2006
Finnish adenoidectomy and tympanostomy rates in children; national variation
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 70 (9), 1569-73
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.04.005, PubMed 16797731
Respiratory infections in schoolchildren: co-morbidity and risk factors
Arch Dis Child, 91 (5), 391-5
DOI 10.1136/adc.2005.083881, PubMed 16464964
Recurrent otitis media and tonsillitis: common disease predisposition
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 70 (9), 1561-8
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.04.004, PubMed 16750862
Publications 2005
Recent advances in otitis media. 1. Epidemiology, natural history, and risk factors
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl, 194, 8-15
DOI 10.1177/00034894051140s104, PubMed 15700931
[General practitioners' views on the cooperation with nursing homes]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (8), 1016-7
PubMed 15852075
[Hospital discharge information as a communication tool]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (20), 2815-7
PubMed 16244691
Heritability of recurrent tonsillitis
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 131 (5), 383-7
DOI 10.1001/archotol.131.5.383, PubMed 15897415
The reliability of self-reported childhood otitis media by adults
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 70 (4), 597-602
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.08.005, PubMed 16143406
[Use of incentives to enhance response rates in questionnaire surveys]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (18), 2496-7
PubMed 16186870
Publications 2004
[Thought-provoking adaptation of otorhinolaryngologic surgery]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (21), 2743-5
PubMed 15534664
Otitis media: genetic factors and sex differences
Twin Res, 7 (3), 239-44
DOI 10.1375/136905204774200514, PubMed 15193168
[Treatment of acute otitis media in children]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (17), 2242-3
PubMed 15356690
Patient discomfort in polysomnography with esophageal pressure measurements
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 262 (3), 241-5
DOI 10.1007/s00405-004-0792-2, PubMed 15821910
Publications 2002
Recent advances in otitis media. 2. Epidemiology, natural history, and risk factors
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl, 188, 19-25
DOI 10.1177/00034894021110s305, PubMed 11968858
Otolaryngological surgery and upper respiratory tract infections in children: an epidemiological study
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 111 (11), 1034-9
DOI 10.1177/000348940211101115, PubMed 12450180
Pulseoximetry: sufficient to diagnose severe sleep apnea
Sleep Med, 3 (2), 133-8
DOI 10.1016/s1389-9457(01)00122-8, PubMed 14592232
[Acupuncture--a complementary treatment in general practice]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (9), 921-3
PubMed 12082836
Publications 2001
Surgery required to verify atypical mycobacterial infections
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 61 (2), 121-8
DOI 10.1016/s0165-5876(01)00558-4, PubMed 11589978
Labyrinthine fistula detection: the predictive value of vestibular symptoms and computerized tomography
Acta Otolaryngol, 121 (5), 622-6
DOI 10.1080/000164801316878935, PubMed 11583397
Publications 2000
Paediatric otolaryngology--disease profile and characteristics of children in outpatient surgery
Acta Otolaryngol Suppl, 543, 196-200
DOI 10.1080/000164800454387, PubMed 10909019
Paediatric otolaryngology--a parental satisfaction study in outpatient surgery
Acta Otolaryngol Suppl, 543, 201-5
DOI 10.1080/000164800454396, PubMed 10909020
Upper respiratory morbidity in preschool children: a cross-sectional study
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 126 (10), 1201-6
DOI 10.1001/archotol.126.10.1201, PubMed 11031406
Acute mastoiditis: predictors for surgery
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 52 (2), 149-55
DOI 10.1016/s0165-5876(00)00287-1, PubMed 10767462
Quality of care in pediatric daycare surgery: a cross-sectional study
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 52 (1), 17-23
DOI 10.1016/s0165-5876(99)00282-7, PubMed 10699235
Publications 1999
[Pediatric day surgery of the respiratory tract--indications and prioritization]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (29), 4302-5
PubMed 10667125
Female medical leadership: cross sectional study
BMJ, 318 (7176), 91-4
DOI 10.1136/bmj.318.7176.91, PubMed 9880281
Publications 1997
[Secretory otitis. Treatment in the light of current knowledge]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (28), 4091-3
PubMed 9441444
[Acute and recurrent otitis media. Prevention and treatment in the light of current knowledge]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (28), 4096-8
PubMed 9441445
Early acute otitis media: determined by exposure to respiratory pathogens
Acta Otolaryngol Suppl, 529, 14-8
DOI 10.3109/00016489709124069, PubMed 9288257
Recurrent acute otitis media: the significance of age at onset
Acta Otolaryngol, 117 (4), 578-84
DOI 10.3109/00016489709113441, PubMed 9288216
Distribution and heritability of recurrent ear infections
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 106 (8), 624-32
DOI 10.1177/000348949710600802, PubMed 9270423
Publications 1996
Transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions. Helpful tool in the detection of pseudohypacusis
Scand Audiol, 25 (3), 173-7
DOI 10.3109/01050399609048001, PubMed 8881005
Early acute otitis media and siblings' attendance at nursery
Arch Dis Child, 75 (4), 338-41
DOI 10.1136/adc.75.4.338, PubMed 8984924
The relationship between otitis media and intrauterine growth: a co-twin control study
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 37 (3), 217-25
DOI 10.1016/0165-5876(96)01396-1, PubMed 8905456
Otitis media: relationship to tonsillitis, sinusitis and atopic diseases
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 35 (2), 127-41
DOI 10.1016/0165-5876(95)01299-0, PubMed 8735409
Publications 1995
Temporary threshold shift and otoacoustic emissions after industrial noise exposure
Scand Audiol, 24 (2), 137-41
DOI 10.3109/01050399509047527, PubMed 7660058
Publications 1994
Hearing impairment in Oslo born children 1989-91. Incidence, etiology and diagnostic delay
Scand Audiol, 23 (4), 233-9
DOI 10.3109/01050399409047513, PubMed 7878374