Truls Ostbye (Østbye)
Truls Ostbye (Østbye)
Vice Chair (Research), Family Medicine and Community Health
Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health, Population Health Sciences, Nursing and Global Health
Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School , Singapore
Professor, Duke Kunshan University, China
Research interests include: chronic disease epidemiology; obesity; health services research; population health; public health; social medicine; medical informatics; health information systems; health surveys; program evaluation; cost-of-illness; clinical trials; primary care reform; international collaboration; electronic distance education; pharmacoepidemiology; aging; nutrition; dementia; diabetes; and stroke.
NORWAY; CANADA
Projects
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Prevalence and Correlates of Health-related Lifestyle Behaviors among Adults in Southern Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Aging and Social Isolation in Singapore: a community survey
Singapore
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Associate Medical Officers in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Attitudes and Knowledge in Reference to HIV/AIDS Among Public Health Midwives in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Caregivers of School Age Children with Downs Syndrome in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Clinical Rotations at Karapitya Teaching Hospital
Sri Lanka
- DIAFOTO: a telemedicine intervention to reduce diabetes complications
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Evaluation of the Health Promotion Boards "Lose to Win" Obesity Reduction Campaign
Singapore
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Health of the Elderly in rural Maharashtra
India
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Health Problems Among Foreign Domestic Workers in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Health Problems among Rubber Plantation Workers in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Optimal Detection of Causes of Acute Febrile Illness, Including Emerging Zoonotic and Vector-borne Pathogens in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Prehospitalization Care and Transport of Patients with Severe Injuries in Southern Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
- Prematurity and Cause of Death: A longitudinal analysis of 1 million Norwegian births
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The Singapore Community Caregiving Survey
Singapore
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Various Projects Relating to Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology
Singapore
Publications
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Wang N, Xu H, West JS, Østbye T, Wu B, Xian Y, et al. Association between perceived risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and cognitive function among U.S. older adults. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2023 Dec;115:105126.Dohlman CS, Zalla LC, Chung EO, Østbye T, Maselko J. Generativity and Engagement in Grandparenting Activities Among Older Adults in Northern Sri Lanka. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2023 Sep;97(2):249–62.Zimmerman ME, Hart LJ, Medrano P, Piccone C, Ramirez DM, Huggins LKL, et al. COVID-19 in the Community: Changes to Women's Mental Health, Financial Security, and Physical Activity. AJPM Focus. 2023 Sep;2(3):100095.Hatano Y, VanWagner LB, Carnethon MR, Bancks MP, Carson AP, Lloyd-Jones DM, et al. Racial difference in the association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and incident type 2 diabetes: findings from the CARDIA study. Diabetologia. 2023 Jul;66(7):1235–46.
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