title: [Polio victims in Norway. Results of a national study 1994].
abstract: "The Norwegian Polio Study 1994" was conducted in order to survey the medical and social situation and the needs of polio victims. A questionnaire consisting of 133 questions with subquestions was sent to a total of 2,392 polio victims in Norway. 1,449 persons responded, of whom 66% were between 45 and 64 years of age. When specifying new health problems, between 55% and 85% stated that they had experienced increasing weakness of the muscles affected by polio, weakness in previously non-affected muscles, fatigue, intolerance to cold and/or pain in muscles and joints. Only 17% were satisfied with the public health services for polio victims. On the other hand, 67% of those who had undergone a comprehensive evaluation and had been treated at a central hospital were satisfied. The study indicates an obvious need to build up expertise in multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment of post-polio victims.
authors.affiliation: Sunnaas sykehus, Nesoddtangen.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wekre
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Stanghelle
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lobben
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oyhaugen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D016262:Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Polioskadede i Norge. Resultater fra Landsundersøkelsen 1994.