Bilde av Martinaityte, Ieva
Bilde av Martinaityte, Ieva
Department of Clinical Medicine ieva.martinaityte@uit.no 91797791 77628168

Ieva Martinaityte


Associate professor. Responsible for geriatric education for medical students. Head of Geriatric Medicine Research Group

Job description

I work as an associate professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine (IKM) and as a senior physician at the Geriatric Section of the University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø.


  • Bente Johnsen, Ieva Martinaityte, Tom Wilsgaard, Henrik Schirmer :
    Incidence of dementia over a period of 20 years in a Norwegian population
    Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Bente Johnsen, Bjørn Heine Strand, Ieva Martinaityte, Geir F Lorem, Henrik Schirmer :
    Leisure Time Physical Activities’ Association With Cognition and Dementia: A 19 Years’ Life Course Study
    Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Bente Johnsen, Bjørn Heine Strand, Ieva Martinaityte, Ellisiv Bøgeberg Mathiesen, Henrik Schirmer :
    Improved Cognitive Function in the Tromsø Study in Norway From 2001 to 2016
    Neurology: Clinical Practice 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Rolf Jorde, Julia Magdalena Kubiak, Johan Svartberg, Ole-Martin Fuskevåg, Yngve Anton Figenschau, Ieva Martinaityte et al.:
    Vitamin D supplementation has no e ffect on cognitive performance after four months in mid-aged and older subjects
    Journal of the Neurological Sciences 2019 DOI
  • Leva Martinaitye, Elena Kamycheva, Allan Didriksen, Jette Jakobsen, Rolf Jorde :
    Vitamin D Stored in Fat Tissue During a 5-Year Intervention Affects Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels the Following Year
    Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) 2017 DOI
  • Leva Martinaityte, Rolf Jorde, Nina Emaus, Anne Elise Eggen, Ragnar Martin Joakimsen, Elena Kamycheva :
    Bone mineral density is associated with Vitamin D related rs6013897 and estrogen receptor polymorphism rs4870044: The Tromsø study
    PLOS ONE 2017 ARKIV / DOI
  • Leva Zostautiene, Rolf Jorde, Henrik Schirmer, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Inger Njølstad, Maja-Lisa Løchen et al.:
    Genetic variations in the Vitamin D receptor predict type 2 diabetes and myocardial infarction in a community-based population: The tromsø study
    PLOS ONE 2015 ARKIV / DOI
  • Jonas Jurgaitis, Marius Paskonis, Jonas Pivoriunas, Ieva Martinaityte, Agnius Juska, R Jurgaitiene et al.:
    The comparison of 2-dimensional with 3-dimensional hepatic visualization in the clinical hepatic anatomy education
    Medicina 2008 FULLTEKST
  • Bjørn Erik Neerland, Rolf Busund, Rune Haaverstad, Jorunn L. Helbostad, Svein A. Landsverk, Ieva Martinaityte et al.:
    Alpha-2-adrenergic receptor agonists for the prevention of delirium and cognitive decline after open heart surgery (ALPHA2PREVENT): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial
    BMJ Open 2022 DOI
  • Ieva Martinaityte, Maren Glomsrød :
    Erfaringer fra LIS i indremedisin under COVID-19-pandemien
    Indremedisineren 2020 DOI
  • Ishita Barua, Maren Glomsrød, Ieva Martinaityte, Vikas Kumar Sarna :
    Vårmøte og kurs for leger i spesialisering i indremedisin
    Indremedisineren 2019 DATA
  • Ieva Martinaityte, Rolf Jorde, Henrik Schirmer, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Inger Njølstad, Maja-Lisa Løchen et al.:
    Correction: Genetic Variations in the Vitamin D Receptor Predict Type 2 Diabetes and Myocardial Infarction in a Community-Based Population: The Tromsø Study
    PLOS ONE 2016 DOI

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    Research interests

     My main interests include dementia, delirium, stroke, and frailty among the older people. Additionally, I am interested in communication with older patients as well as ensuring high quality in medical education.

    Teaching

     Comprehensive geriatric assessment

    Dementia

    Delirium

    Frailty

    Polypharmacy and drugs review

    Communication with older people

    Office: UNN Breivika, C2.401. Email: ieva.martinaityte@unn.no.