Blar i ODA Open Digital Archive på forfatter "Geirdal, Amy Østertun"
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Living with orofacial conditions: psychological distress and quality of life in adults affected with Treacher Collins syndrome, cherubism, or oligodontia/ectodermal dysplasia—a comparative study
Geirdal, Amy Østertun; Saltnes, Solfrid Sørgjerd; Storhaug, Kari; Åsten, Pamela; Nordgarden, Hilde; Jensen, Janicke Liaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Purpose The relationship between quality of life, psychological distress, and orofacial syndromes in children and adolescents has been reported in several studies. However, little is known about differences in psychological ... -
Loneliness and its associated factors nine months after the COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-national study
Bonsaksen, Tore; Schoultz, Mariyana; Thygesen, Hilde; Ruffolo, Mary; Price, Daicia; Leung, Janni; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 18 / Issue 6, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-11)COVID-19 has been a global healthcare concern impacting multiple aspects of individual and community wellness. As one moves forward with different methods to reduce the infection and mortality rates, it is critical to ... -
Loneliness and its association with social media use during the COVID-19 outbreak
Bonsaksen, Tore; Ruffolo, Mary; Leung, Janni; Price, Daicia; Thygesen, Hilde; Schoultz, Mariyana; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Social Media + Society;Volume: 7, issue: 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-01)Social distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic changed social interaction for many and increased the risk of loneliness in the general population. Social media use has been ambiguously related to loneliness, and ... -
Mental Health, Information and Being Connected: Qualitative Experiences of social media use during the Covid-19 pandemic from a trans-national sample
Schoultz, Mariyana; Leung, Janni; Bonsaksen, Tore; Ruffolo, Mary; Thygesen, Hilde; Price, Daicia; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Healthcare;Volume 9 / Issue 6, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-15)Background: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the strict national policies regarding social distancing behavior in Europe, America and Australia, people became reliant on social media as a means for gathering information ... -
Mental health, quality of life, wellbeing, loneliness and use of social media in a time of social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak. A cross-country comparative study
Geirdal, Amy Østertun; Ruffolo, Mary; Leung, Janni; Thygesen, Hilde; Price, Daicia; Bonsaksen, Tore; Schoultz, Mariyana (Journal of Mental Health;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-09)Background: The COVID-19 outbreak raised questions about how people experience their mental health, quality of life (QoL), wellbeing and loneliness in the context of social distancing, and the use of social media during ... -
Mestringsfremmende psykososiale faktorer i overgangen fra døgnbehandling for rusavhengighet til hverdagen etterpå
Johannessen, Dagny Adriaenssen (OsloMet Avhandling 2021;Nr 44, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2021)De aller fleste som opplever utfordringer knyttet til bruk av rusmidler, overkommer disse uten hjelp fra det formelle tjenesteapparatet. Personer med rusavhengighet opplever sammensatte og omfattende psykososiale utfordringer ... -
Mestringsressurser hos mennesker med langvarige generaliserte muskelskjelettlidelser med smerteproblematikk : en kvantitativ studie av mestringsressurser før og inntil ett år etter smertemestringsrehabilitering
Vikan, Jannike Kathrine (Master thesis, 2013)Introduksjon: Det salutogene perspektivet utforsker hvorfor noen mennesker holder seg frisk til tross for påkjenninger i livet. En ”opplevelse av sammenheng” er det salutogene svaret på dette spørsmålet, og angir menneskets ... -
Motivation and hesitancies in obtaining the COVID-19 vaccine – a cross-sectional study in Norway, USA, UK, and Australia
Leung, Janni; Price, Daicia; McClure-Thomas, Caitlin; Bonsaksen, Tore; Ruffolo, Mary; Kabelenga, Isaac; Lamph, Gary; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Vaccines;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Vaccinations protect the public against serious diseases or death; however, some individuals are hesitant in obtaining them. We aim to contribute to the understanding of the challenges of vaccination roll-out ... -
Norsk psykomotorisk fysioterapi; Betydningen av den terapeutiske relasjonen og måleverktøyet N-STAR
Rygge, Elisabeth (Master thesis, 2015)Introduksjon: Den terapeutiske relasjonen har stor betydning i psykisk helsearbeid og Norsk psykomotorisk fysioterapi (NPMF), men forskningen knyttet til relasjonens betydning i NPMF har vært begrenset, først og fremst ... -
The Norwegian version of the scale to assess the therapeutic relationship (N-STAR) in community mental health care: Development and pilot study
Geirdal, Amy Østertun; Nerdrum, Per; Aasgaard, Trygve; Misund, Aud R.; Bonsaksen, Tore (International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation;22(5), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background/Aims: Psychotherapy research has continually placed emphasis on the role of the therapeutic relationship. The current provision of mental health care, however, is often carried out in a variety of contexts and ... -
Perceived trust in public authorities nine months after the COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-national study
Price, Daicia; Bonsaksen, Tore; Ruffolo, Mary; Leung, Janni; Chiu, Vivian; Thygesen, Hilde; Schoultz, Mariyana; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Social Sciences;Volume 10 / Issue 9, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-18)This study aimed to examine the perceived trust in information provided by public authorities and financial measures put in place to address the impact of COVID-19. Using a cross-national approach among four Western ... -
Psychological Distress among Young Norwegian Health Professionals
Nerdrum, Per; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Professions & Professionalism;3(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)High psychological distress has been shown to be a risk for acquisition of skills that are necessary when working in the health professions. In this study, we present longitudinal data on psychological distress among 169 ... -
Psychological distress and its associations with psychosocial work environment factors in four professional groups: a cross-sectional study
Bonsaksen, Tore; Nerdrum, Per; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Nursing and Health Sciences;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-05)This study aimed to explore associations between psychosocial work environment factors and psychological distress in four groups of professionals in Norway. Eight hundred fifty-six professionals participated in this ... -
Psychological Distress in Norwegian Nurses and Teachers over Nine Years
Nerdrum, Per; Geirdal, Amy Østertun; Høglend, Per Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Psychological dist ress have been found to be high and influence nega- tively nurses’ and teachers’ work. In t his nine - year project , we present the first lon- gitudinal study comparing psychological ... -
Psychosocial factors associated with coping behaviour after inpatient treatment for substance use disorder (SUD): A systematic review study protocol
Johannessen, Dagny Adriaenssen; Nordfjærn, Trond; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (BMJ Open;Volume 9, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-13)Introduction Much is known about factors associated with coping with abstinence from substance use. The planned systematic review aims to summarise available studies exploring the change in psychosocial factors associated ... -
Responsibility for Psychological Sense of Community and Well-Being in Old Age: A Qualitative Study of Urban Older Adults in Norway
Bahl, Nina Kavita Heggen; Nafstad, Hilde Eileen; Blakar, Rolv Mikkel; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The purpose of the present study is to explore older adults’ understanding and conceptualizations of the concept “psychological sense of community” (PSOC) as experiences of belonging and being part of seem to be important ... -
Schooling-at-Home and Extra Child-Caring Responsibilities were Associated with Parental Mental Health, Psychosocial Well-Being, and Loneliness
Leung, Janni; Price, Daicia; Bonsaksen, Tore; Ruffolo, Mary; Thygesen, Hilde; McClure-Thomas, Caitlin; Schoultz, Mariyana; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023) -
Sexual Satisfaction and Associated Biopsychosocial Factors in Stroke Patients Admitted to Specialized Cognitive Rehabilitation
Vikan, Jannike; Snekkevik, Hildegun; Nilsson, Marie I.; Stanghelle, Johan K.; Geirdal, Amy Østertun; Fugl-Meyer, Kerstin S. (Sexual Medicine;Volume 9, Issue 5, 100424, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-30)Introduction: The consequences of stroke on sexual life in stroke patients in need of specialized cognitive rehabilitation have been limited explored. A biopsychosocial perspective in post-stroke sexuality studies is ... -
The Significance of Demographic Variables on Psychosocial Health from the Early Stage and Nine Months after the COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak. A Cross-National Study
Geirdal, Amy Østertun; Price, Daicia; Schoultz, Mariyana; Thygesen, Hilde; Ruffolo, Mary; Leung, Janni; Bonsaksen, Tore (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;volume 18, issue 8, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-20)This cross-national study explored stability and change in mental health, quality of life, well- being and loneliness during the early stage and nine months after the implementation of COVID-19 pandemic social distancing ... -
Social media use and its associations with mental health 9 months after the covid-19 outbreak: a cross-national study
Thygesen, Hilde; Bonsaksen, Tore; Schoultz, Mariyana; Ruffolo, Mary; Leung, Janni; Price, Daicia; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Frontiers In Public Health;January 2022 | Volume 9 | Article 752004, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-18)Background: The covid-19 pandemic has impacted the health and well-being of millions across the globe. Strict social distancing policies and periodic lockdowns has led to an increased reliance on alternative online means ...