Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Lerdal, Anners"
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Self-evaluated anxiety in the Norwegian population: Prevalence and associated factors
Bonsaksen, Tore; Heir, Trond; Ekeberg, Øivind; Grimholt, Tine Kristin; Lerdal, Anners; Skogstad, Laila; Bredal, Inger Schou (Archives of Public Health;77, Article number: 10 (2019), Journal article, 2019-03-18)Background: Self-evaluations of mental health problems may be a useful complement to diagnostic assessment, but are less frequently used. This study investigated the prevalence of self-evaluated current and lifetime anxiety ... -
Self-rated global health in the Norwegian general population
Bonsaksen, Tore; Ekeberg, Øivind; Skogstad, Laila; Heir, Trond; Grimholt, Tine Kristin; Lerdal, Anners; Bredal, Inger Schou (Health and Quality of Life Outcomes;17, Article number: 188 (2019), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-09)Background. Prevalence studies are needed to assess the distribution of diseases. However, in a contrasting health promotion perspective, self-rated health is in itself an important field of study. This study investigated ... -
Self-reported symptoms experienced by intensive care unit patients: a prospective observational multicenter study
Saltnes-Lillegård, Christin; Rustøen, Tone; Beitland, Sigrid; Puntillo, Kathleen; Hagen, Milada; Lerdal, Anners; Hofsø, Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence, intensity and distress of five symptoms in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and to investigate possible predictive factors associated with symptom ... -
Serious life events and post-traumatic stress disorder in the Norwegian population
Heir, Trond; Bonsaksen, Tore; Grimholt, Tine Kristin; Ekeberg, Øivind; Skogstad, Laila; Lerdal, Anners; Bredal, Inger Schou (BJPsych Open;5(e82), Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background It has been suggested that countries with more resources and better healthcare have populations with a higher risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Norway is a high-income country with good public ... -
Sexual assault and the association with health, quality of life and self-efficacy in the general Norwegian population
Bredal, Inger Schou; Bonsaksen, Tore; Ekeberg, Øivind; Skogstad, Laila; Grimholt, Tine Kristin; Lerdal, Anners; Heir, Trond (Journal of Interpersonal Violence;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-09)The lifetime prevalence of sexual assault was examined in a representative sample of the general Norwegian adult population (n¼1,792), in addition to the association between sexual assault and health, quality of life, ... -
Sleep among bereaved caregivers of patients admitted to hospice: a 1-year longitudinal pilot study
Lerdal, Anners; Slåtten, Kari; Saghaug, Elisabeth; Grov, Ellen Karine; Normann, Are Peder; Lee, Kathryn A.; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Gay, Caryl L (BMJ Open;6(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-01-04)Objectives: This pilot study aimed to describe the sleep of partners and other family caregivers prior to and in the first year after a hospice patient’s death. The study also evaluated the feasibility of the study protocol ... -
Substance use in the Norwegian general population: Prevalence and associations with disease
Bonsaksen, Tore; Skogstad, Laila; Grimholt, Tine Kristin; Heir, Trond; Ekeberg, Øivind; Lerdal, Anners; Bredal, Inger Schou (Journal of Substance Use;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-13)Objective: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of substance use in the Norwegian general population and examine whether the risk of various psychiatric or somatic diseases varied according to alcohol- and substance ... -
Three patterns of symptom communication between patients and clinicians in the intensive care unit: A fieldwork study
Nyhagen, Ragnhild; Egerod, Ingrid; Rustøen, Tone; Lerdal, Anners; Kirkevold, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim: To describe different patterns of communication aimed at preventing, identify- ing and managing symptoms between mechanically ventilated patients and clinicians in the intensive care unit. Design: We conducted a ... -
Trajectories of illness perceptions in persons with chronic Illness: An explorative longitudinal study
Bonsaksen, Tore; Lerdal, Anners; Fagermoen, May Solveig (Journal of Health Psychology;2013, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Accurate illness perceptions are essential to the self-management of chronic illness. This study explored trajectories of illness perceptions in persons with morbid obesity (n = 53) and persons with chronic obstructive ... -
Trajectories of physical and mental health among persons with morbid obesity and persons with COPD: A longitudinal comparative study
Bonsaksen, Tore; Fagermoen, May Solveig; Lerdal, Anners (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04-22)Background: Morbid obesity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are prevalent diseases associated with impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Research generally indicates that persons with morbid ... -
Trajectories of self-efficacy in persons with chronic illness: An explorative longitudinal study
Bonsaksen, Tore; Fagermoen, May Solveig; Lerdal, Anners (Psychology and Health;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-10-18)Background: Self-efficacy is important for changing health behavior in persons with chronic illness. Longer-term trajectories have not been previously explored. Objective: This study’s objective was to explore the trajectories ... -
Validation of a short version of the Lee fatigue scale in adults living in Norway: a cross-sectional population survey
Lerdal, Anners; Gay, Caryl; Bonsaksen, Tore; Ekeberg, Øivind; Grimholt, Tine Kristin; Heir, Trond; Kottorp, Anders; Lee, Kathryn A.; Skogstad, Laila; Schou-Bredal, Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Due to the nature of fatigue, a brief reliable measure of fatigue severity is needed. Thus, the aim of our study was to evaluate a short version of the Lee Fatigue Scale (LFS) in the Norwegian general ... -
Worst pain intensity and opioid intake during the early postoperative period were not associated with moderate-severe pain 12 months after total knee arthroplasty - a longitudinal study
Getachew, Mestawet; Lerdal, Anners; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Gay, Caryl; Aamodt, Arild; Tesfaye, Million; Lindberg, Maren Falch (Scandinavian Journal of Pain;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives: There are several known predictors of pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, it is unclear whether acute postoperative pain intensity and postoperative opioid intake are associated with pain 12 ... -
Økt motivasjon for fysisk aktivitet blant personer med sykelig overvekt ett år etter deltakelse på lærings- og mestringskurs
Bjelland, Bente; Fagermoen, May Solveig; Lerdal, Anners; Bonsaksen, Tore (Ergoterapeuten;2-2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aims: The study aimed to describe the participants with regards to their motivation for physical activity, and to examine associations between sociodemographic variables and motivation for physical activity at the beginning ...