Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Brekke, Idunn"
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A cross- sectional study of refugees in Norway and Serbia: Levels of mental distress and social-demographic risk factors
Grøtvedt, Halldis Niesser; Varvin, Sverre; Vladisavljević, Ivana; Trivuncic, Bojana; Brekke, Idunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This cross-sectional study has assessed and compared symptoms of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among one refugee group during flight (in Serbia) and another refugee group after flight (in ... -
Doctor-certified sickness absence in first and second trimesters of pregnancy among native and immigrant women in Norway
Brekke, Idunn; Berg, John Erik; Sletner, Line; Jenum, Anne Karen (Scandinavian journal of public health;41(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-01-07)Aims: The authors sought to estimate differences in doctor-certified sickness absence during pregnancy among immigrant and native women. Methods: Population-based cohort study of pregnant women attending three Child Health ... -
Educational achievement among children with a disability: do parental resources compensate for disadvantage?
Brekke, Idunn; Alecu, Andreea Ioana; Ugreninov, Elisabeth; Suren, Pål; Evensen, Miriam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)We examined the impact of child disability on Grade Points Average (GPA) using all children aged 15–16 years who completed their lower secondary education and registered with a GPA score in the period from 2016 to 2020 in ... -
Forekomst av underernæring blant hjemmeboende eldre med kognitiv svikt og demenssykdom som mottar bistand fra hjemmetjenesten.
Fonn, Marianne (Master thesis, 2014)Bakgrunn og hensikt: Underernæring og ernæringsmessig risiko er et utbredt problem blant eldre med kognitiv svikt og demenssykdom. Det er få studier som har undersøkt forekomsten av underernæring blant hjemmeboende eldre ... -
Gender and education inequalities in parental employment and earnings when having a child with increased care needs: Belgium versus Norway
Vinck, Julie; Brekke, Idunn (Journal of European Social Policy;Volume: 30, issue: 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-29)Caring for children with increased care needs can be demanding and the time required to provide such care hampers parents’ employment participation. Especially, mothers and lower educated parents are affected by the increased ... -
Gendered effects of intensified care burdens: Employment and sickness absence in families with chronically sick or disabled children in Norway
Brekke, Idunn; Nadim, Marjan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Using longitudinal register data from Norway, the article examines the impact of having a child with intensified care needs on maternal and paternal employment, within a gender equality promoting welfare state. The hypothesis ... -
Health and educational success in adolescents: a longitudinal study
Brekke, Idunn (BMC public health;15(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-07)Background Health in childhood and adolescence is a matter of contention. This article examines how infant and adolescent health act together with parental SES, health-related behaviour and academic factors to generate ... -
The health of mothers caring for a child with a disability: a longitudinal study
Brekke, Idunn; Alecu, Andreea Ioana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Raising a child with disabilities requires a significant parental investment that is greater than that required by typically developing children. Previous studies have shown that parents caring for a child with ... -
The impact of birthweight and adolescent health on educational attainment
Brekke, Idunn; Reisel, Liza (Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-18)This article examines the relationship between birthweight, adolescent health (general health and psychological distress) and high school completion in Norway, using survey data linked to longitudinal registry data ( n = ... -
Impact of child disability on parental employment and labour income: a quasi‑experimental study of parents of children with disabilities in Norway
Wondemu, Michael Yisfashewa; Joranger, Pål; Hermansen, Åsmund; Brekke, Idunn (BMC Public Health;22, Article number: 1813 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-09-24)Background: Caring for children with disabilities has both immediate and long-term economic costs that affect the well-being of children, parents, and society. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of ... -
Impact of growing up with somatic long-term health challenges on school completion, NEET status and disability pension: a population-based longitudinal study
Rasalingam, Anurajee; Brekke, Idunn; Dahl, Espen; Helseth, Sølvi (BMC Public Health;21, Article number: 514 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-16)Background: Young adulthood is an important transitional life phase that can determine a person’s educational and employment trajectories. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of somatic long-term health challenges ... -
The impact of having a child with special needs: Labour market adaptations of immigrant and majority mothers
Reisel, Liza; Nadim, Marjan; Brekke, Idunn (Acta Sociologica;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-26)This article compares how having a child with special needs shapes the labour market adaptations of immigrant and majority mothers. We use longitudinal data from Norwegian public registers including all women who gave ... -
The Impact of Mental Health Problems in Adolescence on Educational Attainment
von Simson, Kristine; Brekke, Idunn; Hardoy, Ines (Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-11)The aim of the study has been to examine the impact of diagnosed internalising and externalising behavioural problems on educational attainment. We used a fixed-effect model on rich individual longitudinal register data. ... -
The Indirect Costs of Caring for a Child with a Disability
Wondemu, Michael Yisfashewa (OsloMet Avhandling;2024 no 46, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Caring for a child with a disability can be both challenging and enriching. The ground reality is that most families are facing challenges in balancing paid work and family responsibilities. This raised an ongoing question ... -
Intensivsykepleiers vurdering av smerter hos den sederte respiratorpasienten
Austlid, Sunniva (Master thesis, 2016)Formål Vurdering av smerter hos den sederte intensivpasienten er utfordrende. På grunn av sitt komplekse sykdomsbilde er intensivpasienten ofte sedert og intubert og kan derfor ikke uttrykke sine smerter verbalt. Det ... -
Interrupted careers. A study of social divisions in long-term sickness absence and work attrition
Madsen, Aleksander Årnes (OsloMet Avhandling 2019;Nr. 20, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2019)This dissertation examines social divisions in long-term sickness absence and work attrition. It examines whether and how these career interruptions are associated with individuals’ positions in the division of labor and ... -
Kan forskjeller i sykefravær mellom innvandrerbefolkningen og majoritetsbefolkningen forklares med forskjeller i selvrapportert helse?
Brekke, Idunn; Schøne, Pål (Søkelys på arbeidslivet;30(1-2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013) -
Kjønnsforskjeller i etterlevelse av livsstilsråd blant personer med hjerte- og karsykdommer
Nilsen, Amalie (Master thesis, 2013)Livsstilsrådgivning er et viktig aspekt i behandlingen for personer med hjerte- og karsykdommer. Dette for å forebygge videre utvikling av sykdom og dødelighet hos personer med hjerte- og karsykdommer. Livsstilsendring kan ... -
Kronisk insomni blant kvinner og menn med atrieflimmer
Kjetland, Monica Bukkøy (Master thesis, 2014)Formål: Insomni (søvnløshet) er et stort helseproblem. Denne oppgaven undersøker sammenhengen mellom atrieflimmer og insomni, en sammenheng som i liten grad har vært undersøkt tidligere. I oppgaven forventes det at personer ... -
Long Sickness absence differences between natives and immigrant workers: The role of differences in self-reported health
Brekke, Idunn; Schøne, Pål (Journal of International Migration and Integration;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-05-05)The limited empirical evidence on sickness absence among immigrants indicates that non-Western immigrants have a higher incidence of sickness-related absence than natives. The purpose of this article is to examine whether ...