• Experiences of a non-clinical set ofadolescents and young adults living with persistent pain: a qualitative metasynthesis 

      Fegran, Liv; Johannessen, Berit; Ludvigsen, Mette Spliid; Westergren, Thomas; Høie, Magnhild; Slettebø, Åshild; Rohde, Gudrun Elin; Helseth, Sølvi; Haraldstad, Kristin (BMJ Open;Volume 11, Issue 4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-19)
      Purpose Around 15%–30% of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) experience persistent or chronic pain. The purpose of this study was to synthesise evidence from qualitative primary studies on how AYAs in a non-clinical ...
    • Health-related quality of life in adolescents with persistent pain and the mediating role of self-efficacy: a cross-sectional study 

      Grasaas, Erik; Helseth, Sølvi; Fegran, Liv; Stinson, Jennifer; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Haraldstad, Kristin (Health and Quality of Life Outcomes;18, Article number: 19 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-30)
      Background: Persistent pain has a high prevalence among adolescents. Pain has been shown to reduce all aspects of the adolescent’s health-related quality of life (HRQOL). In adult patients with pain, self-efficacy has ...
    • How school nurses experience and understand everyday pain among adolescents 

      Høie, Magnhild; Haraldstad, Kristin; Rohde, Gudrun E.; Fegran, Liv; Westergren, Thomas; Helseth, Sølvi; Slettebø, Åshild; Johannessen, Berit (BMC Nursing;16(53), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Pain problems are a rapidly growing health problem found among both children and adolescent, and about 15–30% have reported chronic pain problems. School nurses in Norway meet adolescents with various ailments, including ...
    • School nurses’ and teachers’ perceptions of pain in young immigrants living in Norway 

      Johannessen, Berit; Høie, Magnhild; Haraldstad, Kristin; Helseth, Sølvi; Fegran, Liv; Westergren, Thomas; Slettebø, Åshild; Rohde, Gudrun E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Purpose The number of adolescents experiencing pain is increasing. Pain has a major impact on several areas of daily living, such as function at school and school absenteeism, loss of appetite and socializing. One out of ...
    • Sleep and its relationship to health in parents of preterm infants: a scoping review 

      Fegran, Liv; Helseth, Sølvi; Marthinsen, Gunhild Nordbø (BMC Pediatrics;(2018) 18:352, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-12)
      Background: Sleep is essential for human health and functioning. Parents of preterm infants are susceptible to sleep disturbances because of stress related to the preterm birth. Poor sleep has the potential to affect ...
    • Teachers’ experiences of adolescents’ pain in everyday life: a qualitative study 

      Rohde, Gudrun; Westergren, Thomas; Haraldstad, Kristin; Johannessen, Berit; Høie, Magnhild; Helseth, Sølvi; Fegran, Liv; Slettebø, Åshild (BMJ open;5(9), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-03)
      Objectives More adolescents report pain now than previously. In Norway, episodic pain problems have been reported by 60% of children and adolescents aged 8–18 years, with 21% reporting duration of pain of more than 3 months. ...
    • Young people with long-term health challenges experiences in transition to adulthood: A qualitative metasynthesis 

      Rasalingam, Anurajee; Fegran, Liv; Brekke, Idunn; Helseth, Sølvi (Journal of Advanced Nursing;Volume 77, Issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11-27)
      Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of the transition to adulthood for young people with long-term health challenges. Design: The metasynthesis approach was based on the guidelines by Sandelowski ...