• Complement C4 Copy Number Variation is Linked to SSA/Ro and SSB/La Autoantibodies in Systemic Inflammatory Autoimmune Diseases 

      Lundtoft, Christian; Pucholt, Pascal; Martin, Myriam; Bianchi, Matteo; Lundström, Emeli; Eloranta, Maija-Leena; Sandling, Johanna K.; Sjöwall, Christopher; Jönsen, Andreas; Gunnarsson, Iva; Rantapää-Dahlqvist, Solbritt; Bengtsson, Anders A.; Leonard, Dag; Baecklund, Eva; Jonsson, Roland; Hammenfors, Daniel; Forsblad-d'Elia, Helena; Eriksson, Per; Mandl, Thomas; Magnusson Bucher, Sara; Norheim, Katrine Brække; Johnsen, Svein Joar Auglæn; Omdal, Roald; Kvarnström, Marika; Wahren Herlenius, Marie Elisabeth; Notarnicola, Antonella; Andersson, Anna Helena; Molberg, Øyvind; Diederichsen, Louise Pyndt; Almlöf, Jonas; Syvänen, Ann-Christine; Kozyrev, Sergey V.; Lindblad-Toh, Kerstin; Rönnblom, Lars; Brokstad, Karl Albert; Skarstein, Kathrine; Jonsson, Malin Viktoria; Appel, Silke; Aqrawi, Lara A.; Jensen, Janicke Liaaen; Palm, Øyvind; Nilsson, Birgitta Blakstad; Blom, Anna M. (Arthritis & Rheumatology;Volume 74, Issue 8, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-21)
      Objective: Copy number variation of the C4 complement components, C4A and C4B, has been associated with systemic inflammatory autoimmune diseases. This study was undertaken to investigate whether C4 copy number variation ...
    • The effectiveness of smartphone apps for lifestyle improvement in noncommunicable diseases: Systematic review and meta-analyses 

      Lunde, Pernille; Nilsson, Birgitta Blakstad; Bergland, Astrid; Kværner, Kari Jorunn; Bye, Asta (Journal of Medical Internet Research;Vol 20, No 5 (2018): May, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-31)
      Background: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 70% of all deaths in a year globally. The four main NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic pulmonary diseases, and diabetes mellitus. Fifty percent of ...
    • Effects of individualized follow-up with a smartphone-application after cardiac rehabilitation: protocol of a randomized controlled trial 

      Bye, Asta; Bergland, Astrid; Nilsson, Birgitta Blakstad (BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation;11, Article number: 34 (2019), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-07)
      Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs are evidence-based and widely recommended. However, benefits from CR are likely lost among individuals who discontinue their regular exercise routines and healthy habits. ...
    • Feasibility of a Mobile Phone App to Promote Adherence to a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle: Single-Arm Study 

      Lunde, Pernille; Nilsson, Birgitta Blakstad; Bergland, Astrid; Bye, Asta (Jmir Formative Research;Vol 3, No 2 (2019): Apr-Jun, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-03)
      Background: Long-term maintenance of preventive activities is fundamental for achieving improved outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Despite this, it has been shown to be a major challenge for many patients to follow ...
    • Health-related quality of life in young Norwegian survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest related to pre-arrest exercise habits 

      Isern, Cecilie Benedicte; Nilsson, Birgitta Blakstad; Garratt, Andrew; Kramer-Johansen, Jo; Tjelmeland Myrhaugen, Ingvild Beathe; Berge, Hilde Moseby (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Aim: To compare health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in young survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Norway with an age and sex- matched reference population and to assess the associations between exercise ...
    • Kvinners opplevelser av trening under og etter hjerterehabilitering 

      Ulvestad, Kine; Bruusgaard, Kari Anette; Nilsson, Birgitta Blakstad; Hellem, Elisabet (Fysioterapeuten;81(8), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Hensikt: Å utdype forståelsen av hva kvinner opplever som viktig i hjerterehabilitering i fase 2 med tanke på å styrke troen på egen kropp og motivere til trening og fysisk aktivitet etter en hjertehendelse. Design og ...