• Changes in health-related quality of life in adolescents and the impact of gender and selected variables: a two-year longitudinal study 

      Mikkelsen, Hilde Elisabeth Timenes; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Haraldstad, Kristin; Helseth, Sølvi; Skarstein, Siv; Rohde, Gudrun E. (Health and Quality of Life Outcomes;20, Article number: 123 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-18)
      Background: Increased knowledge about factors that can impact changes in adolescents’ health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is needed. The present study aimed to investigate possible HRQOL changes in adolescents at 14 and ...
    • Health-related quality of life, health literacy and COVID-19-related worries of 16- to 17-year-old adolescents and parents one year into the pandemic: a cross-sectional study 

      Mikkelsen, Hilde Elisabeth Timenes; Skarstein, Siv; Helseth, Sølvi; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Haraldstad, Kristin; Rohde, Gudrun E. (BMC Public Health;22, Article number: 1321 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07-09)
      Background: The uncertain and challenging situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic affects adolescents and their parents in an exceptional way. More knowledge of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), health literacy ...
    • Health‑related quality of life is strongly associated with self‑efficacy, self‑esteem, loneliness, and stress in 14–15‑year‑old adolescents: a cross‑sectional study 

      Mikkelsen, Hilde Elisabeth Timenes; Haraldstad, Kristin; Helseth, Sølvi; Skarstein, Siv; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Rohde, Gudrun E. (Health and Quality of Life Outcomes;18, Article number: 352 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-02)
      Background: To enhance and better understand health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adolescents, it is important to study factors associated with HRQOL. The present study aimed to assess possible associations between ...
    • 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 ...
    • No deterioration in health-related quality of life in patients with axial spondyloarthritis followed for 5 years in ordinary outpatient clinics in the biological treatment era. 

      Rohde, Gudrun E.; Berg, Kari Ellen; Pripp, Are Hugo; Prøven, Anne; Haugeberg, Glenn (Quality of Life Research;January 2020, Volume 29, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-17)
      Background Axial spondyloarthritis (ax-SpA) causes pain, fatigue, stiffness, loss of physical function and impaired healthrelated quality of life (HRQOL). Aims The study aimed to explore the changes in HRQOL over 5 years ...
    • Quality of life and fear of COVID-19 in 2600 baccalaureate nursing students at five universities: a cross-sectional study 

      Beisland, Elisabeth Grov; Gjeilo, Kari Hanne; Andersen, John Roger; Bratås, Ola; Bø, Bodil; Haraldstad, Kristin; Hjelmeland, Inger Helen Hardeland; Iversen, Marjolein M.; Løyland, Borghild; Norekvål, Tone Merete; Riiser, Kirsti; Rohde, Gudrun E.; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Utne, Inger; Flølo, Tone Nygaard (Health and Quality of Life Outcomes;19, Article number: 198 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-19)
      Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused signifcant disruptions in the implementation of programs across educational institutions. Nursing students, being both young adults and by practical training, part of the health ...
    • 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 ...
    • Stress, pain, and work affiliation are strongly associated with health-related quality of life in parents of 14-15-year-old adolescents 

      Rohde, Gudrun E.; Helseth, Sølvi; Mikkelsen, Hilde Elisabeth Timenes; Skarstein, Siv; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Haraldstad, Kristin (Health and Quality of Life Outcomes;20, Article number: 1 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-06)
      Background: For many adults, their role as a parent is a vital part of their lives. This role is likely to be associated with a parent’s health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The aim of this study was to explore the ...
    • A systematic review of quality of life research in medicine and health sciences 

      Haraldstad, Kristin; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Andenæs, Randi; Andersen, John Roger; Andersen, Marit Helen; Beisland, Elisabeth Grov; Borge, Christine Råheim; Engebretsen, Eivind; Eisemann, Martin; Halvorsrud, Liv Torill; Hanssen, Tove Aminda; Haugstvedt, Anne; Haugland, Trude; Johansen, Venke A; Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Løvereide, Lise; Løyland, Borghild; Kvarme, Lisbeth Gravdal; Moons, P; Norekvål, Tone M.; Ribu, Lis; Rohde, Gudrun E.; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Helseth, Sølvi (Quality of Life Research; October 2019, Volume 28, Issue 10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-20)
      PurposeQuality of life (QOL) is an important concept in the field of health and medicine. QOL is a complex concept that is interpreted and defined differently within and between disciplines, including the fields of health ...