• Associations between unmet needs for daytime activities and company and scores on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire in people with dementia: A longitudinal study 

      Michelet, Mona; Selbæk, Geir; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Lund, Anne; Engedal, Knut; Bieber, Anja; Gonçalves‐Pereira, Manuel; Hopper, Louise; Irving, Kate; Jelley, Hannah; Marques, Maria J.; Orrell, Martin; Portolani, Daniel M.; Sjölund, Britt-Marie; Sköldunger, Anders; Stephan, Astrid; Verhey, Frans; de Vugt, Marjolein; Wolfs, Claire; Woods, Bob; Zanetti, Orazio; Bergh, Sverre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Objectives: To examine prospectively the association between unmet needs for daytime activities and company and behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. Methods: We included 451 people with mild or moderate ...
    • Associations between unmet needs for daytime activities and company and scores on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire in people with dementia: a longitudinal study 

      Michelet, Mona; Selbæk, Geir; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Lund, Anne; Engedal, Knut; Bieber, Anja; Gonçalves‐Pereira, Manuel; Hopper, Louise; Irving, Kate; Jelley, Hannah; Marques, Maria J.; Orrell, Martin; Portolani, Daniel M.; Sjölund, Britt-Marie; Sköldunger, Anders; Stephan, Astrid; Verhey, Frans; de Vugt, Marjolein; Wolfs, Claire; Woods, Bob; Zanetti, Orazio; Bergh, Sverre (Aging & Mental Health;Volume 26, 2022 - Issue 4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-16)
      Objectives: To examine prospectively the association between unmet needs for daytime activities and company and behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. Methods: We included 451 people with mild or moderate ...
    • Behandling, omsorg og pleie for døende sykehjemspasienter med covid-19 

      Eriksen, Siren; Grov, Ellen Karine; Lichtwarck, Bjørn; Holmefoss, Ingunn; Bøhn, Kjell; Myrstad, Christian; Selbæk, Geir; Husebø, Bettina (Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening;Utgave 8, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-23)
      Skrøpelige eldre med multisykdom har høy risiko for alvorlig sykdom og død ved smitte med koronavirus. Til forskjell fra «vanlig død» på sykehjem der det er tid til forberedelser, kan tilstanden endre seg raskt og gi ...
    • Can depression in psychogeriatric inpatients at one year follow-up be explained by locus of control and coping strategies? 

      Bjørkløf, Guro Hanevold; Engedal, Knut Arne; Selbæk, Geir; Maia, Deborah Deborah Bezerra; Borza, Tom; Saltyte-Benth, Jurate; Helvik, Anne-Sofie (Aging & mental health;22(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-04)
      Objectives: Treatment of depression (in late life) is good. The short-term, but not long-term prognosis after treatment of depression in late life is good. To identify modifiable factors, we wanted to examine whether coping ...
    • Change in psychotropic drug use in Norwegian nursing homes between 2004 and 2011 

      Selbæk, Geir; Janus, Sarah I. M.; Bergh, Sverre; Engedal, Knut; Ruths, Sabine; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Saltyte-Benth, Jurate; Zuidema, Sytse U. (International psychogeriatrics;30(3), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10-09)
      Background: We aimed to assess whether there were any changes in the use of psychotropic drugs in Norwegian nursing homes between 2004 and 2011. Also, we investigated whether the predictors of use of specific psychotropic ...
    • Characteristics of patients assessed for cognitive decline in primary healthcare, compared to patients assessed in specialist healthcare 

      Michelet, Mona; Lund, Anne; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Engedal, Knut; Selbæk, Geir; Bergh, Sverre (Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care;Volume 38, 2020 - Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-02)
      Objective: The aim of this study was to describe patients assessed for cognitive decline in primary healthcare, compared to patients assessed in specialist healthcare and to examine factors associated with depression. Design: ...
    • Common brain disorders are associated with heritable patterns of apparent aging of the brain 

      Kaufmann, Tobias; van der Meer, Dennis; Doan, Nhat Trung; Schwarz, Emanuel; Lund, Martina Jonette; Agartz, Ingrid; Alnæs, Dag; Barch, Deanna M.; Baur-Streubel, Ramona; Bertolino, Alessandro; Bettella, Francesco; Beyer, Mona K.; Bøen, Erlend; Borgwardt, Stefan; Brandt, Christine Lycke; Buitelaar, Jan; Celius, Elisabeth Gulowsen; Cervenka, Simon; Conzelmann, Annette; Còrdova Palomera, Aldo; Dale, Anders; de Quervain, Dominique J.F.; di Carlo, Pasquale; Djurovic, Srdjan; Dørum, Erlend Solberg; Eisenacher, Sarah; Elvsåshagen, Torbjørn; Espeseth, Thomas; Fatouros-Bergman, Helena; Flyckt, Lena; Franke, Barbara; Frei, Oleksandr; Haatveit, Beathe; Håberg, Asta; Harbo, Hanne Flinstad; Hartman, Catharina A; Heslenfeld, Dirk J; Hoekstra, Pieter J; Høgestøl, Einar August; Jernigan, Terry L.; Jonassen, Rune; Jönsson, Erik Gunnar; Kirsch, Peter; Kłoszewska, Iwona; Kolskår, Knut-Kristian; Landrø, Nils Inge; Le Hellard, Stephanie; Lesch, Klaus-Peter; Lovestone, Simon; Lundervold, Arvid; Lundervold, Astri; Maglanoc, Luigi Angelo; Malt, Ulrik Fredrik; Mecocci, Patrizia; Melle, Ingrid; Meyer-Lindenberg, Andreas; Moberget, Torgeir; Norbom, Linn Christin Bonaventure; Nordvik, Jan Egil; Nyberg, Lars; Oosterlaan, Jaap; Papalino, Marco; Papassotiropoulos, Andreas; Pauli, Paul; Pergola, Giulio; Persson, Karin Ester Torun; Richard, Geneviève; Rokicki, Jaroslav; Sanders, Anne-Marthe; Selbæk, Geir; Shadrin, Alexey A.; Smeland, Olav Bjerkehagen; Soininen, Hilkka; Sowa, Piotr; Steen, Vidar Martin; Tsolaki, Magda; Ulrichsen, Kristine Moe; Vellas, Bruno; Wang, Lei; Westman, Eric; Ziegler, Georg C.; Zink, Mathias; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Westlye, Lars Tjelta (Nature Neuroscience;Volume 22, Issue 10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-22)
      Common risk factors for psychiatric and other brain disorders are likely to converge on biological pathways influencing the development and maintenance of brain structure and function across life. Using structural MRI data ...
    • Do behavioral disturbances predict falls among nursing home residents? 

      Sylliaas, Hilde; Selbæk, Geir; Bergland, Astrid (Aging Clinical and Experimental Research;24(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
    • Gait, physical function, and physical activity in three groups of home-dwelling older adults with different severity of cognitive impairment - a cross-sectional study 

      Taraldsen, Kristin; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Follestad, Turid; Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Saltvedt, Ingvild (BMC Geriatrics;21, Article number: 670 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-01)
      Background: The research on associations between gait, physical function, physical activity (PA), and cognitive function is growing. Still, clinical assessments of cognitive function and motor function is often kept separate. ...
    • The genetic architecture of human brainstem structures and their involvement in common brain disorders 

      Elvsåshagen, Torbjørn; Bahrami, Shahram; van der Meer, Dennis; Agartz, Ingrid; Alnæs, Dag; Barch, Deanna M.; Baur-Streubel, Ramona; Bertolino, Alessandro; Beyer, Mona K.; Blasi, Giuseppe; Borgwardt, Stefan; Boye, Birgitte; Buitelaar, Jan; Bøen, Erlend; Celius, Elisabeth Gulowsen; Cervenka, Simon; Conzelmann, Annette; Coynel, David; di Carlo, Pasquale; Djurovic, Srdjan; Eisenacher, Sarah; Espeseth, Thomas; Fatouros-Bergman, Helena; Flyckt, Lena; Franke, Barbara; Frei, Oleksandr; Gelao, Barbara; Harbo, Hanne Flinstad; Hartman, Catharina A.; Håberg, Asta; Heslenfeld, Dirk; Hoekstra, Pieter J.; Høgestøl, Einar August; Jonassen, Rune; Jönsson, Erik G.; Kirsch, Peter; Kloszewska, Iwona; Lagerberg, Trine Vik; Landrø, Nils Inge; Le Hellard, Stephanie; Lesch, Klaus-Peter; Maglanoc, Luigi Angelo; Malt, Ulrik Fredrik; Mecocci, Patrizia; Melle, Ingrid; Meyer-Lindenberg, Andreas; Moberget, Torgeir; Nordvik, Jan Egil; Nyberg, Lars; O’ Connell, Kevin S.; Oosterlaan, Jaap; Papalino, Marco; Papassotiropoulos, Andreas; Pauli, Paul; Pergola, Giulio; Persson, Karin; de Quervain, Dominique; Reif, Andreas; Rokicki, Jaroslav; Van Rooij, Daan; Shadrin, Alexey A.; Schmidt, André; Schwarz, Emanuel; Selbæk, Geir; Soininen, Hilkka; Sowa, Piotr; Steen, Vidar M.; Tsolaki, Magda; Vellas, Bruno; Wang, Lei; Westman, Eric; Ziegler, Georg C.; Zink, Mathias; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Westlye, Lars Tjelta; Kaufmann, Tobias (Nature Communications;11:4016, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-11)
      Brainstem regions support vital bodily functions, yet their genetic architectures and invol- vement in common brain disorders remain understudied. Here, using imaging-genetics data from a discovery sample of 27,034 ...
    • The impact of attending day care designed for home-dwelling people with dementia on nursing home admission : a 24-month controlled study 

      Rokstad, Anne Marie Mork; Engeland, Knut Arne; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Saltyte-Benth, Jurate; Selbæk, Geir (BMC health services research;18(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-16)
      Background Day care services offer meaningful activities, a safe environment for attendees and respite for family caregivers while being expected to delay the need for nursing home (NH) admission. However, previous research ...
    • Physical diagnoses in nursing home residents - is dementia or severity of dementia of importance? 

      Jørgensen, Live Bredholt; Thorleifsson, Berit Marie; Selbæk, Geir; Saltyte-Benth, Jurate; Helvik, Anne-Sofie (BMC geriatrics;18(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-22)
      Background Dementia and physical morbidity are primary reasons for nursing home admission globally. However, data on physical morbidity in nursing home residents with and without dementia are scarce. The first aim of the ...
    • Self-reported quality of life in people with dementia attending a day-care programme in Norway : A 24-month quasi-experimental study 

      Strandenæs, Margit Gausdal; Lund, Anne; Engedal, Knut; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Selbæk, Geir; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Rokstad, Anne Marie Mork (Health and Social Care in the community;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-25)
      The objectives of the study were (a) to compare self-reported Quality of Life (QoL) in a 24-month follow-up of people with dementia attending day care designed for people with dementia (day-care group, DC) with people with ...
    • Time trends in loneliness from 1984 ti 2019 among 27 032 older adults in Norway: a HUNT study 

      Aunsmo, Ragnhild Holmberg; Langballe, Ellen Melbye; Hansen, Thomas; Selbæk, Geir; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The aging population and increasing evidence of the detrimental health impacts of loneliness emphasize the importance of studying and predicting changes in loneliness prevalence among older adults. To understand and project ...
    • Trajectories of Depression in Late Life: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study 

      Borza, Tom; Engedal, Knut Arne; Bergh, Sverre; Saltyte-Benth, Jurate; Selbæk, Geir (Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders;43(3-4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04)
      Aims: To investigate the prognosis of depression in late life (DLL) in terms of the course of depression over 1 year and assess clinical factors related to the prognosis. Methods: We performed an observational, multicenter, ...