• Digital self-management in support of patients living with chronic pain: Feasibility pilot study 

      Bostrøm, Katrine; Børøsund, Elin; Varsi, Cecilie; Eide, Hilde; Nordang, Elise Flakk; Schreurs, Karlein; Waxenberg, Lori B.; Weiss, Karen E.; Morrison, Eleshia J.; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Stubhaug, Audun; Solberg Nes, Lise (JMIR Formative Research;Vol 4, No 10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-27)
      Background: Chronic pain can be complex and taxing to live with, and treatment and support require a multicomponent approach, which may not always be offered or available. Smartphones, tablets, and personal computers are ...
    • Early Labour App: Developing a practice-based mobile health application for digital early labour support 

      Iwaya, Leonardo Horn; Nordin, Anna; Fritsch, Lothar; Børøsund, Elin; Johansson, Margareta; Varsi, Cecilie; Ängeby, Karin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Pregnant women in early labour have felt excluded from professional care, and their partners have been restricted from being involved in the birthing process. Expectant parents must be better prepared to deal ...
    • Group-based patient education via videoconference: A scoping review 

      Vågan, Andre; Haaland-Øverby, Mette; Eriksen, Alison Axisa; Fredriksen, Kari; Stenov, Vibeke; Varsi, Cecilie; Ingadottir, Brynja; Cleal, Bryan Richard; Alvheim, Anita Røyneberg; Westermann, Karl Fredrik; Strømme, Hilde; Kristjansdottir, Olöf Birna (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Objectives: To summarize recent evidence on the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of videoconference (VC) group-based patient and caregiver education. Methods: Systematic searches of the literature were conducted. ...
    • The public and patient engagement evaluation tool: Forward-backwards translation and cultural adaption to Norwegian 

      Garratt, Andrew; Sagen, Joachim Støren; Børøsund, Elin; Varsi, Cecilie; Kjeken, Ingvild; Dagfinrud, Hanne; Moe, Rikke Helene (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Patient engagement is recommended for improving health care services, and to evaluate its organisa- tion and impact appropriate, and rigorously evaluated outcome measures are needed. Methods: Interviews (N = ...
    • Results from a randomized controlled trial testing StressProffen; an application‐based stress‐management intervention for cancer survivors 

      Børøsund, Elin; Ehlers, Shawna; Varsi, Cecilie; Clark, Matthew M.; Andrykowski, Michael A.; Cvancarova, Milada; Nes, Lise Solberg (Cancer Medicine;volume 9. issue 11, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04-03)
      Background: In-person cognitive-behavioral stress-management interventions are consistently associated with reduced cancer distress. However, face-to-face delivery is an access barrier for many patients, and there is a ...
    • Short-Term Findings From Testing EPIO, a Digital Self-Management Program for People Living With Chronic Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial 

      Bostrøm, Katrine; Børøsund, Elin; Eide, Hilde; Varsi, Cecilie; Kristjansdottir, Olöf Birna; Schreurs, Karlein M G; Waxenberg, Lori B.; Weiss, Karen E.; Morrison, Eleshia J.; Støle, Hanne; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Stubhaug, Audun; Solberg Nes, Lise (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Chronic pain conditions involve numerous physical and psychological challenges, and while psychosocial self-management interventions can be of benefit for people living with chronic pain, such in-person treatment ...