• Association between self-perceived pain sensitivity and pain intensity after Cardiac surgery 

      Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin; Lie, Irene; Parry, Monica; Falk, Ragnhild Sørum; Leegaard, Marit; Rustøen, Tone; Valeberg, Berit Taraldsen (Journal of Pain Research;Volume 2018:11 Pages 1425—1432, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-01)
      Background and purpose: Cardiac surgical pain remains a clinical challenge affecting about 40% of individuals in the first six months post-cardiac surgery, and continues up to two years after surgery for about 15–20%. ...
    • Nurse-Led Telephone Follow-Up Intervention for Titrating and Tapering Opioids in Chronic Pain Patients – A Feasibility Study 

      Halvorsen, Unni; Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin; Ljosaa, Tone Marte (Journal of Pain Research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background and Purpose: Opioids in chronic non-cancer pain are debated, but remain a part of the pain treatment for selected patients. Research is scarce on the relieving and adverse effects of opioids, and how to deliver ...
    • Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome and sensory disturbances following thoracotomy at 6-and 12-month follow-ups 

      Hetmann, Fredrik; Kongsgaard, Ulf; Sandvik, Leiv; Schou-Bredal, Inger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background: Persistent pain affects a large proportion of patients after thoracotomy and is associated with sensory disturbances. The objective of this prospective study was to investigate the time course of pain and sensory ...
    • Validation of the Norwegian pain sensitivity questionnaire 

      Valeberg, Berit Taraldsen; Pedersen, Linda Margareth; Girotto, Valentina; Christensen, Vivi Lycke; Stubhaug, Audun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background and purpose: There is a large variation in people’s reactions to painful stimuli. Although some conditions are more painful, the variation between people is larger than the reaction to pain across conditions. ...