Blar i HV - Institutt for rehabiliteringsvitenskap og helseteknologi på forfatter "Bonsaksen, Tore"
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The de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale used with Norwegian clubhouse members: Psychometric properties and associated factors
Bonsaksen, Tore; Opseth, Thea Moos; Misund, Aud R.; Geirdal, Amy Østertun; Fekete, Orsolya Reka; Nordli, Hege (International Association for Psychosocial Rehabiliation;Volume 22 January - December 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Loneliness is considered a common experience, but persistent loneliness can set the stage for depression and in other ways jeopardize psychological well-being. Loneliness appears to be particularly frequent ... -
Deep, surface, or both? A study of occupational therapy students’ learning concepts
Bonsaksen, Tore (Occupational Therapy International;Volume 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-07)Background: Students’ conceptualization of learning has been associated with their approaches to studying. However, whether students’ learning concepts are associated with their personal characteristics is unknown. Aim: ... -
Development and content validity of the Norwegian Self-Assessment of Modes Questionnaire (N-SAMQ)
Bonsaksen, Tore; Kvarsnes, Hildegunn; Eirum, Mari N.; Torgrimsen, Silje; Hussain, Ratna (Scandinavian journal of occupational therapy;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-10-09)Background: The Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) introduced six therapeutic modes as ways of relating to clients. By increasing occupational therapists’ awareness of modes, and by increasing their skills in using them, ... -
Differences and similarities in the trajectories of self-esteem and positive and negative affect in persons with chronic illness: An explorative longitudinal study
Bonsaksen, Tore; Lerdal, Anners; Småstuen, Milada C; Fagermoen, May Solveig (Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08-18)Background: Chronic illness is a risk factor for low self-esteem, and the research literature needs to include more studies of self-esteem and its development in chronic illness groups using longitudinal and comparative ... -
Differences and similarities in therapeutic mode use between occupational therapists and occupational therapy students in Norway
Carstensen, Tove; Bonsaksen, Tore (Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-05)Background: The Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) is a new model of the therapeutic relationship in occupational therapy practice. Two previous studies have focused on therapist communication style, or ‘mode’ use, but ... -
Do health professionals’ attitudes towards alcohol use matter for alcohol prevention efforts? Results from the WIRUS-OHS study
Bonsaksen, Tore; Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus; Hashemi, Neda; de Porras, David Gimeno Ruiz; Aas, Randi Wågø (BMC Health Services Research;22, Article number: 1004 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-06)Background: Use of alcohol is a major public health issue, representing the 7th largest burden of disease in the world. Workplaces offer a unique arena for health initiatives addressing alcohol use, where occupational ... -
Does the Role Checklist Measure Occupational Participation?
Bonsaksen, Tore; Meidert, Ursula; Schuman, Deana; Kvarsnes, Hildegunn; Haglund, Lena; Prior, Susan; Forsyth, Kirsty; Yamada, Takashi; Scott, Patricia J. (The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy;3(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-01)Background: Among the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) assessments, the Role Checklist is one of the most established. In spite of its widespread use, no studies have examined role examples and their association with the ... -
Effort-Reward Imbalance Is Associated With Alcohol-Related Problems. WIRUS-Screening Study
Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus; Bonsaksen, Tore; Vahtera, Jussi; Sivertsen, Børge; Aas, Randi Wågø (Frontiers in Psychology;10:2079, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-27)There is ample evidence of associations between a perceived stressful working environment and several health-related outcomes. To better understand potential mechanisms behind these observations some studies have focused ... -
An Evaluation of the Factor Structure and Internal Consistency of the ‘Conceptions of Learning’ and ‘Preferences for Teaching’ Measures in American Occupational Therapy Students
Bonsaksen, Tore; Breen-Franklin, Adele (Journal of Occupational Therapy Education;Volume 4, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-16)When planning to use measurement scales in new samples and contexts, examining the scales’ psychometric properties is an important initial step. This study examined the factor structure and internal consistency of two ... -
An examination of the structural validity of the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire-Short Form (PSDQ–S) using the Rasch Measurement Model
Brown, Ted; Bonsaksen, Tore (Cogent Education;(2019), 6:1571146, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-23)It is important for self-report scales and measures used by educators and health care professionals (such as the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire-Short Form [PSDQ–S]) to have documented reliability and validity. The ... -
Experiences of occupational therapists and occupational therapy students in using the Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills in mental health settings in Norway
Bonsaksen, Tore; Myraunet, Ingunn; Celo, Cecilia; Granå, Kjell Emil; Ellingham, Brian (British Journal of Occupational Therapy;74 (7), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-07)Introduction: This study investigated the utility of the Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills (ACIS) in mental health settings, as experienced by Norwegian occupational therapists and occupational therapy ... -
Exploring Gender Differences in Quality of Life
Bonsaksen, Tore (Mental Health Review;1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine gender differences with regard to physical activity, psychiatric symptoms, and quality of life in patients with severe mental illness. In addition, associations between ... -
Factor analysis of the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST) in a cross-cultural sample of undergraduate occupational therapy students
Bonsaksen, Tore; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus; Fong, Kenneth; Lim, Hua Beng; Brown, Ted (Australian Occupational Therapy Journal;Volume66, Issue1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-31)Background/aim The Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST) has been used previously to assess the learning approaches among students in higher education, but reports of its use with occupational therapy ... -
Factors Associated With Academic Performance Among Second-Year Undergraduate Occupational Therapy Students
Bonsaksen, Tore; Ellingham, Brian; Carstensen, Tove (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Research into occupational therapy education and its outcomes for students is growing. More research is needed to determine the factors of importance for occupational therapy students’ academic outcomes. This ... -
Factors associated with occupational therapy students’ preferences for courses and teaching
Bonsaksen, Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Students’ preferences for teaching have been associated with their own approaches to studying. However, whether teaching preferences are associated with a set of student characteristics is yet unknown. ... -
Factors associated with self-efficacy in persons with chronic illness
Bonsaksen, Tore; Lerdal, Anners; Fagermoen, Solveig (Scandinavian Journal of Psychology;54 (3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-06-10)Change of lifestyle may be necessary for persons with chronic illnesses in order to manage their health situation and reduce symptom distress. Success in changing lifestyle partly depends on a person’s self-efficacy beliefs. ... -
Factors associated with self-esteem in persons with morbid obesity and in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cross-sectional study
Bonsaksen, Tore; Fagermoen, May Solveig; Lerdal, Anners (Psychology, health & medicine;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-15)Living with chronic illnesses can be stressful and may negatively impact persons’ self-esteem. Personal factors, like self-efficacy and illness perceptions, and also factors related to the environment, activity, and ... -
Factors associated with the establishment of new occupational therapist positions in Norwegian municipalities after the Coordination reform
Maass, Ruca Elisa Katrin; Bonsaksen, Tore; Gramstad, Astrid; Sveen, Unni; Stigen, Linda; Arntzen, Cathrine; Horghagen, Sissel (Health Services Insights;volume 14, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-16)Community-based occupational therapy is an increasingly important domain of work for occupational therapists. In Norway, this has been emphasized by the Coordination reform (2012), which assigned municipalities increased ... -
Further validation of the self-efficacy for therapeutic mode use
Ritter, Victoria C.; Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus; Yazdani, Farzaneh; Bonsaksen, Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background. The Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) proposes six therapeutic modes as ways of relating to clients. The Norwegian self-efficacy for therapeutic mode use (N-SETMU) was found to have a one-component structure. ... -
General self-efficacy in the Norwegian population: Differences and similarities between sociodemographic groups
Bonsaksen, Tore; Lerdal, Anners; Heir, Trond; Ekeberg, Øivind; Skogstad, Laila; Grimholt, Tine Kristin; Schou-Bredal, Inger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Aims: General self-efficacy (GSE) refers to optimistic self-beliefs of being able to perform and control behaviors, and is linked with various physical and mental health outcomes. Measures of self-efficacy are commonly ...