Blar i HV - Institutt for rehabiliteringsvitenskap og helseteknologi på forfatter "Ruffolo, Mary"
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Associations Between Demographic Variables, Psychosocial Health, Quality of Life, and Happiness in the Context of COVID-19
Geirdal, Amy Østertun; Leung, Janni; Price, Daicia; Kabelenga, Isaac; Lamph, Gary; Thygesen, Hilde; Ruffolo, Mary; Bonsaksen, Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose The purpose was to examine the association between demographic vari- ables, psychosocial health, quality of life, and happiness in the context of COVID. The hypothesis was that psychosocial health variables have ... -
Cross-national study of worrying, loneliness, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison between individuals with and without infection in the family
Bonsaksen, Tore; Leung, Janni; Schoultz, Mariyana; Thygesen, Hilde; Price, Daicia; Ruffolo, Mary; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Healthcare;Volume 9 / Issue 7, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-16)Objective: The objective of this study was to examine differences in worry, loneliness, and mental health between those individuals infected by COVID-19 or having someone their family infected, and the rest of the population. ... -
Loneliness and its associated factors nine months after the COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-national study
Bonsaksen, Tore; Schoultz, Mariyana; Thygesen, Hilde; Ruffolo, Mary; Price, Daicia; Leung, Janni; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 18 / Issue 6, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-11)COVID-19 has been a global healthcare concern impacting multiple aspects of individual and community wellness. As one moves forward with different methods to reduce the infection and mortality rates, it is critical to ... -
Loneliness and its association with social media use during the COVID-19 outbreak
Bonsaksen, Tore; Ruffolo, Mary; Leung, Janni; Price, Daicia; Thygesen, Hilde; Schoultz, Mariyana; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Social Media + Society;Volume: 7, issue: 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-01)Social distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic changed social interaction for many and increased the risk of loneliness in the general population. Social media use has been ambiguously related to loneliness, and ... -
Mental Health, Information and Being Connected: Qualitative Experiences of social media use during the Covid-19 pandemic from a trans-national sample
Schoultz, Mariyana; Leung, Janni; Bonsaksen, Tore; Ruffolo, Mary; Thygesen, Hilde; Price, Daicia; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Healthcare;Volume 9 / Issue 6, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-15)Background: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the strict national policies regarding social distancing behavior in Europe, America and Australia, people became reliant on social media as a means for gathering information ... -
Perceived trust in public authorities nine months after the COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-national study
Price, Daicia; Bonsaksen, Tore; Ruffolo, Mary; Leung, Janni; Chiu, Vivian; Thygesen, Hilde; Schoultz, Mariyana; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Social Sciences;Volume 10 / Issue 9, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-18)This study aimed to examine the perceived trust in information provided by public authorities and financial measures put in place to address the impact of COVID-19. Using a cross-national approach among four Western ... -
Social media use and its associations with mental health 9 months after the covid-19 outbreak: a cross-national study
Thygesen, Hilde; Bonsaksen, Tore; Schoultz, Mariyana; Ruffolo, Mary; Leung, Janni; Price, Daicia; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Frontiers In Public Health;January 2022 | Volume 9 | Article 752004, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-18)Background: The covid-19 pandemic has impacted the health and well-being of millions across the globe. Strict social distancing policies and periodic lockdowns has led to an increased reliance on alternative online means ... -
Students’ mental health, well-being, and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-national survey
Bonsaksen, Tore; Chiu, Vivian; Leung, Janni; Schoultz, Mariyana; Thygesen, Hilde; Price, Daicia; Ruffolo, Mary; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Healthcare;Volume 10 / Issue 6, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05-27)During the COVID-19 pandemic, much research has been devoted to assessing mental health in a variety of populations. Students in higher education appear to be particularly vulnerable to experiencing reduced mental health. ... -
Use and self‑perceived effects of social media before and after the COVID‑19 outbreak: A cross‑national study
Thygesen, Hilde; Bonsaksen, Tore; Schoultz, Mariyana; Ruffolo, Mary; Leung, Janni; Price, Daicia; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)To (i) examine the use of social media before and after the COVID-19 outbreak; (ii) examine the self-perceived impact of social media before and after the outbreak; and (iii) examine whether the self-perceived impacts of ... -
Video-based communication and its association with loneliness, mental health and quality of life among older people during the COVID-19 outbreak
Bonsaksen, Tore; Thygesen, Hilde; Leung, Janni; Ruffolo, Mary; Schoultz, Mariyana; Price, Daicia; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;volume 18, issue 12, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-10)The aim of the study was to examine the use of video-based communication and its association with loneliness, mental health and quality of life in older adults (60–69 years versus 70+ years) during the COVID-19 pandemic. ... -
Willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine as reported nine months after the pandemic outbreak: A cross-national study
Price, Daicia; Bonsaksen, Tore; Ruffolo, Mary; Leung, Janni; Thygesen, Hilde; Schoultz, Mariyana; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Social Sciences;Volume 10, Issue 11, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11-20)Although vaccination has been identified as an effective measure of reducing the spread of COVID-19, hesitancy to obtain a vaccine for COVID-19 has been shared. The aim of this cross-national study was to examine (i) the ...