• Persistent level of mental distress in PTSD patients is not reflected in cytokine levels 1 year after the treatment. 

  Toft, Helge; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Tilden, Terje; Bolstad, Ingeborg; Lien, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Objective: Cross-sectional data show that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients often have increased levels of circulating inflammatory markers. There is, however, still a paucity of longitudinal studies with long ...

• The Significance of Demographic Variables on Psychosocial Health from the Early Stage and Nine Months after the COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak. A Cross-National Study 

  Geirdal, Amy Østertun; Price, Daicia; Schoultz, Mariyana; Thygesen, Hilde; Ruffolo, Mary; Leung, Janni; Bonsaksen, Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Abstract: This cross-national study explored stability and change in mental health, quality of life, wellbeing and loneliness during the early stage and nine months after the implementation of COVID-19 pandemic social ...

• Are Demanding Job Situations Associated with Alcohol-Related Presenteeism? WIRUS-Screening Study 

  Bonsaksen, Tore; Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Hesse, Morten; Aas, Randi Wågø (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Abstract: Alcohol-related presenteeism (impaired work performance caused by alcohol use) is an important but under-researched topic. The aim of this study was to explore whether psychosocial work environment factors were ...

• Physical activity and academic achievement among Norwegian adolescents: Findings from a longitudinal study 

  Vedøy, Ingeborg Barth; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Skulberg, Knut Ragnvald; Tjomsland, Hege Eikeland; Thurston, Miranda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Regular physical activity (PA) has been associated with academic achievement, but the evidence is mainly based on cross-sectional research and self-reported measures of PA. The purpose of the current study was to explore ...

• (Lack of) government policy for indigenous (Sámi) sport: A chain of legitimating and de-legitimating acts 

  Skille, Eivind Åsrum; Fahlen, Josef; Stenling, Cecilia; Strittmatter, Anna-Maria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  While colonization as policy is formally a historic phenomenon in Norway and elsewhere, many former structures of state organization – including their relationship to sport – remain under post-colonial conditions. This ...

• Exploring graduate occupational and physiotherapy students’ approaches to studying, self-efficacy, and positive mental health 

  DaLomba, Elaina; Mansur, Saji; Bonsaksen, Tore; Greer, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background Occupational and physical therapy academic programs are rigorous. Increased rates of student anxiety and depression may impact learning. Data on student study skills, self-efficacy, and mental health is limited. ...

• The temporal relations of adolescents' basic need satisfaction in physical education and global self-worth 

  Erdvik, Irina Burchard; Haugen, Tommy; Ivarsson, Andreas; Säfvenbom, Reidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  This study investigated the temporal relations of adolescents’ basic need satisfaction in physical education (PE) and global self-worth in a sample of 3,398 lower and upper secondary school students (49% boys, 51% girls, ...

• Qualitative analysis of occupational therapists’ reflective notes on practicing their skills in building and maintaining therapeutic relationships 

  Yazdani, Farzaneh; Stringer, Amy; Nobakht, Laya; Bonsaksen, Tore; Tune, Kellie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Previous research has shown that occupational therapists have increased their self-efficacy for using self intentionally in therapeutic encounters. However, experiences related to such changes have not yet been explored. ...

• The Use of Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, and Stimulants in Youth Residential Care 

  Ørbeck, Beate; Øvergaard, Kristin Romvig; Hjellvik, Vidar; Lien, Lars; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Objectives: To assess the use of three commonly prescribed psychotropic medications in youth placed in residential care (RC). Methods: Participants were youth aged 0-20 years placed in RC institutions at least once during ...

• The Self-Efficacy for Therapeutic Use of Self Questionnaire (SETUS): psychometric properties of the English version 

  Yazdani, Farzaneh; Bonsaksen, Tore; Roberts, Dave; Hess, Ka Yan; Samaneh Karamali, Esmaili (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate psychometric properties of the Self-Efficacy for Therapeutic Use of Self (SETUS) scales, a questionnaire based on the Intentional Relationship model, and to investigate ...

• Facilitating and supporting the elite athlete-to-coach transition: Lessons learned from Norwegian coaches and federations 

  Chroni, Stiliani; Dieffenbach, Kristen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Elite athletic career termination is inevitable in high performance sport. Whether due to interest, injury, age or combination of factors, athletes will undergo a shift in their professional and personal identity. While ...

• Mental health, quality of life, wellbeing, loneliness and use of social media in a time of social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak. A cross-country comparative study 

  Geirdal, Amy Østertun; Ruffolo, Mary; Leung, Janni; Thygesen, Hilde; Price, Daicia; Bonsaksen, Tore; Schoultz, Mariyana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background The COVID-19 outbreak raised questions about how people experience their mental health, quality of life (QoL), wellbeing and loneliness in the context of social distancing, and the use of social media during ...

• Concerns related to the COVID-19 in adult Norwegians during the first outbreak in 2020 – a qualitative approach 

  Skogstad, Laila; Bredal, Inger Schou; Bonsaksen, Tore; Heir, Trond; Ekeberg, Øivind; Grimholt, Tine Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Concerns related to the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Norwegian population are studied in a cross-sectional web-survey conducted between 8 April and 20 May 2020. The qualitative thematic analysis of the ...

• Befolkningens helsekompetanse, del II: Helsekompetansen i fem utvalgte innvandrerpopulasjoner i Norge: Pakistan, Polen, Somalia, Tyrkia og Vietnam. Rapport IS-2988 

  Le, Christopher; Finbråten, Hanne Søberg; Pettersen, Kjell Sverre; Joranger, Pål; Guttersrud, Øystein (Research report, 2021)

  Rapporten Befolkningens helsekompetanse, del I ble lansert i januar 2021. Med dette følger rapport del II om helsekompetansen i fem utvalgte innvandrerpopulasjoner i Norge; innvandrere med bakgrunn fra Pakistan, Polen, ...

• Rasch analysis of the Norwegian version of the Occupational Balance Questionnaire in a sample of occupational therapy students 

  Bonsaksen, Tore; Lindstad, Marte Ørud; Håkansson, Carita; Wagman, Petra; Cordier, Reinie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background. Recently, the Occupational Balance Questionnaire developed in Sweden was translated into Norwegian. No studies to date have examined the measurement properties of the Norwegian version of this questionnaire. ...

• Employment Uncertainty and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic Initial Social Distancing Implementation: A Cross-national study 

  Ruffolo, Mary; Price, Daicia; Schoultz, Mariyana; Leung, Janni; Bonsaksen, Tore; Thygesen, Hilde; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in changes in the work environment and employment uncertainty. This paper reports on a cross-national comparison of four countries (Norway, UK, USA and ...

• 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 (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  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 ...

• Optimists’ and pessimists’ self-reported mental and global health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway 

  Bredal, Inger Schou; Grimholt, Tine Kristin; Bonsaksen, Tore; Skogstad, Laila; Heir, Trond; Ekeberg, Øivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background The COVID-19 pandemic represents a global health crisis. How well people cope with this situation depends on many factors, including one’s personality, such as dispositional optimism. The aim of the study was ...

• Suicide Thoughts and Attempts in the Norwegian General Population during the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Outbreak 

  Bonsaksen, Tore; Skogstad, Laila; Heir, Trond; Ekeberg, Øivind; Bredal, Inger Schou; Grimholt, Tine Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of suicide thoughts and attempts during the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak and examine pandemic-related factors associated with suicide thoughts in the general ...

• Norwegian Emergency Medicine Systems’ Training and Equipment for Penetrating Injuries: A National Survey-Based Study 

  Blix, Sigurd; Melau, Jørgen; Thorvaldsen, Nina Øye; Lund-Kordahl, Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Objective: Recent terror attacks led the Norwegian government to develop a procedure for emergency and law enforcement services cooperation during Active Violent Incidents (AVI, abbreviated PLIVO in Norwegian). To address ...

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