• Body appreciation and body appearance pressure in Norwegian university students comparing exercise science students and other students 

  Sundgot-Borgen, Christine; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn; Bratland-Sanda, Solfrid; Kolle, Elin; Torstveit, Monica Klungland; Svantorp-Tveiten, Kethe M. E.; Mathisen, Therese Fostervold (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background: Body image is considered a core issue for public health and associates with university students’ overall health. Due to positive associations between exercise and body image, it has been suggested that students ...

• Inflammatory bowel disease in South-Eastern Norway III (IBSEN III): a new population-based inception cohort study from South-Eastern Norway 

  Kristensen, Vendel Ailin; Opheim, Randi; Perminow, Gøri Margrete; Huppertz-Hauss, Gert; Detlie, Trond Espen; Lund, Charlotte; Andersen, Svend; Olsen, Bjørn Christian Elias Grova; Johansen, Ingunn; Medhus, Asle Wilhelm; Vatn, Simen Svendsen; Brackmann, Stephan; Olbjørn, Christine; Rove, Jon Berggren; Henriksen, Magne; Løvlund, Emma Elisabeth; Bengtson, May-Bente; Aabrekk, Tone Bergene; Tønnessen, Tor; Vikskjold, Florin Berge; Yassin, Hussain Ali Ghalib; Frigstad, Svein Oskar; Hasund, Audun; Høie, Ole Ingebreth; Schmidt, Katharina; Cetinkaya, Raziye Boyar; Torp, Roald; Skogestad, Erik; Holm, Hans Kristian; Ahmad, Tahir Riaz; Hovde, Øistein; Ystrøm, Carl Magnus; Aballi, Batool; Sagosen, Arnt; Pedersen, Aina; Dahler, Stein; Pallenschat, Jens; Ricanek, Petr; Høivik, Marte Lie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background and aim: Modern treatment strategies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are postulated to change the natural disease course. Inception cohort studies are the gold standard for investigating such changes. We ...

• Revisiting the “The Breakfast Club”: Testing Different Theoretical Models of Belongingness and Acceptance (and Social Self-Representation) 

  Pardede, Saga; Gausel, Nicolay; Høie, Magnhild Mjåvatn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  The current work tests different theoretical models of belongingness and acceptance as fundamental needs for human motivation. In the current study, 372 participants were presented with 52 different items measuring five ...

• The effect of grip width on muscle strength and electromyographic activity in bench press among novice-and resistance-trained men 

  Sæterbakken, Atle Hole; Stien, Nicolay; Pedersen, Helene; Solstad, Tom Erik Jorung; Cumming, Kristoffer Toldnes; Andersen, Vidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background: This study compared the muscle activity and six repetition maximum (6-RM) loads in bench press with narrow, medium, and wide grip widths with sub-group comparisons of resistance-trained (RT) and novice-trained ...

• Psychosocial Job Strain and Musculoskeletal Pain in Cabin Crew – Does Gender Matter? 

  Ihlebæk, Camilla; Rustad, Marianne Hojem (Journal article, 2021)

  Objective: To investigate possible gender differences in psychosocial job strain (PSYJS) and single and multi-site musculoskeletal pain (MSP) in cabin crew. Background: In recent years the proportion of male cabin crew ...

• What factors are associated with health‐related quality of life among patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain? A cross‐sectional study in primary health care 

  Garnæs, Kirsti Krohn; Mørkved, Siv; Salvesen, Øyvind; Tønne, Torgrim; Furan, Lars; Grønhaug, Gudmund; Vasseljen, Ottar; Johannessen, Hege Hølmo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background: Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) affects daily life function and is the most prevalent disorder in primary health care. The primary objective was to examine demographic factors and pain characteristics ...

• Impact of initial emotional states and self-efficacy changes on nursing students’ practical skills performance in simulation-based education 

  Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio; Hjelmeland, Inger; Hansen, Mette Tindvik; Haug, Erna; Sütterlin, Stefan; Grønlien, Heidi Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Training through simulation has shown to increase relevant and specific skills sets across a wide range of areas in nursing and related professions. Increasing skills has a reciprocal relation to the development of ...

• Use of the Hospital Survey of Patient Safety Culture in Norwegian Hospitals: A Systematic Review 

  Olsen, Espen; Leonardsen, Ann-Chatrin Linqvist (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  This review aims to provide an overview of empirical studies using the HSOPSC in Norway and to develop recommendations for further research on patient safety culture. Oria, an online catalogue of scientific databases, was ...

• Circle of Security - Parenting: A Systematic review on Effectiveness of use of the parent training program within Multi-problem Families 

  Gerdts-Andresen, Tina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Introduction: Circle of Security-parenting (COS-p) is a simplified, relationship-based programme with the intention of developing parents’ observation and inferential skills related to understanding their child’s needs, ...

• Double perspective in the Colonial present 

  Svalastog, Anna Lydia; Wilson, Shawn; Gaski, Harald; Senior, Kate; Chenhall, Richard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  This paper will explain the concept of double perspective and the impact that this cultural understanding may have on the health of the Indigenous peoples of Scandinavia. In inter-cultural communication, one set of meanings ...

• Women’s embodied experiences of using wearable digital self-tracking health technology: a review of the qualitative research literature 

  Del Busso, Lilliana Andrea; Brottveit, Gudrun; Løkkeberg, Stine Eileen Torp; Gluppe, Grete (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  In this review we aimed to identify and synthesize the existing qualitative research literature on women’s experiences of using wearable digital self-tracking health technology, and analytically explore the lived through ...

• What if something happens tonight? A qualitative study of primary care physicians’ perspectives on an alternative to hospital admittance 

  Nystrøm, Vivian; Lurås, Hilde; Midlöv, Patrik; Leonardsen, Ann-Chatrin Linqvist (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background Due to demographic changes, hospital emergency departments in many countries are overcrowded. Internationally, several primary healthcare models have been introduced as alternatives to hospitalisation. In Norway, ...

• COVID-19 PANDEMIEN – STATSFORVALTERENS ROLLE En gjennomgang av hvordan statsforvalterne i Norge håndterte innføring av omfattende nasjonale smitteverntiltak som følge av covid-19 pandemien våren 2020. 

  Ese, Jo; Bjørkquist, Catharina; Fineide, Mona Jerndahl; Hansen, Gunnar Vold; Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Ramsdal, Helge (Oppdragsrapport (Høgskolen i Østfold);2021:2;, Report, 2021)

  Covid-19 pandemien har satt den norske forvaltningen under et press som man aldri før har sett i fredstid. Det har skapt et behov for en samlet offentlig innsats som igjen har krevd et omfattende samarbeid mellom offentlige ...

• Body figure idealization and body appearance pressure in fitness instructors 

  Mathisen, Therese Fostervold; Aambø, Jenny Malene; Bratland-Sanda, Solfrid; Sundgot-Borgen, Christine; Svantorp-Tveiten, Kethe Marie Engen; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Purpose: The fitness centers are settings for health promotion, yet may serve as a stage for counterproductive figure idealization. Such idealization may take the form of a drive toward the thin, the muscular, or lean body ...

• Acute Effects of Elastic Bands as Resistance or Assistance on EMG, Kinetics, and Kinematics During Deadlift in Resistance-Trained Men 

  Andersen, Vidar; Pedersen, Helene; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Shaw, Matthew Peter; Solstad, Tom Erik Jorung; Stien, Nicolay; Cumming, Kristoffer Toldnes; Sæterbakken, Atle Hole (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  The aim of the study was to compare neuromuscular activation, kinetics and kinematics in three variations of the deadlift: (1) free weights, (2) free weights with elastic bands as resistance (bands anchored to the ground) ...

• Exploring responses to body weight criticism: Defensive avoidance when weight is seen as controllable 

  Täuber, Susanne; Flint, Stuart W.; Gausel, Nicolay (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  In Western society, weight moralization is reflected in the belief that weight is controllable across the weight spectrum. However, the effect of holding such beliefs is unclear. We therefore propose that these beliefs ...

• Underdetermination and evidence-based policy 

  Andersen, Fredrik; Rocca, Elena (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Safety assessment of technologies and interventions is often underdetermined by evidence. For example, scientists have collected evidence concerning genetically modified plants for decades. This evidence was used to ground ...

• Pain in intensive care unit patients—A longitudinal study 

  Olsen, Brita Fosser; Valeberg, Berit Taraldsen; Jacobsen, Morten; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Puntillo, Kathleen; Rustøen, Tone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Aim: To assess occurrence of pain during the first 6 days of intensive care unit (ICU) stay and evaluate associations between occurrence of pain and selected patient‐related variables. Design: A longitudinal study. Methods: ...

• Double perspective narrating time, life and health 

  Wilson, Shawn Stanley; Svalastog, Anna Lydia; Gaski, Harald; Senior, Kate; Chenhall, Richard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  The goal of this article is to explain the concept of double perspective and the impact this may be having on the health of Indigenous people. In inter-cultural communication, there are sets of meanings that are discernible ...

• Utfordrende atferd hos personer med demens i forsterket enhet på sykehjem - sykepleieres erfaringer 

  Simonsen, Marianne; Helgesen, Ann Karin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Bakgrunn og hensikt: Utfordrende atferd er hyppig forekommende på sykehjem. Hensikten med studien er å få kunnskap om sykepleieres erfaringer med utfordrende atferd hos personer med demens i forsterket skjermet enhet på ...

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