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Does insomnia modify the association between C-reactive protein and migraine? The Tromsø Study 2015-2016.
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-12)<p><i>Background - </i>The relationship between high sensitivity C-reactive protein and migraine is unclear. The aim of this cross-sectional population-based study was to investigate the association between high sensitivity C-reactive protein and types of headache, and to evaluate the impact of insomnia on this association. <p><i>Methods - </i>A total of 20,486 (63%) out of 32,591 invited, aged ≥40 ... -
Does it make sense to use written instruments to assess communication skills? Systematic review on the concurrent and predictive value of written assessment for performance
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-23)Objectives - To evaluate possible associations between learners’ results in written and performance-based assessments of communication skills (CS), either in concurrent or predictive study designs.<p> <p>Methods - Search included four databases for peer-reviewed studies containing both written and performance-based CS assessment. Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria.<p> <p>Results - ... -
Does long-term care use within primary health care reduce hospital use among older people in Norway? A national five-year population-based observational study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)Population ageing may threaten the sustainability of future health care systems. Strengthening primary health care, including long-term care, is one of several measures being taken to handle future health care needs and budgets. There is limited and inconsistent evidence on the effect of long-term care on hospital use. We explored the relationship between the total use of long-term care within public ... -
Does method matter? Assessing the validity and clinical utility of structured diagnostic interviews among a clinical sample of first-admitted patients with psychosis: A replication study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-03)Introduction: Increasingly, diagnostic assessments in clinical practice are made using structured diagnostic interviews or self-rating scales imported into clinical practice from research studies and big-scale surveys. Although structured diagnostic interviews have been shown to be highly reliable in research, the use of such method in clinical contexts are more questionable. In fact the validity ... -
Does mindfulness have an effect on PTSD-symptoms in veterans?
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-05-24)Background: Veterans have an increased risk of being exposed to traumatic events compared to the general population and may develop PTSD. Although there are many established treatments that are evidence based, the prognosis for veterans remains poor, highlighting the demand for optional treatment. Therefore, the primary objective of this thesis is to examine the efficacy of the mindfulness-based ... -
Does personality moderate the effects on mindfulness training for medical and psychology students?
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)The majority of mindfulness research to date has reported only on the group-level effects of interventions. Therefore, there is a need to better understand who is most likely to benefit from mindfulness interventions. This study reports on moderation analyses from a two-centre randomised controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) among 288 medical and psychology students. ... -
Does personality predict depression and use of an internet-based intervention for depression among adolescents?
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)Focus upon depression and prevention of its occurrence among adolescents is increasing. Novel ways of dealing with this serious problem have become available especially by means of internet-based prevention and treatment programs of depression and anxiety. The use of Internet-based intervention programs among adolescents has revealed some difficulties in implementation that need to be further ... -
Does Religion Matter? Italians' Responses towards Muslim and Christian Arab Immigrants as a function of their Acculturation Preferences
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-12)A 2 × 2 × 2 experiment examined the role of immigrants’ religion and perceived acculturation strategy on majority members’ attitudes. Acculturation strategies were manipulated along the two dimensions of contact and culture maintenance. Italian majority members (N = 247) read fictitious but seemingly real interviews with Arab immigrants, in which the immigrants’ religion (Muslim vs. Christian) and ... -
Does she comfort the victim whilst he punishes the perpetrator? No gender differences in anonymous economic games across 11 nations.
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-26)Social role theory posits that occupational gender roles give rise to gender differences in behavior, such that men and women engage in qualitatively different prosocial behaviors. Therefore, we expected that women who observed an unfair situation (involving a victim and a perpetrator) would respond by demonstrating communal prosocial behavior (by compensating the victim), whereas men would respond ... -
Does Social and Economic Disadvantage Predict Lower Engagement with Parenting Interventions? An Integrative Analysis Using Individual Participant Data
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-23)There is a social gradient to the determinants of health; low socioeconomic status (SES) has been linked to reduced educational attainment and employment prospects, which in turn afect physical and mental wellbeing. One goal of preventive interventions, such as parenting programs, is to reduce these health inequalities by supporting families with difculties that are often patterned by SES. Despite ... -
Does Television Affect Our Job Satisfaction? A Moderated Mediation Model Investigating the Effects of TV Time on Next-Day Job Satisfaction
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2022-12-12)People tend to spend much of their leisure time watching TV or videos on their smartphones. We were interested in looking at how this affects job satisfaction the next day. Using Affective Events Theory and sleep research as our theoretical background we hypothesized that TV time would have an indirect effect on job satisfaction. We argued that this effect would be mediated by sleep quality and ... -
Does the EQ-5D usual activities dimension measure what it intends to measure? The relative importance of work, study, housework, family or leisure activities
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-23)<i>Background</i> - The EQ-5D is the most widely used generic preference-based health-related quality of life measure. It comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. The usual activities dimension asks respondents to evaluate the severity of problems in their usual activities, such as work, study, housework, family or leisure activities. ... -
Does the Flipped Classroom Improve Student Learning and Satisfaction? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-20)We searched and meta-analyzed studies comparing flipped classroom teaching with traditional, lecture-based teaching to evaluate the evidence for the flipped classroom’s influence on continuous-learning measures, pass/fail rates, and student evaluations of teaching. Eight electronic reference databases were searched to retrieve relevant studies. Our results indicate a small effect in favor of the ... -
Does the frequency and intensity of physical activity in adolescence have an impact on bone? The Tromsø Study, Fit Futures
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-10)Background: Optimization of the genetic potential for bone accrual in early life may prevent future fractures. Possible modification factors include lifestyle factors such as nutrition and physical activity. Measured levels of bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mass content (BMC) are indicators of bone strength, and are correlated with fracture risk. This study explored the impact of self-reported ... -
Does the Healthy Body Image program improve lifestyle habits among high-schoolstudents? A radndomised controlled trial With 12-month follow-up
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-05)<i>Objectives</i> - Positive embodiment and healthy lifestyle habits seem to be related; therefore, stimulating positive embodiment should promote healthy lifestyle habits. In the current study, we delivered the Healthy Body Image (HBI) intervention among Norwegian high school students and examined the effects on healthy lifestyle habits.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - The HBI intervention comprises three ... -
Does the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Programme Improve Child–Teacher Relationships in Childcare Centres? A 1-Year Universal Intervention in a Norwegian Community Sample.
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-08)The Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management (IY TCM) programme has shown promise in reducing behaviour problems among high-risk children in childcare. However, at present, we do not know whether the IY TCM successfully improves the child–teacher relationship in childcare and whether the effects manifest in both the population and in high-risk groups. Hence, we conducted a quasi-experimental ... -
Does the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Training programme have positive effects for young children exhibiting severe externalizing problems in school?: A quasi-experimental pre-post study.
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-10-26)<b>Background:</b> Young children exhibiting severe externalizing problems in school are at risk of developing several poor outcomes. School-based intervention programs have been found to be effective for students with different problems, including those with behavioral problems, emotional distress, or social problems. The present study investigated whether the IY-TCM programme, as a universal ... -
Does the personality trait of neuroticism cause vulnerability for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy? A literature review.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-05-31)Introduction: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a transient left ventricular apical, medial or basal dysfunction, recovering completely without myocardial injury. It was first clinically described in 1991 by Sato et al. Impact of psychological distress and personality factors remains unclear. The aim of the study was to assess if the personality trait of neuroticism, can increase the vulnerability ... -
Does the Stereotypicality of Mothers’ Occupation Influence Children’s Communal Occupational Aspirations and Communal Orientation?
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-16)Career development is a lifelong process that starts in infancy and is shaped by a number of different factors during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Even though career development is shaped through life, relatively little is known about the predictors of occupational aspirations in childhood. Therefore, in the present work we investigate how the stereotypicality of a mother’s occupation ... -
Does the Stereotypicality of Mothers’ Occupation Influence Children’s Communal Occupational Aspirations and Communal Orientation?
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2022-02-10)Career development is a lifelong process that starts in infancy and is shaped by a number of different factors during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Even though career development is shaped through life, relatively little is known about the predictors of occupational aspirations in childhood. Therefore, in the present work we investigate how the stereotypicality of a mother’s occupation ...
