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Demographic and psychological predictors of Grade Point Average (GPA) in North-Norway: A particular analysis of cognitive/school-related and literacy problems
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Approximately 30 % of students drop out from Norwegian upper secondary schools. Academic achievement, as indexed by Grade Point Average (GPA) is one of the strongest predictors of dropout. The present study aimed to examine the role of cognitive, school-related and affective/psychological predictors of GPA. In addition, we examined the psychometric properties of a new scale for literacy problems ...
Predictors of Response to Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With High-Intensity Face-to-Face Therapist Guidance for Depression: A Bayesian Analysis
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-06)
Background: Several studies have demonstrated the effect of guided Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) for depression. However, ICBT is not suitable for all depressed patients and there is a considerable level of nonresponse. Research on predictors and moderators of outcome in ICBT is inconclusive.
Objective: This paper explored predictors of response to an intervention combining the ...
Psychological correlates to dysfunctional eating patterns among morbidly obese patients accepted for bariatric surgery
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Objective: To examine the relationships between dysfunctional eating patterns, personality, anxiety and depression in morbidly obese patients accepted for bariatric surgery. Design: The study used cross-sectional data collected in running a randomized controlled trial (http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01403558). Subjects: A total of 102 patients (69 women, 33 men) with a mean (SD) age of ...
The factor structure and psychometric properties of the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation – Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) in Norwegian clinical and non-clinical samples
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a 34-item instrument developed to monitor clinically significant change in out-patients. The CORE-OM covers four domains: well-being, problems/symptoms, functioning and risk, and sums up in two total scores: the mean of All items, and the mean of All non-risk items. The aim of this study was to examine the ...
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. ...
Mindfulness training for stress management: a randomised controlled study of medical and psychology students
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background: Distress and burnout among medical and psychology professionals are commonly reported and have implications for the quality of patient care delivered. Already in the course of university studies, medicine and psychology students report mental distress and low life satisfaction. There is a need for interventions that promote better coping skills in students in order to prevent distress ...
A school intervention for mental health literacy in adolescents: effects of a non-randomized cluster controlled trial
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
“Mental health for everyone” is a school program for mental health literacy and prevention aimed at secondary schools (13–15 yrs). The main aim was to investigate whether mental health literacy, could be improved by a 3-days universal education programme by: a) improving naming of symptom profiles of mental disorder, b) reducing prejudiced beliefs, and c) improving knowledge about where to seek help ...
The Impact of a Preoperative Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) on Dysfunctional Eating Beahaviours, Affective Symptoms and Body Weight 1 Year after Bariatric Surgery: A Randomised Controlled Trial.
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-19)
Background To examine whether a preoperative cognitive behavioural
therapy (CBT) intervention exceeds usual care in
the improvements of dysfunctional eating behaviours, mood,
affective symptoms and body weight 1 year after bariatric
surgery.
<p>Methods This is a 1-year follow-up of a single centre parallelgroup
randomised controlled trial (http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/
show/NCT01403558). A ...
Violence affects physical and mental health differently: the general population based Tromsø study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-28)
This general population-based study examined associations between violence and mental health, musculoskeletal pain, and early disability pension. The prevalence and consequences of good vs. poor adjustment (resilience vs vulnerability) following encounters with violence were also examined. Data were based on the sixth wave of the “Tromsø Study” (N=12,981; 65.7% response rate, 53.4% women, M-age=57.5 ...
Effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Dysfunctional Eating among Patients Admitted for Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)