• Cultivating helper qualities: Immediate and long-term impacts of mindfulness training for medical and psychology students A prospective randomized controlled study and qualitative exploration 

      Solhaug, Ida (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2016-11-11)
      This thesis explored the immediate and long-term impact of participating in a 7-week mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention on medical and psychology students. A significant proportion of healthcare professionals experience distress and stress-related burnout, which have been linked to patient dissatisfaction, worse patient outcomes, and increased rates of medical error. Distress, ...
    • Does personality moderate the effects on mindfulness training for medical and psychology students? 

      de Vibe, Michael; Solhaug, Ida; Tyssen, Reidar; Friborg, Oddgeir; Rosenvinge, Jan H; Sørlie, Tore; Halland, Even; Bjørndal, Arild (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. ...
    • The effects of brief mindfulness training on attentional processes: mindfulness increases prepulse facilitation but not prepulse inhibition 

      Åsli, Ole; Johansen, Martha; Solhaug, Ida (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-17)
      Mindfulness is intentional focus of one’s attention on emotions, thoughts, or sensations occurring in the present moment with a nonjudgmental attitude. Recently there has been increased interest in the effects of mindfulness practice on psychological processes such as concentration, focus, and attention. In the present study, a prepulse inhibition/facilitation (PPI/PPF) paradigm was employed to ...
    • Long-term mental health effects of mindfulness training: a 4-year follow-up study 

      Solhaug, Ida; De Vibe, Michael F.; Friborg, Oddgeir; Sørlie, Tore; Tyssen, Reidar; Bjørndal, Arild; Rosenvinge, Jan H (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-12)
      <i>Objectives</i> - Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) enhances short-term psychological health in clinical and non-clinical samples, whereas studies examining long-term effects are scarce. This study examined whether the effects of a 7-week MBSR programme on mental health persisted at 2- and 4-year follow-up and explored possible mechanisms of effect.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - In a two-site ...
    • Medical and Psychology Student’s Experiences in Learning Mindfulness: Benefits, Paradoxes, and Pitfalls 

      Solhaug, Ida; Eriksen, Thor Eirik; De Vibe, Michael F.; Haavind, Hanne; Friborg, Oddgeir; Sørlie, Tore; Rosenvinge, Jan H (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-04-06)
      Mindfulness has attracted increased interest in the field of health professionals’ education due to its proposed double benefit of providing self-help strategies to counter stress and burnout symptoms and cultivating attitudes central to the role of professional helpers. The current study explored the experiential aspects of learning mindfulness. Specifically, we explored how first-year medical and ...
    • Mindfulness training for chronic fatigue syndrome: a pilot study 

      Sollie, Katinka; Næss, Eva Therese; Solhaug, Ida; Thimm, Jens (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background: <br> Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition characterized by persistent and unexplained fatigue that may result in severe impairment of daily functioning. Currently, there is no curative treatment for CFS, and many patients experience the existing interventions as ineffective. Thus, there is a need for new approaches that target psychological maintenance factors and coping. ...
    • Mindfulness training for stress management: a randomised controlled study of medical and psychology students 

      de Vibe, Michael; Solhaug, Ida; Tyssen, Reidar; Friborg, Oddgeir; Rosenvinge, Jan H; Sørlie, Tore; Bjørndal, Arild (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 ...
    • Six-year positive effects of a mindfulness-based intervention on mindfulness, coping and well-being in medical and psychology students; Results from a randomized controlled trial 

      De Vibe, Michael F.; Solhaug, Ida; Rosenvinge, Jan H; Tyssen, Reidar; Hanley, Adam; Garland, Eric (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-24)
      Longitudinal research investigating the enduring impact of mindfulness training is scarce. This study investigates the six-year effects of a seven-week mindfulness-based course, by studying intervention effects in the trajectory of dispositional mindfulness and coping skills, and the association between those change trajectories and subjective well-being at six-year follow-up. 288 Norwegian medical ...