• 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. ...
    • Have medical students’ attitudes towards clinical communication skills changed over a 12- year period? A comparative long-term study 

      Gude, Tore; Tyssen, Reidar; Anvik, Tor; Grimstad, Hilde; Holen, Are; Baerheim, Anders; Vaglum, Per Jørgen Wiggen; Løvseth, Lise T (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-10)
      <i>Background</i> - Attitudes towards learning clinical communication skills at the end of medical school are likely to reflect the students’ training and motivation for the continued development of their skills as doctors. Students from two Norwegian medical schools, one with a traditional, and the other with an integrated curriculum, were approached in 2003 and 2015; with regard to changes in ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...