• Can the health related quality of life measure QOLIBRI- overall scale (OS) be of use after stroke? A validation study 

      Heiberg, Guri Anita; Pedersen, Synne Garder; Friborg, Oddgeir; Nielsen, Jørgen Feldbæk; Holm, Henriette Stabel; von Steinbüchel, Nicole; Arntzen, Cathrine; Anke, Audny (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      <i><p>Background</i>: Brief measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) that assess both patient-reported functioning and well-being after stroke are scarce. The objective of this study was to examine reliability and validity of one of these measures, the patient-reported Quality of Life after Brain Injury–Overall Scale (QOLIBRI-OS), in patients after stroke.</p> <i><p>Methods</i>: Stroke ...
    • Experiences of quality of life the first year after stroke in Denmark and Norway. A qualitative analysis 

      Pedersen, Synne Garder; Anke, Audny; Aadal, Lena; Pallesen, Hanne; Moe, Siri; Arntzen, Cathrine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-24)
      <i>Purpose</i>: This study aims to explore quality of life (QOL) during the first year of recovery after stroke in North Norway and Central Denmark. <p> <p><i>Method</i>: Individual in-depth interviews with 11 stroke survivors were performed twelve months after stroke onset. An interpretative, inductive approach shaped the interview process and the processing of data. <p> <p><i>Results</i>: ...
    • Stroke-Specific Quality of Life one-year post-stroke in two Scandinavian country-regions with different organisation of rehabilitation services: a prospective study 

      Pedersen, Synne Garder; Friborg, Oddgeir; Heiberg, Guri Anita; Arntzen, Cathrine; Holm Stabel, Henriette; Thrane, Gyrd; Nielsen, Jørgen Feldbæk; Anke, Audny (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-01)
      <p><i>Purpose:</i> To compare stroke-specific health related quality of life in two country-regions with organisational differences in subacute rehabilitation services, and to reveal whether organisational factors or individual factors impact outcome. <p><i>Materials and methods:</i> A prospective multicentre study with one-year follow-up of 369 first-ever stroke survivors with ischaemic or ...
    • Validity, reliability and Norwegian adaptation of the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life (SS-QOL) scale 

      Pedersen, Synne Garder; Heiberg, Guri Anita; Feldbæk Nielsen, Jørgen; Friborg, Oddgeir; Holm Stabel, Henriette; Anke, Audny; Arntzen, Cathrine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-08)
      <p><i>Background</i>: There is a paucity of stroke-specific instruments to assess health-related quality of life in the Norwegian language. The objective was to examine the validity and reliability of a Norwegian version of the 12-domain Stroke-Specific Quality of Life scale.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: A total of 125 stroke survivors were prospectively recruited. Questionnaires were administered at ...