Blar i forfatter "Lorem, Geir F"
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Ageing and mental health: Changes in self-reported health due to physical illness and mental health status with consecutive cross-sectional analyses
Lorem, Geir F; Schirmer, Henrik; Wang, Catharina Elisabeth Arfwedson; Emaus, Nina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-18)Objectives: It is known that self-reported health (SRH) declines with increasing age and that comorbidity increases with age. We wished to examine how age transfers its effect to SRH through comorbid disease and mental illness and whether these processes remained stable from 1994 until 2008. The hypothesis is that ageing and/or the increased age-related burden of pathology explains the declining ... -
Assessment of mental health trajectories before and after myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation or stroke: analysis of a cohort study in Tromsø, Norway (Tromsø Study, 1994-2016)
Lorem, Geir F; Opdal, Ida Marie; Wilsgaard, Tom; Schirmer, Henrik; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Olsen, Ingrid Petrikke; Steigen, Terje; Rognmo, Kamilla (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-01)Objectives - The increased survival rate of cardiovascular disease (CVD) implies a higher proportion of individuals who live with CVD. Using data from the Tromsø Study, we aimed to investigate mental health symptom trajectories before and after myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation or stroke in a general population and to explore factors that contribute to the association.<p> <p>Design - ... -
The association of religious factors with mental health-service utilisation and satisfaction in a mixed Sámi and Norwegian adult population: Adopting the SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Survey
Kiærbech, Henrik; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild; Silviken, Anne; Lorem, Geir F; Kristiansen, Roald Ernst; Spein, Anna Rita (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-18)The Indigenous Sámi have poorer mental health than the majority population and fairly equal access to professional mental healthcare. Despite this condition, certain studies indicate that this group is underrepresented among the users of such services. Religion or spirituality (R/S) often influences mental health-service utilisation and satisfaction among other Indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities. ... -
Brukermedvirkning i psykiatriske institusjoner. Praktisering av "brukermedvirkning" gjennom miljøterapeutiske aktiviteter
Mathisen, Vår; Obstfelder, Aud; Lorem, Geir F; Måseide, Per (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015)User participation in psychiatric institutions - Practicing of "user participation" through milieu therapeutic activities. The purpose of this article is to examine how user participation is enabled in practice. Fieldwork is conducted in three Norwegian District Psychiatric Centres (DPCs), with an emphasis on observations of staff working with patients and interviews. The theoretical framework ... -
Cancer survivors' experiences of humour while navigating through challenging landscapes - a socio-narrative approach
Roaldsen, Bente Lisbet; Sørlie, Tore; Lorem, Geir F (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-03-10)Aim: Humour is seen as a health-promoting coping strategy when dealing with life stress. The aim is to elucidate how adult cancer survivors experience and evaluate the significance of humour in daily life, from diagnosis through their entire illness trajectory, and to gain a broader understanding of humour as part of stress-coping processes during the experience of cancer as a life-threatening ... -
Changes in self-reported health trajectories with focus on ageing in the Tromsø study
Lorem, Geir F; Schirmer, Henrik; Emaus, Nina (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2016)Aim: We aim to describe factors that affect self-reported health (SRH) and to describe differences in trajectories in an ageing cohort according to comorbid diseases, mental health, physical condition, education, and physical activity. Methods: Prospective cohort study of a general population in Norway utilizing repeated surveys and physical examinations (1986-2008). We included 16 745 men and ... -
Changes in the body image of bone sarcoma survivors following surgical treatment - A qualitative study
Fauske, Lena; Lorem, Geir F; Grov, Ellen Karine; Bondevik, Hilde (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-29)<b>Background and Objectives:</b> Among several long-term effects, people treated for cancer may experience an altered appearance. Our study aims to identify how visible body changes following surgical treatment affect the life and identity of primary bone sarcoma survivors 3–10 years after diagnosis. A qualitative, phenomenological, and hermeneutic design was applied. <b> Methods:</b> Sarcoma ... -
The effects of exceeding low-risk drinking thresholds on self-rated health and all-cause mortality in older adults: The Tromsø Study 1994-2020
Stelander, Line Tegner; Lorem, Geir F; Høye, Anne; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Wynn, Rolf; Grønli, Ole Kristian (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-16)Background Based on findings of increasing alcohol consumption in older adults, it is important to clarify the health consequences. Using data from the Tromsø study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between different levels of alcohol consumption in old adulthood and self-rated health trajectories and all-cause mortality.<p> <p>Methods This is an epidemiological study utilizing repeated ... -
Ethical challenges experienced by public health nurses related to adolescents' use of visual technologies
Laholt, Hilde; McLeod, Kim; Guillemin, Marilys; Beddari, Ellinor; Lorem, Geir F (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-12)<i><p>Background</i>: Visual technologies are central to youth culture and are often the preferred communication means of adolescents. Although these tools can be beneficial in fostering relations, adolescents’ use of visual technologies and social media also raises ethical concerns.</p> <i><p>Aims</i>: We explored how school public health nurses identify and resolve the ethical challenges involved ... -
Family members' experiences on "wait and see" as a communication strategy in end-of-life decisions
Lind, Ranveig; Lorem, Geir F; Nortvedt, Per; Hevrøy, Olav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)The aim of this study is to examine family members’ experiences of end-of-life decision-making processes in Norwegian intensive care units (ICUs) to ascertain the degree to which they felt included in the decision-making process and whether they received necessary information. Were they asked about the patient’s preferences, and how did they view their role as family members in the decision-making ... -
Health Impact Index. Development and Validation of a Method for Classifying Comorbid Disease Measured against Self-Reported Health.
Lorem, Geir F; Schirmer, Henrik; Emaus, Nina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-02-05)The objective of this study was to develop a method of classifying comorbid conditions that accounts for both the severity and joint effects of the diseases. The Tromsø Study is a cohort study with a longitudinal design utilizing a survey approach with physical examinations in the Tromsø municipality from 1974 to 2008, where in total 40051 subjects participated. We used Tromsø 4 as reference population ... -
How to use visual methods to promote health among adolescents: A qualitative study of school nursing
Laholt, Hilde; Guillemin, Marilys; McLeod, Kim; Beddari, Ellinor; Lorem, Geir F (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-17)<i>Aims and objectives</i> - Public health nurses attended a 3‐day course to learn the use of visual methods in health dialogue with adolescents. The aim of this study was to explore how to use visual methods to promote health among adolescents in a school nursing context.<p> <p><i>Background</i> - Photovoice is a visualising technique that enables adolescents to participate in health promotion ... -
“I Do Not Really Belong Out There Anymore”: Sense of Being and Belonging Among People With Medically Unexplained Long-Term Fatigue
Lian, Olaug S; Lorem, Geir F (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-01)In this article, we explore relations between health, being, belonging and place through an interpretive thematic analysis of autobiographic text and photographs about the everyday lives of 10 women and men living with medically unexplained long-term fatigue in Norway. While interpreting their place-related illness experiences, we ask: How do they experience their being in the world, where do they ... -
Motherhood and mental distress: Personal stories of mothers who have been admitted for mental health treatment
Klausen, Rita Kristin; Karlsson, Marie; Haugsgjerd, Svein; Lorem, Geir F (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-05-08) -
Pallitative care in rural and remote areas. Challenges facing rural nurses in palliative cancer care in the far North of Norway
Edvardsen, Trine Lise; Lorem, Geir F; Mehus, Grete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-02)In Finnmark, the northernmost county of Norway, many villages are remote and scattered between vast stretches of uninhabited land, with mountain crossings that are often closed in winter or where one can only drive in single file behind a snowplough. This may mean periodic total isolation and daily challenges with long distances to other professionals and hospitals. These special circumstances mean ... -
Perspectives on treatment side effects in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumour: a qualitative study
Fauske, Lena; Hompland, Ivar; Lorem, Geir F; Bondevik, Hilde; Bruland, Øyvind S (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-30)<i>Background</i>: This study aims to explore how patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) experience the adverse efects of treatment, as expressed by the individuals themselves.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: A qualitative, phenomenological and hermeneutic design was applied. Twenty patients with metastatic GIST participated in the study. In-depth and semi-structured interviews ... -
A prospective study on the effect of selfreported health and leisure time physical activity on mortality among an ageing population: results from the Tromsø study
Opdal, Ida Marie; Larsen, Lill Sverresdatter; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Schirmer, Henrik; Lorem, Geir F (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-28)<i>Background</i> - The prevailing Western ideal of ageing in place, with the option to stay at home as one ages, has led to the development of physical activity guidelines for people of advanced age to increase their quality of life and promote their functional abilities. This study investigates the effect of self-reported health and physical activity on mortality and examines how levels of ... -
Religion and Health in Arctic Norway–the association of religious and spiritual factors with suicidal behaviour in a mixed Sámi and Norwegian adult population - The SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Survey
Kiærbech, Henrik; Silviken, Anne; Lorem, Geir F; Kristiansen, Roald E; Spein, Anna Rita (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-12)Given the higher suicide rates among the adult population in the northernmost part of Norway and some unfavourable psychosocial outcomes associated with the Laestadian revival movement in this region, it is reasonable to investigate the relationship between religiosity/spirituality and suicidal behaviour in this context. This study used cross-sectional data from the population-based SAMINOR 2 ... -
Religion and Health In Arctic Norway—The association of religious and spiritual factors with non-suicidal self-injury in the Sami and non-Sami adult population—The SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Survey
Kiærbech, Henrik; Silviken, Anne; Lorem, Geir F; Kristiansen, Roald E; Spein, Anna Rita (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-05)Research has found psychological dimensions of religiosity/spirituality (R/S) beneficial against non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), whereas the effect of R/S social aspects is less studied. Using data from the SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Survey (2012, n = 10,717 ages 18–69; response rate: 27%; non-Sami: 66%; females: 55%), we examined the association of R/S—religious attendance, congregational affiliation, ... -
Shared decision making from the service users’ perspective. A narrative study from community mental health centers in Northern Norway.
Klausen, Rita Kristin; Blix, Bodil Hansen; Karlsson, Marie; Haugsgjerd, Svein; Lorem, Geir F (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-15)This article aims to contribute to the understanding of shared decision making as an important aspect of user involvement in mental health care from the perspectives of service users. A thematic analysis of interviews with 25 individual service users in three different community mental health centers in Norway identified different understandings of shared decision making. Shared decision making ...