Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Strand, Bjørn Heine"
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Physical performance across the cognitive spectrum and between dementia subtypes in a population-based sample of older adults: The HUNT study
Sverdrup, Karen; Selbæk, Geir; Bergh, Sverre; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Thingstad, Pernille; Skjellegrind, Håvard; Skjerve, Kjerstin Næss; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Literature on physical performance in older adults across the cognitive spectrum remains inconclusive, and knowledge on differences between dementia subtypes is lacking. We aim to identify distinct physical-performance ... -
Physical performance in older age by sex and educational level: the HUNT Study
Melsæter, Kjerstin Næss; Tangen, Gro Gujord; Skjellegrind, Håvard; Vereijken, Beatrix; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Thingstad, Pernille (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Population-based studies on physical performance provide important information on older people’s health but rarely include the oldest and least-healthy segment of the population. The aim of this study was to ... -
Prevalence of malnutrition among older adults in a population-based study - The HUNT Study
Kolberg, Marit; Paur, Ingvild; Sun, Yi-Qian; Gjøra, Linda; Skjellegrind, Håvard Kjesbu; Thingstad, Anne Pernille Mæhle; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Selbæk, Geir; Natland Fagerhaug, Tone; Thoresen, Lene (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Malnutrition is common in older adults and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates. Aim The aim of the study is to describe the prevalence of malnutrition based on low BMI, involuntary weight ... -
Retirement age and disability status as pathways to later-life cognitive impairment: Evidence from the Norwegian HUNT Study linked with Norwegian population registers
Zotcheva, Ekaterina; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Bowen, Catherine E; Bratsberg, Bernt Magne; Jugessur, Astanand; Engdahl, Bo Lars; Selbæk, Geir; Kohler, Hans-Peter; Harris, Jennifer Ruth; Weiss, Jordan; Grøtting, Maja Weemes; Tom, Sarah E.; Krokstad, Steinar; Stern, Yaakov; Håberg, Asta; Skirbekk, Vegard Fykse (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Research shows that retirement age is associated with later-life cognition but has not sufficiently distinguished between retirement pathways. We examined how retirement age was associated with later-life ... -
Spousal bereavement and its effects on later life physical and cognitive capability: the Tromsø study
Strand, Bjørn Heine; Håberg, Asta; Eyjólfsdóttir, Harpa Sif; Kok, Almar; Skirbekk, Vegard Fykse; Huxhold, Oliver; Løset, Gøril Kvamme; Lennartsson, Carin; Schirmer, Henrik; Herlofson, Katharina; Veenstra, Marijke (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Spousal bereavement is associated with health declines and increased mortality risk, but its specific impact on physical and cognitive capabilities is less studied. A historical cohort study design was applied including ... -
Trajectories of occupational physical activity and risk of later-life mild cognitive impairment and dementia: the HUNT4 70+ study
Zotcheva, Ekaterina; Bratsberg, Bernt Magne; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Jugessur, Astanand; Engdahl, Bo Lars; Bowen, Catherine; Selbæk, Geir; Kohler, Hans-Peter; Harris, Jennifer Ruth; Weiss, Jordan; Tom, Sarah E.; Krokstad, Steinar; Yitayew, Teferi Mekonnen; Edwin, Trine Holt; Stern, Yaakov; Håberg, Asta Kristine; Skirbekk, Vegard Fykse (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background High levels of occupational physical activity (PA) have been linked to an increased risk of dementia. We assessed the association of trajectories of occupational PA at ages 33–65 with risk of dementia and ... -
Trends in absolute and relative educational inequalities in four modifiable ischaemic heart disease risk factors: repeated cross-sectional surveys from the Nord-Trondelag Health Study (HUNT) 1984-2008
Ernstsen, Linda; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Nilsen, Sara Marie; Espnes, Geir Arild; Krokstad, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-04-03) -
Trends in absolute and relative educational inequalities in four modifiable ischaemic heart disease risk factors: repeated cross-sectional surveys from the Nord-Trondelag Health Study (HUNT) 1984-2008
Ernstsen, Linda; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Nilsen, Sara Marie; Espnes, Geir Arild; Krokstad, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: There has been an overall decrease in incident ischaemic heart disease (IHD), but the reduction in IHD risk factors has been greater among those with higher social position. Increased social inequalities in ... -
Trends in Disability-Free Life Expectancy (DFLE) from 1995 to 2017 in the older Norwegian population by sex and education: The HUNT Study
Storeng, Siri Høivik; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Skirbekk, Vegard; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Sund, Erik Reidar; Krokstad, Steinar; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Aim: Understanding whether increasing Life Expectancy (LE) translates to improved health and function among older adults is essential, but results are inconclusive. We aimed to estimate trends in Disability-Free Life ... -
Trends in the use of home care services among Norwegians 70+ and projections towards 2050: The HUNT study 1995–2017
Chang, Milan; Michelet, Mona; Skirbekk, Vegard Fykse; Langballe, Ellen Melbye; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Sund, Erik Reidar; Krokstad, Steinar; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Life expectancy (LE) is increasing worldwide, while there is lack of information on how this affects older individuals' use of formal home care services. Aim We aimed to decompose LE into years with and without home care ...