• Cerebral palsy in extremely preterm infants 

      Hafström, Maria; Källén, Karin; Serenius, Fredrik; Maršál, Karel; Rehn, Eva; Drake, Helen; Ådén, Ulrika; Farooqi, Aijaz; Thorngren-Jerneck, Kristina; Strömberg, Bo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The risk of cerebral palsy (CP) is high in preterm infants and is often accompanied by additional neurodevelopmental comorbidities. The present study describes lifetime prevalence of CP in a ...
    • Early Parent-Administered Physical Therapy for Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial 

      Ustad, Tordis; Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik; Campbell, Suzann K; Girolami, Gay L; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Jørgensen, Lone; Kaaresen, Per Ivar; Øberg, Gunn Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      OBJECTIVE: To investigate the short-term effect of parent-administered physical therapy in the preterm period on motor performance in medically stable infants. METHODS: This study was a pragmatic, multicenter, randomized ...
    • Gestational Age, Parent Education, and Education in Adulthood 

      Bilsteen, Josephine; Alenius, Suvi; Bråthen, Magne; Børch, Klaus; Ekstrøm, Claus Thorn; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Lashkarian, Mariam; Nurhonen, Markku; Risnes, Kari Ravndal; Sandin, Sven; Wel, Kjetil A. van der; Wolke, Dieter; Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      BACKGROUND: Adults born preterm (<37 weeks) have lower educational attainment than those born term. Whether this relationship is modified by family factors such as socioeconomic background is, however, less well known. We ...
    • In the best interest of the. . .parents: Norwegian health personnel on the proper role of parents in neonatal decision-making 

      Ursin, Lars; Syltern, Janicke Marita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      OBJECTIVES: The role of parents in life-and-death decision-making for infants born at the border of viability is challenging. Some argue that parents should have the final say in decisions about life-sustaining treatment. ...
    • NICU dialects: Understanding Norwegian practice variation 

      Syltern, Janicke Marita; Markestad, Trond Jacob; Saugstad, Ola Didrik; Støen, Ragnhild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      In Norway, a national consensus-based guideline used to address thresholds for offering life support at extreme preterm birth was issued in 1998. Since then, therapeutic advances may have changed attitudes and expectations ...
    • Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Symptoms of Major Depression in Middle Childhood 

      Zahl, Tonje; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      OBJECTIVE: The prospective relation between physical activity and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-defined major depression in middle childhood is unknown, as is the stability of depression. We therefore ...
    • Psychiatric Disorders and General Functioning in Low Birthweight Adults: A Longitudinal Study 

      Lærum, Astrid Merete Winsnes; Reitan, Solveig Merete Klæbo; Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik; Lydersen, Stian; Brubakk, Ann-Mari; Skranes, Jon Sverre; Indredavik, Marit Sæbø (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      OBJECTIVE: To examine psychiatric morbidity and overall functioning in adults born with low birth weight compared with normal birth weight controls at age 26 years and to study longitudinal trajectories of psychiatric ...
    • Relative age and psychotropic drug use in preterm and term-born children and young adults 

      Bachmann, Christine Strand; Risnes, Kari; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Schei, Jorun; Pape, Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background and Objectives Being among the youngest within a school class is linked to disadvantages in various educational and mental health domains. This study aimed to investigate whether preterm born infants are ...
    • Screening for persistent psychopathology in 4-year-old children 

      Sveen, Trude Hamre; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne; Lydersen, Stian; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      OBJECTIVE: To inform primary care screening and preventive intervention efforts, the authors examined the screening efficiency of the parent version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQP4-16) for persistent ...