Browsing Institutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie by Journals "BMC Public Health"
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A primary health-care intervention on pre- and postnatal risk factor behavior to prevent childhood allergy. The Prevention of Allergy among Children in Trondheim (PACT) study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a primary prevention intervention program on risk behavior for allergic diseases among children up to 2 years of age. The setting was in ordinary pre- and postnatal primary ... -
A prospective population-based cohort study of lactation and cardiovascular disease mortality: the HUNT study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: Recent studies suggest that lactation has long-term effects on risk for cardiovascular disease in women, but the effects on cardiovascular mortality are less well known. Method: In a Norwegian population-based ... -
Addressing Domestic Violence in Antenatal Care Environments in Nepal (ADVANCE) – study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating a video intervention on domestic violence among pregnant women
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Domestic violence (DV) prior to, and during pregnancy is associated with increased risks for morbidity and mortality. As pregnant women routinely attend antenatal care this environment can be used to offer ... -
Age-specific prevalence of the metabolic syndrome defined by the international diabetes federation and the National Cholesterol Education Program: The Norwegian HUNT 2 study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background The 2005 International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definition of the metabolic syndrome was designed to be useful worldwide, but to date few prevalence studies have used that definition in European populations. ... -
Anxiety and depression lowers blood pressure: 22-year follow-up of the population based HUNT study, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Background: For decades, symptoms of anxiety and depression have been included among psychological factors associated with development of hypertension. Although this has been questioned in recent studies, most findings have ... -
Anxiety and depression symptoms and alcohol use among adolescents - a cross sectional study of Norwegian secondary school students
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background We investigated the associations between symptoms of anxiety and depression and alcohol drinking behavior among adolescents, by focusing on the importance of symptom load, as well as gender differences. Me ... -
Biopsychosocial predictors and trajectories of work participation after transdiagnostic occupational rehabilitation of participants with mental and somatic disorders: A cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Group-based transdiagnostic occupational rehabilitation programs including participants with mental and somatic disorders have emerged in clinical practice. Knowledge is sparse on subsequent participation in ... -
Changes in BMI-distribution from 1966-69 to 1995-97 in adolescents. The Young-HUNT study, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background: The aim of this study was to explore changes in the BMI-distribution over time among Norwegian adolescents. Methods: Height and weight were measured in standardised ways and BMI computed in 6774 adolescents ... -
Changes to body mass index, work self-efficacy, health-related quality of life, and work participation in people with obesity after vocational rehabilitation : a prospective observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background People on or at risk of sick leave from work due to obesity or obesity-related problems participated in a new vocational rehabilitation (VR). The study aimed to examine the outcome changes in the participants’ ... -
Comparing multidisciplinary and brief intervention in employees with different job relations on sick leave due to low back pain: Protocol of a randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Low back pain (LBP) is a common problem that affects the lives of many individuals and is a frequent cause of sickness absence. To help this group of individuals resume work, several interventions have been ... -
Complex return to work process – caseworkers’ experiences of facilitating return to work for individuals on sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders
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Cultural activity participation and associations with self-perceived health, life-satisfaction and mental health: the Young HUNT Study, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Leisure time activities and culture participation may have health effects and be important in pulic health promotion. More knowledge on how cultural activity participation may influence self-perceived ... -
Design of a study evaluating the effects, health economics, and stakeholder perspectives of a multi-component occupational rehabilitation program with an added workplace intervention - A study protocol
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Recent research has suggested that interventions at the workplace might be the most potent ingredient in return to work interventions, but few studies have investigated the different effects of workplace ... -
Designing industrial work to be ‘just right’ to promote health - a study protocol for a goldilocks work intervention
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The Goldilocks Work Principle expresses that productive work should be designed to promote workers’ health. We recently showed that it is feasible to develop and implement modifications to productive work that ... -
Domestic violence and perinatal outcomes – a prospective cohort study from Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Domestic violence is one of the most common forms of violence against women. Domestic violence during pregnancy is associated with adverse perinatal and maternal outcomes. We aimed to assess whether domestic ... -
Early sexual maturation, central adiposity and subsequent overweight in late adolescence. A four-year follow-up of 1605 adolescent Norwegian boys and girls: the Young HUNT study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background: Early sexual maturation has been associated with overweight that may persist after the completion of biological growth and development. We have prospectively examined the influence of early sexual maturation ... -
Education-based health inequalities in 18,000 Norwegian couples: The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background Education-based inequalities in health are well established, but they are usually studied from an individual perspective. However, many individuals are part of a couple. We studied education-based health ... -
Effectiveness of psychoeducation in reducing sickness absence and improving mental health in individuals at risk of having a mental disorder: A randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of psychoeducation on return to work as an adjunct to standard case management in individuals on sick leave at risk of having a mental disorder. The participants ... -
Effects of a randomized controlled intervention trial on return to work and health care utilization after long-term sickness absence
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background The aim of the RCT study was to investigate if the effect of a multidisciplinary intervention on return to work (RTW) and health care utilization differed by participants’ self-reported health status at ... -
Exploring lifestyle and risk in preventing type 2 diabetes-a nested qualitative study of older participants in a lifestyle intervention program (VEND-RISK)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Lifestyle intervention may reduce the development of type 2 diabetes among high-risk individuals. The aim of this study was to explore how older adults perceived their own lifestyle and being at increased ...