Browsing Institutt for psykisk helse by Author "Iversen, Valentina Cabral"
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Association between cytokines and psychiatric symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy controls
Groven, Nina; Fors, Egil Andreas; Iversen, Valentina Cabral; White, Linda Rosemary; Reitan, Solveig Merete Klæbo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose: The reports regarding the status of the immune system in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy (CFS/ME) have been inconclusive. We approached this question by comparing a strictly defined ... -
Association of psychosis, affective disorders and diseases affecting the immune system
Larsen, Jeanette Haugen; Iversen, Valentina Cabral; Reitan, Solveig Merete Klæbo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose of the article: There are indications of altered immune activity in depressed and psychotic patients compared to healthy controls in several studies. To explore the clinical importance of this phenomenon we examined ... -
Calibrating and adjusting expectations in life: A grounded theory on how elderly persons with somatic health problems maintain control and balance in life and optimize well-being
Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Iversen, Valentina Cabral; Steiring, Randi; Hallberg, Lillemor R-M (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Aim: This study aims at exploring the main concern for elderly individuals with somatic health problems and what they do to manage this. Method: In total, 14 individuals (mean = 74.2 years; range = 68–86 years) of both ... -
Challenges and Barriers in Clinical Care Pathways: Patients and healthcare professionals experiences in the transitional process between primary to secondary mental health services
Sæther, Eva Walderhaug (Doctoral thesis, 2020)Kliniske pasientforløp i overgangen mellom distriktspsykiatriske avdelinger og kommunens psykiske helsetjeneste Begrepet «pasientforløp» er nå innført også innen rus og psykisk helse og er forstått som standardiserte ... -
Cytokines in Relation to Motor Activity in an Acute Psychiatric Population
Larsen, Jeanette Brun; Stunes, Astrid Kamilla; Iversen, Valentina Cabral; Vaaler, Arne; Reitan, Solveig Merete Klæbo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Deviations in motor activity are important clinical features of several psychiatric disorders in an acute state. Immune activity is associated with several psychiatric disorders and may affect motor activity. ... -
Does the working alliance mediate the effect of routine outcome monitoring (ROM) and alliance feedback on psychotherapy outcomes? A secondary analysis from a randomized clinical trial
Brattland, Heidi; Koksvik, John Morten; Burkeland, Olav; Kløckner, Christian; Lara Cabrera, Mariela Loreto; Miller, Scott D.; Wampold, Bruce E.; Ryum, Truls; Iversen, Valentina Cabral (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Little is known about the mechanisms through which routine outcome monitoring (ROM) influences psychotherapy outcomes. In this secondary analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial (Brattland et al., 2018), we ... -
European survey on national training activities in clinical research
Magnin, Anette; Iversen, Valentina Cabral; Calvo, Gonzalo; Cecetkova, Beata; Dale, Ola; Demlova, Regina; Blasko, George; Keane, Fionnuala; Kovács, Gabor G.; Levy-Marchal, Claire; Monteiro, Emilia; Palmisano, Lucia; Pella, Daniel; Portoles, Antonio; Rascol, Olivier; Schmied, Caecilia; Tay, Fabian; von der Leyen, Heiko; Ohmann, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Investigator-initiated clinical studies (IITs) are crucial to generate reliable evidence that answers questions of day-to-day clinical practice. Many challenges make IITs a complex endeavour, for example, ... -
Exploring sustainable care pathways : a scoping review
Sæther, Eva Walderhaug; Iversen, Valentina Cabral; Svindseth, Marit Følsvik; Crawford, Paul; Vasset, Frøydis Perny (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Patients with mental health problems experience numerous transitions into and out of hospital. Aim: The review studies assessing clinical care pathways between psychiatric hospitalization and community health ... -
FT4 and TSH, relation to diagnoses in an unselected psychiatric acute-ward population, and change during acute psychiatric admission
Sakai, Yuki; Iversen, Valentina Cabral; Reitan, Solveig Merete Klæbo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Alteration in thyroid activity is a well-known cause of symptoms mimicking psychiatric disorders. There are reports on altered levels of thyroid hormones in patients with certain psychiatric disorders compared ... -
Parent experiences and satisfaction with neonatal intensive care units in Norway: Development and validation of a questionnaire
Hagen, Inger Hilde (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:114, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Foreldrenes erfaringer og tilfredshet med nyfødt intensive avdelinger i Norge: Utvikling og validering av et spørreskjema Pasienters erfaringer og tilfredshet med helsetjenesten er ansett for å være en av nøkkel målene ... -
Patients' perspectives on care pathways and informed shared decision making in the transition between psychiatric hospitalization and the community
Sæther, Eva Walderhaug; Iversen, Valentina Cabral; Svindseth, Marit Følsvik; Crawford, Paul; Vasset, Frøydis Perny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Innhold kompendium Emne HVER 1003 Individ og samfunn (studieår 2018/19) Rationale, aims, and objectives Patients with mental health problems experience numerous transitions into and out of hospital. This study explores ... -
Received knowledge of elective surgical patients and their trust in hospital staff: a cross-sectional multicentre study
Conradsen, Stein; Iversen, Valentina Cabral (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Rationale, aims and objectives: Trust is an essential component of the patient-physician relationship and is of relevance to all patients, including those undergoing elective surgery. Trust can be considered a collective ... -
A scoping review describes methods used to identify, prioritize and display gaps in health research
Nyanchoka, Linda; Tudur-Smith, Catrin; Thu, Van Nguyen; Iversen, Valentina Cabral; Tricco, Andrea C.; Porcher, Raphaël (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background and Objectives Different methods to examine research gaps have been described, but there are still no standard methods for identifying, prioritizing, or reporting research gaps. This study aimed to describe ... -
The effects of peer co-led educational group interventions in mental health settings
Lara-Cabrera, Mariela Loreto (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:31, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Gruppebasert pasientopplæringstiltak har vært en lovpålagt oppgave for spesialisthelsetjenesten siden 1999. Intensjonen med opplæringsgrupper er at pasienter får informasjon og kunnskap til å delta på en mer aktiv måte i ... -
The effects of Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) in the course of an implementation process - A randomized clinical trial
Brattland, Heidi; Koksvik, John Morten; Burkeland, Olav; Gråwe, Rolf W.; Klöckner, Christian A.; Linaker, Olav Morten; Ryum, Truls; Wampold, Bruce E.; Lara, Mariela; Iversen, Valentina Cabral (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This study investigated the effects of the Partners for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS) in adult outpatient treatment at a hospital-based mental health clinic. It also investigated whether the effects differed ... -
Uniformens tilbakekomst i psykisk helsevern
Kummermo, Tanja B. (Master thesis, 2021)Studien har til hensikt å undersøke erfaringer hos helsepersonellet om bruk av uniform i psykisk helsevern i en akutt-psykiatrisk avdeling. Studien er gjennomført med en kvalitativ tilnærming ved bruk av semi-strukturerte ... -
Use of mechanical and pharmacological restraint over an eight-year period and its relation to clinical factors
Reitan, Solveig Merete Klæbo; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Iversen, Valentina Cabral (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Use of restraint and finding the balance between security and ethics is a continuous dilemma in clinical psychiatry. In daily clinic and in planning health-care service, knowledge on the characteristics of ...