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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
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Multi-item rating scales for depression informs about the level of depression, but does not allow individuals to state by self-evaluation whether they feel depressed or not. The insider perspective ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
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Self-evaluations of mental health problems may be a useful complement to diagnostic assessment, but are less frequently used. This study investigated the prevalence of self-evaluated current and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background: Chronic illness is a risk factor for low self-esteem, and the research literature needs to include more studies of self-esteem and its development in chronic illness groups using longitudinal and comparative ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background: The prevalence of morbid obesity is an increasing health problem in most parts of the world and is related to lower quality of life. Sense of coherence, or the perception that the world is meaningful and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
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Self-efficacy is needed for effectuating lifestyle changes, and it is therefore an important target related to health. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background: Morbid obesity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are prevalent diseases associated with impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Research generally indicates that persons with morbid ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background/Objective: The most common used instrument to measure optimism, both in psychological and medical research, is the Life Orientation Test- Revised (LOT-R). A multi-countries study using the future item from the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
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People with morbid obesity (body mass index ≥40) may experience changes in their health after participating in a tailored patient education course. The aims of this study were to assess the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
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It has been suggested that countries with more resources and better healthcare have populations with a higher risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Norway is a high-income country with good public ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background
Prevalence studies are needed to assess the distribution of diseases. However, in a contrasting health promotion perspective, self-rated health is in itself an important field of study. This study investigated ...