Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Bergh, Sverre"
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Langballe, Ellen Melbye; Ask, Helga; Holmen, Jostein; Stordal, Eystein; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Selbæk, Geir; Fikseaunet, Arvid; Bergh, Sverre; Nafstad, Per; Tambs, Kristian (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)The relationship between alcohol consumption and dementia risk is unclear. This investigation estimates the association between alcohol consumption reported in a population-based study in the mid-1980s and the risk for ...
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Johansen, Reidun H; Olsen, Karoline; Bergh, Sverre; Benth, Jūratė Š; Selbæk, Geir; Helvik, Anne-Sofie (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Dementia is affecting both the person with the disease and the family members. It is associated with nursing home admission, and a reduced ability to perform personal activities of daily living ...
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Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Selbæk, Geir; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Røen, Irene Mari; Bergh, Sverre (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and persistence of clinically significant neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in nursing home residents with dementia, and to study the association between severity of ...
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Røsvik, Janne-Kathrin; Michelet, Mona; Engedal, Knut; Bergh, Sverre; Bieber, Anja; Gonçalves-Pereira, Manuel; Portolani, Daniel Michael; Hopper, Louise; Irving, Kate; Jelley, Hannah; Kerpershoek, Liselot; Meyer, Gabriele; Marques, Maria J.; Sjölund, Britt-Marie; Sköldunger, Anders; Stephan, Astrid; Verhey, Frans; de Vugt, Marjolein; Woods, Bob; Wolfs, Claire; Zanetti, Orazio; Selbæk, Geir (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives Home-dwelling people with dementia and their informal carers experience barriers impeding access to community care services. This study is a part of the Actifcare project where eight countries participated. ...
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Sverdrup, Karen; Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Benth, Jūratė Š.; Husebø, Bettina; Røen, Irene M.; Thingstad, Pernille; Tangen, Gro G. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Traditional performance-based measurements of mobility fail to recognize the interaction between the individual and their environment. Life-space (LS) forms a central element in the broader context ...
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Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Benth, Jurate Saltyte; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Røen, Irene Mari; Thingstad, Pernille; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Abstract Background Traditional performance-based measurements of mobility fail to recognize the interaction between the individual and their environment. Life-space (LS) forms a central element in ...
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Ydstebø, Arnt E; Benth, Jurate Š; Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Vossius, Corinna (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Dementia is a care intensive disease, especially in the later stages, implying in many cases a substantial carer burden. This study assesses the use of formal and informal care resources among persons with ...
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Witoelar, Aree; Rongve, Arvid; Almdahl, Ina Selseth; Ulstein, Ingun; Engvig, Andreas; White, Linda Rosemary; Selbæk, Geir; Stordal, Eystein; Andersen, Fredrik; Brækhus, Anne; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Engedal, Knut; Hughes, Timothy; Bergh, Sverre; Bråthen, Geir; Bogdanovic, Nenad; Bettella, Francesco; Wang, Yunpeng; Athanasiu, Lavinia; Bahrami, Shahram; Le Hellard, Stephanie; Giddaluru, Sudheer; Dale, Anders M; Sando, Sigrid Botne; Steinberg, Stacy; Stefansson, Hreinn; Snaedal, Jon; Desikan, Rahul S; Stefansson, Kari; Aarsland, Dag; Djurovic, Srdjan; Fladby, Tormod; Andreassen, Ole Andreas (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)A large fraction of genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is still not identified, limiting the understanding of AD pathology and study of therapeutic targets. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) ...
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Zotcheva, Ekaterina; Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Krokstad, Steinar; Håberg, Asta; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Ernstsen, Linda (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Physical activity (PA) is associated with a decreased dementia risk, whereas psychological distress (distress) is linked to an increased dementia risk. Objective: We investigated independent and joint associations ...
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Sverdrup, Karen; Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Røen, Irene; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Tangen, Gro G (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Earlier studies show that the main reasons for admission to long-term nursing home care are cognitive impairment and functional impairments of activities of daily life. However, descriptive ...
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Vossius, Corinna Elisabeth; Selbæk, Geir; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Bergh, Sverre (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objective: Nursing home (NH) stay is the highest level of formal care. With the expected demographic changes ahead, the need for NH placement will put an increasing socioeconomic strain on the society. Survival in NHs and ...
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Sverdrup, Karen; Selbæk, Geir; Bergh, Sverre; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Thingstad, Pernille; Skjellegrind, Håvard; Skjerve, Kjerstin Næss; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; 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 ...
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Wergeland, Jon Normann; Selbæk, Geir; Bergh, Sverre; Söderhamn, Ulrika; Kirkevold, Øyvind (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze which variables predicted nursing home admission (NHA) and death. Methods: 1,001 recipients of domiciliary care were assessed three times in a 3-year period. Through bivariate and ...
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Røen, Irene Mari; Selbæk, Geir; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Engedal, Knut; Testad, Ingelin; Bergh, Sverre (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Earlier studies of nursing home patients show a high prevalence of dementia, neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), pain, and dependency in activities of daily living. The REDIC-NH cohort was set up to study the ...
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Sandvik, Reidun Karin Norheim Myhre; Selbæk, Geir; Bergh, Sverre; Aarsland, Dag; Husebø, Bettina (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objectives To investigate whether it is possible to determine signs of imminent dying and change in pain and symptom intensity during pharmacological treatment in nursing home patients, from day perceived as dying and ...
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Lichtwarck, Bjørn; Selbæk, Geir; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Rokstad, Anne Marie Mork; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Lindstrøm, Jonas Christoffer; Bergh, Sverre (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objective To determine the effectiveness of the Targeted Interdisciplinary Model for Evaluation and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (TIME) for treatment of moderate to severe agitation in people with dementia. Methods ...
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Tari, Atefe R; Nauman, Javaid; Zisko, Nina; Skjellegrind, Håvard; Bosnes, Ingunn; Bergh, Sverre; Stensvold, Dorthe; Selbæk, Geir; Wisløff, Ulrik (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with risk of dementia, but whether temporal changes in cardiorespiratory fitness influence the risk of dementia incidence and mortality is still unknown. We aimed to study whether ...
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Tari, Atefe R; Selbæk, Geir; Franklin, Barry A.; Bergh, Sverre; Skjellegrind, Håvard; Sallis, Robert E.; Bosnes, Ingunn; Stordal, Eystein; Ziaei, Maryam; Lydersen, Stian; Kobro-Flatmoen, Asgeir; Huuha, Aleksi Matias; Nauman, Javaid; Wisløff, Ulrik (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The Personal Activity Intelligence (PAI) translates heart rate during daily activity into a weekly score. Obtaining a weekly PAI score ≥100 is associated with reduced risk of premature morbidity and mortality ...
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Lichtwarck, Bjørn; Selbæk, Geir; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Rokstad, Anne Marie Mork; Benth, Jurate; Myhre, Janne; Nybakken, Solvor; Bergh, Sverre (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Nearly all persons with dementia will experience neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) during the course of their disease. Clinicians and researchers emphasize the need for an evidence-informed standardized approach ...
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Lichtwarck, Bjørn; Myhre, Janne; Selbaek, Geir; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Rokstad, Anne M M; Benth, Jūratė Š; Bergh, Sverre (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The Targeted Intervention Interdisciplinary Model for Evaluation and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (TIME) has recently in a three-month cluster randomised controlled trial demonstrated ...