Browsing VID:Open by Author "Lerdal, Anners"
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“I am accustomed to something in my body causing pain”: A qualitative study of knee replacement non-improvers’ stories of previous painful and stressful experiences
Sellevold, Vibeke Bull; Olsen, Unni; Lindberg, Maren Falch; Steindal, Simen Alexander; Aamodt, Arild; Lerdal, Anners; Dihle, Alfhild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Approximately 20% of total knee arthroplasty patients experience persistent postsurgical pain one year after surgery. No qualitative studies have explored previous stories of painful or stressful life experiences ... -
Many patients with persistent pain one year after TKA report improvement by 5-7 years: A mixed methods study
Sellevold, Vibeke Bull; Steindal, Simen Alexander; Lindberg, Maren Falch; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Aamodt, Arild; Lerdal, Anners; Dihle, Alfhild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Approximately 20% of patients report pain 12 months after TKA. No studies have investigated patients’ experiences of living with persistent postsurgical pain 5 to 7 years after TKA by combining a qualitative ... -
Optimists report fewer physical and mental health conditions than pessimists in the general Norwegian population
Bredal, Inger Schou; Bonsaksen, Tore; Heir, Trond; Skogstad, Laila; Lerdal, Anners; Grimholt, Tine Kristin; Ekeberg, Øivind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Several studies have found that optimism is associated with better health. However, all those studies have investigated the subject in a specific context: gender, age group, diagnosis, situation, or population ... -
Personal factors associated with health related quality of life in patients attending patient education courses while waiting for bariatric surgery.
Andenæs, Randi; Lerdal, Anners; Bjørnsborg, Eva; Bonsaksen, Tore; Borge, Lisbet; Christiansen, Bjørg; Eide, Hilde; Hvinden, Kari; Fagermoen, May Solveig (Quality of Life Research;suppl 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)In Norway, patients on waiting lists for treatment of their morbid obesity are required to attend a comprehensive patient education course at a Patient Education Resource Center. The aims of this study was 1) to explore ... -
Predictors of physical and mental health in persons with morbid obesity attending a patient education course - a two-year follow-up study
Lerdal, Anners; Gay, Caryl L.; Bonsaksen, Tore; Fagermoen, May Solveig (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)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 changes in physical and mental ... -
Self-diagnosed depression in the Norwegian general population - associations with neuroticism, extraversion, optimism, and general self-efficacy
Bonsaksen, Tore; Grimholt, Tine K.; Skogstad, Laila; Lerdal, Anners; Ekeberg, Øivind; Heir, Trond; Schou-Bredal, Inger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Multi-item rating scales for depression informs about the level of depression, but does not allowindividuals to state by self-evaluation whether they feel depressed or not. The insider perspective on depression is rarely ... -
Self-evaluated anxiety in the Norwegian population: Prevalence and associated factors
Bonsaksen, Tore; Heir, Trond; Ekeberg, Øivind; Grimholt, Tine Kristin; Lerdal, Anners; Skogstad, Laila; Bredal, Inger Schou (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: 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 lifetime anxiety ... -
Self-rated global health in the Norwegian general population
Bonsaksen, Tore; Ekeberg, Øivind; Skogstad, Laila; Heir, Trond; Grimholt, Tine Kristin; Lerdal, Anners; Bredal, Inger Schou (Journal article; 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 ... -
Serious life events and post-traumatic stress disorder in the Norwegian population
Heir, Trond; Bonsaksen, Tore; Grimholt, Tine Kristin; Ekeberg, Øivind; Skogstad, Laila; Lerdal, Anners; Bredal, Inger Schou (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: It has been suggested that countries with more resources and better healthcare have populations with a higher risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Norway is a high-income country with good public ... -
Sexual assault and the association with health, quality of life and self-efficacy in the general Norwegian population
Bredal, Inger Schou; Bonsaksen, Tore; Ekeberg, Øivind; Skogstad, Laila; Grimholt, Tine Kristin; Lerdal, Anners; Heir, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The lifetime prevalence of sexual assault was examined in a representative sample of the general Norwegian adult population (n = 1,792), in addition to the association between sexual assault and health, quality of life, ... -
Substance use in the Norwegian general population: Prevalence and associations with disease
Bonsaksen, Tore; Skogstad, Laila; Grimholt, Tine Kristin; Heir, Trond; Ekeberg, Øivind; Lerdal, Anners; Bredal, Inger Schou (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of substance use in the Norwegian general population and examine whether the risk of various psychiatric or somatic diseases varied according to alcohol- and substance ... -
Økt motivasjon for fysisk aktivitet blant personer med sykelig overvekt ett år etter deltakelse på lærings- og mestringskurs
Bjelland, Bente; Fagermoen, May Solveig; Lerdal, Anners; Bonsaksen, Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Aims: The study aimed to describe the participants with regards to their motivation for physical activity, and to examine associations between sociodemographic variables and motivation for physical activity at the beginning ...