• Health-related quality of life among 13–14 year old adolescents with overweight−a mixed methods approach 

      Bigum Sundar, Turid Kristin; Riiser, Kirsti; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Opheim, Randi; Løndal, Knut; Glavin, Kari; Helseth, Sølvi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: Overweight and obesity are public concerns with risk of adverse health outcomes. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is lower in adolescents than children in general. An increase in body mass index (BMI) is ...
    • Infant colic and abdominal pain; associations with infant multimorbidity and maternal perceived stress up to 3 months postpartum—A cross-sectional/cohort study in the PreventADALL study 

      Despriee, Åshild; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Glavin, Kari; Carlsen, Karin Cecilie Lødrup; Magi, Caroline Aleksi Olsson; Söderhäll, Cilla; Hedlin, Gunilla; Nordhagen, Live Solveig; Jonassen, Christine M; Rehbinder, Eva Maria; Nordlund, Bjørn Kristian; Skjerven, Håvard Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Aims and Objectives: The primary aim was to explore whether infants with pain symptoms (colic, abdominal pain and visit to healthcare provider with pain or other discomforts) had increased multimorbidity (common infections, ...
    • 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 ...
    • Maternal food-avoidance diets and dietary supplements during breastfeeding 

      Nordhagen, Live Solveig; Løfsgaard, Vibeke S.; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Glavin, Kari; Carlsen, Kai-Håkon; Carlsen, Monica Hauger; Granum, Berit; Gubrandsgard, Malén; Haugen, Guttorm Nils; Hedlin, Gunilla; Jonassen, Christine M; Nordlund, Bjørn Kristian; Rehbinder, Eva Maria; Rudi, Knut; Saunders, Carina M.; Skjerven, Håvard Ove; Staff, Anne Cathrine; Söderhäll, Cilla; Vettukattil, Muhammad Riyas; Aaneland, Hilde; Carlsen, Karin Cecilie Lødrup (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Aims: To identify maternal food-avoidance diets and dietary supplement use during breastfeeding, and to explore factors associated with food avoidance diets. Design: A prospective mother–child birth cohort study. Methods: ...
    • Maternal stress, early life factors and infant salivary cortisol levels 

      Mägi, Caroline-Aleksi Olsson; Despriee, Åshild; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Almqvist, Catarina; Bahram, Fuad; Bakkeheim, Egil; Bjerg, Anders; Glavin, Kari; Granum, Berit; Haugen, Guttorm Nils; Hedlin, Gunilla; Jonassen, Christine M; Carlsen, Karin Cecilie Lødrup; Rehbinder, Eva Maria; Rolfsjord, Leif Bjarte; Staff, Anne Cathrine; Skjerven, Håvard Ove; Vettukattil, Riyas; Nordlund, Björn; Söderhäll, Cilla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Salivary cortisol (SC), a commonly used biomarker for stress, may be disrupted by negative events in pregnancy, at birth and in infancy. We aimed to explore if maternal perceived stress (PSS) in or after pregnancy ...
    • Maternal use of nicotine products and breastfeeding 3 months postpartum 

      Nordhagen, Live Solveig; Kreyberg, Ina; Bains, Karen Eline Stensby; Carlsen, Kai-Håkon; Glavin, Kari; Skjerven, Håvard Ove; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Hilde, Katarina; Nordlund, Björn; Vettukattil, Muhammad Riyas; Hedlin, Gunilla; Granum, Berit Brunstad; Jonassen, Christine M.; Gudmundsdóttir, Hrefna Katrín; Haugen, Guttorm; Rehbinder, Eva Maria; Söderhall, Cilla; Staff, Anne Cathrine; Carlsen, Karin C. Lødrup (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Aim: We aimed to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with maternal use of nicotine products in relation to breastfeeding. Methods: Nicotine use 3 months postpartum was determined in the Scandinavian ...
    • Occupational therapy students’ self-efficacy for therapeutic use of self: Development and associated factors 

      Fan, Chia-Wei; Carstensen, Tove; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Yazdani, Farzaneh; Ellingham, Brian; Bonsaksen, Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Occupational therapy students need to develop self-efficacy for therapeutic use of self in practice. This longitudinal study examined Norwegian occupational therapy students’ self-efficacy for therapeutic use of self over ...
    • Parental concerns of allergy or hypersensitivity and the infant's diet 

      Holmberg Fagerlund, Bettina; Helseth, Sølvi; Andersen, Lene Frost; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Glavin, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Aim: To investigate a possible association between children’s current diet and parents’ reported avoidance of appropriate foods in the child’s diet at the age of 10 months, due to fears of allergic or hypersensitivity ...
    • Prevalence and perinatal risk factors of parent-reported colic, abdominal pain and other pain or discomforts in infants until 3 months of age - A prospective cohort study in PreventADALL 

      Despriee, Åshild; Mägi, Caroline-Aleksi Olsson; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Glavin, Kari; Nordhagen, Live Solveig; Jonassen, Christine M; Rehbinder, Eva Maria; Nordlund, Björn; Söderhäll, Cilla; Carlsen, Karin Cecilie Lødrup; Skjerven, Håvard Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Aims and objectives: To estimate the prevalence and perinatal risk factors associated with parent reported colic, abdominal pain and pain or other discomforts in infants until 3 months of age. Background: Infant colic ...
    • Quality of life in Norwegian pregnant women and men with pregnant partners, and association with perception of sleep and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study 

      Brekke, Malene; Amro, Amin Abdul-Galeel; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Glavin, Kari; Solberg, Beate; Øygarden, Anne-Martha Utne; Sæther, Kristin Marie; Haugland, Trude (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Pregnant women and men with pregnant partners experience variations in quality of life (QoL) during pregnancy, a period characterized by physical, psychological, and social changes. Pregnancy is associated with ...
    • The use of a communication tool about diet at the child health centre: A cluster randomized controlled trial 

      Holmberg Fagerlund, Bettina; Helseth, Sølvi; Andersen, Lene Frost; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Glavin, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Aim: To investigate the effect of a communication tool about diet used in public health nurse consultations with parents compared with standard consultations concerning the 2-year-old child's diet. Design: A cluster ...