Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Wahl, Astrid Klopstad"

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  • "A bit of everything": Health literacy interventions in chronic conditions- a systematic review 
    Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Mengshoel, Anne Marit; Andersen, Marit Helen; Borge, Christine Råheim; Ahlsen, Birgitte; Dahl, Kari Gire; Eik, Hedda; Holmen, Heidi; Lerdal, Anners; Mariussen, Kari; Thoresen, Lisbeth; Tschamper, Merete Kristin; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Vidnes, Tone Karine; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Objective To systematically evaluate health literacy (HL) interventions in chronic conditions by exploring theoretical perspectives, intervention content and effectiveness. Method We searched MEDLINE, Cochrane, ...
  • A cross-sectional study of health literacy in patients with chronic kidney disease: Associations with demographic and clinical variables 
    Stømer, Une Elisabeth; Gøransson, Lasse; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Aim The aim of this study was to investigate health literacy in patients with chronic kidney disease in a multidimensional perspective. Design A descriptive, cross‐sectional study. Methods Patients with chronic ...
  • A systematic review of quality of life research in medicine and health sciences 
    Haraldstad, Kristin; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Andenæs, Randi; Andersen, John Roger; Andersen, Marit Helen; Beisland, Elisabeth Grov; Borge, Christine Råheim; Engebretsen, Eivind; Eisemann, Martin; Halvorsrud, Liv Torill; Hanssen, Tove Aminda; Haugstvedt, Anne; Haugland, Trude; Johansen, Venke A; Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Løvereide, Lise; Løyland, Borghild; Kvarme, Lisbeth Gravdal; Moons, P; Norekvål, Tone M.; Ribu, Lis; Rohde, Gudrun E.; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Helseth, Sølvi (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Purpose Quality of life (QOL) is an important concept in the field of health and medicine. QOL is a complex concept that is interpreted and defined differently within and between disciplines, including the fields of ...
  • A validation study of the Norwegian version of the Health Literacy Questionnaire: A robust nine-dimension factor model 
    Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Hermansen, Åsmund; Osborne, Richard H; Hamilton Larsen, Marie (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Objective: This study aimed to undertake a rigorous psychometric evaluation of the nine-scale Norwegian version of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) based on data from a sample of people with psoriasis. Methods: ...
  • Alexithymia, illness perception and self-management competency in psoriasis 
    Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Krogstad, Anne Lene; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    Alexithymia, defined as difficulty in describing or recognizing emotions, has been shown to be connected with psoriasis, but its relationship with self-management of psoriasis has not been explored. The aim of this study ...
  • Changes in Health Literacy during the first year following a kidney transplantation: Using the Health Literacy Questionnaire 
    Dahl, Kari Gire; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Falk, Ragnhild Sørum; Andersen, Marit Helen (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Objectives The study aimed to identify changes in health literacy (HL) and associated variables during the first year following a kidney transplantation. Methods A total of 196 transplant recipients were included ...
  • Clinical characteristics associated with illness perception in psoriasis 
    Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Robinson, Hilde Stendal; Langeland, Eva; Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Polesie, Anne Lene Krogstad; Moum, Torbjørn Åge (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
    Knowledge of illness perception may aid the identification of groups of patients with a higher risk of coping poorly with the demands of their illness. This study aims to investigate associations between illness perception, ...
  • The Complex Experience of Psoriasis Related Skin Pain: A Qualitative Study 
    Ljoså, Tone Marte; Bondevik, Hilde; Halvorsen, Jon Anders; Carr, Eloise; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Background and aims Psoriasis is a common chronic skin condition, causing skin lesions with thickened and scaling skin, as well as erythema and inflammation that may involve painful sores, cracks, and pustules. Previously ...
  • Definitions and measurement of health literacy in health and medicine research: A systematic review 
    Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Andersen, Marit Helen; Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Borge, Christine Råheim; Helseth, Sølvi; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Objectives The way health literacy is understood (conceptualised) should be closely linked to how it is measured (operationalised). This study aimed to gain insights into how health literacy is defined and measured in ...
  • Differences in income trajectories according to psychological distress and pain - A longitudinal study among Norwegian social assistance recipients 
    Løyland, Borghild; Hermansen, Åsmund; Dahl, Espen; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Aim: Mental diseases and pain are serious public health problems and are a leading cause of disability worldwide. The aim of this study is to describe how pain and psychological distress separately and in combination are ...
  • Going through laparoscopic liver resection in patients with colorectal liver metastases – a qualitative study 
    Bøe, Camilla; Bondevik, Hilde; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Andersen, Marit Helen (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Aim: Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Surgery is seen as the only curative treatment. There are two approaches to liver resection: open or laparoscopic surgery. Knowledge from the patient ...
  • Health literacy - a new piece of the puzzle in psoriasis care? - results from a cross-sectional study 
    Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Strumse, Yndis S.S.; Borge, Christine Råheim; Osborne, Richard H; Andersen, Marit Helen; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Background: Health literacy (HL) – the ability to seek, understand and utilize health information – is important for good health. Suboptimal HL has been associated with poorer health outcomes in other chronic conditions, ...
  • Health literacy in kidney disease, associations with quality of life and adherence 
    Stømer, Une Elisabeth; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Gøransson, Lasse; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Background Health literacy (HL) is a multidimensional concept with significance for self‐management and health outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, research with a multidimensional perspective ...
  • Health literacy profiling in persons with psoriasis – A cluster analysis 
    Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Hermansen, Åsmund; Borge, Christine Råheim; Strumse, Yndis A. Staalesen; Andersen, Marit Helen; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
  • How does a new patient education programme for renal recipients become situated and adapted when implemented in the daily teaching practice in a university hospital? An ethnographic observation study 
    Lillehagen, Ida; Andersen, Marit Helen; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Engebretsen, Eivind (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Objective To understand how a new patient education programme for renal recipients becomes situated and adapted when implemented in daily hospital teaching practice. The analysis focuses in particular on how principles of ...
  • How to co-design a health literacy-informed intervention based on a needs assessment study in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 
    Borge, Christine Råheim; Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Osborne, Richard H; Engebretsen, Eivind; Andersen, Marit Helen; Holter, Ingrid Asbjørnsen; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Objective To develop a co-designed health literacy (HL)-informed intervention for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that enables them to find, understand, remember, use and communicate the health ...
  • Implementing a tailored education programme: renal transplant recipients’ experiences 
    Andersen, Marit Helen; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Engebretsen, Eivind; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Background Patient‐centred education is a key element in the care of patients undergoing kidney transplantation. We implemented a tailored, evidence‐based education programme for the post‐transplant phase. Objective The ...
  • Improvement in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index Score predicts improvement in skin pain over time in patients with psoriasis 
    Ljoså, Tone Marte; Stubhaug, Audun; Mørk, Cato; Moum, Torbjørn Åge; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
    Pain and discomfort are common and often severe skin symptoms in patients with psoriasis. However, no studies have investigated skin pain and discomfort over time, or factors that explain changes in these symptoms. The ...
  • Intervening on health literacy by knowledge translation processes in kidney transplantation: A feasibility study 
    Andersen, Marit Helen; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Henrichsen, Gina Fraas; Engebretsen, Eivind; Ødemark, John; Stenehjem, Aud Eldrid; Reisæter, Anna Varberg; Nordlie, Arve; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Background Patients awaiting kidney transplantation need to be prepared ahead of the upcoming transplantation by developing targeted pre- and post-transplant knowledge. On this background, we designed a new health literacy ...
  • 'It takes time, but recovering makes it worthwhile' - A qualitative study of long-term users' experiences of physiotherapy in primary health care. 
    Mengshoel, Anne Marit; Bjorbærkmo, Wenche Schrøder; Sallinen, Merja Helena; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    In several European countries, patients with chronic pain conditions are high consumers of physicians’ and physiotherapists’ health services in primary health care. This study aimed to explore how patients in a Norwegian ...