Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Ekeberg, Øivind"

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  • Self-evaluated anxiety in the Norwegian population: prevalence and associated factors 
    Bonsaksen, Tore; Heir, Trond; Ekeberg, Øivind; Grimholt, Tine K; Lerdal, Anners; Skogstad, Laila; Schou-Bredal, Inger (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; 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 ...
  • Self-rated global health in the Norwegian general population 
    Bonsaksen, Tore; Ekeberg, Øivind; Skogstad, Laila; Heir, Trond; Grimholt, Tine K; Lerdal, Anners; Schou-Bredal, Inger (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 ...
  • 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 / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Background 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 ...
  • 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 (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 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 (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 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 ...
  • Suicide Thoughts and Attempts in the Norwegian General Population during the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Outbreak 
    Bonsaksen, Tore; Skogstad, Laila; Heir, Trond; Ekeberg, Øivind; Bredal, Inger Schou; Grimholt, Tine Kristin (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of suicide thoughts and attempts during the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak and examine pandemic-related factors associated with suicide thoughts in the general ...
  • Treating patients with opioid overdose at a primary care emergency outpatient clinic: a cost-minimization analysis 
    Vibeto, Jon H.; Vallersnes, Odd M.; Dobloug, Andrea; Brekke, Mette; Jacobsen, Dag; Ekeberg, Øivind; Wangen, Knut R. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Background Treating patients with acute poisoning by substances of abuse in a primary care emergency clinic has previously been shown to be a safe strategy. We conducted an economic evaluation of this ...
  • Validation of a short version of the Lee fatigue scale in adults living in Norway: a cross-sectional population survey 
    Lerdal, Anners; Gay, Caryl; Bonsaksen, Tore; Ekeberg, Øivind; Grimholt, Trine; Heir, Trond; Kottorp, Anders; Lee, Kathryn A.; Skogstad, Laila; Schou-Bredal, Inger (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    Background Due to the nature of fatigue, a brief reliable measure of fatigue severity is needed. Thus, the aim of our study was to evaluate a short version of the Lee Fatigue Scale (LFS) in the Norwegian ...