Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Jørgensen, Lone"
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Strand, Bjørn Heine; Cooper, Rachel; Bergland, Astrid; Jørgensen, Lone; Schirmer, Henrik; Skirbekk, Vegard; Emaus, Nina (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Grip strength has consistently been found to predict all-cause mortality rates. However, few studies have examined cause-specific mortality or tested age differences in these associations. Methods In 1994, ...
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Strand, Bjørn Heine; Bergland, Astrid; Jørgensen, Lone; Schirmer, Henrik; Emaus, Nina; Cooper, Rachel (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Evidence pertaining to whether more recent born generations of adults reaching old age have better physical capability than previous generations is scarce and inconclusive. We aimed to investigate birth cohort ...
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Bergland, Astrid; Jørgensen, Lone; Emaus, Nina; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Disability in older adults is associated with loss of independence, institutionalization, and death. The aim of this study was to study the association between the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test and all-cause ...