• An Actigraphy-Based Validation Study of the Sleep Disorder Inventory in the Nursing Home 

      Hjetland, Gunnhild Johnsen; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Pallesen, Ståle; Cummings, Jeffrey; Tractenberg, Rochelle E.; Thun, Eirunn; Kolberg, Eirin; Flo, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-13)
      Background: Disrupted sleep is common among nursing home patients with dementia and is associated with increased agitation, depression, and cognitive impairment. Detecting and treating sleep problems in this population are ...
    • Effect of aversive stimuli on frontal alpha asymmetry during sleep 

      Flo, Elisabeth (Master thesis, 2009-05-12)
      The aim of this project was to find measurable physiological responses linked to the human experience of distress in a non-communicative state. A distress-related response has consistently been reported in healthy awake ...
    • Personality factors predict sleep-related shift work tolerance in different shifts at 2-year follow-up: a prospective study 

      Storemark, Sunniva Straume; Fossum, Ingrid Nesdal; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Flo, Elisabeth; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-11-04)
      Objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the personality variables morningness, flexibility, languidity and hardiness could predict sleep-related shift work tolerance for the day, evening and ...
    • Shift Work Disorder in Nurses – Assessment, Prevalence and Related Health Problems 

      Flo, Elisabeth; Pallesen, Ståle; Magerøy, Nils; Moen, Bente E.; Grønli, Janne; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Bjorvatn, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-04-02)
      Background: This study investigates the prevalence of symptoms of shift work disorder in a sample of nurses, and its association to individual, health and work variables. Methodology/Principal Findings: We investigated ...
    • Sleep and health in shift working nurses 

      Flo, Elisabeth (Doctoral thesis, 2013-02-22)
      In this thesis, the prevalence of Shift Work Disorder (SWD) in a sample of nurses, and the association between SWD and work characteristics, health outcome and personality (paper 1) have been investigated. Next, the ...