Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Knapstad, Marit"
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Alcohol consumption, life satisfaction and mental health among Norwegian college and university students
Sæther, Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit; Knapstad, Marit; Askeland, Kristin Gärtner; Skogen, Jens Christoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective: High-level alcohol consumption is common in, and central to, the student community. Among adults, high-level alcohol consumption, and sometimes also low, has been associated with poorer social integration and ... -
Changes in mental health problems and suicidal behaviour in students and their associations with COVID-19-related restrictions in Norway: A national repeated cross-sectional analysis
Sivertsen, Børge; Knapstad, Marit; Petrie, Keith; O'Connor, Rory; Lønning, Kari Jussi; Hysing, Mari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on higher education, with the closure of student campuses. The aim of this study was to examine changes and prevalence of mental health problems, suicidal ... -
Client predictors of therapy dropout in a primary care setting: a prospective cohort study
Hanevik, Elin; Røvik, Frida M. G.; Bøe, Tormod; Knapstad, Marit; Smith, Otto R. F. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Therapy dropout poses a major challenge. Considerable research has been conducted on predictors of dropout, however none in the context of primary mental health services in Norway. The purpose of this study ... -
Do gastrointestinal complaints increase the risk for subsequent medically certified long-term sickness absence? The HUSK study
Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Knapstad, Marit; Wilhelmsen, Ingvard; Mykletun, Arnstein; Glozier, Nicholas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-07-29)Background: Gastrointestinal complaints are very common in the general population and very often co-occur with common mental disorders. We aimed to study the prospective impact of gastrointestinal complaints on long term ... -
Early life factors in relation to cardiovacular disease in old age in Bergen: a Norwegian retrospective cohort study based on the Hordaland Study (HUSK)
Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Stewart, Robert; Knapstad, Marit; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Mykletun, Arnstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07)Objectives: The fetal origins of adult disease hypothesis describes associations found for fetal or early-life expos- ures with cardiovascular risk and disease in adulthood. The extension or not of these associations into ... -
Effectiveness of Prompt Mental Health Care, the Norwegian Version of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Knapstad, Marit; Lervik, Linn Vathne; Sæther, Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit; Aarø, Leif Edvard; Smith, Otto Robert Frans (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The innovative treatment model Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) and its Norwegian adaptation, Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC), have been evaluated by cohort studies only. Albeit yielding ... -
Exploring the temporal associations between avoidance behavior and cognitions during the course of cognitive behavioral therapy for clients with symptoms of social anxiety disorder
Lervik, Linn Vathne; Hoffart, Asle; Knapstad, Marit; Smith, Otto Robert Frans (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives In cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for social anxiety disorder (SAD), avoidance behavior (AB) and cognitions (COG) are two important targets of intervention, but so far no studies have directly examined their ... -
Gastrointestinale symptom, deira relasjon til angst og depresjon og konsekvensar for sjukemelding i den generelle befolkninga
Knapstad, Marit (Master thesis, 2009-11-24)Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common and in most cases, they cannot be explained by objectively observable abnormalities. Like other common symptoms or complaints, GI-symptoms are associated with anxiety, depression, ... -
An investigation of factors identified at birth in relation to anxiety and depression in old age: the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Stewart, Robert; Mykletun, Arnstein; Knapstad, Marit; Øverland, Simon Nygaard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05-10)Background: Although life course influences have long been recognised in affective disorder, little is known about the influence of early life factors on late life anxiety and depression. The aim was to investigate the ... -
Long-term outcomes at 24- and 36-month follow-up in the intervention arm of the randomized controlled trial of Prompt Mental Health Care
Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Sæther, Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit; Haug, Ellen Merethe Melingen; Knapstad, Marit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-09)Background: Whether long-term symptom improvement is maintained after treatment in services such as the Norwegian Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC) and the English Improving Access to Psychological Therapies is not yet ... -
Measuring mental well-being in Norway: validation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Alves, Daniele Evelin; Knapstad, Marit; Haug, Ellen; Aarø, Leif Edvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05-12)Background: Mental well-being is an important, yet understudied, area of research, partly due to lack of appropriate population-based measures. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) was developed to meet ... -
Moderators of treatment effect of Prompt Mental Health Care compared to treatment as usual: Results from a randomized controlled trial
Sæther, Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit; Knapstad, Marit; Grey, Nick; Smith, Otto Robert Frans (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background In this exploratory study, we investigated a comprehensive set of potential moderators of response to the primary care service Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC). Methods Data from an RCT of PMHC (n = 463) ... -
Previous sickness absence and current low perceived social support at work among employees in the general population: a historical cohort study
Knapstad, Marit; Holmgren, Kristina; Hensing, Gunnel; Øverland, Simon Nygaard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-28)Objective Although sickness absence often is a process over time, most studies have treated the phenomenon as a discrete event and focused more on its causes than its consequences. We aimed to examine whether various ... -
Process evaluation of Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC): the Norwegian version of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
Lervik, Linn; Knapstad, Marit; Smith, Robert Frans Otto (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-19)Background: Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC) is the Norwegian adaptation of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT). Thus far, evaluations of PMHC have mostly focused on the effectiveness, rather than on contextual ... -
Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC): work participation and functional status at 12 months post-treatment
Knapstad, Marit; Sæther, Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit; Hensing, Gunnel; Smith, Otto Robert Frans (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Anxiety and depression are associated with substantial functional impairment. Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC), the Norwegian adaptation of IAPT is currently piloted across Norway, as a means to improve access ... -
Prompt mental health care, the Norwegian version of IAPT: clinical outcomes and predictors of change in a multicenter cohort study
Knapstad, Marit; Nordgreen, Tine; Smith, Otto Robert Frans (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08-16)Background Prompt mental health care (PMHC) is a Norwegian initiative, inspired by the English ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapy’ (IAPT), aimed to provide low-threshold access to primary care treatment for persons ... -
Psychological factors in long-termsickness absence: the role of shame and social support: Epidemiological studies based on the Health Assets Project
Knapstad, Marit (Doctoral thesis, 2015-11-06)Long-term sickness absence (LTSA) is an important societal and public health challenge in many Western countries. To tackle the challenges, we need knowledge on risk factors for LTSA and what might prolong sickness absence. ... -
Psychometric Properties of the Norwegian Version of the Cognitive Therapy Adherence and Competence Scale (CTACS) and Its Associations With Outcomes Following Treatment in IAPT Norway
Lervik, Linn Vathne; Knapstad, Marit; Hoffart, Asle; Smith, Otto Robert Frans (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: No studies have examined the underlying structure or predictive validity of the Cognitive Therapy Adherence and Competence Scale (CTACS). Examining the structure of the CTACS is of great relevance because it ... -
Registry-based analysis of participator representativeness: a source of concern for sickness absence research?
Knapstad, Marit; Löve, Jesper; Holmgren, Kristina; Hensing, Gunnel; Øverland, Simon Nygaard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-10-21)Objectives: Selective participation can bias results in epidemiological surveys. The importance of health status is often suggested as a possible explanation for non-participation but few empirical studies exist. In a ... -
Risky Drinking among Norwegian Students: Associations with Participation in the Introductory Week, Academic Performance and Alcohol-related Attitudes
Myrtveit, Solbjørg Makalani; Askeland, Kristin Gärtner; Knudsen, Ann Kristin; Knapstad, Marit; Olsen, Rune; Nedregård, Truls; Skogen, Jens Christoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09)AIMS – Substantial increase in heavy drinking upon transition from high school to college is common. Norwegian universities and university colleges arrange yearly introductory weeks to welcome new students. It has been ...