Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Sivertsen, Børge"
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Midlife insomnia and subsequent mortality: the Hordaland health study
Sivertsen, Børge; Pallesen, Ståle; Glozier, Nick; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Salo, Paula; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Ursin, Reidun; Øverland, Simon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-15)Background: Previous research suggests a possible link between insomnia and mortality, but findings are mixed and well-controlled studies are lacking. The aim of the current study was to examine the effect of insomnia in ... -
Moderne Helsebekymringer
Hysing, Mari; Sivertsen, Børge (Master thesis, 2002)Objective: In a previous study in New Zealand, the newly developed Modern Health Worries Scale (MHW) was significantly correlated with Subjective Health Complaints (SHC) and health care utilization. The aim of the present ... -
Only the Lonely: A Study of Loneliness Among University Students in Norway
Hysing, Mari; Petrie, Keith James; Bøe, Tormod; Lønning, Kari Jussie; Sivertsen, Børge (Journal article, 2020)Background: Loneliness is a major public health concern among college and university students, the evidence is inconsistent regarding whether there is an increasing trend or not. Furthermore, knowledge of the demographic ... -
Overcoming insomnia: Protocol for a large-scale randomised controlled trial of online cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia compared with online patient education about sleep
Kallestad, Håvard; Vedaa, Øystein; Scott, Janine Linda; Morken, Gunnar; Pallesen, Ståle; Harvey, Allison G.; Gehrman, Phil; Thorndike, Frances; Ritterband, Lee; Stiles, Tore C; Sivertsen, Børge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Introduction Insomnia is a major public health concern. While cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is acknowledged as the best available intervention, there are unanswered questions about its wider dissemination, ... -
Pain and pain tolerance in whiplash-associated disorders:A population-based study
Myrtveit, Solbjørg Makalani; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Sivertsen, Børge; Steingrímsdóttir, Ólöf Anna; Stubhaug, Audun; Nielsen, Christopher Sivert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background: Pain is a cardinal symptom in individuals with whiplash-associated disorders (WAD). We aimed to compare pain characteristics between individuals with WAD and individuals reporting chronic pain from other causes, ... -
Parental Mental Illness as a Risk Factor for Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders: A Registry-Based Study of Specialized Child and Adolescent Health Services
Heradstveit, Ove; Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; Nilsen, Sondre Aasen; Bøe, Tormod; Sivertsen, Børge; Hysing, Mari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Parental mental illness is a major risk factor for youth psychopathology, but few studies have used data from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to investigate this group. We used a unique linkage between ... -
Parents’ Prenatal Mental Health and Emotional, Behavioral and Social Development in Their Children
Kvalevaag, Anne Lise; Ramchandani, Paul G.; Hove, Oddbjørn; Eberhard-Gran, Malin; Assmus, Jørg; Havik, Odd E.; Sivertsen, Børge; Biringer, Eva (Journal article, 2014-12-13)This study examines the association between expectant parents’ psychological distress and children’s development at 36 months old. This is a prospective population study based on the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study, ... -
Physical activity is independently associated with reduced mortality: 15-years follow-up of the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
Kopperstad, Øyvind; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Sivertsen, Børge; Tell, Grethe S.; Myrtveit, Solbjørg Makalani (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03-22)Background: Physical activity (PA) is associated with lower risk for non-communicable diseases and mortality. We aimed to investigate the prospective association between PA and all-cause and cause-specific mortality, and ... -
Physical inactivity, non-participation in sports and socioeconomic status: a large population-based study among Norwegian adolescents
Heradstveit, Ove; Haugland, Siren; Hysing, Mari; Stormark, Kjell Morten; Sivertsen, Børge; Bøe, Tormod (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Physical activity in adolescence is found to promote both immediate and long-term health, as well as school- and work performance. Previous studies suggest that parental socioeconomic status (SES) may influence ... -
Population attributable fractions for Type 2 diabetes: an examination of multiple risk factors including symptoms of depression and anxiety
Naicker, Kiyuri; Manuel, Douglas; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Johnson, Jeffrey A; Sivertsen, Børge; Colman, Ian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11-22)Background: Population attributable fractions (PAFs) are frequently used to quantify the proportion of Type 2 diabetes cases due to single risk factors, an approach which may result in an overestimation of their individual ... -
Prospective associations between adolescent risky substance use and school dropout and the role of externalising and internalising problems
Heradstveit, Ove; Hysing, Mari; Bøe, Tormod; Nilsen, Sondre Aasen; Sivertsen, Børge; Bretteville-Jensen, Anne Line; Askeland, Kristin Gärtner (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: The aim of the present study was to assess to what extent risky substance use (RSU) acts as an important risk factor for school dropout from upper secondary school in a prospective study of Norwegian adolescents, ... -
Satisfaction With Life, Mental Health Problems and Potential Alcohol-Related Problems Among Norwegian University Students
Jensen, Pia; Haug, Ellen Merethe Melingen; Sivertsen, Børge; Skogen, Jens Christoffer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective: Recent studies have shown that today's college students more than ever are struggling with mental health and alcohol problems. While poor satisfaction with life and mental health problems have been linked to ... -
Seasonality and symptoms of depression: A systematic review of the literature
Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Woicik, Wojtek; Sikora, Lindsey; Whittaker, Kristoffer; Heli, Hans; Skjelkvåle, Fritjof Stein; Sivertsen, Børge; Colman, Ian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-22)Aims: Lay opinions and published papers alike suggest mood varies with the seasons, commonly framed as higher rates of depression mood in winter. Memory and confirmation bias may have influenced previous studies. We therefore ... -
Sexual harassment and assault among university students in Norway. A cross-sectional prevalence study
Sivertsen, Børge; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Madsen, Ida E.H.; Knapstad, Marit; Lønning, Kari Jussi; Hysing, Mari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-09)Objective The aim of the current study was to provide estimates of both overall and specific forms of sexual harassment among male and female college and university students. Design and setting Data stem from a recent ... -
Sexual harassment and assault predict sleep disturbances and is partly mediated by nightmares: Findings from a national survey of all university students in Norway
Steine, Iris Mulders; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Hysing, Mari; Puigvert, Lidia; Schønning, Viktor; Sivertsen, Børge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Sexual harassment and assault is common in most domains of society, and has been linked to several adverse outcomes, including reduced sleep quality. However, less is known about the possible impact of sexual harassment ... -
Short and long-term effects of unguided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia in morning and evening persons: a post-hoc analysis
Lien, Mats; Bredeli, Einar Rørstad; Sivertsen, Børge; Kallestad, Håvard; Pallesen, Ståle; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Faaland, Patrick; Ritterband, Lee M.; Thorndike, Frances P.; Vedaa, Øystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)A post-hoc analysis comparing morning and evening persons with insomnia on sleep and mental health characteristics was conducted in order to investigate whether an Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia ... -
Short rest between shifts (quick returns) and night work is associated with work-related accidents
Vedaa, Øystein; Harris, Anette; Erevik, Eilin K.; Waage, Siri; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Sivertsen, Børge; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine whether less than 11 h between shifts (i.e., quick returns, QRs) and night shifts is associated with self-reported work-related accidents, near accidents or dozing off at work ... -
Sleep and body mass index in adolescence: results from a large population-based study of Norwegian adolescents aged 16 to 19 years
Sivertsen, Børge; Pallesen, Ståle; Sand, Liv; Hysing, Mari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-15)Background: The aim of this study was to examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and sleep duration, insomnia and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adolescents. Methods: Data were taken from a large ... -
Sleep and childhood maltreatment: A matched-control study of sleep characteristics in Norwegian 16–19-year-olds
Schønning, Viktor; Hysing, Mari; Dovran, Anders; Nilsen, Sondre Aasen; Hafstad, Gertrud Sofie; Vedaa, Øystein; Sivertsen, Børge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Sleep problems are an important but understudied health problem in adolescents exposed to childhood maltreatment. The current study aimed to examine sleep characteristics and insomnia in a population with maltreatment ... -
Sleep and dropout from upper secondary school: A register-linked study
Hysing, Mari; Sivertsen, Børge; Nilsen, Sondre Aasen; Heradstveit, Ove; Bøe, Tormod; Askeland, Kristin Gärtner (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective The present study investigates the association between sleep in late adolescence and completion of upper secondary school. Methods The data are drawn from the youth@hordaland study, a large population-based study ...