Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Samdal, Gro Beate"
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Behaviour change interventions in primary health care
Samdal, Gro Beate (Doctoral thesis, 2019-03-12)As part of a public health promotion strategy, and in order to prevent noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), the Directorate of Health recommends that Norwegian municipalities establish Healthy Life Centres (HLCs). This thesis ... -
Effective behaviour change techniques for physical activity and healthy eating in overweight and obese adults; systematic review and meta-regression analyses
Samdal, Gro Beate; Eide, Geir Egil; Barth, Tom; Williams, Geoffrey; Meland, Eivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Purpose: This systematic review aims to explain the heterogeneity in results of interventions to promote physical activity and healthy eating for overweight and obese adults, by exploring the differential effects of behaviour ... -
Healthy and unhealthy eating after a behaviour change intervention in primary care
Samdal, Gro Beate; Furset, Ole Johan; Nysæther, Marte Blom; Abildsnes, Eirik; Mildestvedt, Thomas; Meland, Eivind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: To prevent and reduce non-communicable diseases, the Norwegian Directorate of Health encourages Healthy Life Centres (HLCs) in all municipalities. Aims: This study investigates whether the behaviour change ... -
How body concerns, body mass, self-rated health and self-esteem are mutually impacted in early adolescence: a longitudinal cohort study
Meland, Eivind; Breidablik, Hans Johan; Thuen, Frode; Samdal, Gro Beate (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Impaired self-rated health (SRH) and self-esteem (SE) in adolescents are associated with increased body mass index (BMI). These associations are often studied using cross-sectional designs; we performed a ... -
How is motivational interviewing (un)related to self-determination theory: An empirical study from different healthcare settings
Abildsnes, Eirik; Andresen, Nina Elin; Storbækken, Solveig; Samdal, Gro Beate; Mildestvedt, Thomas; Meland, Eivind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)To explore how quality aspects and clients’ verbal behaviors in Motivational Interviewing sessions correspond with counsellors’ support of basic psychological needs described in Self-determination Theory, we conducted a ... -
The Norwegian Healthy Life Study: protocol for a pragmatic RCT with longitudinal follow-up on physical activity and diet for adults
Abildsnes, Eirik; Meland, Eivind; Mildestvedt, Thomas; Stea, Tonje Holte; Berntsen, Sveinung; Samdal, Gro Beate (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01-05)Background: The Norwegian Directorate of Health recommends that Healthy Life Centres (HLCs) be established in primary health care to support behaviour change and reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases. The aim of the ... -
Physical activity and sedentary time after lifestyle interventions at the Norwegian Healthy Life Centres
Gryte, Odin Handeland; Meland, Eivind; Samdal, Gro Beate; Fadnes, Lars T.; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Mildestvedt, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Aims: This study evaluates long-term changes in physical activity and its associations with various predictors after a behavior change program at the Norwegian Healthy Life Centers. Background: Physical activity is ... -
Ten years’ of Healthy Life Centres – research and directions for future work
Samdal, Gro Beate; Meland, Eivind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)