Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Smith, Otto Robert Frans"
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Associations between family structure and adolescents’ food habits
Fismen, Anne-Siri; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Samdal, Oddrun; Helleve, Arnfinn; Haug, Ellen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective: To investigate family structure differences in adolescents’ consumption of fruit, vegetables, sweets and sugar-added soft drinks with adjustments for socio-demographic and socio-economic variables. Design: ... -
Associations between family structure and young people’s physical activity and screen time behaviors
Langøy, Amund; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Wold, Bente; Samdal, Oddrun; Haug, Ellen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-25)Background: Identifying factors that can influence young peoples’ physical activity and sedentary behaviors is important for the development of effective interventions. The family structure in which children grow up ... -
Early-life course factors and oral health among young Norwegian adults
Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Sulo, Gerhard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective Using a national sample of young Norwegian adults, we examined whether unpleasant experience with dental care during childhood is associated with tooth loss and oral health–related quality of life in adulthood ... -
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 ... -
Effects of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia on insomnia severity: a large-scale randomised controlled trial
Vedaa, Øystein; Kallestad, Håvard; Scott, Janine Linda; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Pallesen, Ståle; Morken, Gunnar; Langsrud, Knut; Gehrman, Philip; Thorndike, Frances P.; Ritterband, Lee M.; Harvey, Allison G.; Stiles, Tore C; Sivertsen, Børge (Journal article, 2020)Background Although several large-scale randomised controlled trials have shown the efficacy of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (dCBT-I), there is a need to validate widespread dissemination of dCBT-I ... -
Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia and comorbid symptoms
Hagatun, Susanne; Vedaa, Øystein; Harvey, Allison G.; Nordgreen, Tine; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Pallesen, Ståle; Havik, Odd E.; Thorndike, Frances P.; Ritterband, Lee M.; Sivertsen, Børge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-06)Background: Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) is considered the standard treatment. The internet has proven to be a useful and successful tool of providing CBTi. However, few studies have ... -
Long-term effect of cognitive–behavioural therapy in patients with Hypochondriacal Disorder
Veddegjærde, Kari-Elise Frøystad; Sivertsen, Børge; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Wilhelmsen, Ingvard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for Hypochondriacal Disorder, but the long-term effect has not been examined extensively. Aims To investigate the long-term effect of CBT on ... -
Long-Term Effects of an Unguided Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Insomnia
Vedaa, Øystein; Hagatun, Susanne; Kallestad, Håvard; Pallesen, Ståle; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Thorndike, Frances P; Ritterband, Lee M.; Sivertsen, Børge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)STUDY OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of fully automated Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) 18 months after the intervention period on sleep, daytime functioning, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
A school based study of time trends in food habits and their relation to socio-economic status among Norwegian adolescents, 2001–2009
Fismen, Anne-Siri; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Samdal, Oddrun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-25)Background: In recent years, adolescents’ food habits have become a major source of concern, and substantial policy and intervention efforts have been made to influence adolescents to consume more fruit and vegetables ... -
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 ... -
Trends in Food Habits and Their Relation to Socioeconomic Status among Nordic Adolescents 2001/2002 - 2009/2010
Fismen, Anne-Siri; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Rasmussen, Mette; Pedersen, Trine Pagh; Augustine, Lilly; Ojala, Kristiina; Samdal, Oddrun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-09)Background: In the Nordic countries, substantial policy and intervention efforts have been made to increase adolescents' consumption of fruit and vegetables and to reduce their intake of sweets and soft drinks. Some ... -
Trends in self-reported psychological distress among college and university students from 2010 to 2018
Knapstad, Marit; Sivertsen, Børge; Knudsen, Ann Kristin; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Aarø, Leif Edvard; Lønning, Kari Jussi; Skogen, Jens Christoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-29)Background: An increase in reported psychological distress, particularly among adolescent girls, is observed across a range of countries. Whether a similar trend exists among students in higher education remains unknown. ... -
Twelve Months Post-treatment Results From the Norwegian Version of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
Sæther, Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit; Knapstad, Marit; Grey, Nick; Smith, Otto Robert Frans (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-19)Objectives: Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC) is the Norwegian version of the England’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT). Both programs have been associated with substantial symptom reductions from pre- ... -
Unravelling the prospective associations between mixed anxiety-depression and insomnia during the course of cognitive behavioral therapy
Thun, Eirunn; Sivertsen, Børge; Knapstad, Marit; Smith, Otto Robert Frans (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective Previous studies have suggested that there is a reciprocal relationship between anxiety/depression and insomnia. However, little is known about the prospective relationships between these constructs across the ...