Blar i Faculty of Psychology på forfatter "Øverland, Simon Nygaard"
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Mental health and impairment in disability benefits. Studies applying linkages between health surveys and administrative registries
Øverland, Simon Nygaard (Doctoral thesis, 2007-09-19)Objective: An increasing number of people in Norway and most other western countries leave the workforce earlier than retirement age and depend on disability benefits for income security. There is no consensus concerning ... -
Nocturnal Road Traffic Noise Exposure and Children’s Sleep Duration and Sleep Problems
Weyde, Kjell Vegard Fjeldheim; Krog, Norun Hjertager; Oftedal, Bente Margaret; Evandt, Jorunn; Magnus, Per; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Clark, Charlotte; Stansfeld, Stephen; Aasvang, Gunn Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05-06)Almost half of the European Union (EU)’s population is exposed to road traffic noise above levels that constitute a health risk. Associations between road traffic noise and impaired sleep in adults have consistently been ... -
Parental income and mental disorders in children and adolescents: prospective register-based study
Kinge, Jonas Minet; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Flatø, Martin; Dieleman, Joseph; Røgeberg, Ole Jørgen; Magnus, Maria Christine; Evensen, Miriam; Tesli, Martin Steen; Skrondal, Anders; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Vollset, Stein Emil; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Torvik, Fartein Ask (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Children with low-income parents have a higher risk of mental disorders, although it is unclear whether other parental characteristics or genetic confounding explain these associations and whether it is true ... -
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 ... -
Predictors of employment in people with moderate to severe mental illness participating in a randomized controlled trial of Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
Fyhn, Tonje; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Reme, Silje Endresen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Many people with moderate to severe mental illness have a desire to obtain ordinary employment. To aid further development of health and social services for this group, the aim of this study was to examine ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Road traffic noise and children's inattention
Weyde, Kjell Vegard Fjeldheim; Krog, Norun Hjertager; Oftedal, Bente Margaret; Magnus, Per; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Stansfeld, Stephen; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J; Vrijheid, Martine; Pascual, Montserrat de Castro; Aasvang, Gunn Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11-21)Background: An increasing number of children are exposed to road traffic noise levels that may lead to adverse effects on health and daily functioning. Childhood is a period of intense growth and brain maturation, and ... -
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 ... -
Trends in Disability-Free Life Expectancy (DFLE) from 1995 to 2017 in the older Norwegian population by sex and education: The HUNT Study
Storeng, Siri Høivik; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Skirbekk, Vegard; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Sund, Erik Reidar; Krokstad, Steinar; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aim: Understanding whether increasing Life Expectancy (LE) translates to improved health and function among older adults is essential, but results are inconclusive. We aimed to estimate trends in Disability-Free Life ... -
Trial participant representativeness compared to ordinary service users in a work rehabilitation setting
Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Grasdal, Astrid Louise; Reme, Silje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04)Background: Study representativeness is a major concern for generalizations from trials. The extent of the problem varies with study design and context. There is a strong emphasis on developing interventions to help people ... -
Verifiability of diagnostic categories and work ability in the context of disability pension award: A survey on "gatekeeping" among general practitioners in Norway
Øverland, Rein; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Johansen, Kristian Nyborg; Mykletun, Arnstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-04-25)Background Disability benefits exist to redeem social and financial consequences of reduced work ability from medical conditions. Physicians are responsible for identifying the medical grounds for benefit claims. The aim ... -
Work-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy and individual job support to increase work participation in common mental disorders: a randomised controlled multicentre trial
Reme, Silje Endresen; Grasdal, Astrid Louise; Løvvik, Camilla; Lie, Stein Atle; Øverland, Simon Nygaard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-08-06)Objectives: Common mental disorders (CMDs) are a major cause of rising disability benefit expenditures. We urgently need evidence on programmes that can increase work participation in CMDs. The aim of this study was to ...