Browsing LDH Brage by Author "Lerdal, Anners"
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"A bit of everything": Health literacy interventions in chronic conditions- a systematic review
Larsen, Marie Hamilton; Mengshoel, Anne Marit; Andersen, Marit Helen; Borge, Christine Råheim; Ahlsen, Birgitte; Dahl, Kari Gire; Eik, Hedda; Holmen, Heidi; Lerdal, Anners; Mariussen, Kari; Thoresen, Lisbeth; Tschamper, Merete Kristin; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug; Vidnes, Tone Karine; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objective: To systematically evaluate health literacy (HL) interventions in chronic conditions by exploring theoretical perspectives, intervention content and effectiveness. Method: We searched MEDLINE, Cochrane, ... -
Can the Fatigue Severity Scale 7-item version be used across different patient populations as a generic fatigue measure - a comparative study using a Rasch model approach
Johansson, Sverker; Kottorp, Anders; Lee, Kathryn A; Gay, Caryl L; Lerdal, Anners (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-22)Background: Fatigue is a disabling symptom associated with reduced quality of life in various populations living with chronic illnesses. The transfer of knowledge about fatigue from one group to another is crucial in both ... -
Factors associated with pain and functional impairment five years after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective observational study
Olsen, Unni Solveig Johansen; Sellevold, Vibeke Bull; Gay, Caryl; Aamodt, Arild; Lerdal, Anners; Hagen, Milada; Dihle, Alfhild; Lindberg, Maren Falch (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Few studies have evaluated the associations between preoperative factors and pain and physical function outcomes after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) from a mid-term perspective. Identification of such factors ... -
“I am accustomed to something in my body causing pain”: A qualitative study of knee replacement non-improvers’ stories of previous painful and stressful experiences
Sellevold, Vibeke Bull; Olsen, Unni; Lindberg, Maren Falch; Steindal, Simen Alexander; Aamodt, Arild; Lerdal, Anners; Dihle, Alfhild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Approximately 20% of total knee arthroplasty patients experience persistent postsurgical pain one year after surgery. No qualitative studies have explored previous stories of painful or stressful life experiences ... -
Many Patients with Persistent Pain One Year After TKA Report Improvement by 5-7 years: A Mixed Methods Study
Sellevold, Vibeke Bull; Steindal, Simen Alexander; Lindberg, Maren Falch; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Aamodt, Arild; Lerdal, Anners; Dihle, Alfhild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Approximately 20% of patients report pain 12 months after TKA. No studies have investigated patients’ experiences of living with persistent postsurgical pain 5 to 7 years after TKA by combining a qualitative ... -
Perception of illness among patients with heart failure is related to their general health independently of their mood and functional capacity
Lerdal, Anners; Hofoss, Dag; Gay, Caryl; Fagermoen, May Solveig (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose To explore the relationship between illness perceptions and self-reported general health of patients with chronic heart disease, using some core elements from the Common Sense Model. Methods Patients with ... -
Predicting postoperative fatigue in surgically treated lung cancer patients in Norway: a longitudinal 5-month followup study
Hugøy, Therese; Lerdal, Anners; Rustøen, Tone; Oksholm, Trine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
Prevalence of pressure ulcer and associated risk factors in middle and older age medical inpatients in Norway.
Børsting, Tove; Tvedt, Christine Raaen; Johansen Skogestad, Ingrid; Granheim, Tove Irene; Gay, Caryl; Lerdal, Anners (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017) -
Rasch analysis of the sense of coherence scale in a sample of people with morbid obesity – a cross-sectional study
Lerdal, Anners; Fagermoen, May Solveig; Bonsaksen, Tore; Gay, Caryl, L; Kottorp, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-01-21)Background: The prevalence of morbid obesity is an increasing health problem in most parts of the world and is related to lower quality of life. Sense of coherence, or the perception that the world is meaningful and ... -
Self-reported symptoms experienced by intensive care unit patients: a prospective observational multicenter study
Saltnes-Lillegård, Christin; Rustøen, Tone; Beitland, Sigrid; Puntillo, Kathleen; Hagen, Milada; Lerdal, Anners; Hofsø, Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence, intensity and distress of five symptoms in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and to investigate possible predictive factors associated with symptom ... -
Sleep among bereaved caregivers of patients admitted to hospice: a 1-year longitudinal pilot study
Lerdal, Anners; Slåtten, Kari; Saghaug, Elisabeth; Grov, Ellen Karine; Normann, Are Peder; Lee, Kathryn A.; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Gay, Caryl (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Abstract Objectives This pilot study aimed to describe the sleep of partners and other family caregivers prior to and in the first year after a hospice patient's death. The study also evaluated the feasibility of the study ... -
Sleep-Wake Patterns during the Acute Phase after First-Ever Stroke
Bakken, Linda Nilsen; Lee, Kathryn A.; Kim, Hesook Suzie; Finset, Arnstein; Lerdal, Anners (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)This study describes the pattern of day and night sleep and explores relationships between these patterns and sociodemographic and clinical factors as well as sleep environmental context and the patient's subjective sleep ...