• Challenging encounters in clinical dentistry: a qualitative study investigating online reviews of patient satisfaction with Norwegian dentists 

      Larsen, Maria; Holde, Gro Eirin; Johnsen, Jan-Are Kolset (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-07)
      <b>Objective</b> <br>Mapping key themes that characterize challenging and positive encounters in dental practice using online reviews of patient satisfaction. <br><b>Materials and methods</b> <br>11,764 online patient reviews of dental encounters, consisting of an overall satisfaction rating (1–5 stars) and a free-text response, were collected from the web-site Legelisten.no. The reviews ...
    • Methods and background characteristics of the TOHNN study: a population-based study of oral health conditions in northern Norway 

      Holde, Gro Eirin; Oscarson, Nils; Tillberg, Anders; Marstrander, Peter; Jönsson, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-02-19)
      <b>Objectives.</b> The aim of the Tromstannen Oral Health in Northern Norway (TOHNN) study was to investigate oral health and dental-related diseases in an adult population. This article provides an overview of the background of the study and a description of the sample characteristics and methods employed in data collection.<br> <b>Study design. </b>Cross-sectional population-based study ...
    • Periodontal health in Troms County, Northern Norway. Descriptive, subject level and site-specific analyses 

      Holde, Gro Eirin (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-09-20)
      <p><i>Background/Aim - </i>Periodontal disease is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world. There is a scarcity of epidemiological studies of periodontal disease in Norway. The overall aim of this thesis was to assess the burden of periodontitis in an adult population, and to explore risk factors, as well as health-promoting factors related to the disease. <p><i>Methods - </i>The thesis is ...
    • Periodontitis and quality of life: What is the role of socioeconomic status, sense of coherence, dental service use and oral health practices? An exploratory theory-guided analysis on a Norwegian population 

      Holde, Gro Eirin; Baker, Sarah R; Jönsson, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-22)
      <p><i>Aim</i> - To utilise Andersen's behavioural model for health services’ use as the theoretical framework to examine direct and indirect relationships between population characteristics, oral health behaviours and periodontitis and oral health impacts. <p><i>Materials and methods</i> - The model was tested in a general adult population (n = 1,886) in Norway, using structural equation ...
    • Periodontitis Prevalence and Severity in Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Norwegian Circumpolar Communities 

      Holde, Gro Eirin; Oscarson, Nils; Trovik, Tordis A; Tillberg, Anders; Jönsson, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-01)
      <p><i>Background - </i>The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence, severity, and extent of periodontitis in the adult population of circumpolar communities in Norway using data from the Tromstannen–Oral Health in Northern Norway study. <p><i>Methods - </i>In this cross‐sectional survey, data were collected from a randomized population sample (aged 20 to 79 years) in Northern Norway. ...
    • Prevalence of Oral Mucosal Lesions at external dental clinics of the University of Tromsø and a comparison with other studies 

      Holde, Gro Eirin; Hammervold, Ida Birgitte (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-06-10)
      Introduction: The aim of this study was to find the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in the adult and child populations, examined or treated at external university dental clinics of the University of Tromsø, and then compare these prevalences with prevalences found in previous studies. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to the external University dental clinics (n=14), inviting all dental ...
    • Quality of life, mentalization, and perception of challenging patient encounters in dentistry: A cross-sectional study 

      Johnsen, Jan-Are Kolset; Haukefer, Sunniva B; Korsan, Sofie J.; Larsen, Maria; Holde, Gro Eirin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-07)
      Objective: This study investigated how exposure to challenging patient encounters influenced participants’ self-reported quality of life, and how participants’ mentalization capabilities affected the perceptions of challenging patients encounters among Norwegian dentists and dental students.<p> <p>Materials and Methods: Data was collected with an online questionnaire, and a total of 165 dentists (n ...
    • The role of psychosocial factors and treatment need in dental service use and oral health among adults in Norway 

      Jönsson, Birgitta; Holde, Gro Eirin; Baker, Sarah R. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-11)
      <i>Objectives</i> - This study aimed to explore whether population characteristics were associated with the use of dental services, individual's personal oral health practices, dental caries and oral health‐related impacts using the revised Andersen's behavioural model as the theoretical framework.<br><br> <i>Methods</i> - This cross‐sectional study included participants from a Norwegian general ...
    • Sense of coherence in a general adult population in Northern Norway and its associations with oral health 

      Mathisen, Kine Margrethe; Holde, Gro Eirin; Torp, Steffen; Jönsson, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-13)
      Background Sense of coherence (SOC) is a global orientation to life that may affect a person’s way of acting and living within his or her life context, which can have an impact on general and oral health. The aims of this study were (i) to describe the distribution of SOC in a general adult population; (ii) to explore whether sociodemographic characteristics, oral health-related behaviours, ...
    • Temporomandibular disorders in an adult population in northern Norway: A cross-sectional study 

      Hadler-Olsen, Elin Synnøve; Thon, Elisabeth; Holde, Gro Eirin; Jönsson, Birgitta; Oscarson, Nils; Tillberg, Anders (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-16)
      <i>Objectives</i> - The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of symptoms indicative of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in an adult population in Troms County in Northern Norway, as well as the associations between TMD and socio-demographic factors, dental status, self-reported general, and oral health as well as oral health related quality of life (OHQoL).<br><br> <i>Methods</i> - Data ...
    • To what extent does smoking affect gingival bleeding response to supragingival plaque? Site‐specific analyses in a population‐based study 

      Holde, Gro Eirin; Jönsson, Birgitta; Oscarson, Nils; Müller, Hans-Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-01)
      <i>Background and objective</i> - The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of smoking on the site‐specific association between bleeding on gingival probing and supragingival plaque and to assess whether this differs in different regions of the dentition.<br><br> <i>Methods</i> - Data from a representative sample of 1911 adults (20‐79 years old) in Northern Norway were analyzed. ...
    • To what extent does smoking affect gingival bleeding response to supragingival plaque? Site‐specific analyses in a population‐based study 

      Holde, Gro Eirin; Birgitta, Jönsson; Oscarson, Nils; Müller, Hans-Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-01)
      <p><i>Background and objective - </i>The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of smoking on the site‐specific association between bleeding on gingival probing and supragingival plaque and to assess whether this differs in different regions of the dentition. <p><i>Methods - </i>Data from a representative sample of 1911 adults (20‐79 years old) in Northern Norway were analyzed. Periodontal ...