Blar i forfatter "Jönsson, Birgitta"

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    • Caries experience among adults in core Sámi areas of Northern Norway 

      Bongo, Ann Kristine Sara; Brustad, Magritt; Jönsson, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-19)
      <p><i>Objectives - </i>Dental caries is a major oral health problem among indigenous people worldwide, but knowledge on this issue among the indigenous Sámi people in Norway is scarce. The aim of the study was to describe dental caries experience in an adult population in core Sámi areas of Northern Norway and to assess the corresponding associations with socio‐demographic, socioeconomic and oral ...

    • The educational gradient in dental caries experience in Northern- Norway: a cross-sectional study from the seventh survey of the Tromsø study 

      Moltubakk, Silje Navjord; Jönsson, Birgitta; Lukic, Marko; Stangvaltaite-Mouhat, Lina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-24)
      Background Although, studies from Norway indicate a reduction in dental caries experience, in Northern-Norway this non-communicable oral condition is still prevalent. There is conflicting evidence of presence of social inequalities in dental caries in an adult population. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess an association between educational level and dental caries experience in adults ...

    • 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 ...

    • Oral health and use of dental services in different stages of adulthood in Norway: a cross sectional study 

      Hadler-Olsen, Elin Synnøve; Jönsson, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-13)
      <i>Background</i> - Socioeconomic status and oral health care habits may change throughout adult life. This calls for age-stratified analyses of oral health in the adult population to uncover differences that could be of importance for organizing adequate oral health care services. The aim of the present study was to describe self-reported oral health in different age groups in a general adult ...

    • Oral health in the indigenous Sámi population in Norway – the dental health in the North study 

      Brustad, Magritt; Bongo, Ann Kristine Sara; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Trovik, Tordis A; Oscarson, Nils; Jönsson, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-12)
      <i>Objective</i>: This study aims at presenting the feasibility of using the public oral health clinics in indigenous Sámi communities, as arena for a comprehensive data collection for population-based epidemiological oral health research among adults (age, 18–75 years) in a multi-ethnic setting.<p> <p><i>Material and methods</i>: The study design was cross-sectional. The data collection was ...

    • Oral health related quality of life in long-term survivors of head and neck cancer compared to a general population from the seventh Tromsø study 

      Andreassen, Renate Harriet; Jönsson, Birgitta; Hadler-Olsen, Elin Synnøve (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-30)
      Background: Both the incidence and survival rate of head and neck cancer (HNC) is increasing, making quality of life of HNC survivors an important issue.<p> <p>Methods: In this cross-sectional study we compared the oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) of long-term HNC survivors to that of a general population cohort from the seventh survey of the Tromsø study with the Oral Impact on Daily ...

    • Oral health-related quality of life in 4-16-year-olds with and without juvenile idiopathic arthritis 

      Gil, Elisabeth Grut; Skeie, Marit Slåttelid; Halbig, Josefine Mareile; Jönsson, Birgitta; Lie, Stein Atle; Rygg, Marite; Fischer, Johannes Maria; Rosén, Annika; Bletsa, Athanasia; Luukko, Keijo; Shi, Xie-Qi; Frid, Paula Hanna Therese; Cetrelli, Lena Elisabet; Tylleskär, Karin; Rosendahl, Karen; Åstrøm, Anne-Kristine N (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-06)
      Background: Few studies have investigated oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in young individuals with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Aims were to investigate whether OHRQoL difers between children and adolescents with JIA compared to controls without JIA, while adjusting for socio-demographic-, behavioral- and oral healthrelated covariates. Furthermore, to explore whether socio-behavioral ...

    • Oral health-related quality of life, impaired physical health and orofacial pain in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis – a prospective multicenter cohort study 

      Halbig, Josefine Mareile; Jönsson, Birgitta; Gil, Elisabeth Grut; Åstrøm, Anne-Kristine N; Rypdal, Veronika Gjertsen; Frid, Paula Hanna Therese; Augdal, Thomas Angell; Fischer, Johannes Maria; Cetrelli, Lena Elisabet; Rygg, Marite; Lundestad, Anette; Tylleskär, Karin Birgitta; Nordal, Ellen Berit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-11-20)
      Background - Knowledge on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is limited, and longitudinal studies are lacking. We aimed to describe OHRQoL in children and adolescents with JIA compared to controls, and to explore the validity and internal consistency of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) and the Child ...

    • Periodontal health in an indigenous Sámi population in Northern Norway: A cross-sectional study 

      Bongo, Ann Kristine Sara; Brustad, Magritt; Oscarson, Nils; Jönsson, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-10)
      <i>Background</i> - The aim of the study was to describe prevalence, severity and distribution of periodontal disease as well as associated risk factors in an indigenous Sámi population in Northern Norway, and to investigate differences between the indigenous Sámi and the non-Sámi population.<p><p> <i>Methods</i> - This cross-sectional study included data from the Dental Health in the North study ...

    • 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. ...

    • 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. ...