Blar i forfatter "Sivertsen, Børge"

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    • Physical exercise and chronic pain in university students 

      Grasdalsmoen, Michael; Engdahl, Bo Lars; Fjeld, Mats Kirkeby; Steingrímsdóttir, Ólöf Anna; Nielsen, Christopher Sivert; Eriksen, Hege Randi; Lønning, Kari Jussie; Sivertsen, Børge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-26)
      <i>Background</i> - Physical inactivity and chronic pain are both major public health concerns worldwide. Although the health benefits of regular physical exercise are well-documented, few large epidemiological studies have investigated the association between specific domains of physical exercise and chronic pain in young adults. We sought to investigate the association between frequency, intensity ...

    • Self-reported short sleep duration and insomnia symptoms as predictors of post-pregnancy weight change: Results from a cohort study 

      Rognmo, Kamilla; Sivertsen, Børge; Eberhard-Gran, Malin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-09-01)
      This study aims to investigate whether change in sleep duration and insomnia symptoms in the postpartum period is related to change in body mass index from before to 2 years after pregnancy. This study is based on self-report data from a Norwegian cohort, the AHUS Birth Cohort Study. Data were collected at 8 weeks (T1) and 2 years (T2) postpartum. Data from 812 women were analyzed. The results ...

    • Sleep in the land of the midnight sun and polar night: The Tromsø study 

      Sivertsen, Børge; Friborg, Oddgeir; Pallesen, Ståle; Vedaa, Øystein; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-29)
      While some diseases and human behaviors fluctuate consistently with season, the extent of seasonal variations in sleep, especially at high latitudes, is less consistent. We used data from a geographic region (69º North) with extremely large seasonal differences in daylight that had the participants blinded for the current study’s hypotheses. Data were derived from the Tromsø Study (2015–2016), an ...

    • Sleep patterns and insomnia in a large population-based study of middle-aged and older adults: The Tromsø study 2015–2016 

      Sivertsen, Børge; Pallesen, Ståle; Friborg, Oddgeir; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard; Bakke, Øystein; Goll, Jonas Bjørnskov; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2020-05-29)
      Epidemiological studies assessing adult sleep duration have yielded inconsistent findings and there are still large variations in estimation of insomnia prevalence according to the most recent diagnostic criteria. Our objective was to describe sleep patterns in a large population of middle‐aged and older adults, by employing accurate measures of both sleep duration and insomnia. Data stem from the ...