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Trends in Screen Time and Mental Health among Icelandic Children and Adolecents
2021
Master's thesis in Public health science (ME516)
Lokal iverksettelse av nasjonal folkehelsepolitikk : lokale beslutningstageres forståelse av styringssignalene i nasjonal folkehelsepolitikk
2016
Masteroppgave folkehelsevitenskap ME516 - Universitetet i Agder 2016 The purpose of this study is to investigate the local implementation of national public health policies. Attention focus on the early phase of the prosess of implementation, and exactly towards the local decisionmakers and how they understand the national public health policies. The study are based on a quality design were case-study are used as a strategy of research. The methods used are quality research interview. The Mayors and the Chief Municipal Executive from seven collaborative Municipalities are the strategic selection who were interviewed. The results end the conclusion of the study: The results in this study sho…
Folkehelse og kommuneplanlegging : Koblingen mellom folkehelse og kommuneplanlegging igjennom systematisk folkehelsearbeid
2018
Masteroppgave folkehelsevitenskap ME516 - Universitetet i Agder 2018 Title: The Public Health Law and municipal planning Objective: The Public Health Policy of 2011 is built on an expanded and comprehensive understanding of health. It introduces the systematic public health-work as a method for connecting public health and planning in municipalities. The systematic public health-work includes 1) to have information about the health of the population and health-influencing factors, 2) those information as the foundation for the planning strategy, 3) set goal and plan based om the strategy, 4) develop measures/action within and 5) evaluation of the process. The purpose of the study is to gain…
Vertikal og horisontal samhandling som tilnærming i folkehelsearbeidet : En kvalitativ casestudie av Røde Kors satsingen «FUN 365»
2017
Masteroppgave folkehelsevitenskap ME516 - Universitetet i Agder 2017 Background and purpose: The theme of this study is collaboration as an approach in public health. The study focuses on the experience of actors from various sectors and government levels involved in a collaboration regarding complex public health issues such as child poverty. Method: The study is based on a qualitative design where a case study is used as a strategy of research. The empirical basis is FUN 365, a measure initiated by the Red Cross. FUN 365 is a child and family camp concept aimed at children and families affected by child poverty. The method used for collecting data is mainly qualitative research interview,…
The association between physical fitness and mental health in Norwegian adolescents
2020
Abstract Background Studies indicate that health-related components of physical fitness are associated with mental health outcomes. However, research is scarce concerning this relationship in young adolescents in general and non-existent in Norwegian populations specifically. The aim of the study was to examine whether body composition, muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness were associated with self-reported mental health in Norwegian adolescents. Methods Adolescents from four regions of Norway (n = 1486; mean age = 13.9; girls = 50.6%) participated. Self-reported mental health (psychological difficulties) was measured by completing the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Ca…
Stress in School. Some Empirical Hints on the Circadian Cortisol Rhythm of Children in Outdoor and Indoor Classes
2017
This prospective longitudinal survey compared the stress levels of students taught using an outdoor curriculum in a forest, with children in a normal school setting. We were especially interested in the effect outdoor teaching might have on the children’s normal diurnal cortisol rhythm. 48 children (mean age = 11.23; standard deviation (SD) = 0.46) were enrolled, with 37 in the intervention group (IG), and 11 in the control group (CG). The intervention consisted of one full school day per week in the forest over the school year. Stress levels were measured in cortisol with three samples of saliva per day. Furthermore, the data allowed for statistical control of physical activity (PA) values…
From cars to bikes : the effect of an intervention providing access to different bike types : a randomized controlled trial
2019
IntroductionWe aimed to investigate whether providing parents with children in kindergarten with access to different bicycle types could influence (i) travel behavior and cycling amount, and (ii) intrinsic motivation for cycling and psychological constructs related to car use.MethodsA randomized, controlled trial was conducted in Southern Norway from September 2017 to June 2018. In total 36 parents were recruited and randomly drawn into an intervention (n = 18) or control group (n = 18). The intervention group was in random order equipped with an e-bike with trailer (n = 6), a cargo (longtail) bike (n = 6) and a traditional bike with trailer (n = 6).ResultsAt follow-up, more participants fr…
Common determinants of dental caries and obesity in children: A multi-ethnic nested birth cohort study in the United Kingdom
2021
The article examines the common determinants of childhood dental caries and obesity. Longitudinal data from the Born in Bradford cohort study (BiB1000) (n = 1735) and dental data (dental general anaesthetics (GA) and oral health survey 2014/15) (n = 171) were used to test a framework on the social determinants of childhood dental caries (decayed, missing, filled teeth (dmft) index) and obesity (body mass index (BMI)). The BiB1000 data were collected at pregnancy week 26–28 and after birth at 6, 12, 18, 24 and 36 months. The determinants were demographics, wellbeing, socio-economic status (SES), dietary behaviours and physical activity behaviour of the children. Missing data were accounted f…
Cardiovascular responses to dynamic and static upper-body exercise in a cold environment in coronary artery disease patients
2021
Abstract Purpose Upper-body exercise performed in a cold environment may increase cardiovascular strain, which could be detrimental to patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). This study compared cardiovascular responses of CAD patients during graded upper-body dynamic and static exercise in cold and neutral environments. Methods 20 patients with stable CAD performed 30 min of progressive dynamic (light, moderate, and heavy rating of perceived exertion) and static (10, 15, 20, 25 and 30% of maximal voluntary contraction) upper body exercise in cold (− 15 °C) and neutral (+ 22 °C) environments. Heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP) and electrocardiographic (ECG) responses were recorded an…
Physical activity levels in adults and elderly from triaxial and uniaxial accelerometry. The Tromsø study
2019
Introduction - Surveillance of physical activity at the population level increases the knowledge on levels and trends of physical activity, which may support public health initiatives to promote physical activity. Physical activity assessed by accelerometry is challenged by varying data processing procedures, which influences the outcome. We aimed to describe the levels and prevalence estimates of physical activity, and to examine how triaxial and uniaxial accelerometry data influences these estimates, in a large population-based cohort of Norwegian adults. Methods - This cross-sectional study included 5918 women and men aged 40–84 years who participated in the seventh wave of the Tromsø St…