Blar i Brage NIH på tidsskrift "BMC Public Health"
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Neighborhood deprivation, built environment, and overweight in adolescents in the city of Oslo
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Even though the social and built environment characteristics of neighborhoods have been studied as potential determinants of social inequalities in obesity among adults, fewer studies have focused on children. ... -
Physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors in a 40- to 42-year-old rural Norwegian population from 1975–2010: repeated cross-sectional surveys
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-06-07)Background: Geographical differences in cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have been observed among Norwegian counties. Better long-term health status and higher physical activity (PA) levels have been documented in the county ... -
Post-intervention effects on screen behaviours and mediating effect of parental regulation: The HEalth In Adolescents study – a multi-component school-based randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-23)Background: To improve effectiveness of future screen behaviour interventions, one needs to know whether an intervention works via the proposed mediating mechanisms and whether the intervention is equally effective among ... -
Prevalence of accelerometer-measured physical activity in adolescents in Fit Futures – part of the Tromsø Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Previous studies show large variations in physical activity (PA) levels among adolescents. However, the number of studies is limited and even fewer studies have assessed PA in adolescents by accelerometer ... -
Process evaluation results of a cluster randomised controlled childhood obesity prevention trial: The WAVES study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-29)Background: Increasing prevalence of childhood obesity and its related consequences emphasises the importance of developing and evaluating interventions aimed at prevention. The importance of process evaluation in health ... -
Randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention by primary care nurses to increase walking in patients aged 60–74 years: Protocol of the PACE-Lift (Pedometer Accelerometer Consultation Evaluation - Lift) trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-01-04)Physical activity is essential for older people's physical and mental health and for maintaining independence. Guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes weekly, of at least moderate intensity physical activity, with ... -
Reproducibility of domain-specific physical activity over two seasons in children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Knowledge of the reproducibility of domain-specific accelerometer-determined physical activity (PA) estimates are a prerequisite to conduct high-quality epidemiological studies. The aim of this study was to ... -
Revisiting the continuum of resistance model in the digital age: A comparison of early and delayed respondents to the Norwegian counties public health survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: The continuum of resistance model’s premise is that delayed respondents to a survey are more similar to non-respondents than early respondents are. For decades, survey researchers have applied this model in ... -
Secular trends in adiposity in Norwegian 9-year-olds from 1999-2000 to 2005
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-10-14)Background: Due to the negative health consequences of childhood obesity monitoring trends in body mass and adiposity is essential. The purpose of this study was to describe secular trends in the prevalence of overweight ... -
Stability and change in screen-based sedentary behaviours and associated factors among Norwegian children in the transition between childhood and adolescence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-02-06)Background: In order to inform interventions to prevent sedentariness, more longitudinal studies are needed focusing on stability and change over time in multiple sedentary behaviours. This paper investigates patterns ... -
Three-year follow-up of physical activity in Norwegian youth from two ethnic groups: associations with socio-demographic factors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12-22)Background: More research on factors associated with physical activity and the decline in participation during adolescence is needed. In this paper, we investigate the levels, change, and stability of physical activity ... -
Views of policy makers and Health promotion professionals on factors facilitating implementation and maintenance of interventions and policies promoting physical activity and healthy eating: Results of the DEDIPAC project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-06)The uptake, implementation, and maintenance of effective interventions promoting physical activity (PA) and a healthy diet and the implementation of policies targeting these behaviors are processes not well understood. We ... -
What do adolescents want in order to become more active?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background Few large studies have examined adolescents’ views about increasing their physical activity (PA) to inform PA promotion. We assessed adolescent preference for activity type, co-participants, timing and location ...