Blar i Brage NIH på forfatter "Westergren, Thomas"
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A nested case-control study: personal, social and environmental correlates of vigorous physical activity in adolescents with asthma
Ommundsen, Yngvar; Carlsen, Karin C. Lødrup; Westergren, Thomas; Carlsen, Kai-Håkon; Mowinckel, Petter; Fegran, Liv; Berntsen, Sveinung (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-08-29)Objective: Physical activity (PA) is associated with health benefits. Children and adolescents with asthma may be limited in their PA, particularly at vigorous intensity due to asthma symptoms or poor psychological adjustment ... -
Motivation for physical activity in adolescents with asthma
Brynjulfsen, Trine; Demmelmaier, Ingrid; Berntsen, Sveinung; Foyn, Tonje Hellum; Andersen, Oddbjørn Klomsten; Stang, Julie; Sigdestad, Joakim Brodvik; Stensrud, Trine; Tufte, Kristine R.; Nielsen, Anette; Westergren, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective: We explored motivation for physical activity (PA) and exercise in adolescents with asthma who entered and continued a 10-week play-based exercise intervention. Methods: Eighteen adolescents with asthma, aged ... -
Relationships between physical activity level and psychosocial and socioeconomic factors and issues in children and adolescents with asthma: a scoping review
Westergren, Thomas; Berntsen, Sveinung; Ludvigsen, Mette Spliid; Aagaard, Hanne; Hall, Elisabeth O.C.; Ommundsen, Yngvar; Uhrenfeldt, Lisbeth; Fegran, Liv (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background: Asthma is a heterogeneous chronic airway disease which may reduce capability for physical activity. In healthy peers, physical activity is influenced by psychosocial and socioeconomic factors. Knowledge about ...