Browsing Norwegian Institute of Public Health Open Repository by Author "Bergland, Astrid"

Ethnic boundary-making in health care: Experiences of older Pakistani immigrant women in Norway

Arora, Sanjana; Straiton, Melanie Lindsay; Rechel, Bernd; Bergland, Astrid; Debesay, Jonas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

Ethnic boundary-making in health care: Experiences of older Pakistani immigrant women in Norway

Arora, Sanjana; Straiton, Melanie Lindsay; Rechel, Bernd; Bergland, Astrid; Debesay, Jonas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

Female Pakistani carers’ views on future formal and informal care for their older relatives in Norway

Arora, Sanjana; Rechel, Bernd; Bergland, Astrid; Straiton, Melanie Lindsay; Debesay, Jonas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

Gait and balance one year after stroke; relationships with lesion side, subtypes of cognitive impairment and neuroimaging findings-a longitudinal, cohort study

Ursin, Marie Helene; Bergland, Astrid; Fure, Brynjar; Thommessen, Bente; Hagberg, Guri; Øksengård, Anne Rita; Ihle-Hansen, Hege (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)

Mobility as a predictor of all-cause mortality in older men and women: 11.8 year follow-up in the Tromso study

Bergland, Astrid; Jørgensen, Lone; Emaus, Nina; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)

Norwegian reference values for the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB): the Tromso Study

Bergland, Astrid; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

Older migrants’ access to healthcare: a thematic synthesis

Arora, Sanjana; Bergland, Astrid; Straiton, Melanie Lindsay; Rechel, Bernd; Debesay, Jonas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)

Osteoporosis and osteopenia in the distal forearm predicts all-cause mortality independent of grip strength: 22-year follow-up in the population-based Tromsø Study

Hauger, Annette Vogt; Bergland, Astrid; Holvik, Kristin; Ståhle, Agneta; Emaus, Nina; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)

Osteoporosis and osteopenia in the distal forearm predicts all-cause mortality independent of grip strength: 22-year follow-up in the population-based Tromsø Study

Physical capability, physical activity, and their association with femoral bone mineral density in adults aged 40 years and older: The Tromsø study 2015–2016

Hauger, Annette Vogt; Holvik, Kristin; Bergland, Astrid; Ståhle, Agneta; Emaus, Nina; Morseth, Bente; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

Since muscles can influence bone growth and vice versa, we examined if level of physical activity and physical capability tests can predict areal bone mineral density (aBMD). Both high activity level and good test performance ...

Reference values for Jamar+ digital dynamometer hand grip strength in healthy adults and in adults with non-communicable diseases or osteoarthritis: the Norwegian Tromsø study 2015-2016

Svinøy, Odd-Einar; Hilde, Gunvor; Bergland, Astrid; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

Hand grip strength (HGS) is a key indicator of intrinsic capacity and has shown good predictive ability for morbidity and mortality. Reference values from normative populations are valuable, and such data from the Norwegian ...

Renegotiating formal and informal care while ageing abroad: Older Pakistani women's healthcare access, preferences and expectations in Norway

Arora, Sanjana; Straiton, Melanie Lindsay; Bergland, Astrid; Rechel, Bernd; Debesay, Jonas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

This study explores older Pakistani women's preferences and expectations of formal and informal care while ageing in Norway. Our study is based on qualitative interviews with older Pakistani women living in Oslo municipality, ...

The association of grip strength from midlife onwards with all-cause and cause-specific mortality over 17 years of follow-up in the Tromsø Study

Strand, Bjørn Heine; Cooper, Rachel; Bergland, Astrid; Jørgensen, Lone; Schirmer, Henrik; Skirbekk, Vegard; Emaus, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)

Timed Up and Go: Reference Values for Community-Dwelling Older Adults with and without Arthritis and Non-Communicable Diseases: The Tromsø Study

Svinøy, Odd-Einar; Hilde, Gunvor; Bergland, Astrid; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)