Changes in Psychological Distress in Five Groups of Welfare State Service Workers over a Nine-Year Period.

Health and social care workers are exposed to varying degrees of stress in their work, which may be reflected in their trajectories of psychological distress during the education program and the first years in the job. The aim of this study was to add to the knowledge concerned with the long-term development of psychological distress in five groups of welfare state service workers in Norway. The study included 1612 individuals.

Development and external validation of a prediction model for patient-relevant outcomes in patients with chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia.

Background: The objective of this study was to develop prediction models and explore the external validity of the models in a large sample of patients with chronic widespread pain (CWP) and fibromyalgia (FM).

Methods: Patients with CWP and FM referred to rehabilitation services in Norway (n = 986) self-reported data on potential predictors prior to entering rehabilitation, and self-reported outcomes at one-year follow-up. Logistic regression models of improvement, worsening and work status, and a linear regression model of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), were developed using lasso regression.

Use and self-perceived effects of social media before and after the COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-national study.

To (i) examine the use of social media before and after the COVID-19 outbreak; (ii) examine the self-perceived impact of social media before and after the outbreak; and (iii) examine whether the self-perceived impacts of social media after the outbreak varied by levels of mental health. A cross-national online survey was conducted in Norway, UK, USA and Australia. Participants ( = 3810) reported which social media they used, how frequently they used them before and after the COVID-19 outbreak, and the degree to which they felt social media contributed to a range of outcomes.

Effects of applying a standardized assessment and evaluation protocol in housing adaptation implementation - results from a quasi-experimental study.

Background: Standardized, research-based strategies to guide the implementation and evaluate the effects of housing adaptations (HA) on client outcomes are rare. We hypothesized that, compared to ordinary practice, a standardized assessment and evaluation protocol for HA implementation would better maintain or improve client outcomes over 1 year.

Method: Using a cluster design, South Swedish municipalities were recruited to an intervention or control group.