Publications 2024

Grimholt TK, Bonsaksen T, Heir T, Schou Bredal I, Skogstad L, Ekeberg Ø (2024)
Prevalence of suicide attempt and associations with deliberate self-harm, mental health problems, drug misuse and traumatic experiences - a cross sectional survey of the Norwegian population
BMC Psychiatry, 24 (1), 164
DOI 10.1186/s12888-024-05610-9, PubMed 38408936

Schou-Bredal I, Moberg IO, Schou SM, Sætnan EV, Fuglesteg IK, Tønseth KA, Schlichting E (2024)
Preoperative Expectations of Women Undergoing Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 12 (6), e5928
DOI 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005928, PubMed 38903141

Publications 2023

Kjernsholen J, Schou-Bredal I, Kaaresen R, Soberg HL, Sagen A (2023)
A Prospective Intervention Study With 6 Months Follow-up of the Effect of Reablement in Home Dwelling Elderly: Patient-reported and Observed Outcomes
Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl, 6 (1), 100311
DOI 10.1016/j.arrct.2023.100311, PubMed 38482111

Lerdal A, Gay C, Bonsaksen T, Ekeberg Ø, Grimholt T, Heir T, Kottorp A, Lee KA, Skogstad L, Schou-Bredal I (2023)
Validation of a short version of the Lee fatigue scale in adults living in Norway: a cross-sectional population survey
BMC Public Health, 23 (1), 2132
DOI 10.1186/s12889-023-17036-1, PubMed 37904144

Publications 2022

Schou-Bredal I, Bonsaksen T, Ekeberg Ø, Skogstad L, Grimholt TK, Heir T (2022)
A comparison between healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers' anxiety, depression and PTSD during the initial COVID -19 lockdown
Public Health Pract (Oxf), 3, 100267
DOI 10.1016/j.puhip.2022.100267, PubMed 35535328

Schou-Bredal I, Sørensen EM, Kraglund KH, Jensen VS, Drageset S (2022)
Development of the Breast Cancer Survivors Symptom Checklist for Use in Follow-Up Multidisciplinary Appointments
Patient Relat Outcome Meas, 13, 199-208
DOI 10.2147/PROM.S364625, PubMed 36238534

Publications 2021

Bonsaksen T, Ekeberg Ø, Schou-Bredal I, Skogstad L, Heir T, Grimholt TK (2021)
Use of Alcohol and Addictive Drugs During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Norway: Associations With Mental Health and Pandemic-Related Problems
Front Public Health, 9, 667729
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2021.667729, PubMed 34195169

Bonsaksen T, Skogstad L, Grimholt TK, Heir T, Ekeberg O, Lerdal A, Schou-Bredal I (2021)
Substance use in the Norwegian general population: prevalence and associations with disease
J. Subst. Use, 26 (2), 144-150
DOI 10.1080/14659891.2020.1784303

Bonsaksen T, Skogstad L, Heir T, Ekeberg Ø, Schou-Bredal I, Grimholt TK (2021)
Suicide Thoughts and Attempts in the Norwegian General Population during the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Outbreak
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18 (8)
DOI 10.3390/ijerph18084102, PubMed 33924558

Høghaug G, Skår R, Tran TN, Diep LM, Bredal IS (2021)
Three-month follow-up effects of a medication management program on nurses' knowledge
Nurse Educ Pract, 51, 102979
DOI 10.1016/j.nepr.2021.102979, PubMed 33588183

Schou-Bredal I, Grimholt T, Bonsaksen T, Skogstad L, Heir T, Ekeberg Ø (2021)
Optimists' and pessimists' self-reported mental and global health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway
Health Psychol Rep, 9 (2), 160-168
DOI 10.5114/hpr.2021.102394, PubMed 38084286

Schou-Bredal I, Grimholt TK, Bonsaksen T, Skogstad L, Heir T, Ekeberg Ø (2021)
Psychological responses and associated factors during the initial lockdown due to the corona disease epidemic (COVID-19) among Norwegian citizens
J Ment Health, 32 (6), 1057-1064
DOI 10.1080/09638237.2021.1952949, PubMed 34309479

Schou-Bredal I, Skogstad L, Grimholt TK, Bonsaksen T, Ekeberg Ø, Heir T (2021)
Concerns in the Norwegian Population during the Initial Lockdown Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18 (11)
DOI 10.3390/ijerph18116119, PubMed 34204043

Skogstad L, Schou-Bredal I, Bonsaksen T, Heir T, Ekeberg Ø, Grimholt T (2021)
Concerns Related to the COVID-19 in Adult Norwegians during the First Outbreak in 2020: A Qualitative Approach
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18 (8)
DOI 10.3390/ijerph18084312, PubMed 33921705

Valsø Å, Rustøen T, Småstuen MC, Puntillo K, Skogstad L, Schou-Bredal I, Sunde K, Tøien K (2021)
Occurrence and characteristics of pain after ICU discharge: A longitudinal study
Nurs Crit Care, 27 (5), 718-727
DOI 10.1111/nicc.12701, PubMed 34382725

Publications 2020

Bjerkeset E, Röhrl K, Schou-Bredal I (2020)
Symptom cluster of pain, fatigue, and psychological distress in breast cancer survivors: prevalence and characteristics
Breast Cancer Res Treat, 180 (1), 63-71
DOI 10.1007/s10549-020-05522-8, PubMed 31938939

Bonsaksen T, Heir T, Schou-Bredal I, Ekeberg Ø, Skogstad L, Grimholt TK (2020)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Associated Factors during the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Norway
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 17 (24)
DOI 10.3390/ijerph17249210, PubMed 33317135

Bonsaksen T, Heir T, Skogstad L, Grimholt TK, Ekeberg O, Lerdal A, Schou-Bredal I (2020)
Daily use of alcohol in the Norwegian general population: Prevalence and associated factors
Drugs Alcohol Today, 20 (2), 109-121
DOI 10.1108/DAT-02-2020-0010

Schou-Bredal I, Bonsaksen T, Ekeberg Ø, Skogstad L, Grimholt TK, Lerdal A, Heir T (2020)
Sexual Assault and the Association With Health, Quality of Life, and Self-Efficacy in the General Norwegian Population
J Interpers Violence, 37 (3-4), 1878-1901
DOI 10.1177/0886260520926307, PubMed 32515259

Schou-Bredal I, Ekeberg Ø, Kåresen R (2020)
Variability and stability of coping styles among breast cancer survivors: A prospective study
Psychooncology, 30 (3), 369-377
DOI 10.1002/pon.5587, PubMed 33167066

Valsø Å, Rustøen T, Småstuen MC, Ekeberg Ø, Skogstad L, Schou-Bredal I, Myhren H, Sunde K, Tøien K (2020)
Effect of Nurse-Led Consultations on Post-Traumatic Stress and Sense of Coherence in Discharged ICU Patients With Clinically Relevant Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms-A Randomized Controlled Trial
Crit Care Med, 48 (12), e1218-e1225
DOI 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004628, PubMed 33048906

Publications 2019

Bonsaksen T, Ekeberg Ø, Skogstad L, Heir T, Grimholt TK, Lerdal A, Schou-Bredal I (2019)
Self-rated global health in the Norwegian general population
Health Qual Life Outcomes, 17 (1), 188
DOI 10.1186/s12955-019-1258-y, PubMed 31870385

Bonsaksen T, Heir T, Ekeberg Ø, Grimholt TK, Lerdal A, Skogstad L, Schou-Bredal I (2019)
Self-evaluated anxiety in the Norwegian population: prevalence and associated factors
Arch Public Health, 77, 10
DOI 10.1186/s13690-019-0338-0, PubMed 30923612

Faye-Schjøll HH, Schou-Bredal I (2019)
Pessimism predicts anxiety and depression in breast cancer survivors: A 5-year follow-up study
Psychooncology, 28 (6), 1314-1320
DOI 10.1002/pon.5084, PubMed 30950120

Grimholt TK, Bonsaksen T, Schou-Bredal I, Heir T, Lerdal A, Skogstad L, Ekeberg Ø (2019)
Flight Anxiety Reported from 1986 to 2015
Aerosp Med Hum Perform, 90 (4), 384-388
DOI 10.3357/AMHP.5125.2019, PubMed 30922426

Heir T, Bonsaksen T, Grimholt T, Ekeberg Ø, Skogstad L, Lerdal A, Schou-Bredal I (2019)
Serious life events and post-traumatic stress disorder in the Norwegian population
BJPsych Open, 5 (5), e82
DOI 10.1192/bjo.2019.62, PubMed 31506124

Høghaug G, Skår R, Tran TN, Schou-Bredal I (2019)
Nurses' experiences with newly acquired knowledge about medication management: A qualitative study
J Nurs Manag, 27 (8), 1731-1737
DOI 10.1111/jonm.12864, PubMed 31495022

Schou-Bredal I, Bonsaksen T, Heir T, Skogstad L, Lerdal A, Grimholt T, Ekeberg O (2019)
Optimists report fewer physical and mental health conditions than pessimists in the general Norwegian population
HEALTH PSYCHOL. REP., 7 (1), 9-18
DOI 10.5114/hpr.2019.81003

Publications 2018

Bonsaksen T, Grimholt TK, Skogstad L, Lerdal A, Ekeberg Ø, Heir T, Schou-Bredal I (2018)
Self-diagnosed depression in the Norwegian general population - associations with neuroticism, extraversion, optimism, and general self-efficacy
BMC Public Health, 18 (1), 1076
DOI 10.1186/s12889-018-5990-8, PubMed 30157827

Bonsaksen T, Lerdal A, Heir T, Ekeberg Ø, Skogstad L, Grimholt TK, Schou-Bredal I (2018)
General self-efficacy in the Norwegian population: Differences and similarities between sociodemographic groups
Scand J Public Health, 47 (7), 695-704
DOI 10.1177/1403494818756701, PubMed 29417880

Moberg IO, Schou Bredal I, Schneider MR, Tønseth KA, Schlichting E (2018)
Complications, risk factors, and patients-reported outcomes after skin-sparing mastectomy followed by breast reconstruction in women with BRCA mutations
J Plast Surg Hand Surg, 52 (4), 234-239
DOI 10.1080/2000656X.2018.1470093, PubMed 29741462

Publications 2017

Hetmann F, Kongsgaard UE, Sandvik L, Schou-Bredal I (2017)
Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome and sensory disturbances following thoracotomy at 6- and 12-month follow-ups
J Pain Res, 10, 663-668
DOI 10.2147/JPR.S126639, PubMed 28356766

Schou-Bredal I, Heir T, Skogstad L, Bonsaksen T, Lerdal A, Grimholt T, Ekeberg Ø (2017)
Population-based norms of the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R)
Int J Clin Health Psychol, 17 (3), 216-224
DOI 10.1016/j.ijchp.2017.07.005, PubMed 30487897

Publications 2015

Hetmann F, Kongsgaard UE, Sandvik L, Schou-Bredal I (2015)
Prevalence and predictors of persistent post-surgical pain 12 months after thoracotomy
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 59 (6), 740-8
DOI 10.1111/aas.12532, PubMed 25907109

Publications 2014

Schou Bredal I, Kåresen R, Smeby NA, Espe R, Sørensen EM, Amundsen M, Aas H, Ekeberg Ø (2014)
Effects of a psychoeducational versus a support group intervention in patients with early-stage breast cancer: results of a randomized controlled trial
Cancer Nurs, 37 (3), 198-207
DOI 10.1097/NCC.0b013e31829879a3, PubMed 23782517

Schou Bredal I, Smeby NA, Ottesen S, Warncke T, Schlichting E (2014)
Chronic pain in breast cancer survivors: comparison of psychosocial, surgical, and medical characteristics between survivors with and without pain
J Pain Symptom Manage, 48 (5), 852-62
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.12.239, PubMed 24703940

Steindal SA, Bredal IS, Ranhoff AH, Sørbye LW, Lerdal A (2014)
The last three days of life: a comparison of pain management in the young old and the oldest old hospitalised patients using the Resident Assessment Instrument for Palliative Care
Int J Older People Nurs, 10 (4), 263-72
DOI 10.1111/opn.12076, PubMed 25418556

Publications 2013

Hetmann F, Schou-Bredal I, Sandvik L, Kongsgaard UE (2013)
Does chronic pre-operative pain predict severe post-operative pain after thoracotomy? A prospective longitudinal study
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 57 (8), 1065-72
DOI 10.1111/aas.12159, PubMed 23859248

Hovind IL, Bredal IS, Dihle A (2013)
Women's experience of acute and chronic pain following breast cancer surgery
J Clin Nurs, 22 (7-8), 1044-52
DOI 10.1111/jocn.12167, PubMed 23480500

Publications 2012

Schou Bredal I, Kåresen R, Skaane P, Engelstad KS, Ekeberg Ø (2012)
Recall mammography and psychological distress
Eur J Cancer, 49 (4), 805-11
DOI 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.09.001, PubMed 23021930

Steindal SA, Ranhoff AH, Bredal IS, Sørbye LW, Lerdal A (2012)
Last three days of life in the hospital: a comparison of symptoms, signs and treatments in the young old and the oldest old patients using the Resident assessment instrument for palliative care
Int J Older People Nurs, 8 (3), 199-206
DOI 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2012.00313.x, PubMed 22329702

Publications 2011

Stafseth SK, Solms D, Bredal IS (2011)
The characterisation of workloads and nursing staff allocation in intensive care units: a descriptive study using the Nursing Activities Score for the first time in Norway
Intensive Crit Care Nurs, 27 (5), 290-4
DOI 10.1016/j.iccn.2011.07.003, PubMed 21871805

Steindal SA, Bredal IS, Sørbye LW, Lerdal A (2011)
Pain control at the end of life: a comparative study of hospitalized cancer and noncancer patients
Scand J Caring Sci, 25 (4), 771-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2011.00892.x, PubMed 21564152

Steindal SA, Sørbye LW, Bredal IS, Lerdal A (2011)
Agreement in documentation of symptoms, clinical signs, and treatment at the end of life: a comparison of data retrieved from nurse interviews and electronic patient records using the Resident Assessment Instrument for Palliative Care
J Clin Nurs, 21 (9-10), 1416-24
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03867.x, PubMed 22023535

Tøien K, Bredal IS, Skogstad L, Myhren H, Ekeberg O (2011)
Health related quality of life in trauma patients. Data from a one-year follow up study compared with the general population
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 19, 22
DOI 10.1186/1757-7241-19-22, PubMed 21477280

Tøien K, Skogstad L, Ekeberg Ø, Myhren H, Schou Bredal I (2011)
Prevalence and predictors of return to work in hospitalised trauma patients during the first year after discharge: a prospective cohort study
Injury, 43 (9), 1606-13
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2011.03.038, PubMed 21489524

Publications 2010

Bredal IS (2010)
The Norwegian version of the Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale: factor structure and psychometric properties
Psychooncology, 19 (2), 216-21
DOI 10.1002/pon.1564, PubMed 19378351

Bredal IS, Sandvik L, Karesen R, Ekeberg O (2010)
Prognostic value of health-related quality-of-life parameters in early-stage breast cancer: an 8-year follow-up study
Psychooncology, 20 (10), 1102-7
DOI 10.1002/pon.1822, PubMed 20737644

Tøien K, Myhren H, Bredal IS, Skogstad L, Sandvik L, Ekeberg Ø (2010)
Psychological distress after severe trauma: a prospective 1-year follow-up study of a trauma intensive care unit population
J Trauma, 69 (6), 1552-9
DOI 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e125f3, PubMed 20664371

Publications 2008

Schou I, Ekeberg O, Karesen R, Sorensen E (2008)
Psychosocial intervention as a component of routine breast cancer care-who participates and does it help?
Psychooncology, 17 (7), 716-20
DOI 10.1002/pon.1264, PubMed 18033695

Publications 2005

Schou I, Ekeberg Ø, Ruland CM (2005)
The mediating role of appraisal and coping in the relationship between optimism-pessimism and quality of life
Psychooncology, 14 (9), 718-27
DOI 10.1002/pon.896, PubMed 15669084

Schou I, Ekeberg Ø, Sandvik L, Hjermstad MJ, Ruland CM (2005)
Multiple predictors of health-related quality of life in early stage breast cancer. Data from a year follow-up study compared with the general population
Qual Life Res, 14 (8), 1813-23
DOI 10.1007/s11136-005-4344-z, PubMed 16155769

Schou I, Ekeberg Ø, Sandvik L, Ruland CM (2005)
Stability in optimism-pessimism in relation to bad news: a study of women with breast cancer
J Pers Assess, 84 (2), 148-54
DOI 10.1207/s15327752jpa8402_04, PubMed 15799889

Publications 2004

Bredal IS (2004)
Personality trait, emotional distress, and quality of life in Norwegian women diagnosed with breast cancer
In Series of dissertations submitted to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Unipub, Oslo, no. 247, 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 050178547, ISBN 82-8080-101-4

Schou I, Ekeberg Ø, Ruland CM, Sandvik L, Kåresen R (2004)
Pessimism as a predictor of emotional morbidity one year following breast cancer surgery
Psychooncology, 13 (5), 309-20
DOI 10.1002/pon.747, PubMed 15133772

Publications 2002

Schou I, Ekeberg Ø, Ruland CM, Kåresen R (2002)
Do women newly diagnosed with breast cancer and consulting surgeon assess decision-making equally?
Breast, 11 (5), 434-41
DOI 10.1054/brst.2002.0454, PubMed 14965708

Publications 1999

Schou I, Kåresen R, Lensby A (1999)
[Follow-up of women surgically treated for breast cancer]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (24), 3567-9
PubMed 10563173