
Henrik Børsting Jacobsen
- Researcher PsyD; PhD
Oslo University Hospital, Division of emergencies and Critical Care, Department of pain management and research
Publications 2025
The Role of Negative Affect and Experiential Avoidance in Postsurgical Pain and Fatigue Among Norwegian Women With Breast Cancer
Eur J Pain, 29 (2), e4788
DOI 10.1002/ejp.4788, PubMed 39835770
Publications 2024
Cosmetic surgery and associated chronic postsurgical pain: A cross-sectional study from Norway
Scand J Pain, 24 (1)
DOI 10.1515/sjpain-2023-0099, PubMed 38452288
Publications 2023
A cross-sectional study of fear of surgery in female breast cancer patients: Prevalence, severity, and sources, as well as relevant differences among patients experiencing high, moderate, and low fear of surgery
PLoS One, 18 (6), e0287641
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0287641, PubMed 37352256
Stress specifically deteriorates working memory in peripheral neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia
Brain Commun, 5 (4), fcad194
DOI 10.1093/braincomms/fcad194, PubMed 37465756
Can cognitive inflexibility reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression? Promoting the structural nested mean model in psychotherapy research
Psychother Res, 33 (8), 1096-1116
DOI 10.1080/10503307.2023.2221808, PubMed 37433125
Epidemiology of classic psychedelic substances: results from a Norwegian internet convenience sample
Front Psychiatry, 14, 1287196
DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1287196, PubMed 38025484
Acute and subacute postsurgical pain in women with breast cancer: incidence and associations with biopsychosocial predictors-a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Pain Rep, 8 (1), e1058
DOI 10.1097/PR9.0000000000001058, PubMed 36699993
Chronic fatigue syndromes: real illnesses that people can recover from
Scand J Prim Health Care, 41 (4), 372-376
DOI 10.1080/02813432.2023.2235609, PubMed 37740918
Publications 2022
Coping expectancies and disability across the new ICD-11 chronic pain categories: A large-scale registry study
Eur J Pain, 26 (7), 1510-1522
DOI 10.1002/ejp.1979, PubMed 35603479
Meditative-based diaphragmatic breathing vs. vagus nerve stimulation in the treatment of fibromyalgia-A randomized controlled trial: Body vs. machine
Front Neurol, 13, 1030927
DOI 10.3389/fneur.2022.1030927, PubMed 36438970
Perceived Injustice in Patients With Chronic Pain: Prevalence, Relevance, and Associations With Long-Term Recovery and Deterioration
J Pain, 23 (7), 1196-1207
DOI 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.01.007, PubMed 35151872
Pre- and post-operative psychological interventions to prevent pain and fatigue after breast cancer surgery (PREVENT): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial
PLoS One, 17 (7), e0268606
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0268606, PubMed 35802618
The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) in Pain Trial: A Randomized Controlled Trial of IPS for Patients with Chronic Pain Conditions
Pain Med, 23 (10), 1757-1766
DOI 10.1093/pm/pnac032, PubMed 35234931
Publications 2021
Comparing objective cognitive impairments in patients with peripheral neuropathic pain or fibromyalgia
Sci Rep, 11 (1), 673
DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-80740-0, PubMed 33436883
Clinical Hypnosis in Medical Care: A Mixed-Method Feasibility Study
Integr Cancer Ther, 20, 15347354211058678
DOI 10.1177/15347354211058678, PubMed 34818921
Translation and validation of the Norwegian version of the Injustice Experience Questionnaire
Scand J Pain, 22 (1), 77-87
DOI 10.1515/sjpain-2021-0177, PubMed 34881536
Associations between workplace bullying and later benefit recipiency among workers with common mental disorders
Int Arch Occup Environ Health, 95 (4), 791-798
DOI 10.1007/s00420-021-01764-1, PubMed 34633483
What Does CATS Have to Do With Cancer? The Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress (CATS) Forms the SURGE Model of Chronic Post-surgical Pain in Women With Breast Cancer
Front Psychol, 12, 630422
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.630422, PubMed 33833718
Publications 2020
Pain psychology in the 21st century: lessons learned and moving forward
Scand J Pain, 20 (2), 229-238
DOI 10.1515/sjpain-2019-0180, PubMed 32242835
Motivational nondirective resonance breathing versus transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation in the treatment of fibromyalgia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Trials, 21 (1), 808
DOI 10.1186/s13063-020-04703-6, PubMed 32967704
Publications 2019
The Oslo University Hospital Pain Registry: development of a digital chronic pain registry and baseline data from 1,712 patients
Scand J Pain, 19 (2), 365-373
DOI 10.1515/sjpain-2017-0160, PubMed 30699072
Reply to Letter to the Editor "Clinical registries are essential tools for ensuring quality and improving outcomes in pain medicine" by Baciarello et al
Scand J Pain, 19 (3), 635
DOI 10.1515/sjpain-2019-2010, PubMed 31031268
Neuropsychological functions of verbal recall and psychomotor speed significantly affect pain tolerance
Eur J Pain, 23 (9), 1608-1618
DOI 10.1002/ejp.1437, PubMed 31355498
Cognitive Effects of Perioperative Pregabalin: Secondary Exploratory Analysis of a Randomized Placebo-controlled Study
Anesthesiology, 130 (1), 63-71
DOI 10.1097/ALN.0000000000002473, PubMed 30335626
Cognitive Effects of Perioperative Pregabalin: Reply
Anesthesiology, 131 (3), 753-754
DOI 10.1097/ALN.0000000000002872, PubMed 31299657
Motivational Non-directive Resonance Breathing as a Treatment for Chronic Widespread Pain
Front Psychol, 10, 1207
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01207, PubMed 31244707
Interpersonal problems as a predictor of pain catastrophizing in patients with chronic pain
Scand J Pain, 20 (1), 51-59
DOI 10.1515/sjpain-2019-0064, PubMed 31560651
Publications 2018
Biopsychosocial predictors and trajectories of work participation after transdiagnostic occupational rehabilitation of participants with mental and somatic disorders: a cohort study
BMC Public Health, 18 (1), 1014
DOI 10.1186/s12889-018-5803-0, PubMed 30111291
Publications 2017
Transdiagnostic group-based occupational rehabilitation for participants with chronic pain, chronic fatigue and common mental disorders. A feasibility study
Disabil Rehabil, 40 (21), 2516-2526
DOI 10.1080/09638288.2017.1339298, PubMed 28661189
Towards a structured examination of contextual flexibility in persistent pain
Scand J Pain, 17, 218-219
DOI 10.1016/j.sjpain.2017.09.015, PubMed 29030172
Processes in acceptance and commitment therapy and the rehabilitation of chronic fatigue
Scand J Psychol, 58 (3), 211-220
DOI 10.1111/sjop.12363, PubMed 28543320
Emotions in communication skills training - experiences from general practice to Porsche maintenance
Patient Educ Couns, 100 (11), 2141-2143
DOI 10.1016/j.pec.2017.06.006, PubMed 28641994
Publications 2016
The role of social anxiety in chronic pain and the return-to-work process
Scand J Pain, 11, 153-154
DOI 10.1016/j.sjpain.2016.02.006, PubMed 28850459
Working memory, optimism and pain: An elusive link
Scand J Pain, 12, 128-129
DOI 10.1016/j.sjpain.2016.06.003, PubMed 28850483
Publications 2015
[Interdisciplinary education for better pain treatment]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 135 (12-13), 1114-5
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0498, PubMed 26130541
Editorial comment on Karlsson et al. "Cognitive behavior therapy in women with fibromyalgia. A randomized clinical trial"
Scand J Pain, 9 (1), 68-69
DOI 10.1016/j.sjpain.2015.08.005, PubMed 29911644
Publications 2013
Construction workers struggle with a high prevalence of mental distress, and this is associated with their pain and injuries
J Occup Environ Med, 55 (10), 1197-204
DOI 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31829c76b3, PubMed 24064778