Publications

Publications 2024

Festvåg LE, Sverre BL, Paulsen Ø, Eilertsen G (2024)
Advance care planning with older Norwegian adults in their homes: a narrative ethnographic study
BMC Palliat Care, 23 (1), 44
DOI 10.1186/s12904-024-01378-7, PubMed 38369465

Hjermstad MJ, Jakobsen G, Arends J, Balstad T, Brown LR, Bye A, Coats AJS, Dajani OF, Dolan RD, Fallon MT, Greil C, Grzyb A, Kaasa S, Koteng LH, May AM, McDonald J, Ottestad I, Philips I, Roeland EJ, Sayers J, Simpson MR, Skipworth RJE, Solheim TS, Sousa MS, Vagnildhaug OM et al. (2024)
Quality of life endpoints in cancer cachexia clinical trials: Systematic review 3 of the cachexia endpoints series
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle (in press)
DOI 10.1002/jcsm.13453, PubMed 38553255

Hjermstad MJ, Pirnat A, Aass N, Andersen S, Astrup GL, Dajani O, Garresori H, Guldhav KV, Hamre H, Haukland EC, Jordal F, Lundeby T, Løhre ET, Mjåland S, Paulsen Ø, Semb KA, Staff ES, Wester T, Kaasa S (2024)
PALLiative care in ONcology (PALLiON): A cluster-randomised trial investigating the effect of palliative care on the use of anticancer treatment at the end of life
Palliat Med, 38 (2), 229-239
DOI 10.1177/02692163231222391, PubMed 38193250

Huynh TM, Falk RS, Hellebust TP, Dale E, Astrup GL, Hjermstad MJ, Malinen E, Bjordal K, Kiserud CE, Herlofson BB, Nome R, Amdal CD (2024)
Chronic fatigue in long-term survivors of head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy
Radiother Oncol, 195, 110231 (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110231, PubMed 38518958

Lillekroken D, Bye A, Halvorsrud L, Terragni L, Debesay J (2024)
Food for Soul-Older Immigrants' Food Habits and Meal Preferences After Immigration: A Systematic Literature Review
J Immigr Minor Health (in press)
DOI 10.1007/s10903-023-01571-5, PubMed 38165601

Stray K, Wibe T, Debesay J, Bye A (2024)
Older adults' perceptions and experiences of interprofessional communication as part of the delivery of integrated care in the primary healthcare sector: a meta-ethnography of qualitative studies
BMC Geriatr, 24 (1), 146
DOI 10.1186/s12877-024-04745-4, PubMed 38347442

Vagnildhaug OM, Balstad TR, Ottestad I, Bye A, Greil C, Arends J, Baracos V, Brown LR, Dajani OF, Dolan RD, Fallon M, Fraser E, Grzyb A, Hjermstad MJ, Jakobsen G, Kaasa S, McDonald J, Philips I, Sayers J, Simpson MR, Sousa MS, Skipworth RJE, Laird BJA, Solheim TS, Cancer Cachexia Endpoints Working Group (2024)
Appetite and dietary intake endpoints in cancer cachexia clinical trials: Systematic Review 2 of the cachexia endpoints series
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle, 15 (2), 513-535
DOI 10.1002/jcsm.13434, PubMed 38343065

Publications 2023

Alnes SR, Lærum-Onsager E, Bye A, Vistven A, Franzén E, Holst M, Brovold T (2023)
Mobile health technology, exercise adherence and optimal nutrition post rehabilitation among people with Parkinson's Disease (mHEXANUT) - a randomized controlled trial protocol
BMC Neurol, 23 (1), 93
DOI 10.1186/s12883-023-03134-5, PubMed 36864377

Gudmundstuen AM, Efficace F, Tjønnfjord GE, Skaarud KJ, Cottone F, Hjermstad MJ, Iversen PO (2023)
The prognostic value of patient-reported outcomes in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: exploratory analysis of a randomized nutrition intervention trial
Ann Hematol, 102 (4), 927-935
DOI 10.1007/s00277-023-05149-x, PubMed 36864210

Gulbrandsen MS, Nøding AS, Smeland KB, Eikeland SA, Kiserud CE, Hjermstad MJ, Fosså A (2023)
Health-related quality of life, depressive symptoms, and chronic fatigue in long-term survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma
Leuk Lymphoma, 64 (6), 1139-1150
DOI 10.1080/10428194.2023.2198053, PubMed 37144290

Hjermstad MJ, Aass N, Gravli TH, Smeland S, Kaasa S (2023)
[Patient-centred cancer care]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 143 (1)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0668, PubMed 36655956

Holm MO, Bye A, Falkmer U, Tobberup R, Rasmussen HH, Lauridsen C, Yilmaz MK, Søndergaard J, Poulsen LØ (2023)
The effect of nutritional interventions in acute radiation-induced diarrhoea in patients with primary pelvic cancer: A systematic review
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol, 188, 104038
DOI 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2023.104038, PubMed 37236410

Lundereng ED, Nes AAG, Holmen H, Winger A, Thygesen H, Jøranson N, Borge CR, Dajani O, Mariussen KL, Steindal SA (2023)
Health Care Professionals' Experiences and Perspectives on Using Telehealth for Home-based Palliative Care: Scoping Review
J Med Internet Res, 25, e43429
DOI 10.2196/43429, PubMed 36989024

McDonald J, Sayers J, Anker SD, Arends J, Balstad TR, Baracos V, Brown L, Bye A, Dajani O, Dolan R, Fallon MT, Fraser E, Griel C, Grzyb A, Hjermstad M, Jamal-Hanjani M, Jakobsen G, Kaasa S, McMillan D, Maddocks M, Philips I, Ottestad IO, Reid KF, Sousa MS, Simpson MR et al. (2023)
Physical function endpoints in cancer cachexia clinical trials: Systematic Review 1 of the cachexia endpoints series
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle, 14 (5), 1932-1948
DOI 10.1002/jcsm.13321, PubMed 37671529

Miranda R, Raemdonck E, Deliens L, Kaasa S, Zimmermann C, Rodin G, Robijn L, Lundeby T, Houbracken I, Beernaert K (2023)
Do cancer centres and palliative care wards routinely measure patients' quality of life? An international cross-sectional survey study
Support Care Cancer, 31 (8), 499
DOI 10.1007/s00520-023-07964-4, PubMed 37523097

Winther RR, Skovlund E, Andreassen JS, Arvidsson L, Halvardson J, Solheim O, Bartek J, Kaasa S, Hjermstad MJ, Vik-Mo EO (2023)
Preoperative Prognostic Index for Patients with Brain Metastases-A Population-Based Multi-Centre Study
Cancers (Basel), 15 (12)
DOI 10.3390/cancers15123174, PubMed 37370784

Åsberg RE, Nilsen M, Hjermstad MJ, Reinertsen KV, Karlsen J, Giskeødegård GF, Reidunsdatter RJ (2023)
Norwegian general population normative data for the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer questionnaires: the Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30, the Sexual Health Questionnaire QLQ-SHQ22 and the sexual domains of the QLQ-BR23/BR45
Eur J Cancer, 190, 112943
DOI 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.112943, PubMed 37515905

Publications 2022

Bye A, Bjerkeset E, Stensheim H, Loge JH, Hjermstad MJ, Klepstad P, Habberstad R, Kaasa S, Aass N (2022)
Benefits of Study Participation for Patients with Advanced Cancer Receiving Radiotherapy: A Prospective Observational Study
Palliat Med Rep, 3 (1), 264-271
DOI 10.1089/pmr.2022.0044, PubMed 36876292

Dahl AA, Kiserud CE, Fosså SD, Loge JH, Reinertsen KV, Ruud E, Lie HC (2022)
A study of high neuroticism in long-term survivors of childhood, adolescence, and young adult cancers
Sci Rep, 12 (1), 12325
DOI 10.1038/s41598-022-15697-3, PubMed 35853946

Evensen H, Hjermstad MJ, Cvancarova M, Kristensen V, Larssen L, Skattum J, Hauge T, Sandstad O, Medhus AW (2022)
Quality of life in patients with achalasia: Associations with Eckardt score and objective treatment outcomes after peroral endoscopic myotomy
Endosc Int Open, 10 (12), E1570-E1576
DOI 10.1055/a-1968-7682, PubMed 36531682

Fallon M, Dierberger K, Leng M, Hall PS, Allende S, Sabar R, Verastegui E, Gordon D, Grant L, Lee R, McWillams K, Murray GD, Norris L, Reid C, Sande TA, Caraceni A, Kaasa S, Laird BJA (2022)
An international, open-label, randomised trial comparing a two-step approach versus the standard three-step approach of the WHO analgesic ladder in patients with cancer
Ann Oncol, 33 (12), 1296-1303
DOI 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.08.083, PubMed 36055465

Habberstad R, Aass N, Mollnes TE, Damås JK, Brunelli C, Rossi R, Garcia-Alonso E, Kaasa S, Klepstad P (2022)
Inflammatory Markers and Radiotherapy Response in Patients With Painful Bone Metastases
J Pain Symptom Manage, 64 (4), 330-339
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.06.018, PubMed 35803553

Helliesen JS, Kristiansen I, Brekke HK, Støkket RS, Bye A (2022)
Nutrition impact symptoms and the risk of malnutrition in people with Parkinson's disease: A cross-sectional study
J Hum Nutr Diet, 36 (1), 40-50
DOI 10.1111/jhn.13070, PubMed 35897145

Hustad KS, Rundblad A, Ottestad I, Christensen JJ, Holven KB, Ulven SM (2022)
Comprehensive lipid and metabolite profiling in healthy adults with low and high consumption of fatty fish: a cross-sectional study - CORRIGENDUM
Br J Nutr, 128 (2), 367-368
DOI 10.1017/S0007114522001519, PubMed 35579033

Jakobsen G, Gjeilo KH, Hjermstad MJ, Klepstad P (2022)
An Update on Prevalence, Assessment, and Risk Factors for Sleep Disturbances in Patients with Advanced Cancer-Implications for Health Care Providers and Clinical Research
Cancers (Basel), 14 (16)
DOI 10.3390/cancers14163933, PubMed 36010925

Jakobsen G, Sjue K, Paulsen Ø, Kaasa S, Hjermstad MJ, Klepstad P (2022)
Zopiclone versus placebo for short-term treatment of insomnia in patients with advanced cancer-a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled clinical multicenter phase IV trial
Support Care Cancer, 31 (1), 60
DOI 10.1007/s00520-022-07537-x, PubMed 36534165

Kosgallana S, Jayasekara P, Abeysinghe P, Hjermstad M, Lalloo R (2022)
Translation and validation of Sinhala version of modified EORTC QLQ-OH15 in oral cancer patients who receive radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy in Sri Lanka
BMC Oral Health, 22 (1), 359
DOI 10.1186/s12903-022-02392-y, PubMed 35986341

Kreye G, Lundeby T, Latino N, Galotti M, Kaasa S (2022)
ESMO Designated Centres of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care (ESMO DCs): education, research and programme development survey
ESMO Open, 7 (6), 100622
DOI 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100622, PubMed 36356414

Kristensen A, Grønberg BH, Fløtten Ø, Kaasa S, Solheim TS (2022)
Trajectory of health-related quality of life during the last year of life in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
Support Care Cancer, 30 (11), 9351-9358
DOI 10.1007/s00520-022-07359-x, PubMed 36109393

Larsen BH, Lundeby T, Gulbrandsen P, Førde R, Gerwing J (2022)
Physicians' responses to advanced cancer patients' existential concerns: A video-based analysis
Patient Educ Couns, 105 (10), 3062-3070
DOI 10.1016/j.pec.2022.06.007, PubMed 35738963

Lunde P, Bye A, Bruusgaard KA, Hellem E, Nilsson BB (2022)
Patients' Experiences of Using a Smartphone App After Cardiac Rehabilitation: Qualitative Study
JMIR Hum Factors, 9 (1), e34294
DOI 10.2196/34294, PubMed 35319476

Lundeby T, Finset A, Kaasa S, Wester TE, Hjermstad MJ, Dajani O, Wist E, Aass N (2022)
A complex communication skills training program for physicians providing advanced cancer care - content development and barriers and solutions for implementation
J Commun Healthc, 16 (1), 46-57
DOI 10.1080/17538068.2022.2039468, PubMed 36919800

Lundeby T, Hjermstad MJ, Aass N, Kaasa S (2022)
Integration of palliative care in oncology-the intersection of cultures and perspectives of oncology and palliative care
Ecancermedicalscience, 16, 1376
DOI 10.3332/ecancer.2022.1376, PubMed 35702405

Nielsen HJ, Nedrebø BG, Fosså A, Andersen JR, Assmus J, Dagsland VH, Dankel SN, Gudbrandsen OA, Fernø J, Hjellestad I, Hjermstad MJ, Kolotkin RL, Thorsen HL, Mellgren G, Flølo TN (2022)
Seven-year trajectories of body weight, quality of life and comorbidities following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy
Int J Obes (Lond), 46 (4), 739-749
DOI 10.1038/s41366-021-01028-5, PubMed 34974544

Olsen SU, Hesseberg K, Aas AM, Pripp AH, Ranhoff AH, Bye A (2022)
Correction to: A comparison of two different refeeding protocols and its effect on hand grip strength and refeeding syndrome: a randomized controlled clinical trial
Eur Geriatr Med, 13 (5), 1231-1232
DOI 10.1007/s41999-022-00653-1, PubMed 35524006

Paur I, Smedshaug GB, Haugum B, Bye A, Eliassen E, Flottorp TL, Juul HJ, Mowe M, Nakken T, Ore S, Sirevåg GK, Sygnestveit K, Thoresen L, Aasen EB, Totland TH, Krogh HW (2022)
The Norwegian Directorate of Health recommends malnutrition screening tool (MST) for all adults
Clin Nutr ESPEN, 52, 28-31
DOI 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.09.029, PubMed 36513467

Schei S, Solheim O, Salvesen Ø, Hjermstad MJ, Bouget D, Sagberg LM (2022)
Pretreatment patient-reported cognitive function in patients with diffuse glioma
Acta Neurochir (Wien), 164 (3), 703-711
DOI 10.1007/s00701-022-05126-9, PubMed 35142918

Smeland K, Holte H, Fagerli UM, Bersvendsen H, Hjermstad MJ, Loge JH, Murbrach K, Linnsund MD, Fluge O, Stenehjem JS, Lund MB, Kvaloy S, Kiserud CE (2022)
Total late effect burden in long-term lymphoma survivors after high-dose therapy with autologous stem-cell transplant and its effect on health-related quality of life
Haematologica, 107 (11), 2698-2707
DOI 10.3324/haematol.2021.280413, PubMed 35484681

Totland TH, Krogh HW, Smedshaug GB, Tornes RA, Bye A, Paur I (2022)
Harmonization and standardization of malnutrition screening for all adults - A systematic review initiated by the Norwegian Directorate of Health
Clin Nutr ESPEN, 52, 32-49
DOI 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.09.028, PubMed 36513471

Winther RR, Hjermstad MJ, Skovlund E, Aass N, Helseth E, Kaasa S, Yri OE, Vik-Mo EO (2022)
Surgery for brain metastases-impact of the extent of resection
Acta Neurochir (Wien), 164 (10), 2773-2780
DOI 10.1007/s00701-021-05104-7, PubMed 35080651

Yri OE, Aass N, Kaasa S (2022)
[Whole brain radiotherapy should be restricted]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 142 (17)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0696, PubMed 36416654

Aass N, Kaasa S (2022)
Patient-centred care - is it possible?
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 142 (3)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0072, PubMed 35170916

Publications 2021

Abrahamsen CS, Lang-Ree HM, Halvorsen K, Stenbakken CM (2021)
Patients with COPD: Exploring patients' coping ability during an interdisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation programme: A qualitative focus group study
J Clin Nurs, 30 (9-10), 1479-1488
DOI 10.1111/jocn.15700, PubMed 33555629

Balstad TR, Brunelli C, Pettersen CH, Schønberg SA, Skorpen F, Fallon M, Kaasa S, Bye A, Laird BJA, Stene GB, Solheim TS (2021)
Power Comparisons and Clinical Meaning of Outcome Measures in Assessing Treatment Effect in Cancer Cachexia: Secondary Analysis From a Randomized Pilot Multimodal Intervention Trial
Front Nutr, 7, 602775
DOI 10.3389/fnut.2020.602775, PubMed 33585533

Bong WK, Gaustadnes LM, Bergland A, Chen W, Bye A (2021)
Community-living older people's interpretation of the Norwegian version of older people's quality of life (OPQOL) questionnaire
Health Soc Care Community, 29 (6), 1695-1705
DOI 10.1111/hsc.13273, PubMed 33440057

Borchgrevink PC, Glette M, Woodhouse A, Butler S, Landmark T, Romundstad P, Dale O, Stiles TC, Bonaa KH, Thorsvik D, Thünte S, Kaasa S (2021)
A Clinical Description of Chronic Pain in a General Population Using ICD-10 and ICD-11 (The HUNT Pain Examination Study)
J Pain, 23 (2), 337-348
DOI 10.1016/j.jpain.2021.08.007, PubMed 34551343

Brenne AT, Løhre ET, Knudsen AK, Thronæs M, Lund JÅ, Kongshaug N, Neverdal MN, Rystad K, Johansen MH, Braseth TI, Kaasa S (2021)
Implementing a Standardized Care Pathway Integrating Oncology, Palliative Care and Community Care in a Rural Region of Mid-Norway
Oncol Ther, 9 (2), 671-693
DOI 10.1007/s40487-021-00176-y, PubMed 34731447

Gullhaug A, Hjermstad MJ, Yri O, Svestad JG, Aass N, Johansen S (2021)
Use of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients with brain metastases: a retrospective 11-year single center study
J Med Imaging Radiat Sci, 52 (2), 214-222
DOI 10.1016/j.jmir.2021.01.002, PubMed 33549504

Habberstad R, Frøseth TCS, Aass N, Bjerkeset E, Abramova T, Garcia-Alonso E, Caputo M, Rossi R, Boland JW, Brunelli C, Lund JÅ, Kaasa S, Klepstad P (2021)
Clinical Predictors for Analgesic Response to Radiotherapy in Patients with Painful Bone Metastases
J Pain Symptom Manage, 62 (4), 681-690
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.03.022, PubMed 33794301

Hjermstad MJ, Hamfjord J, Aass N, Dajani O, Lundeby T, Wester T, Kaasa S (2021)
Using Process Indicators to Monitor Documentation of Patient-Centred Variables in an Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care Pathway-Results from a Cluster Randomized Trial
Cancers (Basel), 13 (9)
DOI 10.3390/cancers13092194, PubMed 34063594

Karlsson AT, Hjermstad MJ, Omdahl T, Aass N, Skovlund E, Hellebust TP, Johansen S, Kaasa S, Yri OE (2021)
Overall survival after initial radiotherapy for brain metastases; a population based study of 2140 patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Acta Oncol, 60 (8), 1054-1060
DOI 10.1080/0284186X.2021.1924399, PubMed 34032536

Larsen BH, Lundeby T, Gerwing J, Gulbrandsen P, Førde R (2021)
"Eh - What type of cells are these - flourishing in the liver?" Cancer patients' disclosure of existential concerns in routine hospital consultations
Patient Educ Couns, 105 (7), 2019-2026
DOI 10.1016/j.pec.2021.11.010, PubMed 34839995

Lilleheie I, Debesay J, Bye A, Bergland A (2021)
The tension between carrying a burden and feeling like a burden: a qualitative study of informal caregivers' and care recipients' experiences after patient discharge from hospital
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being, 16 (1), 1855751
DOI 10.1080/17482631.2020.1855751, PubMed 33345749

Lundereng ED, Nes AAG, Holmen H, Winger A, Thygesen H, Jøranson N, Borge CR, Chen W, Dajani O, Mariussen KL, Steindal SA (2021)
Health Care Professionals' Experiences and Perspectives on Using Telehealth for Home-Based Palliative Care: Protocol for a Scoping Review
JMIR Res Protoc, 10 (10), e33305
DOI 10.2196/33305, PubMed 34714254

Lærum-Onsager E, Molin M, Olsen CF, Bye A, Debesay J, Hestevik CH, Bjerk M, Pripp AH (2021)
Effect of nutritional and physical exercise intervention on hospital readmission for patients aged 65 or older: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act, 18 (1), 62
DOI 10.1186/s12966-021-01123-w, PubMed 33971901

Lærum-Onsager E, Molin M, Olsen CF, Bye A, Debesay J, Hestevik CH, Bjerk M, Pripp AH (2021)
Correction to: Effect of nutritional and physical exercise intervention on hospital readmission for patients aged 65 or older: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act, 18 (1), 80
DOI 10.1186/s12966-021-01152-5, PubMed 34172048

Olsen CF, Bergland A, Bye A, Debesay J, Langaas AG (2021)
Crossing knowledge boundaries: health care providers' perceptions and experiences of what is important to achieve more person-centered patient pathways for older people
BMC Health Serv Res, 21 (1), 310
DOI 10.1186/s12913-021-06312-8, PubMed 33827714

Olsen CF, Bergland A, Debesay J, Bye A, Langaas AG (2021)
Patient Flow or the Patient's Journey? Exploring Health Care Providers' Experiences and Understandings of Implementing a Care Pathway to Improve the Quality of Transitional Care for Older People
Qual Health Res, 31 (9), 1710-1723
DOI 10.1177/10497323211003861, PubMed 34010082

Olsen SU, Hesseberg K, Aas AM, Pripp AH, Ranhoff AH, Bye A (2021)
A comparison of two different refeeding protocols and its effect on hand grip strength and refeeding syndrome: a randomized controlled clinical trial
Eur Geriatr Med, 12 (6), 1201-1212
DOI 10.1007/s41999-021-00520-5, PubMed 34086194

Olsen SU, Hesseberg K, Aas AM, Ranhoff AH, Bye A (2021)
Refeeding syndrome occurs among older adults regardless of refeeding rates: A systematic review
Nutr Res, 91, 1-12
DOI 10.1016/j.nutres.2021.05.004, PubMed 34130206

Røen I, Brenne AT, Brunelli C, Stifoss-Hanssen H, Grande G, Solheim TS, Kaasa S, Knudsen AK (2021)
Spiritual quality of life in family carers of patients with advanced cancer-a cross-sectional study
Support Care Cancer, 29 (9), 5329-5339
DOI 10.1007/s00520-021-06080-5, PubMed 33661369

Skaarud KJ, Hov JR, Hansen SH, Kummen M, Valeur J, Seljeflot I, Bye A, Paulsen V, Lundin KEA, Trøseid M, Tjønnfjord GE, Iversen PO (2021)
Mortality and microbial diversity after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: secondary analysis of a randomized nutritional intervention trial
Sci Rep, 11 (1), 11593
DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-90976-z, PubMed 34078971

Winther RR, Vik-Mo EO, Yri OE, Aass N, Kaasa S, Skovlund E, Helseth E, Hjermstad MJ (2021)
Surgery for brain metastases - real-world prognostic factors' association with survival
Acta Oncol, 60 (9), 1161-1168
DOI 10.1080/0284186X.2021.1930150, PubMed 34032547

Publications 2020

Beisland E, Hauge EM, Aarstad AKH, Hjermstad MJ, Aarstad HJ, Beisland C (2020)
Personality and educational level determine self-reported health-related quality-of-life and distress in patients with renal tumors awaiting radical surgery
Scand J Urol, 54 (4), 304-312
DOI 10.1080/21681805.2020.1773528, PubMed 32500779

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

Brenne AT, Knudsen AK, Raj SX, Skjelvan L, Lund JÅ, Thronæs M, Løhre ET, Hågensen LÅ, Brunelli C, Kaasa S (2020)
Fully Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care Services at a Local Hospital in Mid-Norway: Development and Operation of an Innovative Care Delivery Model
Pain Ther, 9 (1), 297-318
DOI 10.1007/s40122-020-00163-7, PubMed 32274655

Brunelli C, Borreani C, Caraceni A, Roli A, Bellazzi M, Lombi L, Zito E, Pellegrini C, Spada P, Kaasa S, Foschi AM, Apolone G, PATIENT VOICES study group (2020)
PATIENT VOICES, a project for the integration of the systematic assessment of patient reported outcomes and experiences within a comprehensive cancer center: a protocol for a mixed method feasibility study
Health Qual Life Outcomes, 18 (1), 252
DOI 10.1186/s12955-020-01501-1, PubMed 32723341

Bye A, Sandmael JA, Stene GB, Thorsen L, Balstad TR, Solheim TS, Pripp AH, Oldervoll LM (2020)
Exercise and Nutrition Interventions in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer during Curative Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Nutrients, 12 (11)
DOI 10.3390/nu12113233, PubMed 33105699

Bøhn SH, Lie HC, Reinertsen KV, Fosså SD, Haugnes HS, Kiserud CE, Loge JH, Wisløff T, Thorsen L (2020)
Lifestyle among long-term survivors of cancers in young adulthood
Support Care Cancer, 29 (1), 289-300
DOI 10.1007/s00520-020-05445-6, PubMed 32358776

Dahl AA, Grotmol KS, Hjermstad MJ, Kiserud CE, Loge JH (2020)
Norwegian reference data on the Fatigue Questionnaire and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and their interrelationship
Ann Gen Psychiatry, 19, 60
DOI 10.1186/s12991-020-00311-5, PubMed 33062033

Ekström MP, Palmqvist S, Currow DC, Sjøgren P, Kurita GP, Jakobsen G, Kaasa S, Hjermstad M (2020)
Mild to Moderate Cognitive Impairment Does Not Affect the Ability to Self-Report Important Symptoms in Patients With Cancer: A Prospective Longitudinal Multinational Study (EPCCS)
J Pain Symptom Manage, 60 (2), 346-354.e2
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.03.007, PubMed 32179133

Fosså A, Smeland KH, Fluge Ø, Tronstad KJ, Loge JH, Midttun Ø, Ueland PM, Kiserud CE (2020)
Metabolic analysis of amino acids and vitamin B6 pathways in lymphoma survivors with cancer related chronic fatigue
PLoS One, 15 (1), e0227384
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0227384, PubMed 31923274

Fredheim OM, Skurtveit S, Loge JH, Sjøgren P, Handal M, Hjellvik V (2020)
Prescription of analgesics to long-term survivors of cancer in early adulthood, adolescence, and childhood in Norway: a national cohort study
Pain, 161 (5), 1083-1091
DOI 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001800, PubMed 31923046

Halvorsrud L, Bye A, Brekke LA, Bergland A (2020)
Being a trained volunteer Peer Supporter for carers of people living with dementia in Norway: Reciprocal benefits and challenges
Health Soc Care Community, 28 (6), 2150-2159
DOI 10.1111/hsc.13026, PubMed 32490553

Hestevik CH, Molin M, Debesay J, Bergland A, Bye A (2020)
Older patients' and their family caregivers' perceptions of food, meals and nutritional care in the transition between hospital and home care: a qualitative study
BMC Nutr, 6, 11
DOI 10.1186/s40795-020-00335-w, PubMed 32206325

Hjermstad MJ, Aass N, Andersen S, Brunelli C, Dajani O, Garresori H, Hamre H, Haukland EC, Holmberg M, Jordal F, Krogstad H, Lundeby T, Løhre ET, Mjåland S, Nordbø A, Paulsen Ø, Schistad Staff E, Wester T, Kaasa S, Loge JH (2020)
PALLiON - PALLiative care Integrated in ONcology: study protocol for a Norwegian national cluster-randomized control trial with a complex intervention of early integration of palliative care
Trials, 21 (1), 303
DOI 10.1186/s13063-020-4224-4, PubMed 32241299

Jakobsen G, Engstrøm M, Hjermstad MJ, Rosland JH, Aass N, Albert E, Kaasa S, Fayers P, Klepstad P, Paulsen Ø (2020)
The short-term impact of methylprednisolone on patient-reported sleep in patients with advanced cancer in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial
Support Care Cancer, 29 (4), 2047-2055
DOI 10.1007/s00520-020-05693-6, PubMed 32856209

Koch M, Hjermstad MJ, Tomaszewski K, Tomaszewska I, Hornslien K, Harle A, Arraras J, Morag O, Pompili C, Ioannidis G, Navarra C, Chie W, Johnson C, Bohrer T, Janssens A, Kulis D, Bottomley A, Schulz C, Zeman F, Koller M (2020)
Gender effects on quality of life and symptom burden in patients with lung cancer: results from a prospective, cross-cultural, multi-center study
J Thorac Dis, 12 (8), 4253-4261
DOI 10.21037/jtd-20-1054, PubMed 32944337

Koller M, Shamieh O, Hjermstad MJ, Hornslien K, Young T, Chalk T, Ioannidis G, Harle A, Johnson CD, Tomaszewski KA, Serpentini S, Pinto M, van der Weijst L, Janssens A, Morag O, Chie WC, Arraras JI, Pompili C, Jungraithmayr W, Hechtner M, Katsochi D, Müller K, Gräfenstein L, Schulz C, Bottomley A et al. (2020)
Psychometric properties of the updated EORTC module for assessing quality of life in patients with lung cancer (QLQ-LC29): an international, observational field study
Lancet Oncol, 21 (5), 723-732
DOI 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30093-0, PubMed 32213338

Krogstad H, Loge JH, Grotmol KS, Kaasa S, Kiserud CE, Salvesen Ø, Hjermstad MJ (2020)
Symptoms in the general Norwegian adult population - prevalence and associated factors
BMC Public Health, 20 (1), 988
DOI 10.1186/s12889-020-09109-2, PubMed 32576168

Lilleheie I, Debesay J, Bye A, Bergland A (2020)
Informal caregivers' views on the quality of healthcare services provided to older patients aged 80 or more in the hospital and 30 days after discharge
BMC Geriatr, 20 (1), 97
DOI 10.1186/s12877-020-1488-1, PubMed 32164569

Lilleheie I, Debesay J, Bye A, Bergland A (2020)
A qualitative study of old patients' experiences of the quality of the health services in hospital and 30 days after hospitalization
BMC Health Serv Res, 20 (1), 446
DOI 10.1186/s12913-020-05303-5, PubMed 32434506

Lunde P, Bye A, Bergland A, Grimsmo J, Jarstad E, Nilsson BB (2020)
Long-term follow-up with a smartphone application improves exercise capacity post cardiac rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial
Eur J Prev Cardiol, 27 (16), 1782-1792
DOI 10.1177/2047487320905717, PubMed 32106713

Lundeby T, Wester TE, Loge JH, Kaasa S, Aass NK, Grotmol KS, Finset A (2020)
Challenges and Learning Needs for Providers of Advanced Cancer Care: Focus Group Interviews with Physicians and Nurses
Palliat Med Rep, 1 (1), 208-215
DOI 10.1089/pmr.2020.0059, PubMed 34223478

Lundereng ED, Dihle A, Steindal SA (2020)
Nurses' experiences and perspectives on collaborative discharge planning when patients receiving palliative care for cancer are discharged home from hospitals
J Clin Nurs, 29 (17-18), 3382-3391
DOI 10.1111/jocn.15371, PubMed 32533726

Lærum-Onsager E, Brovold T, Bergland A, Pripp AH, Bye A (2020)
Associations between health-related quality of life, body mass index, health status and sociodemographic variables in geriatric patients and non-hospitalized older people: A comparative cross-sectional study
Nutr Health, 26 (2), 141-150
DOI 10.1177/0260106020909047, PubMed 32297563

Nygaard A, Halvorsrud L, Bye A, Bergland A (2020)
It takes two to tango: carers' reflections on their participation and the participation of people with dementia in the James Lind Alliance process
BMC Geriatr, 20 (1), 175
DOI 10.1186/s12877-020-01570-3, PubMed 32408893

Olsen CF, Debesay J, Bergland A, Bye A, Langaas AG (2020)
What matters when asking, "what matters to you?" - perceptions and experiences of health care providers on involving older people in transitional care
BMC Health Serv Res, 20 (1), 317
DOI 10.1186/s12913-020-05150-4, PubMed 32299424

Sandmæl JA, Bye A, Solheim TS, Balstad TR, Thorsen L, Skovlund E, Kaasa S, Lund JÅ, Oldervoll L (2020)
Physical rehabilitation in patients with head and neck cancer: Impact on health-related quality of life and suitability of a post-treatment program
Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol, 5 (2), 330-338
DOI 10.1002/lio2.368, PubMed 32337365

Publications 2019

Balstad TR, Bye A, Jenssen CR, Solheim TS, Thoresen L, Sand K (2019)
Patient interpretation of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) Short Form
Patient Prefer Adherence, 13, 1391-1400
DOI 10.2147/PPA.S204188, PubMed 31496666

Boland JW, Allgar V, Boland EG, Bennett MI, Kaasa S, Hjermstad MJ, Johnson M (2019)
The relationship between pain, analgesics and survival in patients with advanced cancer; a secondary data analysis of the international European palliative care Cancer symptom study
Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 76 (3), 393-402
DOI 10.1007/s00228-019-02801-2, PubMed 31865411

Bøhn SH, Thorsen L, Kiserud CE, Fosså SD, Lie HC, Loge JH, Wisløff T, Haugnes HS, Reinertsen KV (2019)
Chronic fatigue and associated factors among long-term survivors of cancers in young adulthood
Acta Oncol, 58 (5), 753-762
DOI 10.1080/0284186X.2018.1557344, PubMed 30696351

Dahl AA, Fosså SD, Lie HC, Loge JH, Reinertsen KV, Ruud E, Kiserud CE (2019)
Employment Status and Work Ability in Long-Term Young Adult Cancer Survivors
J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol, 8 (3), 304-311
DOI 10.1089/jayao.2018.0109, PubMed 30900929

Dolan RD, Laird BJA, Klepstad P, Kaasa S, Horgan PG, Paulsen Ø, McMillan DC (2019)
An exploratory study examining the relationship between performance status and systemic inflammation frameworks and cytokine profiles in patients with advanced cancer
Medicine (Baltimore), 98 (37), e17019
DOI 10.1097/MD.0000000000017019, PubMed 31517821

Gjerset GM, Kiserud CE, Loge JH, Fosså SD, Wisløff T, Gudbergsson SB, Oldervoll LM, Thorsen L (2019)
Changes in fatigue, health-related quality of life and physical activity after a one-week educational program for cancer survivors
Acta Oncol, 58 (5), 682-689
DOI 10.1080/0284186X.2018.1562210, PubMed 30862228

Hestevik CH, Molin M, Debesay J, Bergland A, Bye A (2019)
Older persons' experiences of adapting to daily life at home after hospital discharge: a qualitative metasummary
BMC Health Serv Res, 19 (1), 224
DOI 10.1186/s12913-019-4035-z, PubMed 30975144

Hestevik CH, Molin M, Debesay J, Bergland A, Bye A (2019)
Healthcare professionals' experiences of providing individualized nutritional care for Older People in hospital and home care: a qualitative study
BMC Geriatr, 19 (1), 317
DOI 10.1186/s12877-019-1339-0, PubMed 31747884

Hestevik CH, Molin M, Debesay J, Bergland A, Bye A (2019)
Hospital nurses and home care providers' experiences of participation in nutritional care among older persons and their family caregivers: a qualitative study
J Hum Nutr Diet, 33 (2), 198-206
DOI 10.1111/jhn.12729, PubMed 31876356

Jakobsen G, Engstrøm M, Thronæs M, Løhre ET, Kaasa S, Fayers P, Hjermstad MJ, Klepstad P (2019)
Sleep quality in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer: an observational study using self-reports of sleep and actigraphy
Support Care Cancer, 28 (4), 2015-2023
DOI 10.1007/s00520-019-04998-5, PubMed 31392550

Kirkhus L, Harneshaug M, Šaltytė Benth J, Grønberg BH, Rostoft S, Bergh S, Hjermstad MJ, Selbæk G, Wyller TB, Kirkevold Ø, Borza T, Saltvedt I, Jordhøy MS (2019)
Modifiable factors affecting older patients' quality of life and physical function during cancer treatment
J Geriatr Oncol, 10 (6), 904-912
DOI 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.08.001, PubMed 31444088

Kirkhus L, Šaltytė Benth J, Grønberg BH, Hjermstad MJ, Rostoft S, Harneshaug M, Selbæk G, Wyller TB, Jordhøy MS (2019)
Frailty identified by geriatric assessment is associated with poor functioning, high symptom burden and increased risk of physical decline in older cancer patients: Prospective observational study
Palliat Med, 33 (3), 312-322
DOI 10.1177/0269216319825972, PubMed 30712456

Kirkhus L, Šaltytė Benth J, Grønberg BH, Hjermstad MJ, Rostoft S, Harneshaug M, Selbæk G, Wyller TB, Slaaen M (2019)
Reply to the letter to the editor 'Geriatric-oncology and palliative care: cautionary on using geriatric assessment as a sole basis to limit care'
Palliat Med, 34 (2), 255-256
DOI 10.1177/0269216319888987, PubMed 31739739

Kvael LAH, Debesay J, Bye A, Bergland A (2019)
Health-care professionals' experiences of patient participation among older patients in intermediate care-At the intersection between profession, market and bureaucracy
Health Expect, 22 (5), 921-930
DOI 10.1111/hex.12896, PubMed 31127681

Lie HC, Rueegg CS, Fosså SD, Loge JH, Ruud E, Kiserud CE (2019)
Limited evidence of non-response bias despite modest response rate in a nationwide survey of long-term cancer survivors-results from the NOR-CAYACS study
J Cancer Surviv, 13 (3), 353-363
DOI 10.1007/s11764-019-00757-x, PubMed 30993649

Lilleheie I, Debesay J, Bye A, Bergland A (2019)
Experiences of elderly patients regarding participation in their hospital discharge: a qualitative metasummary
BMJ Open, 9 (11), e025789
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025789, PubMed 31685492

Lunde P, Bye A, Bergland A, Nilsson BB (2019)
Effects of individualized follow-up with a smartphone-application after cardiac rehabilitation: protocol of a randomized controlled trial
BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil, 11, 34
DOI 10.1186/s13102-019-0148-2, PubMed 31768261

Lunde P, Nilsson BB, Bergland A, Bye A (2019)
Feasibility of a Mobile Phone App to Promote Adherence to a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle: Single-Arm Study
JMIR Form Res, 3 (2), e12679
DOI 10.2196/12679, PubMed 31066684

Løhre ET, Thronæs M, Brunelli C, Kaasa S, Klepstad P (2019)
An in-hospital clinical care pathway with integrated decision support for cancer pain management reduced pain intensity and needs for hospital stay
Support Care Cancer, 28 (2), 671-682
DOI 10.1007/s00520-019-04836-8, PubMed 31123870

Mahmood JI, Grotmol KS, Tesli M, Moum T, Andreassen O, Tyssen R (2019)
Life satisfaction in Norwegian medical doctors: a 15-year longitudinal study of work-related predictors
BMC Health Serv Res, 19 (1), 729
DOI 10.1186/s12913-019-4599-7, PubMed 31640717

Nordvik Ø, Heggdal POL, Brännström JK, Hjermstad MJ, Aarstad AK, Aarstad HJ (2019)
Quality of life in persons with hearing loss: a study of patients referred to an audiological service
Int J Audiol, 58 (11), 696-703
DOI 10.1080/14992027.2019.1627010, PubMed 31195860

Røen I, Stifoss-Hanssen H, Grande G, Kaasa S, Sand K, Knudsen AK (2019)
Supporting carers: health care professionals in need of system improvements and education - a qualitative study
BMC Palliat Care, 18 (1), 58
DOI 10.1186/s12904-019-0444-3, PubMed 31311536

Sandmael JA, Sand K, Bye A, Solheim TS, Oldervoll L, Helvik AS (2019)
Nutritional experiences in head and neck cancer patients
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl), 28 (6), e13168
DOI 10.1111/ecc.13168, PubMed 31571296

Sigurdardottir KR, Hjermstad MJ, Filbet M, Tricou C, McQuillan R, Costantini M, Autelitano C, Bennett MI, Haugen DF (2019)
Pilot testing of the first version of the European Association for Palliative Care basic dataset: A mixed methods study
Palliat Med, 33 (7), 832-849
DOI 10.1177/0269216319844439, PubMed 31023149

Skaarud KJ, Veierød MB, Lergenmuller S, Bye A, Iversen PO, Tjønnfjord GE (2019)
Body weight, body composition and survival after 1 year: follow-up of a nutritional intervention trial in allo-HSCT recipients
Bone Marrow Transplant, 54 (12), 2102-2109
DOI 10.1038/s41409-019-0638-6, PubMed 31455897

Stene GB, Balstad TR, Leer ASM, Bye A, Kaasa S, Fallon M, Laird B, Maddocks M, Solheim TS (2019)
Deterioration in Muscle Mass and Physical Function Differs According to Weight Loss History in Cancer Cachexia
Cancers (Basel), 11 (12)
DOI 10.3390/cancers11121925, PubMed 31816924

Storås AH, Sanda MG, Garin O, Chang P, Patil D, Crociani C, Suarez JF, Cvancarova M, Loge JH, Fosså SD (2019)
A prospective study of patient reported urinary incontinence among American, Norwegian and Spanish men 1 year after prostatectomy
Asian J Urol, 7 (2), 161-169
DOI 10.1016/j.ajur.2019.08.001, PubMed 32257809

Thronæs M, Balstad TR, Brunelli C, Løhre ET, Klepstad P, Vagnildhaug OM, Kaasa S, Knudsen AK, Solheim TS (2019)
Pain management index (PMI)-does it reflect cancer patients' wish for focus on pain?
Support Care Cancer, 28 (4), 1675-1684
DOI 10.1007/s00520-019-04981-0, PubMed 31290020

Torper J, Ansteinsson V, Lundeby T (2019)
Moving the four habits model into dentistry. Development of a dental consultation model: Do dentists need an additional habit?
Eur J Dent Educ, 23 (2), 220-229
DOI 10.1111/eje.12421, PubMed 30659766

Vagnildhaug OM, Brunelli C, Hjermstad MJ, Strasser F, Baracos V, Wilcock A, Nabal M, Kaasa S, Laird B, Solheim TS (2019)
A prospective study examining cachexia predictors in patients with incurable cancer
BMC Palliat Care, 18 (1), 46
DOI 10.1186/s12904-019-0429-2, PubMed 31164115

Verkissen MN, Hjermstad MJ, Van Belle S, Kaasa S, Deliens L, Pardon K (2019)
Quality of life and symptom intensity over time in people with cancer receiving palliative care: Results from the international European Palliative Care Cancer Symptom study
PLoS One, 14 (10), e0222988
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0222988, PubMed 31596849

Publications 2018

Baekelandt BMG, Fagerland MW, Hjermstad MJ, Heiberg T, Labori KJ, Buanes TA (2018)
Survival, Complications and Patient Reported Outcomes after Pancreatic Surgery
HPB (Oxford), 21 (3), 275-282
DOI 10.1016/j.hpb.2018.07.023, PubMed 30120002

Belfrage A, Grotmol KS, Tyssen R, Moum T, Lien L (2018)
Factors associated with low vs increased perceived mastery of clinical work over ten years of practice: a prospective study of Norwegian doctors
BMC Med Educ, 18 (1), 116
DOI 10.1186/s12909-018-1236-9, PubMed 29843695

Belfrage ASV, Grotmol KS, Tyssen R, Moum T, Finset A, Isaksson Rø K, Lien L (2018)
Factors influencing doctors' counselling on patients' lifestyle habits: a cohort study
BJGP Open, 2 (3), bjgpopen18X101607
DOI 10.3399/bjgpopen18X101607, PubMed 30564740

Berger O, Grønberg BH, Loge JH, Kaasa S, Sand K (2018)
Cancer patients' knowledge about their disease and treatment before, during and after treatment: a prospective, longitudinal study
BMC Cancer, 18 (1), 381
DOI 10.1186/s12885-018-4164-5, PubMed 29614997

Boland JW, Allgar V, Boland EG, Kaasa S, Hjermstad MJ, Johnson MJ (2018)
Predictors and trajectory of performance status in patients with advanced cancer: A secondary data analysis of the international European Palliative Care Cancer Symptom study
Palliat Med, 33 (2), 206-212
DOI 10.1177/0269216318811011, PubMed 30404572

Diep PP, Melberg HO, Brinch L, Buechner J, Fløisand Y, Gedde-Dahl T, Loge JH, Tjønnfjord GE, Ruud E (2018)
Cost-utility of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Norway
Bone Marrow Transplant, 53 (5), 657-660
DOI 10.1038/s41409-018-0091-y, PubMed 29358600

Froehlich K, Stensheim H, Markert UR, Turowski G (2018)
Breast carcinoma in pregnancy with spheroid-like placental metastases-a case report
APMIS, 126 (5), 448-452
DOI 10.1111/apm.12827, PubMed 29665170

Grotmol KS, Lie HC, Loge JH, Aass N, Haugen DF, Stone PC, Kaasa S, Hjermstad MJ (2018)
Patients with advanced cancer and depression report a significantly higher symptom burden than non-depressed patients
Palliat Support Care, 17 (2), 143-149
DOI 10.1017/S1478951517001183, PubMed 29317008

Grønberg BH, Sjøblom B, Wentzel-Larsen T, Baracos VE, Hjermstad MJ, Aass N, Bremnes RM, Fløtten Ø, Bye A, Jordhøy M (2018)
A comparison of CT based measures of skeletal muscle mass and density from the Th4 and L3 levels in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
Eur J Clin Nutr, 73 (7), 1069-1076
DOI 10.1038/s41430-018-0325-5, PubMed 30254241

Habberstad R, Frøseth TCS, Aass N, Abramova T, Baas T, Mørkeset ST, Caraceni A, Laird B, Boland JW, Rossi R, Garcia-Alonso E, Stensheim H, Loge JH, Hjermstad MJ, Bjerkeset E, Bye A, Lund JÅ, Solheim TS, Vagnildhaug OM, Brunelli C, Damås JK, Mollnes TE, Kaasa S, Klepstad P (2018)
The Palliative Radiotherapy and Inflammation Study (PRAIS) - protocol for a longitudinal observational multicenter study on patients with cancer induced bone pain
BMC Palliat Care, 17 (1), 110
DOI 10.1186/s12904-018-0362-9, PubMed 30266081

Habberstad R, Hjermstad MJ, Brunelli C, Kaasa S, Bennett MI, Pardon K, Klepstad P (2018)
Which factors can aid clinicians to identify a risk of pain during the following month in patients with bone metastases? A longitudinal analyses
Support Care Cancer, 27 (4), 1335-1343
DOI 10.1007/s00520-018-4405-9, PubMed 30105665

Jacobsen EL, Bye A, Aass N, Fosså SD, Grotmol KS, Kaasa S, Loge JH, Moum T, Hjermstad MJ (2018)
Correction to: Norwegian reference values for the Short-Form Health Survey 36: development over time
Qual Life Res, 27 (5), 1213-1215
DOI 10.1007/s11136-017-1708-0, PubMed 29168123

Jakobsen G, Engstrøm M, Fayers P, Hjermstad MJ, Kaasa S, Kloke M, Sabatowski R, Klepstad P (2018)
Sleep quality with WHO Step III opioid use for cancer pain
BMJ Support Palliat Care, 9 (3), 307-315
DOI 10.1136/bmjspcare-2017-001399, PubMed 30018128

Krogstad H, Sundt-Hansen SM, Hjermstad MJ, Hågensen LÅ, Kaasa S, Loge JH, Raj SX, Steinsbekk A, Sand K (2018)
Usability testing of EirV3-a computer-based tool for patient-reported outcome measures in cancer
Support Care Cancer, 27 (5), 1835-1844
DOI 10.1007/s00520-018-4435-3, PubMed 30173402

Kvæl LAH, Debesay J, Langaas A, Bye A, Bergland A (2018)
A Concept Analysis of Patient Participation in Intermediate Care
Patient Educ Couns, 101 (8), 1337-1350
DOI 10.1016/j.pec.2018.03.005, PubMed 29551564

Kaasa S, Loge JH (2018)
Early integration of palliative care-new evidence and old questions
Lancet Oncol, 19 (3), 280-281
DOI 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30061-5, PubMed 29402702

Kaasa S, Loge JH, Aapro M, Albreht T, Anderson R, Bruera E, Brunelli C, Caraceni A, Cervantes A, Currow DC, Deliens L, Fallon M, Gómez-Batiste X, Grotmol KS, Hannon B, Haugen DF, Higginson IJ, Hjermstad MJ, Hui D, Jordan K, Kurita GP, Larkin PJ, Miccinesi G, Nauck F, Pribakovic R et al. (2018)
Integration of oncology and palliative care: a Lancet Oncology Commission
Lancet Oncol, 19 (11), e588-e653
DOI 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30415-7, PubMed 30344075

Lunde P, Nilsson BB, Bergland A, Kværner KJ, Bye A (2018)
The Effectiveness of Smartphone Apps for Lifestyle Improvement in Noncommunicable Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses
J Med Internet Res, 20 (5), e162
DOI 10.2196/jmir.9751, PubMed 29728346

Løhre ET, Hjermstad MJ, Brunelli C, Knudsen AK, Kaasa S, Klepstad P (2018)
Pain Intensity Factors Changing Breakthrough Pain Prevalence in Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of a Cross-Sectional Observational International Study
Pain Ther, 7 (2), 193-203
DOI 10.1007/s40122-018-0107-8, PubMed 30415462

Petersen MA, Aaronson NK, Arraras JI, Chie WC, Conroy T, Costantini A, Dirven L, Fayers P, Gamper EM, Giesinger JM, Habets EJJ, Hammerlid E, Helbostad J, Hjermstad MJ, Holzner B, Johnson C, Kemmler G, King MT, Kaasa S, Loge JH, Reijneveld JC, Singer S, Taphoorn MJB, Thamsborg LH, Tomaszewski KA et al. (2018)
The EORTC CAT Core-The computer adaptive version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire
Eur J Cancer, 100, 8-16
DOI 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.04.016, PubMed 29936066

Skaarud KJ, Hjermstad MJ, Bye A, Veierød MB, Gudmundstuen AM, Lundin KEA, Distante S, Brinch L, Tjønnfjord GE, Iversen PO (2018)
Effects of individualized nutrition after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation following myeloablative conditioning; a randomized controlled trial
Clin Nutr ESPEN, 28, 59-66
DOI 10.1016/j.clnesp.2018.08.002, PubMed 30390894

Smeland KB, Loge JH, Aass HCD, Aspelin T, Bersvendsen H, Bolstad N, Fagerli UM, Falk RS, Fluge Ø, Fosså A, Holte H, Lund MB, Murbræch K, Reinertsen KV, Stenehjem JS, Kiserud CE (2018)
Chronic fatigue is highly prevalent in survivors of autologous stem cell transplantation and associated with IL-6, neuroticism, cardiorespiratory fitness, and obesity
Bone Marrow Transplant, 54 (4), 607-610
DOI 10.1038/s41409-018-0342-y, PubMed 30262906

Weller D, Menon U, Zalounina Falborg A, Jensen H, Barisic A, Knudsen AK, Bergin RJ, Brewster DH, Cairnduff V, Gavin AT, Grunfeld E, Harland E, Lambe M, Law RJ, Lin Y, Malmberg M, Turner D, Neal RD, White V, Harrison S, Reguilon I, ICBP Module 4 Working Group, Vedsted P (2018)
Diagnostic routes and time intervals for patients with colorectal cancer in 10 international jurisdictions; findings from a cross-sectional study from the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP)
BMJ Open, 8 (11), e023870
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023870, PubMed 30482749

Publications 2017

Belfrage A, Grotmol KS, Lien L, Moum T, Wiese RV, Tyssen R (2017)
Medical school predictors of later perceived mastery of clinical work among Norwegian doctors: a cohort study with 10-year and 20-year follow-up
BMJ Open, 7 (9), e014462
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014462, PubMed 28947437

Bye A, Sjøblom B, Wentzel-Larsen T, Grønberg BH, Baracos VE, Hjermstad MJ, Aass N, Bremnes RM, Fløtten Ø, Jordhøy M (2017)
Muscle mass and association to quality of life in non-small cell lung cancer patients
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle, 8 (5), 759-767
DOI 10.1002/jcsm.12206, PubMed 28493418

Gjerset GM, Loge JH, Kiserud CE, Fosså SD, Gudbergsson SB, Oldervoll LM, Wisløff T, Thorsen L (2017)
Perceived needs for different components in a rehabilitation program among cancer survivors with chronic fatigue compared to survivors without chronic fatigue
Acta Oncol, 56 (2), 245-253
DOI 10.1080/0284186X.2016.1266091, PubMed 28075207

Grotmol KS, Lie HC, Hjermstad MJ, Aass N, Currow D, Kaasa S, Moum TÅ, Pigni A, Loge JH, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) (2017)
Depression-A Major Contributor to Poor Quality of Life in Patients With Advanced Cancer
J Pain Symptom Manage, 54 (6), 889-897
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.04.010, PubMed 28803091

Jacobsen EL, Bye A, Aass N, Fosså SD, Grotmol KS, Kaasa S, Loge JH, Moum T, Hjermstad MJ (2017)
Norwegian reference values for the Short-Form Health Survey 36: development over time
Qual Life Res, 27 (5), 1201-1212
DOI 10.1007/s11136-017-1684-4, PubMed 28808829

Johannsdottir IM, Loge JH, Kiserud CE, Karlstad Ø, Skurtveit S (2017)
Increased prescription rates of anxiolytics and hypnotics to survivors of cancer in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood-A population-based study
Pediatr Blood Cancer, 65 (2)
DOI 10.1002/pbc.26860, PubMed 29077266

Johannsdottir IMR, Hamre H, Fosså SD, Loge JH, Drolsum L, Lund MB, Nordsletten L, Kiserud C (2017)
Adverse Health Outcomes and Associations with Self-Reported General Health in Childhood Lymphoma Survivors
J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol, 6 (3), 470-476
DOI 10.1089/jayao.2017.0018, PubMed 28837384

Kirkhus L, Šaltytė Benth J, Rostoft S, Grønberg BH, Hjermstad MJ, Selbæk G, Wyller TB, Harneshaug M, Jordhøy MS (2017)
Geriatric assessment is superior to oncologists' clinical judgement in identifying frailty
Br J Cancer, 117 (4), 470-477
DOI 10.1038/bjc.2017.202, PubMed 28664916

Koller M, Hjermstad MJ, Tomaszewski KA, Tomaszewska IM, Hornslien K, Harle A, Arraras JI, Morag O, Pompili C, Ioannidis G, Georgiou M, Navarra C, Chie WC, Johnson CD, Himpel A, Schulz C, Bohrer T, Janssens A, Kuliś D, Bottomley A (2017)
An international study to revise the EORTC questionnaire for assessing quality of life in lung cancer patients
Ann Oncol, 28 (11), 2874-2881
DOI 10.1093/annonc/mdx453, PubMed 28945875

Krogstad H, Brunelli C, Sand K, Andersen E, Garresori H, Halvorsen T, Haukland EC, Jordal F, Kaasa S, Loge JH, Løhre ET, Raj SX, Hjermstad MJ (2017)
Development of EirV3: A Computer-Based Tool for Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Cancer
JCO Clin Cancer Inform, 1, 1-14
DOI 10.1200/CCI.17.00051, PubMed 30657392

Kaasa S, Knudsen AK, Lundeby T, Loge JH (2017)
Integration between oncology and palliative care: a plan for the next decade?
Tumori, 103 (1), 1-8
DOI 10.5301/tj.5000602, PubMed 28085176

Kaasa S, Knudsen AK, Lundeby T, Loge JHV (2017)
Author's reply to: Integration between oncology and palliative care: a plan for the next decade?
Tumori, 103 (3), e24
DOI 10.5301/tj.5000631, PubMed 28430353

Lie HC, Mellblom AV, Brekke M, Finset A, Fosså SD, Kiserud CE, Ruud E, Loge JH (2017)
Experiences with late effects-related care and preferences for long-term follow-up care among adult survivors of childhood lymphoma
Support Care Cancer, 25 (8), 2445-2454
DOI 10.1007/s00520-017-3651-6, PubMed 28236146

Loge JH (2017)
Can one "catch up" in journal?
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (17), 1355

Mellblom AV, Ruud E, Loge JH, Lie HC (2017)
Do negative emotions expressed during follow-up consultations with adolescent survivors of childhood cancer reflect late effects?
Patient Educ Couns, 100 (11), 2098-2101
DOI 10.1016/j.pec.2017.06.008, PubMed 28641990

Mulvey MR, Boland EG, Bouhassira D, Freynhagen R, Hardy J, Hjermstad MJ, Mercadante S, Pérez C, Bennett MI (2017)
Neuropathic pain in cancer: systematic review, performance of screening tools and analysis of symptom profiles
Br J Anaesth, 119 (4), 765-774
DOI 10.1093/bja/aex175, PubMed 29121284

Paque K, Elseviers M, Vander Stichele R, Pardon K, Hjermstad MJ, Kaasa S, Dilles T, De Laat M, Van Belle S, Christiaens T, Deliens L (2017)
Changes in medication use in a cohort of patients with advanced cancer: The international multicentre prospective European Palliative Care Cancer Symptom study
Palliat Med, 32 (4), 775-785
DOI 10.1177/0269216317746843, PubMed 29243546

Paulsen Ø, Laird B, Aass N, Lea T, Fayers P, Kaasa S, Klepstad P (2017)
The relationship between pro-inflammatory cytokines and pain, appetite and fatigue in patients with advanced cancer
PLoS One, 12 (5), e0177620
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0177620, PubMed 28542626

Reinertsen KV, Loge JH, Brekke M, Kiserud CE (2017)
Chronic fatigue in adult cancer survivors
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (21), 1701-1704

Reinertsen KV, Loge JH, Brekke M, Kiserud CE (2017)
Chronic fatigue in adult cancer survivors
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (21)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0040, PubMed 29135175

Sandmael JA, Bye A, Solheim TS, Stene GB, Thorsen L, Kaasa S, Lund JÅ, Oldervoll LM (2017)
Feasibility and preliminary effects of resistance training and nutritional supplements during versus after radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer: A pilot randomized trial
Cancer, 123 (22), 4440-4448
DOI 10.1002/cncr.30901, PubMed 28759113

Solheim TS, Laird BJA, Balstad TR, Stene GB, Bye A, Johns N, Pettersen CH, Fallon M, Fayers P, Fearon K, Kaasa S (2017)
A randomized phase II feasibility trial of a multimodal intervention for the management of cachexia in lung and pancreatic cancer
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle, 8 (5), 778-788
DOI 10.1002/jcsm.12201, PubMed 28614627

Thomsen M, Guren MG, Skovlund E, Glimelius B, Hjermstad MJ, Johansen JS, Kure E, Sorbye H, Pfeiffer P, Christoffersen T, Guren TK, Tveit KM (2017)
Health-related quality of life in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, association with systemic inflammatory response and RAS and BRAF mutation status
Eur J Cancer, 81, 26-35
DOI 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.04.026, PubMed 28595137

Thorsen L, Kirkegaard C, Loge JH, Kiserud CE, Johansen ML, Gjerset GM, Edvardsen E, Hamre H, Ikdahl T, Fosså SD (2017)
Feasibility of a physical activity intervention during and shortly after chemotherapy for testicular cancer
BMC Res Notes, 10 (1), 214
DOI 10.1186/s13104-017-2531-y, PubMed 28619116

Vagnildhaug OM, Blum D, Wilcock A, Fayers P, Strasser F, Baracos VE, Hjermstad MJ, Kaasa S, Laird B, Solheim TS, European Palliative Care Cancer Symptom study group (2017)
The applicability of a weight loss grading system in cancer cachexia: a longitudinal analysis
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle, 8 (5), 789-797
DOI 10.1002/jcsm.12220, PubMed 28627024

Publications 2016

Brelin S, Fredheim OM, Loge JH, Skurtveit S, Johannesen TB, Aass N, Ottesen S, Hjermstad MJ (2016)
Opioids for outpatients with cancer in their last year of life: A nationwide pharmacoepidemiological study
J Opioid Manag, 12 (1), 25-36
DOI 10.5055/jom.2016.0309, PubMed 26908301

Brenne E, Loge JH, Lie H, Hjermstad MJ, Fayers PM, Kaasa S, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) (2016)
The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System: Poor performance as screener for major depression in patients with incurable cancer
Palliat Med, 30 (6), 587-98
DOI 10.1177/0269216315620082, PubMed 26763008

Bye A, Wesseltoft-Rao N, Iversen PO, Skjegstad G, Holven KB, Ulven S, Hjermstad MJ (2016)
Alterations in inflammatory biomarkers and energy intake in cancer cachexia: a prospective study in patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer
Med Oncol, 33 (6), 54
DOI 10.1007/s12032-016-0768-2, PubMed 27119533

Ekström M, Johnson MJ, Schiöler L, Kaasa S, Hjermstad MJ, Currow DC (2016)
Who experiences higher and increasing breathlessness in advanced cancer? The longitudinal EPCCS Study
Support Care Cancer, 24 (9), 3803-11
DOI 10.1007/s00520-016-3207-1, PubMed 27061408

Fosså SD, Storås AH, Steinsvik EA, Myklebust TA, Eri LM, Loge JH, Dahl AA (2016)
Psychometric testing of the Norwegian version of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite 26-item version (EPIC-26)
Scand J Urol, 50 (4), 280-5
DOI 10.3109/21681805.2016.1163617, PubMed 27049891

Fredheim OM, Brelin S, Hjermstad MJ, Loge JH, Aass N, Johannesen TB, Skurtveit S (2016)
Prescriptions of analgesics during complete disease trajectories in patients who are diagnosed with and die from cancer within the five-year period 2005-2009
Eur J Pain, 21 (3), 530-540
DOI 10.1002/ejp.956, PubMed 27739657

Hjermstad MJ, Bergenmar M, Bjordal K, Fisher SE, Hofmeister D, Montel S, Nicolatou-Galitis O, Pinto M, Raber-Durlacher J, Singer S, Tomaszewska IM, Tomaszewski KA, Verdonck-de Leeuw I, Yarom N, Winstanley JB, Herlofson BB, EORTC QoL Group (2016)
International field testing of the psychometric properties of an EORTC quality of life module for oral health: the EORTC QLQ-OH15
Support Care Cancer, 24 (9), 3915-24
DOI 10.1007/s00520-016-3216-0, PubMed 27113466

Hjermstad MJ, Kaasa S, Caraceni A, Loge JH, Pedersen T, Haugen DF, Aass N, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) (2016)
Characteristics of breakthrough cancer pain and its influence on quality of life in an international cohort of patients with cancer
BMJ Support Palliat Care, 6 (3), 344-52
DOI 10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000887, PubMed 27342412

Hjermstad MJ, Aass N, Aielli F, Bennett M, Brunelli C, Caraceni A, Cavanna L, Fassbender K, Feio M, Haugen DF, Jakobsen G, Laird B, Løhre ET, Martinez M, Nabal M, Noguera-Tejedor A, Pardon K, Pigni A, Piva L, Porta-Sales J, Rizzi F, Rondini E, Sjøgren P, Strasser F, Turriziani A et al. (2016)
Characteristics of the case mix, organisation and delivery in cancer palliative care: a challenge for good-quality research
BMJ Support Palliat Care, 8 (4), 456-467
DOI 10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000997, PubMed 27246166

Jacobsen EL, Brovold T, Bergland A, Bye A (2016)
Prevalence of factors associated with malnutrition among acute geriatric patients in Norway: a cross-sectional study
BMJ Open, 6 (9), e011512
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011512, PubMed 27601491

Johannsdottir IM, Karlstad Ø, Loge JH, Fosså SD, Kiserud C, Skurtveit S (2016)
Prescriptions of Antidepressants to Survivors of Cancer in Childhood, Adolescence, and Young Adulthood: A Population-Based Study
J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol, 6 (1), 120-126
DOI 10.1089/jayao.2016.0041, PubMed 27841952

Karlsen T, Sandvik L, Heimdal JH, Hjermstad MJ, Aarstad AK, Aarstad HJ (2016)
Health-related Quality of Life as Studied by EORTC QLQ and Voice Handicap Index Among Various Patients With Laryngeal Disease
J Voice, 31 (2), 251.e17-251.e26
DOI 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.07.009, PubMed 27520510

Korsvold L, Mellblom AV, Lie HC, Ruud E, Loge JH, Finset A (2016)
Patient-provider communication about the emotional cues and concerns of adolescent and young adult patients and their family members when receiving a diagnosis of cancer
Patient Educ Couns, 99 (10), 1576-83
DOI 10.1016/j.pec.2016.03.028, PubMed 27139576

Kurita GP, Benthien KS, Sjøgren P, Kaasa S, Hjermstad MJ (2016)
Identification of the predictors of cognitive impairment in patients with cancer in palliative care: a prospective longitudinal analysis
Support Care Cancer, 25 (3), 941-949
DOI 10.1007/s00520-016-3485-7, PubMed 27832369

Laird BJ, Fallon M, Hjermstad MJ, Tuck S, Kaasa S, Klepstad P, McMillan DC (2016)
Quality of Life in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Differential Association With Performance Status and Systemic Inflammatory Response
J Clin Oncol, 34 (23), 2769-75
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2015.65.7742, PubMed 27354484

Madeira T, Peixoto-Plácido C, Goulão B, Mendonça N, Alarcão V, Santos N, de Oliveira RM, Yngve A, Bye A, Bergland A, Lopes C, Nicola P, Santos O, Clara JG (2016)
National survey of the Portuguese elderly nutritional status: study protocol
BMC Geriatr, 16, 139
DOI 10.1186/s12877-016-0299-x, PubMed 27423703

Murbraech K, Wethal T, Smeland KB, Holte H, Loge JH, Holte E, Rösner A, Dalen H, Kiserud CE, Aakhus S (2016)
Valvular Dysfunction in Lymphoma Survivors Treated With Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation: A National Cross-Sectional Study
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 9 (3), 230-9
DOI 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.06.028, PubMed 26897666

Reinertsen KV, Engebraaten O, Loge JH, Cvancarova M, Naume B, Wist E, Edvardsen H, Wille E, Bjøro T, Kiserud CE (2016)
Fatigue During and After Breast Cancer Therapy-A Prospective Study
J Pain Symptom Manage, 53 (3), 551-560
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.09.011, PubMed 28042070

Sjøblom B, Benth JŠ, Grønberg BH, Baracos VE, Sawyer MB, Fløtten Ø, Hjermstad MJ, Aass N, Jordhøy M (2016)
Drug Dose Per Kilogram Lean Body Mass Predicts Hematologic Toxicity From Carboplatin-Doublet Chemotherapy in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Clin Lung Cancer, 18 (2), e129-e136
DOI 10.1016/j.cllc.2016.09.008, PubMed 27825639

Sjøblom B, Grønberg BH, Wentzel-Larsen T, Baracos VE, Hjermstad MJ, Aass N, Bremnes RM, Fløtten Ø, Bye A, Jordhøy M (2016)
Skeletal muscle radiodensity is prognostic for survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Clin Nutr, 35 (6), 1386-1393
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2016.03.010, PubMed 27102408

Smeland KB, Kiserud CE, Lauritzsen GF, Blystad AK, Fagerli UM, Falk RS, Fluge Ø, Fosså A, Kolstad A, Loge JH, Maisenhölder M, Østenstad B, Kvaløy S, Holte H (2016)
A national study on conditional survival, excess mortality and second cancer after high dose therapy with autologous stem cell transplantation for non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Br J Haematol, 173 (3), 432-43
DOI 10.1111/bjh.13965, PubMed 26914167

Sommerbakk R, Haugen DF, Tjora A, Kaasa S, Hjermstad MJ (2016)
Barriers to and facilitators for implementing quality improvements in palliative care - results from a qualitative interview study in Norway
BMC Palliat Care, 15, 61
DOI 10.1186/s12904-016-0132-5, PubMed 27422410

Thomas S, Walsh D, Shrotriya S, Aktas A, Hullihen B, Estfan B, Budd GT, Hjermstad MJ, O'Connor B (2016)
Symptoms, Quality of Life, and Daily Activities in People With Newly Diagnosed Solid Tumors Presenting to a Medical Oncologist
Am J Hosp Palliat Care, 34 (7), 611-621
DOI 10.1177/1049909116649948, PubMed 27217423

Publications 2015

Baekelandt BM, Hjermstad MJ, Nordby T, Fagerland MW, Kure EH, Heiberg T, Buanes T, Labori KJ (2015)
Preoperative cognitive function predicts survival in patients with resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
HPB (Oxford), 18 (3), 247-54
DOI 10.1016/j.hpb.2015.09.004, PubMed 27017164

Balstad TR, Solheim TS, Strasser F, Kaasa S, Bye A (2015)
Dietary treatment of weight loss in patients with advanced cancer and cachexia: A systematic literature review (vol 91, pg 210, 2014)
Crit. Rev. Oncol./Hematol., 94 (1), 146-148
DOI 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2014.12.010

Gjerset GM, Loge JH, Gudbergsson SB, Bye A, Fosså SD, Oldervoll LM, Kiserud CE, Demark-Wahnefried W, Thorsen L (2015)
Lifestyles of cancer survivors attending an inpatient educational program-a cross-sectional study
Support Care Cancer, 24 (4), 1527-36
DOI 10.1007/s00520-015-2936-x, PubMed 26370221

Gudbergsson SB, Dahl AA, Loge JH, Thorsen L, Oldervoll LM, Grov EK (2015)
What is covered by "cancer rehabilitation" in PubMed? A review of randomized controlled trials 1990-2011
J Rehabil Med, 47 (2), 97-106
DOI 10.2340/16501977-1902, PubMed 25296993

Janberidze E, Pereira SM, Hjermstad MJ, Knudsen AK, Kaasa S, van der Heide A, Onwuteaka-Philipsen B, EURO IMPACT (2015)
Depressive symptoms in the last days of life of patients with cancer: a nationwide retrospective mortality study
BMJ Support Palliat Care, 6 (2), 201-9
DOI 10.1136/bmjspcare-2014-000722, PubMed 25669202

Kirkhus L, Jordhøy M, Šaltytė Benth J, Rostoft S, Selbæk G, Jensen Hjermstad M, Grønberg BH (2015)
Comparing comorbidity scales: Attending physician score versus the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics
J Geriatr Oncol, 7 (2), 90-8
DOI 10.1016/j.jgo.2015.12.003, PubMed 26739557

Koller M, Warncke S, Hjermstad MJ, Arraras J, Pompili C, Harle A, Johnson CD, Chie WC, Schulz C, Zeman F, van Meerbeeck JP, Kuliś D, Bottomley A, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group, EORTC Lung Cancer Group (2015)
Use of the lung cancer-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire EORTC QLQ-LC13 in clinical trials: A systematic review of the literature 20 years after its development
Cancer, 121 (24), 4300-23
DOI 10.1002/cncr.29682, PubMed 26451520

Loibl S, Schmidt A, Gentilini O, Kaufman B, Kuhl C, Denkert C, von Minckwitz G, Parokonnaya A, Stensheim H, Thomssen C, van Calsteren K, Poortmans P, Berveiller P, Markert UR, Amant F (2015)
Breast Cancer Diagnosed During Pregnancy: Adapting Recent Advances in Breast Cancer Care for Pregnant Patients
JAMA Oncol, 1 (8), 1145-53
DOI 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.2413, PubMed 26247818

Mellblom AV, Korsvold L, Finset A, Loge J, Ruud E, Lie HC (2015)
Providing Information About Late Effects During Routine Follow-Up Consultations Between Pediatric Oncologists and Adolescent Survivors: A Video-Based, Observational Study
J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol, 4 (4), 200-8
DOI 10.1089/jayao.2015.0037, PubMed 26697269

Murbraech K, Smeland KB, Holte H, Loge JH, Lund MB, Wethal T, Holte E, Rösner A, Dalen H, Kvaløy S, Falk RS, Aakhus S, Kiserud CE (2015)
Heart Failure and Asymptomatic Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Lymphoma Survivors Treated With Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation: A National Cross-Sectional Study
J Clin Oncol, 33 (24), 2683-91
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2015.60.8125, PubMed 26169610

Paulsen Ø, Aass N, Klepstad P, Kaasa S (2015)
Reply to a. Molfino et Al
J Clin Oncol, 33 (13), 1513
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2014.60.6475, PubMed 25753433

Petersen MA, Aaronson NK, Chie WC, Conroy T, Costantini A, Hammerlid E, Hjermstad MJ, Kaasa S, Loge JH, Velikova G, Young T, Groenvold M (2015)
Development of an item bank for computerized adaptive test (CAT) measurement of pain
Qual Life Res, 25 (1), 1-11
DOI 10.1007/s11136-015-1069-5, PubMed 26267524

Seland M, Bjøro T, Furre T, Schreiner T, Bollerslev J, Fosså SD, Loge JH, Holte H, Kiserud CE (2015)
Hormonal dysfunction is frequent in cancer survivors treated with radiotherapy to the head and neck region
J Cancer Surviv, 9 (4), 630-40
DOI 10.1007/s11764-015-0439-x, PubMed 25750158

Sjøblom B, Grønberg BH, Benth JŠ, Baracos VE, Fløtten Ø, Hjermstad MJ, Aass N, Jordhøy M (2015)
Low muscle mass is associated with chemotherapy-induced haematological toxicity in advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Lung Cancer, 90 (1), 85-91
DOI 10.1016/j.lungcan.2015.07.001, PubMed 26198373

Smeland KB, Kiserud CE, Lauritzsen GF, Fagerli UM, Falk RS, Fluge Ø, Fosså A, Kolstad A, Loge JH, Maisenhölder M, Kvaløy S, Holte H (2015)
Conditional survival and excess mortality after high-dose therapy with autologous stem cell transplantation for adult refractory or relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma in Norway
Haematologica, 100 (6), e240-3
DOI 10.3324/haematol.2014.119214, PubMed 25682605

Storås AH, Sanda MG, Boronat OG, Chang P, Patil D, Crociani C, Suarez JF, Cvancarova M, Loge JH, Fosså SD (2015)
Erectile Dysfunction and Sexual Problems Two to Three Years After Prostatectomy Among American, Norwegian, and Spanish Patients
Clin Genitourin Cancer, 14 (3), e265-73
DOI 10.1016/j.clgc.2015.10.009, PubMed 26778476

van Riet Paap J, Vernooij-Dassen M, Sommerbakk R, Moyle W, Hjermstad MJ, Leppert W, Vissers K, Engels Y, IMPACT research team (2015)
Implementation of improvement strategies in palliative care: an integrative review
Implement Sci, 10, 103
DOI 10.1186/s13012-015-0293-2, PubMed 26210499

van Riet Paap J, Vissers K, Iliffe S, Radbruch L, Hjermstad MJ, Chattat R, Vernooij-Dassen M, Engels Y, IMPACT research team (2015)
Strategies to implement evidence into practice to improve palliative care: recommendations of a nominal group approach with expert opinion leaders
BMC Palliat Care, 14, 47
DOI 10.1186/s12904-015-0044-9, PubMed 26419434

Wesseltoft-Rao N, Hjermstad MJ, Ikdahl T, Dajani O, Ulven SM, Iversen PO, Bye A (2015)
Comparing two classifications of cancer cachexia and their association with survival in patients with unresected pancreatic cancer
Nutr Cancer, 67 (3), 472-80
DOI 10.1080/01635581.2015.1004728, PubMed 25710201

Wilberg P, Kanellopoulos A, Ruud E, Hjermstad MJ, Fosså SD, Herlofson BB (2015)
Dental abnormalities after chemotherapy in long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia 7-40 years after diagnosis
Support Care Cancer, 24 (4), 1497-506
DOI 10.1007/s00520-015-2940-1, PubMed 26361760

Publications 2014

Balstad TR, Solheim TS, Strasser F, Kaasa S, Bye A (2014)
Dietary treatment of weight loss in patients with advanced cancer and cachexia: a systematic literature review
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol, 91 (2), 210-21
DOI 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2014.02.005, PubMed 24703549

Blum D, Stene GB, Solheim TS, Fayers P, Hjermstad MJ, Baracos VE, Fearon K, Strasser F, Kaasa S, Euro-Impact (2014)
Validation of the Consensus-Definition for Cancer Cachexia and evaluation of a classification model--a study based on data from an international multicentre project (EPCRC-CSA)
Ann Oncol, 25 (8), 1635-42
DOI 10.1093/annonc/mdu086, PubMed 24562443

Dahl S, Loge JH, Berge V, Dahl AA, Cvancarova M, Fosså SD (2014)
Influence of radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer on work status and working life 3 years after surgery
J Cancer Surviv, 9 (2), 172-9
DOI 10.1007/s11764-014-0399-6, PubMed 25216609

Janberidze E, Hjermstad MJ, Brunelli C, Loge JH, Lie HC, Kaasa S, Knudsen AK, EURO IMPACT (2014)
The use of antidepressants in patients with advanced cancer--results from an international multicentre study
Psychooncology, 23 (10), 1096-102
DOI 10.1002/pon.3541, PubMed 24729483

Janberidze E, Hjermstad MJ, Haugen DF, Sigurdardottir KR, Løhre ET, Lie HC, Loge JH, Kaasa S, Knudsen AK, EURO IMPACT (2014)
How are patient populations characterized in studies investigating depression in advanced cancer? Results from a systematic literature review
J Pain Symptom Manage, 48 (4), 678-98
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.11.013, PubMed 24681108

Jeppesen E, Bjelland I, Fosså SD, Loge JH, Sørebø O, Dahl AA (2014)
Does a parental history of cancer moderate the associations between impaired health status in parents and psychosocial problems in teenagers: a HUNT study
Cancer Med, 3 (4), 919-26
DOI 10.1002/cam4.245, PubMed 24723456

Kiserud CE, Dahl AA, Loge JH, Fosså SD (2014)
Cancer survivorship in adults
Recent Results Cancer Res, 197, 103-20
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-40187-9_8, PubMed 24305772

Kiserud CE, Seland M, Holte H, Fosså A, Fosså SD, Bollerslev J, Bjøro T, Loge JH (2014)
Fatigue in male lymphoma survivors differs between diagnostic groups and is associated with latent hypothyroidism
Acta Oncol, 54 (1), 49-59
DOI 10.3109/0284186X.2014.948057, PubMed 25140862

Lie HC, Hjermstad MJ, Fayers P, Finset A, Kaasa S, Loge JH, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) (2014)
Depression in advanced cancer--assessment challenges and associations with disease load
J Affect Disord, 173, 176-84
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2014.11.006, PubMed 25462414

Loge JH (2014)
[Fatigue after cancer treatment]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (9), 951
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.0506, PubMed 24828725

Mellblom AV, Finset A, Korsvold L, Loge JH, Ruud E, Lie HC (2014)
Emotional concerns in follow-up consultations between paediatric oncologists and adolescent survivors: a video-based observational study
Psychooncology, 23 (12), 1365-72
DOI 10.1002/pon.3568, PubMed 24798739

Ommundsen N, Wyller TB, Nesbakken A, Jordhøy MS, Bakka A, Skovlund E, Rostoft S (2014)
Frailty is an independent predictor of survival in older patients with colorectal cancer
Oncologist, 19 (12), 1268-75
DOI 10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0237, PubMed 25355846

Paulsen O, Klepstad P, Rosland JH, Aass N, Albert E, Fayers P, Kaasa S (2014)
Efficacy of methylprednisolone on pain, fatigue, and appetite loss in patients with advanced cancer using opioids: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial
J Clin Oncol, 32 (29), 3221-8
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2013.54.3926, PubMed 25002731

Raj SX, Thronaes M, Brunelli C, Hjermstad MJ, Klepstad P, Kaasa S (2014)
A cross-sectional study on prevalence of pain and breakthrough pain among an unselected group of outpatients in a tertiary cancer clinic
Support Care Cancer, 22 (7), 1965-71
DOI 10.1007/s00520-014-2178-3, PubMed 24595408

Ramstad K, Loge JH, Jahnsen R, Diseth TH (2014)
Self-reported mental health in youth with cerebral palsy and associations to recurrent musculoskeletal pain
Disabil Rehabil, 37 (2), 144-50
DOI 10.3109/09638288.2014.913703, PubMed 24786760

Singer S, Araújo C, Arraras JI, Baumann I, Boehm A, Brokstad Herlofson B, Castro Silva J, Chie WC, Fisher S, Guntinas-Lichius O, Hammerlid E, Irarrázaval ME, Jensen Hjermstad M, Jensen K, Kiyota N, Licitra L, Nicolatou-Galitis O, Pinto M, Santos M, Schmalz C, Sherman AC, Tomaszewska IM, Verdonck de Leeuw I, Yarom N, Zotti P et al. (2014)
Measuring quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer: Update of the EORTC QLQ-H&N Module, Phase III
Head Neck, 37 (9), 1358-67
DOI 10.1002/hed.23762, PubMed 24832623

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

Storås AH, Sanda MG, Ferrer M, Loge JH, Dahl AA, Steinsvik EA, Guedea F, Cvancarova M, Fosså SD (2014)
Localized prostate cancer in Norway, the United States, and Spain: between-country differences of variables before treatment among patients eligible for curative treatment
Clin Genitourin Cancer, 12 (4), e117-25
DOI 10.1016/j.clgc.2013.12.007, PubMed 24524968

Wilberg P, Hjermstad MJ, Ottesen S, Herlofson BB (2014)
Chemotherapy-associated oral sequelae in patients with cancers outside the head and neck region
J Pain Symptom Manage, 48 (6), 1060-9
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.02.009, PubMed 24751438

Publications 2013

Beisland C, Beisland E, Hjelle KM, Bostad L, Hjermstad MJ, Aarstad AK, Aarstad HJ (2013)
Health-related quality of life in long-term survivors after renal cancer treatment
Scand J Urol, 48 (1), 52-64
DOI 10.3109/21681805.2013.813963, PubMed 23883326

Brunelli C, Kaasa S, Knudsen AK, Hjermstad MJ, Pigni A, Caraceni A (2013)
Comparisons of patient and physician assessment of pain-related domains in cancer pain classification: results from a large international multicenter study
J Pain, 15 (1), 59-67
DOI 10.1016/j.jpain.2013.09.011, PubMed 24373570

Dahl S, Steinsvik EA, Dahl AA, Loge JH, Cvancarova M, Fosså SD (2013)
Return to work and sick leave after radical prostatectomy: a prospective clinical study
Acta Oncol, 53 (6), 744-51
DOI 10.3109/0284186X.2013.844357, PubMed 24195691

Elsais A, Wyller VB, Loge JH, Kerty E (2013)
Fatigue in myasthenia gravis: is it more than muscular weakness?
BMC Neurol, 13, 132
DOI 10.1186/1471-2377-13-132, PubMed 24088269

Hamre H, Zeller B, Kanellopoulos A, Kiserud CE, Aakhus S, Lund MB, Loge JH, Fossa SD, Ruud E (2013)
High Prevalence of Chronic Fatigue in Adult Long-Term Survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Lymphoma During Childhood and Adolescence
J. Adolesc. Young Adult Oncol., 2 (1), 2-9
DOI 10.1089/jayao.2012.0015

Hamre H, Zeller B, Kanellopoulos A, Ruud E, Fosså SD, Loge JH, Aukrust P, Halvorsen B, Mollnes TE, Kiserud CE (2013)
Serum cytokines and chronic fatigue in adults surviving after childhood leukemia and lymphoma
Brain Behav Immun, 30, 80-7
DOI 10.1016/j.bbi.2013.01.006, PubMed 23333795

Hjermstad MJ, Kolflaath J, Løkken AO, Hanssen SB, Normann AP, Aass N (2013)
Are emergency admissions in palliative cancer care always necessary? Results from a descriptive study
BMJ Open, 3 (5)
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002515, PubMed 23793662

Jeppesen E, Bjelland I, Fosså SD, Loge JH, Dahl AA (2013)
Psychosocial problems of teenagers who have a parent with cancer: a population-based case-control study (young-HUNT study)
J Clin Oncol, 31 (32), 4099-104
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2013.50.7061, PubMed 24101041

Jaatun EA, Hjermstad MJ, Gundersen OE, Oldervoll L, Kaasa S, Haugen DF, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) (2013)
Development and testing of a computerized pain body map in patients with advanced cancer
J Pain Symptom Manage, 47 (1), 45-56
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.02.025, PubMed 23856098

Klepstad P, Hjermstad MJ (2013)
Are all patients that count included in palliative care studies?
BMJ Support Palliat Care, 3 (3), 292-3
DOI 10.1136/bmjspcare-2013-000461, PubMed 24644744

Laird BJ, Kaasa S, McMillan DC, Fallon MT, Hjermstad MJ, Fayers P, Klepstad P (2013)
Prognostic factors in patients with advanced cancer: a comparison of clinicopathological factors and the development of an inflammation-based prognostic system
Clin Cancer Res, 19 (19), 5456-64
DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-13-1066, PubMed 23938289

Lægreid IK, Aasarød K, Bye A, Leivestad T, Jordhøy M (2013)
The impact of nutritional status, physical function, comorbidity and early versus late start in dialysis on quality of life in older dialysis patients
Ren Fail, 36 (1), 9-16
DOI 10.3109/0886022X.2013.830206, PubMed 24028283

Nekolaichuk CL, Fainsinger RL, Aass N, Hjermstad MJ, Knudsen AK, Klepstad P, Currow DC, Kaasa S, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) (2013)
The Edmonton Classification System for Cancer Pain: comparison of pain classification features and pain intensity across diverse palliative care settings in eight countries
J Palliat Med, 16 (5), 516-23
DOI 10.1089/jpm.2012.0390, PubMed 23614710

Rowland JH, Kent EE, Forsythe LP, Loge JH, Hjorth L, Glaser A, Mattioli V, Fosså SD (2013)
Cancer survivorship research in Europe and the United States: where have we been, where are we going, and what can we learn from each other?
Cancer, 119 Suppl 11 (0 11), 2094-108
DOI 10.1002/cncr.28060, PubMed 23695922

Rønning B, Wyller TB, Jordhøy MS, Nesbakken A, Bakka A, Seljeflot I, Kristjansson SR (2013)
Frailty indicators and functional status in older patients after colorectal cancer surgery
J Geriatr Oncol, 5 (1), 26-32
DOI 10.1016/j.jgo.2013.08.001, PubMed 24484715

Sigurdardottir KR, Oldervoll L, Hjermstad MJ, Kaasa S, Knudsen AK, Løhre ET, Loge JH, Haugen DF (2013)
How are palliative care cancer populations characterized in randomized controlled trials? A literature review
J Pain Symptom Manage, 47 (5), 906-914.e17
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.06.005, PubMed 24018205

Smeland KB, Kiserud CE, Lauritzsen GF, Blystad AK, Fagerli UM, Fluge Ø, Fosså A, Hammerstrøm J, Kolstad A, Loge JH, Maisenhølder M, Østenstad B, Kvaløy S, Holte H (2013)
High-dose therapy with autologous stem cell support for lymphoma in Norway 1987-2008
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 133 (16), 1704-9
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.13.0243, PubMed 24005706

Solheim TS, Blum D, Fayers PM, Hjermstad MJ, Stene GB, Strasser F, Kaasa S (2013)
Weight loss, appetite loss and food intake in cancer patients with cancer cachexia: three peas in a pod? - analysis from a multicenter cross sectional study
Acta Oncol, 53 (4), 539-46
DOI 10.3109/0284186X.2013.823239, PubMed 23998647

Weberg M, Hjermstad MJ, Hilmarsen CW, Oldervoll L (2013)
Inpatient cardiac rehabilitation and changes in self-reported health related quality of life--a pilot study
Ann Phys Rehabil Med, 56 (5), 342-55
DOI 10.1016/j.rehab.2013.03.004, PubMed 23601857

Aamotsmo T, Bugge KE (2013)
Balance artistry: the healthy parent's role in the family when the other parent is in the palliative phase of cancer--challenges and coping in parenting young children
Palliat Support Care, 12 (4), 317-29
DOI 10.1017/S1478951513000953, PubMed 24103392

Publications 2012

Bergh I, Aass N, Haugen DF, Kaasa S, Hjermstad MJ (2012)
Symptom assessment in palliative medicine
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (1), 18-9
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.1083, PubMed 22240824

Brelin S, Loge JH, Skurtveit S, Johannesen TB, Aass N, Ottesen S, Hjermstad MJ (2012)
Antidepressants to cancer patients during the last year of life--a population-based study
Psychooncology, 22 (3), 506-14
DOI 10.1002/pon.3059, PubMed 22392773

Bye A, Jordhøy MS, Skjegstad G, Ledsaak O, Iversen PO, Hjermstad MJ (2012)
Symptoms in advanced pancreatic cancer are of importance for energy intake
Support Care Cancer, 21 (1), 219-27
DOI 10.1007/s00520-012-1514-8, PubMed 22684989

de Wit R, Skoneczna I, Daugaard G, De Santis M, Garin A, Aass N, Witjes AJ, Albers P, White JD, Germa-Lluch JR, Marreaud S, Collette L (2012)
Randomized phase III study comparing paclitaxel-bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin (BEP) to standard BEP in intermediate-prognosis germ-cell cancer: intergroup study EORTC 30983
J Clin Oncol, 30 (8), 792-9
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2011.37.0171, PubMed 22271474

Hjermstad MJ, Bergenmar M, Fisher SE, Montel S, Nicolatou-Galitis O, Raber-Durlacher J, Singer S, Verdonck-de Leeuw I, Weis J, Yarom N, Herlofson BB (2012)
The EORTC QLQ-OH17: a supplementary module to the EORTC QLQ-C30 for assessment of oral health and quality of life in cancer patients
Eur J Cancer, 48 (14), 2203-11
DOI 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.04.003, PubMed 22572480

Hjermstad MJ, Lie HC, Caraceni A, Currow DC, Fainsinger RL, Gundersen OE, Haugen DF, Heitzer E, Radbruch L, Stone PC, Strasser F, Kaasa S, Loge JH, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) (2012)
Computer-based symptom assessment is feasible in patients with advanced cancer: results from an international multicenter study, the EPCRC-CSA
J Pain Symptom Manage, 44 (5), 639-54
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.10.025, PubMed 22795905

Knudsen AK, Brunelli C, Klepstad P, Aass N, Apolone G, Corli O, Montanari M, Caraceni A, Kaasa S (2012)
Which domains should be included in a cancer pain classification system? Analyses of longitudinal data
Pain, 153 (3), 696-703
DOI 10.1016/j.pain.2011.12.005, PubMed 22264677

Knudsen AK, Klepstad P, Caraceni A, Kaasa S, Brunelli C, Aass N, Apolone G, Corli O, Montanari M (2012)
Cancer pain undertreatment and prognostic factors Response
Pain, 153 (8), 1771-1772
DOI 10.1016/j.pain.2012.03.033

Knudsen AK, Aass N, Heitzer E, Klepstad P, Hjermstad MJ, Schippinger W, Brenne E, Kaasa S, Wasteson E, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) (2012)
Interviews with patients with advanced cancer--another step towards an international cancer pain classification system
Support Care Cancer, 20 (10), 2491-500
DOI 10.1007/s00520-011-1361-z, PubMed 22252546

Lægreid IK, Bye A, Aasarød K, Jordhøy M (2012)
Nutritional problems, overhydration and the association with quality of life in elderly dialysis patients
Int Urol Nephrol, 44 (6), 1885-92
DOI 10.1007/s11255-012-0280-3, PubMed 23001608

Paulsen Ø, Aass N, Kaasa S, Dale O (2012)
Do corticosteroids provide analgesic effects in cancer patients? A systematic literature review
J Pain Symptom Manage, 46 (1), 96-105
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.06.019, PubMed 23149084

Rayment C, Hjermstad MJ, Aass N, Kaasa S, Caraceni A, Strasser F, Heitzer E, Fainsinger R, Bennett MI, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) (2012)
Neuropathic cancer pain: prevalence, severity, analgesics and impact from the European Palliative Care Research Collaborative-Computerised Symptom Assessment study
Palliat Med, 27 (8), 714-21
DOI 10.1177/0269216312464408, PubMed 23175513

Reidunsdatter RJ, Albrektsen G, Hjermstad MJ, Rannestad T, Oldervoll LM, Lundgren S (2012)
One-year course of fatigue after post-operative radiotherapy in Norwegian breast cancer patients--comparison to general population
Acta Oncol, 52 (2), 239-48
DOI 10.3109/0284186X.2012.742563, PubMed 23210971

Svensson E, Beiske AG, Loge JH, Beiske KK, Sivertsen B (2012)
Sleep problems in Parkinson's disease: a community-based study in Norway
BMC Neurol, 12, 71
DOI 10.1186/1471-2377-12-71, PubMed 22883600

Syse A, Aas GB, Loge JH (2012)
Children and young adults with parents with cancer: a population-based study
Clin Epidemiol, 4, 41-52
DOI 10.2147/CLEP.S28984, PubMed 22442635

Wilberg P, Hjermstad MJ, Ottesen S, Herlofson BB (2012)
Oral health is an important issue in end-of-life cancer care
Support Care Cancer, 20 (12), 3115-22
DOI 10.1007/s00520-012-1441-8, PubMed 22434497

Publications 2011

Bennett MI, Rayment C, Hjermstad M, Aass N, Caraceni A, Kaasa S (2011)
Prevalence and aetiology of neuropathic pain in cancer patients: a systematic review
Pain, 153 (2), 359-365
DOI 10.1016/j.pain.2011.10.028, PubMed 22115921

Bergh I, Kvalem IL, Aass N, Hjermstad MJ (2011)
What does the answer mean? A qualitative study of how palliative cancer patients interpret and respond to the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System
Palliat Med, 25 (7), 716-24
DOI 10.1177/0269216310395985, PubMed 21248179

Brændengen M, Tveit KM, Hjermstad MJ, Johansson H, Berglund Å, Brandberg Y, Glimelius B (2011)
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after multimodal treatment for primarily non-resectable rectal cancer. Long-term results from a phase III study
Eur J Cancer, 48 (6), 813-9
DOI 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.06.035, PubMed 21782418

Fayers PM, Hjermstad MJ, Klepstad P, Loge JH, Caraceni A, Hanks GW, Borchgrevink P, Kaasa S, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) (2011)
The dimensionality of pain: palliative care and chronic pain patients differ in their reports of pain intensity and pain interference
Pain, 152 (7), 1608-1620
DOI 10.1016/j.pain.2011.02.052, PubMed 21458921

Gjerset GM, Fosså SD, Dahl AA, Loge JH, Ensby T, Thorsen L (2011)
Effects of a 1-week inpatient course including information, physical activity, and group sessions for prostate cancer patients
J Cancer Educ, 26 (4), 754-60
DOI 10.1007/s13187-011-0245-8, PubMed 21626449

Hellbom M, Bergelt C, Bergenmar M, Gijsen B, Loge JH, Rautalahti M, Smaradottir A, Johansen C (2011)
Cancer rehabilitation: A Nordic and European perspective
Acta Oncol, 50 (2), 179-86
DOI 10.3109/0284186X.2010.533194, PubMed 21231779

Hess SL, Jóhannsdóttir IM, Hamre H, Kiserud CE, Loge JH, Fosså SD (2011)
Adult survivors of childhood malignant lymphoma are not aware of their risk of late effects
Acta Oncol, 50 (5), 653-9
DOI 10.3109/0284186X.2010.550934, PubMed 21261507

Hjermstad MJ, Fayers PM, Haugen DF, Caraceni A, Hanks GW, Loge JH, Fainsinger R, Aass N, Kaasa S, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) (2011)
Studies comparing Numerical Rating Scales, Verbal Rating Scales, and Visual Analogue Scales for assessment of pain intensity in adults: a systematic literature review
J Pain Symptom Manage, 41 (6), 1073-93
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.08.016, PubMed 21621130

Jóhannsdóttir IM, Hjermstad MJ, Moum T, Wesenberg F, Hjorth L, Schrøder H, Mört S, Jónmundsson G, Loge JH (2011)
Increased prevalence of chronic fatigue among survivors of childhood cancers: a population-based study
Pediatr Blood Cancer, 58 (3), 415-20
DOI 10.1002/pbc.23111, PubMed 21425447

Jóhannsdóttir IM, Moum T, Hjermstad MJ, Wesenberg F, Hjorth L, Schrøder H, Lähteenmäki PM, Jónmundsson G, Loge JH (2011)
Emotional Functioning and School Contentment in Adolescent Survivors of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Infratentorial Astrocytoma, and Wilms Tumor
J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol, 1 (3), 133-139
DOI 10.1089/jayao.2011.0019, PubMed 23610734

Kurita GP, Sjogren P, Ekholm O, Kaasa S, Loge JH, Klepstad P (2011)
Effects of Low-Dose Opioids on Cognitive Dysfunction Reply
J. Clin. Oncol., 29 (32), 4343-4344
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2011.38.3141

Kurita GP, Sjøgren P, Ekholm O, Kaasa S, Loge JH, Poviloniene I, Klepstad P (2011)
Prevalence and predictors of cognitive dysfunction in opioid-treated patients with cancer: a multinational study
J Clin Oncol, 29 (10), 1297-303
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2010.32.6884, PubMed 21357785

Kaasa S, Apolone G, Klepstad P, Loge JH, Hjermstad MJ, Corli O, Strasser F, Heiskanen T, Costantini M, Zagonel V, Groenvold M, Fainsinger R, Jensen MP, Farrar JT, McQuay H, Rothrock NE, Cleary J, Deguines C, Caraceni A, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC), European Association for Palliative Care Research Network (EAPCRN) (2011)
Expert conference on cancer pain assessment and classification--the need for international consensus: working proposals on international standards
BMJ Support Palliat Care, 1 (3), 281-7
DOI 10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000078, PubMed 24653469

Larssen L, Medhus AW, Hjermstad MJ, Körner H, Glomsaker T, Søberg T, Gleditsch D, Hovde O, Nesbakken A, Tholfsen JK, Skreden K, Hauge T (2011)
Patient-reported outcomes in palliative gastrointestinal stenting: a Norwegian multicenter study
Surg Endosc, 25 (10), 3162-9
DOI 10.1007/s00464-011-1680-7, PubMed 21487867

Nordbø A, Skurtveit S, Borchgrevink PC, Kaasa S, Fredheim OM (2011)
Low-dose transdermal buprenorphine - long-term use and co-medication with other potentially addictive drugs
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 56 (1), 88-94
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02537.x, PubMed 22092357

Oldervoll LM, Loge JH, Lydersen S, Paltiel H, Asp MB, Nygaard UV, Oredalen E, Frantzen TL, Lesteberg I, Amundsen L, Hjermstad MJ, Haugen DF, Paulsen Ø, Kaasa S (2011)
Physical exercise for cancer patients with advanced disease: a randomized controlled trial
Oncologist, 16 (11), 1649-57
DOI 10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0133, PubMed 21948693

Oliver RT, Mead GM, Rustin GJ, Joffe JK, Aass N, Coleman R, Gabe R, Pollock P, Stenning SP (2011)
Randomized trial of carboplatin versus radiotherapy for stage I seminoma: mature results on relapse and contralateral testis cancer rates in MRC TE19/EORTC 30982 study (ISRCTN27163214)
J Clin Oncol, 29 (8), 957-62
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2009.26.4655, PubMed 21282539

Reinertsen KV, Grenaker Alnæs GI, Landmark-Høyvik H, Loge JH, Wist E, Kristensen VN, Fosså SD, Edvardsen H (2011)
Fatigued breast cancer survivors and gene polymorphisms in the inflammatory pathway
Brain Behav Immun, 25 (7), 1376-83
DOI 10.1016/j.bbi.2011.04.001, PubMed 21496483

Ringdal GI, Ringdal K, Juliebø V, Wyller TB, Hjermstad MJ, Loge JH (2011)
Using the Mini-Mental State Examination to screen for delirium in elderly patients with hip fracture
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 32 (6), 394-400
DOI 10.1159/000335743, PubMed 22301509

Thorsen L, Gjerset GM, Loge JH, Kiserud CE, Skovlund E, Fløtten T, Fosså SD (2011)
Cancer patients' needs for rehabilitation services
Acta Oncol, 50 (2), 212-22
DOI 10.3109/0284186X.2010.531050, PubMed 21231783

Publications 2010

Beiske AG, Loge JH, Hjermstad MJ, Svensson E (2010)
Fatigue in Parkinson's disease: prevalence and associated factors
Mov Disord, 25 (14), 2456-60
DOI 10.1002/mds.23372, PubMed 20976741

Daugaard G, Skoneczna I, Aass N, De Wit R, De Santis M, Dumez H, Marreaud S, Collette L, Lluch JRG, Bokemeyer C, Schmoll HJ (2010)
A randomized phase III study comparing standard dose BEP with sequential high-dose cisplatin, etoposide, and ifosfamide (VIP) plus stem-cell support in males with poor-prognosis germ-cell cancer. An intergroup study of EORTC, GTCSG, and Grupo Germinal (EORTC 30974)
Ann Oncol, 22 (5), 1054-1061
DOI 10.1093/annonc/mdq575, PubMed 21059637

Haugen DF, Hjermstad MJ, Hagen N, Caraceni A, Kaasa S, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) (2010)
Assessment and classification of cancer breakthrough pain: a systematic literature review
Pain, 149 (3), 476-482
DOI 10.1016/j.pain.2010.02.035, PubMed 20236762

Haugnes HS, Wethal T, Aass N, Dahl O, Klepp O, Langberg CW, Wilsgaard T, Bremnes RM, Fosså SD (2010)
Cardiovascular risk factors and morbidity in long-term survivors of testicular cancer: a 20-year follow-up study
J Clin Oncol, 28 (30), 4649-57
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2010.29.9362, PubMed 20855830

Jóhannsdóttir IM, Hjermstad MJ, Moum T, Wesenberg F, Hjorth L, Schrøder H, Lähteenmäki P, Jónmundsson G, Loge JH (2010)
Social outcomes in young adult survivors of low incidence childhood cancers
J Cancer Surviv, 4 (2), 110-8
DOI 10.1007/s11764-009-0112-3, PubMed 20082150

Landmark-Høyvik H, Reinertsen KV, Loge JH, Kristensen VN, Dumeaux V, Fosså SD, Børresen-Dale AL, Edvardsen H (2010)
The genetics and epigenetics of fatigue
PM R, 2 (5), 456-65
DOI 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.04.003, PubMed 20656628

Reinertsen KV, Cvancarova M, Loge JH, Edvardsen H, Wist E, Fosså SD (2010)
Predictors and course of chronic fatigue in long-term breast cancer survivors
J Cancer Surviv, 4 (4), 405-14
DOI 10.1007/s11764-010-0145-7, PubMed 20862614

Publications 2009

André B, Ringdal GI, Loge JH, Rannestad T, Kaasa S (2009)
Implementation of computerized technology in a palliative care unit
Palliat Support Care, 7 (1), 57-63
DOI 10.1017/S147895150900008X, PubMed 19619375

Bruheim K, Guren MG, Skovlund E, Hjermstad MJ, Dahl O, Frykholm G, Carlsen E, Tveit KM (2009)
Late side effects and quality of life after radiotherapy for rectal cancer
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 76 (4), 1005-11
DOI 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.03.010, PubMed 19540058

Caraceni A, Zecca E, Martini C, Brunelli C, Pigni A, Gorni G, Galbiati A, Ibazeta M, Hjermstad M, Kaasa S (2009)
The validity of average 8-h pain intensity assessment in cancer patients
Eur J Pain, 14 (4), 441-5
DOI 10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.07.004, PubMed 19692275

Fyllingen EH, Oldervoll LM, Loge JH, Hjermstad MJ, Haugen DF, Sigurdardottir KR, Paulsen O, Kaasa S, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (2009)
Computer-based assessment of symptoms and mobility in palliative care: feasibility and challenges
J Pain Symptom Manage, 38 (6), 827-36
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.05.015, PubMed 19833476

Haugnes HS, Aass N, Fosså SD, Dahl O, Brydøy M, Aasebø U, Wilsgaard T, Bremnes RM (2009)
Pulmonary function in long-term survivors of testicular cancer
J Clin Oncol, 27 (17), 2779-86
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.5181, PubMed 19414680

Hjermstad MJ, Fainsinger R, Kaasa S, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) (2009)
Assessment and classification of cancer pain
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care, 3 (1), 24-30
DOI 10.1097/SPC.0b013e3283260644, PubMed 19365158

Kiserud CE, Schover LR, Dahl AA, Fosså A, Bjøro T, Loge JH, Holte H, Yuan Y, Fosså SD (2009)
Do male lymphoma survivors have impaired sexual function?
J Clin Oncol, 27 (35), 6019-26
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2009.23.2280, PubMed 19858388

Knudsen AK, Aass N, Fainsinger R, Caraceni A, Klepstad P, Jordhøy M, Hjermstad MJ, Kaasa S (2009)
Classification of pain in cancer patients--a systematic literature review
Palliat Med, 23 (4), 295-308
DOI 10.1177/0269216309103125, PubMed 19286741

Kvam AK, Fayers P, Hjermstad M, Gulbrandsen N, Wisloff F (2009)
Health-related quality of life assessment in randomised controlled trials in multiple myeloma: a critical review of methodology and impact on treatment recommendations
Eur J Haematol, 83 (4), 279-89
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2009.01303.x, PubMed 19558508

Paltiel H, Solvoll E, Loge JH, Kaasa S, Oldervoll L (2009)
"The healthy me appears": palliative cancer patients' experiences of participation in a physical group exercise program
Palliat Support Care, 7 (4), 459-67
DOI 10.1017/S1478951509990460, PubMed 19939308

Syse A, Loge JH, Lyngstad TH (2009)
Does childhood cancer affect parental divorce rates? A population-based study
J Clin Oncol, 28 (5), 872-7
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2009.24.0556, PubMed 20038725

Wasteson E, Brenne E, Higginson IJ, Hotopf M, Lloyd-Williams M, Kaasa S, Loge JH, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) (2009)
Depression assessment and classification in palliative cancer patients: a systematic literature review
Palliat Med, 23 (8), 739-53
DOI 10.1177/0269216309106978, PubMed 19825894

Publications 2008

Andre B, Ringdal GI, Loge JH, Rannestad T, Laerum H, Kaasa S (2008)
Experiences with the Implementation of Computerized Tools in Health Care Units: A Review Article
Int. J. Hum.-Comput. Interact., 24 (8), PII 906484200-775
DOI 10.1080/10447310802205768

Fosså SD, Kvaløy J, Kvaløy S, Loge JH, Dahl AA (2008)
[Courses for cancer patients--15 years' experience at The Montebello Centre in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (22), 2554-7
PubMed 19023349

Haugnes HS, Aass N, Fosså SD, Dahl O, Klepp O, Wist EA, Wilsgaard T, Bremnes RM (2008)
Predicted cardiovascular mortality and reported cardiovascular morbidity in testicular cancer survivors
J Cancer Surviv, 2 (3), 128-37
DOI 10.1007/s11764-008-0054-1, PubMed 18792787

Hjermstad MJ, Gibbins J, Haugen DF, Caraceni A, Loge JH, Kaasa S, EPCRC, European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (2008)
Pain assessment tools in palliative care: an urgent need for consensus
Palliat Med, 22 (8), 895-903
DOI 10.1177/0269216308095701, PubMed 18799513

Hølen JC, Lydersen S, Klepstad P, Loge JH, Kaasa S (2008)
The Brief Pain Inventory: pain's interference with functions is different in cancer pain compared with noncancer chronic pain
Clin J Pain, 24 (3), 219-25
DOI 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31815ec22a, PubMed 18287827

Kaasa S, Loge JH, Fayers P, Caraceni A, Strasser F, Hjermstad MJ, Higginson I, Radbruch L, Haugen DF (2008)
Symptom assessment in palliative care: a need for international collaboration
J Clin Oncol, 26 (23), 3867-73
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2007.15.8881, PubMed 18688054

Orre IJ, Fosså SD, Murison R, Bremnes R, Dahl O, Klepp O, Loge JH, Wist E, Dahl AA (2008)
Chronic cancer-related fatigue in long-term survivors of testicular cancer
J Psychosom Res, 64 (4), 363-71
DOI 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.01.002, PubMed 18374735

Publications 2007

Fosså SD, Hess SL, Dahl AA, Hjermstad MJ, Veenstra M (2007)
Stability of health-related quality of life in the Norwegian general population and impact of chronic morbidity in individuals with and without a cancer diagnosis
Acta Oncol, 46 (4), 452-61
DOI 10.1080/02841860601182641, PubMed 17497312

Holtan A, Aass N, Nordøy T, Haugen DF, Kaasa S, Mohr W, Kongsgaard UE (2007)
Prevalence of pain in hospitalised cancer patients in Norway: a national survey
Palliat Med, 21 (1), 7-13
DOI 10.1177/0269216306073127, PubMed 17169954

Hølen JC, Saltvedt I, Fayers PM, Hjermstad MJ, Loge JH, Kaasa S (2007)
Doloplus-2, a valid tool for behavioural pain assessment?
BMC Geriatr, 7, 29
DOI 10.1186/1471-2318-7-29, PubMed 18093294

Jordhoy MS, Inger Ringdal G, Helbostad JL, Oldervoll L, Loge JH, Kaasa S (2007)
Assessing physical functioning: a systematic review of quality of life measures developed for use in palliative care
Palliat Med, 21 (8), 673-82
DOI 10.1177/0269216307083386, PubMed 18073253

Oldervoll LM, Loge JH, Kaasa S, Lydersen S, Hjermstad MJ, Thorsen L, Holte H, Jacobsen AB, Fosså SD (2007)
Physical activity in Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors with and without chronic fatigue compared with the general population - a cross-sectional study
BMC Cancer, 7, 210
DOI 10.1186/1471-2407-7-210, PubMed 17997822

Rustin GJ, Mead GM, Stenning SP, Vasey PA, Aass N, Huddart RA, Sokal MP, Joffe JK, Harland SJ, Kirk SJ, National Cancer Research Institute Testis Cancer Clinical Studies Group (2007)
Randomized trial of two or five computed tomography scans in the surveillance of patients with stage I nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testis: Medical Research Council Trial TE08, ISRCTN56475197--the National Cancer Research Institute Testis Cancer Clinical Studies Group
J Clin Oncol, 25 (11), 1310-5
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2006.08.4889, PubMed 17416851

Slatkowsky-Christensen B, Mowinckel P, Loge JH, Kvien TK (2007)
Health-related quality of life in women with symptomatic hand osteoarthritis: a comparison with rheumatoid arthritis patients, healthy controls, and normative data
Arthritis Rheum, 57 (8), 1404-9
DOI 10.1002/art.23079, PubMed 18050180

Publications 2006

Haugnes HS, Aass N, Fosså SD, Dahl O, Klepp O, Wist EA, Svartberg J, Wilsgaard T, Bremnes RM (2006)
Components of the metabolic syndrome in long-term survivors of testicular cancer
Ann Oncol, 18 (2), 241-8
DOI 10.1093/annonc/mdl372, PubMed 17060482

Hjermstad MJ, Hollender A, Warloe T, Karlsen KO, Ikonomo I, Kvaloy S, Nome O, Holte H (2006)
Quality of life after total or partial gastrectomy for primary gastric lymphoma
Acta Oncol, 45 (2), 202-9
DOI 10.1080/02841860500492067, PubMed 16546867

Hølen JC, Hjermstad MJ, Loge JH, Fayers PM, Caraceni A, De Conno F, Forbes K, Fürst CJ, Radbruch L, Kaasa S (2006)
Pain assessment tools: is the content appropriate for use in palliative care?
J Pain Symptom Manage, 32 (6), 567-80
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.05.025, PubMed 17157759

Jordhøy MS, Aass N, Svensen R, Ervik B, Mohr W (2006)
[Nausea, vomiting and constipation in palliative care]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (5), 620-3
PubMed 16505875

Kaasa S, Hjermstad MJ, Loge JH (2006)
Methodological and structural challenges in palliative care research: how have we fared in the last decades?
Palliat Med, 20 (8), 727-34
DOI 10.1177/0269216306072620, PubMed 17148527

Labori KJ, Hjermstad MJ, Wester T, Buanes T, Loge JH (2006)
Symptom profiles and palliative care in advanced pancreatic cancer: a prospective study
Support Care Cancer, 14 (11), 1126-33
DOI 10.1007/s00520-006-0067-0, PubMed 16601947

Loge JH, Hjermstad MJ, Kaasa S (2006)
[Delirium in palliative care]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (5), 616-9
PubMed 16505874

Oldervoll LM, Loge JH, Paltiel H, Asp MB, Vidvei U, Wiken AN, Hjermstad MJ, Kaasa S (2006)
The effect of a physical exercise program in palliative care: A phase II study
J Pain Symptom Manage, 31 (5), 421-30
DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.10.004, PubMed 16716872

Velikova G, Weis J, Hjermstad MJ, Kopp M, Morris P, Watson M, Sezer O, EORTC Quality of Life Group (2006)
The EORTC QLQ-HDC29: a supplementary module assessing the quality of life during and after high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation
Eur J Cancer, 43 (1), 87-94
DOI 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.09.004, PubMed 17081744

Aass N, Bjordal K, Tveit KM, Nordøy T (2006)
[Tumour-modifying therapy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (5), 628-32
PubMed 16505877

Publications 2005

Hjermstad MJ, Oldervoll L, Fosså SD, Holte H, Jacobsen AB, Loge JH (2005)
Quality of life in long-term Hodgkin's disease survivors with chronic fatigue
Eur J Cancer, 42 (3), 327-33
DOI 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.09.028, PubMed 16377179

Oldervoll LM, Loge JH, Paltiel H, Asp MB, Vidvei U, Hjermstad MJ, Kaasa S (2005)
Are palliative cancer patients willing and able to participate in a physical exercise program?
Palliat Support Care, 3 (4), 281-7
DOI 10.1017/s1478951505050443, PubMed 17039983

Oliver RT, Mason MD, Mead GM, von der Maase H, Rustin GJ, Joffe JK, de Wit R, Aass N, Graham JD, Coleman R, Kirk SJ, Stenning SP, MRC TE19 collaborators and the EORTC 30982 collaborators (2005)
Radiotherapy versus single-dose carboplatin in adjuvant treatment of stage I seminoma: a randomised trial
Lancet, 366 (9482), 293-300
DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66984-X, PubMed 16039331

Sagstuen H, Aass N, Fosså SD, Dahl O, Klepp O, Wist EA, Wilsgaard T, Bremnes RM (2005)
Blood pressure and body mass index in long-term survivors of testicular cancer
J Clin Oncol, 23 (22), 4980-90
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2005.06.882, PubMed 16051950

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

Publications 2004

Bjordal K (2004)
Impact of quality of life measurement in daily clinical practice
Ann Oncol, 15 Suppl 4, iv279-82
DOI 10.1093/annonc/mdh939, PubMed 15477321

Bjordal K, Aass N (2004)
[Palliative cytostatic treatment]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (24), 3206-7
PubMed 15608767

Fosså SD, Aass N, Harvei S, Tretli S (2004)
Increased mortality rates in young and middle-aged patients with malignant germ cell tumours
Br J Cancer, 90 (3), 607-12
DOI 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601558, PubMed 14760372

Gulbrandsen N, Hjermstad MJ, Wisløff F, Nordic Myeloma Study Group (2004)
Interpretation of quality of life scores in multiple myeloma by comparison with a reference population and assessment of the clinical importance of score differences
Eur J Haematol, 72 (3), 172-80
DOI 10.1046/j.0902-4441.2003.00195.x, PubMed 14962235

Oldervoll LM, Kaasa S, Hjermstad MJ, Lund JA, Loge JH (2004)
Physical exercise results in the improved subjective well-being of a few or is effective rehabilitation for all cancer patients?
Eur J Cancer, 40 (7), 951-62
DOI 10.1016/j.ejca.2003.12.005, PubMed 15093569

Rapley EA, Hockley S, Warren W, Johnson L, Huddart R, Crockford G, Forman D, Leahy MG, Oliver DT, Tucker K, Friedlander M, Phillips KA, Hogg D, Jewett MA, Lohynska R, Daugaard G, Richard S, Heidenreich A, Geczi L, Bodrogi I, Olah E, Ormiston WJ, Daly PA, Looijenga LH, Guilford P et al. (2004)
Somatic mutations of KIT in familial testicular germ cell tumours
Br J Cancer, 90 (12), 2397-401
DOI 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601880, PubMed 15150569

Schmoll HJ, Souchon R, Krege S, Albers P, Beyer J, Kollmannsberger C, Fossa SD, Skakkebaek NE, de Wit R, Fizazi K, Droz JP, Pizzocaro G, Daugaard G, de Mulder PH, Horwich A, Oliver T, Huddart R, Rosti G, Paz Ares L, Pont O, Hartmann JT, Aass N, Algaba F, Bamberg M, Bodrogi I et al. (2004)
European consensus on diagnosis and treatment of germ cell cancer: a report of the European Germ Cell Cancer Consensus Group (EGCCCG)
Ann Oncol, 15 (9), 1377-99
DOI 10.1093/annonc/mdh301, PubMed 15319245

Stensvold E, Aass N, Gladhaug I, Stenwig AE, Claussen OP, Fosså SD (2004)
Erroneous diagnosis of pancreatic cancer after radiotherapy of testicular cancer
Eur J Surg Oncol, 30 (3), 352-5
DOI 10.1016/j.ejso.2003.09.006, PubMed 15028321

Publications 2003

Christian JA, Huddart RA, Norman A, Mason M, Fossa S, Aass N, Nicholl EJ, Dearnaley DP, Horwich A (2003)
Intensive induction chemotherapy with CBOP/BEP in patients with poor prognosis germ cell tumors
J Clin Oncol, 21 (5), 871-7
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2003.05.155, PubMed 12610187

Fosså SD, Aass N, Heilo A, Daugaard G, E Skakkebaek N, Stenwig AE, Nesland JM, Looijenga LH, Oosterhuis JW (2003)
Testicular carcinoma in situ in patients with extragonadal germ-cell tumours: the clinical role of pretreatment biopsy
Ann Oncol, 14 (9), 1412-8
DOI 10.1093/annonc/mdg373, PubMed 12954581

Knobel H, Loge JH, Brenne E, Fayers P, Hjermstad MJ, Kaasa S (2003)
The validity of EORTC QLQ-C30 fatigue scale in advanced cancer patients and cancer survivors
Palliat Med, 17 (8), 664-72
DOI 10.1191/0269216303pm841oa, PubMed 14694917

Oldenburg J, Alfsen GC, Lien HH, Aass N, Waehre H, Fossa SD (2003)
Postchemotherapy retroperitoneal surgery remains necessary in patients with nonseminomatous testicular cancer and minimal residual tumor masses
J Clin Oncol, 21 (17), 3310-7
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2003.03.184, PubMed 12947067

Petersen MA, Groenvold M, Bjorner JB, Aaronson N, Conroy T, Cull A, Fayers P, Hjermstad M, Sprangers M, Sullivan M, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Group (2003)
Use of differential item functioning analysis to assess the equivalence of translations of a questionnaire
Qual Life Res, 12 (4), 373-85
DOI 10.1023/a:1023488915557, PubMed 12797710

Skotheim RI, Abeler VM, Nesland JM, Fosså SD, Holm R, Wagner U, Flørenes VA, Aass N, Kallioniemi OP, Lothe RA (2003)
Candidate genes for testicular cancer evaluated by in situ protein expression analyses on tissue microarrays
Neoplasia, 5 (5), 397-404
DOI 10.1016/s1476-5586(03)80042-8, PubMed 14670177

Publications 2002

Fosså SD, Aass N, Winderen M, Börmer OP, Olsen DR (2002)
Long-term renal function after treatment for malignant germ-cell tumours
Ann Oncol, 13 (2), 222-8
DOI 10.1093/annonc/mdf048, PubMed 11885998

Jacobsen KD, Fosså SD, Bjøro TP, Aass N, Heilo A, Stenwig AE (2002)
Gonadal function and fertility in patients with bilateral testicular germ cell malignancy
Eur Urol, 42 (3), 229-38; discussion 237-8
DOI 10.1016/s0302-2838(02)00274-9, PubMed 12234507

Ustün M, Heilo A, Fosså S, Aass N, Berner A (2002)
Ultrasound-guided fine needle cytology of retroperitoneal masses in patients with malignant germ cell tumours: diagnosis and therapeutic impact
Eur Urol, 42 (3), 221-8; discussion 228
DOI 10.1016/s0302-2838(02)00310-x, PubMed 12234506

Aass N, Fossa SD, Harvei S, Tretli S (2002)
Mortality rates in patients with malignant germ cell tumours (MGCT) with emphasis on second cancer and cardiovascular mortality
GERM CELL TUMOURS V, 209-210

Publications 2001

Jerkeman M, Kaasa S, Hjermstad M, Kvaløy S, Cavallin-Stahl E (2001)
Health-related quality of life and its potential prognostic implications in patients with aggressive lymphoma: a Nordic Lymphoma Group Trial
Med Oncol, 18 (1), 85-94
DOI 10.1385/MO:18:1:85, PubMed 11778974

Publications 2000

Bye A, Tropé C, Loge JH, Hjermstad M, Kaasa S (2000)
Health-related quality of life and occurrence of intestinal side effects after pelvic radiotherapy--evaluation of long-term effects of diagnosis and treatment
Acta Oncol, 39 (2), 173-80
DOI 10.1080/028418600430734, PubMed 10859007

Cappelen T, Fosså SD, Stenwig AE, Aass N (2000)
False-negative biopsy for testicular intraepithelial neoplasia and high-risk features for testicular cancer
Acta Oncol, 39 (1), 105-9
DOI 10.1080/028418600431067, PubMed 10752663

Fosså SD, Aass N, Tveter K, Dahl O (2000)
[Treatment of renal carcinoma with distant metastases]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (19), 2274-8
PubMed 10997087

Skarstein J, Aass N, Fosså SD, Skovlund E, Dahl AA (2000)
Anxiety and depression in cancer patients: relation between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire
J Psychosom Res, 49 (1), 27-34
DOI 10.1016/s0022-3999(00)00080-5, PubMed 11053601

Aass N, Lote K (2000)
Leakage of oncologists from clinical oncology in Norway
Lancet, 355 (9209), 1103
DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)72228-5, PubMed 10744120

Publications 1999

Hjermstad MJ, Evensen SA, Kvaløy SO, Fayers PM, Kaasa S (1999)
Health-related quality of life 1 year after allogeneic or autologous stem-cell transplantation: a prospective study
J Clin Oncol, 17 (2), 706-18
DOI 10.1200/JCO.1999.17.2.706, PubMed 10080617

Jacobsen KD, Ous S, Waehre H, Trasti H, Stenwig AE, Lien HH, Aass N, Fosså SD (1999)
Ejaculation in testicular cancer patients after post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection
Br J Cancer, 80 (1-2), 249-55
DOI 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690347, PubMed 10390004

Ringdal K, Ringdal GI, Kaasa S, Bjordal K, Wisløff F, Sundstrøm S, Hjermstad MJ (1999)
Assessing the consistency of psychometric properties of the HRQoL scales within the EORTC QLQ-C30 across populations by means of the Mokken Scaling Model
Qual Life Res, 8 (1-2), 25-43
DOI 10.1023/a:1026419414249, PubMed 10457736

Publications 1998

Fosså SD, Aass N, Parö G (1998)
A phase II study of DaunoXome in advanced urothelial transitional cell carcinoma
Eur J Cancer, 34 (7), 1131-2
DOI 10.1016/s0959-8049(97)10156-3, PubMed 9849467

Hjermstad MJ, Fayers PM, Bjordal K, Kaasa S (1998)
Health-related quality of life in the general Norwegian population assessed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality-of-Life Questionnaire: the QLQ=C30 (+ 3)
J Clin Oncol, 16 (3), 1188-96
DOI 10.1200/JCO.1998.16.3.1188, PubMed 9508207

Hjermstad MJ, Fayers PM, Bjordal K, Kaasa S (1998)
Using reference data on quality of life--the importance of adjusting for age and gender, exemplified by the EORTC QLQ-C30 (+3)
Eur J Cancer, 34 (9), 1381-9
DOI 10.1016/s0959-8049(98)00136-1, PubMed 9849421

Kaasa S, Hjermstad MJ, Jordhøy MS, Wisløff F, Loge JH (1998)
Compliance in quality of life data: a Norwegian experience
Stat Med, 17 (5-7), 623-32
DOI 10.1002/(sici)1097-0258(19980315/15)17:5/7<623::aid-sim809>3.0.co;2-5, PubMed 9549811

Kaasa S, Knobel H, Loge JH, Hjermstad MJ (1998)
Hodgkin's disease: quality of life in future trials
Ann Oncol, 9 Suppl 5, 137-45
DOI 10.1023/A:1008452711224, PubMed 9926254

Loge JH, Kaasa S, Hjermstad MJ, Kvien TK (1998)
Translation and performance of the Norwegian SF-36 Health Survey in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. I. Data quality, scaling assumptions, reliability, and construct validity
J Clin Epidemiol, 51 (11), 1069-76
DOI 10.1016/s0895-4356(98)00098-5, PubMed 9817124

Publications 1997

Duchesne GM, Stenning SP, Aass N, Mead GM, Fosså SD, Oliver RT, Horwich A, Read G, Roberts IT, Rustin G, Cullen MH, Kaye SB, Harland SJ, Cook PA (1997)
Radiotherapy after chemotherapy for metastatic seminoma--a diminishing role. MRC Testicular Tumour Working Party
Eur J Cancer, 33 (6), 829-35
DOI 10.1016/s0959-8049(97)00033-6, PubMed 9291801

Aass N, Håtun DE, Thoresen M, Fosså SD (1997)
Prophylactic use of tropisetron or metoclopramide during adjuvant abdominal radiotherapy of seminoma stage I: a randomised, open trial in 23 patients
Radiother Oncol, 45 (2), 125-8
DOI 10.1016/s0167-8140(97)00099-6, PubMed 9424001

Publications 1996

Fossa SD, Aass N, Ous S, Waehre H, Ilner K, Hannisdal E (1996)
Survival after curative treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Acta Oncol, 35 Suppl 8, 59-65
DOI 10.3109/02841869609098521, PubMed 9073049

Fosså SD, Hjermstad MJ, Mørk IH, Hjortdahl P (1996)
Does the service at a large oncologic out-patient clinic satisfy the patients' perceived need?
Int J Health Care Qual Assur, 9 (4), 24-9
DOI 10.1108/09526869610124209, PubMed 10159575

Lote K, Aass N (1996)
[Press coverage of medical issues]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 116 (2), 255-9
PubMed 8633337

Wiig JN, Aass N, Karlsen KO, Giercksky KE (1996)
[Colonic perforation during combined steroid and radiotherapy. Diagnosis and treatment]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 116 (6), 731-2
PubMed 8644074

Publications 1995

Hjermstad MJ, Fossa SD, Bjordal K, Kaasa S (1995)
Test/retest study of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality-of-Life Questionnaire
J Clin Oncol, 13 (5), 1249-54
DOI 10.1200/JCO.1995.13.5.1249, PubMed 7738629

Hjermstad MJ, Kaasa S (1995)
Quality of life in adult cancer patients treated with bone marrow transplantation--a review of the literature
Eur J Cancer, 31A (2), 163-73
DOI 10.1016/0959-8049(94)00464-g, PubMed 7718320

Publications 1994

Fosså SD, Jacobsen AB, Aass N, Heilo A, Stenwig AE, Kummen O, Johannessen NB, Waaler G, Ogreid P, Borge L (1994)
How safe is surveillance in patients with histologically low-risk non-seminomatous testicular cancer in a geographically extended country with limited computerised tomographic resources?
Br J Cancer, 70 (6), 1156-60
DOI 10.1038/bjc.1994.464, PubMed 7981068

Fosså SD, Aass N, Opjordsmoen S (1994)
Assessment of quality of life in patients with prostate cancer
Semin Oncol, 21 (5), 657-61
PubMed 7524156

Opjordsmoen S, Waehre H, Aass N, Fossa SD (1994)
Sexuality in patients treated for penile cancer: patients' experience and doctors' judgement
Br J Urol, 73 (5), 554-60
DOI 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1994.tb07643.x, PubMed 8012779

Aass N, Fosså SD (1994)
Aims and results of palliative radiotherapy in urological cancer
Curr Opin Oncol, 6 (3), 308-12
DOI 10.1097/00001622-199405000-00014, PubMed 7521671

Publications 1993

Fosså SD, Waehre H, Aass N, Jacobsen AB, Olsen DR, Ous S (1993)
Bladder cancer definitive radiation therapy of muscle-invasive bladder cancer. A retrospective analysis of 317 patients
Cancer, 72 (10), 3036-43
DOI 10.1002/1097-0142(19931115)72:10<3036::aid-cncr2820721028>3.0.co;2-b, PubMed 8221571

Hjermstad MJ (1993)
[The international in nursing. Master's Degree in the USA?]
Sykepl Fag, 81 (2), 25-6
PubMed 8476688

Aass N, Grünfeld B, Kaalhus O, Fosså SD (1993)
Pre- and post-treatment sexual life in testicular cancer patients: a descriptive investigation
Br J Cancer, 67 (5), 1113-7
DOI 10.1038/bjc.1993.204, PubMed 8494708

Publications 1992

Heier MS, Aass N, Ous S, Fosså SD (1992)
Asymmetrical autonomic dysfunction of the feet after retroperitoneal surgery in patients with testicular cancer: 2 case reports
J Urol, 147 (2), 470-1
DOI 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)37278-6, PubMed 1732625

Aass N, Fosså SD, Høst H (1992)
Acute and subacute side effects due to infra-diaphragmatic radiotherapy for testicular cancer: a prospective study
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 22 (5), 1057-64
DOI 10.1016/0360-3016(92)90808-u, PubMed 1555953

Publications 1991

Fosså SD, Aass N, Ous S, Waehre H (1991)
Long-term morbidity and quality of life in testicular cancer patients
Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl, 138, 241-6
PubMed 1785014

Heier MS, Nilsen T, Graver V, Aass N, Fosså SD (1991)
Raynaud's phenomenon after combination chemotherapy of testicular cancer, measured by laser Doppler flowmetry. A pilot study
Br J Cancer, 63 (4), 550-2
DOI 10.1038/bjc.1991.129, PubMed 1850610

Kaasa S, Aass N, Mastekaasa A, Lund E, Fosså SD (1991)
Psychosocial well-being in testicular cancer patients
Eur J Cancer, 27 (9), 1091-5
DOI 10.1016/0277-5379(91)90299-s, PubMed 1683558

Lindegaard MW, Aass N, Bue ES, Theodorsen L, Fosså SD (1991)
Glomerular filtration rate, 131I-hippuran clearance and estimated creatinine clearance in cancer patients
Br J Cancer, 64 (2), 401-5
DOI 10.1038/bjc.1991.317, PubMed 1892774

Aass N, Fosså SD, Theodorsen L, Norman N (1991)
Prediction of long-term gonadal toxicity after standard treatment for testicular cancer
Eur J Cancer, 27 (9), 1087-91
DOI 10.1016/0277-5379(91)90298-r, PubMed 1720322

Aass N, Klepp O, Cavallin-Stahl E, Dahl O, Wicklund H, Unsgaard B, Baldetorp L, Ahlström S, Fosså SD (1991)
Prognostic factors in unselected patients with nonseminomatous metastatic testicular cancer: a multicenter experience
J Clin Oncol, 9 (5), 818-26
DOI 10.1200/JCO.1991.9.5.818, PubMed 1707957

Publications 1990

Fosså SD, Langmark F, Aass N, Andersen A, Lothe R, Børresen AL (1990)
Second non-germ cell malignancies after radiotherapy of testicular cancer with or without chemotherapy
Br J Cancer, 61 (4), 639-43
DOI 10.1038/bjc.1990.142, PubMed 2109999

Fosså SD, Ous S, Stenwig AE, Lien HH, Aass N, Kaalhus O (1990)
Distribution of retroperitoneal lymph node metastases in patients with non-seminomatous testicular cancer in clinical stage I
Eur Urol, 17 (2), 107-12
DOI 10.1159/000464016, PubMed 2155789

Fosså SD, Saeter G, Aass N, Ous S, Stenwig AE, Blomlie V (1990)
Management of patients with poor-prognosis nonseminomatous germ cell cancer
Oncology, 47 (3), 234-40
DOI 10.1159/000226822, PubMed 1692984

Klepp O, Olsson AM, Henrikson H, Aass N, Dahl O, Stenwig AE, Persson BE, Cavallin-Ståhl E, Fosså SD, Wahlqvist L (1990)
Prognostic factors in clinical stage I nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testis: multivariate analysis of a prospective multicenter study. Swedish-Norwegian Testicular Cancer Group
J Clin Oncol, 8 (3), 509-18
DOI 10.1200/JCO.1990.8.3.509, PubMed 1689773

Aass N, Fosså SD, Ous S, Lien HH, Stenwig AE, Paus E, Kaalhus O (1990)
Is routine primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection still justified in patients with low stage non-seminomatous testicular cancer?
Br J Urol, 65 (4), 385-90
DOI 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1990.tb14762.x, PubMed 2340372

Aass N, Fosså SD, Ous S, Stenwig AE, Lien HH, Paus E, Kaalhus O (1990)
Prognosis in patients with metastatic non-seminomatous testicular cancer
Radiother Oncol, 17 (4), 285-92
DOI 10.1016/0167-8140(90)90002-e, PubMed 1693003

Aass N, Fosså SD, Aas M, Lindegaard MW (1990)
Renal function related to different treatment modalities for malignant germ cell tumours
Br J Cancer, 62 (5), 842-6
DOI 10.1038/bjc.1990.391, PubMed 2173944

Aass N, Kaasa S, Lund E, Kaalhus O, Heier MS, Fosså SD (1990)
Long-term somatic side-effects and morbidity in testicular cancer patients
Br J Cancer, 61 (1), 151-5
DOI 10.1038/bjc.1990.31, PubMed 2297486

Publications 1989

Fosså SD, Aass N (1989)
Cisplatin-based chemotherapy does not eliminate the risk of a second testicular cancer
Br J Urol, 63 (5), 531-4
DOI 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1989.tb05951.x, PubMed 2543475

Fosså SD, Aass N, Kaalhus O (1989)
Long-term morbidity after infradiaphragmatic radiotherapy in young men with testicular cancer
Cancer, 64 (2), 404-8
DOI 10.1002/1097-0142(19890715)64:2<404::aid-cncr2820640211>3.0.co;2-7, PubMed 2736486

Fosså SD, Aass N, Kaalhus O (1989)
Radiotherapy for testicular seminoma stage I: treatment results and long-term post-irradiation morbidity in 365 patients
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 16 (2), 383-8
DOI 10.1016/0360-3016(89)90334-9, PubMed 2921142

Fosså SD, Aass N, Molne K (1989)
Is routine pre-treatment cryopreservation of semen worthwhile in the management of patients with testicular cancer?
Br J Urol, 64 (5), 524-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1989.tb05292.x, PubMed 2611625

Fosså SD, Aass N, Molne K (1989)
Can we cure testicular cancer and retain fertility?
Prog Clin Biol Res, 303, 769-77
PubMed 2780672

Fosså SD, Aass N, Ous S (1989)
[Testicular cancer. A challenge to the health services taking care of young males]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 109 (3), 337-40
PubMed 2916218

Fosså SD, Aass N, Ous S, Høie J, Stenwig AE, Lien HH, Paus E, Kaalhus O (1989)
Histology of tumor residuals following chemotherapy in patients with advanced nonseminomatous testicular cancer
J Urol, 142 (5), 1239-42
DOI 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)39044-4, PubMed 2478726

Aass N, Fosså SD, Otto F, Ose T (1989)
Acute subjective morbidity after cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy in patients with testicular cancer: a prospective study
Radiother Oncol, 14 (1), 27-33
DOI 10.1016/0167-8140(89)90005-4, PubMed 2467328

Publications 1988

Fosså SD, Aass N, Kaalhus O (1988)
Testicular cancer in young Norwegians
J Surg Oncol, 39 (1), 43-63
DOI 10.1002/jso.2930390110, PubMed 3047500

Lien HH, Lindsköld L, Fosså SD, Aass N (1988)
Computed tomography and conventional radiography in intrathoracic metastases from non-seminomatous testicular tumor
Acta Radiol, 29 (5), 547-9
PubMed 3166874

Publications 1987

Fosså SD, Borge L, Aass N, Johannessen NB, Stenwig AE, Kaalhus O (1987)
The treatment of advanced metastatic seminoma: experience in 55 cases
J Clin Oncol, 5 (7), 1071-7
DOI 10.1200/JCO.1987.5.7.1071, PubMed 2439660

Publications 1986

Fosså SD, Aass N, Kaalhus O, Klepp O, Tveter K (1986)
Long-term survival and morbidity in patients with metastatic malignant germ cell tumors treated with cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy
Cancer, 58 (12), 2600-5
DOI 10.1002/1097-0142(19861215)58:12<2600::aid-cncr2820581208>3.0.co;2-d, PubMed 3022908

Publications 1980

Fodstad O, Aass N, Pihl A (1980)
Assessment of tumour growth and of response to chemotherapy of human melanomas in athymic, nude mice
Br J Cancer Suppl, 4, 146-9
PubMed 6932918

Fodstad O, Aass N, Pihl A (1980)
Response to chemotherapy of human, malignant melanoma xenografts in athymic, nude mice
Int J Cancer, 25 (4), 453-8
DOI 10.1002/ijc.2910250405, PubMed 7372371

Fodstad O, Aass N, Pihl A (1980)
An inverse relationship between the growth rate of human melanoma xenografts and their response to some cytostatic drugs
Br J Cancer, 41 (5), 829-31
DOI 10.1038/bjc.1980.149, PubMed 7426308