HAMS: Helse, Atferd, Mangfold og Sosial inklusjon (avsluttet)

Vi ønsker med dette:

1. Å øke forståelsen for hvordan levevaner påvirker fysisk og psykisk helse
2. Å øke kunnskapen om ulike hemmende og fremmende faktorer for endring av levevaner, god helsestatus, mestring, livskvalitet og redusert risiko for å falle fra utdanning, opplæring og arbeidsliv
3. Å involvere og inkludere de som forskningen angår
4. Å gjennomføre, evaluere og sørge for videreføring av tiltak med fokus på å fremme sunne levevaner, bedre helsestatus og fremme sosial inklusjon og deltagelse i samfunnet
5. Å formidle kunnskap om utfordringer og behov for tiltak blant grupper i sårbare situasjoner på individ og systemnivå og som fører til endring av praksis

Prosjekter

• Why do men die by suicide (project leader: Marie A Reiråskag)
• HOPE: Supersaturated Hydrogen-Rich Water for Outpatients with Persistent Excess Weight (HOPE): A Phase III Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial (project leader: Sergej Ostojic)
• Patterns of multimorbidity and their relationship with depression (project leader: Mario V Vettore)
• Association between a broad range of lifestyle habits and mental health outcomes (project leader: Tonje H Stea)
• Adverse childhood experiences and risk of beeing NEET (not in education, employment, or training) in adulthood, a longitudinal register-based study (project leader: Tonje H Stea)
• Aronia- a natural dietary source to reduce urinary tract infections, reduce use of antibiotics and improve health among adults with recurrent urinary tract infections (project leader: Tonje H Stea)
• SEMEN, Sperm quality and nutrition among men. A pilot study. (project leader: Dagrun Engeset)
• Children’s and adolescents’ responses to the pandemic- future risks of increasing inequalities in learning and mental health (project leader: Curt Hagquist).
• Sexual harassment and abuse among Norwegian adolescents, health consequences and use of health services (project leader: Tore Bonsaksen, HINN)
• Food insecurity, food availability, nutritional status among underprivileged children living in Riverine areas of Amazon region in Brazil (project leader: Mario V Vettore)
• A pilot study to investigate effects of folic acid, N-acetylcysteine and methionine on biochemical markers of 1C metabolism, oxidative stress and status of DNA methylation in healthy individuals (project leader: Azam Mansoor)
• Heart health for people with intellectual disability: seldom, forgotten or overlooked? (project leader: Ellen MI Ersfjord)

Publikasjoner

2025

1. Kleppang AL, Hagquist C, Stea TH, Leonhardt M, Bonsaksen T, Lien L, Steigen AM. Gaming, social media use and Quality of Life among adolescents in Norway: Results from the Young-HUNT study. Accepted for publication. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2025.
2. Nedeljkovic D, Todorovic N, Javorac D, Baltic S, Vranes M, Panic J, Kladar N, Ratgeber L, Betlehem J, Acs P, Engeset D, Stea TH, Stajer V, Ostojic S. The effects of 8-week creatine supplementation with and without ubiquinol on sperm quality biomarkers in normospermic and oligospermic men: a randomized controlled pilot trial. Accepted for publication. Nutrition and Health, 2025.
3. Rognmo K, Opdal IM, Handegård BH, Horsch A, Lillevoll K, Furberg AS, Nielsen CS, Morseth B. The relationship between self-reported and device-based measurements of physical activity and mental distress among adolescents: results from the fit futures study. BMC Public Health. 2025;25(1):2617. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-23902-x.
4. Concalves BML, Armada L, Stea TH, Rebelo MAB, Carvalho JC, Goncalves LS, Vettore MV. Bidirectional association between dental caries and body mass index in socially vulnerable adolescents: a group-based trajectory analysis. J Dent. 2025: 106087. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2025.106087
5. Friesinger JG, Haugland SH, von Heimburg D, Ness O, Vederhus JK. Associations between perceived discrimination and health: a cross-sectional public health study. BMC Public Health. 2025;25(1):2601. https://doi.org/6/s12889-025-23888-6.
6. Grasaas E, Sandbakk Ø, Stea TH, Ostojic S, Horverak MO, Danielsen KK, Nordstoga AL. Socioeconomic status across sport disciplines and association between sport participation and school-related outcomes among Norwegian adolescents: a cross-sectional study. Front Sports Act Living. 2025;7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2025.1613391
7. Aarsland TE, Aakre I, Stea TH, Henjum S, Markhus MW, Strand TA, Dahl L, Korevaar TI, Bakken KS, Sleire SN. Association of Mild-to-Moderate Iodine Deficiency With Thyroid Function-A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Adv Nutr. 2025 Jul 8;16(9):100471. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2025.100471.
8. Ostojic S, Nedeljkovic D, Todorovic N, Stea TH, Engeset D. Association between dietary creatine intake and serum biomarkers of spermatogenesis in males aged 12 years and older. Accepted for publication. Reprod Fertil. 2025; 6(3), e250009.
9. Mansoor MA, Stea TH, Slettan A, Perera E, Maddumage R, Kottahachchi D, Ali DS, Cabo R, Blomhoff R. Impact of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in antioxidant-enzyme genes on the concentrations of folate, homocysteine and glutathione in plasma from healthy subjects after folic acid supplementation - a randomized controlled crossover trial. Genes Nutr. 2025;20(1):1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12263-024-00761-6
10. Meland E, Abildsnes E, Samdal GB, Stea TH, Haugen T, Berntsen S, Jahanlu D. Changes in physical activity among overweight and obese Norwegian children aged 6-12: A non-randomized cluster-controlled trial. Scand J Public Health. 2025:14034948251315350. https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251315350
11. Haugland SH, Gallefoss L, Hals-Lydersen A, Vederhus JK. Parental Alcohol Problems and Lack of Adult Support During Childhood-Consequences for Subjective and Objective Social Connection in Adulthood. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2025 Apr 29. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.14070
12. Robstad N, Paulsen A, Vistad I, Hott AC, Hansen Berg K, Øgård-Repål A, Rabben J, Wallevik Kristoffersen E, Rohde G. Experiences of pain communication in endometriosis: A meta-synthesis. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2025 Jan;104(1):39-54. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14995
13. Drilen TL, Eik-Nes TT, Ersfjord EMI, Klöckner CA, Ødegård RA. Perceived body size across sex and weight categories and its association with body size dissatisfaction: a cross-sectional study among early primary school children in Norway. BMC Public Health. 2025;25(1):1210. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22219-z

2024

1. Vederhus JK, Timko C, Birkeland B, Haugland SH, Gabrielsen KB. Validation of an ultra-short global quality of life scale in a large population-based health survey. PloS One. 2024;19(8): e0307539. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307539
2. Haugland SH, Topor A, Friesinger JG. 1 plus 1 is more than 2: mental health problems, financial difficulties, and social exclusion in a cross-sectional study of 28,047 general-population adults. BMC Public Health. 2024;24:1148. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18555-1
3. Plasil T, Ersfjord EMI, Berge K, Oldervoll LM. ‘A potentially ticking time bomb’ – barriers for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease in people with intellectual disabilities. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil; 37(6), e13279. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13279
4. Reiråskag MA, Brokke SS, Rohde G, Bertelsen TB, Landrø NI, Haaland VØ. Decision-making in suicidal acute psychiatric patients, 17 April 2024, PREPRINT (Version 1). https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4257846/v1
5. Hansen B, Eide TO, Reiråskag MA, Tjelle KA, Solem S, Hagen K. The Bergen 4-day treatment for social anxiety disorder: a pilot study. BMC Psychiatry. 2024;24(1):145. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-05607-4
6. Frydenlund MH, Johannessen B, Gundersen, ED. Nyutdannede sykepleieres opplevelse av organisatorisk og psykososialt arbeidsmiljø i sykehus, i et arbeidshelseteoretisk perspektiv. Nordisk tidsskrift for helseforskning, 2024;20(2). https://doi.org/10.7557/14.7186.
7. Vettore MV, Stea TH, Zahl-Olsen R, Faerstein E. Longitudinal evidence of the influence of early life circumstances, family characteristics, social ties and psychological distress on healthy behaviours of Brazilian adults: The Pro-Saude cohort study. PLoS One. 2024;19(8):e0306565. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306565
8. Haugland SH, Carvalho B, Strandheim A, Stea TH. Parental alcohol intoxication, adverse childhood experiences, and negative psychological reactions to childhood adversities. Cross-sectional and prospective data from the population based HUNT study. Journ Child Adol Trauma, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-024-00651-4.
9. Stea TH, Bertelsen TB, Fegran L, Sejersted E, Kleppang AL, Fyhn T. Interventions targeting young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) for increased likelihood of return to school or employment- a systematic review. PlosOne, 2024;19(6):e0306285. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306285
10. Ostojic SM, Stea TH, Ellery S, Smith-Ryan A. Association between dietary intake of creatine and female reproductive health: evidence from NHANES 2017-2020. Food Sci Nutr, 2024;12:4893-8. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.4135
11. Lien L, Bonsaksen T, Stea TH, Kleppang AL, Steigen AM, Leonhardt M. Correction: Time Trends in self-reported depressive symptoms, prescription of antidepressants, sedatives and hypnotics and the emergence of social media among Norwegian adolescents. PLoS One. 2024;19(7):e0306972. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0306972
12. Stea TH, Bonsaksen T, Smith P, Kleppang AL, Steigen AM, Leonhardt M, Lien L, Vettore MV. Are social pressure, bullying and low social support associated with depressive symptoms, self-harm and self-directed violence among adolescents? A cross-sectional study using a structural equation modeling approach. BMC Psychiatry, 2024;24(1):239. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-05696-1
13. Kleppang AL, Abildsnes E, Haraldstad K, Stea TH. Changes in the Health-Related Quality of Life and Sleep Habits of Children Aged 6-12 years With Overweight or Obesity: A Non-Randomized Controlled Intervention. Eur J Public Health. 2023 Oct 24;33(Suppl 2):ckad160.853. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-024-02375-0
14. Bonsaksen T, Steigen AM, Granrud MD, Dangmann CR, Karlsen T-I, Stea TH. Sexual harassment exposure among junior high school students in Norway: prevalence and associated factors. Front Public Health, 2024;12:1307605. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1307605
15. Befus E-G, Helseth S, Mølland E, Småstuen MC, Stea TH, Nolte S, Haraldstad K. The use of youth health care services, physical and mental health, over-the-counter medication use and health-related quality of life in 13–19-year-old adolescents: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 2024;24:104. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17544-0

2023

1. Stea TH, Vettore MV, Øvrebø B, Abildsnes E. Changes in dietary habits and BMI z-score after a cluster-randomized family-based intervention targeting children with overweight and obesity. Food & Nutrition res. 2023;67:9617. https://doi.org/10.29219/fnr.v67.9617
2. Korovljev D, Stajer V, Todorovic N, Engeset D, Stea TH, Conic BD, Kladar N, Ostojic SM. Effects of 12-week hydrogen-rich water intake on body composition, short-chain fatty acids turnover, and brain metabolism in overweight adults: a randomized controlled trial. Curr Topics in Nutraceuticals Res. 2023; 21(3):235-241. https://doi.org/10.37290/ctnr2641-452X.21:235-241
3. Zahl-Olsen R, Thuen F, Stea TH. Cohabitation, Marriage and Union Dissolution in Norway: A Comparative Prospective Study. J Div Remar. 2023;64(5-6):199-216. https://doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2023.2277648
4. Lien L, Bonsaksen T, Stea TH, Kleppang AL, Steigen AM, Leonhardt M. Depressive symptoms, prescription of antidepressants and sleep medicine and the emergence of social media among Norwegian adolescents: Time trends based on the youth surveys “Ung i Oslo” 1996–2021. Plos One. 2023;18(12):e:0295384. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295384
5. Øvrebø B, Kjøllesdal M, Stea TH, Wills AK, Bere E, Magnus P, Juliusson PB, Bergh IH. The influence of immigrant background and parental education on overweight and obesity in 8-year-old children in Norway. BMC Public Health, 2023;23:1660. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16571-1
6. Stea TH, Steigen AM, Karlsen T-I, Dangmann CR, Granrud MD, Bonsaksen T. Association between exposure to sexual abuse, substance use and health risk factors, and the role of health care services available for Norwegian high school students. BMC Public Health, 2023;23(1):1330. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16261-y
7. Stajer V, Todorovic N, Conic BD, Kladar N, Engeset D, Stea TH, Ratgeber L, Betlehem J, Acs P, Forbes SC, Candow DG, Ostojic SM. The effects of medium-term intake of hydrogen-rich water on sperm quality biomarkers in normospermic and oligospermic men: a randomized controlled pilot trial. Curr Topics in Nutraceutical Research, 2023;21(2): 182-186. https://doi.org/10.37290/ctnr2641-452X.21:1–5
8. Tonheim L, Groufh-Jacobsen S, Stea TH, Henjum S. Nutritional impact of replacing meat and dairy products with plant-based substitutes. Food Nutr Res, 2023;67. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1407159/v1
9. Richardsen HK, Bere ET, Stea TH, Klepp K-I, Engeset D. Effect of ending the nationwide free school fruit scheme in Norway on the intake of fruits, vegetables and unhealthy snacks. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023;20(3):2489. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032489
10. Kleppang AL, Vettore MV, Hartz I, Haugland SH, Stea TH. Patterns of unhealthy behaviours during adolescence and subsequent anxiety and depression in adulthood: a prospective register linkage study of the HUNT survey and health registries. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act, 2023;20(1):6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-01408-2
11. Bonsaksen T, Steigen AM, Stea TH, Kleppang AL, Lien L, Leonhardt M. Negative social media-related experiences and lower general self-efficacy are associated with depressive symptoms in adolescents. Front Public Health, 2023;10:1037375. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1037375
12. Salvesen L, Wills AK, Øverby NC, Engeset D, Medin AC. Relative validity of a non-quantitative 33-item dietary screener with a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire among young adults. J Nutr Sci. 2023;12:e72. https://doi.org/10.1017/jns.2023.57
13. Fegran L, Ten Ham-Baloyi W, Fossum M, Hovland OJ, Naidoo JR, van Rooyen DRM, Sejersted E, Robstad N. Simulation debriefing as part of simulation for clinical teaching and learning in nursing education: A scoping review. Nurs Open. 2023;10(3):1217-1233. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1426
14. Valen EN, Grasaas E, Engeset D, Salvesen L, Skeie G, Øverby NC, Medin AC. Myfood24 på norsk: et selvadministrert digitalt 24-timers kostintervju. Norsk tidsskrift for ernæring 2023, vol 21, nr 2, s 13-22. https://doi.org/10.18261/ntfe.21.2.
15. Ersfjord E, Plasil T, Heggem R. Imagined foodways and rejected biopedagogies: Rural children’s perspectives of rural foodways. Children & Society, 2023:1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12765
16. Ersfjord E, Plasil T, Johnsen HM. Staff' experiences and strategies to maintain care for individuals with intellectual disabilities living in supported living facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Br J Learn Disabil. 2024;52:385-396. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bld.12589
17. Gundersen ED, Jentoft N, Svensson OJ, Hellang Ø. Arbeidsmiljøets betydning for sykepleierstudenters valg av arbeidsgiver En kvalitativ studie med søkelys på rekruttering av sykepleiere til kommunale helse- og omsorgstjenester. Nordisk tidsskrift for helseforskning. 2023;9(1). doi:10.7557/14.6751.
18. Gundersen ED, Johannessen B. Exploring aspects of significance when arranging dog visits to home-dwelling patients: An action research approach. Nordic journal of nursing research.2023;43 (2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1177/20571585231175380
19. Koch TB, Øgård-Repål A, De Presno ÅK, Gundersen ED. Experiences with models for supervised practice in nurse education in Scandinavia: A scoping review. Nordisk sygeplejeforskning. 2023;13(2):1-15. https://doi.org/10.18261/nsf.13.2.
20. Frydenlund MH, Johannessen B, Gundersen ED. Nyutdannede sykepleieres opplevelse av organisatorisk og psykososialt arbeidsmiljø i sykehus, i et arbeidshelseteoretisk perspektiv. Nordisk tidsskrift for Helseforskning.2024.Nr.2. 20.årgang). https://doi.org/10.7557/14.7186
21. Kallhovd M, Seljås C, Gundersen ED, Johannessen B. Støttende ledere og brukervennlige systemer kan bidra til at sykepleiere melder avvik. Sykepleien. 2023;111(93152):e-93152. https://doi.org/10.4220/Sykepleiens.2023.93152
22. De Presno ÅK, Gundersen ED, Sætra MKR. Klare retningslinjer er vesentlig ved fare for ikke bestått praksis. Sykepleien. 2023;111(91388:e-91388. https://doi.org/10.4220/Sykepleiens.2023;111(91388):e-91388.
23. Tonheim LE, Groufh-Jacobsen S, Stea TH, Henjum S. Consumption of meat and dairy substitute products amongst vegans, vegetarians and pescatarians. Food Nutr Res. 2023;67. https://doi.org/10.29219/fnr.v67.9081
24. Øgård-Repål A. Peer support in healthcare services for people living with HIV. Experiences of peer support in outpatient clinics from the perspective of service users, peer supporters, and healthcare professionals. Kristiansand: University of Agder 2023 (ISBN 978-82-8427-121-7) 246 s. Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder (408). 

Samarbeidspartnere

• Sergej Ostojic, Professor, applied bioenergetics lab, Faculty of sport and physical education, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
• Erik Grasaas, Studieleder FoU, Avd. for lærerutdanning, Univeristetet i Agder
• Karin de Ridder, Scientific director Epidemiology and public health, Sciensano, Belgium
• Sigrun Henjum, Professor, Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, OsloMet
• Annette Løvheim Kleppang, Associate professor, Department of Public Health and Sport Sciences, HINN
• Tore Bonsaksen, Professor, Department of health and nursing sciences, HINN and department of health, VID
• Tonje Fyhn, Senior Vice President, Welfare, Labour and Health, NORCE
• Arve Haug, Senior advisor, Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) Agder
• Bjarne Kristian Aaslie Hansen, Professor, Centre for Crisis Psychology, University of Bergen
• Rune Slimestad, PhD, Plantchem AS
• Eirik Abildsnes, Research leader, Kristiansand Municipality