Marja Leonhardt

Innlandet Hospital Trust

Background Substance use may be associated with the onset of psychotic symptoms, necessitating treatment for individuals with comorbid mental health and substance use disorders (MHD/SUD). COVID-19 significantly impacted individuals with MHD/SUD, reducing access to appropriate care and treatment. Changes in drug availability and prices during the pa...

Background The use of screens, especially mobile devices like tablets and smartphones have increased over the last years and have become an integrated part of modern life. Adolescents today spend a lot of their time using screens both at school and outside school. Identifying how screen use are related to QoL is necessary to plan effective policies...

Background Today’s adolescents dedicate a significant portion of their time to screens. Concerns have arisen regarding the lasting impact of screen use on adolescent health, making it a crucial public health topic. Previous studies have presented both positive and negative outcomes associated with screen use. Further insight is required into variou...

Background Refugee minors are considered particularly vulnerable to negative health consequences from war, flight and resettlement. Offering health assessments after arrival in a host country could uncover unmet health needs and provide access to treatment. In Norway, a national guide describes these assessments, but little is known about its imple...

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Purpose This study aims to explore how people with concurrent mental health and substance use disorders and lived experience of deep social marginalization perceived barriers and facilitators to mainstream social participation. The purpose of this study is to identify meaningful and relevant learning content for a virtual reality-based intervention...

Background Most Norwegian adolescents experience their first sexual intercourse during late adolescence. Use of contraception is important to avoid unwanted pregnancy, while condoms can also protect against sexually transmitted diseases. There are few studies on the use of contraception at first sexual intercourse, most with varying results, and so...

Background More in-depth evidence about the complex relationships between different risk factors and mental health among adolescents has been warranted. Thus, the aim of the study was to examine the direct and indirect effects of experiencing social pressure, bullying, and low social support on mental health problems in adolescence. Methods A scho...

Background Research has shown increased mental health problems and use of prescription drugs among adolescents in recent years and social media use has been linked to poorer mental health. However, trend studies concerning these topics are scarce. The purpose of this study was to analyze gender-specific trends in a) symptoms of depression and lonel...

Purpose Most people were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Persons with co-occurring substance use disorder (SUD) and mental illness (MI) are already a marginalized group, with above average mortality. Thus, the study aim was to investigate SARS-CoV-2 incidence and mortality among persons with SUD/MI during the first two years of the pandemic. Me...

Background Social media are an integral part of adolescents’ daily lives, and reviews have suggested an overall small association between more social media use and mental health problems. However, researchers have commonly investigated social media use solely in a time use perspective, rendering nuances in adolescents’ social media experience less...

Background More in-depth evidence about the complex relationships between risk and protective factors and mental health among adolescents has been warranted. Thus, the aim of the study was to examine the direct and indirect effects of experiencing pressure, bullying, and low social support on depressive symptoms and self-directed violence in adoles...

Introduction: Training in addiction medicine and addiction psychology is essential to ensure the quality of treatment for patients with substance use disorders. Some earlier research has shown varying training between countries, but no comprehensive study of addiction training across Europe has been performed. The present study by the European Fed...

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Social media are an integral part of adolescents' daily lives, and reviews have suggested an overall small association between more social media use and mental health problems. However, researchers have commonly investigated social media use in a time use perspective, rendering nuances in adolescents' social media experience less well explored. Thu...

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among people with mental illness attending the Mental Health Care Centre, Windhoek, Namibia. Design: Observational, cross-sectional study. Setting: Mental health Care Centre, Windhoek Central Hospital. Namibia. Participants: Adult patients with a mental...

Background Climate change has a great impact on the future of children and young people. Since the global climate strike movement, many adolescents expressed worries about climate change. But do these worries lead to declined mental health and future optimism? Thus, we aim to explore associations between prevalence of worries about climate change,...

Background The COVID-19 pandemic with its restrictions touched the daily life of most people. While everyday social life becomes difficult for citizens with economic and cultural capital, it becomes even worse for persons with mental health (MHD) and substance use disorders (SUD), who are particularly vulnerable to social exclusion. In this project...

Background The recent invasion of Ukraine has forced millions of civilians, especially women and children, to leave their country. Although the European Union offers guidance on individual health assessment of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, assessment practice varies across host countries and even on national basis. Thus, the aim of this proj...

Climate change is a serious global health threat that has an impact on young people’s lives and may influence their mental health. Since the global climate strike movement, many adolescents have expressed worries about climate change. Thus, the aim of this study is to examine the prevalence of worries about climate change, and factors associated wi...

Persons with concurrent mental health and substance use disorders often do not participate actively in society and remain marginalized. The promotion of social inclusion is important for the care of persons with concurrent disorders. To measure social inclusion, the Social and Communities Opportunities Profile (SCOPE) was developed, followed by its...

Background: Young people are concerned with mental health challenges and problems in relation to their sexuality. Danish high schools do not necessarily have a group or person for young people to talk to about these difficulties. Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore whom students approach regarding difficulties at school, mental health cha...

Background Cannabis use is increasing among young Norwegians and several studies show a high incidence of common physical health problems. An association has previously been found between cannabis use and mental health problems. Since physical and mental health problems often co-occur, the aim of this study is to explore the relationship between ca...

Introduction: physical health problems are common among people with mental illness. Understanding common co-occurring mental and physical conditions can aid health providers to effectively screen individuals and also integrate care for both conditions. The study aimed to determine the prevalence and types of comorbidity among patients attending th...

Background Adolescents are recommended to get 8–10 h of sleep at night, yet more than 80% fail to obtain this goal. Energy drink (ED) consumption has been linked to later bedtime in adolescents. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the potential association between ED consumption and sleep duration, and shuteye latency among adolescents in Norway. M...

Background The outbreak of COVID-19 with its severe social restrictions touched the daily life of most people. While everyday social life becomes difficult for citizens with economic and cultural capital, it becomes even worse for vulnerable groups such as persons with mental health and substance use disorders, who are particularly vulnerable to so...

Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a common complication in visceral surgery. Pathogens causing SSIs vary depending on the type of surgery. Patients and Methods: Within the scope of the Reduction of Postoperative Wound Infections by Antiseptica (RECIPE) trial we analyzed the pathogens cultured in intra-operative, subcutaneous swabs and...

Purpose Surgical site infection (SSI) occurs in up to 25% of patients after elective laparotomy. We aimed to determine the effect of SSI on healthcare costs and patients’ quality of life. Methods In this post hoc analysis based on the RECIPE trial, we studied a 30-day postoperative outcome of SSI in a single-center, prospective randomized controll...

Background Meaning in life is important to achieve quality of life, psychological well-being and good mental health. Existential issues such as meaning in life have limited attention in mental health care and treatment for children and young people in Norway. People in crisis often ponder existential questions. We find little research on this topic...

Background: The outbreak of COVID-19 with its severe social restrictions touched the daily life of most people. While everyday social life becomes difficult for citizens with economic and cultural capital, it becomes even worse for vulnerable groups such as persons with mental health and substance use disorders, who are particularly vulnerable to s...

Gaming is widespread among adolescents and has typically been viewed as an activity for boys. There are however a growing number of female gamers and we need to learn more about how gender affects gaming. The aim of this study is to both quantify gaming among Norwegian adolescents and explore how gender differences are perceived. A mixed method app...

Background: Alcohol is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the European region, and tackling the harmful use of alcohol is a public health priority. Most countries in the region have national strategies for treating alcohol use disorders (AUD), but there is significant between-country variation. Objectives: This study aimed to compare...

Background Women are more vulnerable to mental health problems than men after migration, but little is known about the influence of religiosity/spirituality on their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to explore religiosity/spirituality, in relationships with various domains of quality of life, among female Eritrean refugees staying in...

Purpose: The German Classification of Diverticular Disease was introduced a few years ago. The aim of this study was to determine whether Classification of Diverticular Disease enables an exact stratification of different types of diverticular disease in terms of course and treatment. Methods: This was a prospective, bicentric observational tria...

Purpose: The German Classification of Diverticular Disease was introduced a few years ago. The aim of this study was to determine whether Classification of Diverticular Disease enables an exact stratification of different types of diverticular disease in terms of course and treatment. Methods: This was a prospective, bicentric observational trial....

Gaming er en populær hobby. Dataspillet Fortnite har svimlende 250 millioner brukere på verdensbasis. Men hva betyr kjønn for barn og unges spillerfaringer?

Background: Although migrant health is a topic of interest across Europe and although health care services in Germany consider migrant health issues, people with a migrant background often experience difficulties regarding health care provision. The prevalence of various cancers among migrants is lower relative to non-migrants although this equali...

Background The social gradient in health runs from top to bottom of the socioeconomic spectrum. Poverty is associated with poor health and problematic unhealthy behaviors. Depression is strongly associated with social inequalities, while alcohol use disorders are not necessarily associated with a low socio economic status. Immigrants often have a l...

Objective: To evaluate whether intraoperative subcutaneous wound irrigation with 0.04% polyhexanide can reduce surgical site infection (SSI) in elective laparotomies compared to saline. Background: SSI is a common complication after gastrointestinal surgery. To date, there is a lack of evidence whether subcutaneous wound irrigation is beneficial...

Introduction: The prevalence of cancer diseases among migrants is lower relative to nonmigrants, although this equalizes with increasing duration of residence. There are differences in the health behaviors and disease coping strategies between these two groups. The aim of this analysis is to compare migrant and nonmigrant colorectal cancer (CRC) pa...

Background: Although a fifth of the German population has a migration background, health research regarding this population is scarce. The few existing studies on migrant health show that migrants are faced with restrictions regarding health care due to communication problems, a lack of information and distinct health literacy. Colorectal cancer (...

Incisional hernias are one of the the most frequent complications in visceral surgery and incisional hernia repair has a relevant complication rate. Therefore, there have to be solid indications before carrying out incisional hernia repair. To date, there is a lack of evidence concerning the correct indications for surgical repair of incisional her...

Assessed dimensions of low back pain (LBP) vary in prevalence studies. This may explain the heterogeneity in frequency estimates. To standardize definitions of LBP, an English consensus with 28 experts from 12 countries developed the "Delphi Definitions of Low Back Pain Prevalence" (DOLBaPP). The optimal definition and the shorter minimal definitio...