Browsing SIHF Open Archive by Author "Strand, Bjørn Heine"
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Associations between depression and anxiety in midlife and dementia more than 30 years later: The HUNT Study
Aunsmo, Ragnhild Holmberg; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Anstey, Kaarin J.; Bergh, Sverre; Kivimäki, Mika; Köhler, Sebastian; Krokstad, Steinar; Livingston, Gill; Matthews, Fiona E.; Selbæk, Geir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction: It is unclear how midlife depression and anxiety affect dementia risk. We examined this in a Norwegian cohort followed for 30 years. Methods: Dementia status at age 70+ in the fourth wave of the Trøndelag ... -
Blood pressure in dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and subjective cognitive decline related to time of death
Hestad, Knut; Engedal, Knut; Selbæk, Geir; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objective: It is unknown whether systolic blood pressure (SBP) drop is part of the normal aging process or due to the onset of dementia for some people. SBP drop is referring to the decrease in blood pressure often seen ... -
Blood pressure trajectories over 35 years and dementia risk: A retrospective study: The HUNT study
Selbæk, Geir; Stuebs, Josephine; Engedal, Knut; Hachinski, Vladimir; Hestad, Knut; Treviño, Cathrine Selnes; Skjellegrind, Håvard; Wedatilake, Yehani; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)High blood pressure is a well-established risk factor of dementia. However, the timing of the risk remains controversial. The aim of the present study was to compare trajectories of systolic blood pressure (SBP) over a ... -
Characteristics of patients assessed for cognitive decline in primary healthcare, compared to patients assessed in specialist healthcare
Michelet, Mona; Lund, Anne; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Engedal, Knut; Selbæk, Geir; Bergh, Sverre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective: The aim of this study was to describe patients assessed for cognitive decline in primary healthcare, compared to patients assessed in specialist healthcare and to examine factors associated with depression. ... -
The effect of blood pressure on cognitive performance. An 8-year follow-up of the Tromsø Study, comprising people aged 45–74 Years
Hestad, Knut; Engedal, Knut; Schirmer, Henrik; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The relationship between blood pressure (BP) and cognition is complex were age appears to be an intervening variable. High and low BP have been associated with cognitive deficits as part of the aging process, ... -
Midlife Physical Activity, Psychological Distress, and Dementia Risk: The HUNT Study
Zotcheva, Ekaterina; Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Krokstad, Steinar; Håberg, Asta; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Ernstsen, Linda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) is associated with a decreased dementia risk, whereas psychological distress (distress) is linked to an increased dementia risk. OBJECTIVE: We investigated independent and joint ... -
Prevalence and Determinants of Diagnosed Dementia: A Registry Linkage Study Linking Diagnosis of Dementia in the Population-Based HUNT Study to Registry Diagnosis of Dementia in Primary Care and Hospitals in Norway
Gjøra, Linda; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Bergh, Sverre; Bosnes, Ingunn; Johannessen, Aud; Livingston, Gill; Skjellegrind, Håvard Kjesbu; Selbæk, Geir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: A timely diagnosis of dementia can be beneficial for providing good support, treatment, and care, but the diagnostic rate remains unknown and is probably low. Objective: To determine the dementia diagnostic ... -
Survival and years of life lost in various aetiologies of dementia, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and subjective cognitive decline (SCD) in Norway
Strand, Bjørn Heine; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Edwin, Trine Holt; Amland, Rachel; Mjørud, Marit; Bjertness, Espen; Engedal, Knut; Selbæk, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Abstract INTRODUCTION: Alzheimer's disease patients are reported to have higher survival rate compared to patients with vascular dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies. There is a paucity of studies investigating ... -
Time from dementia diagnosis to nursing-home admission and death among persons with dementia: A multistate survival analysis
Mjørud, Marit; Selbæk, Geir; Bjertness, Espen; Edwin, Trine Holt; Engedal, Knut; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives: To estimate transition times from dementia diagnosis to nursing-home (NH) admission or death and to examine whether sex, education, marital status, level of cognitive impairment and dementia aetiology are ...