Torbjorn Moum
Biographic Data
| ID | 95301 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Torbjorn Moum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Torbjorn |
| FAMILY NAME | Moum |
| SIGNATURE | MOUM T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oslo |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3099-8177 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 31 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 202 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 31 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Medical students admitted solely by grade point average show a narrow but highly prosocial personality profile
BACKGROUND: The distribution of students' personality traits may indicate whether an admission system selects candidates suited to medical practice. While many countries use multi-step selection procedures, Norwegian medical schools admit students based solely on upper-secondary school grade point averages (GPA). We primarily aimed to characterise the personality profiles of medical students at the University of Oslo, and then compare them with p…
Professional help-seeking behaviour for mental health problems among veterinarians in Norway
Thirty percent of veterinarians in Norway reported mental health problems in need of treatment, and only half of them had sought professional help. A low degree of help-seeking was also seen among those with serious suicidal thoughts. Being female, positive attitudes toward treatment of mental illness, working in public administration, academia/research and 'other' field were associated with more help-seeking, while working in production animal p…
Norwegian reference values for the Short-Form Health Survey 36
The low response rate in 2015 suggests that the results, especially among the youngest, should be interpreted with caution. The high response rate among the oldest indicates good representativity for those >70 years. Despite societal changes in Norway the past two decades, HRQoL has remained relatively stable
Mastery and Depressive Symptoms
The influence of mastery and stressors on DS seems to vary along the life span. The result that mastery was a relatively stronger buffer against DS in midlife than in old age is discussed
Fluctuating patterns in quality of life outcomes among patients with moderate and severe stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Promoting sense of coherence
SOC improved significantly from before to after patient education in the context of climate therapy. The results indicate that improving positive and active engagement in life, coping with emotional distress and a coherent understanding of the illness might provide important opportunities to improve SOC among people with psoriasis
Illness perception among patients with chest pain and palpitations before and after negative cardiac evaluation
BACKGROUND: Patients with chest pain or palpitations often have poor outcomes following a negative cardiac evaluation, with symptom persistence, limitations in everyday activities, and reduced health-related quality of life. The aims of this study were to evaluate illness perceptions before and after negative cardiac evaluations and measure the ability of a self-report questionnaire to predict outcomes. METHODS: Patients (N = 138) referred for ch…
The complexity of the relationship between chronic pain and quality of life
These findings support the assumption of a complex and indirect relationship between chronic pain and GQOL
Childlessness and Psychological Well-Being in Midlife and Old Age
Doing Cross-Cultural Research
Financial Satisfaction in Old Age
Relational and Individual Well-Being Among Cohabitors and Married Individuals in Midlife
This study uses data from the Norwegian NorLAG study ( N = 2,455) to examine differences in relationship quality and psychological well-being between middle-aged cohabitors and married persons. The authors question whether previous results linking cohabitation as compared with marriage to lower well-being will replicate in Norway, where cohabitation is much more widespread and socially accepted and where the legal system increasingly treats cohab…
Changes in Health Status, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life in COPD Patients after Hospitalization
Patient experiences with information in a hospital setting
A comparison of the health-related quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulcers, with a diabetes group and a nondiabetes group from the general population
Relationships between health domains and sense of coherence
Self-Efficacy, Pulmonary Function, Perceived Health and Global Quality of Life of Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Psychological Impact on Women of Miscarriage Versus Induced Abortion
OBJECTIVE: To compare the psychological trauma reactions of women who had either a miscarriage or an induced abortion, in the 2 years after the event. Further, to identify important predictors of Impact of Event Scale (IES) scores. METHOD: A consecutive sample of women who experienced miscarriage (N = 40) or induced abortion (N = 80) were interviewed 3 times: 10 days (T1), 6 months (T2), and 2 years (T3) after the event. RESULTS: At T1, 47.5% of …
Adapting the Jalowiec coping scale in Norwegian adult psoriasis patients
The relationship between demographic and clinical variables, and quality of life aspects in patients with psoriasis
Coping and quality of life in patients with psoriasis
Use of minor tranquilizers among Norwegian physicians. A nation-wide comparative study
Mode of administration and interviewer effects in self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression
The Impact of Personality and Social Support on Mental Health for Female Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
An international study on measuring social support
Childlessness and Psychological Well-Being in Midlife and Old Age
Financial Satisfaction in Old Age
Relational and Individual Well-Being Among Cohabitors and Married Individuals in Midlife
This study uses data from the Norwegian NorLAG study ( N = 2,455) to examine differences in relationship quality and psychological well-being between middle-aged cohabitors and married persons. The authors question whether previous results linking cohabitation as compared with marriage to lower well-being will replicate in Norway, where cohabitation is much more widespread and socially accepted and where the legal system increasingly treats cohab…
Self-assessed health among Norwegian adults
The measurement of social support in the 'European research on incapacitating diseases and social support
An international study on measuring social support
No Large Convergence during Marriage for Health, Lifestyle, and Personality in a Large Sample of Norwegian Spouses
Kristian Tambs, , No Large Convergence during Marriage for Health, Lifestyle, and Personality in a Large Sample of Norwegian Spouses, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 54, No. 4 (Nov., 1992), pp. 957-971
Mode of administration and interviewer effects in self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression
Genetic and environmental contributions to the variance of body height in a sample of first and second degree relatives
Height was measured in a health screening of the population in Nord‐Trøndelag, Norway. Correlations were computed for 24,281 pairs of spouses, 43,613 pairs of parents and offspring, 19,168 pairs of siblings, 1,318 pairs of grandparents and grandchildren, 1,218 cognate avuncular pairs, 849 noncognate avuncular pairs, 175 pairs of same‐sexed twins, and smaller groups of other types of relatives. Fitting of structural equation models showed proporti…
The Impact of Personality and Social Support on Mental Health for Female Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mastery and Depressive Symptoms
The influence of mastery and stressors on DS seems to vary along the life span. The result that mastery was a relatively stronger buffer against DS in midlife than in old age is discussed
Use of minor tranquilizers among Norwegian physicians. A nation-wide comparative study
Genetic and environmental contributions to the variance of the body mass index in a Norwegian sample of first‐ and second‐degree relatives
Height and weight were measured in a health screening of the population in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Correlations for the body mass index were computed for 23,936 pairs of spouses, 43,586 pairs of parents and offspring, 19,151 pairs of siblings, 1,251 pairs of grandparents and grandchildren, 1,146 cognate avuncular pairs, 801 noncognate avuncular pairs, 168 pairs of same-sexed twins, and smaller groups of other types of relatives. Correlations were…
Genetic and environmental contributions to the variance of body height in a sample of first and second degree relatives
Height was measured in a health screening of the population in Nord‐Trøndelag, Norway. Correlations were computed for 24,281 pairs of spouses, 43,613 pairs of parents and offspring, 19,168 pairs of siblings, 1,318 pairs of grandparents and grandchildren, 1,218 cognate avuncular pairs, 849 noncognate avuncular pairs, 175 pairs of same‐sexed twins, and smaller groups of other types of relatives. Fitting of structural equation models showed proporti…
Self-assessed health among Norwegian adults
No Large Convergence during Marriage for Health, Lifestyle, and Personality in a Large Sample of Norwegian Spouses
Kristian Tambs, , No Large Convergence during Marriage for Health, Lifestyle, and Personality in a Large Sample of Norwegian Spouses, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 54, No. 4 (Nov., 1992), pp. 957-971
How well can a few questionnaire items indicate anxiety and depression?
There is a need for a short form questionnaire with known psychometric characteristics that may be used as an indicator of level of global mental distress. A weighted sum of 5 questions from the Symptom Check List (SCL) anxiety and depression subscales (SCL‐25) correlates at r = 0.92 with the global SCL‐25 score. The alpha reliability for the (5‐item) short form questionnaire was 0.85. Age differences seemed to be trivial, and sex differences wer…
The measurement of social support in the 'European research on incapacitating diseases and social support
An international study on measuring social support
The Impact of Personality and Social Support on Mental Health for Female Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Use of minor tranquilizers among Norwegian physicians. A nation-wide comparative study
Mode of administration and interviewer effects in self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression
Adapting the Jalowiec coping scale in Norwegian adult psoriasis patients
The relationship between demographic and clinical variables, and quality of life aspects in patients with psoriasis
Coping and quality of life in patients with psoriasis
Psychological Impact on Women of Miscarriage Versus Induced Abortion
OBJECTIVE: To compare the psychological trauma reactions of women who had either a miscarriage or an induced abortion, in the 2 years after the event. Further, to identify important predictors of Impact of Event Scale (IES) scores. METHOD: A consecutive sample of women who experienced miscarriage (N = 40) or induced abortion (N = 80) were interviewed 3 times: 10 days (T1), 6 months (T2), and 2 years (T3) after the event. RESULTS: At T1, 47.5% of …
Relationships between health domains and sense of coherence
Self-Efficacy, Pulmonary Function, Perceived Health and Global Quality of Life of Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Changes in Health Status, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life in COPD Patients after Hospitalization
Patient experiences with information in a hospital setting
A comparison of the health-related quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulcers, with a diabetes group and a nondiabetes group from the general population
Relational and Individual Well-Being Among Cohabitors and Married Individuals in Midlife
This study uses data from the Norwegian NorLAG study ( N = 2,455) to examine differences in relationship quality and psychological well-being between middle-aged cohabitors and married persons. The authors question whether previous results linking cohabitation as compared with marriage to lower well-being will replicate in Norway, where cohabitation is much more widespread and socially accepted and where the legal system increasingly treats cohab…
Doing Cross-Cultural Research
Financial Satisfaction in Old Age
The complexity of the relationship between chronic pain and quality of life
These findings support the assumption of a complex and indirect relationship between chronic pain and GQOL
Childlessness and Psychological Well-Being in Midlife and Old Age
Illness perception among patients with chest pain and palpitations before and after negative cardiac evaluation
BACKGROUND: Patients with chest pain or palpitations often have poor outcomes following a negative cardiac evaluation, with symptom persistence, limitations in everyday activities, and reduced health-related quality of life. The aims of this study were to evaluate illness perceptions before and after negative cardiac evaluations and measure the ability of a self-report questionnaire to predict outcomes. METHODS: Patients (N = 138) referred for ch…
Medicine (21 works) · Psychology (21 works) · Norwegian (15 works) · Psychiatry (15 works) · Clinical Psychology (12 works) · Demography (11 works) · Nursing (11 works) · Population (11 works) · Public health (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works)