Eva-Grethe Befus
PhD Research Fellow
I am a PhD Candidate at the Department of Health and Nursing Sciences. My research is on mentalt health and quality of life in children and adolescents, as a part of the innovation- and researchproject Starting Right project. Home - Godt begynt
I graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1999, and hava a Master's Degree in Pediatric Nursing from 2016. My clinical experience is from Children's Hospital Ward, Outpatient Clinic and The Childrens House Kristiansand. Major fields: Cancer, diabetes and children exposed to maltreatment.
I have, since August 2020, been a PhD Candidate, while working 25% at the Children's Ward at Sørlandet Hospital Kristiansand.
Research interests
HEIFA - Health and quality of life in a family perspective https://www.uia.no/en../research/helse-og-idrettsvitenskap/heifa-health-promotion-in-a-family-perspective.
Projects
Starting Right. https://www.uia.no/en/research/research-projects/starting-right-children-and-young-people-in-agder.
Scientific publications
- Befus, Eva-Grethe; Mølland, Eirin; Helseth, Sølvi; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Stea, Tonje Holte; Nolte, Sandra; Haraldstad, Kristin (2024). The use of youth healthcare services and its association with health-related quality of life, physical and mental health and over-the-counter analgesics use in 13–19-year-old adolescents: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. ISSN: 1471-2458. 24doi:10.1186/s12889-023-17544-0.
- Befus, Eva-Grethe; Mølland, Eirin; Helseth, Sølvi; Hagen, Milada; Westergren, Thomas; Abildsnes, Eirik; Nolte, Sandra; Haraldstad, Kristin (2024). What can we do to improve children's health-related quality of life and mental health?.
- Befus, Eva-Grethe; Mølland, Eirin; Helseth, Sølvi; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Stea, Tonje Holte; Nolte, Sandra; Haraldstad, Kristin (2024). Livskvalitet og psykisk helse hos ungdom.
- Befus, Eva-Grethe; Mølland, Eirin; Helseth, Sølvi; Hagen, Milada; Stea, Tonje Holte; Nolte, Sandra; Haraldstad, Kristin (2024). Lørdagsuniversitetet i Kristiansand: Hva kan vi gjøre for ungdoms psykiske helse?.
- Befus, Eva-Grethe (2023). Livskvalitet og psykisk helse hos 6-åringer i Agder.
- Befus, Eva-Grethe (2023). Quality of life and mental health in children and adolescents, Starting Right.
- Befus, Eva-Grethe (2023). The use of youth healthcare services and its association with health-related quality of life, physical and mental health and over-the-counter medication use in 13–19-year-old adolescents: a cross-sectional study.
- Befus, Eva-Grethe (2023). Livskvalitet og psykisk helse hos ungdom i Agder.
- Befus, Eva-Grethe (2022). Use of KIDSCREEN health-related quality of life instruments in the general population of children and adolescents - A scoping review.
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