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Amy Østertun Geirdal

Amy Østertun Geirdal

Job title
  • Professor
Visiting address
  • Stensberggata 26, 0170 Oslo
Phone
  • Mobile: +47 481 96 620
  • Office: +47 672 38 150
E-mail
  • amy-ostertun.geirdal@oslomet.no
Affiliation

Field of study

Quality of Life   Coping   Mental Health   Psychosocial work   Health Related Quality of Life   Social media   Covid-19

Research groups

Research projects

Completed research projects

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Geirdal, Amy Østertun ; Johannessen, Dagny Adriaenssen ; Nilsen, Hanne Skedsmo (2026). Helserelatert sosialt arbeid. ISBN: 9788215074160. 350 p. Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5351451

Mannsåker, Ida Krag-Rønne; Johannessen, Dagny Adriaenssen ; Nordtug, Maja; Velvin, Gry; Misund, Aud Ragnhild; Skedsmo, Hanne; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (2025). Exploring the roles of public health social workers—A rapid review. The British Journal of Social Work.
https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaf235

Hyldebrandt, Hanne Kjensli; Stormorken, Astrid T.; Vitelli, Valeria; Geirdal, Amy Østertun ; Grindedal, Eli Marie (2025). Experiences with risk-reducing mastectomy in Norwegian BRCA1/2 carriers without prior breast cancer. Familial Cancer. Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10689-025-00484-6

Bonsaksen, Tore; Price, Daicia; Lamph, Gary; Kabelenga, Isaac; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (2025). Sleep problems were unrelated to social media use in the late COVID-19 pandemic phase: A cross-national study. PLOS ONE. Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318507

Velvin, Gry; Johansen, Heidi; Aune, Gunnbjørg; Fugl-Meyer, Kerstin; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (2025). Quality of life in people with syndromic heritable thoracic aortic disease and their relatives: a qualitative interview based study. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-024-03485-3

Olkowska, Alicja ; Geirdal, Amy Østertun ; Nerdrum, Per (2024). Psykisk helse hos ansatte i barnevernet Barnevernsansattes opplevelser av belastninger knyttet til arbeid i barnevernet. Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern. Vol. 101.
https://doi.org/10.18261/tnb.101.2.3

Geirdal, Amy Østertun ; Nerdrum, Per; Olkowska, Alicja (2024). Mental health and quality of life among Norwegian child welfare service workers. European Journal of Social Work.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2024.2317907

Ragnhildsløkken, Hege; Bonsaksen, Tore; Aakhus, Eivind; Kabelenga, Isaac; Lamph, Gary; Price, Daicia; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (2024). Social Media Use and Associations with Psychological Distress Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Social Sciences. Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13120634

Price, Daicia; Bonsaksen, Tore; Leung, Janni; Ruffolo, Mary; Lamph, Gary; Hawkins, Karis; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (2024). The Psychosocial Health of Black/African Americans Compared with People of Other Races/Ethnic Origins during the COVID-19 Pandemic. COVID. Vol. 4.
https://doi.org/10.3390/covid4040034

Bonsaksen, Tore; Thygesen, Hilde; Leung, Janni; Lamph, Gary; Kabelenga, Isaac; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (2024). Patterns of Social Media Use across Age Groups during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study across Four Countries. Social Sciences. Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13040194



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Textbooks

Geirdal, Amy Østertun ; Varvin, Sverre (2017). Relasjoner i psykisk helsearbeid. ISBN: 9788215027906. 200 p. Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4086414



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Research reports

Geirdal, Amy Østertun (2007). Psychological distress, quality of life, personality and coping in women with a familial history of cancer with unidentified mutation. ISBN: 9788280724236. 157 p. Unipub forlag.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4325268

Geirdal, Amy Østertun ; Dahl, Alv A (2007). Psychological distress, quality of life, personality and coping in women with a familial history of cancer with unidentified mutation. ISBN: 9788280724236. 92 p. Unipub forlag.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4870033



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Dissemination

Johannessen, Dagny Adriaenssen ; Geirdal, Amy Østertun ; Kleppe, Lise Cecilie (2025). Sosionomer løser utfordringer sosialsykepleiere ikke kan løse.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3480463

Geirdal, Amy Østertun (2024). Undersøkte psykisk helse hos ansatte i barnevernet: – Alder og utdanning betyr noe.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4021889

Geirdal, Amy Østertun ; Olkowska, Alicja ; Kvalnes, Pål Arne (2024). Å jobbe i barnevernet påvirker den psykiske helsen.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4907394

Geirdal, Amy Østertun (2024). Om forskningsgruppen SAFE. Konferanse. FO- sykehussoionomene.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3600565

Geirdal, Amy Østertun (2024). Emosjonell belastning og omsorgstretthet i arbeidslivet og arbeidshelse. Konferanse. FOs Kvinne- og likestillingspolitiske konferanse.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4506903

Geirdal, Amy Østertun (2024). Videreutdanning i helserelatert sosialt arbeid. Konferanse. FO- sykehussoionomene.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4122315

Geirdal, Amy Østertun (2024). Mental helse og livskvalitet hos ansatte i barnevernet. Møte. Barneventjenesten i Ås Kommune.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4613679

Geirdal, Amy Østertun (2024). Om livskvalitet. Høstmøte ØNH.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4239996

Geirdal, Amy Østertun (2021). Forskning viser at koronalivet er bedre i distriktet: – Det ble kvelende å være i Oslo.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3553574

Geirdal, Amy Østertun (2021). Bedre på bygda under pandemien Ny forskning viser at de yngste sliter mest, de eldre har best psykisk helse og det er minst psykisk uhelse i distriktene.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4284788



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