About
Psychiatric nurse with a master’s degree in nursing science and a PhD in clinical medicine. Employed as a professor at OsloMet, but has worked in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry in Oslo for many years. International experience from the University of California San Francisco, where I spent one year during my doctoral research. Conducted research on hygiene and infection prevention at Columbia University New York for two years. Currently working on health and quality of life in children, adolescents, and adults in difficult and vulnerable situations. Leading the projects Alternative social support, Hand hygiene, infection prevention, and antibiotic use in nursing homes, and Sleep in parents with sick children in and out of the hospital. Teaches and mentors students at the bachelor, master, and doctoral levels. Head of the research group Quality of Life.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Epidemiology, medical and dental statistics Social sciences
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Pain, Youth and Over-the-Counter Analgesics (SUS)
This project aims to examine pain and the use of Over-The-Counter (OTC) analgesics among adolescents.
Completed research projects
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Hand hygiene, infections prevention, and antibiotic use in nursing homes
The purpose of this study is to increasing adherence with hand hygiene, contributing to the reduction of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and reducing the use of antibiotics in nursing homes.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Flølo, Tone Nygaard
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Tørris, Christine
;
Riiser, Kirsti
;
Almendingen, Kari
; Chew, Han Shi Jocelyn; Fosså, Alexander;
Albertini Früh, Elena
; Hennessy, Erin; Leung, May May;
Misvær, Nina
;
Pavel, Nenad
;
Bigum Sundar, Turid Kristin
; Sæterstrand, Toril Margaret;
Torbjørnsen, Astrid
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Løyland, Borghild
;
Holmen, Heidi
(2025).
Digital health interventions to treat overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: An umbrella review.
Obesity Reviews.
Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13905
Enstad, Frøydis
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Helseth, Sølvi
;
Løyland, Borghild
;
Haraldstad, Kristin
;
Skarstein, Siv
(2025).
Use of over-the-counter analgesics in Norwegian children – a national cross-sectional study.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251328492
Sandbekken, Ida Hellum
;
Hermansen, Åsmund
;
Grov, Ellen Karine
;
Utne, Inger
;
Løyland, Borghild
(2024).
Infeksjonsovervåkning på sykehjem gjennom 18 måneder under og etter covid-19-pandemien.
Sykepleien Forskning.
https://doi.org/10.4220/Sykepleienf.2024.97178
Sandbekken, Ida Hellum
;
Hermansen, Åsmund
;
Grov, Ellen Karine
;
Utne, Inger
;
Løyland, Borghild
(2024).
Surveillance of Infections and Antibiotic Use in 21 Nursing Home Wards during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Assessment.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH).
Vol. 21.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21030358
Hanstad, Maren Meinseth; Haugen, Signe Nygaard;
Utne, Inger
;
Løyland, Borghild
;
Torbjørnsen, Astrid
;
Grov, Ellen Karine
(2024).
Helserelatert livskvalitet hos personer som har eller har hatt blærekreft.
Nordisk tidsskrift for helseforskning.
Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.7557/14.7265
Løyland, Borghild
;
Sandbekken, Ida Hellum
;
Grov, Ellen Karine
;
Utne, Inger
(2024).
Causes and Risk Factors of Breast Cancer, What Do We Know for Sure? An Evidence Synthesis of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.
Cancers.
Vol. 16.
https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16081583
Sandbekken, Ida Hellum
;
Utne, Inger
;
Hermansen, Åsmund
;
Grov, Ellen Karine
;
Løyland, Borghild
(2023).
Impact of multimodal interventions targeting behavior change on hand hygiene adherence in nursing homes: An 18-month quasi-experimental study.
American Journal of Infection Control.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2023.07.005
Holmen, Heidi
;
Flølo, Tone Nygaard
;
Tørris, Christine
;
Løyland, Borghild
;
Almendingen, Kari
;
Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin
;
Albertini Früh, Elena
;
Grov, Ellen Karine
;
Helseth, Sølvi
;
Kvarme, Lisbeth Gravdal
;
Malambo, Rosah
;
Misvær, Nina
;
Rasalingam, Anurajee
;
Riiser, Kirsti
;
Sandbekken, Ida Hellum
;
Schippert, Ana Carla Soares Portugal
;
Sparboe-Nilsen, Bente
;
Bigum Sundar, Turid Kristin
; Sæterstrand, Torill Margaret;
Utne, Inger
;
Valla, Lisbeth
;
Winger, Anette
;
Torbjørnsen, Astrid
(2023).
Unpacking the Public Health Triad of Social Inequality in Health, Health Literacy, and Quality of Life—A Scoping Review of Research Characteristics.
19 p.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH).
Vol. 21.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21010036
Torbjørnsen, Astrid
;
Utne, Inger
;
Løyland, Borghild
(2023).
Long-term social assistance recipients’ experiences with an increased monthly payment: a qualitative pilot study.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948231209369
Torstveit, Ann Helen; Miaskowski, Christine;
Løyland, Borghild
;
Grov, Ellen Karine
; Ritchie, Christine Seel; Paul, Steven M; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström;
Utne, Inger
(2022).
Characteristics associated with decrements in objective
measures of physical function in older patients with cancer
during chemotherapy.
Supportive Care in Cancer.
Vol. 30.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07416-5
