Subjective health complaints (musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, mood disturbances, MUS):

Hjellset VT, Ihlebæk C. 2018. Bi-dimensional acculturation and psychological distress in Pakistani immigrant women in Norway – A cross-sectional study. J Immigr Minor Health. [Epub ahead of print]

Nordbø EC, Aamodt G, Ihlebæk C. 2017. Subjective health complaints in individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: Associations with the severity of the skin condition and illness perceptions - a cross sectional study. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine; 24(3):438-446.

Omholt ML, Tveito TH, Ihlebæk C. 2017. Subjective health complaints, work-related stress and self-efficacy in Norwegian aircrew. Occupational Medicine; 67(2):135-142.

Hjetland R, Reiso H, Ihlebæk C, Nilsen RM, Grude N, Ulvestad E. 2015. Subjective health complaints and reduced general function are not associated with tick bites or antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in blood donors in western Norway. BMC Public Health;15:657.

Ree E, Odeen M, Eriksen HR, Indahl A, Ihlebæk C, Hetland J, Harris A. 2014. Subjective health complaints and self-rated health: are expectancies more important than socioeconomic status and workload? Int J Behav Med.;21(3):411-20.

Tschudi-Madsen H, Kjeldsberg M, Natvig B, Ihlebæk C, Straand J, Bruusgaard D. 2014. Medically unexplained conditions considered by patients in general practice. Fam Pract.; 31(2):156-63.

Tschudi-Madsen H, Kjeldsberg M, Natvig B, Ihlebæk C, Dalen I, Straand J, Bruusgaard D. 2013. Multiple symptoms and medically unexplained symptoms - closely related concepts in general practitioners' evaluations. A linked doctor-patient study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 74(3):186-90.

Indregard AM, Ihlebæk C, Eriksen HR.  2013. Modern health worries, subjective health complaints, health care utilization, and sick leave in the Norwegian working population. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 20(3):371-7. 

Bruusgaard D, Tschudi-Madsen H, Ihlebæk C, Kamaleri Y, Natvig B. 2012. Symptom load and functional status. Results from the Ullensaker Population Study. BMC Public Health, 12(1):1085.

Werner EL, Ihlebæk C. 2012. Primary care doctors’management of low back pain patients – ten years after. [Hva gjør primærlegen med ryggpasienten?] Tidsskrift for Norsk Legeforening, 132(21): 2388 – 90. [In Norwegian].

Tschudi-Madsen H, Kjeldsberg M, Natvig B, Ihlebæk C, Dalen I, Kamaleri Y, Straand J, Bruusgaard D. 2011. A strong association between non-musculoskeletal symptoms and musculoskeletal pain symptoms: Results from a population study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord;12(1):285.

Grøvle L, Haugen A, Ihlebæk C, Keller A, Natvig B, Brox JI, Grotle M. 2011. Comorbid subjective health complaints in patients with sciatica, a prospective study including comparison with a normal population. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 70(6):548-56.

Hjellset VT, Ihlebæk C, Bjørge B, Eriksen HR, Høstmark AT. 2011. Health-related quality of life, subjective health complaints, psychological distress and coping in Pakistani immigrant women with and without The Metabolic Syndrome. The InnvaDiab-DEPLAN study on Pakistani immigrant women living in Oslo,   Norway. J Immigr Minor Health, 13 (4): 732-741.

Ihlebæk C, Brage S, Natvig B, Bruusgaard D. 2010. Occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders in Norway. [Forekomst av muskelskjelettlidelser i Norge]. Tidsskrift for Norsk Legeforening, 130(23): 2365-8. [In Norwegian].

Natvig B, Ihlebæk C, Kamaleri Y, Bruusgaard D. 2010. Number of pain sites - a simple measure of population risk? Chapter 7 In: "Chronic Pain Epidemiology – From Aetiology to Public Health” (Ed P.Croft, F. Blyth, D. vand der Windt). Oxford University Press, UK. pp 71-82. 

Ihlebæk C, Lærum E. 2010. Hits most, costs most and gets least. [Rammer flest, koster mest og får minst]. Tidsskrift for Norsk Legeforening, 130(21):2106. [In Norwegian].

Natvig B, Ihlebæk C, Grotle M, Brage S, Bruusgaard D. 2010. Neck pain is often a part of widespread pain and is associated with reduced functional ability. Spine; 35(23):E1285-1289.

Krohne K, Ihlebæk C. 2010. Maintaining a balance: A focus group study on living and coping with chronic whiplash associated disorder. BMC Musculoskelet Disord.; 11(1):158.

Kamaleri YB, Natvig B, Ihlebæk C, Benth JS, Bruusgaard D. 2009. Change in the number of musculoskeletal pain sites: A 14-year prospective study. Pain; 141(1-2):25-30.

Kamaleri YB, Natvig B, Ihlebæk C, Bruusgaard D. 2009. Does number of pain sites predict work disability: A 14-year prospective follow-up study. Eur J Pain; 13(4):426-30.

Werner EL, Ross D, Lie SA, Ihlebæk C. 2008 Health Care Provider Back Pain Beliefs Unaffected by a Media Campaign. Scand J Prim Health Care; 26(1):50-6.

Werner EL, Ihlebæk C, Wormgoor M, Lærum E, Indahl A. 2008. Low back pain media campaign: No effect on sickness behaviour. Patient Education and Counseling 71(2):198-203.

Kamaleri YB, Natvig B, Ihlebæk C, Benth JS, Bruusgaard D. 2008. Number of pain sites is associated with demographic, lifestyle, and health-related factors in the general population. Eur J Pain; 12(6):742-8.

Kamaleri YB, Natvig B, Ihlebæk C, Bruusgaard D. 2008. Localized or widespread musculoskeletal pain: Does it matter? Pain; 138(1):41-6.

Vikne J, Ødegaard A, Lærum E, Ihlebæk C, Kirkesola G. 2007. A randomized study of a new sling exercise treatment versus traditional physiotherapy for patients with chronic whiplash associated disorders with unsettled compensation claims. J Rehabil Med.39(3):252-259.

Ihlebæk C, Ødegaard A, Vikne J, Eriksen HR, Lærum E. 2006. Subjective health complaints in patients with chronic Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD). Relationships with physical, psychological and collision associated factors. Norsk Epidemiologi, 16 (2): 119-126. 

Hagen EM, Svendsen E, Eriksen HR, Ihlebæk C, Ursin H. 2006. Comorbid  subjective health complaints in back pain patients. Spine, 31(13):1491-5.

Ihlebæk C, Eriksen HR. 2005. Myths and perceptions of back pain in the Norwegian population, before and after the introduction of guidelines for acute back pain. Scand J Public Health, 33: 401-6.

Werner E, Ihlebæk C, Skouen JS, Lærum E. 2005. Beliefs about Low Back Pain in the Norwegian General Population – Are they Related to Pain Experiences and Health Professionals? Spine; 30(15):1770-6.

Ihlebæk C, Eriksen HR, Ursin H. 2004. [SHC – et måleinstrument for subjektive helseplager]. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologiforening, 41(5); 385-387. [In Norwegian].

Vandvik PO, Wilhelmsen I, Ihlebæk C, Farup PG. 2004. Comorbidity of IBS in general practice: A striking feature with clinical implications. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics; 20(10): 1195-1203.

Ihlebæk C, Eriksen HR. 2004. The ‘myths’ of low back pain: status quo in Norwegian general practitioners and physiotherapists. Spine; 29(16): 1818-1822.

Ihlebæk C, Eriksen HR. 2003. Are the “myths” of low back pain alive in the general Norwegian population. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 31(5): 395-398.

Werner E, Lærum E, Ihlebæk C. 2002. How is the general practitioner managing the back pain? [Hva gjør primærlegen med ryggpasienten? En kartleggingsstudie blant primærleger i Aust-Agder]. Tidsskr Nor Legeforening 122(18): 1800-3. [In Norwegian].

Eriksen HR,  Ihlebæk C. 2002. Subjective Health Complaints. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 43(2): 101-103.

Ihlebæk C, Eriksen HR, Ursin H. 2002. Prevalence of subjective health complaints (SHC) in Norway. Scand J Public Health, 30(1): 20-29.

Eriksen HR , Ihlebæk C, Ursin H. 1999. A scoring system for subjective health complaints (SHC). Scand J Public Health; 27(1): 63-72.

Work participation, sickness absence, and vocational rehabilitation:

Brusletto B, Torp S, Ihlebæk C, Vinje HF. 2018. A five-phase process model describing the return to sustainable work of persons who survived cancer: a qualitative study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing; 34:21-37.

Johnsen TL, Indahl A, Eriksen HR, Ihlebæk C, Tveito TH. 2017. Work and mental complaints: Are response outcome expectancies more important than work conditions and number of subjective health complaints? Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation; 27(2):218-227.

Øyeflaten I, Opsahl J, Eriksen HR, Norendal Braathen T, Lie SA, Brage S, Ihlebæk C, Breivik K. 2016. Subjective health complaints, functional ability, fear avoidance beliefs and days on sickness benefits after work rehabilitation – a mediation model. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders;17(1):225.

Øyeflaten I, Lie SA, Ihlebæk C, Eriksen HR. 2014. Prognostic Factors for Return to Work, Sickness Benefits, and Transitions Between These States: A 4-year Follow-up After Work-Related Rehabilitation. J Occup Rehabil.;24(2):199-212.

Odeen M, Ihlebæk C, Indahl A, Wormgoor M, Lie SA, Eriksen HR. 2013. Effect of peer-based low back pain information and reassurance at the workplace on sick leave: a cluster randomized trial. J Occup Rehabil, 23(2):209-19.

Øyeflaten I, Lie SA, Ihlebæk C, Eriksen HR. 2012. Multiple transitions in sick leave, disability benefits, and return to work. A 4-year follow-up of patients participating in a work-related rehabilitation program. BMC Public Health, 12:748.

Brage S, Ihlebæk C, Natvig B, Bruusgaard D. 2010. Musculoskeletal disorders as causes of sick leave and disability benefits. [Muskel- og skjelettlidelser som årsak til sykefravær og uføreytelser]. Tidsskrift for Norsk Legeforening, 130(23): 2369-70. [In Norwegian].

Ihlebæk C, Brage S. 2009. [Trygdeepidemiologi – viktigere enn noen sinne.] Norsk Epidemiologi, 19(2), 101. [In Norwegian].

Øyeflaten I, Lie SA, Ihlebæk C, Brage S, Eriksen HR. 2009. Comparison of self-reported and register data on sickness absence among Norwegian patients participating in an occupational rehabilitation program. Norsk Epidemiologi, 19(2):1 61-167.

Ihlebæk C, Brage S, Eriksen HR. 2007. Subjective health complaints and sickness absence in Norway 1993-2003. Occupational Medicine, 57(1):43-9.

Eriksen HR, Ihlebæk C, Jansen JP, Burdorf A. 2006. The relationships between  psychosocial factors and health status among workers in home care organizations. Int J Behav Med: 13(3): 183-192 .

Ihlebæk C, Lærum E, Brage S, Eriksen HR, Holm S, Indahl A, Svendsrød R,  Hansson T. 2006.  Prevalence of back pain and sickness absence. A “borderline”  study  in Norway and Sweden. Scand J Public Health: 34(5): 555-558.

Ihlebæk C, Eriksen HR. 2003. Occupational and social variations in subjective health complaints. Occupational medicine, 53(4): 270-278.

Eriksen HR, Ihlebæk C, Mikkelsen A, Grønningsæter H, Sandal G, Ursin H. 2002. Improving subjective health at the work site: a randomized controlled trial of stress management training, physical exercise, and an integrated health program. Occupational medicine, 52(7): 383-391.

Health promoting society, environments and activities:

Stefansdottir H, Næss P, Ihlebæk C. 2018. Built environment, non-motorized travel, and overall physical activety. Travel behaviour and Society. [Epub ahead of print]

Ihlebæk C, Aamodt G, Aradi R, Claussen B, Thoren KH. 2018. The association between urban green space and self-reported life-style related disorders in Oslo, Norway.  Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. [Epub ahead of print]

Lillefjell M, Maass R, Ihlebæk C. 2017. The application of salutogenesis in vocational rehabilitation settings. Chapter 30 in: ”Handbook of Salutogenesis” (Ed M. Mittelmark). Springer International Publishing, Switzerland.

Olsen C, Pedersen I, Bergland A, Enders-Slegers MJ, Ihlebæk C. 2016. Engagement in elderly persons with dementia attending group animal-assisted activity. Dementia. [Epub ahead of print].

Olsen C, Pedersen I, Jøranson N, Bergland A, Enders-Slegers MJ, Calogiuri G, Ihlebæk C. 2016. Differences in quality of life in home-dwelling persons and nursing home residents with dementia – a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatrics; 16:137.

Jøranson N, Pedersen I, Rokstad AMM, Aamodt G, Ihlebæk C. 2016. Change in quality of life in elderly with dementia participating in Paro-activity: A cluster-randomized controlled trial. Journal of Advanced Nursing; 72(12:3020-33.

Olsen C, Pedersen I, Bergland A, Enders-Slegers MJ, Ihlebæk C. 2016. Effect of animal-assisted activity on Balance and Quality of Life in home dwelling persons with dementia. Geriatric nursing; 37(4):284-91.

Jøranson N, Pedersen I, Rokstad AMM, Aamodt G, Olsen C, Ihlebæk C. 2016. Group activity with Paro in nursing homes: Systematic investigation of behaviors in participants. International Psychogeriatrics; 28(8):1345-54.

Olsen C, Pedersen I, Bergland A, Enders-Slegers MJ, Patil G, Ihlebæk C. 2016. Effect of animal assisted interventions on depression, agitation, and quality of life in nursing home residents suffering from cognitive impairment or dementia: a cluster randomized controlled trial. International journal of geriatric psychiatry; 31(12):1312-21.

Ellingsen-Dalskau LH, Berget B, Tellnes G, Pedersen I, Ihlebæk C. 2016. Understanding how prevocational training on care farms can lead to healthy functioning, motivation and well-being. Disability and Rehabilitation; 38(25):2504-13.

Pedersen I, Patil G, Berget B, Ihlebæk C, Gonzalez MT. 2016. Mental health rehabilitation in a care farm context: A descriptive review of Norwegian intervention studies. WORK; 53: 31-43.

Pedersen I, Dalskau LH, Ihlebæk C, Patil G. 2016. Content and key components of vocational rehabilitation on care farms for unemployed people with mental health problems: A case study report. WORK; 53: 21-30.

Ihlebæk C, Ellingsen-Dalskau LH, Berget B. 2016. Motivations, experiences and challenges of being a Care farmer – results of a survey of Norwegian Care farmers. WORK; 53: 113-121.

Calogiuri G, Evensen K, Weydahl A, Andersson K, Patil G, Ihlebæk C, Raanaas RK. 2016. Green exercise as a workplace intervention to reduce job stress. Results from a pilot study. WORK; 53: 99-111.

Jøranson N, Pedersen I, Rokstad AMM, Ihlebæk C. 2015. Effects on symptoms of agitation and depression for persons with dementia participating in robot-assisted activity - a cluster-randomized controlled trial. J Am Med Dir Assoc.;16(10):867-73.

Lillefjell M, Knudtsen MS, Wist G, Ihlebæk C. 2013. From knowledge to action in public health management. Experiences from a Norwegian context. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 41(8):771-7.

Pedersen I, Ihlebæk C, Kirkevold M. 2012. Important elements in farm animal-assisted interventions for persons with clinical depression: a qualitative interview study. Disabil Rehabil;34(18):1526-34.