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Bjørn Bjorvatn
Researcher at Haukeland University Hospital
Publications - 351
Citations - 16596
Bjørn Bjorvatn is an academic researcher from Haukeland University Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Shift work & Population. The author has an hindex of 63, co-authored 316 publications receiving 13102 citations. Previous affiliations of Bjørn Bjorvatn include Princeton University & University of Bergen.
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European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia
Dieter Riemann,Chiara Baglioni,Claudio L. Bassetti,Bjørn Bjorvatn,Leja Dolenc Groselj,Jason Ellis,Colin A. Espie,Diego Garcia-Borreguero,Michaela D. Gjerstad,Marta Gonçalves,Elisabeth Hertenstein,Markus Jansson-Fröjmark,Poul Jennum,Damien Leger,Christoph Nissen,Liborio Parrino,Tiina Paunio,Dirk Pevernagie,Johan Verbraecken,Hans G. Weeß,Adam Wichniak,Irina Zavalko,Erna S. Arnardottir,Oana Claudia Deleanu,Barbara Strazisar,Marielle Zoetmulder,Kai Spiegelhalder +26 more
TL;DR: In this article, a European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia was developed by a task force of the European Sleep Research Society, with the aim of providing clinical recommendations for the management of adult patients with insomnia.
European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia
Dieter Riemann,Chiara Baglioni,Claudio L. Bassetti,Bjørn Bjorvatn,Leja Dolenc Groselj,Jason Ellis,Colin A. Espie,Diego Garcia-Borreguero,Michaela D. Gjerstad,Marta Gonçalves,Elisabeth Hertenstein,Markus Jansson-Fröjmark,Poul Jennum,Damien Leger,Christoph Nissen,Liborio Parrino,Tiina Paunio,Dirk Pevernagie,Johan Verbraecken,Hans-Guenter Weess,Adam Wichniak,Irina Zavalko,Erna S. Arnardottir,Oana-Claudia Deleanu,Barbara Strazisar,Marielle Zoetmulder,Kai Spiegelhalder +26 more
TL;DR: This European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia was developed by a task force of the European Sleep Research Society, with the aim of providing clinical recommendations for the management of adult patients with insomnia.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Zopiclone for Treatment of Chronic Primary Insomnia in Older Adults A Randomized Controlled Trial
Børge Sivertsen,Siri Omvik,Ståle Pallesen,Bjørn Bjorvatn,Odd E. Havik,Gerd Kvale,Geir Høstmark Nielsen,Inger Hilde Nordhus +7 more
TL;DR: Interventions based on CBT are superior to zopiclone treatment both in short- and long-term management of insomnia in older adults, and at 6 months, patients receiving CBT had better sleep efficiency using polysomnography than those taking zopicLone.
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Individual differences in tolerance to shift work – A systematic review
TL;DR: This paper systematically review literature published investigating the relation between individual differences such as age, gender, personality, morningness/eveningness as well as biological variables and different measures of shift work tolerance from 1998 till 2009 to indicate that young age, male gender, low scores on morningness, high scores on flexibility andLow scores on languidity are related to higher shift workolerance.
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The association between sleep duration, body mass index and metabolic measures in the Hordaland Health Study
Bjørn Bjorvatn,Ina Marie Sagen,Nicolas M.F. Øyane,Siri Waage,Arne Fetveit,Ståle Pallesen,Ståle Pallesen,Reidun Ursin,Reidun Ursin +8 more
TL;DR: This study confirms a clear association between short sleep duration and elevated BMI and obesity, and levels of total cholesterol, HDL‐cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure were associated with sleep duration.