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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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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Zopiclone for Treatment of Chronic Primary Insomnia in Older Adults A Randomized Controlled Trial

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

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.