Eivind Schjelderup Skarpsno

About

Eivind Skarpsno is a researcher at the Department of Public Health and Nursing. He is a part of the research groups Musculoskeletal Research and Epidemiology and Medical Statistics. He is leading several sleep projects investigating how sleep problems contribute to the development of various diseases and how sleep problems can be treated among different patient groups. He is also the leader of the work package Working time, sleep, and health in STUNTH - a research project that examines associations between work and health among hospital workers. In addition, he teaches epidemiology at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Research interests

The interplay between sleep and pain
Sleep problems across the lifespan
Sleep and mental health in adolescents
Personalized sleep medicine
Sleep, circadian rhytms, and shift work
Causal methods epidemiology

Ongoing research projects

Objectively measured sleep: causal relations between insomnia phenotypes and ill-health
Digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in patients with chronic pain
Non-pharmacological treatment of sleep problems in primary care: A pragmatic multicentre study
SmaRTWork: a digital system for facilitating the return to work for people suffering from musculoskeletal diseases.
St. Olavs Undersøkelsen - new technology and health (STUNTH): sleep, circadian rhytms, and work in hospital workers
Objectively measured physical activity behaviour: the effect on public health
Familial risk of chronic pain, physical activity, and sleep

Publications

2020

Meisingset, Ingebrigt; Vasseljen, Ottar; Vøllestad, Nina Køpke; Robinson, Hilde Stendal; Woodhouse, Astrid; Engebretsen, Kaia Beck. (2020) Novel approach towards musculoskeletal phenotypes. European Journal of Pain
Academic article
Moholdt, Trine Tegdan; Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Moe, Børge; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund. (2020) It is never too late to start: adherence to physical activity recommendations for 11–22 years and risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality. The HUNT Study. British Journal of Sports Medicine
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Hagen, Knut; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Marcuzzi, Anna. (2020) Number of Chronic Nighttime Insomnia Symptoms and Risk of Chronic Widespread Pain and Pain-Related Disability: The HUNT Study. Nature and Science of Sleep
Academic article

2019

Skarpsno, Eivind S.. (2019) Representative pasientutvalg er unødvendig i klinisk forskning [Representative patient samples are unnecessary in clinical research]. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
Academic article
Nordstoga, Anne Lovise; Zotcheva, Ekaterina; Svedahl, Ellen Rabben; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Skarpsno, Eivind S.. (2019) Long-term changes in body weight and physical activity in relation to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: the HUNT study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Sand, Trond; Hagen, Knut; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2019) The joint effect of insomnia symptoms and lifestyle factors on risk of self-reported fibromyalgia in women: longitudinal data from the HUNT Study. BMJ Open
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Sand, Trond; Hagen, Knut; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2019) Work-Related Mental Fatigue, Physical Activity and Risk of Insomnia Symptoms: Longitudinal Data from the Norwegian HUNT Study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Steingrímsdóttir, Ólöf Anna; Zwart, John-Anker; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard. (2019) The interplay between sleeplessness and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein on risk of chronic musculoskeletal pain: longitudinal data from the Tromsø Study. Sleep
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Nordstoga, Anne Lovise. (2019) Influence of sleep problems and co-occurring musculoskeletal pain on long-term prognosis of chronic low back pain: the HUNT Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Hagen, Knut; Sand, Trond. (2019) The bidirectional association between sleep problems and chronic musculoskeletal pain: influence of lifestyle, physical work exposure and systemic inflammation. Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (350)
Doctoral dissertation

2018

Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Sand, Trond; Hagen, Knut; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2018) Physical work exposure, chronic musculoskeletal pain and risk of insomnia: longitudinal data from the HUNT study, Norway. Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Jørgensen, Marie Birk; Holtermann, Andreas. (2018) Objectively measured occupational and leisure-time physical activity: cross-sectional associations with sleep problems. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Jørgensen, Marie Birk; Holtermann, Andreas. (2018) The joint association of musculoskeletal pain and domains of physical activity with sleep problems: cross-sectional data from the DPhacto study, Denmark. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
Academic article

2017

Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Holtermann, Andreas. (2017) Sleep positions and nocturnal body movements based on free-living accelerometer recordings: association with demographics, lifestyle, and insomnia symptoms. Nature and Science of Sleep
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Sand, Trond; Hagen, Knut; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2017) Do physical activity and body mass index modify the association between chronic musculoskeletal pain and insomnia? Longitudinal data from the HUNT study, Norway. Journal of Sleep Research
Academic article

Journal publications

Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup. (2024) Causal overstatements in modern physical activity research. British Journal of Sports Medicine
Editorial
Aasdahl, Lene; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Mork, Paul Jarle; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup. (2024) INPATIENT MULTIMODAL REHABILITATION AND THE ROLE OF PAIN INTENSITY AND MENTAL DISTRESS ON RETURN-TO-WORK: CAUSAL MEDIATION ANALYSES OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Academic article
Nordstoga, Anne Lovise; Adhikari, Shreesti; Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup. (2024) The joint association of insomnia disorder and lifestyle on the risk of activity-limiting spinal pain: the HUNT Study. Sleep Medicine
Academic article
Marcuzzi, Anna; Mork, Paul Jarle; Aasdahl, Lene; Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup; Moe, Karoline; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund. (2024) Incidence of sick leave and disability pension in adults with musculoskeletal pain and co-occurring long-term conditions: data from the Norwegian HUNT study and national registries. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Academic article
Logacjov, Aleksej; Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup; Kongsvold, Atle Austnes; Bach, Kerstin; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2024) A Machine Learning Model for Predicting Sleep and Wakefulness Based on Accelerometry, Skin Temperature and Contextual Information. Nature and Science of Sleep
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup; Hofmo, Jonas Grevle; Hrozanova, Maria; Vedaa, Øystein; Woodhouse, Astrid; Landmark, Tormod. (2024) Effectiveness of digital Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in patients with musculoskeletal complaints and insomnia in primary care physiotherapy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open
Academic article
Flaaten, Mats; Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup; Kongsvold, Atle; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Carslake, David; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2024) Intergenerational and genetic influences on physical activity: family data from the HUNT study, Norway. British Journal of Sports Medicine
Academic article
Moe, Karoline; Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Mork, Paul Jarle; Aasdahl, Lene. (2024) The effect of parental pain, disability benefits and education on risk of long-term sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders and the modifying effect of sleep and physical activity: the HUNT study. BMC Public Health
Academic article
Hrozanova, Maria; Meisingset, Ingebrigt; Kallestad, Håvard; Pallesen, Ståle; Nordstoga, Anne Lovise; Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup. (2023) Group-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy versus waiting list in the treatment of insomnia in primary care: study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre randomized controlled trial. BMC Primary Care
Academic article
Arora, Nikhil; Richmond, Rebecca C.; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Dalen, Håvard; Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup. (2023) Self-reported insomnia symptoms, sleep duration, chronotype and the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI): a prospective study in the UK Biobank and the HUNT Study. European Journal of Epidemiology (EJE)
Academic article
Arora, Nikhil; Bhatta, Laxmi; Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup; Dalen, Håvard; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Brumpton, Ben Michael. (2023) Investigating the causal interplay between sleep traits and risk of acute myocardial infarction: a Mendelian randomization study. BMC Medicine
Academic article
Kongsvold, Atle Austnes; Flaaten, Mats; Logacjov, Aleksej; Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup; Bach, Kerstin; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund. (2023) Can the bias of self-reported sitting time be corrected? A statistical model validation study based on data from 23 993 adults in the Norwegian HUNT study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup; Simpson, Melanie Rae; Seim, Arnfinn; Hrozanova, Maria; Bakøy, Marthe Alida; Klevanger, Nina Elisabeth. (2023) App-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Among Patients with Comorbid Musculoskeletal Complaints and Insomnia Referred to 4-Week Inpatient Multimodal Rehabilitation: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial. Nature and Science of Sleep
Academic article
Marcuzzi, Anna; Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2022) The interplay between multisite pain and insomnia on the risk of anxiety and depression: the HUNT study. BMC Psychiatry
Academic article
Ho, Kevin Kwan Ngai; Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard; Ferreira, Paulo Herrique; Pinheiro, Marina; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter. (2022) A bidirectional study of the association between insomnia, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and comorbid low back pain and lower limb pain. Scandinavian Journal of Pain
Academic article
Nordstoga, Anne Lovise; Mork, Paul Jarle; Meisingset, Ingebrigt; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Skarpsno, Eivind S.. (2022) The joint effect of sleep duration and insomnia symptoms on the risk of recurrent spinal pain: The HUNT study. Sleep Medicine
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Gismervik, Sigmund Østgård; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Aasdahl, Lene. (2021) Insomnia is Associated with the Effect of Inpatient Multimodal Occupational Rehabilitation on Work Participation in Workers with Musculoskeletal or Mental Health Disorders: Secondary Analyses of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Nature and Science of Sleep
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2021) The effect of long-term poor sleep quality on risk of back-related disability and the modifying role of physical activity. Scientific Reports
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Hagen, Knut; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2021) Long‐term changes in self‐reported sleep quality and risk of chronic musculoskeletal pain: The HUNT Study. Journal of Sleep Research
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup; Mork, Paul Jarle; Marcuzzi, Anna; Lund Nilsen, Tom Ivar; Meisingset, Ingebrigt. (2021) Subtypes of insomnia and the risk of chronic spinal pain: the HUNT study. Sleep Medicine
Academic article
Aasdahl, Lene; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Meisingset, Ingebrigt; Nordstoga, Anne Lovise; Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik; Paulsen, Julie. (2021) Genetic variants related to physical activity or sedentary behaviour: a systematic review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Academic literature review
Meisingset, Ingebrigt; Vasseljen, Ottar; Vøllestad, Nina Køpke; Robinson, Hilde Stendal; Woodhouse, Astrid; Engebretsen, Kaia Beck. (2020) Novel approach towards musculoskeletal phenotypes. European Journal of Pain
Academic article
Moholdt, Trine Tegdan; Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Moe, Børge; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund. (2020) It is never too late to start: adherence to physical activity recommendations for 11–22 years and risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality. The HUNT Study. British Journal of Sports Medicine
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Hagen, Knut; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Marcuzzi, Anna. (2020) Number of Chronic Nighttime Insomnia Symptoms and Risk of Chronic Widespread Pain and Pain-Related Disability: The HUNT Study. Nature and Science of Sleep
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.. (2019) Representative pasientutvalg er unødvendig i klinisk forskning [Representative patient samples are unnecessary in clinical research]. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
Academic article
Nordstoga, Anne Lovise; Zotcheva, Ekaterina; Svedahl, Ellen Rabben; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Skarpsno, Eivind S.. (2019) Long-term changes in body weight and physical activity in relation to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: the HUNT study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Sand, Trond; Hagen, Knut; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2019) The joint effect of insomnia symptoms and lifestyle factors on risk of self-reported fibromyalgia in women: longitudinal data from the HUNT Study. BMJ Open
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Sand, Trond; Hagen, Knut; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2019) Work-Related Mental Fatigue, Physical Activity and Risk of Insomnia Symptoms: Longitudinal Data from the Norwegian HUNT Study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Steingrímsdóttir, Ólöf Anna; Zwart, John-Anker; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard. (2019) The interplay between sleeplessness and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein on risk of chronic musculoskeletal pain: longitudinal data from the Tromsø Study. Sleep
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Nordstoga, Anne Lovise. (2019) Influence of sleep problems and co-occurring musculoskeletal pain on long-term prognosis of chronic low back pain: the HUNT Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Sand, Trond; Hagen, Knut; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2018) Physical work exposure, chronic musculoskeletal pain and risk of insomnia: longitudinal data from the HUNT study, Norway. Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Jørgensen, Marie Birk; Holtermann, Andreas. (2018) Objectively measured occupational and leisure-time physical activity: cross-sectional associations with sleep problems. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Jørgensen, Marie Birk; Holtermann, Andreas. (2018) The joint association of musculoskeletal pain and domains of physical activity with sleep problems: cross-sectional data from the DPhacto study, Denmark. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Holtermann, Andreas. (2017) Sleep positions and nocturnal body movements based on free-living accelerometer recordings: association with demographics, lifestyle, and insomnia symptoms. Nature and Science of Sleep
Academic article
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Sand, Trond; Hagen, Knut; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2017) Do physical activity and body mass index modify the association between chronic musculoskeletal pain and insomnia? Longitudinal data from the HUNT study, Norway. Journal of Sleep Research
Academic article

Report

Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Hagen, Knut; Sand, Trond. (2019) The bidirectional association between sleep problems and chronic musculoskeletal pain: influence of lifestyle, physical work exposure and systemic inflammation. Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (350)
Doctoral dissertation

Teaching

Courses

MH3002 - Epidemiology I

Knowledge Transfer

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2024

Interview

Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup; Vedel, Karen. (2024) Er der en side af kroppen, det er bedst at sove på?. iForm iForm [Newspaper] 2024-07-03
Interview

Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup; Pallesen, Ståle; Tovan, Anders ihle. (2024) Søvnforskerens 6 råd: Slik sover du bedre i varmen. VG VG [Newspaper] 2024-07-30
Interview

Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup; Hågensen, Ingeborg. (2024) Er pulsklokka nøkkelen til bedre søvn?. Adresseavisen Adresseavisen [Newspaper] 2024-08-10

2023

Interview

Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup. (2023) Så mye eldre blir hjernen av én søvnløs natt. TV2 TV2 [Newspaper] 2023-09-23
Interview

Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup. (2023) NTNU-forsker om søvnmyter: Dette kan gjøre søvnproblemet verre. VG VG [Newspaper] 2023-08-07
Academic lecture

Hrozanova, Maria; Meisingset, Ingebrigt; Kallestad, Håvard; Pallesen, Ståle; Nordstoga, Anne Lovise; Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup. (2023) Group‑delivered cognitive behavioural therapy in the treatment of insomnia in primary care: study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre randomized controlled trial. European Sleep Research Society eSleep 2023-09-27 - 2023-09-29
Academic lecture

Moe, Karoline; Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Mork, Paul Jarle; Aasdahl, Lene. (2023) The effect of parental pain, disability benefits and education on risk of long-term sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorder and the modifying effect of sleep and physical activity: The HUNT Study. European Union of Medicine in Assurance and Social Security EUMASS , Strasbourg 2023-09-29 - 2023-09-30
Lecture

Hrozanova, Maria; Meisingset, Ingebrigt; Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup; Møllerløkken, Nina Elise. (2023) Søvnplager hos pasientene våre - er det relevant for oss fysioterapeuter?. Kritisk lesning av forskning i klinisk praksis 2023-02-03 -
Academic lecture

Moe, Karoline; Skarpsno, Eivind Schjelderup; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Kaspersen, Silje Lill; Ose, Solveig Osborg; Carslake, David. (2023) The influence of body mass index (BMI) on the risk of long-term sick leave using offspring BMI as an instrumental variable. Norsk forening for Epidemiologi NOFE Conference 2023 , Trondheim 2023-11-15 - 2023-11-16

2022

Poster

Moe, Karoline; Aasdahl, Lene; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Skarpsno, Eivind S.. (2022) Sleep problems, sleep duration and risk of sick leave and disability benefits due to musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review. Norwegian musculoskeletal research network (MUSS) 2022-11-10 - 2022-11-11

2021

Poster

Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Gismervik, Sigmund Østgård; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Aasdahl, Lene. (2021) Insomnia is Associated with the Effect of Inpatient Multimodal Occupational Rehabilitation on Work Participation in Workers with Musculoskeletal or Mental Health Disorders: Secondary Analyses of a Randomized Clinical Trial. MUSS konferanse 2021-11-04 -
Academic lecture

Moholdt, Trine; Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Moe, Børge; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund. (2021) Prisforedrag NIMF of FIFA Forskningspris 2021: It's never too late to start: adherence to physical activity recommendations for 11-22 years and risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality. The HUNT Study. Idrettsmedisinsk Høstkongress 2021 2021-10-29 - 2021-10-31

2020

Interview

Oftestad, Eldrid; Skarpsno, Eivind S.. (2020) Søvn er roten til alt godt. Hud & Helse Hud & Helse [Business/trade/industry journal] 2020-03-01

2019

Academic lecture

Skarpsno, Eivind S.. (2019) Physical activity, chronic musculoskeletal pain and insomnia. European League Against Rheumatism European Congress of Rheumatology , Madrid 2019-06-12 - 2019-12-15

2018

Academic lecture

Meisingset, Ingebrigt; Vasseljen, Ottar; Øverås, Cecilie Krage; Nordstoga, Anne Lovise; Glette, Mari; Woodhouse, Astrid. (2018) Subgroups of patients with common musculoskeletal disorders. A Latent class analysis of generic prognostic factors. MUSS konferansen 2018 2018-11-29 - 2018-11-29
Lecture

Skarpsno, Eivind S.. (2018) Sleep: the forgotten domain of activity. . The national research centre for the working environment The Nordic Seminar on Technical Measurements of Physical Activity (PA) and Sedentary Behavior (SB) Among Adults , København 2018-02-08 - 2018-02-09
Academic lecture

Skarpsno, Eivind S.. (2018) Do domains of physical activity influence the association between chronic pain and sleep problems?. International ergonomics association 20th Congress International Ergonomics Association , Florence 2018-08-26 - 2018-08-30

2017

Academic lecture

Skarpsno, Eivind S.. (2017) Occupational and leisure time physical activity: Association with insomnia symptoms and non-restorative sleep. The national research centre for the working environment Danish seminar in objective measurements: data collection and analytical approaches , København, Danmark 2017-05-23 - 2017-05-24
Poster

Skarpsno, Eivind S.. (2017) The association between chronic musckuloskeletal pain, lifestyle factors and risk of insomnia. SIMSAM Lund and the Swedish Epidemiological association Nordic Conference in Epidemiology , Lund 2017-09-13 - 2017-09-15

Språkvelger

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