{"id":6055,"date":"2026-10-19T09:48:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-a-menntavisindasvidi-elvar-smari-saevarsson\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:48:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:25","slug":"doktorsvorn-a-menntavisindasvidi-elvar-smari-saevarsson","status":"publish","type":"phd_defence","link":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-a-menntavisindasvidi-elvar-smari-saevarsson\/","title":{"rendered":"Doktorsv\u00f6rn \u00e1 Menntav\u00edsindasvi\u00f0i Elvar Sm\u00e1ri S\u00e6varsson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\" property=\"content:encoded\">\n<p>Elvar Sm\u00e1ri S\u00e6varsson ver doktorsritger\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00ed menntav\u00edsindum vi\u00f0 Deild heilsueflingar, \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3tta og t\u00f3mstunda<\/p>\n<p>L\u00edkamlegt atgervi og n\u00e1ms\u00e1rangur. \u00deverskur\u00f0ar- og langt\u00edmasni\u00f0sranns\u00f3kn \u00e1 \u00edslenskum b\u00f6rnum og unglingum.<\/p>\n<p>V\u00f6rnin fer fram m\u00e1nudaginn 14. jan\u00faar kl. 14.00 \u00ed H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asal H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andm\u00e6lendu<\/strong>r eru dr. 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Tengsl milli hreyfingar og n\u00e1msgetu hafa veri\u00f0 ranns\u00f6ku\u00f0 en ni\u00f0ursta\u00f0an er \u00f3lj\u00f3s. \u00dea\u00f0 sama gildir um tengsl milli l\u00edkamsfitu og n\u00e1ms\u00e1rangurs.<\/p>\n<p>Markmi\u00f0: A\u00f0 sko\u00f0a tengsl hreyfingar, \u00fereks og l\u00edkamsfitu vi\u00f0 n\u00e1ms\u00e1rangur hj\u00e1 \u00edslenskum b\u00f6rnum og unglingum.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00f0fer\u00f0: Stu\u00f0st var vi\u00f0 gagnas\u00f6fn fr\u00e1 \u00feremur \u00edslenskum ranns\u00f3knum ger\u00f0um \u00e1 l\u00edfsst\u00edl og heilsufari barna og unglinga. \u00deverskur\u00f0artengsl sem og langt\u00edmatengsl voru sko\u00f0u\u00f0. Hreyfing var m\u00e6ld me\u00f0 hreyfim\u00e6lum en einnig sv\u00f6ru\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e1tttakendur spurningu um hversu of \u00feeir stundu\u00f0u skipulagt \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttastarf utan sk\u00f3la. \u00derek var m\u00e6lt me\u00f0 stigvaxandi h\u00e1markspr\u00f3fi \u00e1 \u00ferekhj\u00f3li og l\u00edkamsfita var metin me\u00f0 l\u00edkams\u00feyngdarstu\u00f0li (BMI) og sem hlutfall l\u00edkamsfitu af heildar l\u00edkams\u00feyngd (DXA m\u00e6ling). Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur \u00far samr\u00e6mdum pr\u00f3fum voru nota\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 meta n\u00e1ms\u00e1rangur.<\/p>\n<p>Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur: \u00de\u00e1tttaka \u00ed skipul\u00f6g\u00f0u \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttastarfi fj\u00f3rum sinnum \u00ed viku e\u00f0a oftar haf\u00f0i tengsl vi\u00f0 betri \u00e1rangur \u00ed st\u00e6r\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i. Hreyfing m\u00e6ld me\u00f0 hreyfim\u00e6lum haf\u00f0i engin tengsl vi\u00f0 n\u00e1ms\u00e1rangur. Aukning \u00e1 l\u00edkamsfitu umfram me\u00f0altal milli 9 og 15 \u00e1ra aldurs haf\u00f0i tengsl vi\u00f0 versnandi \u00e1rangur \u00ed st\u00e6r\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i. Engin tengsl fundust milli \u00fereks og n\u00e1ms\u00e1rangurs.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1lyktun: Aukning \u00e1 l\u00edkamsfitu getur veri\u00f0 \u00e1h\u00e6ttu\u00fe\u00e1ttur gagnvart versnandi n\u00e1msgetu barna og unglinga. Erfitt er a\u00f0 segja til um orsakasamhengi en frekari ranns\u00f3kna er \u00fe\u00f6rf \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1ttum sem geta tengst b\u00e1\u00f0um \u00fe\u00e1ttum. \u00de\u00e1tttaka \u00ed \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttastarfi vir\u00f0ist hafa j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0 \u00e1hrif \u00e1 n\u00e1ms\u00e1rangur i\u00f0kenda jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt miklum t\u00edma s\u00e9 eitt \u00ed i\u00f0kunina. Frekari ranns\u00f3kna er \u00fe\u00f6rf \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hvers vegna \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttai\u00f0kun hefur tengsl vi\u00f0 b\u00e6ttan n\u00e1ms\u00e1rangur en hreyfing m\u00e6ld me\u00f0 hreyfim\u00e6lum hefur engin tengsl.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Um doktorsefni\u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elvar Sm\u00e1ri er f\u00e6ddur \u00e1 Akureyri 11. okt\u00f3ber 1974. Foreldrar hans eru S\u00e6var J\u00f3natansson (f. 1946) \u00a0og \u00de\u00f3runn \u00deorgilsd\u00f3ttir (f. 1946). \u00a0B\u00f6rn\u00a0 Elvars eru \u00d6rvar Ernir (f. 2002) og Selma Hr\u00f6nn (f. 2004).<\/p>\n<p>Hann lauk st\u00fadentspr\u00f3fi fr\u00e1 Menntask\u00f3lanum \u00e1 Akureyri 1994 og\u00a0 \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttakennarapr\u00f3fi 1999 fr\u00e1 \u00cd\u00fer\u00f3ttakennarask\u00f3la \u00cdslands \u00e1 Laugarvatni. 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