{"id":6161,"date":"2026-10-19T09:48:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-lydheilsuvisindum-sigrun-vala-bjornsdottir\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:34","slug":"doktorsvorn-i-lydheilsuvisindum-sigrun-vala-bjornsdottir","status":"publish","type":"phd_defence","link":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-lydheilsuvisindum-sigrun-vala-bjornsdottir\/","title":{"rendered":"Doktorsv\u00f6rn \u00ed l\u00fd\u00f0heilsuv\u00edsindum &#8211; Sigr\u00fan Vala Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\" property=\"content:encoded\">\n<p>Sigr\u00fan Vala Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir ver doktorsritger\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00ed l\u00fd\u00f0heilsuv\u00edsindum sem ber heiti\u00f0: <strong><em>\u00der\u00e1l\u00e1tir sto\u00f0kerfisverkir \u2013 Algengi, \u00e1hrif og \u00feverfr\u00e6\u00f0ileg \u00farr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain \u2013 Prevalence, impact and multidisciplinary treatment in Iceland.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andm\u00e6lendur eru dr. Dave Walton, d\u00f3sent \u00ed sj\u00fakra\u00fej\u00e1lfun vi\u00f0\u00a0 Western University \u00ed Kanada, og dr. Ragnhei\u00f0ur Harpa Arnard\u00f3ttir, d\u00f3sent vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00e1 Akureyri.<\/p>\n<p>Umsj\u00f3narkennari og lei\u00f0beinandi var dr. Unnur Anna Valdimarsd\u00f3ttir, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 L\u00e6knadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Auk hennar s\u00e1tu \u00ed doktorsnefnd dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmur Rafnsson, pr\u00f3fessor emeritus vi\u00f0 L\u00e6knadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands, dr. Jan Triebel, a\u00f0sto\u00f0aryfirl\u00e6knir\u00a0 vi\u00f0 City Hospital \u00ed Z\u00fcrich, og dr. Patricia Solomon, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 McMaster University .<\/p>\n<p>Engilbert Sigur\u00f0sson, pr\u00f3fessor og deildarforseti L\u00e6knadeildar H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands, stj\u00f3rnar ath\u00f6fninni sem fer fram \u00ed H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asal H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og hefst kl. 13.00.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c1grip af ranns\u00f3kn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00der\u00e1l\u00e1tir sto\u00f0kerfisverkir eru algengt vandam\u00e1l um allan heim og hafa veruleg \u00e1hrif \u00e1 samf\u00e9l\u00f6g. Markmi\u00f0 ranns\u00f3knanna var a\u00f0 meta algengi \u00fer\u00e1l\u00e1tra sto\u00f0kerfisverkja \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og hugsanleg \u00e1hrif \u00e1 l\u00edkamlega og andlega heilsu. Einnig a\u00f0 meta hugsanleg \u00e1hrif fj\u00f6gurra vikna hef\u00f0bundinnar \u00feverfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegrar verkjame\u00f0fer\u00f0ar (TMP) og svipa\u00f0s me\u00f0fer\u00f0ar\u00farr\u00e6\u00f0is a\u00f0 vi\u00f0b\u00e6ttri taugafr\u00e6\u00f0ilegri sj\u00faklingafr\u00e6\u00f0slu og gj\u00f6rhygli (NEM) \u00e1 heilsutengd l\u00edfsg\u00e6\u00f0i og magn verkja, me\u00f0al kvenna sem upplifa \u00fer\u00e1l\u00e1ta sto\u00f0kerfisverki.<\/p>\n<p>Vi\u00f0 ranns\u00f3knirnar, sem birtast \u00ed fj\u00f3rum greinum, voru nota\u00f0ir tveir gagnagrunnar. Annars vegar l\u00fd\u00f0grunda\u00f0 slembi\u00fartak 5.906 \u00cdslendinga til a\u00f0 meta algengi \u00fer\u00e1l\u00e1tra sto\u00f0kerfisverkja \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og tengsl \u00feeirra vi\u00f0 \u00fdmsa heilsufarslega \u00fe\u00e6tti. Hins vegar voru notu\u00f0 g\u00f6gn fr\u00e1 \u00edslenskri endurh\u00e6fingarstofnun, Heilsustofnun NLF\u00cd. \u00cd TMP-me\u00f0fer\u00f0inni t\u00f3ku \u00fe\u00e1tt 122 konur (2001-2005), 90 konur \u00ed NEM-me\u00f0fer\u00f0inni (2006-2009) og 57 konur myndu\u00f0u bi\u00f0listah\u00f3p (2008). Heilsutengd l\u00edfsg\u00e6\u00f0i og magn verkja voru metin \u00ed byrjun me\u00f0fer\u00f0ar, \u00ed lok me\u00f0fer\u00f0ar og sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0um eftir a\u00f0 me\u00f0fer\u00f0 lauk.<\/p>\n<p>Ranns\u00f3knirnar leiddu \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00ed desember 2007 var stundaralgengi \u00fer\u00e1l\u00e1tra sto\u00f0kerfisverkja 19,9% (karlar=15,2%; konur=24,7%) og er breytilegt eftir \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagslegum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um. F\u00f3lk me\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e1l\u00e1ta verki er \u00ed aukinni \u00e1h\u00e6ttu fyrir l\u00edkamlegum og andlegum heilsubresti, a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa h\u00f6mlunum vi\u00f0 \u00fdmsar l\u00edkamlega krefjandi athafnir daglegs l\u00edfs, sem og lakari l\u00edfsg\u00e6\u00f0um. Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur \u00edhlutunarranns\u00f3knarinnar leiddu \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 heilsutengd l\u00edfsg\u00e6\u00f0i jukust \u00ed kj\u00f6lfar \u00feverfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegra verkjame\u00f0fer\u00f0a og verkir voru minni. \u00c1rangur st\u00f3\u00f0st sj\u00f6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um eftir a\u00f0 me\u00f0fer\u00f0in h\u00f3fst. L\u00edtill munur fannst \u00e1 milli me\u00f0fer\u00f0anna tveggja. \u00c1rangur \u00fe\u00e1tttakenda \u00ed TMP st\u00f3\u00f0st ekki til lengri t\u00edma me\u00f0 tilliti til svefns \u00f6fugt vi\u00f0 \u00e1rangur \u00fe\u00e1tttakenda \u00ed NEM-me\u00f0fer\u00f0inni.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Um doktorsefni\u00f0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sigr\u00fan Vala Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir f\u00e6ddist \u00e1 Akureyri 1964. H\u00fan lauk st\u00fadentspr\u00f3fi af m\u00e1labraut Menntask\u00f3lans \u00e1 Akureyri \u00e1ri\u00f0 1984, BS-pr\u00f3fi \u00ed sj\u00fakra\u00fej\u00e1lfun fr\u00e1 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands \u00e1ri\u00f0 1990 og MS-pr\u00f3fi \u00ed sto\u00f0kerfissj\u00fakra\u00fej\u00e1lfun fr\u00e1 University of Alberta \u00ed Kanada \u00e1ri\u00f0 1997. Sigr\u00fan Vala hlaut s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ivi\u00f0urkenningu \u00ed sto\u00f0kerfissj\u00fakra\u00fej\u00e1lfun \u00e1ri\u00f0 2006. Sigr\u00fan Vala hefur stunda\u00f0 n\u00e1m \u00ed l\u00fd\u00f0heilsuv\u00edsindum vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands, lengst af samhli\u00f0a st\u00f6rfum sem sj\u00fakra\u00fej\u00e1lfari vi\u00f0 Heilsustofnun NLF\u00cd \u00ed Hverager\u00f0i og lektor vi\u00f0 N\u00e1msbraut \u00ed sj\u00fakra\u00fej\u00e1lfun vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Sigr\u00fan Vala er d\u00f3ttir Bj\u00f6rns \u00d3lsen Jakobssonar og \u00c1slaugar Mar\u00edu \u00deorsteinsd\u00f3ttur. 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