Thea Beate Brevik

• Brevik, Thea Beate & Sæther, Knut-Willy (2024). Approaching religious fatalism in cancer screening education. Journal of Evaluation In Clinical Practice. ISSN 1356-1294. doi: 10.1111/jep.13957. Show summary

  Rationale: Religious fatalism has for decades been pointed out as a barrier to cancer screening attendance and several studies suggest interventions to decrease fatalism, given its negative impact on the uptake of cancer screening. Aims and Objectives: Our objective in this interdisciplinary exploration on religious fatalism in the context of cancer screening is to contribute to the increasing academic discussion on religious fatalism and cancer screening as well as the broader context of the intersection of religion and bioethics. Method: Through an analysis of religious fatalism in light of the notion of rationality and images of God, we find resources and suggest trajectories for a more seriously and constructively approach to religious fatalism in cancer education. Results and Conclusion: Our main thesis is that interventions do not necessarily have to decrease religious fatalism to increase screening.

• Brevik, Thea Beate; da Matta Calegari, Lara Rodrigues; Metcalfe, Isabel Mosquera; Laake, Petter; Maza, Mauricio & Basu, Partha [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2023). Training health care providers to administer VIA as a screening test for cervical cancer : a systematic review of essential training components. BMC Medical Education. ISSN 1472-6920. 23, p. 1–11. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04711-5. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background: Training health care providers to administer visual inspection after application of acetic acid (VIA) is paramount in improving cervical cancer screening services for women in low- and middle-income countries. The objective of this systematic review was to create a framework of essential VIA training components and provide illustrating examples of how VIA training programs can be carried out in different clinical settings. Methods: A systematic review of PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science (from 2006 to 2021) was undertaken. Our inclusion criteria comprised articles reporting on implemented cervical cancer screening programs using VIA in a screen-and-treat approach. Trained health care providers with any level of health education were included, and the outcome of interest was the reporting of training components. Data were extracted by two reviewers, and a narrative synthesis of the training programs was performed. We developed a framework of seven essential training components and applied it to assess how training courses were conducted in different settings. Results: 13 primary studies were eligible for inclusion, including 2,722 trained health care providers and 342,889 screened women. Most training courses lasted 5–7 days and included theoretical education, practical skill development, and competence assessment. It was unclear how visual aids and training in client counselling and quality assessment were integrated in the training courses. After the training course, nearly all the VIA training programs made provisions for on-job training at the providers’ own clinical settings through supervision, feedback, and refresher training. Conclusions: This study demonstrates the feasibility of implementing international training recommendations for cervical cancer screening in real-world settings and provides valuable examples of training program implementation across various clinical settings. The diverse reporting practices of quality indicators in different studies hinder the establishment of direct links between these data and training program effectiveness. To enhance future reporting, authors should emphasize specific training components, delivery methods, and contextual factors. Standardized reporting of quality indicators for effective evaluation of VIA training programs is recommended, fostering comparability, facilitating research, and enhancing reporting quality in this field.

• Navaratnam, Muhunthan; Vie, Gunnhild Åberge; Brevik, Thea Beate; Austad, Bjarne; Innerdal, Cato & Getz, Linn Okkenhaug [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). Prescription of potentially addictive medications after a multilevelcommunity intervention in general practice. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. ISSN 0281-3432. 41(1), p. 61–68. doi: 10.1080/02813432.2023.2168125. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Objective: To evaluate the long-term effects of a multilevel community intervention to improve the quality of prescription practice of potentially addictive medications (PAMs). Design: We conducted a retrospective study, using anonymized data from the Norwegian prescription registry. Setting: Based on an initiative from the GPs in Molde Municipality in Norway, a multilevel community intervention was initiated by the municipal chief physician in 2018. The intervention targeted GPs, patients, and the public. Subjects: We retrieved prescription data from 26 of 36 GPs. Main outcome measures: By using the standardized defined daily dose (DDD), we compared prescription of three groups of PAMs from before the intervention (2017) throughout the intervention in 2018, and through 2020 to determine long-term effects. Results: Three years after the intervention, the GPs in our study sample prescribed 26% less opioids, 38% less benzodiazepines, and 16% less z-hypnotics. Overall prescription of PAMs decreased by 27%. The number of individuals receiving at least 90 DDD of benzodiazepines and z-hypnotics were reduced from 9 to 7 and 34 to 24 per 1000, respectively. Also, the number of individuals receiving two and three PAMs concomitantly were reduced. Conclusion: Addressing prescription practice among GPs in a community as a joint intervention, combined with addressing patients and the public may be a feasible method to obtain long-term reduction of PAM prescriptions. Keywords: Opioid, benzodiazepine, z-hypnotic, tapering, inappropriate prescribing, polypharmacy, public health

• Brevik, Thea Beate; Trope, Ameli; Laake, Petter & Bjørkly, Stål (2021). Does women’s screening history have any impact on mammography screening attendance after tailored education? : A systematic review and meta-analysis . Medical Care. ISSN 0025-7079. 59(10), p. 893–900. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001576. Show summary

  Background: Many ethnic minority women have low attendance at breast cancer screening. Objectives: This brief report explores whether women’s screening histories impact mammography screening attendance after tailored education. Research Design: Systematic searches were conducted in 5 databases. Randomized controlled trials of educational interventions tailored to ethnic minority women that measured attendance at mammography screening were eligible for inclusion. Data extraction and risk of bias assessment were performed independently. Data were combined in a meta-analysis by using random effects models. Heterogeneity was estimated by using I2 statistics. Results: Six studies with 3521 women were eligible for inclusion. The D+L pooled risk ratio (RR) for mammography attendance for never screened participants was 1.54 (95% confidence interval, 1.24–1.91; P<0.001), with low heterogeneity (I2=27.1%, P=0.231). The D+L pooled risk ratio for attendance for ever screened participants was 1.26 (95% confidence interval, 1.11–1.43; P<0.001), with low heterogeneity (I2=35.5%, P=0.213). Conclusions: Tailored education increased attendance at mammography by 54% among never screened women and 26% among ever screened women. Although these findings must be interpreted with caution, the findings suggest that women’s screening history is an important and ignored variable that affects how effective tailored education is on mammography screening attendance.

• Brevik, Thea Beate; Laake, Petter & Bjørkly, Stål (2020). Effect of culturally tailored education on attendance at mammography and the Papanicolaou test. Health Services Research (HSR). ISSN 0017-9124. 55(3), p. 457–468. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13271. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Objectives To determine the effectiveness of culturally tailored education on attendance at breast and cervical cancer screening among ethnic minority women. Data Sources Systematic database searches in Ovid MEDLINE, ProQuest, PubMed, PsycINFO, and Cochrane CENTRAL. Study Design Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of culturally tailored educational interventions to ethnic minority women in Western countries were investigated for a meta‐analysis. RCTs that assessed attendance at mammography or the Papanicolaou test (Pap test) were eligible for inclusion. Data Collection Methods Study characteristics and results were extracted separately. Independent raters assessed risk of bias by using Cochrane Collaboration's tool. Principal Findings Seven RCTs (n = 4246) were included in the meta‐analysis of mammography attendance, and four RCTs (n = 1750) were included in the meta‐analysis of Pap test attendance. The effect of culturally tailored educational interventions on attendance at mammography was an increase of 18 percent (RR = 1.18, 95% CI, 1.09‐1.28, P < .001), with low heterogeneity (I2 = 30.0, P = .237), and a 54 percent increase at the Pap test (RR = 1.54, 95% CI, 1.14‐2.09, P = .005), with substantial heterogeneity (I2 = 75.9%, P = .001). Conclusions Interpreted within the limitations set by the low number of studies and substantial heterogeneity for the Pap test, findings from the current meta‐analyses indicate that culturally tailored educational interventions may increase attendance of ethnic minority women at breast and cervical cancer screenings. There is a need for more studies, in particular RCTs conducted outside the United States, to determine if such findings are similar in other countries. Keywords: ethnic groups, health education, mammography, meta‐analysis, Papanicolaou test

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• Brevik, Thea Beate; Gunaratnam, Kamzy; Angeltvedt, Rolf Martin; Mushtaq, Usman; Kløkstad, Siri & Vestreng, Tom (2024). Ap: Vil utrydde livmorhalskreft blant alle kvinner innen fem år. [Newspaper]. Dagsavisen.
• Brevik, Thea Beate (2024). HPV og forebygging av livmorhalskreft.
• Brevik, Thea Beate; Mirzaie, Hawjin; Bjørkholt, Ole Henrik Krat; Gunaratnam, Kamzy; Kippernes, Mari Aandahl & Sagen, Remi (2024). Mange minoritetskvinner sjekker seg ikke : forsker frykter alvorlige konsekvenser. [Internet]. nrk.no/mr.
• Brevik, Thea Beate; Sevaldsen, Trine Bruseth & Vingen, Anita (2024). Kåret til Årets sjukepleier: – Tydelig, modig, stolt. [Newspaper]. Romsdals Budstikke Pluss.
• Brevik, Thea Beate; Welde, Ole Bjørner Loe & Hovde, Bjørg-Irene (2024). Årets romsdaling hedret med kunst. [Newspaper]. Romsdals Budstikke .
• Mirzaie, Hawjin; Brevik, Thea Beate; Bjørkholt, Ole Henrik Krat & Kippernes, Mari Aandahl (2024). Mange innvandrerkvinner kvier seg for HPV-test. [TV]. NRK1 Nyhetsmorgen 06:30.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Dolonen, Kari Anne (2024). Sykepleier og kreftforsker ble årets romsdaling. [Business/trade/industry journal]. sykepleien.no.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Meisingset, Sigrun Lossius (2024). Thea ble Årets romsdaling: – Gir en enorm motivasjon til å fortsette. [Newspaper]. Åndalsnes Avis Pluss.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Meisingset, Sigrun Lossius (2023). Thea Beate Brevik er en veldig verdig vinner. [Newspaper]. Romsdals Budstikke.
• Brevik, Thea Beate; Akselsen, John-Arne & Kjølås, Bibbi (2023). Korleis snakke om alvorlig sjukdom. Tema: Formidling ved Høgskolen i Molde. [Radio]. radio.nrk.no.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Lie, Julie Bjørneboe (2023). Tar saken i egne hender: – For dårlig. [Newspaper]. Åndalsnes Avis Pluss.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Navaratnam, Muhunthan (2023). Reduser risikoen for livmorhalskreft - i alle faser av livet.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Henriksen, Vera (2023). Reduser risikoen for livmorhalskreft – foredrag og samtale.
• Brevik, Thea Beate; Leer-Salvesen, Kjartan & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2023). Can an educational intervention influence service providers’ awareness, attitudes, and experience of mandatory reporting of intimate partnerviolence? . Show summary

  Background: Many persons who experience or use IPV have experienced that professional services have underrated the gravity of their situation. Our objective was to explore if an educational intervention can influence service providers’ awareness, attitudes, and experience of MR of IPV. Methods: We conducted a 4-hour educational intervention on MR of IPV to service providers. We used a pre-and post-test design to measure the providers’ awareness, attitudes, and experience through a validated questionnaire. The outcome was measured at baseline (t0), immediately after the intervention was given (t1), and after six months (t2). Results: 94% of the invited providers agreed to participate (51 of 54 at t0; 49 of 52 at t1). Preliminary results from t0, t1, and t2 will be presented. Implications: It’s important to identify actions that can facilitate MR.

• Orø, Rolf Magnus; Brevik, Thea Beate; Faksen, Mathea Eiken; Gundersen, Andrea Christina; Panzer, Georg & Strøm, Roar (2023). Digital undervisning på Høgskolen i Molde. [TV]. nrk.no.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Henriksen, Vera (2023). Mannen var hjemme - Thea forsørget familien: - Overrasket over reaksjonene. [Newspaper]. Romsdals Budstikke.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Lorentzen, Isabelle Lindseth (2023). Hvordan Høgskolen i Molde har tatt kravene i RETHOS innenfor teknologi og digital kompetanse inn i utdanningen, og hvordan man har lagt opp undervisning for å oppnå læringsutbyttene på området?
• Brevik, Thea Beate (2023). Kvinnehelse og hverdagsrasisme. [Internet]. Hør på henne, season 2, Ep. 7. Romsdals Budstikke.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Henriksen, Vera (2023). Forsker Thea Brevik (33): – Denne krefttypen kan utryddes. [Newspaper]. rbnett.no.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Navaratnam, Muhunthan (2023). Reduser risikoen for livmorhalskreft.
• Brevik, Thea Beate (2023). Slik forebygger du livmorhalskreft. Panorama : nettavis for Høgskolen i Molde.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Navaratnam, Mudde (2023). Kom på PopVit om forebygging av livmorhalskreft. www.rbnett.no.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Lorentzen, Isabelle Lindseth (2023). Helselogisikk, teknologi og innovasjon som emne i bachelorutdanningen.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Heiene, Marit (2023). Først i Norge med dette : nytt emne i studietilbudet for sjukepleiere i Molde. [Newspaper]. Romsdals Budstikke.
• Brevik, Thea Beate; Larsgard, Svein Olav Hoksrud; Dahle, Marte Solemdal & Strøm, Roar (2022). Innovasjon på sykepleierutdanningen. [TV]. nrk.no.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Bergsagel, Ingvald (2022). Ikke alle nås via Dagsrevyen eller Digipost. [Internet]. sykepleien.no. Show summary

  Hvordan få flere innvandrerkvinner til å sjekke seg for bryst- og livmorhalskreft? Sykepleier Thea Beate Brevik har skrevet doktorgrad om hva som må til.

• Brevik, Thea Beate & Hagen, Rigmor Sjaastad (2022). Thea Brevik har jobbet 130-150 prosent de siste åra - nå er hun i mål med doktorgraden. [Newspaper]. Romsdals Budstikke.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Noreng, Nicholas (2022). Forsvarte doktorgraden: – Det var den beste dagen i mitt liv. [Newspaper]. Åndalsnes Avis.
• Navaratnam, Muhunthan; Skjellegrind, Håvard; Austad, Bjarne; Getz, Linn Okkenhaug; Brevik, Thea Beate & Vie, Gunnhild Åberge [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2022). Effect of a multilevel intervention on prescribing of potentially addictive medications in general practice.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Brevik, Thea Beate; Leer-Salvesen, Kjartan & Bjørkly, Stål (2022). Mandatory reporting of IPV - pre-and post-test of awareness, attitudes, and experience among service providers participating in an educational intervention.
• Brevik, Thea Beate (2019). Om sykepleiere og hjelperoller. [Internet]. Kjernepodden : en podkast om kjerneroller, ep. 4. Spotify.
• Brevik, Thea Beate & Hagen, Rigmor Sjaastad (2019). Jenter må være åpne om ambisjoner . [Newspaper]. Romsdals Budstikke. Show summary

  Lederforum for kvinner i Molderegionen og Høgskolen i Molde med inspirasjonssamlinga «Rekk opp hånda jenter!» for kvinner mellom 20 og 30 år

• Brevik, Thea Beate (2022). Educational interventions on breast and cervical cancer screening. Høgskolen i Molde - Vitenskapelig høgskole i logistikk og Høgskulen i Volda. ISSN 978-82-7962-319-9.

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