Kristine Løkås Vigsnes

• Haraldstad, Kristin; Abildsnes, Eirik; Bøe, Tormod; Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås; Wilson, Philip & Mølland, Eirin (2023). Health-related quality of life of children from low-income families: the new patterns study. BMC Public Health. ISSN 1471-2458. 23(1). doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-17335-7. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Bøe, Tormod; Ostojic, Helene Angelica; Haraldstad, Kristin; Abildsnes, Eirik; Wilson, Philip & Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). Self-reported and parent-reported mental health in children from low-income families in Agder, Norway: results from baseline measurements of New Patterns project participants. BMJ Open. ISSN 2044-6055. 13(11). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076400. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Background Poverty may pose risks to child and adolescent mental health, but few studies have reported on this association among children and adolescents in low-income families in Norway. Methods Based on a sample participating in an intervention for low-income families in Norway, we report data from the survey administered at the start of the intervention. Mental health problems were measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; self-report (SR) n = 148; parent/proxy-report (PR) n = 153, mean age = 10.8). Demographic and family characteristics were obtained from parent reported data. Results are presented by gender and migration background. Regression analysis was used to investigate the relative contribution of background factors to mental health symptoms. The distribution of scores is compared to UK norms. Results Participants reported relatively high scores on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Total Difficulties Scale (parent/proxy-report, PR mean=10.7; self-report, SR mean=10.1). Participants with non-immigrant backgrounds scored considerably higher on the Total Difficulties Scale (PR mean difference=2.9; SR 5.3) and on most other domains measured with the SDQ compared with their peers with immigration backgrounds. Participants generally scored higher than or equal to UK norms. Conclusion Participants in the current study had many symptoms of mental health problems, with large differences between those with and without a migrant background. Interventions for low-income families should be based on detailed knowledge about differences in family risks, resources and needs.

• Mølland, Eirin; Lundberg, Kjetil; Haraldstad, Kristin; Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås; Bøe, Tormod & Danielsen, Hilde [Vis alle 9 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). Economic composition and income volatility of Norwegian low-income families – a mixed method study of its implications. Nordic Journal of Social Research. ISSN 1892-2783. 14(1), s. 1–22. doi: 10.18261/njsr.14.1.2. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Background: There is a growing amount of research literature documenting increasing social inequality and an increase in the number of children growing up in families with persistently low income in all Scandinavian countries. However, there is a research gap on the issue of income composition; what the main income sources of low-income families are in relation to the families’ position to the labour market and to the welfare state, and possible implications of this to the families’ potential to escape poverty. The aim of this study was to describe the complexity in income sources experienced by low-income families with and without immigrant backgrounds in Norway. Method: Families with children aged 0–17 years (N = 168 families) with low income and in need of long-standing welfare services participated in the New Patterns project. We used a parallel mixed-methods design with quantitative and qualitative research methods, using questionnaires, register data, individual and focus group interviews, workshops with family coordinators and ethnographic fieldwork. Results: Most parents included in the study had low education (51%) and a low proportion participated in the labour market (21%). Twenty different income sources or benefits that the families received were identified and no clear pattern of type of income sources that families received emerged. Families with immigrant background were more likely to receive basic subsistence benefits than non-immigrant background families, and there were corresponding small differences in employment status upon entering the New Patterns project. Several benefits are reduced if families receive other types of income and the interdependence between the various revenue sources increases the unpredictability of total family income. The families have varying degrees of economic literacy, practical finance skills and competence in managing bureaucracy. Conclusion: Income volatility and mechanisms in the Norwegian welfare system contribute to a poverty trap for low-income families who depend on benefits that are not work-related.

• Mølland, Eirin; Vigsnes, Kristine L.; Bøe, Tormod; Danielsen, Hilde; Lundberg, Kjetil & Haraldstad, Kristin [Vis alle 9 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2020). The New Patterns study: coordinated measures to combat child poverty. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. ISSN 1403-4948. s. 1–9. doi: 10.1177/1403494820956452. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Background: Child poverty rates are rising in Norway with potential negative consequences for children. Services for families with low income are often fragmented and poorly integrated, and few coordinated initiatives have been implemented and evaluated in Norway. Aims: The aim of the current study is to evaluate how integrated and coordinated services provided over a prolonged period by a family coordinator are related to changes across a wide range of health, wellbeing and home environment indicators for the participants. Methods: The study uses a mixed methods approach utilising survey and register data, as well as information from interviews and shadowing, to document and evaluate outcomes associated with the intervention and the process of implementation. Data are gathered at baseline and annually throughout the duration of the study. Participants are identified to facilitate longer-term follow-up using register data. Conclusions: This project will develop important knowledge about the implementation of coordinated services to families with a low income, and how this way of organizing services influences important outcomes for the family members in the short and long term.

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• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås; Kiland, Charlotte & Abildsnes, Eirik (2023). Co-creation in Public Health Policy: Dealing with complexity .
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås; Abildsnes, Eirik & Kiland, Charlotte (2023). Policy Development and Implementation in Public Health – Dealing with Complexity .
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås & Abildsnes, Eirik (2023). Presentasjon av Nye mønstre på rapportlansering: "Rapid review of inequalities in health and wellbeing in Norway since 2014".
• Mølland, Eirin; Bøe, Tormod; Ask, Torunn Alise; Lundberg, Kjetil; Danielsen, Hilde & Abildsnes, Eirik [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). Spør en forsker! Presentasjon og drøfting av funn av fra forskningsprosjektet Nye mønstre på familiekoordinator-samling.
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås (2023). Undervisning master i helsesykepleie, UIA: Endringsarbeid.
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås & Lindtveit, Maria Cecilie (2023). Nye mønstre - trygg oppvekst.
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås & Lindtveit, Maria Cecilie (2023). Nye mønstre - trygg oppvekst.
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås & Mølland, Eirin (2023). Podcast:#05 Om barnefattigdom og nye mønstre. [Internett]. Fremtidens kommuner Podcast.
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås; Mølland, Eirin & Abildsnes, Eirik (2023). Nye mønstre - Hvordan organisere tjenester til familier med komplekse behov? Forebygging.no. ISSN 2535-4000.
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås (2023). Fattigdom. [Radio]. NRK Sørlnadssendinga. Vis sammendrag

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• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås (2023). Nye mønstre - koordinert tverrfaglig innsats til barnefamilier med lav inntekt .
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås & Mølland, Eirin (2023). Blir fanga i ei fattigdomsfelle . [Avis]. Klasssekampen.
• Mølland, Eirin; Abildsnes, Eirik & Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås (2023). New Patterns for Low-income Families - A model for comprehensive and coordinated efforts.
• Mølland, Eirin; Abildsnes, Eirik & Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås (2023). Nye mønstre – hvordan organisere tjenester til familier med komplekse behov? Forebygging.no. ISSN 2535-4000. doi: 10.21340/e7q5-qc87.
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås (2023). Texts in Progress.
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås (2023). The importance of inter-disciplinary research.
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås; Sannes, Inger Lise & Lindtveit, Maria Cecilie (2022). Nye mønstre: Sosialt arbeid fungerer! .
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås; Bersvendsen, Tore; Mølland, Eirin & Abildsnes, Eirik (2022). Nye mønstre - trygg oppvekst. Koordinert, tverrfaglig innsats til barnefamilier med lavinntekt.
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås (2022). Nye mønstre - trygg oppvekst.
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås (2022). Public Health and Equity: New Patterns for Low-Income families .
• Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås (2022). En modell for helhetlig og koordinert innsats.
• Lundberg, Kjetil; Danielsen, Hilde & Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås (2020). Sosialfaglig arbeid i et nedstengt Norge – erfaringer fra et tiltak for lavinntektsfamilier . Fontene. ISSN 0805-5432.

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