Anna Ivanova
Academic interests
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Health promotion and prevention
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Health behaviors and behavioral change
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Screening
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Psycho-oncology
Projects
PhD research project: Psychological late effects in head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors. The project is a part of PROCCA (Protons contra cancer): UiO: Life Science – the convergence environment.
The aim of the PhD project is to study long-term effects of head and neck cancer and head and neck cancer treatment on body image, sexual health, and fatigue/work disability.
Screening: Predictors of mammography screening in Norway (Master project). The study was conducted as an addition to the Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS), an international cross-cultural collaboration project on mapping breast (dis)satisfaction. The Norwegian sub-study focused on breast cancer screening attendance and non-attendance.
Background
2020 → Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
2019 M.Phil. in Psychology, Major in Health, Development and Society, University of Oslo
2017 B.A. in Psychology, Major in Health Psychology, University of Oslo
2013 Specialist degree in Linguistics, Translating and Interpreting, PNRPU, Russia
Publications
- Ivanova, Anna & Kvalem, Ingela Lundin (2021). Psychological predictors of intention and avoidance of attending organized mammography screening in Norway: applying the Extended Parallel Process Model. BMC Women's Health. ISSN 1472-6874. 21 . doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01201-y
- Ivanova, Anna & Kvalem, Ingela Lundin (2020). Påvirkningsfaktorer for mammografiscreening i Norge. En oversiktsrapport til Kreftregisteret.