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Ólöf Guðný Geirsdóttir - Professor
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School of Health Sciences
Ólöf Guðný Geirsdóttir
Íslenska
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Aragata 14 / Ag14-106
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5255954
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ogg [at] hi.is
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Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition
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https://www.hi.is/matvaela_og_naeringarfraedideild
Published Work
Ólöf Guðný Geirsdóttir - published work
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Ólöf Guðný Geirsdóttir - Curriculum Vitae
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Research portal – Ólöf Guðný Geirsdóttir
Under construction throughout the autumn semester 2023
 
Courses 2022 - 2023
NÆR606G - Clinical Nutrition and pathology I
NÆR611M - Public Health Nutrition
NÆR613M - Food and culture
HVS501M - Interdisciplinary cooperation in health sciences
NÆR507M - Nutrition - adults
NÆR705F - Clinical Nutrition and pathology II
MON101G - Basic methods and skills
MON102G - Food, sustainability and health
Education
2011
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Doktorspróf
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2004
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Starfsréttindanám
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2001
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Meistarapróf
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Published works
2023
HOMEFOOD randomized trial—beneficial effects of 6-month nutrition therapy on body weight and physical function in older adults at risk for malnutrition after hospital discharge
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Correction to: Veganism and Its Challenges: The Case of Iceland
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
Veganism and Its Challenges: The Case of Iceland
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
2022
HOMEFOOD randomised trial – Six-month nutrition therapy improves quality of life, self-rated health, cognitive function, and depression in older adults after hospital discharge
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
Cross-sectional study of oral health care service, oral health beliefs and oral health care education of caregivers in nursing homes
Geriatric Nursing
Multicomponent intervention to prevent mobility disability in frail older adults: randomised controlled trial (SPRINTT project).
BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Determinants of physical function in community dwelling old people
Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics
2021
Body weight changes and longitudinal associations with cognitive decline among community‐dwelling older adults
Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
The sarcopenia and physical frailty in older people: multi-component treatment strategies (SPRINTT) project: description and feasibility of a nutrition intervention in community-dwelling older Europeans
European Geriatric Medicine
Seaweed extract improves carbohydrate metabolism in overweight and obese adults
Current Nutrition and Food Science
Overview of Nutrition Care in Geriatrics and Orthogeriatrics
Perspectives in Nursing Management and Care for Older Adults
A poor appetite or ability to eat and its association with physical function amongst community-dwelling older adults: age, gene/environment susceptibility-Reykjavik study
European Journal of Ageing
Nutrition Support in Older Adults
Perspectives in Nursing Management and Care for Older Adults
Interdisciplinary Nutritional Management and Care for Older Adults
Springer International Publishing
Nutritional Care of the Older Patient with Fragility Fracture: Opportunities for Systematised, Interdisciplinary Approaches Across Acute Care, Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Settings
Practical Issues in Geriatrics
2020
Longitudinal Association Between Education and Disability in Older Adults Living in Iceland
Innovation in aging
Lifestyle and 25-hydroxy-vitamin D among community-dwelling old adults with dementia, mild cognitive impairment, or normal cognitive function.
Aging clinical and experimental research
Associations of physical activity with vitamin D status depends on obesity status in old adults.
Clinical nutrition ESPEN
Nutritional Care of the Older Patient with Fragility Fracture: Opportunities for Systematised, Interdisciplinary Approaches Across Acute Care, Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Settings
Relationship Between Physical Activity and Function With Quality of Life in Community-Living Older Adults
Innovation in aging
2019
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN GRIP STRENGTH AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION AMONG COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS.
Innovation in aging
Oral nutrition supplements and between-meal snacks for nutrition therapy in patients with COPD identified as at nutritional risk: a randomised feasibility trial.
BMJ open respiratory research
Associations between education and need for care among community dwelling older adults in Iceland
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
LONGITUDINAL ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SERUM 25 HYDROXY VITAMIN D AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION AMONG ICELANDIC OLDER ADULTS.
Innovation in aging
The effect of cognitive function on mobility improvement among community-living older adults: A 12-week resistance exercise intervention study.
Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition
Effect of two different nutritional supplements on postprandial glucose response and energy- and protein intake in hospitalised patients with COPD: A randomised cross-over study.
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Obesity, Physical Function, and Training Success in Community-Dwelling Nonsarcopenic Old Adults.
Journal of aging research
2018
Association of energy and protein intakes with length of stay, readmission and mortality in hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
British Journal of Nutrition
ASSOCIATIONS OF LIFESTYLE FACTORS AND 25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D ACCORDING TO COGNITVE STATUS AMONG OLDER ADULTS.
Innovation in aging
DETERMINANTS OF PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN COMMUNITY DWELLING OLD ADULTS.
Innovation in aging
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND VITAMIN D ACCORDING TO BMI LEVEL AMONG ICELANDIC OLDER ADULTS.
Innovation in aging
ANTHROPOMETRIC AND PHYSICAL CHANGES IN COMMUNITY DWELLING OLD ADULTS DURING A 12 WEEK RESISTANCE EXERCISE PROGRAM.
Innovation in aging
BMI, POSTURAL CONTROL, PHYSICAL FUNCTION AND RISK OF WRIST FRACTURE IN MIDDLE AGED AND OLD ICELANDIC ADULTS.
Innovation in aging
PHYSICAL FUNCTION AFTER RESISTANCE TRAINING AMONG OLD ADULTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME.
Innovation in aging
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN BMI, PHYSICAL FUNCTION AND BONE HEALTH IN COMMUNITY DWELLING OLD ADULTS.
Innovation in aging
NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF THE ELDERLY AFTER DISCHARGE FROM THE ACUTE GERIATRIC UNIT.
Innovation in aging
Association of energy and protein intakes with length of stay, readmission and mortality in hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The British journal of nutrition
2017
HEMOGLOBIN AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION AFTER EXERCISE INTERVENTION AMONG COMMUNITY DWELLING OLDER ADULTS.
Innovation in aging
Two components of the new ESPEN diagnostic criteria for malnutrition are independent predictors of lung function in hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)
CHANGES IN COGNITIVE FUNCTION AFTER EXERCISE INTERVENTION AMONG COMMUNITY DWELLING OLDER ADULTS.
Innovation in aging
Gender, Success, and Drop-Out during a Resistance Exercise Program in Community Dwelling Old Adults.
Journal of aging research
[Dietary intake of young Icelanders with psychotic disorders and weight development over an 8-12 months period].
Laeknabladid
2015
Insulin-like growth factor-1 and resistance exercise in community dwelling old adults
Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
C-Reactive Protein and Resistance Exercise in Community Dwelling Old Adults.
The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging
2014
Old people in the emergency department; Icelandic results from the InterRAI multinational ED study,Eldra fólk á bráoadeild: íslenskar niourstöour úr fjölpjóoarannsókn InterRAI
Laeknabladid
Muscular strength and physical function in elderly adults 6-18 months after a 12-week resistance exercise program.
Scandinavian journal of public health
Changes in body composition and use of blood cholesterol lowering drugs predict changes in blood lipids during 12 weeks of resistance exercise training in old adults
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
2013
Response to 'Increasing physical activity requires increasing energy intake in elderly'
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Glomerular filtration rate after a 12-wk resistance exercise program with post-exercise protein ingestion in community dwelling elderly
Nutrition
Dietary protein intake is associated with lean body mass in community-dwelling older adults
Nutrition Research
2012
[Dietary habits and their association with blood pressure among elderly Icelandic people].
Laeknabladid
Dietary habits and their association with blood pressure among elderly Icelandic people,Fæouvenjur og fylgni vio blóoprýsting meoal eldri Íslendinga
Laeknabladid
Effect of 12-week resistance exercise program on body composition, muscle strength, physical function, and glucose metabolism in healthy, insulin-resistant, and diabetic elderly icelanders
Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Physical function predicts improvement in quality of life in elderly icelanders after 12 weeks of resistance exercise
Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
2011
Regional and total body bioelectrical impedance analysis compared with DXA in Icelandic elderly
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2008
Nutritional status of cancer patients in chemotherapy; dietary intake, nitrogen balance and screening
Food and Nutrition Research
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