Education

Occupational therapist at Oslo and Akershus University College (1998)
Master's degree in Health Sciences at the Department of Health and Society, University of Oslo (2016)
Doctoral degree (PhD) in Health Sciences at the Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet (2022)

Position

Postdoctoral researcher at the Unit for Health Services Research and Innovation, Diakonhjemmet Hospital

Field of interest

Interdisciplinary rehabilitation
Patient-specific goals and goal processes
Quality indicators
Quality and quality improvement in rehabilitation services
Standardized outcome measures in rehabilitation

Other

Head of the Norwegian Interdisciplinary Organization in Rheumatology (NIOR)

Email

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Telephone

+47 90532415

visiting address

Diakonhjemmet hospital
Diakonveien 12
0370 Oslo

Postal address

Diakohjemmet hospital
PO Box 23 Vinderen
0319 Oslo

Projects

WP7 - Empowering the individual

BRIDGE

Continuity and quality in the rehabilitation of patients with diseases and ailments in the musculoskeletal system

Project Manager:

Ingvild Kjeken

WP3 - Pain mechanisms and management

RehabNytte

Specialized rehabilitation at private rehabilitation institutions

Project Manager:

Rikke Helene Moe

WP7 - Empowering the individual

RehabNytte - quality

Quality and benefit in rehabilitation

Project Manager:

Ingvild Kjeken

Publications

Publications taken from the National Science Archive (NVA):

Does follow-up really matter? A convergent mixed methods study exploring follow-up across levels of care in rehabilitation of patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

Gunnhild Berdal, Anne-Lene Sand-Svartrud, Anita Dyb Linge, Ann Margret Aasvold, Kjetil Tennebø, Siv Grødal Eppeland

Disability and Rehabilitation

2024

Examining the Building Blocks of Health Behavior Change in Rheumatology Rehabilitation: A Theory-Driven Qualitative Study

Gunnhild Berdal, Ingvild Kjeken, Anita Dyb Linge, Ann Margret Aasvold, Kjetil Tennebø, Siv Grødal Eppeland

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare

2024

Completeness of repeated patient-reported outcome measures in adult rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial in a diverse clinical population

Anne-Lene Sand-Svartrud, Ingvild Kjeken, Renate Foss Skardal, Gunhild Maria Gjerset, Tonje Jossie Johnsen, Anne Dorte Lyken

BMC Health Services Research

2024

Bridging gaps across levels of care in rehabilitation of patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: Results from a stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial

Gunnhild Berdal, Anne-Lene Sand-Svartrud, Anita Dyb Linge, Ann Margret Aasvold, Kjetil Tennebø, Siv Grødal Eppeland

Clinical Rehabilitation

2023

Delivery of a quality improvement program in team-based rehabilitation for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: a mixed methods study

Anne-Lene Sand-Svartrud, Gunnhild Berdal, Gerd Jenny Aanerud, Maryam Azimi, Anne Merete Bjørnerud, Turid Nygaard Dager

Disability and Rehabilitation

2023

Associations between quality of health care and clinical outcomes in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: a rehabilitation cohort study

Anne-Lene Sand-Svartrud, Gunnhild Berdal, Maryam Azimi, Ingvild Bø, Turid Nygaard Dager, Siv Grødal Eppeland

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

2022

A quality indicator set for rehabilitation services for people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases demonstrates adequate responsiveness in a pre–post evaluation

Anne-Lene Sand-Svartrud, Gunnhild Berdal, Maryam Azimi, Ingvild Bø, Turid Nygaard Dager, Siv Grødal Eppeland

BMC Health Services Research

2021

Structured goal planning and supportive telephone followup in rheumatology care: results from a pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial

Gunnhild Berdal, Ingvild Bø, Turid Nygaard Dager, Anne Dingsør, Siv Grødal Eppeland, Jon Hagfors

Arthritis care & research

2018

Aiming for a healthier life: a qualitative content analysis of rehabilitation goals in patients with rheumatic diseases

Gunnhild Berdal, Anne-Lene Sand-Svartrud, Ingvild Bø, Turid Nygaard Dager, Anne Dingsør, Siv Grødal Eppeland

Disability and Rehabilitation

2018

Rehabilitation for patients with rheumatic diseases: Patient experiences of a structured goal planning and tailored follow-up programme

Turid Nygaard Dager, Ingvild Kjeken, Gunnhild Berdal, Anne-Lene Sand-Svartrud, Ingvild Bø, Anne Dingsør

SAGE Open Medicine

2017

Exercises with telephone follow-up versus usual care in people with hand osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

Nina Østerås, Kåre Birger Hagen, Anne-Lene Sand-Svartrud, Margreth Grotle, Ingvild Kjeken

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

2014

Limited effects of exercises in people with hand osteoarthritis: Results from a randomized controlled trial.

Nina Østerås, Kåre Birger Hagen, Margreth Grotle, Anne-Lene Sand-Svartrud, Petter Mowinckel, Ingvild Kjeken

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

2014

Evaluation of a structured goal planning and tailored follow-up program in rehabilitation for patients with rheumatic diseases: Protocol for a pragmatic, stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

Ingvild Kjeken, Gunnhild Berdal, Ingvild Bø, Turid Nygaard Dager, Anne Dingsør, Jon Hagfors

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

2014

Exercise program with telephone follow-up for people with hand osteoarthritis - Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Nina Østerås, Kåre Birger Hagen, Margreth Grotle, Anne-Lene Sand-Svartrud, Petter Mowinckel, Eline Aas

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

2014