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Education

  • Physiotherapist at Oslo and Akershus University College (2001)
  • Master's degree in Health Sciences at the Department of Health and Society, University of Oslo (2007)
  • Doctoral degree (PhD) at the Department of Health and Society, University of Oslo (2014)

Position

  • Senior researcher at the Unit for Health Service Research and Innovation, Diakonhjemmet Hospital
  • Vice director, Research Center for Treatment in Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital
  • Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet - the metropolitan university

Field of interest

  • Osteoarthritis
  • Rheumatology
  • Musculoskeletal diseases
  • eHealth
  • Digital home monitoring (DHO)
  • Physical activity
  • Physical form
  • Randomized controlled trials
  • Method studies

Other

  • Co-leader of work package 5 in REMEDY (Strategies for digital follow-up)
  • Co-leader for work package 7 in REMEDY (Coping and participation

Email

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Telephone

visiting address

Diakonhjemmet hospital
Diakonveien 12
0370 Oslo

Postal address

Diakohjemmet hospital
PO Box 23 Vinderen
0319 Oslo

Projects

WP7 - Empowering the individual

AktiWeb

Active with web-based support

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WP7 - Empowering the individual

DigiOA

Digital Osteoarthritis treatment

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WP7 - Empowering the individual

Occupational therapy and surgery

 

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WP5 - Innovative approaches to remote care

EULAR rec hip knee OA

EULAR recommendations for hip and knee osteoarthritis: Update of EULAR recommendations for non-pharmacological core treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis.

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WP4 - Managing comorbidities

ExeHeart

Better cardiovascular health for patients with inflammatory joint disease

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WP7 - Empowering the individual

Happy Hands

An app for digital self-management of hand osteoarthritis

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WP5 - Innovative approaches to remote care

NOR Flare

Distance follow-up of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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WP2 - PPhenotyping for personalized medicine

Nor-vaC

Immunological response to COVID-19 vaccine in patients on immunosuppressive treatment

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WP5 - Innovative approaches to remote care

OA-AID

Digital coping tools and digital follow-up to support shared decisionmaking in the treatment of patients with knee osteoarthritis

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WP7 - Empowering the individual

Development of a care pathway for patients with hand osteoarthritis

Development of a course of treatment for patients with hand osteoarthritis

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WP1 - Optimized medical interventions

PICASSO

Treatment of painful inflammatory carpometacarpal-1 osteoarthritis with intra-articular steroids, saline or occupational therapy

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WP7 - Empowering the individual

QI-HOA

Quality indicators for hand osteoarthritis

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WP5 - Innovative approaches to remote care

ReMonit

remote monitoring of patients with spondyloarthritis

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WP5 - Innovative approaches to remote care

ReMonit Gout

Remote monitoring and management of gout

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WP5 - Innovative approaches to remote care

RemoteUX

User experiences with remote monitoring for patients with inflammatory joint disease

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WP7 - Empowering the individual

SPARK

SPondylaritis Condition

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Publications

Publications taken from the National Science Archive (NVA):

Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 immunity after vaccination and breakthrough infection in rituximab-treated rheumatoid arthritis patients: a prospective cohort study

2024

Modifiable prognostic factors of high societal costs among people on sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: findings from an occupational cohort study

2024

Effect of high-intensity interval training in physiotherapy primary care for patients with inflammatory arthritis: The ExeHeart randomized controlled trial

2024

EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: 2023 update

2024

Long-term changes in pain and function in patients with thumb base osteoarthritis receiving brief information, occupational therapy and/or surgery

2024

Incidence and outcome of COVID-19 following vaccine and hybrid immunity in patients on immunosuppressive therapy: identification of protective post-immunisation anti-RBD antibody levels in a prospective cohort study

2024

Presentation of the first international research network to foster high-quality clinical trials testing non-pharmacological interventions (TRACTION network)

2024

Patients with axial spondyloarthritis reported willingness to use remote care and showed high adherence to electronic patient-reported outcome measures: an 18-month observational study

2024

T cell responses to repeated SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and breakthrough infections in patients on TNF inhibitor treatment: a prospective cohort study

2024

Usage, Attitudes, Facilitators, and Barriers Toward Digital Health Technologies in Musculoskeletal Care: Survey Among Primary Care Physiotherapists in Norway

2024

Development of the Happy Hands Self-Management App for People with Hand Osteoarthritis: Feasibility Study

2024

Modifiable prognostic factors of high societal costs among people on sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: a replication study

2024

Follow-Up of Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis in Specialist Health Care With Remote Monitoring and Self-Monitoring Compared With Regular Face-to-Face Follow-Up Visits (the ReMonit Study): Protocol for a Randomized, Controlled Open-Label Noninferiority Trial

2023

Criterion Validity and Responsiveness of Estimated Cardiorespiratory Fitness Models in Patients with Inflammatory Joint Disease

2023

Willingness, perceived facilitators and barriers to use remote care among healthcare professionals – a cross-sectional study

2023

Digitally delivered education and exercises for patients with hand osteoarthritis—An observational study

2023

Is multimodal occupational therapy in addition to usual care cost-effective in people with thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis? A cost-utility analysis of a randomized controlled trial

2023

Evaluating Osteoarthritis Management Programs: outcome domain recommendations from the OARSI Joint Effort Initiative

2023

Associations between cardiovascular risk factors, disease activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with inflammatory joint disease: a cross-sectional analysis

2023

Mechanisms of vocational interventions for return to work from musculoskeletal conditions: a mediation analysis of the MI-NAV trial

2023

Four SARS-CoV-2 vaccine doses or hybrid immunity in patients on immunosuppressive therapies: a Norwegian cohort study

2022

Immunogenicity and safety of a three-dose SARS-CoV-2 vaccination strategy in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases on immunosuppressive therapy

2022

Effectiveness of adding motivational interviewing or a stratified vocational advice intervention to usual case management on return to work for people with musculoskeletal disorders: The MI-NAV randomized controlled trial

2022

The persistence of anti-Spike antibodies following two SARS-CoV-2 vaccine doses in patients on immunosuppressive therapy compared to healthy controls—a prospective cohort study

2022

Effect of a mHealth exercise intervention compared with supervised exercise therapy in osteoarthritis management: protocol of the DigiOA trial

2022

Identification and Characterization of Trajectories of Sickness Absence Due to Musculoskeletal Pain: A 1-Year Population-based Study

2022

Immunogenicity and Safety of Standard and Third-Dose SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive Therapy

2022

Prevalence of Antenatal Depressive Symptoms and its Associated Factors among Pregnant Nepalese Women with and Without Low Back- and/or Pelvic Girdle Pain

2022

The AktiWeb study: feasibility of a web-based exercise program delivered by a patient organization to patients with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis

2022

Effect of high-intensity exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiovascular disease risk and disease activity in patients with inflammatory joint disease: Protocol for the ExeHeart randomized controlled trial

2022

Stratifying workers on sick leave due to musculoskeletal pain: translation, cross-cultural adaptation and construct validity of the Norwegian Keele STarT MSK tool

2022

Development and external validation of a prediction model for patient-relevant outcomes in patients with chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia

2022

Humoral and cellular immune responses to two and three doses of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in rituximab-treated patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective, cohort study

2021

Use of video consultations in an outpatient rheumatology clinic

2021

Validity and reliability of the Norwegian version of the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire in people on sick leave

2021

Comparison of self-reported and public registered absenteeism among people on long-term sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: criterion validity of the iMTA Productivity Cost Questionnaire

2021

Reliability, validity and responsiveness of pelvic floor muscle surface electromyography and manometry

2021

Criterion validity of The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF) for use in clinical practice in patients with osteoarthritis

2021

What are the most important problems in functioning among patients with shoulder pain? An analysis of the patient-specific functional scale

2021

Femoral lengthening might impair physical function and lead to structural changes in adjacent joints: 10 patients with 27 to 34 years' follow-up

2021

The Measure of Activity Performance of the hand (MAP-Hand) - A reliable and valid questionnaire for use in patients with hand osteoarthritis with specific involvement of the thumb

2020

Short-Term Effects of Occupational Therapy on Hand Function and Pain in Patients With Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis: Secondary Analyzes From a Randomized Controlled Trial

2020

The map-hand: Psychometric properties and differences in activity performance between patients with carpometacarpal osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

2020

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Nepali version of the pelvic girdle questionnaire

2020

Patient Goals and Motivation for Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis Surgery

2020

Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of adding motivational interviewing or stratified vocational advice intervention to usual case management on return to work for people with musculoskeletal disorders. The MI-NAV study

2020

Risk assessment for prolonged sickness absence due to musculoskeletal disorders: Protocol for a prospective cohort study

2020

Responsiveness and minimal important change of the QuickDASH and PSFS when used among patients with shoulder pain

2020

Does occupational therapy delay or reduce the proportion of patients who receive thumb carpometacarpal joint surgery? A multicentre randomized controlled trial

2019

Risk factors for episodes of back pain in emerging adults. A systematic review

2019

Prevalence and severity of low back and pelvic girdle pain in pregnant Nepalese women

2019

Pelvic floor muscle training program in pregnant Nepalese women: a feasibility study

2019

Non-pharmacological treatment gap preceding surgical consultation in thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis- A cross-sectional study

2019

Osteoarthritis-Related Walking Disability and Arterial Stiffness: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study

2019

Measurement properties for the revised patient-reported OsteoArthritis Quality Indicator questionnaire

2018

Physical function and health-related quality of life in young adults with unilateral congenital lower-limb deficiencies

2017

Resistance training in addition to multidisciplinary rehabilitation for patients with chronic pain in the low back: Study protocol

2017

Association between VO2max, handgrip strength, and musculoskeletal pain among construction and health care workers

2017

Impaired motor competence in children with transplanted liver

2015

FysioPol - a new electronic database for quality assurance and knowledge development in physiotherapy

2015

Back Performance Scale (BPS): Functional assessment of patients with back problems in primary care

2015

Does outpatient physical therapy with the aim of improving health-related physical fitness influence the level of physical activity in patients with long-term musculoskeletal conditions?

2015

New method for functional assessment of patients with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis

2014

Patients with musculoskeletal conditions do less vigorous physical activity and have poorer physical fitness than population controls: a cross-sectional study

2014

Health-Related Physical Fitness Measures: Reference Values ​​and Reference Equations for Use in Clinical Practice

2014

Measuring Health-Related Physical Fitness in Physiotherapy Practice: Reliability, Validity, and Feasibility of Clinical Field Tests and a Patient-Reported Measure

2014

High intra- and inter-rater chance variation of the movement assessment battery for children 2, ageband 2

2013

Patient-Specific Function Scale: A useful tool for physiotherapists in primary care

2012

Influence of thigh muscle strength and balance on hop length in one-legged hopping in children aged 7-12 years

2010

A normative sample of gait and hopping on one leg parameters in children 7-12 years of age

2009