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Camilla Fongen

PhD fellow
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Education

  • Bachelor of Physiotherapy (1998)
  • Master in Physiotherapy (2006)
  • Master in Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet - Metropolitan University (2022)

Position

  • PhD fellow at the Unit for Health Services Research and Innovation, Diakonhjemmet Hospital

Field of interest

  • Physiotherapy
  • Physical function
  • Physical activity and exercise
  • Rheumatic disease

Other

  • President of Norwegian Interdisciplinary Organization in Rheumatology, NIOR (2017-2021)

Email

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Telephone

+47 22454840

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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WP4 - Management of additional diseases

ExeHeart

Better cardiovascular health for patients with inflammatory joint disease

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WP1 - Optimized medical interventions

NOR Sprint

Follow-up of newly diagnosed patients with psoriatic arthritis with and without imaging

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WP6 - Dechiphering long-term outcomes

SPACE

Early detection of spondyloarthritis

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WP7 - Empowering the individual

KICK

SPONDYLARITE Fitness

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Publications

Publications retrieved from the National Science Archives (NVA):

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

2024

Do quality of life and work productivity change in early axial spondyloarthritis and non-axial spondyloarthritis patients after two years?

2024

Baseline and 2-year differences in spinal symptoms and spinal and hip mobility in early axial spondyloarthritis and non-axial spondyloarthritis chronic back pain patients

2024

Development of a Physiotherapist-Coordinated Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Suspected Axial Spondyloarthritis: The SPINCODE Rehabilitation Intervention

2024

Reduced sleep quality is highly prevalent and associated with physical function and cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: a cross-sectional study

2023

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

2023

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

2023

Adherence to a Web-based Exercise Programme: A Feasibility Study Among Patients with Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis

2023

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

Do Illness Perceptions and Coping Strategies Change Over Time in Patients Recently Diagnosed With Axial Spondyloarthritis?

2020

Responsiveness and Interpretability of 2 Measures of Physical Function in Patients with Spondyloarthritis

2020

Frequency of Impaired Spinal Mobility in Patients with Chronic Back Pain Compared to Patients with Early Axial Spondyloarthritis

2018

Associations Between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Arterial Stiffness in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Cross-sectional Study

2018

The Impact of Illness Perceptions and Coping on the Association Between Back Pain and Health Outcomes in Patients Suspected of Having Axial Spondyloarthritis: Data From the SPondyloArthritis Caught Early Cohort

2018

Disease activity decrease is associated with improvement in work productivity over 1 year in early axial spondyloarthritis (SPondyloArthritis Caught Early cohort)

2017

Evidence-Based Self-Management for Spondyloarthritis Patients

2017

High-intensity cardiorespiratory and strength exercises reduced emotional distress and fatigue in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: a randomized controlled pilot study

2017

Barriers and facilitators for being physically active in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a cross-sectional comparative study

2015

Efficacy of High Intensity Exercise on Disease Activity and Cardiovascular Risk in Active Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

2014

High disease activity is related to low levels of physical activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

2013

Physical Fitness in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: Comparison With Population Controls

2012

Exploring Tai Chi in rheumatoid arthritis: a quantitative and qualitative study

2010