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Education

  • Physiotherapist, Oslo University College (1978)
  • Master's in Health Sciences, Department of Health and Society, University of Oslo (2000)
  • PhD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo (2005)

Position

  • Senior researcher, Unit for Health Service Research and Innovation, Diakonhjemmet hospital
  • Professor, Department of Health and Society, University of Oslo

Field of interest

  • Exercise as medicine
  • Research methodology
  • Rehabilitation

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

Project Manager:
Anne Therese Tveter
WP4 - Managing comorbidities

ExeHeart

Better cardiovascular health for patients with inflammatory joint disease

Project Manager:
Anne Therese Tveter
WP3 - Pain mechanisms and management

Rehab Benefit

Specialized rehabilitation at private rehabilitation institutions

Project Manager:
Rikke Helene Moe
WP7 - Empowering the individual

RehabNytte - impact NOR

Patient engagement in the health service

Project Manager:
Rikke Helene Moe

Publications

Publications taken from the National Science Archive (NVA):

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

Kristine Røren Nordén, Anne Grete Semb, Hanne Dagfinrud, Jonny Hisdal, Joseph Sexton, Camilla Fongen


RMD Open

2024

Patient Involvement in the Rehabilitation Process Is Associated with Improvement in Function and Goal Attainment: Results from an Exploratory Longitudinal Study

Joachim Støren Sagen, Ingvild Kjeken, Andreas Hanssønn Habberstad, Anita Dyb Linge, Ann Elisabeth Simonsen, Anne Dorte Lyken


Journal of Clinical Medicine

2024

Hand osteoarthritis phenotypes based on a biopsychosocial approach, and their associations with cross-sectional and longitudinal pain

Elisabeth Mulrooney, Tuhina Neogi, Hanne Dagfinrud, Hilde Berner Hammer, Pernille Steen Pettersen, Tore Kristian Aaserud Kvien


Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

2024

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

Camilla Fongen, Hanne Solveig Dagfinrud, Annelie Bilberg, Silje Halvorsen Sveaas


Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

2023

Effects of Analgesics on Self-Reported Physical Function and Walking Ability in People With Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Geir Smedslund, David A. Walsh, Hanne Solveig Dagfinrud


Physical Therapy

2023

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

Kristine Røren Nordén, Hanne Dagfinrud, Anne Grete Semb, Jonny Hisdal, George S. Metsios, Joseph Sexton


Journal of Clinical Medicine

2023

Patient engagement in the development and delivery of healthcare services: a systematic scoping review

Joachim Støren Sagen, Geir Smedslund, Ann Elisabeth Simonsen, Andreas Hanssønn Habberstad, Ingvild Kjeken, Hanne Dagfinrud


BMJ Open Quality

2023

Comorbidities in people with hand OA and their associations with pain severity and sensitization: Data from the longitudinal Nor-Hand study

Elisabeth Mulrooney, Tuhina Neogi, Hanne Dagfinrud, Hilde Berner Hammer, Pernille Steen Pettersen, Marthe Gløersen


Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open

2023

Suitability of the animated activity questionnaire for use as computer adaptive test: establishing the AAQ-CAT

Gregor Liegl, Leo D. Roorda, Caroline B. Terwee, Martijn Steultjens, Ewa M. Roos, Francis Guillemin


Quality of Life Research

2023

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

Kristine Røren Nordén, Anne Grete Semb, Hanne Dagfinrud, Jonny Hisdal, Sigrid Ødegård, Joseph Sexton


BMC sports science, medicine and rehabilitation

2023

Cardiovascular organ damage in relation to hypertension status in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Gyda Ullensvang, Ester Anne Kringeland, Eirik Ikdahl, Sella Aarrestad Provan, Inger Jorid Berg, Silvia Christin Hellerud Rollefstad


Blood Pressure

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

The associations of psychological symptoms and cognitive patterns with pain and pain sensitization in people with hand osteoarthritis

Elisabeth Mulrooney, Tuhina Neogi, Hanne Dagfinrud, Hilde Berner Hammer, Pernille Steen Pettersen, Torfinn Lødøen Gaarden


Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open

2022

Organisation, influence, and impact of patient advisory boards in rehabilitation institutions—an exploratory cross-sectional study

Joachim Støren Sagen, Elin Børøsund, Ann Elisabeth Simonsen, Andreas Hanssønn Habberstad, Ingvild Kjeken, Hanne Dagfinrud


BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

2022

Instrument selection for the ASAS core outcome set for axial spondyloarthritis

Victoria Navarro-Compán, Anne Boel, Annelies Boonen, Philip J Mease, Maxime Dougados, Uta Kiltz


Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

2022

The Public and Patient Engagement Evaluation Tool: forward-backwards translation and cultural adaptation to Norwegian

Andrew Garratt, Joachim Støren Sagen, Elin Børøsund, Cecilie Varsi, Ingvild Kjeken, Hanne Dagfinrud


BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

2022

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

Kenth-Louis Hansen Joseph, Hanne Dagfinrud, Kåre Birger Hagen, Kristine Røren Nordén, Camilla Fongen, Ole-Martin Wold


BMC Pilot and Feasibility Studies

2022

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

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

Kristine Røren Nordén, Hanne Dagfinrud, Anne Grete Semb, Jonny Hisdal, Kirsten Kilvik Viktil, Joseph Sexton


BMJ Open

2022

Supervised Intensive Exercise for Strengthening Exercise Health Beliefs in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Annelie Bilberg, Hanne Dagfinrud, Silje Halvorsen Sveaas


Arthritis care & research

2021

The ASAS-OMERACT core domain set for axial spondyloarthritis.

Victoria Navarro-Compán, Anne Boel, Annelies Boonen, Philip Mease, Robert Landewé, Uta Kiltz


Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatism

2021

Lifestyle Factors and Disease Activity Over Time in Early Axial Spondyloarthritis: The SPondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE) Cohort

Sofia Exarchou, Carl Turesson, Ulf Lindström, Roberta Ramonda, Robert B. Landewe, Hanne Dagfinrud


Journal of Rheumatology

2021

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

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

Kenth-Louis Hansen Joseph, Hanne Dagfinrud, Anne Christie, Kåre Birger Hagen, Anne Therese Tveter


BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

2021

How Do Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis Experience High-Intensity Exercise?

Annelie Bilberg, Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Hanne Dagfinrud, Kaisa Mannerkorpi


ACR Open Rheumatology

2020

High-Intensity Exercise Improves Fatigue, Sleep, and Mood in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Hanne Dagfinrud, Inger Jorid Berg, Sella Aarrestad Provan, Melissa Woll Johansen, Elisabeth Alexandersen Pedersen


Physical Therapy

2020

Obesity Increases Disease Activity of Norwegian Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results from the European Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis Survey

Christian Bindesbøll, Marco Garrido-Cumbrera, Gunnstein Bakland, Hanne Dagfinrud


Current Rheumatology Reports

2020

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

Camilla Fongen, Hanne Solveig Dagfinrud, Annelie Bilberg, Elisabeth Pedersen, Melissa Woll Johansen, Salima van Weely


Physical Therapy

2020

Low adherence to exercise may have influenced the proportion of OMERACT-OARSI responders in an integrated osteoarthritis care model: secondary analyzes from a cluster-randomised stepped-wedge trial

Tuva Moseng, Hanne Solveig Dagfinrud, Leti van Bodegom-Vos, Krysia Dziedzic, Kåre Birger Hagen, Bård Natvig


BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

2020

Beneficial Long-Term Effect on Leisure Time Physical Activity Level in Individuals With Axial Spondyloarthritis: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Hanne Dagfinrud, Melissa Woll Johansen, Elisabeth Alexandersen Pedersen, Ole-Martin Wold, Annelie Bilberg


Journal of Rheumatology

2019

Implementing international osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: uptake and fidelity among health professionals and patients

Tuva Moseng, Hanne Dagfinrud, Nina Østerås


Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

2019

Measurement properties and performance of an eight-minute submaximal treadmill test in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A controlled study

Kristine Risum, Elisabeth Edvardsen, Anne Marit G Selvaag, Hanne Dagfinrud, Helga Sanner


Pediatric Rheumatology

2019

High intensity exercise for 3 months reduces disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA): A multicentre randomized trial of 100 patients

Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Annelie Bilberg, Inger Jorid Berg, Sella Aarrestad Provan, Silvia Christin Hellerud Rollefstad, Anne Grete Semb


British Journal of Sports Medicine

2019

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

Kenth-Louis Hansen Joseph, Kåre Birger Hagen, Anne Therese Tveter, Karin Magnusson, Sella Aarrestad Provan, Hanne Dagfinrud


Arthritis care & research

2019

Effects of exercise and physical activity promotion: Meta-analysis informing the 2018 EULAR recommendations for physical activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis and hip/knee osteoarthritis

Anne-Kathrin Rausch Osthoff, Carsten Bogh Juhl, Keegan Knittle, Hanne Dagfinrud, Emailie Hurkmans, Jürgen Braun


RMD Open

2018

Meta-analysis: cardio and strength training reduces disease activity in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases.

Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Kåre Birger Hagen, Geir Smedslund, Hanne Dagfinrud


Best Practice, Rheumatology

2018

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

Camilla Fongen, Hanne Dagfinrud, Inger Jorid Berg, Sofia Ramiro, Floris van Gaalen, Robert Landewé


Journal of Rheumatology

2018

2018 EULAR recommendations for physical activity in people with inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis

Anne-Kathrin Rausch Osthoff, Karin Niedermann, Jürgen Braun, Jo Adams, Nina Brodin, Hanne Dagfinrud


Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

2018

Are gender-specific approaches needed in diagnosing early axial spondyloarthritis? Data from the SPondyloArthritis Caught Early cohort

Augusta Ortolan, Miranda van Lunteren, Sofia Ramiro, Roberta Ramonda, Robert BM Landewé, Hanne Dagfinrud


Arthritis Research & Therapy

2018

Physical Fitness in Patients With Oligoarticular and Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic arthritis diagnosed in the era of biologics: A controlled cross-sectional study

Kristine Risum, Elisabeth Edvardsen, Kristin Godang, Anne Marit G Selvaag, Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Øyvind Molberg


Arthritis care & research

2018

Physical activity in patients with oligo- and polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis diagnosed in the era of biologics: A controlled cross-sectional study

Kristine Risum, Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Anne Marit G Selvaag, Øyvind Molberg, Hanne Dagfinrud, Helga Sanner


Pediatric Rheumatology

2018

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

Inger Jorid Berg, Anne Grete Semb, Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Camilla Fongen, Desirée van der Heijde, Tore Kristian Kvien


Journal of Rheumatology

2018

In Early Axial Spondyloarthritis, Increasing Disease Activity Is Associated with Worsening of Health-related Quality of Life over Time

Miranda van Lunteren, Zineb Ez-Zaitouni, Anoek de Koning, Hanne Dagfinrud, Roberta Ramonda, Lennart Jacobsson


Journal of Rheumatology

2018

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

Developing and testing a consensus-based core set of outcome measures for rehabilitation in musculoskeletal diseases

Mari Klokkerud, Hanne Dagfinrud, Till Uhlig, Turid Nygaard Dager, Kari Anita Furunes, Åse Klokkeide


Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

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

Evidence of reduced parasympathetic autonomic regulation in inflammatory joint disease: A meta-analyses study

Sella Aarrestad Provan, Daniela Schäfer Olstad, Erik Ekker Solberg, Geir Smedslund, Hanne Dagfinrud


Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatism

2017

Evidence-Based Self-Management for Spondyloarthritis Patients

Wolfgang Leister, Camilla Fongen, Dag Soldal, Kåre Birger Hagen, Trenton Wade Schulz, Peder Aursand


International Journal on Advances in Life Sciences

2017

Prevalence and clinical significance of lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV) in a young back pain population with suspected axial spondyloarthritis: results of the SPondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE) cohort

Freek de Bruin, Simone ter Horst, JL Bloem, R. Van den Berg, M. de Hooge, Floris van Gaalen


Skeletal Radiology

2017

2016 update of the ASAS-EULAR management recommendations for axial spondyloarthritis

Désirée van der Heijde, Sofia Ramiro, Robert Landewé, Xenofon Baraliakos, Filip van den Bosch, Alexandre Sepriano


Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

2017

Development of quality indicators in physiotherapy:

Anne Christie, Hanne Dagfinrud


The physiotherapist

2017

Reliability and screening ability of the StarT Back screening tool in patients with low back pain in physiotherapy practice, a cohort study

Hilde Stendal Robinson, Hanne Dagfinrud


BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

2017

The importance of dose in land-based supervised exercise for people with hip osteoarthritis. A systematic review and meta-analysis

Tuva Moseng, Hanne Dagfinrud, Geir Smedslund, Nina Østerås


Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

2017

Effect of cardiorespiratory and strength exercises on disease activity in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Geir Smedslund, Kåre Birger Hagen, Hanne Dagfinrud


British Journal of Sports Medicine

2017

Patients' Perspectives on Information and Communication About Sexual and Relational Issues in Rheumatology Health Care

Ylva Helland, Hanne Dagfinrud, Mona-Iren Hauge, Ingvild Kjeken, Heidi Andersen Zangi


Musculoskeletal Care

2017

Does body mass index (BMI) influence the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score in axial spondyloarthritis? Data from the SPACE cohort

Roxana Rubio Vargas, Rosaline van den Berg, Miranda van Lunteren, Zineb Ez-Zaitouni, Pauline AC Bakker, Hanne Dagfinrud


RMD Open

2016

Cross-cultural and construct validity of the Animated Activity Questionnaire

Wilfred F. Peter, Henrika CW de Vet, Maarten Boers, Jaap Harlaar, Leo D. Roorda, Rudolf W. Poolman


Arthritis care & research

2016

Animated Activity Questionnaire (AAQ), a new method of self-reporting activity limitations in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis: Comparisons with observation by spouses for construct validity

Wilfred Peter, Hanne Dagfinrud, Nina Østerås, CB Terwee


Musculoskeletal Care

2016

Development of a knowledge-based subject procedure

Anne Christie, Ingvild Bø, Kirsten Enger, Jon Hagfors, Gilles Jarret, Karen Marie Liland


The physiotherapist

2016

Reduced appendicular lean body mass, muscle strength, and size of type II muscle fibers in patients with spondyloarthritis versus healthy controls: A cross-sectional study

Kristine Røren Norén, Hanne Dagfinrud, Amund T. Løvstad, Truls Raastad


Scientific World Journal

2016

Aquatic exercise for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis

Else Marie Bartels, Carsten B. Juhl, Robin Christensen, Kåre Birger Hagen, Bente Danneskiold-Samsøe, Hanne Dagfinrud


Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

2016

CRP and ASDAS are associated with future elevated arterial stiffness, a risk marker of cardiovascular disease, in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Results after 5-year follow-up

Inger Jorid Berg, Anne Grete Semb, Desirée van der Heijde, Tore Kristian Kvien, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Hanne Dagfinrud


Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

2015

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

Lisette Engh, Liv Inger Strand, Hilde Stendal Robinson, Anne Therese Tveter, Tuva Moseng, Hanne Dagfinrud


The physiotherapist

2015

Variation in fatigue may be poorly explained by pain: results from a longitudinal, exploratory study

Anne Christie, Hanne Dagfinrud, Petter Mowinckel, Kåre Birger Hagen


Rheumatology International

2015

Disease activity in ankylosing spondylitis and associations to markers of vascular pathology and traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors: A cross-sectional study

Inger Jorid Berg, Desirée van der Heijde, Hanne Dagfinrud, Ingebjørg Seljeflot, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Tore Kristian Kvien


Journal of Rheumatology

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?

Inger Holm, Anne Therese Tveter, Tuva Moseng, Hanne Dagfinrud


Physiotherapy

2015

Circulating levels of inflammatory cytokines and cytokine receptors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A cross-sectional comparative study

Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Inger Jorid Berg, Sella Aarrestad Provan, Anne Grete Semb, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Thor Ueland


Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

2015

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

Camilla Fongen, Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Hanne Dagfinrud


Musculoskeletal Care

2015

Aquatic Exercises were Associated with an Acceptable State of Symptoms in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: Results from a Study with Interrupted Time-Series Design

Anne Christie, Kåre Birger Hagen, Petter Mowinckel, Hanne Dagfinrud


Musculoskeletal Care

2015

Design and effects of supportive follow-up interventions in clinical care of patients with rheumatic diseases: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Gunnhild Berdal, Geir Smedslund, Hanne Dagfinrud, Kåre Birger Hagen, Ingvild Kjeken


Arthritis care & research

2015

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

Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Inger Jorid Berg, Sella Aarrestad Provan, Anne Grete Semb, Kåre Birger Hagen, Nina Køpke Vøllestad


PLOS ONE

2014

Uveitis is associated with hypertension and atherosclerosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A cross-sectional study

Inger Jorid Berg, Anne Grete Semb, Desirée van der Heijde, Tore Kristian Kvien, Jonny Hisdal, Inge Christoffer Olsen


Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatism

2014

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

Turid Høysveen, Nina Østerås, Anne Therese Tveter, Tuva Moseng, Wilfred Peter, Caroline Terwee


The physiotherapist

2014

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

Tuva Moseng, Anne Therese Tveter, Inger Holm, Hanne Dagfinrud


Physiotherapy

2014