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Education

  • Master in Health Psychology, London Metropolitan University
  • Doctorate (PhD), University of Oslo

Position

  • Research advisor, Diakonhjemmet Hospital
  • Researcher, Research and Dissemination Unit for Musculoskeletal Health (FORMI), Oslo University Hospital

Field of interest

  • Musculoskeletal health
  • Mental health
  • Return to work
  • Disease understanding

Other

  • EULAR abstract award 2021 (HPR)

Email

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Telephone

Visiting address

Diakonhjemmet Hospital
Superintendent's residence
Reidar Kobros vei 8
0370 Oslo

Postal address

Diakohjemmet Hospital
PO Box 23 Vinderen
0319 Oslo

Projects

WP7 - Empowering the individual

KICK

SPONDYLARITE Fitness

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WP7 - Empowering the individual

Train of thought

Understanding and coping with chronic illness

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Publications

Publications retrieved from the National Science Archives (NVA):

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

Use of Dietary Supplements and Perceived Knowledge among Adults Living with Fibromyalgia in Norway: A Cross-Sectional Study

2022

Implementing a Stratified Vocational Advice Intervention for People on Sick Leave with Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Multimethod Process Evaluation

2021

Fidelity of a motivational interviewing intervention for improving return to work for people with musculoskeletal disorders

2021

Barriers and Facilitators for Implementing Motivational Interviewing as a Return to Work Intervention in a Norwegian Social Insurance Setting: A Mixed Methods Process Evaluation

2021

Complex return to work process – caseworkers' experiences of facilitating return to work for individuals on sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders

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

Motivational interviewing and return to work for people with musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic mapping review

2020

A focus group study to understand biases and confounders in a cluster randomized controlled trial on low back pain in primary care in Norway

2018

Identification of indirect effects in a Cognitive Patient Education (COPE) intervention for low back pain

2017

The impact of psychological factors on condition-specific, generic and individualized patient reported outcomes in low back pain

2017

Rasch analysis of the Norwegian version of the Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale (ASES)

2017

Evaluation of individualized quality of life and illness perceptions in low back pain. A patient education cluster randomized controlled trial

2016

Cognitive patient education for low back pain in primary care: A cluster randomized controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis

2016

Evaluation of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire in sub-acute and chronic low back pain patients: data quality, reliability and validity.

2014

Individualized quality of life in patients with low back pain: reliability and validity of the Patient Generated Index

2014

Measurement properties of instruments assessing self-efficacy in patients with rheumatic diseases: a systematic review

2014

The Norwegian version of "The Pain Catastrophizing Scale"

2013

Psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Patient Generated Index in patients with rheumatic diseases participating in rehabilitation or self-management programs

2013

Illness perceptions in patients receiving rheumatology rehabilitation: association with health and outcomes at 12 months

2013

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Norwegian version of the Core Outcome Measures Index for low back pain

2012

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Norwegian pain catastrophizing scale in patients with low back pain

2012

Does the content really matter? A study comparing structure, process, and outcome of team rehabilitation for patients with inflammatory arthritis in two different clinical settings

2012

The COPE LBP trial: Cognitive Patient Education for Low Back Pain - a cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care

2010

What's in Team Rehabilitation Care After Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis? Results From a Multicenter, Longitudinal Study Assessing Structure, Process, and Outcome

2010

Patient experiences of rehabilitation in rheumatology: association with process and outcome

2009

DEVELOPMENT OF THE REHABILITATION PATIENT EXPERIENCES QUESTIONNAIRE: DATA QUALITY, RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES

2009