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Education

  • Occupational therapist at Oslo and Akershus University College
  • Psychology undergraduate course at the University of Oslo
  • Pedagogy at Oslo and Akershus University College
  • Basic subject in media studies at Volda University College
  • Master's degree in Health Sciences at the Department of Health and Society, University of Oslo
  • Doctoral degree (PhD) at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo

Position

  • Senior researcher at the Unit for Health Service Research and Innovation, Diakonhjemmet Hospital
  • Professor in occupational therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet - the metropolitan university

Field of interest

  • Development and evaluation of occupational therapy and rehabilitation interventions for people with musculoskeletal injuries, diseases and ailments
  • User participation in treatment and research
  • Hand osteoarthritis
  • Functional assessment
  • eHealth

Other

  • Leader of work package 7 in REMEDY (Coping and participation)
  • Norwegian Occupational Therapist Association's honorary award (2013)
  • Honorary lecture, Norwegian professional congress in occupational therapy 2022

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

BRIDGE

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

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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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WP7 - Empowering the individual

Happy Hands

An app for digital self-management of hand osteoarthritis

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WP7 - Empowering the individual

Quality Indicators for hand osteoarthritis (QI-HOA)

Quality indicators for hand 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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WP3 - Pain mechanisms and management

Rehab Benefit

Specialized rehabilitation at private rehabilitation institutions

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WP7 - Empowering the individual

RehabNytte - impact NOR

Patient engagement in the health service

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WP7 - Empowering the individual

RehabNytte - quality

Quality and benefit in rehabilitation

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Publications

Publications taken from the National Science Archive (NVA):

Dialogue into being: Constructing knowledge about hand osteoarthritis from a polyphony of voices in healthcare encounters

2024

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

2024

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

2024

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

2024

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

2024

Lessons learned from the PICASSO trial regarding ultrasound examinations of osteoarthritic hand joints performed by occupational therapists

2024

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

2024

Who Does What in Hand Osteoarthritis Care? A Qualitative Study of Boundary Work between Rheumatologists and Occupational Therapists in Norway

2024

Who Does What in Hand Osteoarthritis Care? A Qualitative Study of Boundary Work Between Rheumatologists and Occupational Therapists in Norway

2024

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

2024

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

2024

Work Ability in the Year after Rehabilitation—Results from the RehabNytte Cohort

2023

A survey of research involvement and priorities among occupational therapists in Norway

2023

Negotiating Professional Tasks in a Hospital: A Qualitative Study of Rheumatologists and Occupational Therapists in the Management of Hand Osteoarthritis

2023

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

2023

Exploring Goals and Functional Changes in Reablement for People with Fractures and People with Dizziness and Balance Problems

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

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

2023

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

2023

Changes in daily activities, physical function and quality of life after everyday rehabilitation for adults of working age: a follow-up study

2023

Associations Between Adherence to Self-Management Activities and Change in Function and Health Outcomes in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases

2023

Participation in healthcare consultations: A qualitative study from the perspectives of persons diagnosed with hand osteoarthritis

2023

Interventions for osteoarthritis pain: A systematic review with network meta-analysis of existing Cochrane reviews

2022

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

2022

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

2022

Inflammatory Arthritis and the Effect of Physical Activity on Quality of Life and Self-Reported Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2022

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

2022

Development of radiographic classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis: a methodological report (Phase 2)

2022

Rehabilitation goals described by patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: content and attainment during the first year after rehabilitation.

2021

Follow-up care and adherence to self-management activities in rehabilitation for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: results from a multicentre cohort study

2021

Characteristics of persons with hand osteoarthritis visiting complementary and alternative medicine providers

2021

Comparison of 2 Postoperative Therapy Regimens After Trapeziectomy due to Osteoarthritis: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

2021

Rheumatic disease and fatigue: Participants' experiences of an activity-pacing group

2021

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

2021

Task shifting in the care of patients with hand osteoarthritis. Protocol for a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial

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

Patient Goals and Motivation for Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis Surgery

2020

Patients' experiences with goal pursuit after discharge from rheumatology rehabilitation: A qualitative study

2020

I Would Never Take Preventive Medication! Perspectives and Information Needs of People Who Underwent Predictive Tests for Rheumatoid Arthritis

2019

Revision of the Norwegian Effective Consumer Scale Using a Dual-Panel Approach

2019

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

2019

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

2019

An intergenerational program based on psycho-motor activity promotes well-being and interaction between preschool children and older adults: Results of a process and outcome evaluation study in Austria

2019

Association between alcohol consumption and impaired work performance (presenteeism): A systematic review

2019

A quality indicator set for use in rehabilitation team care of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases; Development and pilot testing

2019

Current practices and perceived implementation barriers for working with alcohol prevention in occupational health services: The WIRUS OHS study

2019

Everyday occupations prioritized by older adults participating in rehabilitation. A cross-sectional study

2019

A multicenter investigation of rehabilitation in Norway: A clinical controlled trial

2019

The Ottawa Panel guidelines on programs involving therapeutic exercise for the management of hand osteoarthritis

2018

Functional consultation and exercises improve grip strength in osteoarthritis of the hand: a randomized controlled trial

2018

Measure of activity performance of the hand (MAP-Hand) questionnaire: linguistic validation, cultural adaptation and psychometric testing in people with rheumatoid arthritis in the UK

2018

2018 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of hand osteoarthritis

2018

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

2018

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

2018

Development of bimanual performance in young children with cerebral palsy

2018

Occupational problems and barriers reported by individuals with obesity

2018

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

2018

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

2018

Grade correspondence between internal and external examiners of occupational therapy students' bachelor theses

2018