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Education

  • Physiotherapist at Utrecht University, the Netherlands
  • Psychology Intermediate, University of Tromsø
  • Master's degree in Physiotherapy Science, University of Bergen
  • Doctoral degree (PhD) at the Department of Health and Society, University of Oslo

Position

  • Senior researcher at REMEDY and unit for health services and innovation, Diakonhjemmet hospital

Field of interest

  • Epidemiology
  • Physical activity and training
  • Physiotherapy Non-pharmacological interventions
  • Rehabilitation
  • Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

Other

  • Honorary member of EULAR from 2021
  • EULAR Vice Director from 2024 

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

WP3 - Pain mechanisms and management

Rehab Benefit

Specialized rehabilitation at private rehabilitation institutions

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WP6 - Dechiphering long-term outcomes

RehabNytte - work

Rehabilitation and work participation

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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):

Current and Future Challenges for Rehabilitation for Inflammatory Arthritis

2024

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

2024

2023 EULAR classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis

2024

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

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

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

2023

Barriers and facilitators for physical activity in rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease: a European-based survey

2023

Combined Effects of Diet and Physical Activity on Inflammatory Joint Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2023

Educational readiness among health professionals in rheumatology: low awareness of EULAR offerings and unfamiliarity with the course content as major barriers-results of an EULAR-funded European survey

2023

Association of vocational interventions and work-related factors with disease and work outcomes in people with RMDs: A systematic review

2023

2021 EULAR recommendations regarding lifestyle behaviors and work participation to prevent progression of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

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

Effects of diet on the outcomes of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs): Systematic review and meta-analyses informing the 2021 EULAR recommendations for lifestyle improvements in people with RMDs

2022

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

2022

Smoking, alcohol consumption and disease-specific outcomes in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs): systematic reviews informing the 2021 EULAR recommendations for lifestyle improvements in people with RMDs

2022

Effects of physical exercise and body weight on disease-specific outcomes of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs): systematic reviews and meta-analyses informing the 2021 EULAR recommendations for lifestyle improvements in people with RMDs

2022

Position Statement on Exercise Dosage in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: The role of the IMPACT-RMD Toolkit

2021

EULAR points to consider for the use of imaging to guide interventional procedures in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs)

2021

The methodological quality is insufficient in clinical practice guidelines in the context of COVID-19: systematic review

2021

2021 EULAR recommendations for the implementation of self-management strategies in patients with inflammatory arthritis

2021

EULAR/eumusc.net standards of care for rheumatoid arthritis: cross-sectional analyzes of importance, level of implementation and care gaps experienced by patients and rheumatologists across 35 European countries

2020

Development and initial validation of a questionnaire to assess facilitators and barriers to physical activity for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis and/or psoriatic arthritis

2020

Exercise and inflammation

2020

Implementation of physical activity into routine clinical practice in rheumatic musculoskeletal disease: The IMPACT-RMD study protocol and rationale

2019

The effects of exercise on cardiovascular disease risk factors and cardiovascular physiology in rheumatoid arthritis

2019

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

2018

The eumusc.net standards of care for rheumatoid arthritis: Importance and current implementation according to patients and healthcare providers in the Netherlands

2018

Exercise for Hand Osteoarthritis: A Cochrane Systematic Review

2017

Exercise for hand osteoarthritis

2017

Effectiveness of an Integrated Multidisciplinary Osteoarthritis Outpatient Program versus Outpatient Clinic as Usual: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2016

Development of patient-centred standards of care for osteoarthritis in Europe: the eumusc.net project

2014

Facilitators to implement standards of care for rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: The EUMUSC.NET project

2014

The Burden of Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis

2014

Disease impact of hand OA compared with hip, knee and generalized disease in specialist rheumatology health care

2013

Exercise therapy for bone and muscle health: an overview of systematic reviews

2013

Exercises for hand osteoarthritis (Protocol)

2013

Exercise therapy for bone and muscle health: an overview of systematic reviews

2012

Systematic review of design and effects of splints and exercise programs in hand osteoarthritis

2011

Development of a brief multidisciplinary education program for patients with osteoarthritis

2011

Systematic Review of Design and Effects of Splints and Exercise Programs in Hand Osteoarthritis

2011

The AUSCAN subscales, AIMS-2 hand/finger subscale, and FIOHA were not unidimensional scales

2011

Concurrent evaluation of data quality, reliability and validity of the Australian/Canadian Osteoarthritis Hand Index (AUSCAN) and the Functional Index for Hand Osteoarthritis (FIHOA)

2010

Multidisciplinary and multifaceted outpatient management of patients with osteoarthritis: protocol for a randomised, controlled trial

2010

Concurrent evaluation of data quality, reliability and validity of the Australian/Canadian Osteoarthritis Hand Index and the Functional Index for Hand Osteoarthritis

2010

Responsiveness of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Set for rheumatoid arthritis

2009

Aerobic walking and strengthening exercises have similar effectiveness for knee osteoarthritis

2005