Field of work
Former positions as physiotherapist in both primary and specialized health care: Grue municipality, Valnesfjord Health Sports Centre, Kysthospitalet in Stavern and Kysthospitalet in Hagevik.
Leader of motion laboratory 2008 - 2010.
Main position as associate professor at HVL since 2018. Teaches mainly for physiotherapy students at bachelor level, supervisor at master level. Leader at Centre for Habilitation and rehabilitation at Haukeland University Hospital.
Master's degree in Movement Science from NTNU and a PhD from UiB, Department of Global Health and Primary Care.
Has initiated and participated in various research projects involving both patients within specific diagnosis groups as well as general rehabilitation patients, with study designs such as RCT and prospective cohort studies. Further expertise in linguistic translation of measurement tools and assessment of measurement properties (psychometrics) for tests and evaluation instruments. Has served in professional council in the Norwegian Directorate of Health for quality register in rehabilitation in specialized health care. Former leader of the research group BeFu (Movement and Function) from 2021 - 2023, and deputy leader until 2024. Deputy leader for The Norwegian Fund for Post-Graduate Training in Physiotherapy
Courses taught
- Musculoskeletal examination and theory
- Biomechanics
- Function as a concept
- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
Research areas
- Rehabilitation patients in specialized health care
- Longterm widespread pain and fibromyalgia
- Absenteeism, work participation and social participation in people aged 18-30
Publications
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Use of primary healthcare services before and after specialized rehabilitation and its relation to changes in health and functioning: a longitudinal cohort study
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Gange som kjennetegn på sykdommer og tilstander
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Undersøkelse av gange
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Effect of sense of coherence on long-term work participation among rehabilitation patients: A longitudinal study
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Long-Term Change and Predictors of Change in Physical and Mental Function after Rehabilitation: A Multi-Centre Study
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Function, coping and health as predictors of sick leave after rehabilitation
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Coping resources as predictors of change in a three-year rehabilitation trajectory among patients with musculoskeletal conditions
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Sustainable work participation after rehabilitation. Preliminary results
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Development and external validation of a prediction model for patient-relevant outcomes in patients with chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia
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Predictors of change in physical and mental health among people with disabilities in a three-year rehabilitation trajectory: preliminary results
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Kritisk vurdering av en randomisert kontrollert studie: Eksempel fra fysioterapi. KBP på tvers
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Webinar: Paneldebatt: "Hva er rehabilitering? Noen kritiske blikk på rehabiliteringsforskning"
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Effect of information and exercise programmes after lumbar disc surgery: A randomized controlled trial
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Rehabilitering Kohort Vest (REKOVE) – helsestatus, kontinuitet og teamfunksjon
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Doktorgrad: Pasienter ved private rehabiliteringsinstitusjoner
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The effect of team collaboration and continuity of care on health and disability among rehabilitation patients: a longitudinal survey-based study from western Norway
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Har informasjon alene samme effekt som trening og informasjon etter prolapsoperasjon? En randomisert kontrollert effektstudie
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Disability in patients entering rehabilitation centres in secondary care in Norway: A cross-sectional study of predictors and the relationships with sense of coherence and health-related quality of life
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Sense of coherence, disability, and health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study of rehabilitation patients in Norway
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Dimensions and predictors of disability-A baseline study of patients entering somatic rehabilitation in secondary care
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Endring i helse, funksjon og helserelatert livskvalitet etter gjennomført somatisk rehabilitering i spesialisthelsetjenesten
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Participation restrictions among rehabilitation patients – the role of diagnoses and sociodemographic factors
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Continuity of care among patients referred to somatic rehabilitation – a patient survey using a Norwegian version of Nijmegen Continuity Questionnaire
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Helse og funksjon, opplevelse av kontinuitet og relasjonell koordinering i tverrfaglige team
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Measurement properties of the whodas 2.0 used in specialized rehabilitation services in Norway
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Validation of World Health Organization Assessment Schedule 2.0 in specialized somatic rehabilitation services in Norway
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A Prospective Study of Rehabilitation Patients in Western Norway with Focus on Activity, Participation and Quality Of Life
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Utarbeidelse av norsk versjon av «Forgotten Joint Score»
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Identifying patterns of psychogenic gait by video-recording