Field of work
Hanne Tuntland is a Professor (PHD) in Section Global Health and Rehabilitation. She is an occupational therapy specialist related to work with older adults. She was awarded the price of honor by the Norwegian Occupational Therapy Association in 2025.
She is a course instructor, and she teaches and supervises in Master in healthy ageing and rehabilitation. She is also teaching and supervising at other educations
Her research areas are reablement, rehabilitation, ageing, health services to older adults, and occupational therapy. She is member of the research group Rehabilitation and health promotion and coordinator of the international research network on reablement Reable. Link: Hanne Tuntland on ResearchGate. Finally, she is a representative for faculty in "Board for student affairs" at HVL.
Courses taught
- Master`s Programme in Healthy Ageing and Rehabilitation
- Continous education courses in Health, migration and ageing
- Master in clinical physiotherapy
- Bachelor in occupational therapy
Research areas
- Reablement
- Reablement for persons living with dementia
- Rehabilitation
- Early intervention in home-based services
Research groups
Publications
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Hvordan går det med hverdagsrehabiliteringen - egentlig? Et kunnskapsnotat skrevet på oppdrag fra Innovasjons- og samskapingsutvalget i Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet
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Understanding and Overcoming Negative Attitudes That Hinder Adoption of Reablement in Dementaia Care: An Explorative Qualitative study
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Conceptualizing the Facilitators and Barriers of Successful Multidisciplinary Teamwork Within the Reablement Process: A Scoping Review
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Policy Brief - Reablement meeting the challenges facing dementia services
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Embracing Reablement as an Essential Support Approach for Dementia Care in the 21st Century: A Position Paper