Field of work
Employed at HIB/HVL since 2004. Near 15 year experience as a nurse /specialist nurse in pediatrics and diabetes at Oslo University Hospital. Education: PhD (University of Bergen, 2012), master in sociology (University of Oslo, 2001), “helsesøster” (Akershus University College, 1995), Bachelor in nursing (Bergen University College, 1986).
- Lecturer in the following topics: research methods, statistics, translation and validation of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), evidence-based practice, clinical audit, empowerment, health service user involvement, health promotion, diabetes in general and diabetes in various phases of the life span (including pediatric diabetes and diabetes in nursing homes).
- Diabetes and psychosocial aspects in various phases of the life span; the use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in research, national registries and clinical practice, implementation of evidence-based practice and evidence-based guidelines; diabetes epidemiology.
Publications
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Decreasing lifetime prevalence of diabetes-related foot ulcers in Norway: repeated cross-sectional population-based surveys from the HUNT study (1995-2019)
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Hypoglycaemia symptom awareness, diabetes distress and general well-being in adults with type 1 diabetes in Norway – a nationwide registry study
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Interprofessional follow-up for people at risk of type 2 diabetes in primary healthcare–a randomized controlled trial with embedded qualitative interviews
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First trans-diagnostic experiences with a novel micro-choice based concentrated group rehabilitation for patients with low back pain, long COVID, and type 2 diabetes: a pilot study
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Diabetes distress og assosierte faktorer ved type 2 diabetes. En populasjonsbasert tverrsnittstudie fra Helseundersøkelsen i Trøndelag (2017-2019).