Ongoing Projects
In alphabetical order according to researchers’ names
Project Title: The Consequences of Changing the Lengths of Prostheses on Ambulatory Capability in Transtibial Amputees
Research Problem: Which compensatory changes occur in the movement characteristics of joints of the lower limb when the length of the prosthesis is changed? What happens to the ground reaction force, walking speed and length of stride with changed prosthesis length? What happens with the length of standing and swing phases when the prosthesis length is changed?
Contact at FHS: Jarle Aga, Jarle.Aga @hf.hio.no
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Project Title: The Role of the Occupational Therapist in Face-to-face Encounters with the Patient
Research Problem: How may the occupational therapist’s interactive competence be shaped and developed in encounters with patients? How is personal behaviour incorporated into the professional interaction? What is the significance of personal behaviour with regard to the development of the therapist role in encounters with patients?
Objective: To develop new knowledge and theoretical insights into the role of the therapist and interactional competence.
Contact at FHS: Grete Alve, Grete.Alve@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Change and Development of Practical Training in the Occupational Therapy Programme
Research Problem: How to ensure an appropriate and pedagogical distribution of practical training in the clinics and at the college throughout the occupational therapy programme.
Objective: To standardise this teaching model for all the clinical instructors in the occupational therapy programme.
Contact at FHS: Lena Andersson, Lena.Andersson@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Youth with Physical Handicaps and Participation at School
Research Problem: What are the factors which promote/hinder participation at school?
Objective: To investigate the factors which enable or inhibit school participation for children and youth.
Contact at FHS: Mona Asbjørnslett, Mona Asbjørnslett@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Assistant professor Helena Hemmingsson, Karolinska institute
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Project Title: Testicle Cancer: Risk Factors
Objective/Research Question: The primary aim of this project is to investigate the significance of mother’s health during pregnancy and other factors associated with foetal life, in the development of testicular cancer.
Contact at FHS: Elin Leirvoll Aschim, Elinleirvoll.Aschim@hf.hio.no
External cooperators: The Cancer Registry and theBirth Registry
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Project Title: TheRelationship between Placental Weight and Parity
Objective/Research Question: The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between placental weight and parity, birth weight and other factors influencing pregnancy.
Contact at FHS: Elin Leirvoll Aschim, Elinleirvoll.Aschim@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Development of a Course in Parasitology
Objective/Research Question: Development of net-based course on parasitology
Contact at FHS: Gerd Asklund, Gerd Asklund@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: TheUse of Diagnostic Radiology
Objective/Research Question: This project will present knowledge about the use of radiological services in Norway; developmental trends and geographical variations (in cooperation with the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority). Factors influencing the use of services will be investigated as well as the professional roles as experienced by radiologists and radiographers in regulating the use of their services. The project aims to clarify the ethical dilemmas raised by these descriptive analyses, and to evaluate them normatively in the light of principle based ethics, theories of justice and professional ethical positions.
Contact at FHS: Kristin Bakke Lysdahl, Kristin.Bakke@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Problems of Balance and Life Quality in Patients with Mild Traumatic Head Injury (MTBI) Four Years after Injury.
Objective/Research Question: The objective of this study is to follow up patients with mild traumatic head injury four years post-injury in order to obtain more knowledge of their subjective experience of problems with balance. The project seeks to address the following questions:
-How may the self-reported experience of balance four years after mild head injury compare with the equivalent reporting one year after the injury?
-What are the connections between self-reported balance measurements, performance-based balance measurements and quality of life measurements four years after mild head injury?
-What are the differences between those reporting balance problems and those reporting none, in relation to the performance-based tests and life quality four years after the injury?
Contact at FHS: Astrid Bergland, Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Ingerid Kleffelgård, UllevålUniversityHospital
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Project Title: Understanding the Concepts of Public Healthcare and Rehabilitation.
Objective/Research Question: To investigate informants’ points of view regarding the concepts of public healthcare and rehabilitation as the basis for future education within these fields at Bachelor’s degree, further education and Master’s degree levels, by focussing on the ways different professions associated with the field of public healthcare (health promotion and preventative work) and comprehensive rehabilitation, understand these concepts.
Contact at FHS: Astrid Bergland, Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no and Jorid Grimeland, Jorid.Grimeland@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Being a Fifth Grader in Spydberg: EU project
Objective/Research Question: The relationship between physical activity and life quality in children is a topic which is under-researched. Many believe that children today are less physically active than in previous years. At the same time others believe that earlier reported life-style challenges have not affected children in this local authority to the same extent as for children in larger towns. The project seeks to find out more about the effect on physical fitness and quality of life of introducing increased physical activity in junior school, and whether increased physical activity is available in fifth grade children’s free time during the school year 2005-6. The intention is to evaluate whether increased physical activity, initiated by the physiotherapist, influences physical functioning and psychological well-being in children.
Contact at FHS: Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Hilde Sylliaas, Spydberg Local Authority
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Project Title: Quality of Life, Health, Activity, Functioning, Falls, and Injuries Caused by Falls in Elderly People Living at Home.
Objective/Research Question:
1) To chart the quality of life, health, activity, functioning, occurrence of falls and fall-induced injuries amongst elderly people living at home in Norway.
2) To chart the predicators for falls and fall-induced injuries
3) What are the connections between high quality of life, health, activity and functioning?
4) What do the elderly understand by the concept of life quality?
5) Validation of a 5-year life -quality questionnaire
Contact at FHS: Astrid Bergland, Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Senior lecturer Gun-Britt Jarnlo, University of Lund, Professor Torgeir Bruun Wyller, UllevålUniversityHospital.
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Project Title: Functioning and Life Quality for People with Hip Fractures
Objective/Research Question: The main objective is to investigate whether there are differences at the three-monthly check-up with regard to muscle strength, balance, stamina, activity and life quality in patients older than 65 who are operated for neck of the femur and per-trochanteric fractures, in comparison with a healthy control group.
Contact at FHS: Astrid Bergland, Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Gunhild Berdal and Tone Wagle, AkerUniversityHospital
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Project Title: ‘Active and Steady – Even Though You Are Brittle’. Do physical training and fall-prevention interventions result in increased mobility, life quality and fewer falls for clients with osteoporosis?
Objective/Research Question: The main objective with this clinical randomised study is the assessment of the effect of physiotherapy as part of the interdisciplinary interventions made at the osteoporosis outpatients clinic, ØstfoldHospital. Sarpsborg .
Contact at FHS: Astrid Bergland, Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Hilde Thorsen, Rannveig Kåresen, Specialist Centre, ØstfoldHospital. Sarpsborg, Laila Brøndbo, ØstfoldHospital Health Area
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Project Title: ‘Steel Your Legs, Stay Upright’ . Does physical training help prevent falls and promote better balance and life quality in the elderly? (This is a randomised controlled study of treatment.)
Objective/Research Question: The main objective is to develop a proposition for the elderly who have been admitted to geriatric wards at UllevålUniversityHospital. This project will investigate whether physical training has the effect of improving balance, reducing the number of falls, increasing activity in everyday life and giving a better life quality.
Contact at FHS: Astrid Bergland, Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Therese Brovold, Karin Halsa, UllevålUniversityHospital
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Project Title: Berg’s Balance Scale: Reliability Testingof the Norwegian Version
Objective/Research Question: Reliability testing of the Norwegian version in order to assess whether the Norwegian version has a reliability corresponding to results published in international research.
Contact at FHS: Astrid Bergland, Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Karin Halsa and Therese Brovold, UllevålUniversityHospital
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Project Title: ‘Physical Daily Activities for Residents in a Nursing Home Setting’: a Nordic multi-centre study
Objective/Research Question: The main objective of this study is to see whether physical functioning, life quality and mental health are retained or improved in nursing home clients, using an individually adapted intervention for three months.
Contact at FHS: Astrid Bergland, Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Professor Knut Engedal, Head of Department, National Competency Centre for Senile Dementia, Dr. Phil. Jorun Helbostad, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, PhD Kerstin Frandin (Stockholm), PhD Lena Borell (Stockholm), Professor Åke Seiger (Stockholm), PhD Karin Hellstrom (Uppsala), professor Lis Puggard, (Odense), Senior lecturer Terrttu Parkatti (Jyvaskyla)
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Project Title: Mastering Stress Through Movement and the Experience of Connection: Is the Salutogenic Principle Useful as an Overall Perspective in the Movement Group?
Objective/Research Question: The objective is to investigate and describe the effects of physical movement based on psychomotoric principles. The focus is on mastery of stress through movement and consciousness raising. The aim is to discover good tools for working with movement groups.
Contact at FHS: Astrid Bergland, Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Ingvild Raudstøl, Inner Østfold Psychomotoric Physiotherapy, Askim
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Project Title: Compliance With – and Effect of – Soft Hip Protectors Compared to Hard Hip Protectors in Preventing Hip Fracture in Nursing Homes
Objective/Research Question: The main objective is to find out whether soft hip protectors provide as good protection as hard protectors, especially at night and in other situations with extended bed-rest. The consequence of this would be increased compliance regarding the use of these protectors in order to reduce the incidence of hip fractures.
Partial objective: Prevention of hip fractures in the nursing homes involved in this study by addressing these topics:
a) Optimal compliance, ie as many patients using the protection for as many hours throughout the day as possible
b) Optimal registration of information on their use, and on falls, necessary for the subsequent work on the primary objective of the study. Relevant topics are:
-How much better compliance would be achieved with soft protectors than with rigid ones?
-To what degree would a soft protector function almost as adequately as hard protection in the event of a fall?
-Would the use of soft hip protectors lead to a reduction of incidents involving hip fractures to the same extent as the use of hard protectors?
Contact at FHS: Astrid Bergland (co-supervisor), Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Hege Bentzen (doctoral fellow), Lisa Forsen ( main supervisor) Institute for Public Health, and Clemens Becker, StuttgartHospital
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Project Title: A Health Service with Memory. An analysis of incident reporting on patients in hospital
Objective/Research Question: What information is conveyed by accident reports on patient falls in hospital with regard to the incidence, patient characteristics, type of activity, conditions in the locality and the personnel’s assessments of the incident?
Contact at FHS: Astrid Bergland, Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Cand. San. Elisabeth Østensvik, Akribe Publishing, Oslo
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Project Title: Rehabilitation and the Elderly: Adapted Physical Activity for the Elderly THENAPA II, EU cooperation on Adapted Physical Activity for the Elderly
Objective/Research Question: "The aim of Thematic Network Projects (TNP) is to define and develop aEuropean dimension within a given academic discipline or other topics of common interest, through co-operation between university faculties or departments and existing academic, and possibly also professional, associations. Such co-operation should lead to curriculum development or related outcome, with a lasting and widespread impact across a range of institutions within or between specific professional fields.
Objectives 1) to analyse existing structures of education, inter-university structures, European Associations on APA, governmental organisations and structures on the one hand, with the national sports federations, rehabilitation centres, special schools and the individual with a disability in general on the other hand, and 2) to set up a network of ‘reflection and action’ towards educational and social integration of persons with a handicap through Adapted Physical Activity in the different partner countries.
The final outcome of the TNP can be diversified into two major realisations:
- the creation of updated and adequate educational programs in APA throughout Europe following the definition of a ‘hard-core’ profile of a specialism in adapted physical education and activity at different educational levels, so that an ‘ideal’ profile of an APA specialist can be defined (formation pillar)
- the creation and implementation of national groups for implementation and integration strategies that might forward solutions to national problems regarding the integration, through physical activity, of disabled persons into society (integration pillar).
Contact at FHS: Astrid Bergland, Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no and Birgitta Langhammer, birgitta.langhammer@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: THENAPA II, herman.vancoppenolle@faber.kuleuven.be
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Project Title: Rehabilitation and the Elderly and Teaching Cooperation in the Nordic Countries with regard to teaching on the elderly/gerontology, Nordplus cooperation
Research Question: The compilation of joint programme for education on the elderly, which will form the foundation of student and teacher exchanges. The teaching is to be undertaken by each of the Nordic countries in turn.
Contact at FHS: Astrid Bergland, Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no and Birgitta Langhammer, birgitta.langhammer@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Karin Hellstrom karin.hellstrom@sjukgym.uu.se UppsalaUniversity; Finn Marlet fma@cvsu.dk Odense universitet; Aune Joutsemo Aune.Joutsemo@stadia.fi Helsingin ammattikorkeakoulu Stadia
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Project Title: The Physical Examination: Post- doctoral Project in Collaboration between OsloUniversityCollege and the Medical Faculties, Universities of Oslo and Bergen
Objective/Research Question: The intention of this study is to merge The Comprehensive Physical Examination with The Global Physiotherapy Examination in order to achieve a better physical examination
Contact at FHS: Berit Heir Bunkan; BeritHeir.Bunkan@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Updating of the book Body, Respiration and Body Image: resource oriented physical examination and treatment. The book was first published by Universitets Forlaget, last edition 1996. The new edition is forthcoming from Gyldendal Academic Press in the spring of 2006
Contact at FHS: Berit Heir Bunkan, BeritHeir.Bunkan@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Updating of the book Medical Massage. This book was written in collaboration with Cathrine Melbye Schultz and first published in 1991. In the updating of this book Hanne Hagland will contribute. The new edition is forthcoming from Gyldendal Academic Press in the autumn of 2007
Contact at FHS: Berit Heir Bunkan, BeritHeir.Bunkan@hf.hio.no
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Project Title : Physical Experience as a Source of Learning
Objective/Research Question: The project is concerned with physical experience as a source of knowledge. The objective is to show the ways in which various pedagogical approaches can contribute to promote this in teaching.
Contact at FHS: Sidsel Byhring, sidsel.byhring@hf.hio.no
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Project Title:Combining Parabens in New Ways to Achieve Better Activity at Reduced Concentrations.
Objective/Research Question: Parabens are among the most widely used preservatives in medicines and allied products. Certain health issues, including hormone-like effects have been reported for parabens. The study aims to combine parabens in novel ways to achieve better activity, such that lower total concentrations can be used.
Contact at FHS: Colin Charnock, Colin.Charnock@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project:Tore Finsrud, HiO; Norges Apotekerforening
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Project Title :Testing of Novel Derivatives of Metronidazole.
Objective/Research Question Metronidazole is an important antibiotic in the treatment of infections with anaerobic bacteria and protozoa. The chemical structure of metronidazole has been modified in various ways to produce a series of novel derivatives; these are currently being screened for activity.
Contact at FHS: Colin Charnock, Colin.Charnock@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project:Professor Jo Klaveness, UiO (project leader)
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Project Title : Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Agelasine and its Analogues.
Objective/Research Question: Agelasines are 7,9-dialkylpurinium salts which show activity against a number of bacterial species including Mycobacterium species. We are currently testing a number of analogues for antibacterial activity.
Contact at FHS: Colin Charnock, Colin.Charnock@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project:Professor Lise-Lotte Gundersen, UiO (project leader)
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Project Title: Development of New Tattooing Colourants which Satisfy the Requirements of the European Commission.
Objective/Research Question: Tattooing colourants can be heavily contaminated with bacteria. However, new proposals from the European Commission will suggest that colorants in the future be produced without preservatives. We are currently testing a new range of colourants which use an ion exchange mechanism (instead of preservatives) as antimicrobial factor.
Contact at FHS: Colin Charnock, Colin.Charnock@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project:Ralf Michel, Deep Colours GmbH.
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Project Title: Experience of physical treatment over en extended period of time in patients who have received psychomotoric physiotherapy.
Objective/Research Question: Gaining insight into how psychomotoric physiotherapy is experienced by those who have benefited from this treatment. Foci for the project are:
1) The first encounter with Norwegian Psychomotoric Physiotherapy
2) Massage as experienced as interaction and source of information
3) The role and importance of respiration in body therapy
4) Body therapy and exercises; activity and relaxation
Contact at FHS: Kirsten Ekerholt, Kirsten.Ekerholt@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Astrid Bergland, Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Distance Learning
Objective/Research Question:
1) Establishment of a distance learning group, in the first instance development of distance learning solutions for the faculty’s Joint Modules 2, the digitalisation of rich cases.
2) Development of internet applications for the development of searches and discussion of professional terminology within occupational therapy.
Contact at FHS: Brian Ellingham, Brian.Ellingham@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Follow-up of Premature Babies: development of postural control up to school age
Objective/Research Question: Are there differences between premature and full term infants? Can this explain later developmental deviation?
Contact at FHS: Bjørg Fallang, Bjørg.Fallang@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Mijna Hadders-Algra, University Hospital Groningen, NL
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Project Title: Peer Learning
In which ways do students experience that peer learning promotes their learning outcomes and reflections on their learning processes. Which factors do they believe are of significance for this learning?
Contact at FHS: Lise Fogstad, Lise.Fogstad@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Astrid Bergland, Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no
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Project title: Observation in the workplace – a learning model within interprofessional education.
Research problem: How can workplace observation as informal learning address core concepts introduced by video triggers? How can conceptual knowledge be transferred to other contexts?
Objective:The objectives of this study are to assess the effects of observation as a way to learn about interprofessional collaboration and to address core concepts introduced by video triggers; ethical questions and dilemmas related to patient-centred approaches in clinical consultations.
Contact at FHS: Marit Fougner, Marit.Fougner@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Gerd Bjørke, Gerd.Bjorke@hio.no
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Project Title: Quality Development and Competence Raising. Development of digitalised cases for the joint modules at FHS. A cooperative project between the professional groups involved in the joint modules and the Distance Learning group at FHS.
Research Question: Which central topics associated with client involvement may be identified, and what is their relevance for interdisciplinary cooperation? How may these topics be mirrored in a client’s narrative on her/his experiences on meeting the health services, when presented as ‘video-triggers’? How may video material be used to develop competence in client -oriented activity?
Contact at FHS: Marit Fougner, Marit.Fougner@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Gerd Bjørke, Gerd.Bjorke@hio.no
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Project Title: Accessibility for All – Outdoors - Universal design/Design for All
Objective/Research Question: How are measures which provide accessibility for all in local municipalities described in the literature? The question is confined to outdoor areas, in this case between buildings, footpaths and recreational areas. The measures to be analysed are attached to ease of movement from place to place, and are applicable to all age groups.
Contact at FHS: Jorid Grimeland, Jorid.Grimeland@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Delta Centre at Ministry of Health and Care Services and Astrid Bergland, Astrid.Bergland@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Would Clinical Audit Work in Norway?
Objective/Research Question:Is clinical audit, the quality assurance method mandatory under the Council Directive 97/43/Euratom (Article 2) suitable for improving medical radiation protection routines in Norway? Radiation safety practice has often been haphazard and non-standardised in Norwegian X-Ray departments. New legislation and guidelines require optimised radiation protection routines in depts. medical radiology in Norway.
A pilot audit carried out in cooperation with the radiological department of an Oslo university hospital showed that Clinical Audit is a suitable quality assurance tool in Norway. Re-audit after a year showed greater awareness and reflectiveness amongst radiographers and improved radiation safety routines, although familiarity with the method may take time.
Contact person: Ann Torday Gulden, AnnTorday.Gulden@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Herbjørg Raaen, AkerUniversityHospital, Herbjorg.Raaen@akersykehus.no
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Project Title: Peer Learning - Collaborative Learning
How do physiotherapy students learn from, and with, each other by reflecting on their own experiences of treating patients?
Contact at FHS: Birgit Gunnari, Birgit.Gunnari@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Interprofessionality within health care educations: ideology and practice
Objective/Research Question: To explore how occupational-, physiotherapy-, medical- and nursing students become involved in, and perceive interaction across professional boundaries during their vocational placements. Today’s treatment and patient care often involves interactions between several professions. At the same time professions are criticized for their shortcomings in cooperation. Interprofessionality is often taken for granted in interprofessional interaction, and this project will question interprofessionality as a point of departure for actions taken.
Contact at FHS: Hanne Hagland, Hanne.Hagland@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: professor Per Solvang, professor Jens-Christian Smeby,
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Project Title: Images of the Future as Cultural Configurations of Life as Handicapped: how are these images are incorporated into societal and family contexts?
Objective/Research Question: Initially to work up a knowledge base about a field we know little about. But equally, topics such as the future, life projects, etc. as the main foundations of rehabilitation and rehabilitation research.
Contact at FHS: Halvor Melbye Hanisch, Halvor-Melbye.Hanisch@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Professor Per Solvang
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Project Title: Stroke Patients and Ambulatory Training: which immediate changes can be documented in stroke patients’ walking patterns when fitted with various ankle braces?
Objective/Research Question: Changes in stroke patients’ walking with and without the use of ankle braces. Emg registration, video analysis and self- reporting of own experience.
Contact at FHS: Nora Hagstrøm, Nora.Hagstrom@hf.hio.no and Siri Tessem Siri.Tessem@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Siri Merethe Omang and Anne Splendrup Erichsen, AkerUniversityHospital
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Project Title: Stroke Patients and Walking Training
Objective/Research Question: Describe the cooperation between two institutions, AkerUniversityHospital and the Health Sciences Faculty at OsloUniversityCollege with respect to this joint profession–specific project.
Contact at FHS: Nora Hagstrøm, Nora.Hagstrom@hf.hio.no and Siri Tessem Siri.Tessem@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Siri Merethe Omang and Anne Splendrup Erichsen, AkerUniversityHospital
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Project Title: Mechanisms Regulating Oestrogen Sensitivity in the Testicle
Objective/Research Question: The main objective is to study how the regulation of gene expression of the oestrogen receptor beta influences oestrogen sensitivity in the testicle.
Contact at FHS: Trine B.Haugen, Trine.B.Haugen@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Geographic Variations in the Reproductive Functioning of Men in Norway: with possible correlations to exposure to environmental poisons.
Objective/Research Question: The main objective is to investigate whether there are variations in sperm quality and reproductive hormones with exposure to the environmental poisons PCB and DDE in men who are born respectively in the north and south of Norway. A possible correlation between reproductive function and exposure to environmental poisons will be registered.
Contact at FHS: Trine B.Haugen, Trine.B.Haugen@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Norway, UniversityHospital in Malmø, University Hospital Lund
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Project Title: The Metabolism of Long, Multi- unsaturated Fatty Acids in the Testicle
Objective/Research Question: The main objective is to find out how long, multi-unsaturated fatty acids are converted and transported in the testicle. Furthermore, the significance of diet for testicular functioning will be investigated.
Contact at FHS: Trine B.Haugen, Trine.B.Haugen@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Norway
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Project Title: Mensendieck Treatment of Chronic Lower Abdominal Pain in Women: a randomised controlled trial.
Objective/Research Question: To investigate the effect of Mensendieck treatment in combination with standard gynæcological follow-up in patients with chronic lower abdominal pain.
Contact at FHS: Gro Killi Haugstad, GroKilli.Haugstad@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Prof. Ulrik Malt, Head of Dept. Dr. Unni Kirste, Psychologist Siv Leanger, Senior Registrar Dr. Tor S. Haugstad, Physiotherapist Slawomir Wojniuz,
Physiotherapist Inger Klemmetsen
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Project Title: Suspended Dust and Chronic Lung Disease
Objective/Research Question: The significance of suspended dust for the development of chronic lung disease: the use of cell culture to identify early fibrotic changes.
Contact at FHS: Jan Inge Herseth, Jan-Inge.Herseth@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Assessment of Everyday Function and Motor Skills in Six Young Children with Prader Willis Syndrome (PWS),
Objective/Research Question: Initially a systematic follow-up to develop a knowledge base about the variation and similarities in patterns of motor development in small children with PWS. This knowledge could contribute to justify the need for intervention and, in the longer term, facilitate the development of more specifically directed follow-up programmes for children with PWS
Contact at FHS: Assistant professor Elisabet Hellem, Elisabet.Hellem@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Kaja Giltvedt, FrambuNationalCenter for Rare Disorders, Norway
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Project Title: Children’s Motoric Ability and Physical Exercise
Objective/Research Question: Is there a connection between motoric ability measured using the Movement ABC-test and levels of activity in the everyday life of children between the ages of 10 and 13?
Contact at FHS: Hilde Lund Kordahl, Hilde-Lund.Kordahl@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Professor Inger Holm and research fellow Per Morten Fredriksen, RikshospitaletUniversityHospital
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Project Title: Use of Anti-epileptic Medication for Patients at a SpecialistEpilepsyHospital (SSE)
Objective/Research Question: How are anti-epileptic drugs administered to in-patients at a specialist hospital, with focus on the introduction of new drugs, co-morbidity and combination treatment? This study relates the drug administration to user statistics and therapeutic recommendations.
Contact at FHS: Cecilie Johannesen Landmark, Cecilie.Landmark@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Elisif Rytter and Svein I. Johannsesen, SSE
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Project Title: Molecular Mechanisms Effected by Anti-epileptic Drugs
Objective/Research Question: Anti-epileptic medication is used today for a range of other problems than epilepsy, e.g. bipolar disease, migraine, pain management. What are the mechanisms involved in the use of such drugs to treat these conditions?
Contact at FHS: Cecilie Johannesen Landmark, Cecilie.Landmark@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Rehabilitation – Stroke Research in Early Phases of Rehabilitation
Objective/Research Question:The study targets stroke patients who are unable to walk independently on admission for rehabilitation. It will determine the efficacy of treadmill walking with partial weight support via an overhead harness on the establishment and quality of independent walking. Furthermore, by reassessing the subjects six months later, it will evaluate the longer-term effect of this physiotherapy intervention.
The experimental hypotheses are:
In patients who have recently suffered a stroke and are unable to walk, ambulatory training using a treadmill with partial weight support via an overhead harness will be more effective than assisted walking on the ground. Benefits include:
-reducing the time taken to achieve independent walking,
-improving the quality of walking and
-producing a better quality of walking 6 months later.
A randomised controlled trial. A prospective multi-centre study, in cooperation with various institutions in Australia and Norway
Contact at FHS: Birgitta Langhammer,
birgitta.langhammer@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Dr. Louise Ada l.ada@fhs.usyd.edu.au , Physiotherapist Ellen Høyer Ellen.Hoyer@sunnaas.no
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Project Title: Rehabilitation in Stroke Research - the Acute Phase
Objective/Research Question: Our broad aim is to improve outcome for the upper limb after stroke. Specifically, we will develop protocols for physiotherapy intervention to prevent secondary musculoskeletal problems in the upper limb after stroke. In doing so, we will design better supportive devices that will not only reduce the incidence of subluxation, but will also hinder the development of contractions and pain. The proposed study will determine the efficacy of an innovative intervention to prevent subluxation of the affected shoulder (using a modified lapboard while seated and a triangular sling while standing) compared with current physiotherapy intervention (using a hemisling) in patients after stroke. The experimental hypotheses are:
Patients who have recently suffered a stroke and are unable to move their arm, benefit from using a modified lapboard while seated and a triangular sling while standing . This is more effective than using a hemisling in the
-prevention of subluxation of the affected shoulder
-prevention of pain in the affected shoulder,
-maintenance of range of motion in the affected shoulder, and
-improvement of function of the affected upper arm
both after 4 weeks of intervention and after the 6 weeks follow-up.
A randomised controlled trial. A prospective multicentre study, in cooperation with various institutions in Australia and Norway
Contact at FHS: Birgitta Langhammer,
birgitta.langhammer@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Dr Louise Ada l.ada@fhs.usyd.edu.au , Physiotherapist Audhild Tørstad, Audhild.Torstad@sabhf.no
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Project Title: Rehabilitation: Stroke Research in the Rehabilitation and Post-stroke Phase
Objective/Research Question: What results from regular physical stamina, weight lifting and training balance may be gained by people who have suffered a stroke? Results are measured by recording motoric functioning, mortality and I and P-ADL at 6 and 12 months’ follow-up, and compared with results from people who have had a stroke and received today’s follow-up as practiced in healthcare already.
A blind experimental longitudinal randomised stratified controlled study. Randomisation and stratification using dice to divide the two groups; one control group and a treatment group upon discharge, ‘blinded’ with the envelopes remaining sealed until the last treatment of the last patient is completed two years post-stroke. The treatment group receives training in relation to stamina ( max. VO2), weight lifting and training balance four times per year, 20 times for one hour’s duration, altogether 80 hours. The other group receives functional training: walking, moving from place to place at home, according to individual need, as practiced in social healthcare today. The training begins one month after admission to hospital and continues for one year.
Contact at FHS: Birgitta Langhammer, birgitta.langhammer@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Professor Johan Stanghelle Johan.Stanghelle@sunnaas.no , Professor Birgitta Lindmark Birgitta.Lindmark@sjukgym.uu.se , Asker og Bærum hospital, Physiotherpaist Audhild Tørstad audhild.torstad@sabhf.no , Bærum kommune: Head of rehabilitation Physiotherapist Gerd Bjerkaas gerd.bjerkaas@baerum.kommune.no , Head of rehabilitation Physiotherapist Aud Karlsrud Aud.R.Karlsrud@baerum.kommune.no , Head of rehabilitation Occupational Therapist trine.arvidsen@baerum.kommune.no Asker kommune Head of rehabilitation Physiotherapist Gerd Kaasa gerd.kaasa@asker.kommune.no and private practicing physiotherapists i Asker og Bærum.
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Project Title: Body, Movement and Physical Activity: Professionalisation of Physiotherapy Students
Objective/Research Question: To assess the importance of the body, movement and physical activity at the start of the physiotherapy programme, while in training, and after qualifying, as reported by physiotherapy students. The project will be an analysis of change.
Objective/Research Question: Anne Langaas, Anne.Langaas@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Dental Technician Competence in a Perspective of Change and Development
Objective/Research Question: How may the competence reform be utilised to achieve a professional qualification aligned to the needs of the profession and its competency requirements?
Contact at FHS: Anne Karin Larsen, AnneKarin.Larsen@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: The Senior Centre as an Arena for Social Contact and Participation
Objective/Research Question: To understand the experience of being there for users at a senior centre. The research questions are:
-How do users contribute to the creation and maintenance of social groups at a senior centre?
-How do users create and maintain a sense of belonging for themselves and others?
- What is the attitude of users as they enter the ‘culture of the elderly’ ?
Contact at FHS: Anne Lund, Anne.Lund@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Evaluation and Programme Quality
Objective/Research Question: Evaluation has become a prominent method used to ensure quality or promote development in our society. The focus of this project is the way in which evaluation may be used as a tool to develop a better quality of teaching for students attending the dental technician programme at OUC.
Contact at FHS: Trude Myhrer, Trude.Myhrer@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Fortifying Mother – Fortifying the Handicapped Child
Objective/Research Question: Development of a professional network for mothers/carers with handicapped children (MAMAS) in Malawi
Contact at FHS: Ingrid Narum, Ingrid.Narum@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Use of Antibiotics in Children
Objective/Research Question: Have parents’ attitudes to antibiotics for children changed after the information campaign?
Contact at FHS: Anne-Lise Nordlie, Anne-Lise.Nordlie@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Interprofessional Cooperation in Local Health Authorities
Objective/Research Question: To develop more knowledge about interprofessional understanding and interprofessional cooperation within different professions in local authority health care.
The research question is linked to the differing professions’ experiences, frames of reference, attitudes and values and how these influence interprofessional cooperation.
Contact at FHS: Dorte Lybye Norenberg, Dorte.Norenberg@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Assessment of Function Related to Work Ability
Objective/Research Question: The relationship between self-reported and measured functioning in a selection of back patients, assessed with the help of Norwegian Functioning Questionnaires and the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire.
Contact at FHS: Yngve Røe, Yngve.Roe@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Søren Brage, Senior Researcher at the Institute for General and
Human Medicine, UiO
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Project Title: Assessment of Orthopædic Components – and Prosthetics Users’ Quality of Life, Energy and Functioning
Objective/Research Question: What are the links between functional shortening of the prosthesis and the energy used by people with trans-femoral amputation, when walking on uneven surfaces?
Contact at FHS: Inger-Marie Starholm, IngerMarie.Starholm@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: From Student to Biomedical Laboratory Technologist: the educational programme’s relevance for professional practice
Objective/Research Question: To what extent do recently qualified biomedical laboratory technologists regard their educational programme as qualifying them for the practice of their profession, compared with professionally active biomedical laboratory technologists three years after completing their college training?
Contact at FHS: Elin Stensvold, Elin.Stensvold@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Development of an Integrated Teaching Programme for Basic Science Subjects and Practical Methodology for Biomedical Laboratory Technology
Objective/Research Question:
-How may basic and methodology subjects be integrated into a joint study programme which promotes students’ holistic understanding and professional competence?
-What changes should be made in teaching, work and assessment methods, and how should these be implemented?
Contact at FHS: Elin Stensvold, Elin.Stensvold@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: People with Dizziness/Vertigo
Objective/Research Question: The objective of this project is to develop new knowledge about, and better healthcare for, people suffering form dizziness/vertigo and/or balance disturbances. This will comprise a survey and a randomised clinical trial with a control group.
Contact at FHS: Anne Lise Tamber, AnneLise.Tamber@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Kari Anette Bruusgaard, Kari.Bruusgaard@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Polymorphs in the ATM gene
Objective/Research Question: Can polymorphs in the ATM gene act as susceptibility markers for the risk of radiation damage during breast cancer treatment?
Contact at FHS: Toril Tefre, Toril.Tefre@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Good Versus Bad Respiration, Patterns of Movement and Posture in Relation to Personality and Distress
Objective/Research Question: Are there differences in respiration, patterns of movement and posture in people with psychosomatic conditions with a significant degree of personality problems and distress when compared to people with psychosomatic conditions not showing such symptoms?
Contact at FHS: Slawomir Swavek Wojniusz, Slawomir.Wojniusz@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: ProfessorUlrik Malt, RikshospitaletUniversityHospital, Dr. Toril Dammen, UllevålUniversityHospital
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Project Title: Explorative Physiotherapy for Children Born Prematurely, with Balancing Problems at School Age.
Contact at FHS: Ingvil Øien, ingvil.oien@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Goal-setting, Development and Carrying out Goal-related Activities in Daily Life.
Objective/Research Question: This project is linked to parents’ and professionals’ perspectives on objectives set for children with cerebral paresis, during an intensive rehabilitation programme
Contact at FHS: Sigrid Østensjø, sigrid.ostensjo@hf.hio.no ; Ingvil Øien, ingvil.oien@hf.hio.no ; Bjørg Fallang, bjorg.fallang@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Hanne Langeland, Rehabilitation unit, BuskerudDistrictHospital
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Project Title: Reliability and Applicability of the International Classification of Function, Disability and Health (ICF)
Objective/Research Question: Reliability testing of the Norwegian version of ICF, taking as its point of departure the various problems, resources and objectives charted by physiotherapists in their work rehabilitating people suffering from multitrauma
Contact at FHS: Sigrid Østensjø, sigrid.ostensjo@hf.hio.no
Cooperating in the project: Helene Søberg,UllevålUniversityHospital
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Project Title: Insulin Resistance in Skeletal Musculature
Objective/Research Question: What mechanisms are involved in the development of insulin resistance in skeletal muscle?
Contact at FHS: Vigdis Aas, Vigdis.Aas@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Physical Exercise and Type-II Diabetes
Objective/Research Question: Physical training is beneficial to patients with reduced glucose tolerance and type II diabetes, but which molecular mechanisms are conducive to this effect?
Contact at FHS: Vigdis Aas, Vigdis.Aas@hf.hio.no
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Project Title: Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) and Insulin Resistance
Objective/Research Question: What is the role of LIF in the development of insulin resistance in cardiomyocytes, and what is the significance of this for cardiac failure?
Contact at FHS: Vigdis Aas, Vigdis.Aas@hf.hio.no