Field of study
Pain Quanitative research methods Gender and women perspectives Chronic pain Pain research Women's health Self-management support Coronary Heart Disease Intervention research
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Impact of cancer chemotherapy treatment on hearing, smell and cognitive function (CanHear)
This PhD project investigates how two different types of chemotherapy may affect sensory functions such as smell and hearing, as well as cognition, in individuals undergoing cancer treatment.
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Patient safety culture and adverse events in surgical context
The qualitative and sequential PhD project explores patient safety culture and adverse events in the evidence and the surgical context.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Nylén-Eriksen, Mats
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Stojiljkovic, Marko
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Lillekroken, Daniela
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Lindeflaten, Katrin
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Hessevaagbakke, Elisabeth
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Flølo, Tone Nygaard
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Hovland, Olav Johannes
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Solberg, Ada Marie Svarstad
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Hansen, Sylvia
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Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin
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Tørris, Christine
(2025).
Game-thinking; utilizing serious games and gamification in nursing education - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMC Medical Education.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06531-7
Vikan, Magnhild
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Haugen, Arvid Steinar
; Deilkås, Ellen Catharina Tveter;
Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin
; Husby, Vigdis Kvitland Schnell;
Valeberg, Berit Taraldsen
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Danielsen, Stein Ove
(2025).
Patient safety culture through the lenses
of surgical patients: a qualitative study.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12366-9
Vikan, Magnhild
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Haugen, Arvid Steinar
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Valeberg, Berit Taraldsen
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Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin
; Husby, Vigdis Kvitland Schnell; Deilkås, Ellen Catharina Tveter;
Danielsen, Stein Ove
(2025).
Patient safety culture through the lenses of surgical patients: a qualitative study.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12366-9
Parry, Monica; Huang, Tony C.T.; Clarke, Hance;
Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin
; Harvey, Paula; Parentene, Laura; Norris, Colleen; Pilote, Louise; Price, Jennifer; Stinson, Jennifer N.; O`Hara, Arland; Fernando, Madusha; Watt-Watson, Judy; Nickerson, Nicole; DeBonis, Vincenza Spiteri; Hart, Donna; Faubert, Christine
(2025).
Development and Systematic Evaluation of a Progressive Web Application for Women With Cardiac Pain: Usability Study.
JMIR Human Factors.
https://doi.org/10.2196/57583
Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin
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Torbjørnsen, Astrid
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Thordardottir, Björg Sigridur Anna
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Lund, Anne
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Hovland, Olav Johannes
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Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie
(2025).
Exploring intentions: factors influencing international study decisions in healthcare bachelor degree programs.
BMC Medical Education.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07136-4
Grødal, Turi Sørbøen; Røyseng, Malin; Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin ; Dahl-Michelsen, Tone (2025). Helserelatert livskvalitet hos kvinner som har mottatt fysioterapi for bekkenleddsmerter etter fødsel: En scoping review. Fysioterapeuten.
Schippert, Ana Carla Soares Portugal
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Grov, Ellen Karine
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Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin
(2025).
“After torture, everything changed”: the unpacking of trauma from torture with interpretative phenomenological analysis and Merleau-Ponty’s theory of the lived body.
BMC Psychology.
Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02507-4
Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin
; Skaufel, Hennie; Holmstrøm-Rising, Malin; Gädda, Marlene; Nieminen, Anna-Lena;
Misvær, Nina
; Monggaard, Maria-Louise Bender; Sørensen, Katrine Greve; Alondere, Linda; Butkuviene, Asta;
Torbjørnsen, Astrid
(2024).
Short-Term Student Exchange in Nursing Education: A Descriptive Pilot Study.
Sage Open.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440241299522
Vikan, Magnhild
; Deilkås, Ellen Catharina Tveter;
Valeberg, Berit Taraldsen
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Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin
; Husby, Vigdis Kvitland Schnell;
Haugen, Arvid Steinar
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Danielsen, Stein Ove
(2024).
The anatomy of safe surgical teams: an interview-based qualitative study among members of surgical teams at tertiary referral hospitals in Norway.
Patient Safety in Surgery.
Vol. 18.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-024-00389-w
Schippert, Ana Carla Soares Portugal
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Grov, Ellen Karine
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Dahl-Michelsen, Tone
; Silvola, Juha Tapio;
Sparboe-Nilsen, Bente
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Danielsen, Stein Ove
; Lie, Irene; Aaland, Mariann;
Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin
(2024).
Preventing retraumatisation in torture survivors during surgical care: results of a guideline-development project and qualitative study exploring healthcare providers' experiences.
BMJ Open.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083388