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Astrid Dahlgren

Astrid Dahlgren

Job title
  • Professor
Visiting address
  • Pilestredet 32, 0166 Oslo
  • Office number: N050.117
Phone
  • Mobile: +47 412 94 057
  • Office: +47 672 37 830
E-mail
  • astrid.dahlgren@oslomet.no
Affiliation

About

Astrid Dahlgren has a background in health services research and public health and is a professor in mental health work, quality improvement, and evaluation.

She has previously worked at the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services/FHI and has been a section leader at RBUP East and South.

She is particularly focused on developing evidence-based policies, public education in critical thinking, and supporting the development of safe and effectice health-and welfare services for children, young people, and adults. Astrid has extensive methodological expertise and experience with qualitative and quantitative studies as well as systematic reviews.

Field of study

Health services research   Public health

Research groups

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Ssenyonga, Ronald; Oxman, Andrew David; Nakyejwe, Esther; Chesire, Faith; Mugisha, Michael; Nsangi, Allen; Oxman, Matthew Prescott; Rose, Christopher James; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Moberg, Jenny Olivia Jenkins; Kaseje, Margaret; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Dahlgren, Astrid ; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Sewankambo, Nelson K. (2025). One-year follow-up effects of the informed health choices secondary school intervention on students’ ability to think critically about health in Uganda: a cluster randomized trial. Trials. Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08607-7

Dahlgren, Astrid ; Borren, Ingrid; Axelsdottir, Brynhildur; Elvsåshagen, Mari; Nilsen, Karianne Hammerstrøm (2025). Mental health interventions targeting children and young people: A mapping review of interventions, follow-up, and evidence gaps. F1000 Research. Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.123561.2

Mugisha, Michael; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Kayiranga, Dieudonne; Simbi, Clarisse Marie Claudine; Chesire, Faith; Senyonga, Ronald; Oxman, Matthew Prescott; Nsangi, Allen; Rose, Christopher James; Moberg, Jenny Olivia Jenkins; Dahlgren, Astrid ; Kaseje, Margaret; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Sewankambo, Nelson K.; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Oxman, Andrew David (2025). What is the effect of the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention on the ability of students in Rwanda to think critically about health choices after one-year follow-up? A cluster-randomized trial. Trials. Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-08779-w

Elvsaas, Ida-Kristin Ørjasæter; Myrhaug, Hilde Tinderholt ; Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa; Kasper, Jürgen ; Dahlgren, Astrid ; Molin, Marianne (2025). Experiences Using Media Health Claims to Teach Evidence-Based Practice to Healthcare Students: A Mixed Methods Study. F1000 Research. Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.146648.2

Ringle, Vanesa A. Mora; Dahlgren, Astrid ; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Jensen-Doss, Amanda (2025). Critical thinking about health and treatments in the United States: a cross-sectional assessment of parents and undergraduate college students. BMC Public Health. Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21291-9

Dahlgren, Astrid ; Myrhaug, Hilde Tinderholt ; Husum, Tonje Lossius (2024). Skandinaviske retningslinjer for behandling av psykisk lidelse hos barn og unge: En kvalitetsvurdering. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet).
https://doi.org/10.52734/FUOS6071

Chesire, Faith Chelagat; Mugisha, Michael; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Rose, Christopher James; Nsangi, Allen; Kaseje, Margaret; Sewankambo, Nelson K.; Oxman, Matthew Prescott; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Moberg, Jenny Olivia Jenkins; Dahlgren, Astrid ; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Venkateswaran, Mahima; Papadopoulou, Eleni; Oxman, Andrew David (2024). Effects of the informed health choices secondary school intervention after 1 year: a prospective meta-analysis using individual participant data. Trials. Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08577-w

Chesire, Faith Chelagat; Kaseje, Margaret; Ochieng, Marlyn; Ngatia, Benson; Mugisha, Michael; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Oxman, Matt; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Rose, Christopher James; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Dahlgren, Astrid ; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Sewankambo, Nelson K; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Oxman, Andrew David (2023). Effects of the informed health choices secondary school intervention on the ability of students in Kenya to think critically about health choices: A cluster-randomized trial. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (JEBM). Vol. 16.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jebm.12556

Oxman, Andrew David; Chalmers, Iain; Dahlgren, Astrid (2023). Key concepts for informed health choices: Where’s the evidence?. F1000. Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.123051.2

Mugisha, Michael; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Simbi, Clarisse Marie Claudine; Chesire, Faith Chelagat; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Oxman, Matt; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Rose, Christopher James; Moberg, Jenny Olivia Jenkins; Dahlgren, Astrid ; Kaseje, Margaret; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Sewankambo, Nelson K.; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Oxman, Andrew David (2023). Effects of the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention on the ability of students in Rwanda to think critically about health choices: A cluster-randomized trial. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (JEBM). Vol. 16.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jebm.12551



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Research reports

Oxman, Andrew David; Chalmers, Iain; Dahlgren, Astrid (2019). Key Concepts for assessing claims about treatment effects and making well-informed treatment choices. Version 2019. 20 p. Informed Health Choices.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4746689

Mosdøl, Annhild; Vist, Gunn Elisabeth; Straumann, Gyri Synnøve Hval; Spilker, Ragnhild Anne Caroline Storste ; Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid (2018). Adapted health information and patient education for persons with immigrant or minority ethnic background. ISBN: 9788280829849. 86 p. Folkehelseinstituttet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2583941

Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid ; Underland, Vigdis; Straumann, Gyri Synnøve Hval; Forsetlund, Louise (2017). Patient volume and quality in vascular surgery: a systematic review. ISBN: 9788280828132. 287 p. Folkehelseinstituttet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2447191

Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid ; Forsetlund, Louise; Vist, Gunn Elisabeth; Ding, Yunpeng; Straumann, Gyri Synnøve Hval (2017). Tilpasset informasjon og opplæring for pasienter med innvandrer- eller minoritetsbakgrunn: et systematisk litteratursøk. ISBN: 9788280828415. 42 p. Folkehelseinstituttet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2446260

Semakula, Daniel; Nsangi, Allen; Oxman, Andrew David; Sewankambo, Nelson K; Guttersrud, Øystein; Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid (2017). Measuring ability to assess claims about treatment effects in English and Luganda: evaluation of multiple-choice questions from the “Claim Evaluation Tools” database using Rasch modelling. 17 p. Folkehelseinstituttet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2494922

Semakula, Daniel; Nsangi, Allen; Glenton, Claire; Kaseje, Margaret; Lewin, Simon; Oxman, Andrew David; Oxman, Matt; Rosenbaum, Sarah; Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid ; Chalmers, Iain; Fretheim, Atle ; Sewankambo, Nelson K (2017). An educational podcast to improve the ability of parents of primary school children in Uganda to assess claims about treatment effects: Process evaluation protocol. ISBN: 9788280828040. 21 p. Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3439983

Oxman, Andrew David; Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid ; Garratt, Andrew; Rosenbaum, Sarah (2017). Understanding of key concepts relevant to assessing claims about treatment effects: a survey of Norwegian adults. ISBN: 9788280828194. 25 p. Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4795407

Straumann, Gyri Synnøve Hval; Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid ; Holte, Hilde H. (2017). Effekt av legevaktlegens tilstedeværelse på skadested: en systematisk oversikt. ISBN: 9788280828507. 40 p. Folkehelseinstituttet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2986060

Holte, Hilde H.; Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid ; Straumann, Gyri Synnøve Hval (2017). Psykososial behandling med eller uten bruk av antipsykotika for pasienter med aktiv psykose, en systematisk oversikt. ISBN: 9788280828699. 26 p. Folkehelseinstituttet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2457878

Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Glenton, Claire; Lewin, Simon; Oxman, Andrew David; Oxman, Matt; Rosenbaum, Sarah; Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid ; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Kaseje, Margaret; Fretheim, Atle ; Sewankambo, Nelson K (2016). Resources to teach primary school children in low-income countries to assess claims about treatment effects: Protocol for a process evaluation. ISBN: 9788280827807. 30 p. Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3396435



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Dissemination

Elvsaas, Ida-Kristin Ørjasæter; Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa; Habib, Laurence ; Dahlgren, Astrid ; Molin, Marianne (2023). Kritisk tenkning i møte med helsepåstander i media. Mobilspillet Bak Overskriftene. Folkehelsekonferansen 2023. Alle løfter alle - et raust og robust samfunn!. Folkehelseforeningen.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3685858

Elvsåshagen, Mari; Dahlgren, Astrid ; Eidet, Lise Mette; Øgrim, Kjell Geir (2020). The effects of interventions for ADHD in children and adolescents: An updated review of systematic reviews. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD202001

Aronson, Jeffrey; Barends, Eric; Boruch, Robert; Brennan, Marnie; Chalmers, Iain; Chislett, Joe; Cunliffe-Jones, Peter; Dahlgren, Astrid ; Gaarder, Marie; Haines, Andy; Heneghan, Carl; Matthews, Robert; Maynard, Brandy; Oxman, Andrew David; Oxman, Matt; Pullin, Andrew S.; Randall, Nicola; Roddam, Hazel; Schoonees, Anel; Sharples, Jonathan; Stewart, Ruth; Stott, Janet; Tallis, Raymond; Thomas, Nerys; Vale, Luke (2019). Key Concepts for making informed choices.
https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02407-9

Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid ; Bjørndal, Arild; Hammerstrøm, Karianne; Kjøbli, John (2018). Enabling informed treatment choices: development of an evidence portal for children and young people's mental health in Norway (oral-presentation). : Abstracts of the 25th Cochrane Colloquium, Edinburgh, UK. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018;(9 Suppl 1):[page number(s)] https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD201801 .
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3412875

Eidet, Lise Mette; Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid (2018). Uønskede effekter som følge av ulike behandlingsformer mot depresjon for barn og unge. Barn og Unge Kongressen 2018: Barn, vold og omsorgssvikt, Virksom hjelp til barn som utsatt og som utøver. Barn og unge Kongressen.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4825570

Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid ; Bjørndal, Arild; Hammerstrøm, Karianne; Kjøbli, John (2018). Utvikling av en kunnskapsportal om effekt av tiltak for barn og unges psykiske helse: en beslutningstøtteressurs for ansatte i tjenestene (poster- presentation). Barn og unge kongressen 2018.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3912305

Mosdøl, Annhild; Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid ; Ding, Yunpeng; Vist, Gunn Elisabeth (2017). Virker tilpasset helseinformasjon og opplæring for innvandrere og minoriteter?. Folkehelsekonferansen 2017. Norsk forening for folkehelse.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3603321

Perez-Gaxiola, Giordano; Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid (2017). Validation of a questionnaire to measure people’s ability to assess claims about treatment effects in Spanish. Using Evidence, Improving Lives. Abstracts of the Global Evidence Summit.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3269904

Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid (2017). Pasienten som bruker av og medvirker i forskning. Presentasjon, Seminar om brukermedvirkning i leukemiforskningen. Seminar om brukermedvirkning i leukemiforskningen. Radiumhospitalet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5164239

Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid (2016). Enabling Informed Choice- A Public Health Initiative. Seminar on Knowledge translation. Sunnaas sykehus, Nesodden.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4258834



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